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Auckland City
2024 season
ChairmanIvan Vuksich
ManagerAlbert Riera
StadiumKiwitea Street
Northern League1st
New Zealand National League2nd
National League FinalWinners
Chatham CupRunners-up
OFC Champions LeagueWinners
FIFA Intercontinental CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Liam Gillion (10)
All: Angus Kilkolly (18)
Highest home attendance300
vs Wellington Olympic
(9 March 2024)
OFC Champions League
Biggest win5–0 vs Solomon Warriors (N), 17 May 2024, OFC Champions League
5–0 vs Metro (H), 1 June 2024, Chatham Cup
5–0 vs Tauranga City (A), 29 June 2024, Northern League
Biggest defeat2–6 vs Al Ain (A), 22 September 2024, FIFA Intercontinental Cup
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The 2024 season was the 21st in the history of Auckland City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in the Chatham Cup for the fourth time and the OFC Champions League for the 19th time. They also qualified and participated in the inaugural edition of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup by winning the OFC Champions League.

Overview

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Pre-season

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Auckland City began their preseason fixtures with a 1–0 loss to Birkenhead United at the Croatian Cultural Club.[1] The following day the club announced the signing of former England youth international Joe Ridley.[2][3]

On 21 February 2024, City got their first win of pre-season, defeating West Coast Rangers 3–1 at the Croatian Cultural Club.[4] City grabbed their second win in the same week with a 3–2 win over Eastern Suburbs after being two behind at half time.[4]

City finished their pre-season with a 2–0 win over Manurewa on 2 March 2024.[5]

Northern League

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The league fixtures were announced on 1 March 2024.[6] City play the season opener against local rivals Auckland United in the Dominion Road Derby,[7][8] and finish the season away at Melville United.[9]

City had a strong start to the season winning their first 5 games, conceding just 6 goals.[10][11] In their round 9 fixture against Bay Olympic that was brought forward, they suffered their first Northern League defeat since 2022 in what was Albert Riera's 100th game in charge.[12][13][14]

National League

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City qualified for the National League on 7 August after beating Birkenhead United 3–1.[15] After beating Coastal Spirit 5–1 in the final round City finished second and qualified for the Grand Final.[16] The Navy Blues won the Grand Final after beating Birkenhead United 2–1 after extra time.[17]

Chatham Cup

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As a Northern League side, City received a bye to Round 2 of the Chatham Cup.[18] The Navy Blues were drawn at home to NRFL Championship side Metro in Round 2.[19][20]

After downing Metro 5–0 in Round 2, City were drawn at home to fellow Northern League side Hamilton Wanderers in Round 3.[21][22] City beat Hamilton 2–1 thanks to goals from Liam Gillion and Angus Kilkolly.[23]

In Round 4 City were drawn away to NRFL Southern Conference leaders Cambridge.[24][25][26] The Navy Blues were able to overcome Cambridge with a 4–1 win qualifying for the quarter-finals.[27]

City were drawn away to Southern Premier League side Otago University in the quarter-final draw.[28]

OFC Champions League

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Auckland City qualified for the 2023 Grand Final on 4 November 2023 after their National League win vs Petone. As the two finalists qualify for the OFC Champions League play-offs this meant they also qualified for the 2024 OFC Champions League.[29][30] Wellington Olympic qualified on 10 November 2023 after Christchurch United lost to rivals Cashmere Technical. This meant Auckland City would face Wellington Olympic in the National play-offs.[31][32]

The draw for the group stage took place on 17 January 2024 at OFC Home of Football in Auckland, New Zealand. The winner of the play-off between City and Wellington Olympic would face the play-off winners from Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji in Group A.[33][34]

Auckland City announced their Champions League squad on 8 March 2024.[35]

City started their competitive fixtures off with a 1–0 win over Wellington Olympic in the first league of the National play-offs. Stipe Ukich came off the bench to put City in front after 72 minutes, after receiving a ball down the left side from Nathan Lobo.[36][37] After winning the first leg at home, City only required a draw in the return leg in Wellington.[38] Hamish Watson gave Olympic a lead in the 20th minute after he gained the ball from Vale's header, finishing into the bottom corner. Jesse Randall doubled their lead within 3 minutes, giving them the advantage in the tie. Mario Ilich pulled one back for City, before Watson restored the advantage a minute later. It took Murati three minutes into the second half to tie the aggregate score again, before Cam Howieson found the winner with eight minutes to go. The win for City sees them compete in the group stages for the 19 consecutive season since they first entered the competition.[39][40][41] The win also saw them win back the Mediterranean Cup, a cup contested between City and Olympic acknowledging their Croatian and Greek roots.[39]

City were drawn into a group with Fiji's Rewa, Papua New Guinea's Hekari United and Solomon Warriors of the Solomon Islands.[39][42] After drawing with Rewa in their opening game,[43] City bounced back with a 1–0 win over Hekari United and a 5–0 win over Solomon Warriors to finish top of their group on goal difference.[44][45][46] As group winners they played runners-up of Group B, AS Magenta.[47][48] After heading in to the break scoreless, Stipe Ukich calmy slotted the ball into the far corner in the 66th minute to give City a 1–0 win.[49] This win meant they qualified for the final where they would face Pirae. This was a replay of City's first Oceanian final in 2006, when they faced Pirae at North Harbour Stadium.[50]

City got off to a quick start in the final taking the lead through a Michael den Heijer goal in the 6th minute. Liam Gillion doubled the lead just before half time, with Stipe Ukich and Christian Gray also finding the back of the net in the second half to give City a 4–0 win in the final. This is a record-extending 12th OFC Champions League title for City and their third consecutive.[51][52]

FIFA Intercontinental Cup

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As winners of the 2024 OFC Champions League, City qualified for the first edition of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup to be held in December.[52][53] The Navy Blues played Al Ain of United Arab Emirates in the first round losing 6–2.[54]

Players

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Players and squad numbers last updated on 5 September 2024.[35]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules, some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK New Zealand NZL Conor Tracey
2 MF New Zealand NZL Mario Ilich (captain)
3 DF New Zealand NZL Adam Mitchell
4 DF New Zealand NZL Christian Gray
5 DF New Zealand NZL Marco Lorenz
6 FW England ENG Kailan Gould
8 MF Spain ESP Gerard Garriga
9 FW New Zealand NZL Angus Kilkolly
10 FW New Zealand NZL Dylan Manickum
11 FW New Zealand NZL Ryan De Vries
12 DF Kosovo KOS Regont Murati
13 DF New Zealand NZL Nathan Lobo
14 DF New Zealand NZL Jordan Vale
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF New Zealand NZL Caleb Moosbally
16 FW New Zealand NZL Joseph Lee
17 FW Colombia COL Jerson Lagos
18 GK Fiji FIJ Areya Prasad
20 FW Ghana GHA Derek Tieku
21 DF New Zealand NZL Adam Bell
22 DF China CHN Zhou Tong
23 DF New Zealand NZL Alfie Rogers
25 DF New Zealand NZL Michael den Heijer
26 MF New Zealand NZL Rayan Tayeb
27 FW New Zealand NZL Stipe Ukich
— DF Vanuatu VAN Timothy Boulet

Management team

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Staff last updated on 8 March 2024.[35]

Position Staff
Head coach Spain Albert Riera
Assistant coach New Zealand Ivan Vicelich
Goalkeeper coach Spain Enaut Zubikarai
Technical Spain Adrià Casals
New Zealand Jarrod Wallace
Physio New Zealand Matt Payne

Transfers

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Transfers in

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No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
17 FW England Joe Ridley Unattached Free transfer 1 year 18 February 2024 [3]
FW Fiji Nabil Begg Fiji Police Free transfer 1 year 1 March 2024 [55]
FW New Zealand Robert Tipelu New Zealand Bay Olympic Free transfer 1 year March 2024 [55]
6 FW England Kailan Gould New Zealand Wellington Olympic Free transfer 6 months 31 May 2024 [56]
28 MF Ghana Derek Tieku New Zealand Hamilton Wanderers Free transfer 6 months 9 June 2024 [57]
5 DF New Zealand Marco Lorenz New Zealand Western Springs Free transfer 6 months 30 June 2024 [58]
17 FW Colombia Jerson Lagos New Zealand Manurewa Free transfer 6 months 30 June 2024 [58]
7 FW New Zealand Myer Bevan Canada Cavalry Free transfer 6 months September 2024 [59][60]
24 GK New Zealand Nathan Garrow New Zealand Auckland United Free transfer 6 months September 2024 [59][60]
19 DF Japan Yuki Aizu New Zealand Auckland United Free transfer 6 months September 2024 [59][60]
15 DF New Zealand Aston Burns New Zealand Fencibles United Free transfer 6 months September 2024 [59][60]
MF Japan Kentaro Ozaki New Zealand Manurewa Free transfer 6 months September 2024 [61]

Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
20 FW Argentina Emiliano Tade New Zealand Western Springs End of contract 15 December 2023 [62]
25 DF Japan Takuya Iwata New Zealand Western Springs End of contract 1 January 2024 [55]
FW Vanuatu Jordy Tasip Vanuatu Ifira Black Bird End of contract 1 January 2024 [55]
15 MF New Zealand Aidan Carey New Zealand Western Springs End of contract 7 January 2024 [63]
17 FW New Zealand Oliver Colloty New Zealand Wellington Olympic End of contract 22 January 2024 [64]
7 MF New Zealand Cameron Howieson New Zealand Auckland FC Free transfer 30 May 2024 [65]
19 FW New Zealand Liam Gillion New Zealand Auckland FC Free transfer 19 June 2024 [66]
17 FW England Joe Ridley Australia Caroline Springs George Cross Free transfer 9 July 2024 [67]
24 GK New Zealand Joe Wallis England West Bromwich Albion U21 Undisclosed 5 September 2024 [68]

Pre-season and friendlies

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17 February 2024 Auckland City 0–1 Birkenhead United Te Atatū South
11:00 Report
  • Phillip
Stadium: Croatian Cultural Club
21 February 2024 Auckland City 3–1 West Coast Rangers Te Atatū South
19:00
  • Murati 37'
  • Lee 55'
  • Ukich 80'
 Report
Stadium: Croatian Cultural Club
24 February 2024 Auckland City 3–2 Eastern Suburbs Te Atatū South
09:30
Report
Stadium: Croatian Cultural Club
2 March 2024 Auckland City 2–0 Manurewa Te Atatū South
11:00
Report Stadium: Croatian Cultural Club
18 September 2024 Arabian Falcons United Arab Emirates 1–2 New Zealand Auckland City Dubai
Report Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Northern League 22 March 2024 31 August 2024 Matchday 1 Winners 22 16 3 3 53 21 +32 072.73
National League 29 September 2024 24 November 2024 Matchday 1 2nd 9 6 1 2 20 10 +10 066.67
National League Final 1 December 2024 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
Chatham Cup 1 June 2024 7 September 2024 Round 2 Runners-up 6 5 1 0 21 6 +15 083.33
OFC Champions League 9 March 2024 24 May 2024 National play-offs Winners 7 5 2 0 17 5 +12 071.43
FIFA Intercontinental Cup 22 September 2024 First Round First Round 1 0 0 1 2 6 −4 000.00
Total 46 33 7 6 115 49 +66 071.74

Source: Soccerway

Northern League

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Main article: 2024 New Zealand National League § 2024 Northern League

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
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[69][70]
(C) Champions
  • The final game between Dunedin City Royals and Nelson Suburbs was cancelled, with neither team being able to change league positions regardless of result.[71] The game was originally postponed after Nelson's flight was unable to land in Dunedin due to strong winds.[72]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
22 16 3 3 53 21  +32 51 8 2 1 24 12  +12 8 1 2 29 9  +20

Last updated: 31 August 2024.
Source: Ultimate NZ Soccer

Results by round

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Round12345691781213141121510316214182051917422
GroundAHHAAHHHAHAAHHHAHAHAAA
ResultWWWWWWLWWDLWWWDDWWWWLW
Position2111211112422112211111
Points36912151818212425252831343536394245484851
Source: Ultimate NZ Soccer
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes:
  • 1 Matchday 9 (vs Bay Olympic) was moved due to Auckland City's participation in the OFC Champions League.
  • 2 Matchday 11 (vs Manurewa) was moved due to Auckland City's participation in the OFC Champions League.
  • 3 Matchday 10 (vs Birkenhead United) was moved due to Auckland City's participation in the OFC Champions League.
  • 4 Matchday 17 (vs Manurewa) was swapped with Matchday 21 (vs West Coast Rangers) for the entire league.
  • 5 Matchday 20 (vs Birkenhead United) was moved due to Auckland City and Birkenhead United's participation in the Chatham Cup.

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

22 March 2024 1 Auckland United 0–3 Auckland City Mount Roskill
19:15 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Keith Hay Park
Referee: Riley Greenbury
29 March 2024 2 Auckland City 1–0 Eastern Suburbs Te Atatū South
15:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Croatian Cultural Club
Referee: Nick Waldron
Note: Originally to be held at Madills Farm.[9] Fixture reversed with round 13.
1 April 2024 3 Auckland City 3–1 Tauranga City Sandringham
15:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Andres Castro
6 April 2024 4 Hamilton Wanderers 2–5 Auckland City Hamilton
17:30 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Porritt Stadium
Referee: Benjamin Norman
12 April 2024 5 West Coast Rangers 0–3 Auckland City Whenuapai
19:30 NZST
Report
Stadium: Fred Taylor Park
Referee: Stephen Merriman
20 April 2024 6 Auckland City 7–3 Melville United Sandringham
15:00 NZST
Report
Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Nick Waldron
24 April 2024 9 Auckland City 0–1 Bay Olympic Te Atatū South
19:30 NZST
Report
Stadium: Croatian Cultural Club
Referee: Ashley Wilson
Note: Originally scheduled for 11 May 2024.[9] Rescheduled due to Auckland City's participation in the OFC Champions League.
27 April 2024 7 Auckland City 2–1 Western Springs Sandringham
15:00 NZST
Report
Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Cory Mills
4 May 2024 8 East Coast Bays 0–3 Auckland City Oteha
15:00 NZST Report
Stadium: Bay City Park
Referee: Jack Henderson
8 June 2024 12 Auckland City 0–0 Auckland United Sandringham
15:00 NZST
  • Ukich Yellow card 83'
  • Garriga Yellow card 90+2'
 Report
Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Luke Gardner
22 June 2024 13 Eastern Suburbs 1–0 Auckland City Kohimarama
15:00 NZST
Report
  • Bell Yellow card 10'
  • Gray Yellow card 61'
  • Ilich Yellow card 88'
  • Rogers Yellow card 90+4'
 Stadium: Madills Farm
Referee: Riley Greenbury
Note: Originally to be held at Kiwitea Street.[9] Fixture reversed with round 2.
29 June 2024 14 Tauranga City 0–5 Auckland City Mount Maunganui
15:00 NZST Report
Stadium: Links Avenue Reserve
Referee: Benjamin NormNan
3 July 2024 11 Auckland City 3–2 Manurewa Te Atatū South
19:30 NZST
  • Rogers 13', 45+1'
  • Garriga 66'
 Report
Stadium: Croatian Cultural Club
Referee: Jack Henderson
Note: Originally scheduled for 25 May 2024 and to be held at Manurewa War Memorial Park.[9] Rescheduled due to Auckland City's participation in the OFC Champions League. Fixture reversed with round 17.
13 July 2024 15 Auckland City 1–0 East Coast Bays Sandringham
15:00 NZST
  • Tieku Yellow card 65'
  • Murati 76'
 Report
Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Kirk Davis
17 July 2024 10 Auckland City 2–2 Birkenhead United Te Atatū South
19:30 NZST
  • Gray 62'
  • Murati 87'
 Report
Stadium: Croatian Cultural Club
Referee: Ashley Wilson
Note: Originally scheduled for 18 May 2024.[9] Rescheduled due to Auckland City's participation in the OFC Champions League.
20 July 2024 16 Western Springs 1–1 Auckland City Western Springs
17:30 NZST
Report
  • Lorenz Yellow card 21'
  • Gould 36'
  • Lagos Yellow card 40'
  • den Heijer Yellow card 78'
 Stadium: Seddon Fields
Referee: Andres Castro
24 July 2024 21 Auckland City 2–1 West Coast Rangers Te Atatū South
19:00 NZST
  • Zhou 27'
  • Tracey Red card 31'
  • Ukich Yellow card 44'
  • Kilkolly Yellow card 65'
  • Murati 90+4'
 Report
Stadium: Croatian Cultural Club
Referee: Luke Gardner
Note: Round 17 and round 21 swapped for the entire league.[9] Rescheduled due to Auckland City's participation in the Chatham Cup.
3 August 2024 18 Bay Olympic 0–2 Auckland City New Lynn
17:30 NZST
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Referee: Nick Waldron
7 August 2024 20 Birkenhead United 1–3 Auckland City Beach Haven
19:00 NZST
Report
  • Ukich 15'
  • Mitchell 40'
  • Gould 77'
  • Lobo Yellow card 80'
 Stadium: Shepherds Park
Referee: Riley Greenbury
Note: Originally scheduled for 16 August 2024.[9] Rescheduled due to Auckland City and Birkenhead United's participation in the Chatham Cup.
10 August 2024 19 Auckland City 3–1 Hamilton Wanderers Sandringham
15:00 NZST
Report
Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Ashley Wilson
24 August 2024 17 Manurewa 1–2 Auckland City Manurewa
15:00 NZST
Report
Stadium: Manurewa War Memorial Park
Referee: Caleb Downes
Note: Fixture reversed with round 11. Round 17 and round 21 swapped for the entire league.[9]
31 August 2024 22 Melville United 2–3 Auckland City Hamilton
15:00 NZST
Report
  • Lee 60'
  • Tieku 63', 71'
 Stadium: Gower Park
Referee: Benjamin Norman

National League

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Main article: 2024 New Zealand National League

League table

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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.[73] The game was originally postponed after Nelson's flight was unable to land in Dunedin due to strong winds.[74]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Birkenhead United 9 6 2 1 23 16 +7 20 Qualification to Grand Final
2 Auckland City (C) 9 6 1 2 20 10 +10 19 Qualification to Grand Final and Champions League group stage
3 Western Springs 9 6 0 3 25 16 +9 18
4 Napier City Rovers 9 5 2 2 21 14 +7 17
5 Wellington Phoenix Reserves[a] 9 4 1 4 16 19 −3 13
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[69]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.[69]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
9 6 1 2 20 10  +10 19 2 1 2 13 9  +4 4 0 0 7 1  +6

Last updated: 24 November 2024.
Source: Ultimate NZ Soccer

Results by round

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Round123456789
GroundHAHAAHHAH
ResultWWDWWLLWW
Position311111322
Points367101313131619
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: Ultimate NZ Soccer
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

29 September 2024 1 Auckland City 3–1 Birkenhead United Sandringham
14:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Calvin-kei Berg
5 October 2024 2 Wellington Olympic 0–1 Auckland City Wellington
15:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Martin Luckie Park
Referee: Campbell-kirk Kawana-Waugh
13 October 2024 3 Auckland City 1–1 Cashmere Technical Sandringham
14:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Chris Bennett
20 October 2024 4 Western Suburbs 1–2 Auckland City Wellington
13:30 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Endeavour Park
Referee: Caleb Downes
27 October 2024 5 Eastern Suburbs 0–3 Auckland City Kohimarama
13:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Madills Farm
Referee: Luke Gardner
3 November 2024 6 Auckland City 1–2 Western Springs Sandringham
14:00 NZDT
  • Lobo Yellow card 59' 74'
  • Ilich Yellow card 86'
 Report
Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Ben O'Connel
10 November 2024 7 Auckland City 3–4 Wellington Phoenix Reserves Sandringham
14:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Luke Gardner
17 November 2024 8 Napier City Rovers 0–1 Auckland City Napier
13:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Martin Roil
24 November 2024 9 Auckland City 5–1 Coastal Spirit Sandringham
14:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Hayden Tutbury

Grand Final

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1 December 2024 Grand Final Birkenhead United 1–2 (a.e.t.) Auckland City Albany
16:00 NZDT
Source
Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 4,972
Referee: Calvin Berg

Chatham Cup

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Main article: 2024 Chatham Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

1 June 2024 (2024-06-01) Round 2 Auckland City 5–0 Metro Sandringham
14:00 NZST
Report
Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Othmane Jebli
16 June 2024 (2024-06-16) Round 3 Auckland City 2–1 Hamilton Wanderers Sandringham
14:00 NZST
Report
Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Nick Waldron
6 July 2024 (2024-07-06) Round 4 Cambridge 1–4 Auckland City Cambridge
13:00 NZST
Report
  • Garriga 35'
  • Gray 45'
  • Kilkolly 53'
  • Lee Yellow card 65'
  • Murati 80'
 Stadium: John Kerkhof Park
Referee: Phillip Rogers
27 July 2024 Quarter-finals Otago University 1–5 Auckland City Dunedin North
18:00 NZST
  • Buyck 45+2'
 Report
  • Kilkolly 34', 51', 87'
  • Tieku 41'
  • Bell Yellow card 66'
  • McBride 89' (o.g.)
 Stadium: Logan Park
Referee: Ben O'Connell
18 August 2024 Semi-finals Auckland City 4–2 (a.e.t.) Birkenhead United Sandringham
14:00
Report
Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Mark Rule
7 September 2024 Final Wellington Olympic 1–1
(5–4 p)		 Auckland City Albany
19:00 NZST
Report
Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Referee: Luke Gardner
Penalties

OFC Champions League

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Main article: 2024 OFC Champions League

National play-offs

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Main article: 2024 OFC Champions League qualifying stage
9 March 2024 (2024-03-09) First leg 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) Second leg 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 stage

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Main article: 2024 OFC Champions League group stage

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) 1 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) 2 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) 3 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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Main article: 2024 OFC Champions League knockout stage
Semi-final
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22 May 2024 (2024-05-22) Semi-final 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) Final 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)

FIFA Intercontinental Cup

[edit]
Main article: 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup
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
Attendance: 13,826
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Includes all competitions. One own goal scored in Northern League, National League and Chatham Cup.

As of 1 December 2024
No. Pos Nat Player Total Northern League National League Chatham Cup OFC Champions League FIFA Intercontinental Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers:
1 GK New Zealand NZL Conor Tracey 32 0 14 0 7 0 3 0 7 0 1 0
18 GK Fiji FIJ Areya Prasad 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 GK New Zealand NZL Nathan Garrow 4 0 0 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders:
3 DF New Zealand NZL Adam Mitchell 37 2 12+5 1 10 1 4 0 5 0 1 0
4 DF New Zealand NZL Christian Gray 26 3 14+1 1 0 0 4+1 1 6 1 0 0
5 DF New Zealand NZL Marco Lorenz 12 0 7 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF Kosovo KOS Regont Murati 32 7 6+11 5 0+3 0 2+3 1 7 1 0 0
13 DF New Zealand NZL Nathan Lobo 39 1 17+1 0 7+1 1 5 0 7 0 1 0
14 DF New Zealand NZL Jordan Vale 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
15 DF New Zealand NZL Aston Burns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF Japan JPN Yuki Aizu 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
21 DF New Zealand NZL Adam Bell 20 0 11+2 0 1+1 0 4 0 0+1 0 0 0
22 DF China CHN Zhou Tong 28 2 9+3 2 0+4 0 2+3 0 0+6 0 0+1 0
23 DF New Zealand NZL Alfie Rogers 23 2 11+5 2 0 0 4 0 1+2 0 0 0
25 DF New Zealand NZL Michael den Heijer 39 1 14+2 0 10 0 4+1 0 7 1 1 0
— DF New Zealand NZL Jesse Gage 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders:
2 MF New Zealand NZL Mario Ilich 32 3 14+2 1 10 1 2+1 0 2 1 1 0
8 MF Spain ESP Gerard Garriga 41 5 18+1 3 8+2 0 5 2 6 0 1 0
26 MF New Zealand NZL Rayan Tayeb 3 0 1 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
— MF Japan JPN Kentaro Ozaki 10 1 0 0 4+6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
— MF New Zealand NZL Luka Vicelich 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards:
6 FW England ENG Kailan Gould 20 3 5+6 3 3+1 0 3+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
7 FW New Zealand NZL Myer Bevan 9 8 0 0 8 7 0 0 0 0 1 1
9 FW New Zealand NZL Angus Kilkolly 38 18 6+10 4 1+9 5 4+2 9 1+4 0 0+1 0
10 FW New Zealand NZL Dylan Manickum 31 6 7+3 2 9+1 1 3+1 0 7 3 0 0
11 FW New Zealand NZL Ryan De Vries 38 13 7+11 8 3+3 1 3+3 2 1+6 2 1 0
16 FW New Zealand NZL Joseph Lee 37 4 18+3 4 3+3 0 3+1 0 1+4 0 1 0
17 FW Colombia COL Jerson Lagos 19 2 7+2 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
20 FW Ghana GHA Derek Tieku 18 4 9+3 3 0+1 0 2+2 1 0 0 0+1 0
27 FW New Zealand NZL Stipe Ukich 38 10 13+3 2 7+3 3 3+2 1 3+3 4 1 0
— FW New Zealand NZL Matthew Matanayire 4 0 1+1 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left during the season:
7 MF New Zealand NZL Cameron Howieson 11 4 2+1 0 0 0 1 2 7 2 0 0
17 FW England ENG Joe Ridley 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW New Zealand NZL Liam Gillion 21 13 11+1 10 0 0 2 1 7 2 0 0
24 GK New Zealand NZL Joe Wallis 9 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Clean sheets

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Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.

As of 1 December 2024
Rank No. Player Northern League National League Chatham Cup OFC Champions League FIFA Intercontinental Cup Total
1 1 New Zealand Conor Tracey 4 3 0 5 0 12
2 24 New Zealand Joe Wallis 4 0 1 0 0 5
Total 8 3 1 5 0 17

Disciplinary record

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Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

As of 1 December 2024
No. Pos. Name Northern League National League Chatham Cup OFC Champions League FIFA Intercontinental Cup Total
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK New Zealand Conor Tracey 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
27 FW New Zealand Stipe Ukich 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
25 DF New Zealand Michael den Heijer 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
2 MF New Zealand Mario Ilich 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
3 DF New Zealand Adam Mitchell 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
9 FW New Zealand Angus Kilkolly 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
4 DF New Zealand Christian Gray 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
13 DF New Zealand Nathan Lobo 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
17 FW Colombia Jerson Lagos 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
21 DF New Zealand Adam Bell 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
8 MF Spain Gerard Garriga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
20 FW Ghana Derek Tieku 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
5 DF New Zealand Marco Lorenz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 FW New Zealand Myer Bevan 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 FW New Zealand Ryan de Vries 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 DF New Zealand Joe Lee 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 FW Japan Yuki Aizu 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 DF China Zhou Tong 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 DF New Zealand Alfie Rogers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 24 0 1 15 0 0 7 0 0 7 0 0 2 0 0 55 0 1

Awards

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Players

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No. Pos. Player Award Source
1 GK New Zealand Conor Tracey OFC Champions League Golden Glove [75]
19 FW New Zealand Liam Gillion OFC Champions League Golden Ball [75]
New Zealand Auckland City OFC Champions League Fair Play Award [75]

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