NRFL Championship


The Northern Regional Football League Championship, currently known as Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Championship for sponsorship reasons, is a semi-professional New Zealand association football league competition. Up until 2022, the competition was known as NRFL Division 1.
The league includes football clubs located in the northern part of the North Island, with clubs from the Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty provinces. The league sits at step 3 of the New Zealand football pyramid.

Current clubs

and West Coast Rangers joined the league following their relegation the season prior from the Northern League. Taupo were promoted as winners of NRFL Conference play-offs.
Manukau United won the 2025 season and were promoted to the Northern League alongside Melville United, while Ngaruawahia United were relegated to NRFL Southern Conference.
TeamLocationStadium2025 season
CambridgeCambridgeJohn Kerkhof Park4th
EllerslieEllerslie, AucklandMichaels Avenue9th
Hamilton WanderersChartwell, HamiltonPorritt Stadium5th
Hibiscus CoastWhangaparaoa, AucklandStanmore Bay Park6th
ManurewaManurewa, AucklandMemorial Park11th in Northern League
Mount Albert-PonsonbyMount Albert, AucklandAnderson Park11th
North Shore UnitedDevonport, AucklandAllen Hill Stadium8th
Northern RoversGlenfield, AucklandMcFetridge Park3rd
Onehunga Mangere UnitedMāngere Bridge, AucklandMāngere Domain7th
TakapunaTakapuna, AucklandTaharoto Park10th
TaupoTauhara, TaupōCrown Park1st in Southern Conference
West Coast RangersWhenuapai, AucklandFred Taylor Park12th in Northern League

Past winners

Numbers in parentheses indicate wins up to that date.