Football league season
The 2016–17 New Zealand Football Championship season (currently known as the Stirling Sports Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the thirteenth season of the NZFC since its establishment in 2004. Ten teams competed this season with the addition of Eastern Suburbs AFC and Tasman United , and with WaiBOP United replaced by Hamilton Wanderers .[ 1]
The competition began on 16 October and ended on 2 April 2017.
Clubs
Team
Location
Stadium[ 2]
Capacity
Manager[ 2]
Kit manufacturer
Shirt sponsor
Auckland City
Sandringham , Auckland
Kiwitea Street
3,250
Ramon Tribulietx
Kappa
Hi-Chew (front) Trillian Trust Inc (Back) Carters (Back)
Canterbury United
Christchurch
ASB Football Park
9,000
Willy Gerdsen
Nike
Robbie's Bar and Bistro
Eastern Suburbs
Panmure , Auckland
Bill McKinlay Park
5,000
Malcolm McPherson [ 3]
Lilywhites
Winger Motors
Hamilton Wanderers
Hamilton
Porritt Stadium Waikato Stadium
5,000 25,800
Mark Cossey
Nike
The Soccer Shop
Hawke's Bay United
Napier
Bluewater Stadium
5,000
Brett Angell [ 4]
Adidas
Kinetic Electrical
Southern United
Dunedin
Forsyth Barr Stadium Peter Johnstone Park
30,500 1,000
Paul O'Reilly[ 5]
Lotto Sport Italia
Freshwater Solutions
Tasman United
Nelson
Trafalgar Park
18,000
Davor Tavich [ 6]
Joma
Nelson Pine LVL (Front) Sprig & Fern (Back)
Team Wellington
Wellington
David Farrington Park
1,500
Jose Figueira
Nike
Stonewood Homes
Waitakere United
Whenuapai , Auckland
The Trusts Arena Fred Taylor Park
4,900 2,500
Chris Milicich
Lotto Sport Italia
Jerry Clayton BMW (Front) Heritage Hotels (Back)
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington
Newtown Park
5,000
Andy Hedge[ 7]
Adidas
Huawei
Regular season
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 19 March 2017. Source:
NZ Football
Positions by round
Fixtures and results
Round 8 (rescheduled)
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 7 (rescheduled)
Round 16
Round 13 (rescheduled)
Round 17
Round 18 (rescheduled)
Round 17 (rescheduled)
Round 18
Finals series
Semi-finals
Grand final
Statistics
Top scorers
As of 1 April 2017 [ 8]
References
External links
Seasons Current clubs Former clubs Related
Domestic leagues Domestic cups OFC club competitions OFC invitational competitions National team competitions
Domestic leagues Domestic cups OFC club competitions National team competitions