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2024 in New Zealand football

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Football in New Zealand
Season2024
Men's football
Northern LeagueAuckland City
Central LeagueWellington Olympic
Southern LeagueCashmere Technical
Chatham CupWellington Olympic
Charity CupWellington Olympic
Women's football
NRFL Women's PremiershipAuckland United
Kate Sheppard CupAuckland United
← 2023 New Zealand 2025 →

The 2024 season is the 134th competitive association football season in New Zealand.

National teams

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New Zealand men's national football team

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Friendlies

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7 September Friendly Mexico  3–0  New Zealand Pasadena, United States
18:00
Report Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 25,271
Referee: Joe Dickerson (United States)
10 September Friendly United States  1–1  New Zealand Cincinnati, United States
19:00 EDT (UTC-4:00)
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 15,711
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
14 October Friendly New Zealand  4–0  Malaysia Auckland, New Zealand
19:00 UTC+13
Report Report Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 8,513
Referee: Jack Morgan (Australia)

2024 FIFA Series

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2024 OFC Nations Cup

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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6 Advance to semi-finals
2  Vanuatu (H) 2 1 0 1 1 4 −3 3
3  Solomon Islands 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
4  New Caledonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: OFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
15 June New Zealand  Cancelled  New Caledonia Port Vila, Vanuatu
15:00 (UTC+11) Stadium: VFF Freshwater Stadium
Note: On 5 June 2024, New Caledonia withdrew from the 2024 OFC Nations Cup due to the serious crisis in the country.[1]
18 June New Zealand  3–0  Solomon Islands Port Vila, Vanuatu
15:00 (UTC+11)
Report Stadium: VFF Freshwater Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
21 June Vanuatu  0–4  New Zealand Port Vila, Vanuatu
15:00 (UTC+11) Report
Stadium: VFF Freshwater Stadium
Attendance: 7,200
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
Knockout stage
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27 June Semi-final New Zealand  5–0  Tahiti Port Vila, Vanuatu
11:00
Report Stadium: Freshwater Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
Final
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30 June New Zealand  3–0  Vanuatu Port Vila, Vanuatu
15:00
Report Stadium: Freshwater Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

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Second round
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vanuatu (H) 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 3 Advance to the third round
2  New Zealand (H) 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3
3  Samoa 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 0
4  Tahiti 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 12 October 2024. Source: OFC[2]
(H) Hosts
11 October Second round New Zealand  3–0  Tahiti Port Vila, Vanuatu
13:00 UTC+11
Report Stadium: VFF Freshwater Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)
15 November Second round New Zealand  v  Vanuatu Hamilton, New Zealand
Stadium: Waikato Stadium
18 November Second round Samoa  v  New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium

New Zealand women's national football team

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Friendlies

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6 April 2024 Friendly New Zealand  4–0  Thailand Christchurch, New Zealand
15:00 UTC+13
Report Stadium: Rugby League Park
Attendance: 6,031
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
9 April 2024 Friendly New Zealand  0–0  Thailand Christchurch, New Zealand
19:00 UTC+12 Report Stadium: Rugby League Park
Attendance: 3,503
Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)
13 July Friendly New Zealand  1–1  Zambia Vichy, France
17:00
Report Stadium: Stade Louis Darragon

OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9 Knockout stage
2  Samoa (H) 3 2 0 1 3 6 −3 6
3  Tonga 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
4  Vanuatu 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
7 February 2024 (2024-02-07) New Zealand  3–0  Tonga Apia, Samoa
13:00
Report Stadium: FFS Football Stadium (Field 1)
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
10 February 2024 New Zealand  6–0  Samoa Apia, Samoa
17:00 UTC+13
Report Stadium: FFS Football Stadium (Field 1)
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
13 February 2024 Vanuatu  0–5  New Zealand Apia, Samoa
16:00 UTC+13 Report
Stadium: FFS Football Stadium (Field 2)
Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)
Knockout stage
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16 February 2024 Semi-final New Zealand  7–1  Fiji Apia, Samoa
17:00
Report
Stadium: FFS Football Stadium (Field 1)
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
19 February 2024 Final Solomon Islands  1–11  New Zealand Apia, Samoa
17:00
Report
Stadium: FFS Football Stadium (Field 1)
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

2024 Summer Olympics

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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Canada 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 3[a]
3  Colombia 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ On 27 July 2024, Canada were penalized 6 points by FIFA for their coaching staff's involvement in illegal drone spying at an official training venue.[3] The decision was upheld by CAS on 31 July.[4]
25 July Canada  2–1  New Zealand Saint-Étienne, France
17:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 2,674[5]
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
28 July New Zealand  0–2  Colombia Décines-Charpieu, France
17:00 Report
Stadium: Stade de Lyon
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
31 July New Zealand  1–2  France Décines-Charpieu, France
21:00 Taylor 43' Report Katoto 22', 49' Stadium: Stade de Lyon
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

New Zealand national under-23 football team

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Friendlies

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18 July Friendly Uzbekistan  3–1  New Zealand Nice, France
17:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Stade de Nice

2024 Summer Olympics

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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  United States 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
4  Guinea 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
24 July 2024 (2024-07-24) Guinea  1–2  New Zealand Nice, France
17:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 4,909[6]
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
27 July 2024 (2024-07-27) New Zealand  1–4  United States Marseille, France
19:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stade de Marseille
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
30 July 2024 (2024-07-30) New Zealand  0–3  France Marseille, France
19:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

New Zealand national under-20 football team

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Results and fixtures

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2024 OFC U-19 Men's Championship
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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 18 0 +18 9 Knockout stage
2  New Caledonia 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6
3  Samoa 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
4  Papua New Guinea 3 0 0 3 2 15 −13 0
Source: OFC
6 July 2024 (2024-07-06) New Zealand  3–0  New Caledonia FFS Football Stadium, Apia
12:00
Report Attendance: 250
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
9 July 2024 (2024-07-09) New Zealand  5–0  Samoa FFS Football Stadium, Apia
15:00
Report Attendance: 500
Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)
12 July 2024 (2024-07-12) Papua New Guinea  0–10  New Zealand FFS Football Stadium, Apia
12:00 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)
Knockout stage
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15 July 2024 (2024-07-15) Semi-final New Zealand  1–0  Fiji FFS Football Stadium, Apia
15:00 Watson 48' Report Attendance: 300
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
18 July 2024 (2024-07-18) Final New Caledonia  0–4  New Zealand FFS Football Stadium, Apia
14:00 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)

New Zealand women's national under-20 football team

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Friendlies

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11 July New Zealand  1–1  Australia Wellington, New Zealand
14:30 UTC+12 Report
Stadium: Porirua Park
14 July New Zealand  1–1
(10–11 p)
 Australia Upper Hutt, New Zealand
14:30 UTC+12 Source Stadium: NZCIS
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

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Group E
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9 Knockout stage
2  Austria 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3  Ghana 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
4  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
2 September 2024 (2024-09-02) Japan  7–0  New Zealand Estadio El Techo, Bogotá
17:00
Report Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile)
5 September 2024 (2024-09-05) Austria  3–1  New Zealand Estadio El Techo, Bogotá
20:00
Report Clegg 90' Referee: Akissi Konan (Côte d'Ivoire)
8 September 2024 (2024-09-08) New Zealand  1–3  Ghana Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali
18:00 Elliott 64' Report
Referee: María Victoria Daza (Colombia)

New Zealand national under-17 football team

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Results and fixtures

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2024 OFC U-16 Championship
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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 23 1 +22 9 Knockout stage
2  Fiji 3 2 0 1 6 10 −4 6
3  Cook Islands 3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3 5th place match
4  Vanuatu 3 0 0 3 3 15 −12 0 7th place match
Source: OFC
28 July 2024 (2024-07-28) New Zealand  9–0  Vanuatu Stade Fautaua, Pirae
12:00
Report Attendance: 100[7]
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)
31 July 2024 (2024-07-31) New Zealand  7–1  Fiji Stade Fautaua, Pirae
12:00
Report Attendance: 100[8]
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
3 August 2024 (2024-08-03) Cook Islands  0–7  New Zealand Stade Fautaua, Pirae
12:00 Report
Attendance: 100[9]
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Knockout stage
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7 August 2024 (2024-08-07) Semi-final New Zealand  5–0  New Caledonia Stade Pater, Pirae
15:00
Report Attendance: 300[10]
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
10 August 2024 (2024-08-10) Final New Zealand  3–1  Fiji Stade Pater, Pirae
18:00 Report
Attendance: 200[11]
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

New Zealand women’s national under-17 football team

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Results and fixtures

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Friendlies
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October 2024 (2024-10) New Zealand  0–0  Mexico Dominican Republic
Report Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
2024 OFC U-16 Women's Championship
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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9 Knockout stage
2  New Caledonia 3 2 0 1 5 10 −5 6
3  Solomon Islands 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3 5th place match
4  Tahiti 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0 7th place match
Source: OFC
9 September 2024 (2024-09-09) New Zealand  8–0  New Caledonia Suva, Fiji
12:00
Report Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)
12 September 2024 (2024-09-12) New Zealand  5–0  Tahiti Suva, Fiji
12:00
Report Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Gerard Ionatana (Samoa)
15 September 2024 (2024-09-15) Solomon Islands  0–1  New Zealand Suva, Fiji
12:00 Report
Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Jarethy George (Vanuatu)
Knockout stage
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18 September 2024 (2024-09-18) Semi-final New Zealand  8–0  Tonga Suva, Fiji
15:00
Report Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Jarethy George (Vanuatu)
21 September 2024 (2024-09-21) Final Samoa  0–4  New Zealand Suva, Fiji
15:00 Report
Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)
2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Knockout stage
2  Ecuador 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3  Dominican Republic (H) 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
4  New Zealand 3 0 1 2 2 9 −7 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
16 October 2024 (2024-10-16) New Zealand  1–4  Nigeria Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago de los Caballeros
16:00
Report Attendance: 1,040
Referee: Olatz Rivera (Spain)
19 October 2024 (2024-10-19) Dominican Republic  1–1  New Zealand Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago de los Caballeros
19:00 Brito 68' Report Mercedes 61' (o.g.) Attendance: 3,258
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
22 October 2024 (2024-10-22) Ecuador  4–0  New Zealand Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago de los Caballeros
19:00
Report Attendance: 1,248
Referee: Lê Thị Ly (Vietnam)

FIFA competitions

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FIFA Intercontinental Cup

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22 September 2024 (2024-09-22) First Round Al Ain United Arab Emirates 6–2 New Zealand Auckland City Al Ain
20:00 GST
Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

OFC Competitions

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OFC Champions League

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National play-offs

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9 March 2024 (2024-03-09) Auckland City New Zealand 1–0 New Zealand Wellington Olympic Auckland, New Zealand
14:00 (UTC+13:00)
Report Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Attendance: 300
Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)
16 March 2024 (2024-03-16) Wellington Olympic New Zealand 3–3
(3–4 agg.)
New Zealand Auckland City Wellington, New Zealand
14:00 (UTC+13:00)
Report
Stadium: Martin Luckie Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New Zealand Auckland City 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Knockout stage
2 Fiji Rewa 3 2 1 0 8 6 +2 7
3 Papua New Guinea Hekari United 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4 Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: OFC
11 May 2024 (2024-05-11) Rewa Fiji 2–2 New Zealand Auckland City Pā'ea
15:00
Report Stadium: Stade Paea
Attendance: 105
Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)
14 May 2024 (2024-05-14) Auckland City New Zealand 1–0 Papua New Guinea Hekari United Pā'ea
15:00
Report Stadium: Stade Paea
Attendance: 101
Referee: Tim Danaskos (Australia)
17 May 2024 (2024-05-17) Auckland City New Zealand 5–0 Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors Pā'ea
18:00
Report Stadium: Stade Paea
Attendance: 105
Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)

Knockout stage

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22 May 2024 (2024-05-22) Auckland City New Zealand 1–0 New Caledonia AS Magenta Pirae
14:00
Report Stadium: Stade Pater
Attendance: 321
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Final
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24 May 2024 (2024-05-24) Auckland City New Zealand 4–0 French Polynesia Pirae Pirae
18:00 UTC−10
Report Stadium: Stade Pater
Attendance: 819
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

OFC Women's Champions League

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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New Zealand Auckland United 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7 Advance to semi-finals
2 Fiji Labasa 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3 New Caledonia AS Academy 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
4 Tonga Veitongo 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: OFC
12 March 2024 (2024-03-12) Labasa Fiji 1–1 New Zealand Auckland United Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
15:00 (UTC+11:00)
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)
14 March 2024 (2024-03-14) AS Academy New Caledonia 0–5 New Zealand Auckland United National Stadium, Honiara
12:00 (UTC+11:00) Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Gideon Mamuala (Solomon Islands)
17 March 2024 (2024-03-17) Auckland United New Zealand 1–0 Tonga Veitongo National Stadium, Honiara
12:00 (UTC+11:00)
Report Attendance: 150
Referee: Gerard Ionatana (Samoa)

Knockout stage

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20 March 2024 (2024-03-20) Auckland United New Zealand 2–1 (a.e.t.) Vanuatu Tafea National Stadium, Honiara
15:00
Report
Attendance: 350
Referee: Kyllian Lelarge (New Caledonia)
Final
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23 March 2024 (2024-03-23) Hekari United Papua New Guinea 0–1 New Zealand Auckland United National Stadium, Honiara
15:00 UTC+11 Report
Attendance: 510
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

Men's football

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League Promoted to league Relegated from league Removed
Northern League None
Central League None
Southern League None

National League

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  • The final game between Dunedin City Royals and Nelson Suburbs was cancelled, with neither team being able to change league positions regardless of result.[12] The game was originally postponed after Nelson's flight was unable to land in Dunedin due to strong winds.[13]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland City 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 Qualification to Grand Final and Champions League
2 Birkenhead United 6 4 1 1 17 12 +5 13
3 Coastal Spirit 6 3 2 1 15 10 +5 11[a]
4 Napier City Rovers 6 3 2 1 15 10 +5 11[a]
5 Western Springs 6 3 0 3 12 13 −1 9
6 Wellington Olympic 6 2 2 2 10 8 +2 8
7 Wellington Phoenix Reserves[b] 6 2 1 3 9 10 −1 7
8 Cashmere Technical 6 1 3 2 11 12 −1 6
9 Eastern Suburbs 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4
10 Western Suburbs 6 0 1 5 6 20 −14 1
Updated to match(es) played on 3 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[14]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head to head. Disciplinary record: Coastal Spirit 13, Napier City Rovers 16
  2. ^ Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.[14]

Grand final

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Northern League

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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[14][15]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (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.[16] The game was originally postponed after Nelson's flight was unable to land in Dunedin due to strong winds.[17]

Central League

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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[14]
(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.[18]
  • The final game between Dunedin City Royals and Nelson Suburbs was cancelled, with neither team being able to change league positions regardless of result.[19] The game was originally postponed after Nelson's flight was unable to land in Dunedin due to strong winds.[20]

Southern League

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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[14]
(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.[21] The game was originally postponed after Nelson's flight was unable to land in Dunedin due to strong winds.[22]

Cup Competitions

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Chatham Cup

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Final
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Wellington Olympic1–1Auckland City
Report
Penalties
5–4
Referee: Luke Gardner

Charity Cup

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Wellington Olympic3–0Christchurch United
Report

Women's football

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National Women's League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland United 6 5 1 0 15 3 +12 16 Qualification to Grand Final
2 CF Waterside Karori 6 4 2 0 14 4 +10 14
3 Canterbury United Pride 6 3 1 2 14 13 +1 10
4 West Coast Rangers 5 2 2 1 14 9 +5 8
5 CF Wellington United 6 2 2 2 10 8 +2 8
6 Eastern Suburbs 5 2 1 2 15 3 +12 7
7 Southern United 5 2 1 2 12 6 +6 7
8 Western Springs 5 1 2 2 8 9 −1 5
9 Wellington Phoenix Reserves[a] 5 0 0 5 2 20 −18 0
10 Central Football 5 0 0 5 2 31 −29 0
Updated to match(es) played on 2 November 2024. Source: New Zealand Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Head to head; 5) Disciplinary record; 6) Coin toss[14]
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.[14]

Grand final

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NRFL Women’s Premiership

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland United (C) 21 19 2 0 65 9 +56 59 Winner of NRFL Premiership and qualification to National League Championship
2 West Coast Rangers 21 16 1 4 65 29 +36 49 Qualification to National League Championship
3 Eastern Suburbs 21 10 1 10 39 29 +10 31
4 Western Springs 21 9 3 9 38 31 +7 30
5 Fencibles United 21 8 2 11 26 41 −15 26
6 Hibiscus Coast 21 7 3 11 30 44 −14 24
7 Ellerslie 21 4 4 13 21 48 −27 16
8 Hamilton Wanderers (R) 21 2 2 17 14 67 −53 8 Relegation to NRFL Women's Championship
Source: Northern Region 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[24]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Cup Competitions

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Kate Sheppard Cup

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Final
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Western Springs0–1Auckland United
Referee: Sarah Jones

Deaths

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New clubs

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Notes

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  1. ^ After the formation of youth teams in 2023,[28] a women's first team was formed for the 2024 season.

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