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2 Men's structure  




3 Notes  




4 Women's structure  




5 References  













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New Zealand football league system
A detailed layout of the league system, as of 2022.
CountryNew Zealand
SportAssociation football
Promotion and relegationYes
National system
FederationNew Zealand Football
ConfederationOFC
Top division
  • Women:
    • Second division
  • Northern League
  • Southern League
    • Cup competition
  • Charity Cup
  • Women:
    • Association football in New Zealand

    The New Zealand league system is the structure of leagues nationally and regionally, newly updated for the 2021 season.[1] The system previously had a path from grassroots to the top flight but that stopped in 2004 with the New Zealand Football Championship being created as a replacement to the former New Zealand National Soccer League.

    The current top flight of New Zealand Football is the National League, entering its inaugural season in 2021.[2]

    The top 4 Divisions of the Northern Region Football leagues for both men and women (Tiers 2–5) will be restructured for the 2023 season.[3]

    Cups[edit]

    The premier cup competition in New Zealand is the Chatham Cup which dates back to 1923.

    Regional cup competitions are also run within federations, allowing multiple teams from the same club to enter.

    Men's structure[edit]

    Detailed layout of 2022 New Zealand Football League System

    Clubs at the top of the pyramid are only permitted to enter a single team in their confederation's higher levels. Other teams from the same club are permitted to enter teams below this threshold, but have restrictions on promotion.[4][5] Clevedon FC and Banks Peninsula AFC are currently the lowest ranked 1st team in the country, playing in NRF South Division 9 and Mainland Division 10 (Tier 14) respectively.[6]


    Level

    League(s)/division(s)

    1

    New Zealand National League
    10 clubs[a]

    2

    Northern League
    12 clubs – 4 qualifications, 2–3 relegations

    Central League
    10 clubs – 3 qualifications, 1 relegation

    Southern League
    10 clubs – 2 qualifications, 1 relegation

    3

    NRFL Championship
    12 clubs – 1–2 promotions, 2 relegations[b]

    Central Federation League
    9 clubs – 0–1 promotions

    Capital Premier
    10 clubs – 0–1 promotions

    Mainland Premier League
    10 clubs – 0–1 promotions

    Southern Premiership
    10 clubs – 0–1 promotions

    4

    NRFL Northern Conference
    8 clubs – 0–1 promotions, 1–3 relegations[b]
    NRFL Southern Conference
    8 clubs – 0–1 promotions, 1–2 relegations[b]

    Horizons Premiership – 8 clubs
    Pacific Premiership – 7 clubs
    Taranaki Premiership – 8 clubs

    Capital 1
    10 clubs

    Mainland Championship
    10 clubs

    South Canterbury Division 1 – 6 clubs
    Otago Division 1 – 8 clubs
    Southland Division 1 – 5 clubs

    5

    NRF League One
    8 clubs – 1 promotion

    		WaiBOP League One

    10 clubs – 1 promotion

    Horizons Championship – 8 clubs
    Hawke's Bay Division 2 – 10 clubs
    Eastern League Division 1 – 12 clubs
    Taranaki Championship – 12 clubs

    Capital 2
    10 clubs

    Mainland Division 1 – 10 clubs
    Marlborough Division 1 – 5 clubs
    Nelson Division 1 – 8 clubs
    South Canterbury Division 2 – 5 clubs
    Otago Division 2 – 7 clubs
    Southland Division 2 – 6 clubs

    6

    NRF Northland Division 1 – 8 clubs

    NRF Division 1 – 10 clubs

    Waikato Division 1 – 8 clubs
    Bay League Division 1 – 6 clubs

    Manawatu Division 1 – 9 clubs
    Whanganui Championship – 9 clubs
    Hawke's Bay Division 2 – 10 clubs
    Eastern League Division II – 12 clubs
    Taranaki Division 1 – 12 clubs

    Capital 3
    10 clubs

    Mainland Division 2 – 10 clubs
    Marlborough Division 2 – 8 clubs
    Nelson Division 2 – 8 clubs
    South Canterbury Division 3 – 7 clubs
    Otago Division 3 – 8 clubs
    Southland Division 2 – 12 clubs

    7

    NRF Northland Division 2 – 6 clubs
    NRF Division 2 – 10 clubs
    Waikato Division 2 – 10 clubs
    Bay League Division 2 – 6 clubs

    Manawatu Division 2 – 10 clubs
    Hawke's Bay Division 3 – 10 clubs

    Capital 4
    10 clubs

    Mainland Division 3 – 8 clubs
    Nelson Division 3 – 6 clubs
    Otago Division 4 – 11 clubs

    8

    NRF Northland Division 3 – 8 clubs
    NRF Division 3 – 10 clubs
    Waikato Division 3 – 10 clubs
    Bay League Division 2B – 6 clubs

    Manawatu Division 2 – 12 clubs
    Wellington 1 – 10 clubs
    Horowhenua/Kapiti Local League 1 – 9 clubs
    Wairarapa 1 – 6 clubs

    Mainland Division 4 – 8 clubs
    Nelson Division 4 – 8 clubs

    9

    NRF Northland Division 4 – 9 clubs
    NRF Division 4 – 10 clubs
    Waikato Division 4 – 10 clubs
    Bay League Division 3 – 7 clubs

    Wellington 2 – 10 clubs
    Horowhenua/Kapiti Local League 2 – 6 clubs
    Wairarapa 2/3 – 14 clubs

    Mainland Division 5 – 8 clubs

    10

    NRF Division 5 – 12 clubs

    Wellington 3 – 10 clubs

    Mainland Division 6 – 8 clubs

    11

    NRF Harbour Division 6 – 10 clubs
    NRF Central Division 6 – 10 clubs
    NRF South Division 6 – 9 clubs

    Wellington 4 – 10 clubs

    Mainland Division 7 – 7 clubs

    12

    NRF Harbour Division 7 – 9 clubs
    NRF Central Division 7 – 10 clubs
    NRF South Division 7 – 10 clubs

    Wellington 5 – 16 clubs

    Mainland Division 8 – 7 clubs

    13

    NRF Harbour Division 8 – 10 clubs
    NRF Central Division 8 – 9 clubs
    NRF South Division 8 – 10 clubs

    —

    Mainland Division 9 – 7 clubs

    14

    NRF Harbour Division 9 – 10 clubs
    NRF Central Division 9 – 10 clubs
    NRF South Division 9 – 8 clubs

    —

    Mainland Division 10 – 7 clubs

    15

    NRF Harbour Division 10 – 9 clubs
    NRF Central Division 10 – 9 clubs

    —

    —

    Notes[edit]

    1. ^ 9 clubs qualify from regional leagues to join the Wellington Phoenix Reserves, who automatically qualify.[2]
  • ^ a b c Promotion and relegation is dependent on regulations that only allow one team per club in the top grades[4][5][7]

    • Women's structure[edit]

    Sources[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

    Level League(s)/division(s)

    1

    New Zealand Women's National League
    8 clubs

    2

    NRFL Women's Premiership
    8 clubs – 4 qualifications, 1 relegation

    Capital W-League
    7 clubs – 1 relegation

    Mainland Women's Premier League
    4 clubs

    Women's Southern Premier League
    7 clubs

    3

    NRFL Women's Championship
    8 clubs – 1 promotion, 1 relegation

    Central Women's Federation League
    5 clubs

    Women's Capital Premier
    8 clubs – 1 promotion, 1 relegation

    Canterbury Women's Championship League 1 – 11 clubs
    Nelson Women's Premiership Division 1 – 11 clubs
    Marlborough Women's Social League – 3 clubs
    Otago Division One – 6 clubs
    Southland Kolk Cup – 7 clubs

    4

    NRF Women's Conference
    6 clubs – 0–1 promotions

    WaiBOP W-League
    6 clubs – 0–1 promotions

    Manawatu Premiership – 6 clubs
    Whanganui Kelly Hiroa League – 8 clubs
    Hawke's Bay Women's Division 1 – 5 clubs
    Gisborne Eastern League – 6 clubs
    Taranaki Women's Premiership – 12 clubs

    Capital Women's 1 – 10 clubs

    Canterbury Championship League 2 – 6 clubs
    Otago Division Two – 8 clubs

    5

    NRF Women's Northland Division 1 – 5 clubs
    NRF Women's Division 1 – 8 clubs
    Waikato Women's Division 1 – 8 clubs
    Women's Bay League Division 1 – 9 clubs

    		Manawatu Women's Championship – 6 clubs

    Hawkes Bay Women's Division 2 – 7 clubs

    Capital Women's 2 – 10 clubs

    —

    6

    NRF Northland Women's Division 2 – 6 clubs
    NRF Women's Division 2 – 10 clubs
    Waikato Women's Division 2 – 9 clubs

    —

    Capital Women's 3 – 11 clubs

    —

    7

    NRF Harbour Division 3 – 7 clubs
    NRF Central Division 3 – 9 clubs

    —

    Wairarapa League – 4 clubs

    —

    8

    NRF Harbour Division 4 – 10 clubs
    NRF Central Division 4 – 8 clubs

    —

    —

    —

    8

    NRF Central Division 5 – 7 clubs

    —

    —

    —

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "The National League System". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  • ^ a b "New National League competition details confirmed". New Zealand Football. 26 February 2021. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  • ^ "2021 NRFL Review". Northern Region Football.
  • ^ a b "Waikato Bay of Plenty Football, Regulations 2021". WaiBOP Football Federation. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  • ^ a b "Northern Region Football Playing Regulations". Northern Region Football. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  • ^ "Community Senior Men". Northern Region Football.
  • ^ "Capital Football Federation Football Playing Regulations". Capital Football. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  • ^ "Capital Football Federation Football Playing Regulations". Capital Football. 2021.
  • ^ "Northern Regional Football League Regulations". Northern Region Football. 2021.
  • ^ "Football South - Fixtures & Results". Football South. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  • ^ "Southland Football - Senior Fixtures/Results/Table". Football South. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  • ^ "WaiBOP Football Federation - Fixtures & Results". WaiBOP Football Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  • ^ "Mainland Football - Football Fixtures & Results". Mainland Football. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  • ^ "Football Fixtures - Home". Central Football. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  • ^ "NO. 4 DISTRICT FEDERATION OF NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL SENIOR COMPETITION REGULATIONS". Central Football.

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