New Zealand National League
Season2024
2023
2025

The 2024 New Zealand Men's National League is the fourth scheduled season of the National League since its restructuring in 2021; the 2021 National League was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in northern regions.[1] 32 clubs compete in the competition, with four qualifying from the Northern League, three qualifying from the Central League and two qualifying from the Southern League for the National Championship phase.[2][3] Each team can field a maximum of four foreign players as well as one additional foreign player who has Oceania Football Confederation nationality.[4] Over the course of the season, each team must also ensure players aged 20 or under account for 10% of available playing minutes.[5]

Qualifying leagues

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2024 Northern League

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Northern League
Season2024
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Northern League teams

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Twelve teams are competing in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the NRFL Championship. The promoted teams are Tauranga City and East Coast Bays.[6] It is both Tauranga City's and East Coast Bay's first season in the National League. They replaced Takapuna (relegated after a two-year Northern League spell) and Manukau United (relegated after a three-year Northern League spell).

Team Home ground Location 2023 season
Auckland City Kiwitea Street Sandringham, Auckland 1st
Auckland United Keith Hay Park Mount Roskill, Auckland 3rd
Bay Olympic Olympic Park New Lynn, Auckland 10th
Birkenhead United Shepherds Park Beach Haven, Auckland 8th
East Coast Bays Bay City Park Northcross, Auckland 2nd in Championship (promoted)
Eastern Suburbs Madills Farm Kohimarama, Auckland 2nd
Hamilton Wanderers Porritt Stadium Chartwell, Hamilton 6th
Manurewa War Memorial Park Manurewa, Auckland 4th
Melville United Gower Park Melville, Hamilton 9th
Tauranga City Links Avenue Reserve Mount Maunganui 1st in Championship (promoted)
West Coast Rangers Fred Taylor Park Whenuapai, Auckland 7th
Western Springs Seddon Fields Westmere, Auckland 5th

Northern League personnel

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Team Manager Captain
Auckland City   Albert Riera[7]   Cam Howieson[8]
Auckland United   José Figueira[7]   Ross Haviland[9]
Bay Olympic   Rudy Mozr[10]   Tom Boss[11]
Birkenhead United   Paul Hobson[7]   Luke Jorgensen[12]
East Coast Bays   Joe Hall[13]   Louie Caunter[14]
Eastern Suburbs   Kane Wintersgill[15]   Adam Thomas[16]
Hamilton Wanderers   Joseph Hinds[7]   Derek Tieku[16]
Manurewa   Paul Marshall[17]
Melville United   Jarrod Young[18]
Tauranga City Barry Gardiner[19]
West Coast Rangers   Chad Coombes[20]   Dev Pokhrel[21]
Western Springs   Scott Hales[22]   Oscar Ramsay[23]

Northern League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Auckland United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to National League Championship
3 Bay Olympic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Birkenhead United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 East Coast Bays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Eastern Suburbs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Hamilton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Manurewa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Melville United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Tauranga City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 West Coast Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to NRFL Championship
12 Western Springs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: March 2024. Source: NRF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[24]

Northern League results table

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Home \ Away AC AU BO BU EC ES HW MR MEL TC WC WS
Auckland City
Auckland United
Bay Olympic
Birkenhead United
East Coast Bays
Eastern Suburbs
Hamilton Wanderers
Manurewa
Melville United
Tauranga City
West Coast Rangers
Western Springs
First match(es) will be played: March 2024. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

2024 Central League

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Central League
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Central League teams

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Ten teams are competing in the league – the top nine teams from the previous season and the one team promoted from the 2022 play-off between the winners of the Central Federation League and the Capital Premier. The winner of the play-off was Island Bay United.[25] This is their first season in the Central League, since New Zealand football's restructuring in 2021. They replaced Whanganui Athletic (relegated to the Central Federation League after one season in the Central League).

Team Home ground Location 2023 season
Island Bay United Wakefield Park Island Bay, Wellington 1st in Capital Premier (promoted via play-offs)
Miramar Rangers David Farrington Park Miramar, Wellington 7th
Napier City Rovers Bluewater Stadium Napier 3rd
North Wellington Alex Moore Park Johnsonville, Wellington 9th
Petone Memorial Park Petone, Lower Hutt 4th
Stop Out Hutt Park Moera, Lower Hutt 8th
Waterside Karori Karori Park Karori, Wellington 6th
Wellington Olympic Wakefield Park Island Bay, Wellington 1st
Wellington Phoenix Reserves Fraser Park Taitā, Lower Hutt 2nd
Western Suburbs Endeavour Park Porirua 5th

Central League personnel

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Team Manager[26] Captain
Island Bay United
Miramar Rangers   Kale Herbert[27]   Sam Mason-Smith
Napier City Rovers   Bill Robertson   Jim Hoyle[28]
North Wellington   Ryan Faithfull[29]   Gavin Hoy[30]
Petone   Ryan Edwards[31]   Hami Paranihi-Nuku
Stop Out   Aston Hughes   Maxim Johnson
Waterside Karori   Sam Morrissey[32]   Harry Fautley
Wellington Olympic   Rupert Kemeys   Ben Mata[33]
Wellington Phoenix Reserves   Chris Greenacre   Isaac Hughes
Western Suburbs   Alan Koch[34]   Malik Smith[34]

Managerial Changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
North Wellington   James Prosser[35] End of interim spell 1 November 2023 Pre-season   Ryan Faithfull[29] 1 November 2023

Central League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Island Bay United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winner of Central League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Miramar Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to National League Championship
3 Napier City Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 North Wellington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Petone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Stop Out 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Waterside Karori 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Wellington Olympic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Wellington Phoenix Reserves[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Western Suburbs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Capital Premier/Central Federation League
First match(es) will be played: March 2024. Source: Capital Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[24]
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix Reserves gain automatic entry into the National League Championship phase due to the A-League Men requirements.[2]

Central League results table

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Home \ Away IB MR NC NW PT SO WK WO WP WS
Island Bay United
Miramar Rangers
Napier City Rovers
North Wellington
Petone
Stop Out
Waterside Karori
Wellington Olympic
Wellington Phoenix Reserves
Western Suburbs
First match(es) will be played: March 2024. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

2024 Southern League

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Southern League
Season2024
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Southern League teams

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Ten teams are competing in the league – the top nine teams from the previous season and the winner of the Southern League play-offs. The promoted team is UC Football.[36] This is their first season in the Southern League. They replaced FC Twenty 11 (relegated after their debut season in the Southern League).

Team Home ground Location 2023 season
Cashmere Technical Garrick Memorial Park Woolston, Christchurch 2nd
Christchurch United Christchurch Football Centre Spreydon, Christchurch 1st
Coastal Spirit Linfield Park Linwood, Christchurch 3rd
Dunedin City Royals Caledonian Ground Dunedin North 4th
Ferrymead Bays Ferrymead Park Ferrymead, Christchurch 5th
Green Island Sunnyvale Park Green Island, Dunedin 8th
Nelson Suburbs Saxton Field Nelson 6th
Nomads United Tulett Park Casebrook, Christchurch 7th
Selwyn United Foster Park Rolleston 9th
UC Football Ilam Fields Ilam, Christchurch 1st in Mainland Premier League (promoted via play-offs)

Southern League personnel

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Team Manager Captain
Cashmere Technical   Dan Schwarz[37]   Tom Schwarz
Christchurch United   Ryan Edwards[38]   Matt Tod-Smith
Coastal Spirit   Robbie Stanton[39]   Dominic McGarr
Dunedin City Royals   Richard Murray   Jared Grove
Ferrymead Bays   Alan Walker[40]   James Deehan
Green Island   Jamie Whitmarsh[41]
Nelson Suburbs   Ryan Stewart   Sam Ayers[42]
Nomads United   Matthew Jansen[43]   Caleb Cottom
Selwyn United   Lee Padmore   Jayden Booth
UC Football   Aldo Miramontes[44]

Managerial Changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
University of Canterbury   Anthony O'Connor No reason given Pre-season   Aldo Miramontes[44] 11 October 2023
Christchurch United   Paul Ifill No reason given   Ryan Edwards[38] 21 November 2023


Southern League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cashmere Technical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winner of Southern League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Christchurch United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to National League Championship
3 Coastal Spirit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Dunedin City Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Ferrymead Bays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Green Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Nelson Suburbs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Nomads United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Selwyn United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 UC Football 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegated to the FootballSouth Premier League/Mainland Premier League
First match(es) will be played: March 2024. Source: Mainland Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[24]

Southern League results table

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Home \ Away CT CU CS DC FB GI NS NU SU UC
Cashmere Technical
Christchurch United
Coastal Spirit
Dunedin City Royals
Ferrymead Bays
Green Island
Nelson Suburbs
Nomads United
Selwyn United
UC Football
First match(es) will be played: March 2024. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Qualified clubs

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There are 10 men's National League Championship qualifying spots (4 for the Northern League, 3 plus Wellington Phoenix Reserves for the Central League and 2 for the Southern League).[2]

 
 
Wellington
Location of clubs in New Zealand for the 2023 National League season
Location of clubs in Wellington Region for the 2024 National League season
Association Team Position in Regional League App (last) Previous best (last)
Northern League (4 berths) 1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Central League (3 berths) 1st
3rd
4th
Southern League (2 berths) 1st
2nd
Wellington Phoenix (automatic berth) Wellington Phoenix Reserves Automatic qualification 3rd (2023) 6th (2022)

Championship phase

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Wellington Phoenix Reserves[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Grand Final and Champions League group stage
2 Northern League 1st place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Northern League 2nd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Northern League 3rd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Northern League 4th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Central League 1st place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Central League 2nd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Central League 3rd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Southern League 1st place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Southern League 2nd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: October 2024. Source: New Zealand Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record[24]
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.[45]

Notes

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