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2005–06 New Zealand Football Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | New Zealand Football Championship |
| season | 2005–06 |
| winners | Auckland City |
| continentalcup1 | Oceania Club Championship |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Auckland City, |
| YoungHeart Manawatu | |
| matches | 90 |
| total goals | 326 |
| prevseason | 2004–05 |
| nextseason | 2006–07 |
YoungHeart Manawatu
The 2005–06 New Zealand Football Championship was the second season of the New Zealand Football Championship. The final was won by Auckland City, who defended the title they won in 2005.
New Format
In the regular season, all teams played each other three times, as before. But the playoff stage was changed slightly, with the top five teams now going through to the playoffs (as opposed to the previous three).
Team locations
| Club Name | Home City | Stadium | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:ACFCcolours.png | 20px | border]] | Auckland City FC | Auckland |
| [[File:Cantabcolours.png | 20px]] | Canterbury United | Christchurch | |
| [[File:Hawkesbaycolours.png | 20px]] | Hawke's Bay United | Napier | |
| [[File:Otagocolours.png | 20px]] | Otago United | Dunedin | |
| [[File:WellingtonColours.png | 20px]] | Team Wellington FC | Wellington | |
| [[File:Waikatocolours.png | 20px]] | Waikato FC | Ngaruawahia | |
| [[File:Waitakcolours.png | 20px]] | Waitakere United | Waitakere City | |
| [[File:yhmcolours.png | 20px]] | YoungHeart Manawatu | Palmerston North |
League table
Finals
In this season's extended playoff system, the games are broken up into several rounds.
Bracket
| team-width=150
| RD1-seed1=2 | RD1-team1=YoungHeart Manawatu | RD1-score1=0 (4) | RD1-seed2=3 | RD1-team2=Canterbury United | RD1-score2=0 (5)
| RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team3=Team Wellington | RD1-score3=2 (4) | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-team4=Otago United | RD1-score4=2 (1)
| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Auckland City | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2=Canterbury United | RD2-score2=0
| RD2-seed3=2 | RD2-team3=YoungHeart Manawatu | RD2-score3=2 | RD2-seed4=4 | RD2-team4=Team Wellington | RD2-score4=3
| RD3-seed1=3 | RD3-team1=Canterbury United | RD3-score1=2 | RD3-seed2=4 | RD3-team2=Team Wellington | RD3-score2=1
| RD4-seed1=1 | RD4-team1=Auckland City | RD4-score1=3 (4) | RD4-seed2=3 | RD4-team2=Canterbury United | RD4-score2=3 (3)
Round 1
The second place team plays the third place team in Game 1; and fourth place plays fifth place in Game 2. The second and fourth placed teams get home advantage. The winners of each game progress to Round 2, as does the loser of Game 1. The Game 2 loser is eliminated.
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- Little
- Scoullar
- Eisenhut
Round 2
Auckland City, as Premiers, receive a bye straight to Round 2 where they face the winner from Game 1. The loser of Game 1 gets a second chance by going into Round 2 to face the Game 2 winner.
- Game 3: April-8th: Auckland City FC 3-0 Canterbury United
- Game 4: April-9th: YoungHeart Manawatu 2-3 Team Wellington
The winner of Game 3 (Auckland) now goes into the Grand Final - and with home advantage. The loser of Game 3 (Canterbury) gets a second chance to make the Grand Final by playing the winner of Game 4 (Wellington). The Game 4 loser is eliminated.
Round 3
- Game 5: April-15th: Canterbury United 2-1 Team Wellington
Canterbury, as winners, go on to face Auckland City in the Grand Final.
Grand Final
- April-22nd: Auckland City 3-3 Canterbury United (AET, Auckland won on penalties 4-3)
Auckland City are the champions of the 2005–06 New Zealand Football Championship and, along with league runners up YoungHeart Manawatu, will go on to represent New Zealand in the Oceania Club Championship 2006
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