The league format will change from three-round, 21-match system to a two-round, 14-match home and away system.
The playoff system will be changed to home-and-away semifinals contested by the top four teams, followed by a one-match Grand Final. The Premier will no longer receive a bye to the final.
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The NZFC 2008 09 season is the fifth season of the New Zealand Football Championship competition NZFC 2008 09LeagueNew Zealand Football ChampionshipSportAssociation footballDuration2008 2009Number of teams8NZFC seasonChampionsAuckland City FCPremiersWaitakere UnitedTop scorerLuis Corrales 12 Youth LeagueChampionsAuckland City FCNZFC seasons 2007 082009 10 The previous seasons champion Waitakere United and second ranked club Auckland City FC will also be competing in the 2008 09 O League which will run alongside the NZFC season Contents 1 Changes for 2008 09 2 Team locations 3 Participating clubs 4 League table 5 Competition Schedule 5 1 Round 1 5 2 Round 2 5 3 Round 3 5 4 Round 4 5 5 Round 5 5 6 Round 6 5 7 Round 7 5 8 Round 8 5 9 Round 9 5 10 Round 10 5 11 Round 11 5 12 Round 12 5 13 Round 13 5 14 Round 14 6 Finals 6 1 Bracket 6 2 Semi final 1st leg 6 3 Semi final 2nd leg 6 4 Grand final 7 External linksChanges for 2008 09 editThe league format will change from three round 21 match system to a two round 14 match home and away system The playoff system will be changed to home and away semifinals contested by the top four teams followed by a one match Grand Final The Premier will no longer receive a bye to the final Otago United will now play their home fixtures at Sunnyvale Park moving from Carisbrook YoungHeart Manawatu will now play their home fixtures at Memorial Park moving from FMG Stadium Due to financial issues Waikato FC will now play their home fixtures at Centennial Park in Ngaruawahia moving from Waikato Stadium in Hamilton It is expected the club will return to Hamilton the following season Waitakere United will permanently return to Douglas Field after spending the majority of the previous season at Fred Taylor Park Team locations edit nbsp nbsp Auckland City nbsp Waitakere United nbsp Waikato FC nbsp Canterbury United nbsp Hawke s Bay United nbsp Team Wellington nbsp Otago United nbsp YoungHeart Manawatuclass notpageimage Location of teams in the 2008 09 New Zealand Football ChampionshipParticipating clubs editClub Name Home City Stadium 2008 09 Placing Notes nbsp Auckland City FC Auckland Kiwitea Street 2nd 2008 09 ChampionshipO League 2009 10 nbsp Canterbury United Christchurch English Park 8th 2008 09 Wooden Spoon nbsp Hawke s Bay United Napier Bluewater Stadium 5th nbsp Otago United Dunedin Sunnyvale Park 7th nbsp Team Wellington Wellington Newtown Park 4th Lost in semifinals to Waitakere United nbsp Waikato FC Ngaruawahia Centennial Park 6th nbsp Waitakere United Waitakere City Douglas Field 1st 2008 09 PremiershipO League 2009 10 nbsp YoungHeart Manawatu Palmerston North Memorial Park 3rd Lost in semi finals to Auckland City FCLeague table editPos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Waitakere United 14 10 3 1 30 12 18 33 Qualified for the 2009 10 OFC Champions League 2 Auckland City C 14 8 1 5 27 15 12 25 3 YoungHeart Manawatu 14 7 2 5 22 19 3 23 2009 New Zealand Football Championship Finals 4 Team Wellington 14 7 2 5 28 28 0 23 5 Hawke s Bay United 14 7 1 6 24 17 7 22 6 Waikato FC 14 6 1 7 19 22 3 19 7 Otago United 14 2 2 10 16 32 16 8 8 Canterbury United 14 2 2 10 11 32 21 8Source citation needed C ChampionsCompetition Schedule editRound 1 edit Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports nbsp Canterbury United 0 1 nbsp YoungHeart Manawatu 8 November 2008 English Park Report nbsp Auckland City FC 2 0 nbsp Otago United 9 November 2008 Kiwitea Street Report nbsp Hawke s Bay United 2 1 nbsp Waikato FC 9 November 2008 Bluewater Stadium Report nbsp Team Wellington 2 4 nbsp Waitakere United 9 November 2008 Newtown Park Report Round 2 edit Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports nbsp Waikato FC 1 3 nbsp Auckland City FC 15 November 2008 Centennial Park Report nbsp YoungHeart Manawatu 3 0 nbsp Team Wellington 15 November 2008 Memorial Park Report nbsp Otago United 2 1 nbsp Canterbury United 15 November 2008 Sunnyvale Park Report nbsp Hawke s Bay United 0 1 nbsp Waitakere United 16 November 2009 Douglas Field Report Round 3 edit Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports nbsp Hawke s Bay United 1 2 nbsp Team Wellington 23 November 2008 Bluewater Stadium Report nbsp Otago United 2 3 nbsp YoungHeart Manawatu 23 November 2008 Sunnyvale Park Report nbsp Canterbury United 0 1 nbsp Waikato FC 23 November 2008 English Park Report nbsp Auckland City FC 1 2 nbsp Waitakere United 26 November 2008 Kiwitea Street Report Round 4 edit Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports nbsp YoungHeart Manawatu 1 2 nbsp Hawke s Bay United 29 November 2008 Memorial Park Report nbsp Waitakere United 1 1 nbsp Canterbury United 29 November 2008 Douglas Field Report nbsp Team Wellington 2 1 nbsp Auckland City FC 29 November 2008 Newtown Park Report nbsp Waikato FC 3 1 nbsp Otago United 30 November 2008 Centennial Park Report Round 5 edit Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports nbsp Auckland City FC 3 1 nbsp Hawke s Bay United 6 December 2008 Kiwitea Street Report nbsp Waikato FC 2 0 nbsp YoungHeart Manawatu 7 December 2008 Centennial Park Report nbsp Canterbury United 2 2 nbsp Team Wellington 7 December 2008 English Park Report nbsp Otago United 2 3 nbsp Waitakere United 22 February 2009 Sunnyvale Park Report Round 6 edit Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports nbsp Hawke s Bay United 1 2 nbsp Canterbury United 14 December 2008 Bluewater Stadium Report nbsp Team Wellington 1 0 nbsp Otago United 14 December 2008 Newtown Park Report nbsp Waitakere United 2 0 nbsp Waikato FC 26 January 2009 Douglas Field Report nbsp YoungHeart Manawatu 0 0 nbsp Auckland City FC 21 February 2009 Memorial Park Report Round 7 edit Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports nbsp Waitakere United 3 0 nbsp YoungHeart Manawatu 21 December 2008 Douglas Field Report nbsp Waikato FC 2 0 nbsp Team Wellington 21 December 2008 Centennial Park Report nbsp Otago United 1 3 nbsp Hawke s Bay United 21 December 2008 Sunnyvale Park Report nbsp Canterbury United 2 1 nbsp Auckland City FC 21 December 2008 English Park Report Round 8 edit Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports nbsp YoungHeart Manawatu 4 0 nbsp Canterbury United 10 January 2009 Memorial Park Report nbsp Waikato FC 0 1 nbsp Hawke s Bay United 11 January 2009 Centennial Park Report nbsp Waitakere United 2 0 nbsp Team Wellington 11 January 2009 Douglas Field Report nbsp Otago United 0 1 nbsp Auckland City FC 11 January 2009 Sunnyvale Park Report Round 9 edit Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports nbsp Auckland City FC 3 0 nbsp Waikato FC 17 January 2009 Kiwitea Street Report nbsp Waitakere United 0 0 nbsp Hawke s Bay United 18 January 2009 Douglas Field Report nbsp Team Wellington 3 2 nbsp YoungHeart Manawatu 18 January 2009 Newtown Park Report nbsp Canterbury United 1 2 nbsp Otago United 18 January 2009 English Park Report Round 10 edit Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports nbsp YoungHeart Manawatu 2 0 nbsp Otago United 24 January 2009 Memorial Park Report nbsp Waitakere United 4 2 nbsp Auckland City FC 24 January 2009 Douglas Field Report nbsp Waikato FC 3 1 nbsp Canterbury United 24 January 2009 Centennial Park Report nbsp Team Wellington 2 5 nbsp Hawke s Bay United 25 January 2009 Newtown Park Report Round 11 edit Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports nbsp Auckland City FC 1 3 nbsp Team Wellington 31 January 2009 Kiwitea Street Report nbsp Hawke s Bay United 2 3 nbsp YoungHeart Manawatu 1 February 2009 Bluewater Stadium Report nbsp Otago United 3 3 nbsp Waikato FC 1 February 2009 Sunnyvale Park Report nbsp Canterbury United 0 2 nbsp Waitakere United 1 February 2009 English Park Report Round 12 edit Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports nbsp Waitakere United 3 0 nbsp Otago United 6 February 2009 Douglas Field Report nbsp Hawke s Bay United 0 1 nbsp Auckland City FC 6 February 2009 Bluewater Stadium Report nbsp YoungHeart Manawatu 1 0 nbsp Waikato FC 14 February 2009 Memorial Park Report nbsp Team Wellington 3 1 nbsp Canterbury United 22 February 2009 Newtown Park Report Round 13 edit Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports nbsp Auckland City FC 3 0 nbsp YoungHeart Manawatu 8 February 2009 Kiwitea Street Report nbsp Waikato FC 2 1 nbsp Waitakere United 8 February 2009 Centennial Park Report nbsp Otago United 2 4 nbsp Team Wellington 8 February 2009 Sunnyvale Park Report nbsp Canterbury United 0 4 nbsp Hawke s Bay United 8 February 2009 English Park Report Round 14 edit Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports nbsp Auckland City FC 5 0 nbsp Canterbury United 1 March 2009 Kiwitea Street Report nbsp YoungHeart Manawatu 2 2 nbsp Waitakere United 1 March 2009 Memorial Park Report nbsp Hawke s Bay United 2 0 nbsp Otago United 1 March 2009 Bluewater Stadium Report nbsp Team Wellington 4 1 nbsp Waikato FC 1 March 2009 Newtown Park Report Finals editBracket edit Elimination FinalGrand Final 4 Team Wellington000 1 Waitakere United1561 Waitakere United1 2 Auckland City23 YoungHeart Manawatu3032 Auckland City134 Semi final 1st leg edit Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports nbsp Team Wellington 0 1 nbsp Waitakere United 14 March 2009 Newtown Park Report nbsp YoungHeart Manawatu 3 1 nbsp Auckland City FC 15 March 2009 Memorial Park Report Semi final 2nd leg edit Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports nbsp Waitakere United 5 0 agg 6 0 nbsp Team Wellington 21 March 2009 Douglas Field Report nbsp Auckland City FC 3 0 agg 4 3 nbsp YoungHeart Manawatu 22 March 2009 Kiwitea Street Report Grand final edit Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports nbsp Waitakere United 1 2 nbsp Auckland City FC 29 March 2009 Douglas Field Report External links editOfficial NZFC website NZ Soccer Scoreboard NZFC 2008 09 page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 09 New Zealand Football Championship amp oldid 1130388157, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,