2016–17 New Zealand Football Championship

Football league season

Stirling Sports Premiership

Season	2016–17
Champions	Team Wellington
Premiers	Auckland City
Matches played	44
Goals scored	139 (3.16 per match)
Top goalscorer	Aaron Clapham Tom Jackson (8 goals)
Biggest home win	Auckland City 4–0 Team Wellington (23 October 2016) Auckland City 4–0 Tasman United (29 October 2016) Hamilton Wanderers 4–0 Eastern Suburbs (6 November 2016) Eastern Suburbs 4–0 Southern United (20 November 2016) Wellington Phoenix 4–0 Hamilton Wanderers (10 December 2016)
Biggest away win	Southern United 0–3 Hawke's Bay United (10 December 2016)
Highest scoring	Team Wellington 6–6 Waitakere United (26 March 2017)
← 2015–16 2017–18 → All statistics correct as of 18 December 2016.

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Auckland City	18	11	3	4	35	15	+20	36	Qualification to the Champions League and Finals series
2	Team Wellington	18	11	3	4	51	32	+19	36	Qualification to the Champions League and Finals series
3	Waitakere United	18	10	4	4	31	25	+6	34	Qualification to the Finals series
4	Hawke's Bay United	18	10	2	6	46	30	+16	32	Qualification to the Finals series
5	Eastern Suburbs	18	9	3	6	28	25	+3	30
6	Canterbury United	18	6	6	6	32	28	+4	24
7	Wellington Phoenix Reserves	18	6	4	8	25	33	−8	22
8	Tasman United	18	4	5	9	29	42	−13	17
9	Hamilton Wanderers	18	4	1	13	24	50	−26	13
10	Southern United	18	3	1	14	20	41	−21	10

Updated to match(es) played on 19 March 2017. Source: NZ Football

Positions by round

Source: NZ Football

Fixtures and results

Round 8 (rescheduled)

Auckland City v Waitakere United

16 October 2016 (2016-10-16)	Auckland City	0–1	Waitakere United	Auckland
15:00		Report	Nash 4'	Stadium: Kiwitea Street Referee: Matthew Conger

Round 1

Wellington Phoenix v Eastern Suburbs

22 October 2016 (2016-10-22)	Wellington Phoenix	1–2	Eastern Suburbs	Wellington
14:00	Ebbinge 53'	Report	Burfoot 56' Payne 58'	Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: Cory Mills

Hamilton Wanderers v Southern United

22 October 2016 (2016-10-22)	Hamilton Wanderers	1–0	Southern United	Hamilton
14:00	Davis 9'	Report		Stadium: Porritt Stadium Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh

Canterbury United v Tasman United

23 October 2016 (2016-10-23)	Canterbury United	2–2	Tasman United	Christchurch
14:00	de Jong 41' Clapham 66' (pen.)	Report	Ridsdale 43' Ifill 81' (pen.)	Stadium: ASB Football Park Referee: Matthew Conger

Auckland City v Team Wellington

23 October 2016 (2016-10-23)	Auckland City	4–0	Team Wellington	Auckland
16:35	Tade 32' Moreira 45', 76' (pen.) De Vries 58'	Report		Stadium: Kiwitea Street Referee: Nick Waldron

Hawke's Bay United v Waitakere United

24 October 2016 (2016-10-24)	Hawke's Bay United	3–1	Waitakere United	Napier
16:30	Barbero 2', 28' Matsumoto 22'	Report	Collett 90+5'	Stadium: Bluewater Stadium Referee: John Rowbury

Round 2

Auckland City v Tasman United

29 October 2016 (2016-10-29)	Auckland City	4–0	Tasman United	Auckland
14:00	Tade 6' De Vries 23' White 59' Moreira 72'	Report		Stadium: Kiwitea Street Referee: Peter Linney

Team Wellington v Wellington Phoenix

30 October 2016 (2016-10-30)	Team Wellington	1–2	Wellington Phoenix	Wellington
14:00	Harris 19'	Report	M. Mata 76', 90+2'	Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: Matthew Conger

Eastern Suburbs v Hawke's Bay United

30 October 2016 (2016-10-30)	Eastern Suburbs	1–0	Hawke's Bay United	Auckland
14:00	Tieku 15'	Report		Stadium: Bill McKinlay Park Referee: Nick Waldron

Hamilton Wanderers v Waitakere United

30 October 2016 (2016-10-30)	Hamilton Wanderers	0–2	Waitakere United	Hamilton
14:00		Report	Morgan 63' Butler 90'	Stadium: Porritt Stadium Referee: Hayden McCabe

Southern United v Canterbury United

30 October 2016 (2016-10-30)	Southern United	1–3	Canterbury United	Dunedin
16:35	Molloy 90+4'	Report	Clapham 3' (pen.), 30', 90+6'	Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium Referee: John Rowbury

Round 3

Wellington Phoenix v Tasman United

5 November 2016 (2016-11-05)	Wellington Phoenix	1–1	Tasman United	Wellington
16:15	M. Mata 66'	Report	Ridsdale 33'	Stadium: Westpac Stadium Referee: Ben O'Connell

Hawke's Bay United v Team Wellington

6 November 2016 (2016-11-06)	Hawke's Bay United	2–4	Team Wellington	Napier
13:00	Halpin 70', 83'	Report	Harris 16' Jackson 79' (pen.) Zambrano 88' Howieson 89'	Stadium: Bluewater Stadium Referee: Hayden McCabe

Waitakere United v Southern United

6 November 2016 (2016-11-06)	Waitakere United	2–2	Southern United	Auckland
13:00	Butler 18' Hilliar 87'	Report	Ledwith 30' (pen.) Parkinson 71' (o.g.)	Stadium: Fred Taylor Park Referee: Peter Linney

Hamilton Wanderers v Eastern Suburbs

6 November 2016 (2016-11-06)	Hamilton Wanderers	4–0	Eastern Suburbs	Hamilton
14:00	Darkwa 14' Gunemba 45' Nkoy 53' Salter 54'	Report		Stadium: Porritt Stadium Referee: John Rowbury

Auckland City v Canterbury United

6 November 2016 (2016-11-06)	Auckland City	0–0	Canterbury United	Auckland
15:00		Report		Stadium: Kiwitea Street Referee: Matthew Conger

Round 4

Eastern Suburbs v Waitakere United

13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)	Eastern Suburbs	1–0	Waitakere United	Auckland
14:00	Pasagic 46'	Report		Stadium: William Green Domain Referee: Avnit Maharaj

Tasman United v Hawke's Bay United

13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)	Tasman United	1–3	Hawke's Bay United	Nelson
14:00	Hoyt 20'	Report	Halpin 12', 45' Barbero 82'	Stadium: Trafalgar Park Referee: Cory Mills

Southern United v Auckland City

13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)	Southern United	0–1	Auckland City	Invercargill
14:00		Report	Tavano 82'	Stadium: Rugby Park Stadium Referee: Hayden McCabe

Canterbury United v Wellington Phoenix

13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)	Canterbury United	4–1	Wellington Phoenix	Christchurch
14:00	Schwarz 43' Clapham 64' (pen.) Hoyle 72', 84'	Report	Cahill-Fleury 28'	Stadium: ASB Football Park Referee: Peter Linney

Team Wellington v Hamilton Wanderers

13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)	Team Wellington	5–2	Hamilton Wanderers	Wellington
16:35	Jackson 35' (pen.), 56' Stevens 31', 65' Gulley 69'	Report	Webster 15' (pen.) Jones 17'	Stadium: Newtown Park Referee: John Rowbury

Round 5

Hawke's Bay United v Canterbury United

20 November 2016 (2016-11-20)	Hawke's Bay United	1–1	Canterbury United	Napier
13:00	Halpin 76'	Report	Hoyle 90+3'	Stadium: Bluewater Stadium Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh

Hamilton Wanderers v Tasman United

20 November 2016 (2016-11-20)	Hamilton Wanderers	2–3	Tasman United	Hamilton
13:00	Darkwa 12' Evans 90'	Report	Marowa 16' Hajdari 86' Ridsdale 90+2'	Stadium: Porritt Stadium Referee: Peter Linney

Wellington Phoenix v Auckland City

20 November 2016 (2016-11-20)	Wellington Phoenix	1–0	Auckland City	Wellington
14:00	Rogerson 86'	Report		Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: John Rowbury

Waitakere United v Team Wellington

20 November 2016 (2016-11-20)	Waitakere United	0–2	Team Wellington	Auckland
14:00		Report	Harris 63' Zambrano 90+3'	Stadium: The Trusts Arena Referee: Kader Zitouni

Eastern Suburbs v Southern United

20 November 2016 (2016-11-20)	Eastern Suburbs	4–0	Southern United	Auckland
16:35	Pasagic 15', 34' Adams 52' Kurimata 71'	Report		Stadium: Bill McKinlay Park Referee: Antony Riley

Round 6

Southern United v Wellington Phoenix

25 November 2016 (2016-11-25)	Southern United	0–1	Wellington Phoenix	Dunedin
17:00		Report	M. Mata 25'	Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium Referee: Antony Riley

Team Wellington v Eastern Suburbs

26 November 2016 (2016-11-26)	Team Wellington	0–0	Eastern Suburbs	Wellington
14:00		Report		Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley

Auckland City v Hawke's Bay United

26 November 2016 (2016-11-26)	Auckland City	1–0	Hawke's Bay United	Auckland
16:35	Lea'alafa 2'	Report		Stadium: Kiwitea Street Referee: Peter Linney

Tasman United v Waitakere United

27 November 2016 (2016-11-27)	Tasman United	1–3	Waitakere United	Nelson
14:00	Ridsdale 65'	Report	Butler 1', 11', 53'	Stadium: Trafalgar Park Referee: Hayden McCabe

Canterbury United v Hamilton Wanderers

27 November 2016 (2016-11-27)	Canterbury United	1–2	Hamilton Wanderers	Christchurch
14:00	Hoyle 34'	Report	Gunemba 19' Webster 55'	Stadium: ASB Football Park Referee: Cory Mills

Round 7

Hawke's Bay United v Wellington Phoenix

4 December 2016 (2016-12-04)	Hawke's Bay United	2–0	Wellington Phoenix	Napier
13:00	Kilkolly 16' Barbero 81'	Report		Stadium: Bluewater Stadium Referee: Antony Riley

Team Wellington v Southern United

4 December 2016 (2016-12-04)	Team Wellington	4–1	Southern United	Wellington
14:00	Jackson 35', 72' (pen.), 90+2' Zambrano 50'	Report	Mulligan 54'	Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: Peter Linney

Waitakere United v Canterbury United

4 December 2016 (2016-12-04)	Waitakere United	1–0	Canterbury United	Auckland
14:00	Morgan 31'	Report		Stadium: Fred Taylor Park Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh

Eastern Suburbs v Tasman United

4 December 2016 (2016-12-04)	Eastern Suburbs	4–2	Tasman United	Auckland
16:35	Lovemore 5', 88' Adams 59' Dyer 90+2'	Report	Marowa 20' Allan 83'	Stadium: Bill McKinlay Park Referee: Hayden McCabe

Round 8

Southern United v Hawke's Bay United

10 December 2016 (2016-12-10)	Southern United	0–3	Hawke's Bay United	Mosgiel
14:00		Report	Kilkolly 17' Mason-Smith 31', 8900'	Stadium: Peter Johnstone Park Referee: Chris Kerr

Wellington Phoenix v Hamilton Wanderers

10 December 2016 (2016-12-10)	Wellington Phoenix	4–0	Hamilton Wanderers	Hamilton
16:45	Cahill-Fleury 57', 72' M. Mata 88' Rufer 90+2' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: FMG Stadium Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley

Canterbury United v Eastern Suburbs

11 December 2016 (2016-12-11)	Canterbury United	2–0	Eastern Suburbs	Christchurch
13:00	De Jong 50' Clapham 52' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: ASB Football Park Referee: John Rowbury

Tasman United v Team Wellington

11 December 2016 (2016-12-11)	Tasman United	1–2	Team Wellington	Nelson
14:00	Hadjari 65'	Report	Bevin 47' Stevens 75'	Stadium: Trafalgar Park Referee: Matthew Conger

Round 9

Southern United v Tasman United

18 December 2016 (2016-12-18)	Southern United	3–1	Tasman United	Mosgiel
14:00	Furlong 48' (pen.) Mulligan 58', 72'	Report	Marowa 68'	Stadium: Peter Johnstone Park Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley

Waitakere United v Wellington Phoenix

17 December 2016 (2016-12-17)	Waitakere United	2–2	Wellington Phoenix	Auckland
14:00	Morgan 16' Thelen 83' (pen.)	Report	Singh 89', 90+4'	Stadium: The Trusts Arena Referee: John Rowbury

Team Wellington v Canterbury United

18 December 2016 (2016-12-18)	Team Wellington	3–3	Canterbury United	Wellington
14:00	Bevin 10' Jackson 29', 83'	Report	Clapham 43', 52' (pen.) De Jong 57'	Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: Antony Riley

Eastern Suburbs v Auckland City

18 December 2016 (2016-12-18)	Eastern Suburbs	0–1	Auckland City	Auckland
14:00		Report	Tade 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Bill McKinlay Park Referee: Matthew Conger

Hamilton Wanderers v Hawke's Bay United

18 December 2016 (2016-12-18)	Hamilton Wanderers	6–4	Hawke's Bay United	Hamilton
16:35	Darkwa 18' Webster 49' (pen.) Evans 55' Gunemba 74' Redwood 76' Salter 90'	Report	Halpin 38' Mason-Smith 65', 69' Everson 90+3'	Stadium: FMG Stadium Referee: Cory Mills

Round 10

Southern United v Hamilton Wanderers

8 January 2017 (2017-01-08)	Southern United	4–0	Hamilton Wanderers	Mosgiel
14:00	Molly 6' 46' Furlong 33' Cosgrave 86'	Report		Stadium: Peter Johnstone Park

Team Wellington v Auckland City

8 January 2017 (2017-01-08)	Team Wellington	1–3	Auckland City	Wellington
14:00	Harris 85'	Report	De Vries 12' Tade 69', 86'	Stadium: David Farrington Park

Eastern Suburbs v Wellington Phoenix

8 January 2017 (2017-01-08)	Eastern Suburbs	1–1	Wellington Phoenix	Auckland
14:00	Lovemore 75'	Report	58' (o.g.)	Stadium: Bill McKinlay Park

Waitakere United v Hawke's Bay United

8 January 2017 (2017-01-08)	Waitakere United	1–0	Hawke's Bay United	Auckland
14:00	Galbraith 62'	Report		Stadium: The Trusts Arena

Tasman United v Canterbury United

8 January 2017 (2017-01-08)	Tasman United	2–3	Canterbury United	Nelson
16:35	D. Burns 19' T.Mrowa 63'	Report	A. De Jong 36' A. Clapham 38' S. Hoyle 90+3'	Stadium: Trafalgar Park Referee: A. Keighley

Round 11

Wellington Phoenix v Team Wellington

14 January 2017 (2017-01-14)	Wellington Phoenix	1–3	Team Wellington	Wellington
16:15				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

Hawke's Bay United v Eastern Suburbs

15 January 2017 (2017-01-15)	Hawke's Bay United	6–3	Eastern Suburbs	Napier
14:00				Stadium: Bluewater Stadium

Tasman United v Auckland City

15 January 2017 (2017-01-15)	Tasman United	1–1	Auckland City	Nelson
14:00				Stadium: Trafalgar Park

Canterbury United v Southern United

15 January 2017 (2017-01-15)	Canterbury United	1–3	Southern United	Christchurch
14:00				Stadium: ASB Football Park

Waitakere United v Hamilton Wanderers

15 January 2017 (2017-01-15)	Waitakere United	2–1	Hamilton Wanderers	Auckland
14:00				Stadium: The Trusts Arena

Round 12

Southern United v Waitakere United

21 January 2017 (2017-01-21)	Southern United	1–3	Waitakere United	TBD
13:00				Stadium: TBD

Tasman United v Wellington Phoenix

22 January 2017 (2017-01-22)	Tasman United	1–1	Wellington Phoenix	Nelson
14:00				Stadium: Trafalgar Park

Team Wellington v Hawke's Bay United

22 January 2017 (2017-01-22)	Team Wellington	3–3	Hawke's Bay United	Wellington
14:00				Stadium: David Farrington Park

Eastern Suburbs v Hamilton Wanderers

22 January 2017 (2017-01-22)	Eastern Suburbs	3–1	Hamilton Wanderers	Auckland
14:00				Stadium: Bill McKinlay Park

Canterbury United v Auckland City

22 January 2017 (2017-01-22)	Canterbury United	2–2	Auckland City	Christchurch
16:35				Stadium: ASB Football Park

Round 13

Hawke's Bay United v Tasman United

29 January 2017 (2017-01-29)	Hawke's Bay United	3–2	Tasman United	Palmerston North
13:00				Stadium: Memorial Park

Wellington Phoenix v Canterbury United

29 January 2017 (2017-01-29)	Wellington Phoenix	1–4	Canterbury United	Wellington
14:00				Stadium: Newtown Park

Hamilton Wanderers v Team Wellington

29 January 2017 (2017-01-29)	Hamilton Wanderers	2–4	Team Wellington	Hamilton
14:00				Stadium: FMG Stadium

Waitakere United v Eastern Suburbs

29 January 2017 (2017-01-29)	Waitakere United	1–1	Eastern Suburbs	Auckland
16:35				Stadium: The Trusts Arena

Round 14

Eastern Suburbs v Team Wellington

5 February 2017 (2017-02-05)	Eastern Suburbs	3–1	Team Wellington	Auckland
14:00				Stadium: Bill McKinlay Park

Waitakere United v Tasman United

5 February 2017 (2017-02-05)	Waitakere United	2–2	Tasman United	Auckland
14:00				Stadium: The Trusts Arena

Hamilton Wanderers v Canterbury United

5 February 2017 (2017-02-05)	Hamilton Wanderers	1–1	Canterbury United	Hamilton
14:00				Stadium: FMG Stadium

Hawke's Bay United v Auckland City

5 February 2017 (2017-02-05)	Hawke's Bay United	2–1	Auckland City	Napier
16:35				Stadium: Bluewater Stadium

Wellington Phoenix v Southern United

6 February 2017 (2017-02-06)	Wellington Phoenix	3–0	Southern United	Wellington
14:00				Stadium: Newtown Park

Round 15

Tasman United v Hamilton Wanderers

12 February 2017 (2017-02-12)	Tasman United	1–0	Hamilton Wanderers	Nelson
14:00				Stadium: Trafalgar Park

Southern United v Eastern Suburbs

12 February 2017 (2017-02-12)	Southern United	0–1	Eastern Suburbs	TBD
14:00				Stadium: TBD

Team Wellington v Waitakere United

12 February 2017 (2017-02-12)	Team Wellington	7–2	Waitakere United	Wellington
14:00				Stadium: David Farrington Park

Canterbury United v Hawke's Bay United

12 February 2017 (2017-02-12)	Canterbury United	2–1	Hawke's Bay United	Christchurch
14:00				Stadium: ASB Football Park

Auckland City v Wellington Phoenix

12 February 2017 (2017-02-12)	Auckland City	2–0	Wellington Phoenix	Auckland
16:35				Stadium: Kiwitea Street

Round 7 (rescheduled)

Hamilton Wanderers v Auckland City

15 February 2017 (2017-02-15)	Hamilton Wanderers	0–5	Auckland City	Hamilton
tbc				Stadium: Porritt Stadium

Round 16

Tasman United v Eastern Suburbs

19 February 2017 (2017-02-19)	Tasman United	2–1	Eastern Suburbs	Nelson
14:00				Stadium: Trafalgar Park

Southern United v Team Wellington

19 February 2017 (2017-02-19)	Southern United	1–3	Team Wellington	Invercargill
14:00				Stadium: Rugby Park Stadium

Wellington Phoenix v Hawke's Bay United

19 February 2017 (2017-02-19)	Wellington Phoenix	2–7	Hawke's Bay United	Wellington
14:00				Stadium: Newtown Park

Canterbury United v Waitakere United

19 February 2017 (2017-02-19)	Canterbury United	1–2	Waitakere United	Christchurch
14:00				Stadium: ASB Football Park

Auckland City v Hamilton Wanderers

19 February 2017 (2017-02-19)	Auckland City	4–1	Hamilton Wanderers	Auckland
16:35				Stadium: Kiwitea Street

Round 13 (rescheduled)

Auckland City v Southern United

22 February 2017 (2017-02-22)	Auckland City	3–1	Southern United	Auckland
1pm	C. Howieson 17' C. Lewis 37' E. Tade 50'		B. O'Farrell 87'	Stadium: Kiwitea Street

Round 17

Hawke's Bay United v Southern United

4 March 2017 (2017-03-04)	Hawke's Bay United	2–1	Southern United	Napier
14:00	S. Halpin15' F. Barbero 63'		D.Furlong 8'	Stadium: Bluewater Stadium Referee: C. Kerr

Eastern Suburbs v Canterbury United

26 February 2017 (2017-02-26)	Eastern Suburbs	2–1	Canterbury United	TBD
14:00				Stadium: TBD

Waitakere United v Auckland City

26 February 2017 (2017-02-26)	Waitakere United	4–1	Auckland City	Auckland
16:35				Stadium: The Trusts Arena

Round 18 (rescheduled)

Wellington Phoenix v Waitakere United

4 March 2017 (2017-03-04)	Wellington Phoenix	0–2	Waitakere United	Auckland
16:15			D. Morgan 54' B. Mata own goal 57'	Stadium: QBE Stadium Referee: A. Keighley

Auckland City v Eastern Suburbs

5 March 2017 (2017-03-05)	Auckland City	2–1	Eastern Suburbs	Auckland
15:00	J.Moreira 67'-pen E. Tade 90'		M. Dyer 88'	Stadium: Kiwitea Street Referee: P.Linney

Round 17 (rescheduled)

Team Wellington v Tasman United

12 March 2017 (2017-03-12)	Team Wellington	5–1	Tasman United	Wellington
14:00	B. Harris 26' T. Jackson 34', 42'-pen, 84' J.Gulley 90+3'		D. Burns 90+2'	Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: J. Rowbury

Hamilton Wanderers v Wellington Phoenix

12 March 2017 (2017-03-12)	Hamilton Wanderers	1–3	Wellington Phoenix	Tauranga
16:35	S. Dowling 68'		M. Ridenton 40' S. Singh 54' J.McGarry 86'	Stadium: Links Avenue Referee: C. Kerr

Round 18

Tasman United v Southern United

19 March 2017 (2017-03-19)	Tasman United	5–2	Southern United	Nelson
14:00	P. Ifill 14', 29'-pen, 48', 75'-pen T. Marowa 65'		D. Furlong 34', 69'	Stadium: Trafalgar Park Referee: A. Riley

Hawke's Bay United v Hamilton Wanderers

19 March 2017 (2017-03-19)	Hawke's Bay United	4–0	Hamilton Wanderers	Napier
14:00	A. Luque Own Goal 40' A. Kilkolly 57' C.Chettleburgh 62' F. Barbero 86'			Stadium: Bluewater Stadium Referee: M. Stoneman

Canterbury United v Team Wellington

19 March 2017 (2017-03-19)	Canterbury United	1–3	Team Wellington	Christchurch
16:35	A. Clapham 90+4'		J. Stevens 25' B. Harris 46' N. Hailemariam 90'	Stadium: ASB Football Park Referee: C. Kerr

Finals series

Semi-finals

25 March 2017 (2017-03-25)

16:35

Auckland City	1–0	Hawke's Bay United
Lea'alafa 64'

Kiwitea Street

Attendance: 1,800

26 March 2017 (2017-03-26)

16:35

Team Wellington	6–6	Waitakere United
J. Gulley 45+1' Zambrano 68' T.Jackson 75' (pen.), 87' (pen.) J. Stevens 112', 114'		P. Reinhardt 36', 50', 120+1' D. Morgan 67', 79' D.Stansfield 91'
Penalties
Stevens Bevin Villa Jackson J. Gulley Kirwan	3–2	Butler Stansfield Reinhardt Collett Thelen Hilliar –

David Farrington Park

Referee: A. Riley

Grand final

2 April 2017 (2017-04-02)

16:35

Auckland City	1–2	Team Wellington
Emiliano Tade 28'		Ben Harris 10', 51'

QBE Stadium

Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 1 April 2017^[8]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Tom Jackson	Team Wellington	16
2	Aaron Clapham	Canterbury United	12
	Saul Halpin	Hawke's Bay United
	Emiliano Tade	Auckland City
5	Ben Harris	Team Wellington	11
5	Sam Mason-Smith	Hawke's Bay United	11
7	Facundo Barbero	Hawke's Bay United	9
8	Paul Ifill	Tasman United	8
9	Stephen Hoyle	Canterbury United	7
9	Tinashe Marowa	Tasman United	7

References

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^ "McPherson named Suburbs coach". NZ Football. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
^ "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.
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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

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Domestic leagues	American Samoa Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati New Caledonia New Zealand '16–'17 '17–'18 Women's Niue Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands '17–'18 Tahiti '16–'17 '17–'18 Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Port Vila '17 Port Vila '17–'18 Super League '16–'17
Domestic cups	New Zealand Men's Women's Tahiti 2016–17 2017–18
OFC club competitions	OFC Champions League Final
National team competitions	2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying 3rd round 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying inter-confederation play-offs 2017 OFC U-17 Championship