2010–11 New Zealand Football Championship
The New Zealand Football Championship's 2010–11 season (known as the ASB Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the seventh season of the NZFC since its establishment in 2004. The home and away season began on 16 October 2010 with a kickoff between Auckland City FC and Waikato FC.[1] Auckland City and Waitakere United will represent the ASB Premiership in the 2010–11 OFC Champions League after finishing Premiers and Champions respectively in the 2009–10 competition.
| Season | 2010–11 | 
|---|---|
| Champions | Waitakere United | 
| Matches played | 28 | 
| Goals scored | 92 (3.29 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | Allan Pearce (13) | 
| Biggest home win | ACFC 5-0 HBU (Round 9)  TW 5-0 OU (Round 9) WU 6-1 YHM (Round 13) WU 6-1 WFC (Round 15)  | 
| Biggest away win | YoungHeart Manawatu 0-4 Waitakere United (Round 5) | 
| Highest scoring | Waitakere United 5-2 Canterbury United (Semi-final) | 
← 2009–10  2011–12 →   | |
Clubs
    
As in the previous season, eight clubs participated in the league.
Stadia and locations
    

Location of clubs and the region they represent
| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity1 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | Kiwitea Street | 3,000 | |
| Christchurch | English Park | 8,000 | |
| Napier | Bluewater Stadium | 4,000 | |
| Dunedin | Forsyth Barr Stadium | 30,748 | |
| Wellington | Newtown Park | 5,000 | |
| Hamilton | Waikato Stadium | 25,800 | |
| Waitakere City | Fred Taylor Park | 2,500 | |
| Palmerston North | Memorial Park | 8,000 | |
League table
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waitakere United (C) | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 12 | +27 | 36 | Qualified for the 2011–12 OFC Champions League | 
| 2 | Auckland City | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 30 | |
| 3 | Team Wellington | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 23 | Qualified for the 2011 ASB Premiership Finals | 
| 4 | Canterbury United | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 20 | |
| 5 | Hawke's Bay United | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 19 | |
| 6 | Waikato FC | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 15 | |
| 7 | Otago United | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 12 | |
| 8 | YoungHeart Manawatu | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 38 | −19 | 4 | 
Source: 
(C) Champions
    
(C) Champions
Regular season
    
    Round 1
    
| 16 October 2010 |   | 2 – 3 |   | Fred Jones Park, Hamilton | 
| Saturday 3:00pm | Nikolic  Palmer  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Koprivcic  Mulligan  | 
Attendance: 500 approx. Referee: Chris Kerr  | 
| 17 October 2010 |   | 2 – 0 |   | Fred Taylor Park | 
| Sunday 2:00pm | Duncan  Emblen  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Attendance: 483 Referee: Mirko Benischke  | 
Round 2
    
| 30 October 2010 |   | 0 – 0 |   | David Farrington Park, Wellington | 
| Saturday 2:00pm | Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Attendance: 412 Referee: Nick Waldron  | 
| 31 October 2010 |   | 1 – 3 |   | Park Island, Napier | 
| Sunday 2:00pm | Birnie  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Pearce  Krishna  | 
Attendance: 650 Referee: Chris Kerr  | 
Round 3
    
| 7 November 2010 |   | 0 – 1 |   | Tahuna Park, Dunedin | 
| Sunday 12:30pm | Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Hicks  | 
Attendance: 150 Referee: Darren Sundborn  | 
| 7 November 2010 |   | 0 – 1 |   | Memorial Park, Palmerston North | 
| Sunday 2:00pm | Preview  Summary/Report  | 
McIvor  | 
Attendance: 250 Referee: Mirko Benischke  | 
| 7 November 2010 |   | 2 – 4 |   | David Farrington Park, Wellington | 
| Sunday 2:00pm | John Sutherland  Tade  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Kamo  Joe Murray  | 
Attendance: 392 Referee: Matt Conger  | 
| 7 November 2010 |   | 1 – 3 |   | Kiwitea Street, Auckland | 
| Sunday 3:00pm | Edington  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Peacre  De Vries  | 
Attendance: 1 572 Referee: Chris Kerr  | 
Round 4
    
| 14 November 2010 |   | 1 – 0 |   | Linfield Park, Christchurch | 
| Sunday 2:00pm | Feni  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Attendance: 400 | 
| 14 November 2010 |   | 3 – 2 |   | Park Island, Napier | 
| Sunday 2:00pm | Bevin  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Hancock  Seaman  | 
Attendance: 380 Referee: Nick Waldron  | 
Round 5
    
| 21 November 2010 |   | 3 – 1 |   | David Farrington Park, Wellington | 
| Sunday 2:00pm | Sutherland  Kamri  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Manko  | 
Attendance: 419 Referee: Jarred Gillett  | 
| 21 November 2010 |   | 0 – 0 |   | Linfield Park, Christchurch | 
| Sunday 2:00pm | Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Attendance: 450 Referee: Mike Hester  | 
| 21 November 2010 |   | 0 – 4 |   | Memorial Park, Palmerston North | 
| Sunday 2:00pm | Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Gwyther  De Vries Krishna Pierce  | 
Attendance: 150 Referee: Chris Kerr  | 
| 21 November 2010 |   | 0 – 0 |   | Kiwitea Street, Auckland | 
| Sunday 3:00pm | Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Attendance: 418 Referee: Mirko Benischke  | 
Round 6
    
| 27 November 2010 |   | 3 – 0 |   | Fred Jones Park, Hamilton | 
| Saturday 2:00pm | Hicks  Palmer Jones  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Attendance: 250 Referee: Nick Waldron  | 
| 27 November 2010 |   | 2 – 1 |   | Fred Taylor Park, Auckland | 
| Saturday 2:00pm | Gwyther  Pearce  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Attwell  | 
Attendance: 507 Referee: Jarrod Gillet  | 
| 28 November 2010 |   | 0 – 3 |   | Caledonian Ground, Dunedin | 
| Sunday 2:00pm | Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Coburn  Sutherland  | 
Attendance: 160 Referee: Mike Hester  | 
| 28 November 2010 |   | 2 – 2 |   | Park Island, Napier | 
| Sunday 2:00pm | Bevin  Smith  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Feneridis  | 
Attendance: 450 Referee: Jonathon Price  | 
Round 7
    
| 5 December 2010 |   | 2 – 2 |   | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | 
| Saturday 2:00pm | Clapham  Barton  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Nikolic  | 
Attendance: 650+ Referee: Chris Kerr  | 
| 5 December 2010 |   | 1 – 2 |   | Memorial Park, Palmerston North | 
| Saturday 2:00pm | Higham  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Knox  Ruggles  | 
Attendance: 100 | 
Round 8
    
| 11 December 2010 |   | 3 – 1 |   | Kiwitea Street, Auckland | 
| Saturday 2:00pm | ?  Berlanga Morgan  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
White  | 
Attendance: 629 Referee: Darren Sundborn  | 
| 11 December 2010 |   | 1 – 3 |   | Fred Jones Park, Hamilton | 
| Saturday 3:00pm | Nikolic  | 
Preview Summary/Report  | 
Lovemore  Krishna Pearce  | 
Attendance: 250 Referee: Matt Conger  | 
| 12 December 2010 |   | 2 – 3 |   | Park Island, Napier | 
| Sunday 1:00pm | Smith  Bevin  | 
Preview Summary/Report  | 
Kamri  Fifi Tade  | 
Attendance: 200 Referee: Peter O'Leary  | 
| 12 December 2010 |   | 2 – 1 |   | Caledonian Ground, Dunedin | 
| Sunday 2:00pm | Ruggles  Knox  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Kamo  | 
Attendance: 200 Referee: Nick Waldron  | 
Round 9
    
| 18 December 2010 |   | 5 – 0 |   | Kiwitea Street, Auckland | 
| Saturday 2:30pm | McGeorge  Kelly Milne  | 
Preview Summary/Report  | 
Attendance: 554 Referee: Nick Waldron  | 
| 19 December 2010 |   | 5 – 2 |   | Memorial Park, Palmerston North | 
| Sunday 2:00pm | White  Higham Hayne  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Nikolic  Margetts  | 
Attendance: 150 Referee: Matt Conger  | 
| 19 December 2010 |   | 0 – 2 |   | Linfield Park, Christchurch | 
| Sunday 3:00pm | Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Krishna  Bale  | 
Referee: Darren Sundborn | 
| 19 December 2010 |   | 5 – 0 |   | David Farrington Park, Wellington | 
| Sunday 3:00pm | Sutherland  Cheriton Kamri Tade  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Attendance: 351 Referee: C-K Waugh  | 
Round 10
    
| 8 January 2011 |   | 1 – 0 |   | Fred Jones Park, Hamilton | 
| Saturday 3:00pm | Nikolic  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Attendance: 200 Referee: Peter O'Leary  | 
| 8 January 2011 |   | 3 – 1 |   | Fred Taylor Park, Auckland | 
| Saturday 4:00pm | Pearce  Gwyther Emblen  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Ruggles  | 
Attendance: 421 Referee: Matt Conder  | 
| 9 January 2011 |   | 1 – 2 |   | Linfield Park, Christchurch | 
| Saturday 2:00pm | Clapham  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Kelly  Koprivcic  | 
Attendance: 380 Referee: Chris Kerr  | 
| 9 January 2011 |   | 2 – 3 |   | Memorial Park, Palmerston North | 
| Saturday 2:00pm | Hayne  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Barbarouses  Kamri Cheriton  | 
Attendance: 175 Referee: Nick Waldron  | 
Round 11
    
| 15 January 2011 |   | 2 – 2 |   | Fred Jones Park, Hamilton | 
| Saturday 3:00pm | Hicks  Nikolic  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Rodeka  Ruggles  | 
Attendance: 250 Referee: Nick Waldron  | 
| 16 January 2011 |   | 2 – 1 |   | Park Island, Napier | 
| Sunday 2:00pm | Bevin  Taylor  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
White  | 
Attendance: 250 Referee: Chris Kerr  | 
| 16 January 2011 |   | 1 – 2 |   | Trafalgar Park, Nelson | 
| Sunday 2:00pm | Feni  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Cheriton  Cain  | 
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Jamie Cross  | 
| 16 January 2011 |   | 0 – 1 |   | Fred Taylor Park, Auckland | 
| Sunday 4:00pm | Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Koprivcic  | 
Attendance: 1,537 Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh  | 
Round 12
    
| 22 January 2011 |   | 5 – 1 |   | Kiwitea Street, Auckland | 
| Saturday 3:00pm | Mulligan  Koprivcic Kelly Milne  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Hicks  | 
Attendance: 833 Referee: Matt Conger  | 
| 22 January 2011 |   | 1 – 2 |   | Newtown Park, Wellington | 
| Saturday 3:30pm | Patrick  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Krishna  Lucas  | 
Attendance: 344 Referee: Mike Hester  | 
| 23 January 2011 |   | 0 – 0 |   | Tahuna Park, Dunedin | 
| Sunday 12:00pm | Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Attendance: 300 Referee: Jamie Cross  | 
| 23 January 2011 |   | 2 – 3 |   | Memorial Park, Palmerston North | 
| Sunday 12:00pm | Ishi  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Terris  Rowe Kamo  | 
Attendance: 200 Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh  | 
Round 13
    
| 29 January 2011 |   | 2 – 3 |   | Fred Jones Park, Hamilton | 
| Saturday 12:30pm | Strom  Hicks  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Kamri  Tade  | 
Attendance: 200 Referee: Chris Kerr  | 
| 29 January 2011 |   | 6 – 1 |   | Fred Taylor Park, Auckland | 
| Saturday 2:00pm | Lucas  Rowley Krishna Pearce  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
White  | 
Attendance: 343 Referee: Mirko Benischke  | 
| 30 January 2011 |   | 0 – 3 |   | Tahuna Park, Dunedin | 
| Sunday 2:00pm | Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Mulligan  Kelly  | 
Attendance: 250 Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh  | 
| 30 January 2011 |   | 1 – 2 |   | Park Island, Napier | 
| Sunday 2:00pm | Smith  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Kamo  | 
Attendance: 450 Referee: Peter O'Leary  | 
Round 14
    
| 12 February 2011 |   | 1 – 0 |   | Centennial Park, Hamilton | 
| Saturday 12:30pm | Peat  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Attendance: 150 Referee: Michael Hester  | 
| 12 February 2011 |   | 1 – 2 |   | Fred Taylor Park, Auckland | 
| Saturday 2:00pm | Rowley  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Smith  | 
Attendance: 357 Referee: Jamie Cross (Campbell-Kirk Waugh 73')  | 
| 13 February 2011 |   | 4 – 3 |   | Tahuna Park, Dunedin | 
| Sunday 12:00pm | Anderson  Lockhart Coburn Burgess  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Rande  Hodge Fraser  | 
Attendance: 200 Referee: Chris Kerr  | 
| 13 February 2011 |   | 2 – 0 |   | Kiwitea Street, Auckland | 
| Sunday 2:00pm | Expósito  Corrales  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Attendance: 867 Referee: Jon Price  | 
Round 15
    
| 19 February 2011 |   | 6 – 1 |   | Fred Taylor Park, Whenuapai, Auckland | 
| Saturday 2:00pm | Lucas  Pearce Rowley De Vries Gwyther  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Nikolic  | 
Attendance: 456[2] Referee: Peter O'Leary[2]  | 
| 20 February 2011 |   | 1 – 3 |   | Newtown Park, Wellington[3] | 
| Sunday 2:00pm | Tade  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Bevin  McIvor  | 
Attendance: 300[3] Referee: Darren Sundborn[3]  | 
| 20 February 2011 |   | 3 – 1 |   | Linfield Park, Christchurch | 
| Sunday 2:00pm | Miles  Kamo Murray  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Collins  | 
Attendance: 250[4] Referee: Matt Conger[4]  | 
| 2 March 2011 |   | 1 – 2 |   | Memorial Park, Palmerston North | 
| Wednesday 6:00 pm | Rande  | 
Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Expósito  Milne  | 
Attendance: 200 Referee: Matt Bull  | 
Round 16
    
| 6 March 2011 |   | 1 – 2 |   | Tahuna Park, Dunedin | 
| Saturday 2:00pm | Burgess  | 
Preview Summary/Report  | 
Gwyther  Pearce  | 
Attendance: 300 Referee: Mirko Benischke  | 
| 6 March 2011 |   | 1 – 1 |   | Park Island, Napier | 
| Saturday 2:00pm | Bevin  | 
Preview Summary/Report  | 
Nikolic  | 
Attendance: 700 Referee: Mike Hester  | 
| 6 March 2011 |   | 2 – 2 |   | Newtown Park, Wellington | 
| Saturday 4:00pm | Tade  Sutherland  | 
Preview Summary/Report  | 
White  Falvey  | 
Attendance: n/a Referee: Peter O'Leary  | 
| 10 March 2011 |   | 0 – 1 |   | Kiwitea Street, Auckland | 
| Thursday 5:30pm | Preview Summary/Report  | 
Attendance: 342 Referee: Chris Kerr  | 
Finals
    
| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Waitakere United | 6 | |||||||
| 4 | Canterbury United | 3 | |||||||
| 1 | Waitakere United | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Auckland City FC | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Auckland City FC | 7 | |||||||
| 3 | Team Wellington | 1 | |||||||
Semi-finals – first leg
    
| 13 March 2011 |   | 0 – 2 |   | David Farrington Park, Wellington | 
| Sunday 1:30pm | Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Attendance: 423 Referee: Mirko Benischke  | 
| 13 March 2011 |   | 6 – 2 |   | Fred Taylor Park, Auckland | 
| Sunday 2:00 pm | Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Attendance: 387 Referee: Chris Kerr  | 
Semi-finals – second leg
    
| 27 March 2011 |   | 5 – 1 (7 – 1 on aggregate)  |   | Kiwitea Street, Auckland | 
| Sunday 3:30pm | Preview  Summary/Report  | 
Attendance: 637 Referee: Peter O'Leary  | 
| 3 April 2011 |   | 1 – 0 (3 – 6 on aggregate)  |   | Tulett Park, Christchurch | 
| Sunday 2:00pm | Preview Summary/Report  | 
Attendance: 280 Referee: Peter O'Leary  | 
Final
    
| 3 – 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dakota Lucas  James Pritchett  | 
Aaron Scott  Expósito  | 
Scorers
    
Updated to Round 16.
| Total | Player | Team | Goals per Round | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Allan Pearce | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Andy Bevin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milos Nikolic | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Russel Kamo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Hitcham Kamri | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael White | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Roy Krishna | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emiliano Tade | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Sutherland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Daniel Koprivcic | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jason Hicks | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dave Mulligan | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jarrod Smith | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Gwyther | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Phil Ruggles | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Kelly | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dakota Lucas | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ryan De Vries | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A goal was scored from a penalty kick Two goals were scored from penalty kicks
Own goals
    
Updated to end of Round 16.
| Total | Player | Team | Week(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Duncan | 1 | ||
| Andy Coburn | 6 | |||
| Glen Collins | 15 | |||
References
    
- "ASB Premiership ready for kickoff". Klick FC. 3 September 2010. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
 - Waitakere swamp Waikato with six goal blitz. NZFC.co.nz: Official Home of the ASB Premiership. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
 - Bay edge closer to historic semi-final. NZFC.co.nz: Official Home of the ASB Premiership. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
 - Derby day delight keeps Dragons in playoff contention. NZFC.co.nz: Official Home of the ASB Premiership. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
 
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