2015–16 ASB Premiership

ASB Premiership
Season 2015–16
Champions Team Wellington
Premiers Auckland City
OFC Champions League Team Wellington
Matches played 59
Goals scored 236 (4 per match)
Top goalscorer Ryan De Vries (15 goals)

All statistics correct as of 10 March 2016.

The 2015–16 New Zealand Football Championship season (currently known as the ASB Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the twelfth season of the NZFC since its establishment in 2004. Eight teams are involved this season, after Wanderers SC withdrew from the competition.[1] Auckland City and Team Wellington will represent the ASB Premiership in the 2016 OFC Champions League after finishing Champions and Runners-up respectively in the 2014–15 competition.

Clubs

Team Location Stadium[2] Capacity Manager[2] Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Auckland City Sandringham, Auckland Kiwitea Street, QBE Stadium 3,250, 25,000 Spain Ramon Tribulietx Nike Hi-Chew (front) Trillian Trust Inc (Back) Carters (Back)
Canterbury United Christchurch ASB Football Park 9,000 New Zealand Willy Gerdsen Samurai Robbie's Bar and Bistro
Hawke's Bay United Napier Bluewater Stadium 5,000 England Brett Angell[3] Lotto Sport Italia Kinetic Electrical
Southern United Dunedin Forsyth Barr Stadium 30,500 Scotland Mike Fridge[4]Lotto Sport Italia Freshwater Solutions
Team Wellington Wellington David Farrington Park 3,000 New Zealand Matt Calcott Nike Exodus Health & Fitness Club
WaiBOP United Hamilton John Kerkhof Park 2,700 Scotland Peter Smith Lotto Sport Italia The Soccer Shop
Waitakere United Whenuapai, Auckland QBE Stadium 25,000 New Zealand Chris Milicich Lotto Sport Italia Jerry Clayton BMW (Front) Heritage Hotels (Back)
Wellington Phoenix Wellington Newtown Park 5,000 England Andy Hedge[5] Adidas Huawei

Kits

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland City 14 12 2 0 43 12 +31 38 Qualification to the Champions League and Finals series
2 Hawke's Bay United 14 9 3 2 29 16 +13 30 Qualification to the Finals series
3 Team Wellington (C) 14 8 3 3 36 21 +15 27 Qualification to the Champions League and Finals series
4 Canterbury United 14 8 2 4 28 23 +5 26 Qualification to the Finals series
5 WaiBOP United 14 6 0 8 29 27 +2 18
6 Waitakere United 14 4 1 9 23 36 13 13
7 Wellington Phoenix 14 2 1 11 24 46 22 7
8 Southern United 14 1 0 13 11 42 31 3
Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2016. Source: NZ Football
(C) Champion.

Positions by round

Team \ Round 1234567891011121314
Auckland City 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Hawke's Bay United 5 3 2 2 1 4 4 2 2 4 4 3 2 2
Team Wellington 3 5 3 4 3 2 3 4 5 3 3 2 3 3
Canterbury United 2 2 4 5 4 3 2 3 3 2 2 4 4 4
WaiBOP United 6 4 5 3 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5
Waitakere United 4 6 7 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Wellington Phoenix 8 7 8 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Southern United 7 8 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Last updated: 21 February 2016
Source: NZ Football

Fixtures and results

The 2015–16 season sees every team play the other both home and away. Due to Auckland City's participation in the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, several matches have been rescheduled.[6][7]

Round 5 (rescheduled)

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 4 (rescheduled)

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 12 (rescheduled)

Round 14

Finals series

Semi-finals

Grand final

Statistics

Top scorers

As of matches played on 10 March 2016
Rank Player Club Goals
1 New Zealand Ryan De VriesAuckland City15
2 England Ben HarrisTeam Wellington14
3 England Stephen HoyleWaiBOP United10
4 Portugal João MoreiraAuckland City8
New Zealand Sean LovemoreWaitakere United
6 Solomon Islands Micah Lea'alafaAuckland City7
Argentina Emiliano TadeAuckland City
New Zealand Andre de JongCanterbury United
9 England Sam Mason-SmithHawke's Bay United6
New Zealand Hamish WatsonHawke's Bay United
11 New Zealand Aaron ClaphamCanterbury United5
New Zealand Angus KilkollyCanterbury United
New Zealand Tom JacksonTeam Wellington

Own goals

Player Club Against Round
New Zealand Anthony Hobbs Team Wellington Canterbury United 2
New Zealand Tyler Lissette WaiBOP United Team Wellington 10
New Zealand Cole Peverley Team Wellington Waitakere United 12
New Zealand Liam Wood Wellington Phoenix Team Wellington 14

References

  1. "ASB Premiership draw revealed". New Zealand Football. 9 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 Smith, Tony. "Team by team appraisal". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  3. "Brett Angell appointed Head Coach of Hawke’s Bay". Hawke's Bay United Football. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  4. Hepburn, Steve (20 June 2014). "Fridge coaching Southern United". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  5. "Hedge appointed coach of the reserve side". Wellington Phoenix FC. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  6. "2015–16 ASB Premiership Draw". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  7. "2015–16 fixtures and results". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 6 October 2015.

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