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New Zealand National League
Season2024
Dates22 March 2024 – 1 December 2024
Matches played30
Goals scored112 (3.73 per match)
Top goalscorerDaniel Bunch
Garbhan Coughlan
David Yoo
(6 goals each)
Biggest home winCoastal Spirit 5–0 Western Suburbs
(13 October 2024)
Biggest away winWestern Suburbs 0–4 Cashmere Technical
(29 September 2024)
Cashmere Technical 0–4 Wellington Phoenix Reserves
(6 October 2024)
Highest scoringWestern Springs 6–2 Coastal Spirit
(5 October 2024)
Longest winning run4 matches
Birkenhead United
Longest unbeaten run5 matches
Auckland City
Longest winless run6 matches
Western Suburbs
Longest losing run4 match
Eastern Suburbs
Western Suburbs
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 3 November 2024.

The 2024 New Zealand Men's National League is the fourth season of the National League since its restructuring in 2021.[1] 32 clubs compete in the competition, with four qualifying from the Northern League, three qualifying from the Central League and two qualifying from the Southern League for the National Championship phase.[2][3] Each team can field a maximum of four foreign players as well as one additional foreign player who has Oceania Football Confederation nationality.[4] Over the course of the season, each team must also ensure players aged 20 or under account for 10% of available playing minutes.[5][6]

The qualifying league fixtures were announced on 1 March 2024. The Northern League starts on 22 March 2024[7] with the Central and Southern leagues starting the following weekend on 29 and 28 March respectively. The Northern and Central leagues conclude on 31 August 2024 with the Southern League concluding on 1 September 2024.[8][9][10]

The week the Northern League started, NRF announced changes to the competition structure for the 2024 season to accommodate Auckland FC.[11] Auckland FC will have a reserves team playing in the qualifying and championship phases from next season to fulfil their A-League Men requirements.[3] 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 2024 NRFL Championship for this season only.[11][12]

The championship phase fixtures were announced on 17 September 2024, with the opening games to be played on 28 September 2024.[13][14]

Qualifying leagues

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2024 Northern League

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Northern League
Season2024
Dates22 March 2024 – 31 August 2024
ChampionsAuckland City
RelegatedMelville United
Hamilton Wanderers
Matches played132
Goals scored468 (3.55 per match)
Top goalscorerJacob Mechell
(19 goals)
Biggest home winManurewa 7–1 Melville United
(6 April 2024)
Western Springs 7–1 Tauranga City
(13 April 2024)
Biggest away winWest Coast Rangers 0–5 Birkenhead United
(21 June 2024)
Tauranga City 0–5 Auckland City
(29 June 2024)
Bay Olympic 0–5 Melville United
(17 August 2024)
Highest scoringAuckland City 7–3 Melville United
(20 April 2024)
Longest winning run6 matches
Auckland City
Western Springs
Longest unbeaten run12 matches
Birkenhead United
Longest winless run12 matches
Manurewa
Longest losing run7 matches
Melville United
← 2023
2025 →

Northern League teams

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Twelve teams are competing in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the NRFL Championship. The promoted teams are Tauranga City and East Coast Bays.[15] It is both Tauranga City's and East Coast Bay's first season in the National League. They replaced Takapuna (relegated after a two-year Northern League spell) and Manukau United (relegated after a three-year Northern League spell).[16]

Team Home ground Location 2023 season
Auckland City Kiwitea Street Sandringham, Auckland 1st
Auckland United Keith Hay Park Mount Roskill, Auckland 3rd
Bay Olympic Olympic Park New Lynn, Auckland 10th
Birkenhead United Shepherds Park Beach Haven, Auckland 8th
East Coast Bays Bay City Park Northcross, Auckland 2nd in Championship (promoted)
Eastern Suburbs Madills Farm Kohimarama, Auckland 2nd
Hamilton Wanderers Porritt Stadium Chartwell, Hamilton 6th
Manurewa War Memorial Park Manurewa, Auckland 4th
Melville United Gower Park Melville, Hamilton 9th
Tauranga City Links Avenue Reserve Mount Maunganui 1st in Championship (promoted)
West Coast Rangers Fred Taylor Park Whenuapai, Auckland 7th
Western Springs Seddon Fields Westmere, Auckland 5th

Northern League personnel

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Team Manager Captain
Auckland City Spain Albert Riera[17] New Zealand Mario Ilich
Auckland United England José Figueira[17] New Zealand Ross Haviland[18]
Bay Olympic New Zealand Peter Smith[19] New Zealand Callum McNeill[20]
Birkenhead United England Paul Hobson[17] New Zealand Luke Jorgensen[21]
East Coast Bays New Zealand Joe Hall[22] New Zealand Louie Caunter[23]
Eastern Suburbs New Zealand Kane Wintersgill[24] New Zealand Adam Thomas[25]
Hamilton Wanderers Wales Joseph Hinds[17]
Manurewa New Zealand Dylan Burns[26]
Melville United New Zealand Jarrod Young[27] New Zealand Erik Panzer[27]
Tauranga City Scotland Barry Gardiner[28] New Zealand Campbell Higgins[29]
West Coast Rangers New Zealand Chad Coombes[30] Malaysia Dev Pokhrel[31]
Western Springs England Scott Hales[32] New Zealand Oscar Ramsay[33]

Northern League managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Manurewa New Zealand Paul Marshall[34] Stepped down 1 December 2023 Pre-season New Zealand Brett McMurdoch[35] 22 December 2023
Manurewa New Zealand Brett McMurdoch[26] No reason given 13 May 2024 7th New Zealand Dylan Burns[26] 13 May 2024
Bay Olympic Czech Republic Rudy Mozr[19] Stepped down 25 May 2024 7th New Zealand Peter Smith[19] 25 May 2024

Northern League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland City (C) 22 16 3 3 53 21 +32 51 Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Western Springs 22 14 4 4 52 30 +22 46 Qualification to National League Championship
3 Eastern Suburbs 22 14 2 6 38 20 +18 44
4 Birkenhead United 22 13 4 5 54 31 +23 43
5 Auckland United 22 12 4 6 39 27 +12 40
6 Bay Olympic 22 9 1 12 39 42 −3 28
7 Tauranga City 22 7 4 11 38 56 −18 25
8 West Coast Rangers 22 6 5 11 28 45 −17 23
9 East Coast Bays 22 5 7 10 29 38 −9 22
10 Manurewa (O) 22 5 4 13 41 56 −15 19 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11 Melville United (R) 22 6 0 16 29 54 −25 18 Relegation to NRFL Championship
12 Hamilton Wanderers (R) 22 2 8 12 28 48 −20 14
Source: NRF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[36][37]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Northern League results table

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Home \ Away AKC AKU BAY BIR ECB EAS HAM MRW MEL TGA WCR WSP
Auckland City — 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 3–2 7–3 3–1 2–1 2–1
Auckland United 0–3 — 3–2 2–4 2–0 0–1 3–0 2–2 1–0 4–2 6–1 0–2
Bay Olympic 0–2 0–1 — 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–3 7–2 0–5 1–5 4–2 2–0
Birkenhead United 3–1 1–0 3–1 — 0–0 1–2 0–0 3–2 2–0 3–3 3–1 4–1
East Coast Bays 0–3 1–1 1–3 3–0 — 1–3 2–2 0–3 2–0 4–2 1–2 0–2
Eastern Suburbs 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–4 1–2 — 1–0 3–0 1–0 4–3 2–0 1–2
Hamilton Wanderers 2–5 1–1 1–5 1–4 2–2 0–0 — 3–3 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–4
Manurewa 2–1 1–3 4–3 1–4 1–3 0–3 2–1 — 7–1 0–0 1–2 1–2
Melville United 2–3 1–2 1–0 1–4 2–0 0–4 2–1 4–2 — 1–2 1–2 1–4
Tauranga City 0–5 1–4 1–2 3–2 2–2 1–5 1–0 2–1 4–0 — 2–1 1–4
West Coast Rangers 0–3 0–1 1–0 0–5 2–2 0–1 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 — 2–2
Western Springs 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 4–2 2–1 7–1 1–2 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

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The relegation play-offs took place on 14 and 21 September 2024.[38][39]

Overview
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Manurewa (NL) 4–4 (4–2 p) Manukau United (C) 4–2 0–2 (a.e.t.)
Matches
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Manurewa4–2Manukau United
 Report
Manurewa War Memorial Park, Manurewa
Manukau United2–0 (a.e.t.)Manurewa
 Report
Penalties
2–4
Walter Massey Park, Māngere East
Referee: Andres Castro

4–4 on aggregate. Manurewa won 4–2 on penalties, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

Northern League scoring

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Northern League top scorers
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Rank Player Club Goals[40]
1 New Zealand Jacob Mechell Eastern Suburbs 19
2 New Zealand Monty Patterson Birkenhead United 14
Argentina Emiliano Tade Western Springs
4 Argentina Eber Ramírez Manurewa 13
5 New Zealand Jonty Bidois Tauranga City 12
6 England Dawson Straffon West Coast Rangers / Western Springs 11
7 New Zealand Liam Gillion Auckland City 10
Chile Ronaldo Munoz Bay Olympic / Hamilton Wanderers
New Zealand Allan Pearce West Coast Rangers
New Zealand Samuel Philip Birkenhead United
New Zealand Malcolm Young East Coast Bays
Northern League hat-tricks
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Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date
1[41] New Zealand Jonty Bidois Tauranga City Melville United Home 4–0 23 March 2024
3[42] New Zealand Jacob Mechell Eastern Suburbs East Coast Bays Away 1–3 1 April 2024
4[43][44] Argentina Eber Ramírez Manurewa Melville United Home 7–1 6 April 2024
New Zealand Jacob Mechell[a] Eastern Suburbs Tauranga City Home 4–3 6 April 2024
7[45] Germany Ibrahim Nadir Bay Olympic Hamilton Wanderers Away 1–5 27 April 2024
16[46] New Zealand Sam Philip Birkenhead United Manurewa Away 1–4 20 July 2024
21[b][47] England Dawson Straffon Western Springs Tauranga City Away 1–4 27 July 2024
19[48] New Zealand Sean Leadley Melville United Manurewa Home 4–2 10 August 2024
22[49] New Zealand Michael Graham[a] Bay Olympic Manurewa Home 7–2 31 August 2024
  1. ^ a b Player scored 4 goals
  2. ^ Rounds 17 and 21 were reversed

2024 Central League

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Central League
Season2024
Dates29 March 2024 – 31 August 2024
ChampionsWellington Olympic
RelegatedStop Out
Matches played90
Goals scored411 (4.57 per match)
Top goalscorerOscar Faulds
(21 goals)
Biggest home winMiramar Rangers 10–0 Stop Out
(31 August 2024)
Biggest away winPetone 0–9 Miramar Rangers
(13 July 2024)
Highest scoringMiramar Rangers 10–0 Stop Out
(31 August 2024)
Longest winning run16 matches
Wellington Olympic
Longest unbeaten run16 matches
Wellington Olympic
Longest winless run13 matches
Stop Out
Longest losing run6 matches
Stop Out
← 2023
2025 →

Central League teams

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Ten teams are competing in the league – the top nine teams from the previous season and the one team promoted from the 2022 play-off between the winners of the Central Federation League and the Capital Premier. The winner of the play-off was Island Bay United.[50] This is their first season in the Central League, since New Zealand football's restructuring in 2021. They replaced Whanganui Athletic (relegated to the Central Federation League after one season in the Central League).

Team Home ground Location 2023 season
Island Bay United Wakefield Park Island Bay, Wellington 1st in Capital Premier (promoted via play-offs)
Miramar Rangers David Farrington Park Miramar, Wellington 7th
Napier City Rovers Bluewater Stadium Napier 3rd
North Wellington Alex Moore Park Johnsonville, Wellington 9th
Petone Memorial Park Petone, Lower Hutt 4th
Stop Out Hutt Park Moera, Lower Hutt 8th
Waterside Karori Karori Park Karori, Wellington 6th
Wellington Olympic Wakefield Park Island Bay, Wellington 1st
Wellington Phoenix Reserves Fraser Park Taitā, Lower Hutt 2nd
Western Suburbs Endeavour Park Porirua 5th

Central League personnel

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Team Manager[51] Captain
Island Bay United New Zealand Stu Jacobs[52]
Miramar Rangers New Zealand Kale Herbert[53] England Sam Mason-Smith
Napier City Rovers England Bill Robertson England Jim Hoyle[54]
North Wellington New Zealand Ryan Faithfull[55] Canada Gavin Hoy[56]
Petone New Zealand Sam Morrissey[57] New Zealand Hami Paranihi-Nuku
Stop Out Italy Aston Hughes Poland Maxim Johnson
Waterside Karori Chile Tomás Godoy Fouquet[58] England Harry Fautley
Wellington Olympic New Zealand Ekow Quainoo[59] Cook Islands Ben Mata[60]
Wellington Phoenix Reserves England Chris Greenacre[61] New Zealand Isaac Hughes
Western Suburbs South Africa Alan Koch[62] Canada Malik Smith[62]

Central League managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
North Wellington New Zealand James Prosser[63] End of interim spell 1 November 2023 Pre-season New Zealand Ryan Faithfull[55] 1 November 2023
Petone New Zealand Ryan Edwards Signed by Christchurch United 21 November 2023 New Zealand Sam Morrissey 21 November 2023
Waterside Karori New Zealand Sam Morrissey Signed by Petone 21 November 2023 New Zealand Rory Fallon[64] 4 December 2023
Wellington Olympic New Zealand Rupert Kemeys Mutual consent 26 November 2023 New Zealand Ekow Quainoo[citation needed] 13 December 2023
Island Bay United Chile Tomás Godoy Fouquet[65] Stepped down 6 December 2023 New Zealand Stu Jacobs[52] 14 January 2024
Waterside Karori New Zealand Rory Fallon[58] Mutual consent 18 January 2024 Chile Tomás Godoy Fouquet[58] 18 January 2024

Central League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Wellington Olympic (C) 18 17 0 1 79 16 +63 51 Winner of Central League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Western Suburbs 18 13 1 4 54 24 +30 40 Qualification to National League Championship
3 Napier City Rovers 18 13 1 4 53 23 +30 40
4 Miramar Rangers 18 11 2 5 61 21 +40 35
5 Wellington Phoenix Reserves[a] 18 7 3 8 34 40 −6 24 Qualification to National League Championship
6 Waterside Karori 18 7 3 8 35 48 −13 24
7 Petone 18 6 3 9 28 45 −17 21
8 Island Bay United 18 4 0 14 25 64 −39 12
9 North Wellington 18 2 3 13 23 63 −40 9
10 Stop Out (R) 18 1 2 15 19 67 −48 5 Relegation to Central League 2
Source: Capital Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[36]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix Reserves gain automatic entry into the National League Championship phase due to the A-League Men requirements.[2]

Central League results table

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Home \ Away IBU MRA NCR NWT PET SOT WKA WOP WPX WES
Island Bay United — 0–2 1–5 2–3 0–3 4–3 0–1 1–6 1–3 1–7
Miramar Rangers 5–0 — 2–3 8–1 1–1 10–0 4–3 0–1 4–0 3–2
Napier City Rovers 3–1 2–3 — 6–1 2–1 3–0 7–1 0–3 2–0 2–2
North Wellington 1–4 0–6 2–3 — 2–2 3–1 0–2 0–5 1–5 1–5
Petone 2–3 0–9 1–0 2–1 — 3–2 2–1 1–5 2–2 1–3
Stop Out 3–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 — 3–2 1–6 1–1 0–4
Waterside Karori 2–1 1–1 1–5 3–3 2–1 4–1 — 0–5 2–1 2–4
Wellington Olympic 8–0 3–0 2–0 4–2 6–0 8–0 4–1 — 4–2 3–5
Wellington Phoenix Reserves 2–1 2–0 1–6 2–1 3–2 2–1 2–2 3–5 — 0–1
Western Suburbs 5–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 5–1 2–3 0–1 2–1 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Central League scoring

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Central League top scorers
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Rank Player Club Goals[66]
1 Sweden Oscar Faulds Napier City Rovers 21
2 United States Lucas Meek Western Suburbs 15
3 New Zealand Hamish Watson Wellington Olympic 14
4 England Sam Mason-Smith Miramar Rangers 13
5 Uruguay Martín Bueno Miramar Rangers 11
New Zealand Jack O'Connor Petone
7 Argentina Tomas Alvarado Waterside Karori 10
8 Argentina Nicolas Bobadilla Miramar Rangers 8
England Connor Gaul Stop Out
Cook Islands Ben Mata Wellington Olympic
Canada Connor Wilson Western Suburbs
Central League hat-tricks
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Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date
1[67][68] United States Lucas Meek[a] Western Suburbs Island Bay United Away 1–7 30 March 2024
Uruguay Martín Bueno Miramar Rangers Wellington Phoenix Reserves Home 4–0
2[69][70] Sweden Oscar Faulds Napier City Rovers Waterside Karori Away 1–5 6 April 2024
United States Lucas Meek Western Suburbs Wellington Olympic Away 3–5 7 April 2024
3[71] Sweden Oscar Faulds Napier City Rovers Wellington Phoenix Reserves Away 1–6 20 April 2024
5[72][73] England Sam Mason-Smith[a] Miramar Rangers North Wellington Away 0–6 26 April 2024
Argentina Tomas Alvarado Waterside Karori Stop Out Home 4–1 27 April 2024
7[74] New Zealand Miles Green[a] Western Suburbs North Wellington Away 1–5 11 May 2024
8[75] Argentina Agustín Contratti Miramar Rangers Waterside Karori Home 4–3 18 May 2024
10[76] United States Lucas Meek Western Suburbs Island Bay United Home 5–1 9 June 2024
11[77] Sweden Oscar Faulds Napier City Rovers Waterside Karori Home 7–1 23 June 2024
13[78] New Zealand Joshua Tollervey Miramar Rangers Petone Away 0–9 13 July 2024
14[79][80] Sweden Oscar Faulds Napier City Rovers Island Bay United Away 1–5 21 July 2024
England Sam Mason-Smith Miramar Rangers North Wellington Home 8–1
15[81] New Zealand Isa Prins Wellington Olympic Island Bay United Home 8–0 3 August 2024
17[82] Cook Islands Ben Mata Wellington Olympic Petone Home 6–0 24 August 2024
  1. ^ a b c Player scored 4 goals

2024 Southern League

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Southern League
Season2024
Dates28 March 2024 – 1 September 2024
ChampionsCashmere Technical
RelegatedFC Twenty 11
Matches played89
Goals scored419 (4.71 per match)
Top goalscorerGarbhan Coughlan
(26 goals)
Biggest home winCashmere Technical 12–0 FC Twenty 11
(6 April 2024)
Biggest away winFC Twenty 11 0–9 Nelson Suburbs
(29 March 2024)
FC Twenty 11 1–10 Cashmere Technical
(28 June 2024)
Highest scoringCashmere Technical 12–0 FC Twenty 11
(6 April 2024)
Longest winning run9 matches
Cashmere Technical
Longest unbeaten run14 matches
Coastal Spirit
Longest winless run18 matches
FC Twenty 11
Longest losing run15 matches
FC Twenty 11
← 2023
2025 →

Southern League teams

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Ten teams are competing in the league – nine teams from the previous season and the winner of the Southern League play-offs. The promoted team is the University of Canterbury.[83] This is their first season in the Southern League. They replaced Green Island (relegated after three season in the Southern League).

Team Home ground Location 2023 season
Cashmere Technical Garrick Memorial Park Woolston, Christchurch 2nd
Christchurch United United Sports Centre Yaldhurst, Christchurch 1st
Coastal Spirit Linfield Park Linwood, Christchurch 3rd
Dunedin City Royals Football Turf Dunedin North, Dunedin 4th
FC Twenty 11 Avonhead Park Avonhead, Christchurch 10th
Ferrymead Bays Ferrymead Park Ferrymead, Christchurch 5th
Nelson Suburbs Saxton Field Nelson 6th
Nomads United Tulett Park Casebrook, Christchurch 7th
Selwyn United Foster Park Rolleston 9th
University of Canterbury English Park[A] St Albans, Christchurch 1st in Canterbury Premiership (promoted via play-offs)

Southern League personnel

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Team Manager Captain
Cashmere Technical England Dan Schwarz[84][85] England Tom Schwarz
Christchurch United New Zealand Ryan Edwards[86] New Zealand Joel Stevens[87]
Coastal Spirit New Zealand Robbie Stanton[88] New Zealand Dominic McGarr[89]
Dunedin City Royals New Zealand Richard Murray[90] New Zealand Jared Grove
FC Twenty 11 New Zealand Ricardo Felitti New Zealand Harrison Rowe
Ferrymead Bays New Zealand Alan Walker[91] Republic of Ireland James Deehan
Nelson Suburbs Northern Ireland Ryan Stewart Australia Sam Ayers[92]
Nomads United New Zealand Matthew Jansen[93] New Zealand Caleb Cottom
Selwyn United New Zealand Chris Brown[94] New Zealand Jayden Booth
University of Canterbury New Zealand Ben Ellis[95] New Zealand Liam Pledger

Southern League managerial changes

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Note: Some cases use first/last match coached

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
University of Canterbury New Zealand Anthony O'Connor Stepped down 11 October 2023 Pre-season Uruguay Aldo Miramontes[96] 11 October 2023
FC Twenty 11 Bulgaria Cvetan Ivanov Stepped down to TDP 16 October 2023 New Zealand Graham McMann[97][98] 16 October 2023
Christchurch United Barbados Paul Ifill Signed by Wellington Olympic to be Director of Football[59] 21 November 2023 New Zealand Ryan Edwards[86] 21 November 2023
Selwyn United New Zealand Lee Padmore[99] Signed by Wellington Phoenix Academy[100] 17 January 2024 New Zealand Chris Brown[94] 11 February 2024
FC Twenty 11 New Zealand Graham McMann[97] Resigned 8 June 2024 10th New Zealand Kevin Peters (Caretaker) 23 June 2024
New Zealand Kevin Peters End of Caretaker 13 July 2024 New Zealand Ricardo Felitti[citation needed] 14 July 2024
University of Canterbury Uruguay Aldo Miramontes[96] Mutual consent 17 July 2024 8th New Zealand Ben Ellis[95] 21 July 2024

Southern League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cashmere Technical (C) 18 15 2 1 90 19 +71 47 Winner of Southern League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Coastal Spirit 18 14 3 1 59 17 +42 45 Qualification to National League Championship
3 Christchurch United 18 13 2 3 64 21 +43 41
4 Nelson Suburbs 17 8 5 4 52 39 +13 29
5 Ferrymead Bays 18 8 1 9 39 39 0 25
6 Nomads United 18 7 3 8 27 31 −4 24
7 Dunedin City Royals 17 6 1 10 27 46 −19 19
8 Selwyn United 18 4 2 12 31 68 −37 14
9 University of Canterbury 18 3 2 13 21 46 −25 11
10 FC Twenty 11 (R) 18 0 1 17 9 93 −84 1 Relegated to the Nelson Premiership/Canterbury Premiership/Southern Premiership
Source: Mainland Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[36]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
  • The final game between Dunedin City Royals and Nelson Suburbs was cancelled, with neither team being able to change league positions regardless of result.[101] The game was originally postponed after Nelson's flight was unable to land in Dunedin due to strong winds.[102]

Southern League results table

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Home \ Away CAS CHU CSP DCR FCT FMB NEL NOM SEL UCF
Cashmere Technical 4–2 0–2 2–0 12–0 3–0 6–2 3–0 4–2 6–1
Christchurch United 1–1 2–3 5–0 11–0 2–3 4–0 3–0 9–0 4–3
Coastal Spirit 4–4 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 7–0 5–1
Dunedin City Royals 1–5 1–3 0–5 3–1 4–4 Can.[B] 2–1 3–0 4–0
FC Twenty 11 1–10 0–4 0–7 1–2 1–5 0–9 0–5 2–5 1–6
Ferrymead Bays 2–3 3–4 0–3 3–2 3–0 2–3 1–3 3–2 1–0
Nelson Suburbs 1–6 1–1 3–3 6–2 4–2 4–2 2–2 4–4 5–1
Nomads United 0–6 1–2 0–4 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 4–1 1–2
Selwyn United 0–8 1–5 2–5 5–0 4–0 2–4 0–5 1–1 0–3
University of Canterbury 0–7 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–3 0–1 1–1 1–2
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Southern League scoring

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As of 7 September 2024
Southern League top scorers
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Rank Player Club Goals[103]
1 Republic of Ireland Garbhan Coughlan Cashmere Technical 26
2 United States Alex Steinwascher Coastal Spirit 19
New Zealand Joel Stevens Christchurch United
4 United States Trevin Myers Nelson Subrubs 13
5 New Zealand Lennon Whewell Nelson Subrubs 12
6 New Zealand Gabriel Gallaway Cashmere Technical 10
Republic of Ireland Jack Hallahan
New Zealand David Yoo Christchurch United
9 South Africa Lyle Matthysen Cashmere Technical 9
New Zealand Cameron Rean Ferrymead Bays
Japan Yuya Taguchi Cashmere Technical
Southern League hat-tricks
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Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date
1[104][105] Canada Spencer Barber Nelson Suburbs FC Twenty 11 Away 0–9 29 March 2024
New Zealand Lennon Whewell
United States Alex Steinwascher[a] Coastal Spirit Selwyn United Home 7–0
2[106] Republic of Ireland Garbhan Coughlan[b] Cashmere Technical FC Twenty 11 Home 12–0 4 April 2024
South Africa Lyle Matthysen
3[107] United States Trevin Myers Nelson Suburbs Selwyn United Away 0–5 13 April 2024
4[108][109] New Zealand Joel Stevens Christchurch United Dunedin City Royals Home 5–0 20 April 2024
Republic of Ireland Garbhan Coughlan[a] Cashmere Technical Selwyn United Home 4–2
5[110] Republic of Ireland Garbhan Coughlan Cashmere Technical Nelson Suburbs Away 1–6 28 April 2024
6[111] Republic of Ireland Garbhan Coughlan[a] Cashmere Technical University of Canterbury Away 0–7 4 May 2024
7[112] New Zealand Jacob Killick Universities of Canterbury FC Twenty 11 Away 1–6 18 May 2024
10[113] New Zealand Lennon Whewell Nelson Suburbs FC Twenty 11 Home 4–2 23 June 2024
14[114] New Zealand Joel Stevens Christchurch United FC Twenty 11 Home 11–0 2 August 2024
16[115][116] Republic of Ireland Garbhan Coughlan[c] Cashmere Technical Nomads United Away 0–6 17 August 2024
New Zealand Joel Stevens Christchurch United Selwyn United Home 9–0
New Zealand Matthew Brazier
18[117] New Zealand Finlay Cotton Selwyn United Dunedin City Royals Home 5–0 7 September 2024
  1. ^ a b c Player scored 4 goals
  2. ^ Player scored 6 goals
  3. ^ Player scored 5 goals
Southern League own goals
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Round Player Club H/A Time Goal Result Opponent Date
2[118] New Zealand Jamie Barr Ferrymead Bays Home 77' 3–3 3–4 Christchurch United 6 April 2024
8[119] New Zealand Sena Eady FC Twenty 11 Home 19' 0–3 0–7 Coastal Spirit 25 May 2024
12[120] New Zealand Caleb Osborne Dunedin City Royals Away 69' 2–1 3–1 Ferrymead Bays 13 July 2024
13[121] New Zealand Max McGuinness University of Canterbury Away 33' 3–0 5–1 Nelson Suburbs 21 July 2024
14[114] New Zealand Daniel Oakman FC Twenty 11 Away 22' 3–0 11–0 Christchurch United 2 August 2024
17[122] New Zealand Jack Julian Dunedin City Royals Home 14' 0–2 0–5 Coastal Spirit 25 August 2024
18[123] New Zealand Aidan Kirby-Vaughan University of Canterbury Home 83' 1–2 1–2 Coastal Spirit 1 September 2024

Qualified clubs

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There are 10 men's National League Championship qualifying spots (4 for the Northern League, 3 plus Wellington Phoenix Reserves for the Central League and 2 for the Southern League).[2]

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Location of clubs in New Zealand for the 2024 National League season
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Location of clubs in Auckland Region for the 2024 National League season
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Location of clubs in Wellington Region for the 2024 National League season
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Location of clubs in Christchurch Region for the 2024 National League season
Association Team Position in Regional League App (last) Previous best (last)
Northern League (4 berths) Auckland City 1st 3rd (2023) 1st (2022)
Western Springs 2nd 1st Debut
Eastern Suburbs 3rd 2nd (2023) 4th (2023)
Birkenhead United 4th 2nd (2022) 4th (2022)
Central League (3 berths) Wellington Olympic 1st 3rd (2023) 1st (2023)
Western Suburbs 2nd 1st Debut
Napier City Rovers 3rd 3rd (2023) 8th (2022)
Southern League (2 berths) Cashmere Technical 1st 3rd (2023) 5th (2023)
Coastal Spirit 2nd 1st Debut
Wellington Phoenix (automatic berth) Wellington Phoenix Reserves Automatic qualification 3rd (2023) 6th (2022)

Location

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Team Home ground Location 2023 season
Auckland City Kiwitea Street Sandringham, Auckland 2nd
Birkenhead United Shepherds Park Beach Haven, Auckland —
Cashmere Technical Ngā Puna Wai[C] Aidanfield, Christchurch 5th
Coastal Spirit Linfield Park[D] Linwood, Christchurch —
Eastern Suburbs Madills Farm Kohimarama, Auckland 4th
Napier City Rovers Bluewater Stadium Poraiti, Napier 9th
Wellington Olympic Martin Luckie Park Berhampore, Wellington 1st
Wellington Phoenix Reserves Fraser Park Taitā, Lower Hutt 8th
Western Springs Seddon Fields Westmere, Auckland —
Western Suburbs Endeavour Park Whitby, Porirua —

Personnel

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Team Manager Captain
Auckland City Spain Albert Riera[17] New Zealand Mario Ilich
Birkenhead United England Paul Hobson[17] New Zealand Luke Jorgensen[21]
Cashmere Technical England Dan Schwarz[84][85] England Tom Schwarz
Coastal Spirit New Zealand Robbie Stanton[88] New Zealand Joe Hoole[124]
Eastern Suburbs New Zealand Adam Thomas[25]
Napier City Rovers England Bill Robertson England Jim Hoyle[54]
Wellington Olympic New Zealand Ekow Quainoo[59] Cook Islands Ben Mata[60]
Wellington Phoenix Reserves England Chris Greenacre[61] England David Ball[125]
Western Springs England Scott Hales[32] New Zealand Oscar Ramsay[33]
Western Suburbs South Africa Alan Koch[62] New Zealand Finn Diamond[126]

Managerial Changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Eastern Suburbs New Zealand Kane Wintersgill[24][127] Stepped down 2 October 2024 4th Republic of Ireland Brian Shelley[128] 2 October 2024

Championship phase

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Birkenhead United 8 5 2 1 21 15 +6 17 Qualification to Grand Final and Champions League
2 Auckland City 8 5 1 2 15 9 +6 16
3 Western Springs 8 5 0 3 20 16 +4 15
4 Napier City Rovers 8 4 2 2 18 12 +6 14
5 Wellington Phoenix Reserves[a] 8 4 1 3 16 14 +2 13
6 Wellington Olympic 8 3 2 3 15 12 +3 11
7 Coastal Spirit 8 3 2 3 17 15 +2 11
8 Cashmere Technical 8 2 3 3 15 16 −1 9
9 Eastern Suburbs 8 1 2 5 8 15 −7 5
10 Western Suburbs 8 0 1 7 7 28 −21 1
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2024. Source: New Zealand Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record[36]
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.[36]

Results table

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Home \ Away AKC BIR CAS CSP EAS NCR WOP WPX WSP WES
Auckland City 3–1 1–1 3–4 1–2
Birkenhead United 2–1 4–2 4–2 3–3
Cashmere Technical 3–3 1–0 2–2 0–4
Coastal Spirit 2–1 1–3 0–0 5–0
Eastern Suburbs 0–3 2–2 2–2 0–1
Napier City Rovers 0–1 2–1 1–1 4–0
Wellington Olympic 0–1 1–2 4–1 4–1
Wellington Phoenix Reserves 0–3 0–2 3–1 2–0
Western Springs 1–3 4–3 6–2 2–3
Western Suburbs 1–2 0–4 2–4 0–4
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2024. Source: New Zealand Football
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

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The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 3, but then postponed and played between rounds 6 and 7, it is added to the standings for round 6.

Leader and Grand Final
Grand Final
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2024. Source: New Zealand Football

Grand Final

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1st ranked teamv2nd ranked team
Source

Statistics

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As of 10 November 2024

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[129][130]
1 Republic of Ireland Garbhan Coughlan Cashmere Technical 7
2 New Zealand Daniel Bunch Birkenhead United 6
New Zealand David Yoo Coastal Spirit
4 New Zealand Monty Patterson Birkenhead United 5
United States Alex Steinwascher Coastal Spirit
6 Sweden Oscar Faulds Napier City Rovers 4
New Zealand Adam Hewson Napier City Rovers
New Zealand Angus Kilkolly Auckland City
New Zealand Jacob Mechell Eastern Suburbs
10 3 players 3

Hat-tricks

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Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date
3[131] New Zealand David Yoo Coastal Spirit Western Suburbs Home 5–0 13 October 2024
4[132] United States Alex Steinwascher Wellington Phoenix Reserves Away 0–3 19 October 2024
5[133] New Zealand Monty Patterson Birkenhead United Wellington Phoenix Reserves Home 4–2 27 October 2024

Awards

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Goal of the Week

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Regional Phase

Annual awards

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League MVP[177] Club Top scorer[178] Club
Northern League New Zealand Jake Mechell Eastern Suburbs New Zealand Jake Mechell Eastern Suburbs
Central League Argentina Tomas Alvarado Waterside Karori Sweden Oscar Faulds Napier City Rovers
Southern League New Zealand David Yoo Christchurch United Republic of Ireland Garbhan Coughlan Cashmere Technical
National League
Award Winner Club
Best Goal of the Regional Phase[179] New Zealand Sean Leadley Melville United

Notes

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  1. ^ Ilam Fields doesn't met NZF Pitch Regulations
  2. ^ Game canceled due to Nelson Suburbs unable to land in Dunedin Airport
  3. ^ Playing two matches at English Park
  4. ^ Playing one match at Ferrymead Park

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  174. ^ "Congrats to Todd Vermeir from @ucfootballclub 🙌 His goal in the last minute against Nomads United was chosen as the best of the week by the fans 👏". New Zealand Football. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024 – via Instagram.
  175. ^ "We had a bunch of stunners in the last round of the regional phase! 🔝". New Zealand Football. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024 – via Instagram.
  176. ^ "Congrats to @garbhancoughlan from @cashmeretechnicalfc 👏 His goal against Christchurch United was chosen as the best of the week by the fans!". New Zealand Football. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024 – via Instagram.
  177. ^ "Announcing the MVPs of the regional phase of the National League 2024 🌟". New Zealand Football. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024 – via Instagram.
  178. ^ "National League - Golden Boot 🥇". New Zealand Football. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024 – via Facebook.
  179. ^ "Sean's Week 19 goal has been voted the best of the regional phase by the fans! 🌟 Congrats to @sean.leadley and a well-deserved recognition for the @melvilleunitedafc fans who backed their player! 👏". New Zealand Football Instagram. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
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