Auckland FC Reserves

Auckland FC Reserves
Full name	Auckland Football Club Reserves
Founded	12 February 2025;6 months ago
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
2024	Northern League, Did not compete ; National League, Did not compete
Website	aucklandfc.co.nz

Last updated September 01, 2025

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]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
44	DF	FIJ	Semi Nabenu
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.^[6]

Coaching staff

Technical officials

Position	Name	Ref.
Head Coach	Luke Casserly	^[7]
Assistant Coach	Brian Shelley	^[8]
Goalkeeping Coach	Oscar Mason
Head of Athletic Development	Peter Shaw	^[8]
Head Analyst	Jarrod Wallace
Team Manager	Jack Jones

Season by season record

National League