NRFL Conference


The Northern Regional Football League Conference, currently known as Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Conference for sponsorship reasons, is a New Zealand Semi-Professional football league. The league is run by the Auckland Football Federation and includes football clubs located in the northern part of the North Island, New Zealand. It is open to clubs from the Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty provinces. Up until 2022, the competition was known as NRFL Division 2, and was not split into Northern and Southern competitions.
The fixtures are generally played from April to September. Clubs are able to win promotion to NRFL Championship.
The current champions are Franklin United and Waikato Unicol. Franklin United were promoted to the 2024 NRFL Championship season.

Current Northern League structure

Northern Conference

As of the 2026 season.
TeamLocationStadium2025 season
Albany UnitedAlbany, AucklandRosedale Park6th
Beachlands MaraetaiBeachlands, AucklandTe Puru Park7th
Bucklands BeachBucklands BeachLloyd Elsmore Park3rd
Central UnitedSandringhamKiwitea Street2nd
MetroMount Albert, AucklandPhyllis Street5th
NorthlandMorningside, WhangāreiMorningside Park1st
Te AtatuTe Atatū Peninsula, AucklandTe Atatū Peninsula Park1st in NRF League One
WaitemataTe Atatū South, AucklandMcLeod Park4th

Southern Conference

As of the 2026 season.
TeamLocationStadium2025 season
Claudelands RoversClaudelands, HamiltonGalloway Park4th
Matamata SwiftsMatamataMatamata Domain6th
Ngaruawahia UnitedNgāruawāhiaCentennial Park, Ngāruawāhia12th in Championship
Ngongotahā LakesNgongotahā, RotoruaTamarahi Reserve7th
Northern UnitedRototuna North, HamiltonKorikori Park2nd
OtumoetaiMatua, TaurangaFergusson Park3rd
PapamoaPapamoa Beach, PapamoaGordon Spratt Reserve5th
West Hamilton UnitedMelville, HamiltonMahoe Park8th

Past champions

Source:
;Northern Conference
;Southern Conference
  • 2023 – Waikato Unicol
  • 2024 – Cambridge
  • 2025 – Taupo