New Zealand Football Championship 2014/15
| New Zealand Football Championship 2014/15 | |
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| master | Auckland City FC |
| Champions League | Auckland City FC Team Wellington |
| Teams | 9 |
| Games | 72 |
| Gates | 261 (ø 3.63 per game) |
| Top scorer | three players (10 goals each) |
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The New Zealand Football Championship 2014/15 was the eleventh season of New Zealand's top division in men's football . It began on October 25, 2014 and ended on April 5, 2015 with the final between Auckland City FC and Hawke's Bay United . In the final, Auckland prevailed 2-1 and successfully defended their title from the previous year .
mode
Initially, all teams played in a league consisting of nine teams against each other in the round two, so that each team played 16 games. The first four teams after the preliminary round qualified for the championship playoffs, the semi-finals of which were also played in the return leg. However, only one game was played in the final.
Preliminary round
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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| 1. | Auckland City FC (M) | 16 | 14th | 0 | 2 | 39:14 | +25 | 42 |
| 2. | Team Wellington | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4th | 32:24 | +8 | 30th |
| 3. | Hawke's Bay United | 16 | 8th | 3 | 5 | 34:29 | +5 | 27 |
| 4th | Waitakere United | 16 | 8th | 2 | 6th | 29:23 | +6 | 26th |
| 5. | WaiBOP United | 16 | 7th | 1 | 8th | 24:29 | −5 | 22nd |
| 6th | Wellington Phoenix II | 16 | 7th | 0 | 9 | 37:42 | −5 | 21st |
| 7th | Wanderers Special Club | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 24:29 | −5 | 17th |
| 8th. | Canterbury United | 16 | 4th | 2 | 10 | 22:32 | −10 | 14th |
| 9. | Southern United | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 20:39 | −19 | 10 |
| Participation in the master playoff | |
| (M) | reigning New Zealand champion |
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Crosstab
| 2014/15 preliminary round |
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| Auckland City FC | 3-0 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | 3: 2 | 1: 3 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 4: 2 | |
| Team Wellington | 4-0 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | |
| Hawke's Bay United | 0: 3 | 2: 2 | 3: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 5 | 3: 1 | 5: 2 | 3: 1 | |
| Waitakere United | 0: 1 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 6: 3 | 3: 2 | 0: 2 | 3: 1 | |
| WaiBOP United | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 4 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 3: 1 | 4: 3 | 2: 1 | |
| Wellington Phoenix II | 0: 7 | 3: 4 | 2: 4 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 6: 2 | |
| Wanderers Special Club | 0: 1 | 1: 4 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 3 | |
| Canterbury United | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1: 4 | 0: 1 | |
| Southern United | 0: 3 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 4 | 1-0 | 1: 3 |
Master playoff
Semifinals
The first legs took place on March 21, 2015, the second legs on March 29, 2015.
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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| Waitakere United | 1: 7 | Auckland City FC | 0: 2 | 1: 5 |
| Hawke's Bay United | ( a ) 5: 5 | Team Wellington | 1: 2 | 4: 3 |
final
The final took place on April 5, 2015 on Kiwitea Street .
| date | Home team | Visiting team | Result | |
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| 04/05/2015 | Auckland City FC | - | Hawke's Bay United | 2: 1 (1: 1) |