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2011–12 ASB Premiership
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| Season | 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Waitakere United |
| Premiers | Auckland City |
| OFC Champions League | Waitakere United Auckland City |
| Matches played | 61 |
| Goals scored | 248 (4.07 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | George Slefendorfas (12) |
| Biggest home win | Canterbury United 9–1 YoungHeart Manawatu (Round 8) |
| Biggest away win | Otago United 0–6 Waitakere United (Round 2) YoungHeart Manawatu 0–6 Auckland City FC (Round 11) |
| Highest scoring | Canterbury United 9–1 YoungHeart Manawatu (Round 8) |
← 2010–11 2012–13 → | |
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
As in the previous season, eight clubs participated in the league.
Stadia and locations
| 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
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland City FC |  Ramon Tribulietx
|
 Ivan Vicelich
|
Nike | Trillian Trust Inc. |
| Canterbury United | Keith Braithwaite
|
 Dan Terris
|
Samurai | Robbie's Bar and Bistro |
| Hawke's Bay United | Chris Greatholder
|
Bill Robertson
|
Umbro | Kinetic Electrical |
| Otago United | Richard Murray
|
Tristan Prattley
|
Canterbury | Gran's Remedy |
| Team Wellington | Matt Calcott
|
Karl Whalen
|
Lotto Sport Italia | Exodus Health & Fitness Club |
| Waikato FC | Declan Edge
|
Adam Thomas
|
Nike | The Soccer Shop |
| Waitakere United | Neil Emblen
|
Jake Butler
|
Lotto Sport Italia | Cuesports Foundation |
| YoungHeart Manawatu | Stu Jacobs
|
Nathan Cooksley
|
Umbro | New Zealand Pharmaceuticals |
League table
| 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 |
Regular season
Round 1
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
| 1:00pm Sunday | YoungHeart Manawatu | 0–4 | Canterbury United | Memorial Park, Palmerston North |
| Preview Report |
Russell Kamo 3' George Slefendorfas 5', 30' Aaron Clapham 51' (pen.) |
Referee: Nick Waldron |
| 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 Report |
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
Sunday, 6 November 2011
| 2:00pm Sunday | Otago United | 0–6 | Waitakere United | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |
| Preview Report |
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 Report |
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 Report |
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 Report |
Michael White 48' Ethan Galbraith 57' |
Attendance: 683 Referee: Matt Conger |
Round 3
Sunday, 13 November 2011