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The Northern League, known as the Dettol Northern League for sponsorship reasons, is an amateur New Zealand
association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
competition. It is a top-tier competition during the winter season, and sits at step two after then. The Northern League includes football clubs located in the northern part of the
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from the Northland,
Auckland Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and ...
,
Waikato The Waikato () is a region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. It covers the Waikato District, Waipā District, Matamata-Piako District, South Waikato District and Hamilton City, as well as Hauraki, Coromandel Peninsula, the nort ...
and
Bay of Plenty The Bay of Plenty () is a large bight (geography), bight along the northern coast of New Zealand's North Island. It stretches from the Coromandel Peninsula in the west to Cape Runaway in the east. Called ''Te Moana-a-Toitehuatahi'' (the Ocean ...
regions. The competition was known as the NRFL Premier until 2021, when New Zealand's football league system was restructured. Clubs compete each season to qualify for the
New Zealand National League The New Zealand Men's National League (NZNL), known as the Dettol Men's National League for sponsorship reasons, is an amateur men's football league at the top of the New Zealand football league system. Founded in 2021, the New Zealand Nationa ...
.


History


The first four years (1965–1969)

In the years 1965–1969, before the launch of a
National Soccer League The National Soccer League (NSL) was the top-level soccer league in Australia, run by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL, the A-League's predecessor, spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977 until its ...
, the Northern League was the highest level competition available to the clubs in the northern region. When the
National Soccer League The National Soccer League (NSL) was the top-level soccer league in Australia, run by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL, the A-League's predecessor, spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977 until its ...
was created in 1970, the Northern League became one of its feeder leagues. In 1997 and 1998, when the
National Soccer League The National Soccer League (NSL) was the top-level soccer league in Australia, run by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL, the A-League's predecessor, spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977 until its ...
operated as an invitation-only summer league, the Northern League again became the highest level club competition available to the clubs from the northern provinces.


Football Championship (2004–2021)

With the demise of the club-based
National Soccer League The National Soccer League (NSL) was the top-level soccer league in Australia, run by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL, the A-League's predecessor, spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977 until its ...
in 2004, the Northern League, now known as
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NRFL Men's Premier, became part of the highest level of football league competition in New Zealand for the third time in its history. The league runs between the New Zealand autumn and winter months (April to September), while the
New Zealand Football Championship The New Zealand Football Championship () was a men's association football league at the top of the New Zealand league system. Founded in 2004, the New Zealand Football Championship was the successor to a myriad of short-lived football leagues in ...
runs between the New Zealand spring and summer months (October to March).


National League (2021–)

In March 2021,
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announced a change to the structure of both the premiership and the top regional leagues around the country. The four top regional leagues (
NRFL Premier The Northern League, known as the Dettol Northern League for sponsorship reasons, is an amateur New Zealand association football competition. It is a top-tier competition during the winter season, and sits at step two after then. The Northern ...
,
Central Premier League The Central League, known as the Dettol Central League for sponsorship reasons, is a competition run by the Capital Football for association football clubs located in the southern and central parts of the North Island. It is a New Zealand top-t ...
,
Mainland Premier League The Canterbury Premiership League, formally Mainland Premier League and also known as New World (supermarket), New World Canterbury Premiership League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition run by Mainland Football for association foot ...
and the
FootballSouth Premier League The Southern Premier League (known as the ODT Southern Men's Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is a New Zealand association football league competition administered by Southern Football involving clubs from the lower half of the South Is ...
) would be formed into the Northern League, Central League, and the Southern League. These leagues would allow local clubs to qualify for the premiership season (now known as the National League Championship), with the top 4 teams from the Northern League, the top 3 teams from the Central League, and the top 2 teams from the Southern League making up the competition, alongside the Wellington Phoenix Reserve side. All teams that qualify plus the Phoenix Reserves, would then play a single round-robin competition between September and December. The first few season were dominated by
Auckland City Auckland City () was a territorial authority area with city status covering the central isthmus of the urban area of Auckland, New Zealand. It was governed by the Auckland City Council from 1989 to 2010, and as a territory within the wider Au ...
after replacing sister club
Central United Central United Football Club is an amateur association football club based in Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand who complete in the NRFL Northern Conference. The team was officially called ''Central Soccer Club'' until 1996 when it changed ...
at the dissolution of the New Zealand Football Championship. Auckland City won the league four consecutive times in their first four seasons. In the 2023 season, Auckland City and Eastern Suburbs completed the season undefeated. This is the first time, since Eastern Suburbs did so in the inaugural 1965 season, and the first time two clubs have done so in the same season.


Current Northern League structure

* Northern League (''this page'') *
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 kn ...
* NRFL Northern Conference / NRFL Southern Conference * NRF League One/ WaiBOP League One *Community Leagues


Sponsorship

On 31 January 2025, New Zealand Football agreed a multi-year sponsorship deal with cleaning brand
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for naming rights of the National League (including the regional leagues) from the start of the 2025 season. The following list is of the official sponsors of the League, unless otherwise noted.


Current

*
Kia Motors Kia Corporation (, formerly known as Kyungsung Precision Industry (京城精密工業) and Kia Motors Corporation) is a South Korean multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automobile manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, ...
2010–2012, (marketing partner) *
Lotto Sport Italia Lotto Sport Italia is an Italian sports equipment manufacturer based in Trevignano, near Treviso. The company manufactures and commercialises sporting and casual clothing and footwear (including sneakers, and football boots). Its clothing lin ...
2008–2012, (primary sponsor) *
ASB Bank ASB Bank Limited, commonly stylised as ASB, is a bank owned by Commonwealth Bank of Australia, operating in New Zealand. It provides a range of financial services including retail, business and rural banking, funds management, as well as insur ...
2010–2012, (marketing partner) *
Prime (New Zealand) Sky Open (formerly known as Prime) is a New Zealand free-to-air television network. It airs a varied mix of programming, largely imported from Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. It was originally owned by Prime Televisio ...
2010–2012, (TV channel), (TV partner) * FTN – Family Television Network 2010–2012, (TV channel), (TV partner) *
TVNZ Television New Zealand (, "Te Reo Tātaki" meaning "The Leading Voice"), more commonly referred to as TVNZ, is a New Zealand state-owned media company and Crown entity. The company operates a television network, streaming service, and news se ...
2010–2012,(TV channel), (official TV sponsor) *
Sky Network Television Sky Network Television Limited, more commonly known as Sky, is a New Zealand broadcasting company that provides pay television services via satellite television, satellite, media streaming services, and broadband internet services. Sky had 1,0 ...
2009–present, (TV channel), (TV partner – ''For national & international broadcasting'')


Current clubs

''As of the 2025 season.''


Past champions

* 1965 –
Eastern Suburbs AFC Eastern Suburbs Association Football Club is an association football club based in the suburb of Kohimarama in Auckland, New Zealand. The club competes in the Northern League. Club history Eastern Suburbs was formed in 1934 as a result of ...
* 1966 –
Eastern Suburbs AFC Eastern Suburbs Association Football Club is an association football club based in the suburb of Kohimarama in Auckland, New Zealand. The club competes in the Northern League. Club history Eastern Suburbs was formed in 1934 as a result of ...
* 1967 –
Ponsonby AFC Mount Albert-Ponsonby is a semi-professional association football club in Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand. History The club is an amalgamated between Mount Albert FC and Ponsonby in 1971. Ponsonby had previously won the Chatham Cup, New Z ...
* 1968 –
Mount Wellington Mount Wellington may refer to: Mountains * Mount Wellington (British Columbia), in Canada * Mount Wellington (New York), in Otsego County, New York, United States * Mount Wellington (Tasmania), in Tasmania, Australia * Mount Wellington (Victoria) ...
* 1969 –
Mount Wellington Mount Wellington may refer to: Mountains * Mount Wellington (British Columbia), in Canada * Mount Wellington (New York), in Otsego County, New York, United States * Mount Wellington (Tasmania), in Tasmania, Australia * Mount Wellington (Victoria) ...
* 1970 – Mt Albert * 1971 –
Takapuna City Takapuna is a suburb located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb is an isthmus between Shoal Bay, arm of the Waitematā Harbour, and the Hauraki Gulf. Lake Pupuke, a volcanic maar and one of the oldest features of the A ...
* 1972 –
Hamilton Wanderers Hamilton Wanderers Association Football Club is a semi-professional Association football club from Hamilton, New Zealand, that currently competes in the Northern League. National League Hamilton Wanderers joined the New Zealand Football Champi ...
* 1973 –
North Shore United North Shore United Association Football Club is an amateur football club based in the North Shore, Auckland. They compete in the NRFL Championship, after being relegated in 2022. Their home ground is Allen Hill Stadium, which is located in the ...
* 1974 – Eden * 1975 –
Manurewa Manurewa is a suburb in South Auckland, New Zealand, located south of Manukau, Manukau Central, and southeast of the Auckland City Centre. It is home to the Auckland Botanic Gardens, which receives over a million visitors a year. Manurewa h ...
* 1976 –
Hamilton Wanderers Hamilton Wanderers Association Football Club is a semi-professional Association football club from Hamilton, New Zealand, that currently competes in the Northern League. National League Hamilton Wanderers joined the New Zealand Football Champi ...
* 1977 –
Courier Rangers Courier Rangers, known prior to 1968 as Otahuhu Rangers, is a former New Zealand football club based in the suburb of Ōtāhuhu, Auckland. The team was a member of the New Zealand National Soccer League in 1978 and 1979, finishing fifth on thei ...
* 1978 –
Manurewa Manurewa is a suburb in South Auckland, New Zealand, located south of Manukau, Manukau Central, and southeast of the Auckland City Centre. It is home to the Auckland Botanic Gardens, which receives over a million visitors a year. Manurewa h ...
* 1979 –
Hamilton Wanderers Hamilton Wanderers Association Football Club is a semi-professional Association football club from Hamilton, New Zealand, that currently competes in the Northern League. National League Hamilton Wanderers joined the New Zealand Football Champi ...
* 1980 –
Takapuna City Takapuna is a suburb located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb is an isthmus between Shoal Bay, arm of the Waitematā Harbour, and the Hauraki Gulf. Lake Pupuke, a volcanic maar and one of the oldest features of the A ...
* 1981 –
East Coast Bays East Coast Bays is an urban area along the east coast of the North Shore, New Zealand, North Shore in New Zealand. First established as independent borough during the 1950s, East Coast Bays became contiguous with the Auckland urban area and wa ...
* 1982 –
Papatoetoe Papatoetoe is a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest suburb in Auckland by population and is located to the northwest of Manukau, Manukau Central, and southeast of Auckland CBD. Papatoetoe was traditionally an important area fo ...
* 1983 –
University of Auckland The University of Auckland (; Māori: ''Waipapa Taumata Rau'') is a public research university based in Auckland, New Zealand. The institution was established in 1883 as a constituent college of the University of New Zealand. Initially loc ...
* 1984 –
Hamilton Wanderers Hamilton Wanderers Association Football Club is a semi-professional Association football club from Hamilton, New Zealand, that currently competes in the Northern League. National League Hamilton Wanderers joined the New Zealand Football Champi ...
* 1985 –
Takapuna City Takapuna is a suburb located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb is an isthmus between Shoal Bay, arm of the Waitematā Harbour, and the Hauraki Gulf. Lake Pupuke, a volcanic maar and one of the oldest features of the A ...
* 1986 –
Mount Maunganui Mount Maunganui (, ) is a major residential, commercial and industrial suburb of Tauranga located on a peninsula to the north-east of Tauranga's city centre. It was an independent town from Tauranga until the completion of the Tauranga Harb ...
* 1987 – AFC Waikato * 1988 –
Takapuna City Takapuna is a suburb located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb is an isthmus between Shoal Bay, arm of the Waitematā Harbour, and the Hauraki Gulf. Lake Pupuke, a volcanic maar and one of the oldest features of the A ...
* 1989 –
Mount Roskill Mount Roskill () is a suburban area in the city of Auckland, New Zealand. It is named for the volcanic peak Mount Roskill. Etymology The name Mount Roskill was first recorded as Mt Rascal in 1841, on a map created by a Wesleyan missionary, ...
* 1990 – Mt Albert-Ponsonby * 1991 –
Papatoetoe Papatoetoe is a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest suburb in Auckland by population and is located to the northwest of Manukau, Manukau Central, and southeast of Auckland CBD. Papatoetoe was traditionally an important area fo ...
* 1992 – Oratia United * 1993 – Ellerslie * 1994 –
Mount Maunganui Mount Maunganui (, ) is a major residential, commercial and industrial suburb of Tauranga located on a peninsula to the north-east of Tauranga's city centre. It was an independent town from Tauranga until the completion of the Tauranga Harb ...
* 1995 – Melville United * 1996 – Lynn-Avon United * 1997 –
Mount Wellington Mount Wellington may refer to: Mountains * Mount Wellington (British Columbia), in Canada * Mount Wellington (New York), in Otsego County, New York, United States * Mount Wellington (Tasmania), in Tasmania, Australia * Mount Wellington (Victoria) ...
* 1998 – Metro F.C. * 1999 – Tauranga City * 2000 – Tauranga City * 2001 –
North Shore United North Shore United Association Football Club is an amateur football club based in the North Shore, Auckland. They compete in the NRFL Championship, after being relegated in 2022. Their home ground is Allen Hill Stadium, which is located in the ...
* 2002 –
Glenfield Rovers Glenfield Rovers was a semi-professional football club based in Glenfield, New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Isla ...
* 2003 –
Glenfield Rovers Glenfield Rovers was a semi-professional football club based in Glenfield, New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Isla ...
* 2004 –
Central United Central United Football Club is an amateur association football club based in Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand who complete in the NRFL Northern Conference. The team was officially called ''Central Soccer Club'' until 1996 when it changed ...
* 2005 – Bay Olympic * 2006 – Bay Olympic * 2007 –
Central United Central United Football Club is an amateur association football club based in Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand who complete in the NRFL Northern Conference. The team was officially called ''Central Soccer Club'' until 1996 when it changed ...
* 2008 –
Central United Central United Football Club is an amateur association football club based in Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand who complete in the NRFL Northern Conference. The team was officially called ''Central Soccer Club'' until 1996 when it changed ...
* 2009 – Melville United * 2010 –
East Coast Bays East Coast Bays is an urban area along the east coast of the North Shore, New Zealand, North Shore in New Zealand. First established as independent borough during the 1950s, East Coast Bays became contiguous with the Auckland urban area and wa ...
* 2011 – Bay Olympic * 2012 – Bay Olympic * 2013 –
East Coast Bays East Coast Bays is an urban area along the east coast of the North Shore, New Zealand, North Shore in New Zealand. First established as independent borough during the 1950s, East Coast Bays became contiguous with the Auckland urban area and wa ...
* 2014 –
Glenfield Rovers Glenfield Rovers was a semi-professional football club based in Glenfield, New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Isla ...
* 2015 –
Eastern Suburbs AFC Eastern Suburbs Association Football Club is an association football club based in the suburb of Kohimarama in Auckland, New Zealand. The club competes in the Northern League. Club history Eastern Suburbs was formed in 1934 as a result of ...
* 2016 –
Central United Central United Football Club is an amateur association football club based in Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand who complete in the NRFL Northern Conference. The team was officially called ''Central Soccer Club'' until 1996 when it changed ...
* 2017 –
Onehunga Sports Onehunga Sports Football Club is a youth football club based in Onehunga, New Zealand. A senior side formerly competed in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier, last appearing in the competition in 2019. The club is widely regarded within New Zea ...
* 2018 –
Onehunga Sports Onehunga Sports Football Club is a youth football club based in Onehunga, New Zealand. A senior side formerly competed in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier, last appearing in the competition in 2019. The club is widely regarded within New Zea ...
* 2019 –
North Shore United North Shore United Association Football Club is an amateur football club based in the North Shore, Auckland. They compete in the NRFL Championship, after being relegated in 2022. Their home ground is Allen Hill Stadium, which is located in the ...
* 2020 – ''season cancelled due to COVID-19'' *
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Auckland City Auckland City () was a territorial authority area with city status covering the central isthmus of the urban area of Auckland, New Zealand. It was governed by the Auckland City Council from 1989 to 2010, and as a territory within the wider Au ...
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Auckland City Auckland City () was a territorial authority area with city status covering the central isthmus of the urban area of Auckland, New Zealand. It was governed by the Auckland City Council from 1989 to 2010, and as a territory within the wider Au ...
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Auckland City Auckland City () was a territorial authority area with city status covering the central isthmus of the urban area of Auckland, New Zealand. It was governed by the Auckland City Council from 1989 to 2010, and as a territory within the wider Au ...
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Performance by club


Notable players

This list consists of past or present notable players that have either represented an international team, or made more than fifty appearances at a professional level in their careers. * Chris Wood *
Danny Hay Daniel John Hay (born 15 May 1975) is a retired New Zealand professional footballer who formerly managed the New Zealand men's national football team, New Zealand U-23, and New Zealand U-20. Hay played as a central defender for Premier Leagu ...
* Jeremy Christie * Cameron Howieson *
Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi Te Atawhai Maurice Hudson-Wihongi (born 27 March 1995) is a New Zealand footballer who currently plays for Isthmian League North Division club Walthamstow. He has also played for the New Zealand national football team. Career Following a short ...
* Tim Payne *
Marco Rojas Marco Rodrigo Rojas (born 5 November 1991) is a former New Zealand professional footballer who played as a forward. Rojas represented the New Zealand national football team. Early life Rojas attended Aberdeen Primary School and Maeroa Inter ...
*
Ryan Thomas Ryan James Thomas (born 10 June 1984) is a British former actor. He is known for playing the role of Jason Grimshaw on ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' from 2000 until 2016. In 2018, he played Rafael Humphreys in Australian soap opera ''N ...
* Ivan Vicelich * Gareth Rowe *
Ross Nicholson Ross Nicholson (born 8 August 1975) is an association football Goalkeeper (football), goalkeeper who represented New Zealand at international level. He was born at Gisborne, New Zealand in 1975. International career Nicholson made his full Al ...
*
Kayne Vincent Kayne Vincent (born 29 October 1988) is a New Zealand professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for Western Springs in the Northern League. Born in Auckland, he played football in Japan, New Zealand, India, Australia, Thailand ...
* Cole Tinkler *
Kris Bright Kris Bright (born 5 September 1986) is a retired New Zealand footballer who is the current sporting director of New Zealand club Auckland City. Career Born in South Auckland, New Zealand, the son of New Zealand 1982 World Cup representative D ...
* Alex Greive * Monty Patterson * David Browne *
Tommy Semmy Tommy Semmy (born 30 September 1994) is a Papua New Guinean professional soccer player who plays as a striker for NPL Victoria club Melbourne Knights and the Papua New Guinea national team. Club career After making a name for himself playing ...
* Faitalia Hamilton *
Micah Lea'alafa Micah Lea'alafa (born 1 June 1991) is a Solomon Islands professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FK Beograd and captains the Solomon Islands national team. Career After failing to qualify for the 2014-15 OFC Champions League w ...
* Jama Boss * Mohamed Awad * Alex Oikkonen * Emiliano Tade * Mario Bilen * Silvio Rodić * Sean Devine * Marko Đorđević (footballer), Marko Đorđević * Albert Riera (footballer, born 1983), Albert Riera * Víctor Espasandín


Top scorers

The following list is from the 2021 New Zealand National League#2021 Northern League, 2021 season onwards after
New Zealand Football New Zealand Football () is the governing body for the sport of association football in New Zealand. It oversees the seven New Zealand Football federations, as well as the New Zealand men's national football team (nicknamed the "All Whites"), th ...
changed the football league system in New Zealand. From 2021, the Northern League has acted as a qualifier league to the New Zealand National League, National League.


Records

The following records are from the 2021 New Zealand National League#2021 Northern League, 2021 season onwards after
New Zealand Football New Zealand Football () is the governing body for the sport of association football in New Zealand. It oversees the seven New Zealand Football federations, as well as the New Zealand men's national football team (nicknamed the "All Whites"), th ...
changed the football league system in New Zealand. From 2021, the Northern League has acted as a qualifier league to the New Zealand National League, National League. The records are up to date as of the end of the 2024 New Zealand National League#2024 Northern League, 2024 season. * Most wins in a season: 20 – Auckland City F.C., Auckland City (
2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
) * Fewest defeats in a season: 0 – Auckland City F.C., Auckland City, Eastern Suburbs (both
2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
) * Most goals scored in a season: 68 – Auckland City F.C., Auckland City (
2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
) * Fewest goals conceded in a season: 9 – Auckland City F.C., Auckland City (
2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
) * Most points in a season: 61 – Auckland City F.C., Auckland City (
2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
) * Fewest points in a season: 8 – Waiheke United AFC, Waiheke United, North Shore United AFC, North Shore United (both
2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
) * Highest goal difference: 55 – Auckland City F.C., Auckland City (
2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
) * Biggest home win: – Birkenhead United AFC, Birkenhead United 9–0 Melville United AFC, Melville United (1 May 2021) * Biggest away win: – Manukau United FC, Manukau United 0–7 Birkenhead United AFC, Birkenhead United (1 April 2023) * Highest scoring match: 10 goals **
Auckland City Auckland City () was a territorial authority area with city status covering the central isthmus of the urban area of Auckland, New Zealand. It was governed by the Auckland City Council from 1989 to 2010, and as a territory within the wider Au ...
7–3 Melville United AFC, Melville United (20 April 2024) * Biggest title-winning margin: – 11 points **
2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
, Auckland City (46 points) over Auckland United (35 points) **
2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
, Auckland City (61 points) over Birkenhead United (50 points) * Smallest title-winning margin: – 4 points, 2023 New Zealand National League#2023 Southern League, 2023, Auckland City (60 points) over Eastern Suburbs (56 points)


MVP Winners


References


External links


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