The Northern Regional Football League Championship, currently known as Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Championship for sponsorship reasons, is a semi-professional New Zealand association football league competition. Up until 2022, the competition was known as NRFL Division 1.[1][2][3]
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Founded | 1965 |
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Confederation | OFC (Oceania) |
Number of teams | 12 |
Level on pyramid | 3 |
Promotion to | Northern League |
Relegation to | NRFL Northern Conference NRFL Southern Conference |
Domestic cup(s) | Chatham Cup |
Current champions | Fencibles United (1st title) (2024) |
Most championships | Birkenhead United Central United East Coast Bays Onehunga Sports (3 titles each) |
Website | nrf.org.nz |
Current: 2024 NRFL Championship |
The league includes football clubs located in the northern part of the North Island, with clubs from the Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty provinces. The league sits at step 3 of the New Zealand football pyramid.
Current clubs
Takapuna and Manukau United joined the league following their relegation the season prior from the Northern League. Franklin United were promoted as winners of NRFL Conference play-offs.
Tauranga City won the 2023 season and were promoted alongside East Coast Bays to the Northern League, while Waiheke United were relegated to NRFL Northern Conference.
Team | Location | Stadium | 2023 season |
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Ellerslie | Ellerslie, Auckland | Michaels Avenue | 7th |
Franklin United | Drury | Drury Sports Grounds | 1st in Northern Conference (promoted via play-offs) |
Fencibles United | Pakuranga, Auckland | Riverhills Domain | 8th |
Hibiscus Coast | Whangaparaoa, Auckland | Stanmore Bay Park | 6th |
Manukau United | Māngere East, Auckland | Centre Park | 12th in Northern League (relegated) |
Metro | Mount Albert, Auckland | Phyllis Street | 11th |
Mount Albert-Ponsonby | Mount Albert, Auckland | Anderson Park | 4th |
Ngaruawahia United | Ngāruawāhia | Centennial Park, Ngāruawāhia | 3rd |
North Shore United | Devonport, Auckland | Allen Hill Stadium | 5th |
Northern Rovers | Glenfield, Auckland | McFetridge Park | 9th |
Onehunga-Mangere United | Māngere Bridge, Auckland | Māngere Domain | 10th |
Takapuna | Takapuna, Auckland | Taharoto Park | 11th in Northern League (relegated) |
Past winners
Numbers in parentheses indicate wins up to that date.
- No promotion to the Northern League due to the restructuring of the National league in 1996—97.
- Season cancelled with games in hand due to COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand.[32]
References
External links
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