2015–16 New Zealand Football Championship

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)
Biggest home win	Waitakere United 6–0 Southern United ; (31 January 2016)
Biggest away win	Wellington Phoenix 1–6 Team Wellington ; (26 February 2016)
Highest scoring	Hawke's Bay United 5–5 Wellington Phoenix ; (13 December 2015)
	← 2014–15 2016–17 → 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.

2015–16 New Zealand Football Championship is located in New Zealand

File:Waitakcolours.png
Waitakere

File:ACFCcolours.png Akld City

Team Wgtn File:WellingtonColours.png

File:WellingtonPhoenixColours.png Phoenix

File:Cantabcolours.png Canterbury

File:Hawkesbaycolours.png
Hawke's Bay

File:WaiBOPcolours.png WaiBOP

File:Otagocolours.png Southern United

Clubs

Team	Location	Stadium^[2]	Capacity	Manager^[2]	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
File:ACFCcolours.png 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)
File:Cantabcolours.png Canterbury United	Christchurch	ASB Football Park	9,000	New Zealand Willy Gerdsen	Samurai	Robbie's Bar and Bistro
File:Hawkesbaycolours.png Hawke's Bay United	Napier	Bluewater Stadium	5,000	England Brett Angell^[3]	Lotto Sport Italia	Kinetic Electrical
File:Otagocolours.png Southern United	Dunedin	Forsyth Barr Stadium	30,500	Scotland Mike Fridge^[4]	Lotto Sport Italia	Freshwater Solutions
File:WellingtonColours.png Team Wellington	Wellington	David Farrington Park	3,000	New Zealand Matt Calcott	Nike	Exodus Health & Fitness Club
File:WaiBOPcolours.png WaiBOP United	Hamilton	John Kerkhof Park	2,700	Scotland Peter Smith	Lotto Sport Italia	The Soccer Shop
File:Waitakcolours.png Waitakere United	Whenuapai, Auckland	QBE Stadium	25,000	New Zealand Chris Milicich	Lotto Sport Italia	Jerry Clayton BMW (Front) Heritage Hotels (Back)
File:WellingtonPhoenixColours.png Wellington Phoenix	Wellington	Newtown Park	5,000	England Andy Hedge^[5]	Adidas	Huawei

Kits

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Auckland City	File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Canterbury United	File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Hawke's Bay United	File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Southern United
File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Team Wellington	File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg WaiBOP United	File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Waitakere United	File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Wellington Phoenix

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	File:ACFCcolours.png Auckland City	14	12	2	0	43	12	+31	38	Qualification to the Champions League and Finals series
2	File:Hawkesbaycolours.png Hawke's Bay United	14	9	3	2	29	16	+13	30	Qualification to the Finals series
3	File:WellingtonColours.png Team Wellington (C)	14	8	3	3	36	21	+15	27	Qualification to the Champions League and Finals series
4	File:Cantabcolours.png Canterbury United	14	8	2	4	28	23	+5	26	Qualification to the Finals series
5	File:WaiBOPcolours.png WaiBOP United	14	6	0	8	29	27	+2	18	Disbanded at end of season
6	File:Waitakcolours.png Waitakere United	14	4	1	9	23	36	−13	13
7	File:WellingtonPhoenixColours.png Wellington Phoenix	14	2	1	11	24	46	−22	7
8	File:Otagocolours.png Southern United	14	1	0	13	11	42	−31	3

Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2016. Source: NZ Football
(C) Champions

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Team ╲ Round
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

	Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League Group stage
	Qualification to Finals series

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)

8 November 2015	Waitakere United File:Waitakcolours.png	0–4	File:ACFCcolours.png Auckland City	Auckland
Sunday, 16:35 NZDT Match rescheduled due to Auckland City competing in the FIFA Club World Cup		Report	Moreira File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' Lea'alafa File:Soccerball shade.svg 79', 87' De Vries File:Soccerball shade.svg 84'	Stadium: QBE Stadium Referee: John Rowbury

Round 1

12 November 2015	Auckland City File:ACFCcolours.png	1–1	File:Hawkesbaycolours.png Hawke's Bay United	Auckland
Thursday, 19:35 NZDT	Lea'alafa File:Soccerball shade.svg 11'	Report	Matsumoto File:Soccerball shade.svg 86'	Stadium: QBE Stadium Referee: Chris Kerr

15 November 2015	Southern United File:Otagocolours.png	0–2	File:Waitakcolours.png Waitakere United	Dunedin
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT		Report	Wylie File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' Butler File:Soccerball shade.svg 56'	Stadium: Caledonian Ground Referee: Peter Linney

15 November 2015	Wellington Phoenix File:WellingtonPhoenixColours.png	0–3	File:Cantabcolours.png Canterbury United	Wellington
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT		Report	White File:Soccerball shade.svg 69', 72' Chang File:Soccerball shade.svg 84'	Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: Matthew Conger

Round 2

22 November 2015	Hawke's Bay United File:Hawkesbaycolours.png	3–0	File:Otagocolours.png Southern United	Napier
Sunday, 13:00 NZDT	Kurimata File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' Mason-Smith File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' Matsumoto File:Soccerball shade.svg 61'	Report		Stadium: Bluewater Stadium Referee: Antony Riley

Round 3

26 November 2015	WaiBOP United File:WaiBOPcolours.png	0–1	File:Hawkesbaycolours.png Hawke's Bay United	Taupō
Thursday, 19:35 NZDT		Report	Jones File:Soccerball shade.svg 84'	Stadium: Owen Delany Park Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh

29 November 2015	Southern United File:Otagocolours.png	1–0	File:WellingtonPhoenixColours.png Wellington Phoenix	Dunedin
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT	Ridden File:Soccerball shade.svg 8'	Report		Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium Referee: John Rowbury

29 November 2015	Team Wellington File:WellingtonColours.png	3–1	File:Waitakcolours.png Waitakere United	Wellington
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT	Musa File:Soccerball shade.svg 44', 75' Dixon File:Soccerball shade.svg 77'	Report	Bowen File:Soccerball shade.svg 49'	Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: Matthew Conger

Round 4

3 December 2015	Wellington Phoenix File:WellingtonPhoenixColours.png	2–1	File:Waitakcolours.png Waitakere United	Auckland
Thursday, 19:35 NZDT	Mata File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' Ridenton File:Soccerball shade.svg 53'	Report	Bowen File:Soccerball shade.svg 16'	Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh

6 December 2015	Hawke's Bay United File:Hawkesbaycolours.png	2–0	File:Cantabcolours.png Canterbury United	Napier
Sunday, 13:00 NZDT	Biss File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' (pen.) Watson File:Soccerball shade.svg 86'	Report		Stadium: Bluewater Stadium Referee: John Rowbury

6 December 2015	Southern United File:Otagocolours.png	1–2	File:WaiBOPcolours.png WaiBOP United	Dunedin
Sunday, 16:35 NZDT	Mobberley File:Soccerball shade.svg 61'	Report	Hoyle File:Soccerball shade.svg 10', 55'	Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium Referee: Nick Waldron

Round 5

10 December 2015	Canterbury United File:Cantabcolours.png	2–0	File:WaiBOPcolours.png WaiBOP United	Christchurch
Thursday, 19:05 NZDT	Kilkolly File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' Messenger File:Soccerball shade.svg 84'	Report		Stadium: ASB Football Park Referee: Peter Linney

Round 6

20 December 2015	Southern United File:Otagocolours.png	1–3	File:Cantabcolours.png Canterbury United	Invercargill
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT	Fitzpatrick File:Soccerball shade.svg 28'	Report	de Jong File:Soccerball shade.svg 33', 86' Kaua File:Soccerball shade.svg 80'	Stadium: Rugby Park Stadium Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh

20 December 2015	WaiBOP United File:WaiBOPcolours.png	0–2	File:ACFCcolours.png Auckland City	Hamilton
Sunday, 16:35 NZDT		Report	Kim File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' Tade File:Soccerball shade.svg 50'	Stadium: FMG Stadium Referee: John Rowbury

Round 7

10 January 2016	Hawke's Bay United File:Hawkesbaycolours.png	2–2	File:WellingtonColours.png Team Wellington	Napier
Sunday, 13:00 NZDT	Liddicoat File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' Taye File:Soccerball shade.svg 56'	Report	Harris File:Soccerball shade.svg 6', 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Bluewater Stadium Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh

10 January 2016	Canterbury United File:Cantabcolours.png	2–0	File:Waitakcolours.png Waitakere United	Christchurch
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT	de Jong File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' Clapham File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: ASB Football Park Referee: Matthew Conger

10 January 2016	Auckland City File:ACFCcolours.png	3–1	File:Otagocolours.png Southern United	Auckland
Sunday, 16:35 NZDT	Tade File:Soccerball shade.svg 37', 63' Lewis File:Soccerball shade.svg 77'	Report	Rodeka File:Soccerball shade.svg 52'	Stadium: Kiwitea Street Referee: Peter Linney

Round 8

14 January 2016	WaiBOP United File:WaiBOPcolours.png	3–0	File:Otagocolours.png Southern United	Hamilton
Thursday, 19:35 NZDT	Tinsley File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' Cochran File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' Hoyle File:Soccerball shade.svg 87'	Report		Stadium: FMG Stadium Referee: Antony Riley

17 January 2016	Canterbury United File:Cantabcolours.png	1–3	File:Hawkesbaycolours.png Hawke's Bay United	Christchurch
Sunday, 13:00 NZDT	Kilkolly File:Soccerball shade.svg 56'	Report	Biss File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' Watson File:Soccerball shade.svg 61', 82'	Stadium: ASB Football Park Referee: John Rowbury

Round 9

24 January 2016	Auckland City File:ACFCcolours.png	4–2	File:WellingtonPhoenixColours.png Wellington Phoenix	Auckland
Sunday, 16:35 NZDT	Moreira File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' (pen.), 21', 42' De Vries File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'	Report	Cahill-Fleury File:Soccerball shade.svg 22', 78'	Stadium: Kiwitea Street Referee: Hayden McCabe

Round 4 (rescheduled)

28 January 2016	Auckland City File:ACFCcolours.png	1–0	File:WellingtonColours.png Team Wellington	Auckland
Thursday, 19:35 NZDT Match rescheduled due to Auckland City competing in the FIFA Club World Cup	Lewis File:Soccerball shade.svg 82'			Stadium: QBE Stadium Referee: Chris Kerr

Round 10

31 January 2016	Hawke's Bay United File:Hawkesbaycolours.png	1–3	File:ACFCcolours.png Auckland City	Napier
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT	Watson File:Soccerball shade.svg 30'	Report	De Vries File:Soccerball shade.svg 5', 31' Lea'alafa File:Soccerball shade.svg 34'	Stadium: Bluewater Stadium Referee: John Rowbury

Round 11

6 February 2016	Wellington Phoenix File:WellingtonPhoenixColours.png	0–2	File:Hawkesbaycolours.png Hawke's Bay United	Wellington
Saturday, 13:00 NZDT		Report	Mason-Smith File:Soccerball shade.svg 6', 89'	Stadium: Newtown Park Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh

7 February 2016	Southern United File:Otagocolours.png	0–3	File:WellingtonColours.png Team Wellington	Dunedin
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT	Kelly Yellow card 3' Yellow-red card 16'	Report	Feneridis File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' Harris File:Soccerball shade.svg 37', 84'	Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium Referee: John Rowbury

Round 12

14 February 2016	Hawke's Bay United File:Hawkesbaycolours.png	2–0	File:WaiBOPcolours.png WaiBOP United	Napier
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT	Kurimata File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' Ifill File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'	Report		Stadium: Bluewater Stadium

14 February 2016	Canterbury United File:Cantabcolours.png	Postponed	File:ACFCcolours.png Auckland City	Christchurch
Sunday, 16:35 NZDT				Stadium: ASB Football Park

Round 13

18 February 2016	Southern United File:Otagocolours.png	0–4	File:ACFCcolours.png Auckland City	Dunedin
Thursday, 19:35 NZDT		Report	Moreira File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' (pen.), 82' De Vries File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' Milne File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'	Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium

21 February 2016	Team Wellington File:WellingtonColours.png	0–2	File:Hawkesbaycolours.png Hawke's Bay United	Wellington
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT	Peverley Yellow card 75' Yellow-red card	Report	Biss File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' Kurimata File:Soccerball shade.svg 74'	Stadium: David Farrington Park

Round 12 (rescheduled)

24 February 2016	Canterbury United File:Cantabcolours.png	1–3	File:ACFCcolours.png Auckland City	Christchurch
Wednesday, 18:00 NZDT Match rescheduled due to original postponement on 14 February, due to Christchurch earthquake	Clapham File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' (pen.)	Report	Tade File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' Lea'alafa File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' De Vries File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'	Stadium: ASB Football Park

Round 14

28 February 2016	Hawke's Bay United File:Hawkesbaycolours.png	2–1	File:Waitakcolours.png Waitakere United	Napier
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT	Biss File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' Ifill File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Lovemore File:Soccerball shade.svg 15'	Stadium: Bluewater Stadium

Finals series

Semi-finals

6 March 2016	Auckland City File:ACFCcolours.png	2–1	File:Cantabcolours.png Canterbury United	Auckland
Sunday, 14:05 NZDT	De Vries File:Soccerball shade.svg 3', 70'	Report	Collett File:Soccerball shade.svg 41'	Stadium: Kiwitea Street

Grand final

Statistics

Top scorers

As of matches played on 10 March 2016

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	New Zealand Ryan De Vries	Auckland City	15
2	England Ben Harris	Team Wellington	14
3	England Stephen Hoyle	WaiBOP United	10
4	Portugal João Moreira	Auckland City	8
4	New Zealand Sean Lovemore	Waitakere United	8
6	Solomon Islands Micah Lea'alafa	Auckland City	7
	Argentina Emiliano Tade	Auckland City
	New Zealand Andre de Jong	Canterbury United
9	England Sam Mason-Smith	Hawke's Bay United	6
9	New Zealand Hamish Watson	Hawke's Bay United	6

Own goals

Player	Club	Against	Round
New Zealand Anthony Hobbs	File:WellingtonColours.png Team Wellington	File:Cantabcolours.png Canterbury United	2
New Zealand Tyler Lissette	File:WaiBOPcolours.png WaiBOP United	File:WellingtonColours.png Team Wellington	10
New Zealand Cole Peverley	File:WellingtonColours.png Team Wellington	File:Waitakcolours.png Waitakere United	12
New Zealand Liam Wood	File:WellingtonPhoenixColours.png Wellington Phoenix	File:WellingtonColours.png Team Wellington	14

References

↑ "ASB Premiership draw revealed". New Zealand Football. 9 September 2015. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Smith, Tony. "Team by team appraisal". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
↑ "Brett Angell appointed Head Coach of Hawke's Bay". Hawke's Bay United Football. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
↑ Hepburn, Steve (20 June 2014). "Fridge coaching Southern United". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
↑ "Hedge appointed coach of the reserve side". Wellington Phoenix FC. 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
↑ "2015–16 ASB Premiership Draw". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
↑ "2015–16 fixtures and results". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.

External links

ASB Premiership website

[1] "ASB Premiership draw revealed". New Zealand Football. 9 September 2015. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

[Grounds_&_Managers-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Smith, Tony. "Team by team appraisal". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

[Angell-3] "Brett Angell appointed Head Coach of Hawke's Bay". Hawke's Bay United Football. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.

[Fridge-4] Hepburn, Steve (20 June 2014). "Fridge coaching Southern United". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 12 November 2014.

[Hedge-5] "Hedge appointed coach of the reserve side". Wellington Phoenix FC. 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

[6] "2015–16 ASB Premiership Draw". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.

[7] "2015–16 fixtures and results". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.

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9 January 2016	Wellington Phoenix File:WellingtonPhoenixColours.png	3–4	File:WaiBOPcolours.png WaiBOP United	Wellington
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT	Rogerson File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' Blake File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' Evans File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'	Report	Tinsley File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' (pen.), 90+6' Hoyle File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' Ilich File:Soccerball shade.svg 69'	Stadium: Newtown Park Referee: Nick Waldron

15 November 2015	WaiBOP United File:WaiBOPcolours.png	2–3	File:WellingtonColours.png Team Wellington	Hamilton
Sunday, 16:35 NZDT	Luque File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' Jones File:Soccerball shade.svg 79'	Report	Bevin File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' Harris File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' Halpin File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'	Stadium: Gower Park Referee: Cory Mills

19 November 2015	Waitakere United File:Waitakcolours.png	1–5	File:WaiBOPcolours.png WaiBOP United	Auckland
Thursday, 19:35 NZDT	Lovemore File:Soccerball shade.svg 45'	Report	Molony File:Soccerball shade.svg 13', 15', 86' Jones File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' (pen.) Evans File:Soccerball shade.svg 43'	Stadium: QBE Stadium Referee: Nick Waldron

29 November 2015	Auckland City File:ACFCcolours.png	4–1	File:Cantabcolours.png Canterbury United	Auckland
Sunday, 16:35 NZDT	De Vries File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' Moreira File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' Álvaro File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' Tade File:Soccerball shade.svg 83'	Report	De Jong File:Soccerball shade.svg 75'	Stadium: Kiwitea Street Referee: Nick Waldron

13 December 2015	Hawke's Bay United File:Hawkesbaycolours.png	5–5	File:WellingtonPhoenixColours.png Wellington Phoenix	Napier
Sunday, 13:00 NZDT	Watson File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' Chettleburgh File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' Sole File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' Mason-Smith File:Soccerball shade.svg 71', 90+2'	Report	Stevens File:Soccerball shade.svg 9', 57' (pen.) Mata File:Soccerball shade.svg 14', 23' Rogerson File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' Fox Yellow card 31' Yellow-red card 66'	Stadium: Bluewater Stadium Referee: Chris Kerr

17 December 2015	Waitakere United File:Waitakcolours.png	2–1	File:Hawkesbaycolours.png Hawke's Bay United	Auckland
Thursday, 19:35 NZDT	Butler File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' (pen.) Barnes File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' (pen.)	Report	Watson File:Soccerball shade.svg 6'	Stadium: QBE Stadium Referee: Nick Waldron

20 December 2015	Team Wellington File:WellingtonColours.png	3–2	File:WellingtonPhoenixColours.png Wellington Phoenix	Wellington
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT	Harris File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' Peverley File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+1' Musa File:Soccerball shade.svg 85'	Report	Powell File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' (pen.) Stevens File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+6'	Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: Antony Riley

21 January 2016	WaiBOP United File:WaiBOPcolours.png	5–0	File:Waitakcolours.png Waitakere United	Hamilton
Thursday, 19:35 NZDT	Hoyle File:Soccerball shade.svg 5', 40', 89' Jones File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' Issa File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'	Report	Coombes Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 90+5'	Stadium: FMG Stadium Referee: John Rowbury

30 January 2016	Canterbury United File:Cantabcolours.png	3–1	File:WellingtonPhoenixColours.png Wellington Phoenix	Christchurch
Saturday, 16:15 NZDT	White File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' Clapham File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' de Jong File:Soccerball shade.svg 82'	Report	Singh File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'	Stadium: AMI Stadium Referee: Nick Waldron

31 January 2016	Waitakere United File:Waitakcolours.png	6–0	File:Otagocolours.png Southern United	Auckland
Sunday, 16:35 NZDT	Lovemore File:Soccerball shade.svg 25', 33', 58' Porter File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' Butler File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' Manickum File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'	Report		Stadium: QBE Stadium Referee: Hayden McCabe

4 February 2016	Auckland City File:ACFCcolours.png	5–1	File:Waitakcolours.png Waitakere United	Auckland
Thursday, 19:35 NZDT	De Vries File:Soccerball shade.svg 10', 49', 78' White File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' Lewis File:Soccerball shade.svg 66'	Report	O'Regan File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'	Stadium: QBE Stadium Referee: Nick Waldron

11 February 2016	Waitakere United File:Waitakcolours.png	2–4	File:WellingtonColours.png Team Wellington	Auckland
Thursday, 19:35 NZDT	Peverley File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' (o.g.) Lovemore File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'	Report	Harris File:Soccerball shade.svg 8', 12', 36' Peverley File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' (pen.)	Stadium: QBE Stadium

13 February 2016	Wellington Phoenix File:WellingtonPhoenixColours.png	4–3	File:Otagocolours.png Southern United	Wellington
Saturday, 13:00 NZDT	McGarry File:Soccerball shade.svg 2', 22', 33' Khouchaba File:Soccerball shade.svg 37'	Report	French File:Soccerball shade.svg 12', 87' Williams File:Soccerball shade.svg 48'	Stadium: David Farrington Park

20 February 2016	WaiBOP United File:WaiBOPcolours.png	4–2	File:WellingtonPhoenixColours.png Wellington Phoenix	Mount Maunganui
Saturday, 13:00 NZDT	Morris File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' Hoyle File:Soccerball shade.svg 36', 43' Ilich File:Soccerball shade.svg 83'	Report	Rogerson File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' Whyte File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'	Stadium: Links Avenue

26 February 2016	Wellington Phoenix File:WellingtonPhoenixColours.png	1–6	File:WellingtonColours.png Team Wellington	Wellington
Friday, 16:15 NZDT	McGarry File:Soccerball shade.svg 60'	Report	Villa File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' Wood File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' (o.g.) Barcia File:Soccerball shade.svg 25', 48' Jackson File:Soccerball shade.svg 83', 87'	Stadium: Westpac Stadium

10 March 2016	Auckland City File:ACFCcolours.png	2–4 (a.e.t.)	File:WellingtonColours.png Team Wellington	Auckland
Thursday, 19:35 NZST	Moreira File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' (pen.) Kim File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'	Report	Jackson File:Soccerball shade.svg 52', 99' Peverley File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' (pen.) HarrisFile:Soccerball shade.svg 94'	Stadium: QBE Stadium Attendance: 1,508 Referee: Matt Conger

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Domestic leagues	American Samoa Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati New Caledonia New Zealand '14-'15 '15-'16 Niue Papua New Guinea '15 '15-'16 Samoa '14-'15 Solomon Islands '14-'15 '15-'16 Tahiti '14-'15 '15-'16 Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Port Vila '14-'15 Super League
Domestic cups	New Zealand Tahiti
OFC club competitions	OFC Champions League '14-'15 '15 Final '16
OFC invitational competitions	OFC President's Cup
National team competitions	2015 OFC U-20 Championship

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Domestic leagues	American Samoa Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati New Caledonia New Zealand '15–'16 '16–'17 Women's Niue Papua New Guinea '15–'16 Samoa Solomon Islands '15–'16 '16 Tahiti '15–'16 '16–'17 Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Port Vila Super League '16–'17
Domestic cups	New Zealand Men's Women's Tahiti 2015–16 2016–17
OFC club competitions	OFC Champions League Final
OFC invitational competitions	OFC President's Cup
National team competitions	2016 OFC Nations Cup / 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying 2nd round 2016 OFC U-20 Championship 2016 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship 2016 OFC Futsal Championship