2011–12 New Zealand Football Championship

ASB Premiership
Season2011–12
ChampionsWaitakere United
PremiersAuckland City
OFC Champions LeagueWaitakere United
Auckland City
Matches played61
Goals scored248 (4.07 per match)
Top goalscorerGeorge Slefendorfas (12)
Biggest home winCanterbury United 9–1 YoungHeart Manawatu (Round 8)
Biggest away winOtago United 0–6 Waitakere United (Round 2)
YoungHeart Manawatu 0–6 Auckland City FC (Round 11)
Highest scoringCanterbury United 9–1 YoungHeart Manawatu (Round 8)

The New Zealand Football Championship's 2011–12 season (known as the ASB Premiership for sponsorship reasons) will be the eighth season of the NZFC since its establishment in 2004. The home and away season will begin on 22 October 2011. Waitakere United and Auckland City will represent the ASB Premiership in the 2011–12 OFC Champions League after finishing Premiers and runners up respectively in the 2009–10 competition.[1]

Clubs

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As in the previous season, eight clubs participated in the league.

Stadia and locations

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Location of clubs and the region they represent
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Auckland City FC Auckland Kiwitea Street 3,500
Canterbury United Christchurch ASB Football Park 9,000
Hawke's Bay United Napier Bluewater Stadium 5,000
Otago United Dunedin Forsyth Barr Stadium 30,500
Team Wellington Wellington Newtown Park 5,000
Waikato FC Hamilton Porritt Stadium 2,700
Waitakere United West Auckland Fred Taylor Park 2,500
YoungHeart Manawatu Palmerston North Memorial Park 8,000

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Auckland City FC Spain Ramon Tribulietx New Zealand Ivan Vicelich Nike Trillian Trust Inc.
Canterbury United New Zealand Keith Braithwaite England Dan Terris Samurai Robbie's Bar and Bistro
Hawke's Bay United New Zealand Chris Greatholder England Bill Robertson Umbro Kinetic Electrical
Otago United New Zealand Richard Murray New Zealand Tristan Prattley Canterbury Gran's Remedy
Team Wellington New Zealand Matt Calcott New Zealand Karl Whalen Lotto Sport Italia Exodus Health & Fitness Club
Waikato FC New Zealand Declan Edge New Zealand Adam Thomas Nike The Soccer Shop
Waitakere United England Neil Emblen New Zealand Jake Butler Lotto Sport Italia Cuesports Foundation
YoungHeart Manawatu New Zealand Stu Jacobs New Zealand Nathan Cooksley Umbro New Zealand Pharmaceuticals

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland City 14 11 3 0 43 11 +32 36 Qualified for the 2012–13 OFC Champions League
2 Canterbury United 14 9 2 3 38 12 +26 29 Qualified for the 2012 ASB Premiership Finals
3 Waitakere United (C) 14 9 0 5 44 17 +27 27 Qualified for the 2012–13 OFC Champions League
4 Team Wellington 14 8 2 4 33 18 +15 26 Qualified for the 2012 ASB Premiership Finals
5 Hawke's Bay United 14 6 1 7 28 35 −7 19
6 Otago United 14 3 2 9 15 37 −22 11
7 Waikato FC 14 2 3 9 17 39 −22 9
8 YoungHeart Manawatu 14 0 3 11 12 61 −49 3
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

Regular season

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Round 1

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Saturday, 22 October 2011

2:00pm Saturday Waitakere United 3–0 Hawke's Bay United Fred Taylor Park, West Auckland
Jake Butler 41'
Allan Pearce 80'
Roy Krishna 83'
Preview
Report
Attendance: 413
Referee: Peter O'Leary

Sunday, 23 October 2011

2:00pm Sunday Waikato FC 1–5 Auckland City FC Porritt Stadium, Hamilton
Adam Thomas 38' (pen.) Preview
Report
David Mulligan 23'
Manel Expósito 50', 63'
Emiliano Tade 54', 88'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Campbell Kirk-Waugh
2:30pm Sunday Team Wellington 2–2 Otago United David Farrington Park, Wellington
Tristan Prattley 25' (o.g.)
Karl Whalen 55'
Preview
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Ant Hancock 1'
Darren Overton 11'
Attendance: 272
Referee: Mirko Benischke
  • Due to a breach of player eligibility regulations, the match between Team Wellington and Otago United on 23 October – originally a 2–2 draw –has been awarded as a 2–0 win to Team Wellington.[2]

Round 2

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Sunday, 6 November 2011

2:00pm Sunday Otago United 0–6 Waitakere United Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Preview
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Ryan De Vries 31'
Roy Krishna 45'
Jude Fitzpatrick 45+4' (o.g.)
Allan Pearce 65', 69'
Sean Lovemore 84'
Attendance: 950
Referee: Campbell Kirk-Waugh
2:00pm Sunday Hawke's Bay United 2–2 YoungHeart Manawatu Park Island, Napier
Adam Cowan 47'
Hamish Watson 84'
Preview
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Bill Robertson 48' (o.g.)
Jimmy Haidakis 66'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Mirko Benischke
2:00pm Sunday Canterbury United 5–0 Waikato FC ASB Football Park, Christchurch
George Slefendorfas 3', 34', 34', 74'
Matt Thomas 68'
Preview
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Attendance: 500
Referee: John Rowbury
2:30pm Sunday Auckland City FC 4–2 Team Wellington Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Tim Schaeffers 5' (o.g.)
Emiliano Tade 43'
Luis Corrales 74'
Manel Expósito 79'
Preview
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Michael White 48'
Ethan Galbraith 57'
Attendance: 683
Referee: Matt Conger

Round 3

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Sunday, 13 November 2011

12:00pm Sunday YoungHeart Manawatu 2–3 Otago United Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Nobuyoshi Ishi 3'
Jimmy Haidakis 20'
Preview
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Darren Overton 48'
Harley Rodeka 54', 83'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Jonathan Price
2:00pm Sunday Waitakere United 1–3 Auckland City FC Fred Taylor Park, West Auckland
Ross McKenzie 42' Preview
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Ross McKenzie 18' (o.g.)
Timothy Myers 33' (o.g.)
David Mulligan 57'
Attendance: 1034
Referee: Peter O'Leary
2:00pm Sunday Team Wellington 3–0 Waikato FC David Farrington Park, Wellington
Tyson Holmes 19'
Ethan Galbraith 28'
Dakota Lucas 54'
Preview
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Attendance: 401
Referee: Nick Waldron
2:00pm Sunday Hawke's Bay United 3–0 Canterbury United Park Island, Napier
Hamish Watson 45'
Bill Robertson 46'
Sam Margetts 62'
Preview
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Attendance: 403
Referee: Mark Hester

Round 4

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Sunday, 27 November 2011

12:00pm Sunday Otago United 2–0 Hawke's Bay United Tahuna Park, Dunedin
Regan Coldicott 40'
Darren Overton 75'
Preview
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Attendance: 250
Referee: Matt Conger
2:00pm Sunday Auckland City FC 5–0 YoungHeart Manawatu Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Daniel Koprivcic 7'
Luis Corrales 22'
David Mulligan 54' (pen.)
Emiliano Tade 63'
Stephen Carmichael 82'
Preview
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Attendance: 987
Referee: Isaac Trevis
2:00pm Sunday Waikato FC 1–4 Waitakere United Porritt Stadium, Hamilton
Harry Edge 89' Preview
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Josh Greene 26' (o.g.)
Roy Krishna 39'
Ryan De Vries 51'
Jake Butler 84'
Attendance: 230
Referee: Mirko Benischke
2:00pm Sunday Canterbury United 1–0 Team Wellington ASB Football Park, Christchurch
Aaron Clapham 22' (pen.) Preview
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Attendance: 300
Referee: Campbell- Kirk Waugh

Round 5

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Sunday, 11 December 2011

2:00pm Sunday Team Wellington 1–2 Waitakere United David Farrington Park, Wellington
Patrick Fleming 33' Preview
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Jake Butler 59'
Allan Pearce 74'
Attendance: 301
Referee: Chris Kerr
2:00pm Sunday Otago United 1–0 Canterbury United Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Mike Cunningham 2' Preview
Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mirko Beneschke
2:00pm Sunday YoungHeart Manawatu 1–3 Waikato FC Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Tomas Mosquera 63' Preview
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Jason Hicks 26'
Adam Thomas 31'
Josh Greene 48'
Attendance: 100

Rescheduled (to Monday, 6 February 2012)

Round 6

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Sunday, 18 December 2011

2:00pm Sunday Auckland City FC 3–0 Otago United Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Emiliano Tade 69'
Andrew Milne 91'
Daniel Koprivcic 3'
Attendance: 547
Referee: John Rowbury
2:00pm Sunday Team Wellington 2–0 YoungHeart Manawatu David Farrington Park, Wellington
Darren Cheriton 35'
Dakota Lucas 41'
Attendance: 241
Referee: Jonathon Price
2:00pm Sunday Canterbury United 2–1 Waitakere United ASB Football Park, Christchurch
Cole Peverley 26' (pen.)
Calvin Opperman 84'
Gagame Feni 90+3' Attendance: 800
Referee: Mark Hester

Rescheduled (to Saturday, 11 February 2012)

2:00pm Sunday Waikato FC v Hawke's Bay United Porritt Stadium, Hamilton
Rescheduled due to a waterlogged pitch

Round 7

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Saturday, 14 January 2012


Sunday, 15 January 2012

12:00pm Sunday Otago United 0–2 Waikato FC Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Mohammed Awad 82'
Jason Hicks 85'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Jamie Cross
1:00pm Sunday Hawke's Bay United 2–6 Team Wellington Park Island, Napier
Sam Margetts 12', 38' Louis Fenton 5', 19', 59', 89'
Dakota Lucas 55'
Ethan Galbraith 90+1'
Attendance: 387
Referee: Isaac Trevis
2:00pm Sunday YoungHeart Manawatu 2–7 Waitakere United Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Seule Soromon 30'
Jimmy Haidakis 73'
Allan Pearce 1', 62' (pen.)
Roy Krishna 26'
Sean Lovemore 38', 47', 67'
Jake Butler 71'
Attendance: 120
Referee: Matt Conger

Round 8

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Sunday, 22 January 2012

2:00pm Sunday Auckland City FC 0–0 Waikato FC Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Preview
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Attendance: 876
Referee: Matt Conger
2:00pm Sunday Otago United 1–2 Team Wellington Caledonian, Dunedin
Harley Rodeka 41' Preview
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Karl Whalen 39'
Michael Eagar 47' (pen.)
Attendance: 210
Referee: Mirko Benischke
2:00pm Sunday Hawke's Bay United 1–0 Waitakere United Bluewater Stadium, Napier
Conor Tinnion 78' Preview
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Attendance: 322
Referee: C-K Waugh
2:00pm Sunday Canterbury United 9–1 YoungHeart Manawatu ASB Football Park, Christchurch
Darren White 17'
Aaron Clapham 23', 64'
Joe Murray 34'
Tom Schwarz 53'
Matt Borren 55' (o.g.)
Julyan Collett 79'
Russell Kamo 73', 83'
Preview
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Jimmy Haidakis 37' Attendance: 450
Referee: Nick Waldron
  • After carefully examining the match footage of the Canterbury United vs YoungHeart Manawatu game, two goals have been reassigned and awarded to different players: 1) the 34th-minute goal credited to Darren White has now been awarded to Joe Murray; and 2) the 56th-minute goal credited to Russel Kamo has now been awarded as an own goal scored by Matt Borren.[3]

Round 9

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Sunday, 29 January 2012

12:30pm Sunday Waikato FC 0–3 Canterbury United Porritt Stadium, Hamilton
Preview
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Russell Kamo 7', 23'
Aaron Clapham 79'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Campbell Waugh
2pm Sunday Waitakere United 5–0 Otago United Fred Taylor Park, West Auckland
Roy Krishna 9', 34', 74'
Liam Lockhart 12' (o.g.)
Ryan De Vries 80'
Preview
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Attendance: 402
Referee: Isaac Trevis
2pm Sunday YoungHeart Manawatu 0–5 Hawke's Bay United Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Preview
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Sam Margetts 5'
Tom Biss 17' (pen.), 72', 81' (pen.)
Hamish Watson 90+1'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Chris Kerr

Round 10

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Saturday, 4 February 2012

2pm Saturday Auckland City FC 3–1 Waitakere United Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Luis Corrales 29'
Daniel Koprivcic 69'
Manel Expósito 81'
Preview
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Chris Bale 56' Attendance: 2003
Referee: Mirko Benischke
3pm Saturday Canterbury United 7–0 Hawke's Bay United ASB Football Park, Christchurch
George Slefendorfas 18', 28', 34', 45', 60'
Darren White 36'
Aaron Clapham 46' (pen.)
Preview
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Attendance: 500
Referee: Jamie Cross

Sunday, 5 February 2012

12pm Sunday Otago United 2–2 YoungHeart Manawatu Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Harley Rodeka 14'
Aajay Cunningham 55'
Preview
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Suele Soromon 18'
Jimmy Haidakis 34'
Attendance: 501
Referee: John Rowbury
1pm Sunday Waikato FC 2–3 Team Wellington Porritt Stadium, Hamilton
Adam Thomas 9' (pen.)
Tyler Boyd 18'
Preview
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Ricky Zucco 11'
James Musa 34'
Louis Fenton 90+2'
Attendance: 170
Referee: Matt Stoneman

Round 5 Catch Up

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Monday, 6 February 2012

2pm Monday Hawke's Bay United 1–3 Auckland City FC Bluewater Stadium, Napier
Conor Tinnion 15' Preview
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Emiliano Tade 45+1' (pen.), 87' (pen.)
Manel Expósito 47'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Nick Waldron

Round 11

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Sunday, 12 February 2012

1pm Sunday Hawke's Bay United 4–2 Otago United Bluewater Stadium, Napier
Jude Fitzpatrick 63' (o.g.)
Hamish Watson 64'
Leon Birnie 75'
Stu Wilson 79'
Preview
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Ant Hancock 16', 45' Attendance: 360
Referee: Chris Kerr
1pm Sunday Team Wellington 1–1 Canterbury United Newtown Park, Wellington
Louis Fenton 84' Preview
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Aaron Clapham 30' (pen.) Attendance: 364
Referee: Peter O'Leary
2pm Sunday Waitakere United 4–0 Waikato FC Fred Taylor Park, West Auckland
Ryan de Vries 5'
Chris Bale 29'
Allan Pearce 55'
Jake Butler 75'
Preview
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Attendance: 388
Referee: Nick Waldron
2pm Sunday YoungHeart Manawatu 0–6 Auckland City FC Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Preview
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Andrew Milne 12'
Alex Feneridis 34'
Chad Coombes 37', 38', 45'
Adam Dickinson 41'
Attendance: 115
Referee: Jamie Cross

Round 6 Catch Up

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Saturday, 11 February 2012

2pm Saturday Waikato FC 2–4 Hawke's Bay United Porritt Stadium, Hamilton
Ryan Thomas 50'
Mohamed Awad 88'
Report Adam Cowan 25'
Sam Margetts 44'
Bill Robertson 75'
Hamish Watson 89'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Campbell Waugh

Round 12

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Sunday, 26 February 2012

2pm Sunday Auckland City FC 3–2 Hawke's Bay United Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Chad Coombes 52'
David Mulligan 70'
Luis Corrales 80'
Preview
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Conor Tinnion 1'
Tom Biss 88' (pen.)
Attendance: 833
Referee: Nick Waldron
2pm Sunday Waikato FC 1–1 YoungHeart Manawatu Porritt Stadium, Hamilton
Tyler Boyd 42' Preview
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Nathan Cooksley 34' Referee: Mirko Benische
2pm Sunday Canterbury United 3–0 Otago United ASB Football Park, Christchurch
Russell Kamo 42', 85'
Aaron Clapham 54'
Preview
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Attendance: 550
Referee: Peter O' Leary
4pm Sunday Waitakere United 3–1 Team Wellington Fred Taylor Park, West Auckland
Chris Bale 23', 49'
Ryan De Vries 24'
Preview
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Louis Fenton 19' Attendance: 300
Referee: Matt Conger

Round 13

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Sunday, 11 March 2012

2pm Sunday Otago United 1–3 Auckland City FC Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
James Govan 67' Preview
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Luis Corrales 34'
Manel Expósito 37'
Angel Berlanga 48'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Matt Stoneman
2pm Sunday Hawke's Bay United 3–2 Waikato FC Bluewater Stadium, Napier
Danny Wilson 21'
Sam Margetts 77'
Dale Higham 90+1'
Preview
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Mohammed Awad 23'
Tyler Boyd 44'
Attendance: 420
Referee: Matt Conger
2pm Sunday YoungHeart Manawatu 0–6 Team Wellington Memorial Park, Palmerston North, Palmerston North
Preview
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Henry Fa'Arodo 11'
Luke Rowe 27'
Dakota Lucas 51'
Patrick Fleming 61'
Louis Fenton 66'
Dominic Rowe 85'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Chris Kerr

Round 14

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Sunday, 25 March 2012

1pm Sunday Waikato FC 3–3 Otago United Porritt Stadium, Hamilton
Ryan Thomas 68', 80'
Tyler Boyd 78'
Preview
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Ant Hancock 16', 62'
Harley Rodeka 71'
Referee: Peter O'Leary

Friday, 6 April 2012

2pm Friday Waitakere United 6–1 YoungHeart Manawatu Fred Taylor Park, Waitakere
Rory Turner 1', 45+1'
Ryan de Vries 28'
Allan Pearce 33', 44'
Sean Lovemore 78'
Preview
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Nathan Cooksley 7' Attendance: 348
Referee: John Rowbury

Sunday, 8 April 2012

1pm Sunday Team Wellington 3–1 Hawke's Bay United Newton Park, Wellington
Luke Rowe 21'
Henry Fa'arodo 56', 75'
Preview
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Hamish Watson 18' Attendance: 253
Referee: Peter O'Leary
2pm Sunday Canterbury United 1–1 Auckland City FC ASB Football Park, Christchurch
Russell Kamo 12' Preview
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Angel Berlanga 42' Attendance: 550
Referee: Matt Conger

Finals

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Semifinals Finals
        
Auckland City FC 0 1 1
Team Wellington 1 3 4
Team Wellington 1
Waitakere United 4
Canterbury United 1 2 3
Waitakere United 0 5 5

Semi-finals – first leg

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15 April 2012 Team Wellington 1–0 Auckland City FC Newtown Park, Wellington
Sunday 12pm Johnny Raj 33' Preview
Report
Attendance: 427
Referee: Mirko Benischke
15 April 2012 Waitakere United 0–1 Canterbury United Fred Taylor Park, West Auckland
Sunday 2pm Preview
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Russell Kamo 8' Attendance: 347
Referee: Matt Conger

Semi-finals – second leg

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22 April 2012 Auckland City FC 1–3 Team Wellington Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Sunday 2pm Manel Expósito 71' Preview
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Henry Fa'arodo 25'
Dakota Lucas 82', 90'
Attendance: 1279
Referee: Chris Kerr
22 April 2012 Canterbury United 2–5 Waitakere United ASB Football Park, Christchurch
Sunday 2pm Aaron Clapham 13'
George Slefendorfas 30'
Preview
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Ryan De Vries 12', 87'
Jake Butler 48'
Roy Krishna 49', 63'
Attendance: 1400
Referee: Mirko Benischke

Final

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Waitakere United 4–1 Team Wellington
Roy Krishna 45+1', 89'
Allan Pearce 77'
Jake Butler 84'
Preview
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Henry Fa'arodo 85'
Attendance: 2500
Referee: Nick Waldron

Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round12345678910*11121314
Auckland City13111111111111
Canterbury United21334343322222
Hawke's Bay United65566676555555
Otago United47643555666666
Team Wellington44455434434444
Waikato FC78887767777777
Waitakere United31222222243333
YoungHeart Manawatu86778888888888
Source: [citation needed]

* Round 10 positions include the Round 5 catch-up game between Hawkes Bay United and Auckland City

Season statistics

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Leading goalscorers

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Updated to Round 14

Total Player Team Goals per Round
 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10* 11* 12 13 14
12 Papua New Guinea George Slefendorfas Canterbury United 2 4 5 1
9 New Zealand Aaron Clapham Canterbury United 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
New Zealand Allan Pearce Waitakere United 1 2 1 2 1 2
8 Argentina Emiliano Tade Auckland City FC 2 1 1 1 1 2
Spain Manel Expósito Auckland City FC 2 1 1 1 2 1
New Zealand Louis Fenton Team Wellington 4 1 1 1 1
New Zealand Russell Kamo Canterbury United 1 2 2 2 1
7 Fiji Roy Krishna Waitakere United 1 1 1 1 3
South Africa Ryan De Vries Waitakere United 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
6 New Zealand Sam Margetts Hawke's Bay United 1 2 1 1 1
New Zealand Hamish Watson Hawke's Bay United 1 1 1 2 1

   A goal was scored from a penalty kick    Two goals were scored from penalty kicks

  • Goals scored during Round 5 catch up were included in Round 10, and goals scored during Round 6 catch up were included in Round 11

Own goals

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Updated to end of Round 11

Total Player Team Week(s)
2 New Zealand Jude Fitzpatrick Otago United (v Waitakere United)
Otago United (v Hawke's Bay United)
2,11
1 New Zealand Tristan Prattley Otago United (v Team Wellington) 1
England Bill Robertson Hawke's Bay United (v YoungHeart Manawatu) 2
New Zealand Tim Schaeffers Team Wellington (v Auckland City FC) 2
New Zealand Ross McKenzie Waitakere United (v Auckland City FC) 3
New Zealand Timothy Myers Waitakere United (v Auckland City FC) 3
New Zealand Josh Greene Waikato FC (v Waitakere United) 4
New Zealand Matt Borren YoungHeart Manawatu (v Canterbury United) 8
New Zealand Liam Lockhart Otago United (v Waitakere United) 9

ASB Premiership Monthly Awards

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Month Most Outstanding Player Coach of the Month
Player Club Player Club
November 2011 Papua New Guinea George Slefendorfas Canterbury United Spain Ramon Tribulietx Auckland City FC
December 2011 New Zealand Adam Highfield Canterbury United New Zealand Declan Edge Waikato FC
January 2012 New Zealand Aaron Clapham Canterbury United New Zealand Matt Calcott Team Wellington
February 2012 Wales Chris Bale Waitakere United Spain Ramon Tribulietx Auckland City FC
March/April 2012 New Zealand Luke Rowe Team Wellington New Zealand Keith Braithwaite Canterbury United

References

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  1. ^ "ASB Premiership 2011/12 – Official Fact Guide" (PDF). nzfc.co.nz : Official Home of the ASB Premiership. October 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Outcome of review process: Team Wellington v Otago United". nzfc.co.nz : Official Home of the ASB Premiership. December 2011.
  3. ^ "ASB Premiership Media Advisory". nzfc.co.nz : Official Home of the ASB Premiership. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
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