Matches: | 44 |
Total Goals: | 139 |
League Topscorer: | 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) |
Updated: | 18 December 2016 |
Season: | 2016–17 |
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.
width=175 | Team ! | Location | Stadium[2] | Capacity | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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3,250 | Hi-Chew (front) Trillian Trust Inc (Back) Carters (Back) | ||||||
9,000 | Willy Gerdsen | Robbie's Bar and Bistro | |||||
5,000 | Malcolm McPherson[3] | Lilywhites | Winger Motors | ||||
5,000 25,800 | The Soccer Shop | ||||||
5,000 | Brett Angell[4] | Kinetic Electrical | |||||
Forsyth Barr Stadium Peter Johnstone Park | 30,500 1,000 | Paul O'Reilly[5] | Freshwater Solutions | ||||
18,000 | Davor Tavich [6] | Joma | Nelson Pine LVL (Front) Sprig & Fern (Back) | ||||
1,500 | Stonewood Homes | ||||||
4,900 2,500 | Chris Milicich | Jerry Clayton BMW (Front) Heritage Hotels (Back) | |||||
5,000 | Andy Hedge[7] | Huawei |
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Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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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 |
Sam Mason-Smith | Hawke's Bay United | ||
7 | Facundo Barbero | Hawke's Bay United | 9 |
8 | Paul Ifill | Tasman United | 8 |
9 | Stephen Hoyle | Canterbury United | 7 |
Tinashe Marowa | Tasman United | ||