2016–17 New Zealand Football Championship

The 2016–17 New Zealand Football Championship season (currently known as the Stirling Sports Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the thirteenth season of the NZFC since its establishment in 2004. Ten teams competed this season with the addition of Eastern Suburbs AFC and Tasman United, and with WaiBOP United replaced by Hamilton Wanderers.

Stirling Sports Premiership
Season2016–17
ChampionsTeam Wellington
PremiersAuckland City
Matches played44
Goals scored139 (3.16 per match)
Top goalscorerAaron Clapham
Tom Jackson
(8 goals)
Biggest home winAuckland City 4–0 Team Wellington
(23 October 2016)
Auckland City 4–0 Tasman United
(29 October 2016)
Hamilton Wanderers 4–0 Eastern Suburbs
(6 November 2016)
Eastern Suburbs 4–0 Southern United
(20 November 2016)
Wellington Phoenix 4–0 Hamilton Wanderers
(10 December 2016)
Biggest away winSouthern United 0–3 Hawke's Bay United
(10 December 2016)
Highest scoringTeam Wellington 6–6 Waitakere United
(26 March 2017)
All statistics correct as of 18 December 2016.

The competition began on 16 October and ended on 2 April 2017.

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