2024 NRFL Leagues


The 2024 NRFL Leagues is the 60th and 58th seasons respectively of the NRFL Championship and NRFL Conference, football competitions in New Zealand. Established in 1965, currently twelve teams compete in the championship while eight teams compete in the Northern and Southern sections of the Conference League.
The week the Northern League and NRFL Championship started, NRF announced changes to the competition structure for the 2024 season to accommodate Auckland FC. Auckland FC will have a reserves team playing in the qualifying and championship phases of the New Zealand National League from next season to fulfil their A-League Men requirements. 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 NRFL Championship for this season only. This also means an additional team will be relegated from the NRFL Championship and from the NRFL Conference leagues. New Zealand Football apologised for the late communication of decisions on 5 September 2024.

Northern League

The Northern League sits above the two NRFL Divisions and is also overseen by Northern Region Football, despite being run by New Zealand Football as part of the New Zealand National League.
Twelve teams will compete in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the 2023 Championship. The promoted teams are Tauranga City and East Coast Bays. This is both Tauranga's and East Coast Bay's first season in the Northern League. They replaced Takapuna and Manukau United.

Championship

Each team can field a maximum of five foreign players as well as one additional foreign player who has Oceania Football Confederation nationality. Over the course of the season, each team must also ensure players aged 20 or under account for 7% of available playing minutes.

Championship teams

Twelve teams are competing in the league – nine teams from the previous season, the two teams relegated from the 2023 Northern League and one team promoted from the NRFL Conference. The relegated teams were Takapuna and Manukau United, while the promoted team is Franklin United. Tauranga City were promoted alongside East Coast Bays, while Waiheke United were relegated.
TeamLocationStadium2023 season
EllerslieEllerslie, AucklandMichaels Avenue7th
Franklin UnitedDruryDrury Sports Grounds1st in Northern Conference
Fencibles UnitedPakuranga, AucklandRiverhills Domain8th
Hibiscus CoastWhangaparāoa, AucklandStanmore Bay Park6th
Manukau UnitedMāngere East, AucklandCentre Park12th in Northern League
MetroMount Albert, AucklandPhyllis Street11th
Mount Albert-PonsonbyMount Albert, AucklandAnderson Park4th
Ngaruawahia UnitedNgāruawāhiaCentennial Park, Ngāruawāhia3rd
North Shore UnitedDevonport, AucklandAllen Hill Stadium5th
Northern RoversGlenfield, AucklandMcFetridge Park9th
Onehunga-Mangere UnitedMāngere Bridge, AucklandMāngere Domain10th
TakapunaTakapuna, AucklandTaharoto Park11th in Northern League

Northern Conference

Northern Conference teams

Eight teams are competing in the league – five teams from the previous season, the team relegated from the 2023 Championship and the champions of the 2023 NRF League One. The relegated team is Waiheke United, while the promoted team is Te Atatu. Franklin United were promoted as winners of the conference play-off, while West Auckland and Central United were relegated.
TeamLocationStadium2023 season
Albany UnitedAlbany, AucklandRosedale Park6th
Beachlands MaraetaiBeachlands, AucklandTe Puru Park5th
Bucklands BeachBucklands BeachLloyd Elsmore Park2nd
NorthlandMorningside, WhangāreiMorningside Park7th
Oratia UnitedOratia, AucklandParrs Park3rd
Te AtatuTe Atatū Peninsula, AucklandTe Atatū Peninsula Park1st in NRF League One
Waiheke UnitedWaiheke Island, AucklandOnetangi Sports Park12th in Championship
WaitemataTe Atatū South, AucklandMcLeod Park4th

Northern Conference table


  • The final game between Bucklands Beach and Northland was cancelled, with neither team being able to change league positions regardless of result.

Southern Conference

Southern Conference teams

Eight teams are competing in the league – the same eight teams from the previous season. No side were promoted from WaiBOP League One as Tauranga City won the league and couldn't be promoted, due to their first team being in an NRFL league.
TeamLocationStadium2023 season
CambridgeCambridgeJohn Kerkhof Park2nd
Claudelands RoversClaudelands, HamiltonGalloway Park4th
Ngongotahā LakesNgongotahā, RotoruaTamarahi Reserve7th
OtumoetaiMatua, TaurangaFergusson Park6th
PapamoaPapamoa Beach, PapamoaGordon Spratt Reserve5th
TaupoTauhara, TaupōCrown Park3rd
Te AwamutuTe AwamutuThe Stadium8th
Waikato UnicolSilverdale, HamiltonJansen Park1st

Conference play-offs

The conference play-offs took place on 14 and 21 September 2024.

Overview


Matches

''Cambridge won 2–0 on aggregate and was promoted to NRFL Championship.''

Women's Premiership

The NRFL Women's Premiership acts as a qualifier for the New Zealand Women's National League.
Eight teams are competing in the league – the top seven teams from the previous season and the promoted side from the 2023 NRFL Championship. The promoted team is Franklin United as winners of the NRFL Championship. They replaced Northern Rovers.

Women's Championship

Women's Championship teams

Eight teams are competing in the league – five teams from the previous season, the one team relegated from the 2023 NRFL Premiership, Northern Rovers, and one team promoted from each of the NRF Women's Conference and the WaiBOP W-League. The promoted teams are Birkenhead United and Melville United. Franklin United were promoted, while Te Atatu were relegated. Tauranga City and Otumoetai merged along with Papamoa to form FC Tauranga Moana.
TeamLocationStadium2023 season
Birkenhead UnitedBeach Haven, AucklandShepherds Park1st in NRF Women's Conference
Central UnitedSandringhamKiwitea Street7th
FC Tauranga MoanaMount Maunganui, TaurangaLinks Avenue4th
Franklin UnitedDruryDrury Sports Grounds3rd
Manukau UnitedMāngere East, AucklandCentre Park6th
Melville UnitedMelville, HamiltonGower Park1st in WaiBOP W League
Northern RoversGlenfield, AucklandMcFetridge Park8th in NRFL Women's Premiership
Onehunga SportsOnehunga, AucklandWaikaraka Park2nd

Women's Championship table