NRF League One

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NRF League One
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Country Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Confederation OFC (Oceania)
Number of clubs8
Level on pyramid 5
Promotion to NRFL Northern Conference
Relegation toNRF Championship Division 1
Current champions Central United
(2024)
Website Northern Region Football
Current: NRF League One
2024 NRF League One

The NRF League One is a New Zealand amateur football league. The league is run by Northern Region Football, an amalgamation of the Auckland Football Federation and Northern Football Federation, and includes football clubs located in Northland and Auckland. It comprises half of the fifth tier of football in the northern North Island, alongside the WaiBOP League One. Up until 2022, the competition was known as NRF Championship.

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The fixtures are played generally from April to September. The league winners are promoted to the NRFL Northern Conference. Until 2022 the second-place team entered a two-game playoff series with the champions of the WaiBOP Premiership (now WaiBOP League One), with the winner being promoted. [1]

Teams can be relegated from this division, however only one team representing each club can progress into this division and beyond. If teams do not meet the criteria to gain promotion to the NRF Championship, no teams are relegated from this division. [1]

The current champions of the 2023 season are Te Atatu, who as a result were promoted to the 2024 NRFL Northern Conference.

Current Northern League structure

Current clubs

As of 2025 season. [2]

TeamLocationStadium2024 season
Beachlands Maraetai Beachlands, Auckland Te Puru Park6th in Northern Conference (relegated)
Mangere United Māngere East, Auckland Centre Park 7th
Oratia United Oratia, Auckland Parrs Park 8th in Northern Conference (relegated)
Papakura City Papakura, Auckland McLennan Park4th
Papatoetoe Papatoetoe, Auckland Murdoch Park3rd
South Auckland Rangers Flat Bush, Auckland Rongomai Park2nd
Te Atatu Te Atatū Peninsula, Auckland Te Atatū Peninsula Park 7th in Northern Conference (relegated)
Uni-Mount Bohemian Mount Wellington, Auckland Bill McKinlay Park 5th
Waiuku Waiuku, Auckland Massey Park6th
West Auckland Kelston, Auckland Brains Park8th

    References

    1. 1 2 "Northern Region Football - Home". www.nff.org.nz.
    2. "Northern Region Football - NRF Championship Senior Men".