2011–12 NZF Cup

The 2011–12 NZF Cup, also known as the 2011–12 White Ribbon Cup, was the inaugural tournament involving ASB Premiership clubs not involved in Champions League football. This was the first and only year it was held, mainly for the purpose of giving ASB Premiership clubs much needed football involvement during gap weeks that the OFC Champion League was being played.

2011–12 White Ribbon Cup
Founded2011
RegionNew Zealand (OFC)
Number of teams6
Current champions Team Wellington
WebsiteOfficial Website

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 220051+46
Hawke's Bay United 210152+33
YoungHeart Manawatu 200218−70
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 220091+86
Canterbury United 210124−23
Otago United 200228−60
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
  1. "White Ribbon Cup to kick off this weekend". asbpremiership.com. 30 November 2011.
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