List of association football clubs in New Zealand
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Association football, also known as football and previously known as soccer, is a popular recreational sport in New Zealand. The sport is administered in New Zealand by the governing body New Zealand Football (NZF). This is a list of association football clubs that play in the top leagues in New Zealand and Australia.
Administration[]
New Zealand is divided up into Seven regional federations that help in the administration and promotion of the sport in New Zealand:
- Federation One (Northern Football Federation) - Northland, Northern and Western Auckland
- Federation Two (Auckland Football Federation) - Central, Eastern and Western Auckland
- Federation Three () - Waikato, Bay of Plenty and King Country
- Federation Four () - Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Taranaki, Manawatū-Whanganui
- Federation Five (Capital Football) - Greater Wellington, including the Kapiti Coast and Wairarapa
- Federation Six () - Tasman, Marlborough, Nelson, West Coast, Northern and Central Canterbury
- Federation Seven () - South Canterbury, Otago, Southland
A-League[]
Team | Location | Home ground |
---|---|---|
Wellington Phoenix | Wellington | Westpac Stadium |
The Wellington Phoenix is managed under New Zealand Football itself rather than one of the federations. The only professional football club in New Zealand,[1][2][3] the Wellington Phoenix play in the Australian A-League.[4][5]
New Zealand National League[]
The New Zealand National League is the top men's football league in the New Zealand league system. Founded in 2021, the New Zealand National League is the successor to the New Zealand Football Championship. The league will be contested by ten teams, with teams qualifying from their regional leagues. Four teams will qualify from the Northern League, three qualify from the Central League, two qualify from the newly formed Southern League and the Wellington Phoenix Reserves are given an automatic spot each year.[6][7][8]
The regional leagues runs from March through to September, with varying number of games in each region. The Championship phase runs after the completion of the regional leagues with each team playing each other once, followed by a grand final. Each season, two clubs gain qualification to the OFC Champions League, the continental competition for the Oceania region.
Regional competition[]
Premier winter club competitions is divided into three regional leagues though the Southern League first plays their own local leagues to find the teams to play in the combined Southern League:
- The Northern League, consisting of teams from Federations One (North Harbour/West Auckland), Two (Auckland) and Three (Waikato/Bay of Plenty)
- The Central League, consisting of teams from Federations Four (Central North Island) and Five (Greater Wellington)
- The Southern League, consisting of the qualifying teams from Federation Six and Federation Seven leagues
- The Mainland Premier League, consisting of teams from Federation Six (Upper South Island)
- The FootballSouth Premier League, consisting of teams from Federation Seven (Lower South Island)
- The Capital Football W-League, is a Women's Football league consisting of teams from Federations Four (Central North Island) and Five (Greater Wellington)
Northern League[]
Team | Location | Home Ground |
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Auckland City | Sandringham, Auckland | Kiwitea Street |
Auckland United | Mount Roskill, Auckland | Keith Hay Park |
Bay Olympic | New Lynn, Auckland | Olympic Park |
Birkenhead United | Birkenhead, Auckland | Shepherds Park |
Eastern Suburbs | Kohimarama, Auckland | Madills Farm |
Hamilton Wanderers | Chartwell, Hamilton | Porritt Stadium |
Manukau United | Māngere East, Auckland | Centre Park |
Melville United | Melville, Hamilton | Gower Park |
North Shore United | Devonport, Auckland | Allen Hill Stadium |
Northern Rovers | Glenfield, Auckland | McFetridge Park |
West Coast Rangers | Whenuapai, Auckland | Fred Taylor Park |
Western Springs | Westmere, Auckland | Seddon Fields |
Central League[]
Club | Location | Home Ground(s) |
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Lower Hutt City | Lower Hutt, Wellington | Fraser Park |
Miramar Rangers | Miramar, Wellington | David Farrington Park |
Napier City Rovers | Napier | Bluewater Stadium |
North Wellington | Wellington | Alex Moore Park |
Petone | Petone, Wellington, | Memorial Park |
Wainuiomata | Lower Hutt, Wellington | Richard Prouse Park |
Wairarapa United | Masterton | Memorial Park Turf |
Waterside Karori | Karori, Wellington | Karori Park |
Wellington Olympic | Wellington | Wakefield Park |
Western Suburbs | Porirua, Wellington | Endeavour Park |
Southern League[]
This is the first season of the new Southern League, as of the start of 2021 season, no teams have qualified for the league yet.
Mainland Premier League[]
As of the 2021 season.[11]
Team | City | Home Ground |
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Cashmere Technical | Woolston | Garrick Park |
Christchurch United | Yaldhurst | Christchurch Football Centre |
Coastal Spirit | Linwood | Cuthberts Green |
Ferrymead Bays | Redcliffs | Barnett Park |
Halswell United | Halswell | Halswell Domain |
Nelson Suburbs | Nelson | Saxton Field |
Nomads United | Harewood | Tulett Park |
Selwyn United | Rolleston | Foster Park |
FootballSouth Premier League[]
As of the 2021 season.[12]
Club | Location | Home Ground |
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Green Island | Green Island | Sunnyvale Park |
Mosgiel AFC | Mosgiel | Memorial Park Ground |
Northern AFC | North East Valley | The Gardens Ground |
Otago University | Dunedin North | Caledonian Ground |
Queenstown AFC | Queenstown | Queenstown Events Centre Stadium |
Roslyn-Wakari AFC | Kaikorai Valley | Ellis Park |
South City Royals FC | St Clair | Tahuna Park |
Wanaka AFC | Wanaka | Wanaka Rec Centre |
References[]
- ^ "Fact file: New Zealand football". Tourism New Zealand. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "The battle to get a New Zealand team in Australia's W-League". Stuff. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ Voerman, Andrew (25 March 2021). "The Wellington Phoenix have as large a Kiwi presence right now as they ever have had". Stuff. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Football in New Zealand". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "What's in a name? It's been a decade since the Wellington Phoenix got theirs". Stuff. 27 March 2017. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "New National League competition details confirmed". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "New National League competition". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "New National League system". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ a b "2021 Northern and Central League Player Lists". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ a b "National League kicks off this weekend". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Mainland Football - New World Premiership". Mainland Football. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Football South - Otago Senior Competitions". FootballSouth. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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