2024 New Zealand National League

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New Zealand National League
Season2024
Dates22 March 2024 – November 2024
← 2023
2025 →

The 2024 New Zealand Men's National League will be the fourth season of the National League since its restructuring in 2021.[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][6]

The qualifying league fixtures were announced on 1 March 2024. The Northern League starts on 22 March 2024[7] with the Central and Southern leagues starting the following weekend on 29 and 28 March respectively. The Northern and Central leagues conclude on 31 August 2024 with the Southern League concluding on 1 September 2024.[8][9][10]

The week the Northern League started, NRF announced changes to the competition structure for the 2024 season to accommodate Auckland FC.[11] Auckland FC will have a reserves team playing in the qualifying and championship phases from next season to fulfil their A-League Men requirements.[3] To allow space for Auckland FC, the Northern League will now have a relegation play-off between the 10th place team and the runners up of the 2024 NRFL Championship for this season only.[11][12]

Qualifying leagues[edit]

2024 Northern League[edit]

Northern League
Season2024
Dates22 March 2024 – 31 August 2024
Matches played43
Goals scored175 (4.07 per match)
Top goalscorerJacob Mechell
(11 goals)
Biggest home winManurewa 7–1 Melville United
(6 April 2024)
Western Springs 7–1 Tauranga City
(13 April 2024)
Biggest away winMelville United 0–4 Eastern Sububrs
(27 April 2024)
Hamilton Wanderers 1–5 Bay Olympic
(27 April 2024)
Highest scoringAuckland City 7–3 Melville United
(20 April 2024)
Longest winning run6 matches
Auckland City
Western Springs
Longest unbeaten run6 matches
Auckland City
Birkenhead United
Western Springs
Longest winless run7 matches
East Coast Bays
Hamilton Wanderers
West Coast Rangers
Longest losing run5 matches
Melville United
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 27 April 2024.

Northern League teams[edit]

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.[13] 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).[14]

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[edit]

Team Manager Captain
Auckland City Spain Albert Riera[15] New Zealand Cam Howieson[16]
Auckland United England José Figueira[15] New Zealand Ross Haviland[17]
Bay Olympic Czech Republic Rudy Mozr[18] New Zealand Callum McNeill[19]
Birkenhead United England Paul Hobson[15] New Zealand Luke Jorgensen[20]
East Coast Bays New Zealand Joe Hall[21] New Zealand Louie Caunter[22]
Eastern Suburbs New Zealand Kane Wintersgill[23] New Zealand Adam Thomas[24]
Hamilton Wanderers Wales Joseph Hinds[15] Ghana Derek Tieku[25]
Manurewa New Zealand Brett McMurdoch[26]
Melville United New Zealand Jarrod Young[27] New Zealand Erik Panzer[27]
Tauranga City Scotland Barry Gardiner[28] New Zealand Campbell Higgins[29]
West Coast Rangers New Zealand Chad Coombes[30] Malaysia Dev Pokhrel[31]
Western Springs England Scott Hales[32] New Zealand Oscar Ramsay[33]

Managerial Changes[edit]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Manurewa New Zealand Paul Marshall[34] Stepped down 1 December 2023 Pre-season New Zealand Brett McMurdoch[26] 22 December 2023

Northern League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland City 8 7 0 1 24 8 +16 21 Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Western Springs 7 6 0 1 21 8 +13 18 Qualification to National League Championship
3 Birkenhead United 7 5 1 1 15 8 +7 16
4 Eastern Suburbs 7 5 0 2 16 7 +9 15
5 Bay Olympic 8 5 0 3 18 13 +5 15
6 Auckland United 7 4 0 3 15 8 +7 12
7 Manurewa 7 3 1 3 19 14 +5 10
8 Tauranga City 7 2 1 4 14 21 −7 7
9 East Coast Bays 7 0 3 4 6 14 −8 3
10 Melville United 7 1 0 6 8 29 −21 3 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11 Hamilton Wanderers 7 0 2 5 10 23 −13 2 Relegation to NRFL Championship
12 West Coast Rangers 7 0 2 5 9 22 −13 2
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 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[35][36]

Northern League results table[edit]

Home \ Away AKC AKU BAY BIR ECB EAS HAM MRW MEL TGA WCR WSP
Auckland City — 0–1 1–0 7–3 3–1 2–1
Auckland United 0–3 — 0–1 3–0 6–1
Bay Olympic — 1–2 2–1 2–1 4–2
Birkenhead United 1–0 — 0–0 3–2 3–1
East Coast Bays — 1–3 2–2 0–3 0–2
Eastern Suburbs — 3–0 4–3
Hamilton Wanderers 2–5 1–5 — 1–2 2–4
Manurewa 4–3 — 7–1 1–2
Melville United 1–2 1–4 0–4 —
Tauranga City 1–4 2–2 4–0 — 2–1
West Coast Rangers 0–3 2–2 2–2 —
Western Springs 2–0 3–2 7–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Northern League scoring[edit]

As of 27 April 2024
Northern League top scorers[edit]
Rank Player Club Goals[37]
1 New Zealand Jacob Mechell Eastern Suburbs 11
12 Argentina Emiliano Tade Western Springs 9
3 New Zealand Jonty Bidois Tauranga City 8
New Zealand Liam Gillion Auckland City
5 Argentina Eber Ramírez Manurewa 6
New Zealand Joshua Tollervey Auckland United
7 Colombia Jerson Lagos Manurewa 5
New Zealand Corban Piper Birkenhead United
9 Czech Republic Michal Doudera Bay Olympic 4
New Zealand Reid Drake Western Springs
Chile Ronaldo Munoz Bay Olympic
New Zealand Monty Patterson Birkenhead United
Ghana Derek Tieku Hamilton Wanderers
Northern League hat-tricks[edit]
Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date
1[38] New Zealand Jonty Bidois Tauranga City Melville United Home 4–0 23 March 2024
3[39] New Zealand Jacob Mechell Eastern Suburbs East Coast Bays Away 1–3 1 April 2024
4[40][41] Argentina Eber Ramírez Manurewa Melville United Home 7–1 6 April 2024
New Zealand Jacob Mechell[a] Eastern Suburbs Tauranga City Home 4–3 6 April 2024
7[42] Germany Ibrahim Nadir Bay Olympic Hamilton Wanderers Away 1–5 27 April 2024
  1. ^ Player scored 4 goals

2024 Central League[edit]

Central League
Season2024
Dates29 March 2024 – 31 August 2024
Matches played26
Goals scored121 (4.65 per match)
Top goalscorerOscar Faulds
Lucas Meek
(10 goals each)
Biggest home winMiramar Rangers 4–0 Wellington Phoenix Reserves
(30 March 2024)
Biggest away winIsland Bay United 1–7 Western Suburbs
(30 March 2024)
North Wellington 0–6 Miramar Rangers
(26 April 2024)
Highest scoringIsland Bay United 1–7 Western Suburbs
(30 March 2024)
Wellington Olympic 3–5 Western Suburbs
(6 April 2024)
Longest winning run4 matches
Napier City Rovers
Longest unbeaten run5 matches
Miramar Rangers
Longest winless run5 matches
Stop Out
Longest losing run3 matches
Stop Out
Wellington Phoenix Reserves
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 28 April 2024.

Central League teams[edit]

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.[43] 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[edit]

Team Manager[44] Captain
Island Bay United New Zealand Stu Jacobs[45]
Miramar Rangers New Zealand Kale Herbert[46] England Sam Mason-Smith
Napier City Rovers England Bill Robertson England Jim Hoyle[47]
North Wellington New Zealand Ryan Faithfull[48] Canada Gavin Hoy[49]
Petone New Zealand Sam Morrissey[50] New Zealand Hami Paranihi-Nuku
Stop Out Italy Aston Hughes Poland Maxim Johnson
Waterside Karori Chile Tomás Godoy Fouquet[51] England Harry Fautley
Wellington Olympic New Zealand Ekow Quainoo[52] Cook Islands Ben Mata[53]
Wellington Phoenix Reserves England Chris Greenacre New Zealand Isaac Hughes
Western Suburbs South Africa Alan Koch[54] Canada Malik Smith[54]

Managerial Changes[edit]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
North Wellington New Zealand James Prosser[55] End of interim spell 1 November 2023 Pre-season New Zealand Ryan Faithfull[48] 1 November 2023
Petone New Zealand Ryan Edwards Signed by Christchurch United 21 November 2023 New Zealand Sam Morrissey 21 November 2023
Waterside Karori New Zealand Sam Morrissey Signed by Petone 21 November 2023 New Zealand Rory Fallon[56] 4 December 2023
Wellington Olympic New Zealand Rupert Kemeys Mutual consent 26 November 2023 New Zealand Ekow Quainoo[citation needed] 13 December 2023
Island Bay United Chile Tomás Godoy Fouquet[57] Stepped down 6 December 2023 New Zealand Stu Jacobs[45] 14 January 2024
Waterside Karori New Zealand Rory Fallon[51] Mutual consent 18 January 2024 Chile Tomás Godoy Fouquet[51] 18 January 2024

Central League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Miramar Rangers 5 4 1 0 16 3 +13 13 Winner of Central League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Wellington Olympic 5 4 0 1 20 9 +11 12 Qualification to National League Championship
3 Napier City Rovers 5 4 0 1 17 6 +11 12
4 Western Suburbs 6 4 0 2 20 11 +9 12
5 Waterside Karori 5 3 0 2 11 12 −1 9
6 Wellington Phoenix Reserves[a] 6 2 0 4 11 18 −7 6 Qualification to National League Championship
7 Petone 5 1 1 3 9 12 −3 4
8 North Wellington 5 1 1 3 5 16 −11 4
9 Island Bay United 5 1 0 4 7 17 −10 3
10 Stop Out 5 0 1 4 5 17 −12 1 Relegation to Central League 2
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 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[35]
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[edit]

Home \ Away IBU MRA NCR NWT PET SOT WKA WOP WPX WES
Island Bay United — 0–2 2–3 1–7
Miramar Rangers — 1–1 4–0 3–2
Napier City Rovers 3–1 — 3–0 0–3
North Wellington 0–6 — 0–2 1–5
Petone 2–3 — 3–2 1–3
Stop Out 1–1 — 1–6
Waterside Karori 1–5 4–1 —
Wellington Olympic 4–1 — 4–2 3–5
Wellington Phoenix Reserves 1–6 3–2 — 0–1
Western Suburbs 2–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Central League scoring[edit]

As of 28 April 2024
Central League top scorers[edit]
Rank Player Club Goals[58]
1 Sweden Oscar Faulds Napier City Rovers 10
United States Lucas Meek Western Suburbs
3 New Zealand Hamish Watson Wellington Olympic 6
4 England Sam Mason-Smith Miramar Rangers 4
5 Argentina Nicolas Bobadilla Miramar Rangers 4
England Jonathan McNamara Napier City Rovers
New Zealand Luke Supyk Wellington Phoenix Reserves
8 Argentina Tomas Alvarado Waterside Karori 3
Uruguay Martín Bueno Miramar Rangers
New Zealand Kaelin Nguyen Wellington Olympic
New Zealand Jack O'Connor Petone
New Zealand Jesse Randall Wellington Olympic
Central League hat-tricks[edit]
Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date
1[59][60] United States Lucas Meek[a] Western Suburbs Island Bay United Away 1–7 30 March 2024
Uruguay Martín Bueno Miramar Rangers Wellington Phoenix Reserves Home 4–0
2[61][62] Sweden Oscar Faulds Napier City Rovers Waterside Karori Away 1–5 6 April 2024
United States Lucas Meek Western Suburbs Wellington Olympic Away 3–5 7 April 2024
3[63] Sweden Oscar Faulds Napier City Rovers Wellington Phoenix Reserves Away 1–6 20 April 2024
5[64][65] England Sam Mason-Smith[a] Miramar Rangers North Wellington Away 0–6 26 April 2024
Argentina Tomas Alvarado Waterside Karori Stop Out Home 4–1 27 April 2024
  1. ^ a b Player scored 4 goals

2024 Southern League[edit]

Southern League
Season2024
Dates28 March 2024 – 1 September 2024
Matches played25
Goals scored126 (5.04 per match)
Top goalscorerGarbhan Coughlan
(14 goals)
Biggest home winCashmere Technical 12–0 FC Twenty 11
(6 April 2024)
Biggest away winFC Twenty 11 0–9 Nelson Suburbs
(29 March 2024)
Highest scoringCashmere Technical 12–0 FC Twenty 11
(6 April 2024)
Longest winning run5 matches
Christchurch United
Longest unbeaten run5 matches
Cashmere Technical
Christchurch United
Coastal Spirit
Longest winless run5 matches
FC Twenty 11
University of Canterbury
Longest losing run5 matches
FC Twenty 11
University of Canterbury
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 28 April 2024.

Southern League teams[edit]

Ten teams are competing in the league – nine teams from the previous season and the winner of the Southern League play-offs. The promoted team is the University of Canterbury.[66] This is their first season in the Southern League. They replaced Green Island (relegated after three season in the Southern League).

Team Home ground Location 2023 season
Cashmere Technical Garrick Memorial Park Woolston, Christchurch 2nd
Christchurch United United Sports Centre Spreydon, Christchurch 1st
Coastal Spirit Linfield Park Linwood, Christchurch 3rd
Dunedin City Royals Football Turf Dunedin North, Dunedin 4th
FC Twenty 11 Avonhead Park Avonhead, Christchurch 10th
Ferrymead Bays Ferrymead Park Ferrymead, Christchurch 5th
Nelson Suburbs Saxton Field Nelson 6th
Nomads United Tulett Park Casebrook, Christchurch 7th
Selwyn United Foster Park Rolleston 9th
University of Canterbury English Park[A] St Albans, Christchurch 1st in Mainland Premier League (promoted via play-offs)

Southern League personnel[edit]

Team Manager Captain
Cashmere Technical England Dan Schwarz[67][68] England Tom Schwarz
Christchurch United New Zealand Ryan Edwards[69] New Zealand Joel Stevens[70]
Coastal Spirit New Zealand Robbie Stanton[71] New Zealand Dominic McGarr[72]
Dunedin City Royals New Zealand Richard Murray[73] New Zealand Jared Grove
FC Twenty 11 New Zealand Graham McMann[74][75] New Zealand Harrison Rowe
Ferrymead Bays New Zealand Alan Walker[76] Republic of Ireland James Deehan
Nelson Suburbs Northern Ireland Ryan Stewart Australia Sam Ayers[77]
Nomads United New Zealand Matthew Jansen[78] New Zealand Caleb Cottom
Selwyn United New Zealand Chris Brown[79] New Zealand Jayden Booth
University of Canterbury Uruguay Aldo Miramontes[80] New Zealand Liam Pledger

Managerial changes[edit]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
University of Canterbury New Zealand Anthony O'Connor Stepped down 11 October 2023 Pre-season Uruguay Aldo Miramontes[80] 11 October 2023
FC Twenty 11 Bulgaria Cvetan Ivanov Stepped down to TDP 16 October 2023 New Zealand Graham McMann[74] 16 October 2023
Christchurch United Barbados Paul Ifill Signed by Wellington Olympic to be Director of Football[52] 21 November 2023 New Zealand Ryan Edwards[69] 21 November 2023
Selwyn United New Zealand Lee Padmore[81] Signed by Wellington Phoenix Academy[82] 17 January 2024 New Zealand Chris Brown[79] 11 February 2024

Southern League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Christchurch United 5 5 0 0 20 6 +14 15 Winner of Southern League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Cashmere Technical 5 4 1 0 31 8 +23 13 Qualification to National League Championship
3 Coastal Spirit 5 3 2 0 19 7 +12 11
4 Nelson Suburbs 5 3 1 1 19 9 +10 10
5 Ferrymead Bays 5 2 1 2 11 9 +2 7
6 Nomads United 5 2 1 2 8 8 0 7
7 Dunedin City Royals 5 1 1 3 9 16 −7 4
8 Selwyn United 5 1 1 3 5 18 −13 4
9 University of Canterbury 5 0 0 5 4 12 −8 0
10 FC Twenty 11 5 0 0 5 0 33 −33 0 Relegated to the FootballSouth Premier League/Mainland Premier League
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 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[35]

Southern League results table[edit]

Home \ Away CAS CHU CSP DCR FCT FMB NEL NOM SEL UCF
Cashmere Technical — 8 June 13 July 22 June 12–0 24 Aug 3 Aug 18 May 4–2 10 Aug
Christchurch United 1 Sep — 4 May 5–0 3 Aug 27 June 25 May 3–0 17 Aug 4–3
Coastal Spirit 4–4 11 Aug — 18 May 25 Aug 1–0 28 June 21 July 7–0 9 June
Dunedin City Royals 1–5 20 July 17 Aug — 4 May 4–4 1 Sep 28 June 25 May 4–0
FC Twenty 11 28 June 0–4 25 May 10 Aug — 20 July 0–9 0–5 1 Sep 18 May
Ferrymead Bays 25 May 3–4 2 Aug 13 July 3–0 — 17 Aug 1 Sep 4 May 1–0
Nelson Suburbs 1–6 25 Aug 3–3 8 June 23 June 19 May — 11 Aug 14 July 21 July
Nomads United 17 Aug 22 June 0–4 2–0 13 July 8 June 4 May — 3 Aug 24 Aug
Selwyn United 20 July 18 May 22 June 24 Aug 8 June 10 Aug 0–5 27 Apr — 28 June
University of Canterbury 4 May 14 July 1 Sep 3 Aug 17 Aug 22 June 0–1 25 May 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Southern League scoring[edit]

As of 28 April 2024
Southern League top scorers[edit]
Rank Player Club Goals[83]
1 Republic of Ireland Garbhan Coughlan Cashmere Technical 14
2 United States Alex Steinwascher Coastal Spirit 8
3 New Zealand Joel Stevens Christchurch United 7
South Africa Lyle Matthysen Cashmere Technical
5 Canada Spencer Barber Nelson Suburbs 5
6 Japan Satsuki Ito Ferrymead Bays 4
Germany Michael Hornsby Christchurch United
United States Trevin Myers Nelson Subrubs
9 New Zealand Western Bell Coastal Spirit 3
New Zealand Flynn Holdem Nomads United
New Zealand Angus McIntyre Nomads United
England Tom Schwarz Cashmere Technical
New Zealand Will Turner Dunedin City Royals
New Zealand Lennon Whewell Nelson Suburbs
New Zealand David Yoo Christchurch United
Southern League hat-tricks[edit]
Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date
1[84][85] Canada Spencer Barber Nelson Suburbs FC Twenty 11 Away 0–9 29 March 2024
New Zealand Lennon Whewell
United States Alex Steinwascher[a] Coastal Spirit Selwyn United Home 7–0
2[86] Republic of Ireland Garbhan Coughlan[b] Cashmere Technical FC Twenty 11 Home 12–0 4 April 2024
South Africa Lyle Matthysen
3[87] United States Trevin Myers Nelson Suburbs Selwyn United Away 0–5 13 April 2024
4[88][89] New Zealand Joel Stevens Christchurch United Dunedin City Royals Home 5–0 20 April 2024
Republic of Ireland Garbhan Coughlan[a] Cashmere Technical Selwyn United Home 4–2
5[90] Republic of Ireland Garbhan Coughlan Cashmere Technical Nelson Suburbs Away 1–6 28 April 2024
  1. ^ a b Player scored 4 goals
  2. ^ Player scored 6 goals
Southern League own goals[edit]
Round Player Club H/A Time Goal Result Opponent Date
2[91] New Zealand Jamie Barr Ferrymead Bays Home 77' 3–3 3–4 Christchurch United 6 April 2024

Qualified clubs[edit]

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]

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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
2nd
3rd
Southern League (2 berths) 1st
2nd
Wellington Phoenix (automatic berth) Wellington Phoenix Reserves Automatic qualification 3rd (2023) 6th (2022)

Championship phase[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Wellington Phoenix Reserves[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Northern League 1st place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Grand Final and Champions League
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[35]
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.[35]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Ilam Fields doesn't met NZF Pitch Regulations

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