title: 2010–11 New Zealand Football Championship
text: # 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. 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.
  
  ## Clubs
  
  As in the previous season, eight clubs participated in the league.
  
  ### Stadia and locations
  
  | Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium $capacity^1$ |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Auckland City FC | Auckland | Kiwitea Street | 3,000 |
  | Canterbury United | Christchurch | English Park | 8,000 |
  | Hawke's Bay United | Napier | Bluewater Stadium | 4,000 |
  | Otago United | Dunedin | Forsyth Barr Stadium | 30,748 |
  | Team Wellington | Wellington | Newtown Park | 5,000 |
  | Waikato FC | Hamilton | Waikato Stadium | 25,800 |
  | Waitakere United | Waitakere City | Fred Taylor Park | 2,500 |
  | YoungHeart Manawatu | 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 | Qualified for the 2011–12 OFC Champions League |
  | 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 | Qualified for the 2011 ASB Premiership Finals |
  | 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 | |
  
  ## Finals
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Waitakere United | 6 | | | |
  | 4 | Canterbury United | 3 | | | |
  | 4 | Canterbury United | 3 | 1 | Waitakere United | 3 |
  | | | | 2 | Auckland City FC | 2 |
  | 2 | Auckland City FC | 7 | 2 | Auckland City FC | 2 |
  | 3 | Team Wellington | 1 | | | |
  
  ## Scorers
  
  Updated to Round 16.
  
  | Total | Player | Player | Team | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Total | Player | Player | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
  | 12 | | Allan Pearce | Waitakere United | | 2 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | | 2 | | 2 | 1 |
  | 9 | | Andy Bevin | Hawke's Bay United | | | | 3 | | 1 | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 2 | 1 |
  | 9 | | Milos Nikolic | Waikato FC | 1 | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 |
  | 8 | | Russel Kamo | Canterbury United | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 2 | | 1 | |
  | 7 | | Hitcham Kamri | Team Wellington | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | 1 | | | |
  | 7 | | Michael White | YoungHeart Manawatu | | | | | | | | 1 | 3 | | 1 | | 1 | | | 1 |
  | 6 | | Roy Krishna | Waitakere United | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | | |
  | 6 | | Emiliano Tade | Team Wellington | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 2 | | 1 | 1 |
  | 6 | | John Sutherland | Team Wellington | | | 1 | | 1 | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 |
  | 5 | | Daniel Koprivcic | Auckland City FC | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
  | 5 | | Jason Hicks | Waikato FC | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | |
  | 5 | | Dave Mulligan | Auckland City FC | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | |
  | 5 | | Jarrod Smith | Hawke's Bay United | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 1 | 2 | | |
  | 5 | | Mike Gwyther | Waitakere United | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | 1 |
  | 4 | | Phil Ruggles | Otago United | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
  | 4 | | Stuart Kelly | Auckland City FC | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | | |
  | 4 | | Dakota Lucas | Waitakere United | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | 1 | |
  | 4 | | Ryan De Vries | Waitakere United | | | 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 | Team Wellington (v Waitakere United) | 1 |
  | 1 | Andy Coburn | Otago United (v Team Wellington) | 6 |
  | 1 | Glen Collins | Canterbury United (v Otago United) | 15 |
  