2025 in New Zealand football

Football in New Zealand

Season	2025
Men's football
Northern League	Western Springs
Central League	Wellington Olympic
Southern League	Coastal Spirit
Chatham Cup	Wellington Olympic
Women's football
NRFL Women's Premiership	West Coast Rangers
Kate Sheppard Cup	Auckland United
←  2024 2026  →

The 2025 season is the 135th competitive association football season in New Zealand.

National teams

New Zealand men's national football team

Main article: New Zealand men's national football team

Friendlies

Australia   v   New Zealand

5 September Soccer Ashes	Australia	1–0	New Zealand	Canberra, Australia
19:45  UTC+10	Balard 87'	Source		Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 19,115 Referee: Donald Robertson (Scotland)

New Zealand   v   Australia

9 September Soccer Ashes	New Zealand	1–3	Australia	Auckland, New Zealand
19:00  UTC+12	Wood 57'	Source	Toure 35', 60' Irankunda 54'	Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium Attendance: 18,213 Referee: Donald Robertson (Scotland)

Poland   v   New Zealand

9 October Friendly	Poland	v	New Zealand	Chorzów, Poland
20:45  UTC+2		Source		Stadium: Silesian Stadium

Norway   v   New Zealand

14 October Friendly	Norway	v	New Zealand	Oslo, Norway
		Report		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion

Colombia   v   New Zealand

15 November Friendly	Colombia	v	New Zealand	Fort Lauderdale, United States
		Source		Stadium: Chase Stadium

Ecuador   v   New Zealand

18 November Friendly	Ecuador	v	New Zealand	Harrison, United States
		Source		Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium

2025 Canadian Shield

Main article: 2025 Canadian Shield

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
	Canada (C, H)	2	1	0	1	0	4	2	+2	4	Champions
2	New Zealand	2	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	3
3	Ukraine	2	1	0	0	1	4	5	−1	3
4	Ivory Coast	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	−1	2

Source: Instagram
(C) Champion; (H) Host

Ivory Coast   v   New Zealand

7 June Canadian Shield	Ivory Coast	0–1	New Zealand	Toronto
19:00 UTC-4		Report	Just 41'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 26,345 [1] Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere (Canada)

New Zealand   v   Ukraine

10 June Canadian Shield	New Zealand	1–2	Ukraine	Toronto
17:00 UTC-4	Stamenić 59'	Report	Hutsulyak 54' Zinchenko 75'	Stadium: BMO Field Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

Third round

See also: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) § Third round

New Zealand   v   Fiji

21 March 2025 (2025-03-21)	New Zealand	7–0	Fiji	Wellington, New Zealand
19:00 [2]	Wood 6', 56', 60' Singh 17' Wara 23' (o.g.) Payne 33' Barbarouses 73'	Report (FIFA) Report (OFC)		Stadium: Sky Stadium Attendance: 20,947 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

New Caledonia   v   New Zealand

24 March 2025 (2025-03-24)	New Caledonia	0–3	New Zealand	Auckland, New Zealand
19:00		Report (FIFA) Report (OFC)	Boxall 62' Barbarouses 66' Just 80'	Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 25,132 Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

New Zealand women's national football team

Main article: New Zealand women's national football team

Friendlies

Costa Rica   v   New Zealand

23 February Friendly	Costa Rica	1–1	New Zealand	Santa Ana, Costa Rica
18:00	Chinchilla 20'	Report	Riley 45+2'	Stadium: Estadio Piedades de Santa Ana Attendance: 1,550

Costa Rica   v   New Zealand

26 February Friendly	Costa Rica	0–1	New Zealand	Alajuela, Costa Rica
16:00		Report	Hahn 89'	Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto

Chinese Taipei   v   New Zealand

5 April Friendly	Chinese Taipei	Cancelled	New Zealand	Taiwan
		Report		Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Note: The match was called off due to issues with the pitch. [3]

Chinese Taipei   v   New Zealand

8 April Friendly	Chinese Taipei	Cancelled	New Zealand	Kaohsiung, Taiwan
18:30  UTC+9		Source		Stadium: Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium
Note: The match was called off due to issues with the pitch. [4]

New Zealand   v   Venezuela

31 May Friendly	New Zealand	1–3	Venezuela	San Pedro Alcántara, Spain
18:00  UTC+2	Kitching 38'	Report	Castellanos 25' Romero 40' Chirinos 86'	Stadium: Marbella Football Center Referee: Seth Galia (Gibraltar)

New Zealand   v   Venezuela

3 June Friendly	New Zealand	2–1	Venezuela	Algeciras, Spain
18:00  UTC+2	Clegg 45' Hand 73'	Report	Speckmaier 41'	Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Mirador

Mexico   v   New Zealand

23 October Friendly	Mexico	v	New Zealand	Mexico City, Mexico
20:00  UTC−6				Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes

Mexico   v   New Zealand

26 October Friendly	Mexico	v	New Zealand	Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
20:00  UTC−6				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez

United States   v   New Zealand

29 October Friendly	United States	v	New Zealand	Kansas City, United States
19:00  UTC−5				Stadium: CPKC Stadium

New Zealand national under-20 football team

Main article: New Zealand men's national under-20 football team

Friendlies

Chile   v   New Zealand

4 June Friendly	Chile	3–1	New Zealand	Santiago
15:30  UTC−4	Carcamo Vásquez (o.g.)	Report	Brooke-Smith	Stadium: Complejo Deportivo Quilín Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Chile   v   New Zealand

7 June Friendly	Chile	2–1	New Zealand	Santiago
15:30  UTC−4	Silva 9' Rossel 47'	Report	Bulkeley 52'	Stadium: Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida Attendance: 2,075

New Zealand   v   South Korea

September Friendly	New Zealand	0–1	South Korea	Santiago
		Report	48' (pen.)

2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Main article: 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Group A

Main article: 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup § Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chile (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Knockout stage
2	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible knockout stage
4	Egypt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 27 September 2025. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Chile   v   New Zealand

27 September 2025 (2025-09-27)	Chile	v	New Zealand	Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago
20:00		Report

Egypt   v   New Zealand

30 September 2025 (2025-09-30)	Egypt	v	New Zealand	Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago
17:00		Report

New Zealand   v   Japan

3 October 2025 (2025-10-03)	New Zealand	v	Japan	Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso
20:00		Report

New Zealand women's national under-20 football team

Main article: New Zealand women's national under-20 football team

2025 OFC U-19 Women's Championship

Main article: 2025 OFC U-19 Women's Championship

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand (A)	2	2	0	0	11	0	+11	6	Knockout stage
2	New Caledonia	2	1	0	1	1	4	−3	3
3	Tahiti (H)	2	1	0	1	2	7	−5	3
4	Vanuatu (E)	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	0

Updated to match(es) played on 25 September 2025. Source: OFC
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts

New Zealand   v   Tahiti

22 September 2025 (2025-09-22)	New Zealand	7–0	Tahiti	Papeete, Tahiti
15:00	Brazendale 12', 49' Mortlock 14' Lyon 37' Benson 44' Brown 64' De Wit 89'	Report		Stadium: Stade Paea Attendance: 100 Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)

New Zealand   v   New Caledonia

25 September 2025 (2025-09-25)	New Zealand	4–0	New Caledonia	Papeete
11:00	Benson 86', 90+3' Brazendale 16' De Wit 70'	Report		Stadium: Stade Paea Attendance: 100 Referee: Shu Ting Yang (China)

Vanuatu   v   New Zealand

28 September 2025 (2025-09-28)	Vanuatu	v	New Zealand	Papeete, Tahiti
11:00				Stadium: Stade Paea

New Zealand national under-17 football team

Main article: New Zealand men's national under-17 football team

2025 FIFA Youth Series

Main article: 2025 FIFA Youth Series

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	2	2	0	0	5	3	+2	6	Advance to Final
2	Switzerland (H)	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	1	Advance to Third place play-off
3	Guatemala	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1	Advance to Fifth place play-off

Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts

Switzerland   v   New Zealand

18 May 2025 (2025-05-18)	Switzerland	2–3	New Zealand	Zurich
16:30	Ocran 15' Krasniqi 73' (pen.)	Report	Nunez 3' Dyer 49' Hamilton 54'	Stadium: FIFA headquarters Referee: Kaio Santos de Lima (Brazil)

Guatemala   v   New Zealand

19 May 2025 (2025-05-19)	Guatemala	1–2	New Zealand	Zurich
16:30	Alvarado 14'	Report	Perez 68' Trenberth 77'	Stadium: FIFA headquarters Referee: Daniel Uhrmann (Switzerland)

Final

New Zealand   v   Paraguay

22 May 2025 (2025-05-22)	New Zealand	0–3	Paraguay	Zurich
16:30		Report	Lopez 19' Diaz 79' Gomez 90+5'	Stadium: FIFA headquarters

2025 OFC U-16 Championship

Main article: 2025 OFC U-16 Championship

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	3	2	1	0	13	0	+13	7	Knockout stage
2	New Caledonia	3	2	1	0	10	2	+8	7
3	Solomon Islands (H)	3	1	0	2	6	13	−7	3	5th place match
4	Samoa	3	0	0	3	0	14	−14	0	7th place match

Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

New Zealand   v   Samoa

18 August 2025 (2025-08-18)	New Zealand	5–0	Samoa	Honiara, Solomon Islands
12:00	Perez 8', 45', 48' des Tombe 29' Trenberth 68'	Report		Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 536 Referee: Arnold Tari (Vanuatu)

New Zealand   v   New Caledonia

21 August 2025 (2025-08-21)	New Zealand	0–0	New Caledonia	Honiara, Solomon Islands
12:00		Report		Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 380 Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)

Solomon Islands   v   New Zealand

24 August 2025 (2025-08-24)	Solomon Islands	0–8	New Zealand	Honiara, Solomon Islands
15:00		Report	Woldegiorgis 25', 43', 73' Dyer 37' Nunez 41' (pen.) Pietersen 44' Perez 52' des Tombe 83'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 2,368 Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)

Knockout stage

New Zealand   v   Papua New Guinea

27 August 2025 (2025-08-27)Semi-final	New Zealand	2–0	Papua New Guinea	Honiara, Solomon Islands
17:00	Nunez 62' Perez 71' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 438 Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)

New Caledonia   v   New Zealand

30 August 2025 (2025-08-30)Final	New Caledonia	0–2	New Zealand	Honiara, Solomon Islands
17:00		Report	Clegg 44' Perez 90+5'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)

2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Main article: 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Group L

Main article: 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup § Group L

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mali	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Knockout stage
2	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible knockout stage
4	Saudi Arabia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 5 November 2025. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Mali   v   New Zealand

5 November 2025 (2025-11-05)

Mali

v

New Zealand

Aspire Zone, Al Rayyan

Saudi Arabia   v   New Zealand

8 November 2025 (2025-11-08)

Saudi Arabia

v

New Zealand

Aspire Zone, Al Rayyan

New Zealand   v   Austria

11 November 2025 (2025-11-11)

New Zealand

v

Austria

Aspire Zone, Al Rayyan

New Zealand women’s national under-17 football team

Main article: New Zealand women's national under-17 football team

2025 OFC U-16 Women's Championship

Main article: 2025 OFC U-16 Women's Championship

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	3	3	0	0	15	0	+15	9	Knockout stage
2	Solomon Islands	3	2	0	1	2	5	−3	6
3	Tonga	3	1	0	2	2	6	−4	3
4	American Samoa	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	0

Source: OFC

New Zealand   v   Tonga

2 August 2025 (2025-08-02)	New Zealand	4–0	Tonga	Samoa Football HQ, Apia
15:00	Robson 25', 45', 90+6' Humphrey 67'	Report		Attendance: 250 Referee: Kyllian Lelarge (New Caledonia)

New Zealand   v   Solomon Islands

5 August 2025 (2025-08-05)	New Zealand	5–0	Solomon Islands	Samoa Football HQ, Apia
15:00	Rice 37' Humphrey 45+2' Hitchcock 56' Fili 74' Summers 83'	Report		Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

American Samoa   v   New Zealand

8 August 2025 (2025-08-08)	American Samoa	0–6	New Zealand	Samoa Football HQ, Apia
15:00		Report	Vosper 26' Sharkey 43' Robson 45+3' Gray 63' Summers 66' Chaytor 68'	Referee: Alexandra Toto (Vanuatu)

Knockout stage

New Zealand   v   New Caledonia

11 August 2025 (2025-08-11)Semi-final	New Zealand	4–2	New Caledonia	Samoa Football HQ, Apia
15:00	Robson 15' Hitchcock 52' Humphrey 55', 88'	Report	Hmaen 29' Buama 90+12'	Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

Samoa   v   New Zealand

14 August 2025 (2025-08-14)Final	Samoa	0–3	New Zealand	Samoa Football HQ, Apia
15:00		Report	Fili 6' Hitchcock 18' Robson 29'	Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Main article: 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Group F

Main article: 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup § Group F

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Knockout stage
2	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Zambia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible knockout stage
4	Paraguay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 19 October 2025. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Japan   v   New Zealand

19 October 2025 (2025-10-19)	Japan	v	New Zealand	Mohammed VI Football Academy, Rabat
14:00

Paraguay   v   New Zealand

22 October 2025 (2025-10-22)	Paraguay	v	New Zealand	Mohammed VI Football Academy, Rabat
20:00

New Zealand   v   Zambia

25 October 2025 (2025-10-25)	New Zealand	v	Zambia	Mohammed VI Football Academy, Rabat
20:00

FIFA competitions

FIFA Club World Cup

Main article: 2025 FIFA Club World Cup

Group C

Main article: 2025 FIFA Club World Cup Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Benfica	3	2	1	0	9	2	+7	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Bayern Munich	3	2	0	1	12	2	+10	6
3	Boca Juniors	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2
4	Auckland City	3	0	1	2	1	17	−16	1

Source: FIFA

Bayern Munich v Auckland City

15 June 2025 (2025-06-15)	Bayern Munich	10–0	Auckland City	Cincinnati, United States
12:00 pm EDT	Coman 6', 21' Boey 18' Olise 20', 45+3' Müller 45', 89' Musiala 67', 73' (pen.), 84'	Report		Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 21,152 [5] Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

Benfica v Auckland City

20 June 2025 (2025-06-20)	Benfica	6–0	Auckland City	Orlando, United States
12:00 pm EDT	Carreras  45+4' Di María 45+8' (pen.), 90+8' (pen.) Kökçü  48' Pavlidis 53' Renato Sanches 63' Barreiro 76', 78' Bajrami  87'	Report		Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 6,730 [6] Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)
Note: At 1:06 pm EDT, during the half-time break, the match was interrupted due to adverse weather conditions. The match was resumed at 3:20 pm EDT. [7]

Auckland City v Boca Juniors

24 June 2025 (2025-06-24)	Auckland City	1–1	Boca Juniors	Nashville, United States
2:00 pm CDT	Gray 52'	Report	Garrow 26' (o.g.)	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 16,899 [8] Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
Note: At 3:21 pm CDT, in the 54th minute, the match was interrupted due to adverse weather conditions. The match was resumed at 4:10 pm. [9]

FIFA Intercontinental Cup

Main article: 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup

Pyramids v Auckland City

14 September 2025 (2025-09-14) First round	Pyramids	3–0	Auckland City	Cairo, Egypt
21:00 EGY	El Karti 14' Hamdy 74' Ziko 85'	Report		Stadium: 30 June Stadium Attendance: 4,157 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

FIFA Women's Champions Cup

Main article: 2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup

Wuhan Jiangda v Auckland United

8 October 2025 (2025-10-08)	Wuhan Jiangda	v	Auckland United	Wuhan, China
				Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center

OFC Competitions

OFC Champions League

Main article: 2025 OFC Champions League

Group A

Main article: 2025 OFC Champions League group stage § Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		AUC	TIG	PIR	REW
1	Auckland City	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Knockout stage		—	2−0	1–0	—
2	Tiga Sport	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4			—	—	—	4–2
3	Pirae	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4			—	1–1	—	—
4	Rewa	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1			1–1	—	0−1	—

Source: OFC

Auckland City v Pirae

30 March 2025 (2025-03-30)	Auckland City	1–0	Pirae	Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
15:00 UTC+11	Manickum 41'	Report		Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

Auckland City v Tiga Sport

2 April 2025 (2025-04-02)	Auckland City	2−0	Tiga Sport	Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
15:00 UTC+11	Manickum 25' Zeb 90+4'	Report		Attendance: 1,635 Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

Rewa v Auckland City

5 April 2025 (2025-04-05)	Rewa	1–1	Auckland City	Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
15:00 UTC+11	Orobulu 90+5'	Report	Zeb 12'	Attendance: 1,077 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2025 OFC Men's Champions League knockout stage

Auckland City v Ifira Black Bird

9 April 2025 (2025-04-09)	Auckland City	2−0	Ifira Black Bird	Honiara, Solomon Islands
12:00 (UTC+11)	Zeb 25' Bevan 86'	Report		Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 1,125 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Final

Main article: 2025 OFC Men's Champions League final

Auckland City v Hekari United

12 April 2025 (2025-04-12)	Auckland City	2–0	Hekari United	Honiara, Solomon Islands
18:00 (UTC+11)	Bevan 39', 83' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

OFC Women's Champions League

Main article: 2025 OFC Women's Champions League

Group B

Main article: 2025 OFC Women's Champions League § Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		AUC	HEK	PIR	PAN
1	Auckland United	3	3	0	0	24	1	+23	9	Advance to semi-finals		—	—	—	11–0
2	Hekari Womens	3	2	0	1	15	2	+13	6			1–2	—	2–0	—
3	Pirae (H)	3	1	0	2	6	13	−7	3			0–11	—	—	6–0
4	PanSa	3	0	0	3	0	29	−29	0			—	0–12	—	—

Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

Pirae v Auckland United

5 May 2025 (2025-05-05)	Pirae	0–11	Auckland United	Pirae
15:00 (UTC-10:00)		Report	Benson 6', 8', 19', 42', 45' Canham 10', 38' Pritchard 45' Dugan 74', 90' Roche 90+6'	Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 250 Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)

Hekari Womens v Auckland United

8 May 2024 (2024-05-08)	Hekari Womens	1–2	Auckland United	Pirae
12:00 (UTC-10:00)	Waida 90'	Report	Granger 42' Pritchard 55'	Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 200 Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)

Auckland United v PanSa

11 May 2024 (2024-05-11)	Auckland United	11–0	PanSa	Pirae
12:00 (UTC-10:00)	Knott 6', 21', 30' Pritchard 19' (pen.) Philpot 23' A. Vosper 40' Vlok 51', 85', 90+2' S. Vosper 81' McConnell 89'	Report		Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 200 Referee: Jovita Ambrose (Solomon Islands)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2025 OFC Women's Champions League knockout stage

Auckland United v Henderson Eels

14 May 2025 (2025-05-14)	Auckland United	6–1	Henderson Eels	Pirae
15:00	Dugan 3' Benson 5', 18', 28' Pritchard 7' Canham 47'	Report	Pegi 26'	Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 200 Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)

Final

Main article: 2025 OFC Women's Champions League final

Hekari United v Auckland United

17 May 2025 (2025-05-17)	Hekari United	0–1	Auckland United	Pirae
14:00  UTC−10		Report	Canham 26'	Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 300 Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)

Men's football

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league	New
Northern League	Fencibles United	Hamilton Wanderers Melville United	Auckland FC Reserves
Central League	Upper Hutt City	Stop Out Sports Club	None
Southern League	Wānaka	FC Twenty 11	None

National League

Main article: 2025 New Zealand National League

Pos	Team v t e	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	Christchurch United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Coastal Spirit	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Miramar Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Wellington Olympic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Wellington Phoenix Reserves [a]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Western Springs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Western Suburbs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 27 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 ^[10]
Notes:

1. Auckland FC Reserves and Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final. ^[10]

Northern League

Main article: 2025 New Zealand National League § 2025 Northern League

Pos	Team v t e	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 ^[10]
(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. ^[11]

Central League

Main article: 2025 New Zealand National League § 2025 Central League

Pos	Team v t e	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 ^[10]
(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. ^[12]

Southern League

Main article: 2025 New Zealand National League § 2025 Southern League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Coastal Spirit (C)	18	14	0	4	56	21	+35	42	Winner of Southern League and qualification to National League Championship
2	Christchurch United	18	12	4	2	66	13	+53	40	Qualification to National League Championship
3	Cashmere Technical	18	12	3	3	59	29	+30	39
4	Nelson Suburbs	18	9	3	6	42	27	+15	30
5	Nomads United	18	8	4	6	44	35	+9	28
6	Ferrymead Bays	18	8	4	6	33	32	+1	28
7	Dunedin City Royals	18	7	5	6	39	31	+8	26
8	Wānaka	18	5	0	13	23	58	−35	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

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 ^[10]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Cup Competitions

Chatham Cup

Main article: 2025 Chatham Cup

Final

Main article: 2025 Chatham Cup final

7 September 2025

13:00

Auckland United	2–4	Wellington Olympic
Vollenhoven 17' Curry 73'	Report	Watson 4', 68' Prins 34' Sinclair 59'

North Harbour Stadium , Albany

Referee: Cory Mills

Charity Cup

Main article: 2025 Charity Cup

2025 Charity Cup

Women's football

National Women's League

Main article: 2025 New Zealand Women's National League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Auckland United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to Grand Final
2	Canterbury United Pride	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Central Football	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	CF Petone	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	CF Wellington United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Eastern Suburbs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Southern United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Wellington Phoenix Reserves [a]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	West Coast Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Western Springs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 27 September 2025. 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 ^[13]
Notes:

1. Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final. ^[13]

NRFL Women’s Premiership

Main article: 2025 New Zealand Women's National League § 2025 NRFL Premiership

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	West Coast Rangers (C)	21	16	2	3	65	24	+41	50	Winner of NRFL Premiership and qualification to National League Championship
2	Auckland United	21	16	1	4	75	17	+58	49	Qualification to National League Championship
3	Eastern Suburbs	21	14	2	5	62	22	+40	44
4	Western Springs	21	9	6	6	46	27	+19	33
5	Fencibles United	21	7	6	8	32	38	−6	27
6	Ellerslie	21	5	5	11	33	52	−19	20
7	FC Tauranga Moana	21	3	1	17	22	99	−77	10
8	Hibiscus Coast (R)	21	2	1	18	11	67	−56	7	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 ^[14]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Cup Competitions

Kate Sheppard Cup

Main article: 2025 Kate Sheppard Cup

Final

Main article: 2025 Kate Sheppard Cup final

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