2011–12 NZF Cup
 | |
| Founded | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Region | New Zealand (OFC) |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Current champions |
 Team Wellington |
| Website | Official Website |
The 2011–12 NZF Cup, also known as the 2011–12 White Ribbon Cup, is the inaugural tournament involving ASB Premiership clubs not involved Champion League football. This is the first year it is being played, mainly for the purpose of giving ASB Premiership clubs much needed football involvement during gap weeks that the OFC Champion League is being played.
Participants
Auckland and Waitakere both topped the 2010-11 ASB Premiership, earning them a place in the 2011-12 OFC Champions League. The six remaining ASB Premiership teams were then entered into the White Ribbon Cup where they were split into two conferences relating to their geographic location with Waikato, Hawke's Bay and Manawatu forming the Northern Conference and Wellington, Canterbury and Otago forming the Southern Conference.[1]
| Northern Conference | Southern Conference |
|---|---|
 Waikato FC |
Team Wellington |
 YoungHeart Manawatu |
 Canterbury United |
 Hawke's Bay United |
 Otago United |
Schedule
| Round | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Group Stage | Matchday 1 | 3 December 2011 |
| Matchday 2 | 19 February 2012 | |
| Matchday 3 | 3 March 2012 | |
| Final | 1 April 2012 | |
Group Stage
Within each conference, each team plays the other two teams once. The top team from each conference then play each other in the grand final to determine the winner of the White Ribbon cup.
Northern Conference
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waikato FC |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| Hawke's Bay United |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 |
| YoungHeart Manawatu |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
| Waikato FC |
2–0 | Hawke's Bay United |
|---|---|---|
Tyler Lissette  17' Jason Hicks 29' |
Report |
Crown Park, Taupo Referee: Chris Kerr |
| Hawke's Bay United |
5–0 | YoungHeart Manawatu |
|---|---|---|
| Stu Wilson 26', 37' Danny Wilson 42' Matt Hastings 78' Stephen Hindmarch 84' |
Bluewater Stadium, Napier Referee: Jonathan Price |
| YoungHeart Manawatu |
1–3 | Waikato FC |
|---|---|---|
| Seule Soromon 18' |
Report | Ryan Thomas 19', 40' Mohammed Awad 50' |
Memorial Park, Manawatu Referee: Nick Waldron |
Southern Conference
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Wellington |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
| Canterbury United |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
| Otago United |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| Team Wellington |
3–0 | Canterbury |
|---|---|---|
| Dakota Lucas 9', 20', 30' |
Report |
David Farrington Park, Wellington Referee: Jamie Cross |
| Canterbury |
2–1 | Otago United |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Clapham 6' (pen.) Geoff MacIntyre 72' |
Preview Report |
Ant Hancock 85' |
| Otago United |
1–6 | Team Wellington |
|---|---|---|
| Tristan Prattley 53' (pen.) |
Report | Louis Fenton 2', 35', 46' Michael Eagar 3', 44' (pen.) Dakota Lucas 82' (pen.) |
Final
| Waikato FC |
1–6 | Team Wellington |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Thomas 55' (pen.) |
Report | Ethan Galbraith 12', 57', 75' Patrick Fleming 16' Henry Fa'arodo 46' Dakota Lucas 90+5' |
Gower Park, Hamilton Referee: Mark Hester |
Top goalscorers
| Goals | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 5 |  Dakota Lucas |
Team Wellington |
| 3 | Louis Fenton |
Team Wellington |
| Ethan Galbraith |
Team Wellington | |
| 2 | Stu Wilson |
Hawke's Bay United |
| Michael Eagar |
Team Wellington | |
| Ryan Thomas |
Waikato FC | |
| 1 | Aaron Clapham |
Canterbury United |
| Geoff MacIntyre |
Canterbury United | |
 Danny Wilson |
Hawke's Bay United | |
| Matt Hastings |
Hawke's Bay United | |
| Stephen Hindmarch |
Hawke's Bay United | |
| Ant Hancock |
Otago United | |
| Tristan Prattley |
Otago United | |
| Patrick Fleming |
Team Wellington | |
| Henry Fa'arodo |
Team Wellington | |
| Tyler Lissette |
Waikato FC | |
| Jason Hicks |
Waikato FC | |
 Mohammed Awad |
Waikato FC | |
| Adam Thomas |
Waikato FC | |
 Seule Soromon |
YoungHeart Manawatu |
References
- ↑ "White Ribbon Cup to kick off this weekend". asbpremiership.com. 30 November 2011.