NRFL Division 2

Northern Regional Football League Division 2
Founded	1965
Country	New Zealand
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Number of teams	10
Level on pyramid	4
Promotion to	NRFL Division 1
Relegation to	NRF Championship, WaiBOP Premiership
Current champions	Onehunga-Mangere United ; (2021)
Most championships	Tauranga City , Western Springs (3 titles)
Website	nrfl.co.nz
	Current: Lotto NRFL Division 2

Last updated August 31, 2022

The Northern Regional Football League Division 2, currently known as Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 2 for sponsorship reasons, is a New Zealand amateur football league. The league is run by the Auckland Football Federation and includes football clubs located in the northern part of the North Island, New Zealand. It is open to clubs from the Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty provinces.

Current Northern League structure

Current clubs

Auckland

Location of clubs in New Zealand for the 2022 NRFL Division 2 season

BLM

BUC

FRA

HBC

ORA

WA

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Location of clubs in Auckland Region for the 2022 NRFL Division 2 season

As of the 2022 season.

Team	Location	Stadium	2021 season
Beachlands Maraetai	Beachlands, Auckland	Te Puru Park	3rd
Bucklands Beach	Bucklands Beach	Lloyd Elsmore Park	11th in Division 1 (relegated)
Cambridge	Cambridge	John Kerkhof Park	6th
Claudelands Rovers	Claudelands, Hamilton	Galloway Park	9th
Franklin United	Drury	Drury Sports Grounds	4th
Hibiscus Coast	Whangaparaoa, Auckland	Stanmore Bay Park	5th
Ngaruawahia United	Ngāruawāhia	Centennial Park, Ngāruawāhia	1st in WaiBOP Premiership (promoted via play-offs)
Northland	Morningside, Whangarei	Morningside Park	7th
Oratia United	Oratia, Auckland	Parrs Park	8th
West Auckland Kiwi True Blues	Kelston, Auckland	Brains Park	1st in NRF Conference (promoted)

Past champions

Source:^[2]

1965 – Lynndale
1966 – Kahukura
1967 – Ellerslie
1968 – Huntly Thistle
1969 – Takapuna City
1970 – Massey Rovers
1971 – Metro College
1972 – Papakura City
1973 – Manurewa
1974 – Whangarei City
1975 – Lynndale
1976 – Glenfield Rovers
1977 – Ellerslie
1978 – East Coast Bays
1979 – Waitemata City
1980 – Birkenhead United
1981 – Eden
1982 – University
1983 – Otara Rangers
1984 – Mount Manganui
1985 – Claudelands Rovers
1986 – Rotorua Suburbs
1987 – Glenfield Rovers
1988 – Onehunga Sports
1989 – Kawerau Town
1990 – Eden
1991 – Hamilton Wanderers
1992 – Onehunga Sports
1993 – Cambridge
1994 – Western Springs
1995 – Mount Roskill
1996 – Otahuhu United
1997 – Tauranga City
1998 – Western Springs
1999 – Taupo
2000 – Mount Albert-Ponsonby
2001 – Tauranga City United
2002 – Mangere United
2003 – Eastern Suburbs
2004 – North Force
2005 – South Auckland Rangers
2006 – Papatoetoe
2007 – Fencibles United
2008–2009 – no competition
2010 – Mangere United
2011 – Mount Albert-Ponsonby
2012 – Hibiscus Coast
2013 – Western Springs
2014 – Tauranga City United
2015 – Papakura City
2016 – Manukau City
2017 – Fencibles United
2018 – Takapuna
2019 – Albany United
2020 – Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
2021 – Onehunga-Mangere United

Notes

↑ Second and third titles under the name Tauranga City United.

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References

↑ "Northern League and LOTTO NRFL results confirmed". Northern Region Football. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
↑ "Honours Board". ultimatenzsoccer.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

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[1] Second and third titles under the name Tauranga City United.

[2] "Northern League and LOTTO NRFL results confirmed". Northern Region Football. Retrieved 16 September 2021.

[3] "Honours Board". ultimatenzsoccer.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

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