Auckland FC Reserves

Auckland FC Reserves

Full name	Auckland Football Club Reserves
Founded	12 February 2025;7 months ago (12 February 2025)
Ground	Fred Taylor Park
Capacity	1,000
Owner	Black Knight Football and Entertainment
Chairman	Bill Foley
Head Coach	Luke Casserly
League	Northern League National League
2025	Northern League, 9th of 12 National League, TBD
Website	aucklandfc.co.nz
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Active teams of Auckland FC
A-League Men	Auckland FC Reserves (Men's)

Auckland Football Club Reserves is a football team based in Auckland, New Zealand. They currently serve as the reserve side of the Auckland FC of the A-League and compete in the New Zealand National League.

History

In March 2024, it was announced that Auckland FC will enter a reserve team into the Northern League. This caused controversy as this altered the promotion and relegation process for the NRFL Championship. ^[1]

On 10 February 2025 it was reported that Auckland FC had appointed their first ever reserves head coach with the appointment of Luke Casserly. ^[2] On 12 February, Auckland FC revealed that their first ever reserve match is scheduled on 22 March 2025 against Fencibles United. ^[3] On 14 February 2025, Auckland FC announced their inaugural reserve squad. ^[4] Auckland FC announced that they would use Fred Taylor Park as their home ground for their inaugural season. ^[5] Auckland FC Reserves played their first ever competitive game on 22 March 2025 in a Northern League fixture away to Fencibles United, in which they drew 1–1. ^[6] Codey Phoenix scored the club's first ever goal. ^[7]

Players

Reserves squad

As of 27 July 2025

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 33 DF   NZL Carlos Ranui 34 DF   NZL Codey Phoenix(captain) 36 FW   NZL Jake Woolford 37 FW   NZL Ralph Rutherford 38 MF   NZL Nick Gaze 39 FW   NZL James Taylor 40 GK   NZL Blake Callinan 41 FW   NZL Benjamin Perez Baldoni 42 DF   NZL Everton O'Leary 43 DF   NZL Ryan Mackay 44 DF   FIJ Semi Nabenu

No. Pos. Nation Player 45 DF   NZL Matthew D'Hotman 46 MF   NZL James Mitchell 47 MF   NZL Dejaun Naidoo 48 MF   NZL Conor Sykes 50 GK   NZL Eli Jones 51 FW   FIJ Shiv Nair 52 DF   NZL Luka Vicelich 58 MF   NZL Nathan Martin 60 GK   NZL Liam Hill - DF   NZL Evan Masamba Kuzmenko

Senior player appearances

Up to four professional players are eligible to play for the reserves side from this squad. Two under-20 players are also allowed if the reserves side's opposition agrees to their inclusion on match day. ^[8]

Coaching staff

Technical officials

Position	Name	Ref.
Head Coach	Luke Casserly	[9]
Assistant Coach	Brian Shelley	[10]
Goalkeeping Coach	Oscar Mason
Head of Athletic Development	Peter Shaw	[10]
Head Analyst	Jarrod Wallace
Team Manager	Jack Jones

Season by season record

National League

Season	Qualifying league	League										National League									Chatham Cup	Top scorer
		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Pos		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Pos		Name	Goals
2025	Northern League	22	6	5	11	33	37	–4	23	9th		Qualified									R2

	Champions
	Runners-up
	Third Place
	Last Place
–	Did not make the Playoff
♦	Top scorer in competition
EF	Elimination finals
SF	Semi-finals

References

1. Bonnie Jansen (23 March 2024). "Auckland FC: Introduction of new team impacts Northern Region Football domestic competitions". The New Zealand Herald.
2. Marco Monteverde (10 February 2025). "Ex-Football Australia head of national performance Luke Casserly lured to New Zealand". News.com.au.
3. "Auckland FC appoint head coach to lead reserves". Auckland FC. 13 February 2025.
4. Max Fletcher; Jack Sharp (14 February 2025). "Auckland FC name 17-player squad for club's first Northern League campaign". Friends of Football.
5. "Auckland FC Reserves Announce Fred Taylor Park as 2025 Home Ground". Auckland FC. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
6. Jack Sharp (21 March 2025). "PREVIEW: Auckland FC Reserves set for Dettol Northern League debut". friendsoffootballnz.com. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
7. "Fencibles United v Auckland FC Reserves". Northern Region Football . Retrieved 25 September 2025.
8. "Phoenix Reserve side in a state of flux". TVNZ. One News. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
9. Burgess, Michael (22 March 2024). "Ex-Football Australia head of national performance Luke Casserly lured to New Zealand". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
10. "Auckland FC strengthen their coaching staff for Northern League squad". friendsoffootballnz.com. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025.