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

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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

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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

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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

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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, Taupō
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'
Referee: Nick Waldron

Southern Conference

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "White Ribbon Cup to kick off this weekend". asbpremiership.com. 30 November 2011.