2025 New Zealand National League

This article is about the men's season. For the women's season, see 2025 New Zealand Women's National League.

New Zealand National League

Season	2025
Dates	15 March – December
← 2024 2026 →

The 2025 New Zealand Men's National League (known as the Dettol Men's National League for sponsorship reasons) is the fifth scheduled season of the National League since its restructuring in 2021; the 2021 National League was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in northern regions. ^[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]} Auckland FC Reserves and Wellington Phoenix Reserves qualify automatically for the championship phase. 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]

The qualifying league fixtures were announced on 28 February 2025. The Northern League starts on 15 March 2025 with the Central and Southern leagues starting on the 29 March. The Northern and Central leagues concluded on 30 August 2025 with the Southern League concluding on 31 August 2025. ^[6]

Qualifying leagues

2025 Northern League

Northern League

Season	2025
Dates	15 March - 30 August
Champions	Western Springs
Relegated	Manurewa West Coast Rangers
Matches played	132
Goals scored	436 (3.3 per match)
Biggest home win	Tauranga City 7–0 Manurewa (24 May 2025)
Biggest away win	Manurewa 0–6 East Coast Bays (16 August 2025)
Highest scoring	Manurewa 4–5 Auckland United (3 May 2025)
Longest winning run	6 matches Western Springs
Longest unbeaten run	10 matches Western Springs
Longest winless run	12 matches West Coast Rangers
Longest losing run	6 matches Manurewa
← 2024 2026 →

The 2025 Northern League is the 60th season, 5th season since the restructure of the leagues, of premiership football in the Upper North Island. The League started on 15 March and finishes on 30 August, with the top four side qualifying for the National League Championship along with the already qualified Auckland FC Reserves.

Northern League teams

Twelve teams are competing in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season, one team promoted from the NRFL Championship and Auckland FC Reserves. The promoted team is Fencibles United. ^[7] It is both Auckland FC Reserves's and Fencibles United's first season in the National League. They replaced Melville United and Hamilton Wanderers (both relegated after a four-year Northern League spell). ^[8]

Team	Home ground	Location	2024 season
Auckland City	Kiwitea Street	Sandringham, Auckland	1st
Auckland FC Reserves	Fred Taylor Park	Whenuapai, Auckland	New entry
Auckland United	Keith Hay Park	Mount Roskill, Auckland	5th
Bay Olympic	Olympic Park	New Lynn, Auckland	6th
Birkenhead United	Shepherds Park	Beach Haven, Auckland	4th
East Coast Bays	Bay City Park	Northcross, Auckland	9th
Eastern Suburbs	Madills Farm	Kohimarama, Auckland	3rd
Fencibles United	Riverhills Domain	Pakuranga, Auckland	1st in Championship (promoted)
Manurewa	War Memorial Park	Manurewa, Auckland	10th
Tauranga City	Links Avenue Reserve	Mount Maunganui	7th
West Coast Rangers	Fred Taylor Park	Whenuapai, Auckland	8th
Western Springs	Seddon Fields	Westmere, Auckland	2nd

Northern League personnel

Team	Manager	Captain
Auckland City	Paul Posa [9]	Mario Ilich
Auckland FC Reserves	Luke Casserly [10]	Codey Phoenix [11]
Auckland United	José Figueira [12]	Ross Haviland [13]
Bay Olympic	Peter Smith [14]	Callum McNeill [15]
Birkenhead United	Paul Hobson [12]	Dino Botica [16]
East Coast Bays	Joe Hall [17]	Louie Caunter [18]
Eastern Suburbs	Michael Built [19]	Jake Mechell
Fencibles United	Rhys Ruka [20]	Jake Moosbally [21]
Manurewa	Tashreeq Davids [22]	Ryan Dougherty
Tauranga City	Barry Gardiner [23]	Campbell Higgins [24]
West Coast Rangers	Chad Coombes [25]	Robert Dymond
Western Springs	Scott Hales [26]	Reid Drake [16]

Northern League managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in the table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Eastern Suburbs	Brian Shelley (interim) [27]	End of interim spell	27 November 2024	Pre-season	Michael Built [19]	27 November 2024
Manurewa	Dylan Burns	End of contract	21 December 2024		Tashreeq Davids [22]	21 December 2024
Auckland City	Albert Riera [9]	Stepped down	21 January 2025		Paul Posa [9]	21 January 2025
Auckland FC Reserves	Inaugural				Luke Casserly [10]	12 February 2025

Northern League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Western Springs (C)	22	13	3	6	44	30	+14	42	Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship
2	Birkenhead United	22	12	5	5	55	33	+22	41	Qualification to National League Championship
3	Auckland United	22	12	4	6	47	32	+15	40
4	Auckland City	22	12	4	6	35	24	+11	40
5	Eastern Suburbs	22	12	4	6	35	27	+8	40
6	East Coast Bays	22	10	6	6	32	27	+5	36
7	Tauranga City	22	9	3	10	42	38	+4	30
8	Bay Olympic	22	6	6	10	26	36	−10	24
9	Auckland FC Reserves [a]	22	6	5	11	33	37	−4	23	Qualification to National League Championship
10	Fencibles United	22	5	6	11	37	49	−12	21
11	Manurewa (R)	22	4	4	14	24	57	−33	16	Relegation to NRFL Championship
12	West Coast Rangers (R)	22	3	6	13	26	46	−20	15

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 ^[29]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Auckland FC Reserves gain automatic entry into the National League Championship phase and cannot be relegated due to the A-League Men requirements. ^[28]

Northern League results table

Home \ Away	AKC	AFC	AKU	BAY	BIR	ECB	EAS	FEN	MRW	TGA	WCR	WSP
Auckland City		0–1	1–0	1–0	2–1	2–0	2–1	1–1	5–2	2–1	2–1	0–1
Auckland FC Reserves	1–1		1–2	2–1	2–2	1–2	0–0	2–3	4–1	2–3	0–1	3–4
Auckland United	2–2	5–2		2–1	3–3	1–1	1–2	3–2	1–2	2–0	4–2	1–1
Bay Olympic	1–0	2–2	0–2		1–5	2–2	2–1	2–1	0–1	3–1	3–0	0–3
Birkenhead United	2–1	2–0	2–1	3–0		0–1	0–2	6–2	5–0	0–1	3–3	2–3
East Coast Bays	2–2	2–1	0–1	1–1	2–4		0–1	0–2	1–0	2–1	1–0	0–3
Eastern Suburbs	1–0	0–2	2–1	3–3	0–2	1–1		3–1	1–4	4–1	1–0	2–2
Fencibles United	1–2	1–1	1–3	1–0	3–5	1–2	1–3		2–2	3–1	1–1	4–3
Manurewa	0–1	0–4	4–5	1–2	0–0	0–6	0–1	2–1		3–3	2–3	0–3
Tauranga City	2–1	3–0	1–0	0–0	1–2	1–3	1–3	3–3	7–0		4–2	2–3
West Coast Rangers	2–5	0–1	1–5	1–1	3–3	1–2	1–2	2–2	0–0	0–2		1–2
Western Springs	1–2	2–1	1–2	3–1	2–3	1–1	2–1	2–0	2–0	0–3	0–1

Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Northern League scoring

Northern League top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals [30]
1	Michael Suski	Birkenhead United	14
	Emiliano Tade	Auckland United
	Morgan Wellsbury	Tauranga City
4	Colby Brennan	Tauranga City	11
	Guy-Frank Essome Penda	East Coast Bays
6	Dylan Laing-McConnell	Manurewa / Fencibles United	10
7	Derek Tieku	Bay Olympic	9
8	Myer Bevan	Auckland City	8
	Reid Drake	Western Springs
	Samuel Philip	Birkenhead United
	Ralph Rutherford	Auckland FC Reserves

Northern League hat-tricks

Round	Player	For	Against	Home/Away	Result	Date
8 [31]	Deandre Vollenhoven	Auckland United	Manurewa	Away	4–5	3 May 2025
9 [32]	Samuel Philip	Birkenhead United	Fencibles United	Away	3–5	10 May 2025
10 [33]	Alec Death	West Coast Rangers	Manurewa	Away	2–3	17 May 2025
13 [34]	Matthew Ellis	Auckland City	Manurewa	Home	5–2	21 May 2025
11 [35]	Morgan Wellsbury	Tauranga City	Manurewa	Home	7–0	24 May 2025
19 [36]	Kian Donkers	Birkenhead United	Bay Olympic	Away	1–5	9 August 2025
20 [37]	Guy-Frank Essome Penda	East Coast Bays	Manurewa	Away	0–6	16 August 2025

2025 Central League

Central League

Season	2025
Dates	29 March - 30 August
Champions	Wellington Olympic
Relegated	North Wellington
Matches played	90
Goals scored	398 (4.42 per match)
Biggest home win	Miramar Rangers 8–1 Waterside Karori (23 August 2025)
Biggest away win	Waterside Karori 1–9 Wellington Olympic (28 June 2025) North Wellington 0–8 Miramar Rangers (12 April 2025) North Wellington 0–8 Wellington Olympic (26 April 2025)
Highest scoring	Waterside Karori 1–9 Wellington Olympic (28 June 2025) Petone 7–3 North Wellington (19 April 2025)
Longest winning run	8 matches Wellington Olympic
Longest unbeaten run	11 matches Miramar Rangers
Longest winless run	10 matches North Wellington
Longest losing run	5 matches North Wellington
← 2024 2026 →

The 2025 Central League is the 29th season, 5th season since the restructure of the leagues, of premiership football in the Lower North Island. The League starts on 29 March and finishes on 30 August, with the top three side qualifying for the National League Championship along with the already qualified Wellington Phoenix Reserves.

Central League teams

Ten teams are competing in the league – the top nine teams from the previous season and the one team promoted from the 2024 play-off between the winners of the Central Federation League and the Capital Premier. The winner of the play-off was Upper Hutt City. ^[38] This is their first season in the Central League, since New Zealand football's restructuring in 2021. They replaced Stop Out (relegated to the Central Federation League after two seasons in the Central League). ^[39]

Team	Home ground	Location	2024 season
Island Bay United	Wakefield Park	Island Bay, Wellington	8th
Miramar Rangers	David Farrington Park	Miramar, Wellington	4th
Napier City Rovers	Bluewater Stadium	Napier	3rd
North Wellington	Alex Moore Park	Johnsonville, Wellington	9th
Petone	Memorial Park	Petone, Lower Hutt	7th
Upper Hutt City	Maidstone Park	Maidstone, Upper Hutt	1st in Capital Premier (promoted via play-offs)
Waterside Karori	Karori Park	Karori, Wellington	6th
Wellington Olympic	Wakefield Park	Island Bay, Wellington	1st
Wellington Phoenix Reserves	Fraser Park	Taitā, Lower Hutt	5th
Western Suburbs	Endeavour Park	Whitby, New Zealand	2nd

Central League personnel

Team	Manager [40]	Captain
Island Bay United	Stu Jacobs
Miramar Rangers	Kale Herbert [41]	Sam Mason-Smith
Napier City Rovers	Bill Robertson	Jim Hoyle [42]
North Wellington	Stu Pyne [43]	Gavin Hoy [44]
Petone	Jamie o'Connor [45]	Hami Paranihi-Nuku
Upper Hutt City	Rory Fallon
Waterside Karori	Sam Morrissey [46]	Harry Fautley
Wellington Olympic	Paul Ifill	Ben Mata [47]
Wellington Phoenix Reserves	Chris Greenacre	Isaac Hughes
Western Suburbs	Matthew Calvert	Harry Fautley

Central League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wellington Olympic (C)	18	14	3	1	57	13	+44	45	Winner of Central League and qualification to National League Championship
2	Miramar Rangers	18	12	3	3	53	22	+31	39	Qualification to National League Championship
3	Western Suburbs	18	10	4	4	57	24	+33	34
4	Wellington Phoenix Reserves [a]	18	8	5	5	44	26	+18	29
5	Napier City Rovers	18	8	4	6	45	24	+21	28
6	Petone	18	5	4	9	42	44	−2	19
7	Waterside Karori	18	4	4	10	29	70	−41	16
8	Upper Hutt City	18	3	5	10	20	50	−30	14
9	Island Bay United	18	3	4	11	22	56	−34	13
10	North Wellington (R)	18	2	6	10	29	69	−40	12	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 ^[29]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Wellington Phoenix Reserves gain automatic entry into the National League Championship phase and cannot be relegated due to the A-League Men requirements. ^[2]

Central League results table

Home \ Away	IBU	MRA	NCR	NWT	PET	UHC	WKA	WOP	WPX	WES
Island Bay United			1–6	3–3	1–4	1–2			1–5	1–0
Miramar Rangers	6–1			1–1	1–0			3–1	0–1	2–1
Napier City Rovers		3–0		1–0		1–1		1–1	1–1	2–3
North Wellington	3–3	0–8	2–1				2–2	0–8	2–3
Petone			3–3	7–3		3–4	1–2	2–3		1–5
Upper Hutt City	0–1	0–4		4–3			3–3	0–1	0–6
Waterside Karori	3–3	2–3	2–1		1–4	2–0		1–9
Wellington Olympic	2–0	1–0			3–1		5–0		3–0	3–1
Wellington Phoenix Reserves	4–1		2–0		2–2	4–0	2–2
Western Suburbs		2–2	2–3	6–2	3–2	5–0	6–1		2–2

Updated to match(es) played on 12 April 2025. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Central League scoring

Central League top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals [48]
1	Martín Bueno	Miramar Rangers	19
2	Kieran McMinn	Petone	18
3	Sebastian Barton-Ginger	Western Suburbs	12
	Hamish Watson	Wellington Olympic
5	Sam Lack	Napier City Rovers	11
	Isa Prins	Wellington Olympic
7	Kaelin Nguyen	Western Suburbs	10
8	Jack-Henry Sinclair	Wellington Olympic	9
9	Stephen Hoyle	Napier City Rovers	8
10	Nicolás Bobadilla	Miramar Rangers	7
	Ihaia Delaney	Waterside Karori
	Tyler Freeman	Western Suburbs
	Sam Gates	Miramar Rangers
	Charlie Hale	Island Bay United

Central League hat-tricks

Round	Player	For	Against	Home/Away	Result	Date
3 [49]	Martín Bueno [a]	Miramar Rangers	North Wellington	Away	0–8	12 April 2025
4 [50]	Kieran McMinn	Petone	North Wellington	Home	7–3	19 April 2025
5 [51]	Joshua Rudland	Wellington Olympic	North Wellington	Away	0–8	26 April 2025
6 [52]	Kaelin Nguyen	Western Suburbs	North Wellington	Home	6–2	3 May 2025
6 [53]	Martín Bueno [b]	Miramar Rangers	Island Bay United	Home	6–1	3 May 2025
10 [54]	Kieran McMinn	Petone	Waterside Karori	Away	1–4	7 June 2025
12 [55]	Isa Prins [b]	Wellington Olympic	Waterside Karori	Away	1–9	28 June 2025
	Hamish Watson
14 [56]	Tyler Freeman	Western Suburbs	Waterside Karori	Away	0–6	19 July 2025
15 [57] [58]	Stephen Hoyle	Napier City Rovers	Waterside Karori	Home	6–0	3 August 2025
	Kaelin Nguyen	Western Suburbs	North Wellington	Away	1–8	2 August 2025
16 [59]	Luke Stoupe	Petone	Island Bay United	Home	5–0	9 August 2025
18 [60]	Luke Supyk	Wellington Phoenix Reserves	Waterside Karori	Away	0–7	30 August 2025

1. Player scored 5 goals
2. Player scored 4 goals

2025 Southern League

Southern League

Season	2025
Dates	29 March - 7 September
Champions	Coastal Spirit
Relegated	Selwyn United
Matches played	87
Goals scored	386 (4.44 per match)
Top goalscorer	Garbhan Coughlan Riku Ichimura (16 goals each)
Biggest home win	Christchurch United 10–0 University of Canterbury (24 April)
Biggest away win	Selwyn United 0–9 Christchurch United (18 April)
Highest scoring	Cashmere Technical 8–4 University of Canterbury (24 May)
Longest winning run	8 matches Cashmere Technical
Longest unbeaten run	11 matches Cashmere Technical
Longest winless run	18 matches Selwyn United
Longest losing run	8 matches University of Canterbury
← 2024 2026 → All statistics correct as of 31 August.

The 2025 Southern League is the 4th season of a full 10 team league, 5th season since the restructure of the leagues, of a South Island wide football league. The League started on 29 March and finishes on 31 August, with the top two side qualifying for the National League Championship.

Southern League teams

Ten teams are competing in the league – the top nine teams from the previous season and the winner of the Southern League play-offs. The promoted team is Wānaka. ^[61] This is their first season in the Southern League. They replaced FC Twenty 11 (relegated to the Canterbury Premiership League after their second season in the Southern League). ^[62]

Team	Home ground	Location	2024 season
Cashmere Technical	Garrick Memorial Park	Woolston, Christchurch	1st
Christchurch United	United Sports Centre	Spreydon, Christchurch	3rd
Coastal Spirit	Tāne Norton Park	Linwood, Christchurch	2nd
Dunedin City Royals	Tahuna Park	Tainui, Dunedin	7th
Ferrymead Bays	Ferrymead Park	Ferrymead, Christchurch	5th
Nelson Suburbs	Saxton Field	Stoke, Nelson	4th
Nomads United	Tulett Park	Casebrook, Christchurch	6th
Selwyn United	Foster Park	Rolleston	8th
University of Canterbury	English Park	St Albans, Christchurch	9th
Wānaka	Recreation Centre	Wānaka	2nd in Southern Premiership League (promoted via play-offs)

Southern League personnel

Team	Manager	Captain
Cashmere Technical	Dan Schwarz [63]	Tom Schwarz [63]
Christchurch United	Ryan Edwards [64] [65]	Joel Stevens [66]
Coastal Spirit	Robbie Stanton [67] [68]	Joe Hoole [69] [70]
Dunedin City Royals	Blair Scoullar [71]	Jared Grove
Ferrymead Bays	Alan Walker [72]	James Deehan
Nelson Suburbs	Ryan Stewart	Lennon Whewell [73]
Nomads United	Matthew Jansen [74]	Caleb Cottom
Selwyn United	Chris Brown [75]	Jayden Booth
University of Canterbury	Ricardo Felitti	Max McGuinness
Wānaka	Ben Sippola [76]	Jake Thompson

Southern League managerial changes

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	Ben Ellis	Mutual Consent	1 September 2024	Pre-season	Ricardo Felitti	Before 29 March 2025
Wānaka	Thomas van Hees [76]	Stepped down	6 October 2024		Ben Sippola [76]	Before 29 March 2025
Dunedin City Royals	Richard Murray [77]	Stepped down	29 October 2024		Blair Scoullar [71]	31 October 2024

Southern League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Coastal Spirit (C, Q)	18	14	0	4	56	21	+35	42	Winner of Southern League and qualification to National League Championship
2	Cashmere Technical	18	12	3	3	59	29	+30	39	Qualification to National League Championship
3	Christchurch United	17	11	4	2	62	13	+49	37
4	Nomads United	18	8	4	6	44	35	+9	28
5	Ferrymead Bays	18	8	4	6	33	32	+1	28
6	Nelson Suburbs	16	8	3	5	37	22	+15	27
7	Dunedin City Royals	17	6	5	6	33	31	+2	23
8	Wānaka	16	5	0	11	22	47	−25	15
9	University of Canterbury	18	1	2	15	20	78	−58	5
10	Selwyn United (R)	18	0	3	15	20	78	−58	3	Relegated to the Nelson Premiership/ Canterbury Premiership /Southern Premiership

Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2025. 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 ^[29]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Southern League results table

Home \ Away	CAS	CHU	CSP	DCR	FMB	NEL	NOM	SEL	UCF	WĀN
Cashmere Technical		2–2	4–2	3–3	3–2	3–0	3–3	6–0	8–4	4–1
Christchurch United	2–0		0–2	1–1	1–0	1–1	1–1	4–1	10–0	7–0
Coastal Spirit	0–3	2–1		5–1	2–0	3–0	4–1	4–0	2–0	6–0
Dunedin City Royals	2–3	0–2	0–4		2–2	2–0	3–4	3–1	5–0	1–0
Ferrymead Bays	0–3	0–5	3–1	2–2		1–0	1–1	1–1	4–2	2–1
Nelson Suburbs	2–0	PP	2–0	1–1	4–1		2–2	5–0	7–1	2–1
Nomads United	2–3	2–4	2–4	0–2	1–2	3–0		2–1	1–0	4–1
Selwyn United	1–5	0–9	2–4	2–5	0–5	2–5	2–6		2–2	1–6
University of Canterbury	0–4	1–5	2–7	1–0	2–5	1–6	0–6	3–3		1–2
Wānaka	3–2	0–7	0–4	PP	1–2	PP	2–3	3–1	1–0

Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2025. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Southern League scoring

As of 31 August 2025

Southern League top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals [78]
1	Garbhan Coughlan	Cashmere Technical	16
	Riku Ichimura	Coastal Spirit
3	Lyle Matthysen	Cashmere Technical	14
4	Flynn Holdem	Nomads United	12
5	Shogo Osawa	Christchurch United	11
6	Joshua Tollervey	Christchurch United	10
	Lennon Whewell	Nelson Suburbs
8	Yuya Taguchi	Cashmere Technical	9
9	Liam Cotter	Coastal Spirit	8
	Joel Stevens	Christchurch United

Southern League hat-tricks

Round	Player	For	Against	Home/Away	Result	Date
4 [79]	Riku Ichimura	Coastal Spirit	Wānaka	Home	6–0	18 April 2025
8 [80]	Pero Forman	University of Canterbury	Cashmere Technical	Away	8–4	24 May 2025
	Lyle Matthysen [a]	Cashmere Technical	University of Canterbury	Home
9 [81]	Shogo Osawa	Christchurch United	Wānaka	Home	7–0	7 June 2025
10 [82]	Yuya Taguchi	Cashmere Technical	Selwyn United	Home	6–0	21 June 2025
12 [83] [84]	Flynn Holdem	Nomads United	Dunedin City Royals	Away	3–4	12 July 2025
	Trevin Myers	Nelson Suburbs	University of Canterbury	Away	1–6
14 [85] [86]	Jackson Cole	Christchurch United	University of Canterbury	Away	1–5	2 August 2025
	Anthony Sprowson	Wānaka	Selwyn United	Away	1–6
16 [87]	Flynn Holdem	Nomads United	Selwyn United	Away	2–6	16 August 2025
18 [88] [89]	Shogo Osawa	Christchurch United	Wānaka	Away	0–7	31 August 2025
	Ben Polak	Nelson Suburbs	Selwyn United	Away	2–5

1. Player scored 4 goals

Southern League own goals

Round	Player	Club	H/A	Time	Goal	Result	Opponent	Date
4 [90] [91]	Danny Kane	Cashmere Technical	Home	7'	1–1	3–3	Nomads United	18 April 2025
	Scott McKay	Selwyn United	Home	39'	0–4	0–9	Christchurch United
5 [92]	Stuart Campbell	University of Canterbury	Away	13'	2–0	10–0	Christchurch United	24 April 2025
13 [93] [94]	Matthew Aitchison	University of Canterbury	Away	27'	2–0	4–2	Ferrymead Bays	19 July 2025
	Connor Neil	Dunedin City Royals	Away	89'	1–1	1–1	Nelson Suburbs	20 July 2025
14 [95]	Guy Reeves	Nomads United	Away	44'	3–1	4–1	Coastal Spirit	3 August 2025
15 [96] [97]	Oliver Cosgrove	Selwyn United	Home	62'	1–2	3–3	University of Canterbury	9 August 2025
	Matthew Aitchison	University of Canterbury	Away	90+5'	3–3		Selwyn United
	Ryan Hamilton	Wānaka	Away	65'	2–0	4–1	Nomads United
17 [98]	Carter Smith	University of Canterbury	Home	62'	0–4	0–4	Cashmere Technical	23 August 2025
18 [88]	Michael Johnson	Wānaka	Home	86'	0–6	0–7	Christchurch United	31 August 2025
				90+2'	0–7

Qualified clubs

There are 11 men's National League Championship qualifying spots (4 plus Auckland FC Reserves for the Northern League, 3 plus Wellington Phoenix Reserves for the Central League and 2 for the Southern League). ^[2]

Auckland

Wellington

Auckland  teams:
Auckland City
Auckland FC Reserves
Auckland United
Birkenhead United
Western Springs

Wellington  teams:
Miramar Rangers
Wellington Olympic
Wellington Phoenix Reserves
Western Suburbs

Coastal Spirit

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Location of clubs in New Zealand for the 2025 National League season

Auckland City

Auckland FC Reserves

Auckland United

Birkenhead United

Western Springs

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Location of clubs in Auckland Region for the 2025 National League season

Miramar Rangers

Wellington Olympic

Wellington Phoenix Reserves

Western Suburbs

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Location of clubs in Wellington Region for the 2025 National League season

Association	Team	Position in Regional League	App (last)	Previous best (last)
Northern League (4 berths)	Western Springs	1st	2nd (2024)	3rd (2024)
	Birkenhead United	2nd	3rd (2024)	1st [A] (2024)
	Auckland United	3rd	3rd (2023)	3rd (2022)
	Auckland City	4th	4th (2024)	1st [B] (2022)
Central League (3 berths)	Wellington Olympic	1st	4th (2024)	1st (2023)
	Miramar Rangers	2nd	2nd (2022)	10th (2022)
	Western Suburbs	3rd	2nd (2024)	10th (2024)
Southern League (2 berths)	Coastal Spirit	1st	2nd (2024)	7th (2024)
		2nd
Auckland FC (automatic berth)	Auckland FC Reserves	Automatic qualification	1st	Debut
Wellington Phoenix (automatic berth)	Wellington Phoenix Reserves	Automatic qualification	4th (2024)	5th (2024)

Location

Team	Home ground	Location	2024 season
Auckland City	Kiwitea Street	Sandringham, Auckland	1st [B]
Auckland FC Reserves	Fred Taylor Park	Whenuapai, Auckland	—
Auckland United	Keith Hay Park	Mount Roskill, Auckland	—
Birkenhead United	Shepherds Park	Beach Haven, Auckland	1st [A]
Coastal Spirit	Tāne Norton Park	Linwood, Christchurch	7th
Miramar Rangers	David Farrington Park	Miramar, Wellington	—
Wellington Olympic	Wakefield Park	Island Bay, Wellington	6th
Wellington Phoenix Reserves	Fraser Park	Taitā, Lower Hutt	5th
Western Springs	Seddon Fields	Westmere, Auckland	3rd
Western Suburbs	Endeavour Park	Whitby, Porirua	10th
Southern League 2nd place

Personnel

Team	Manager	Captain
Auckland City	Paul Posa [9]	Mario Ilich
Auckland FC Reserves	Luke Casserly [10]	Codey Phoenix [11]
Auckland United	José Figueira [12]	Ross Haviland [13]
Birkenhead United	Paul Hobson [12]	Dino Botica [16]
Coastal Spirit	Robbie Stanton [67] [68]	Joe Hoole [69] [70]
Miramar Rangers	Kale Herbet [41]	Brad Whitworth
Wellington Olympic	Paul Ifill	Ben Mata [99]
Wellington Phoenix Reserves	Chris Greenacre	Isaac Hughes
Western Springs	Scott Hales [26]	Reid Drake [16]
Western Suburbs	Matthew Calvert	Harry Fautley
Southern League 2nd place

Championship phase

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Auckland City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to Grand Final
2	Auckland FC Reserves [a]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Auckland United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to Grand Final
4	Birkenhead United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Coastal Spirit	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Miramar Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Wellington Olympic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Wellington Phoenix Reserves [a]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Western Springs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Western Suburbs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Southern League 2nd place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: September 2025. 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 ^[29]
Notes:

1. Auckland FC Reserves and Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final. ^[29]

Awards

Goal of the Week

Regional Phase

Goal of the Week
Week	Player	Club	Ref.
1	Lucca Lim	Auckland United	[100] [101]
2	Ben Polak	Nelson Suburbs	[102] [103]
3	Ilan Mastrocola-Simon		[104] [105]
4	Michael Suski	Birkenhead United	[106] [107]
5	Rohun Kawale		[108] [109]
6	Anas Zara	Manurewa	[110] [111]
7	Bray Whitecliffe	Petone	[112] [113]
8	Max Chrétien	Napier City Rovers	[114] [115]
9	Lennon Whewell	Nelson Suburbs	[116] [117]
10	Evan Paez	Manurewa	[118] [119]
11	Noah Karunaratne	Eastern Suburbs	[120] [121]
12	Curtis Hughes	Birkenhead United	[122] [123]
13	Benjamin Perez Baldoni	Auckland FC Reserves	[124] [125]
14	Ryan Dougherty	Manurewa	[126] [127]
15	Round 4 of Chatham Cup's goals won		[128]
16	Fletcher Pratt	North Wellington	[129] [130]
17	Derek Tieku	Bay Olympic	[131] [132]
18	Benjamin Perez Baldoni		[133] [134]
19	Evan Paez	Manurewa	[135] [136]
20	Michael Suski	Birkenhead United	[137] [138]
21	Riku Ichimura	Coastal Spirit	[139] [140]
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Notes

1. Birkenhead finished first in the 2024 season, but lost the grand final.
2. Auckland City finished second in the 2024 season, but won the grand final.

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