2023 in New Zealand football

The 2023 season was the 133rd competitive association football season in New Zealand.

Football in New Zealand

Season	2023
Men's football
National League	Wellington Olympic
Northern League	Auckland City
Central League	Wellington Olympic
Southern League	Christchurch United
Chatham Cup	Christchurch United
Women's football
Women's National League	Auckland United
NRFL Women's Premiership	Auckland United
Kate Sheppard Cup	Western Springs
← 2022 2024 →

New Zealand playing against China at Sky Stadium, Wellington on 26 March 2023.

National teams

New Zealand men's national football team

Main article: New Zealand national football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies

New Zealand  v  China

23 March 2023 (2023-03-23) Friendly	New Zealand	0–0	China	Auckland, New Zealand
19:00 UTC+13		Report		Stadium: Mt Smart Stadium Attendance: 12,049[1] Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

New Zealand  v  China

26 March 2023 (2023-03-26) Friendly	New Zealand	2–1	China	Wellington, New Zealand
16:00 UTC+13	Zhu Chenjie 43' (o.g.) Garbett 81'	Report	Ba Dun 90+2'	Stadium: Sky Stadium Attendance: 10,307[2] Referee: Kim Woo-sung (Korea Republic)

Sweden  v  New Zealand

16 June Friendly	Sweden	4–1	New Zealand	Solna, Sweden
19:00 UTC+1	Karlsson 39, 45' Quaison 44' Elanga 90+2'	Report	McCowatt 7'	Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 20,528 Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

Qatar  v  New Zealand

19 June Friendly	Qatar	Abandoned	New Zealand	Ritzing, Austria
		Report	Stamenić 17'	Stadium: Sonnensee Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)
Note: Match was abandoned at halftime after Qatar winger, Yusuf Abdurisag, was alleged to have racially abused New Zealand centre-back, Michael Boxall.[3]

New Zealand  v  DR Congo

13 October Friendly	New Zealand	1–1	DR Congo	Murcia, Spain
18:00 UTC+1	Wood 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Bakambu 46'	Stadium: Estadio Nueva Condomina Referee: Jason Barcelo (Gibraltar)

Australia  v  New Zealand

17 October Soccer Ashes	Australia	2–0	New Zealand	London, England
19:45 UTC+1	Souttar 13' Irvine 76'	Report		Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 5,761 Referee: Stuart Attwell (England)

Greece  v  New Zealand

17 November Friendly	Greece	2–0	New Zealand	Athens, Greece
19:00 UTC+2	Konstantelias 10' Giakoumakis 29'	Report		Stadium: Georgios Kamaras Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Luca Cibelli (Switzerland)

Republic of Ireland  v  New Zealand

21 November Friendly	Republic of Ireland	1–1	New Zealand	Dublin, Ireland
19:45 UTC+1	Idah 28'	Report	Garbett 59'	Stadium: Aviva Stadium Attendance: 26,517 Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)

New Zealand women's national football team

Main article: New Zealand women's national football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies

New Zealand  v  United States

18 January 2023 Friendly	New Zealand	0–4	United States	Wellington, New Zealand
		Report	Swanson 52', 63' Morgan 60' Williams 74'	Stadium: Sky Stadium Attendance: 12,508 Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)

New Zealand  v  United States

21 January 2023 Friendly	New Zealand	0–5	United States	Auckland, New Zealand
		Report	Hatch 22' Lavelle 39', 74' Swanson 53' Kornieck 80'	Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 12,721 Referee: Lara Lee (Australia)

New Zealand  v  Portugal

17 February 2023 (2023-02-17) Friendly	New Zealand	0–5	Portugal	Hamilton, New Zealand
19:00 NZT		Report	J.Silva 17' D.Silva 42' Capeta 63', 69' Pinto 79'	Stadium: Waikato Stadium Attendance: 3,788 Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)

New Zealand  v  Argentina

20 February 2023 (2023-02-20) Friendly	New Zealand	0–2	Argentina	Hamilton, New Zealand
19:00 NZT		Report	Larroquette 17' Cometti 90'	Stadium: Waikato Stadium Attendance: 3,622 Referee: Lara Lee (Australia)

New Zealand  v  Argentina

23 February 2023 (2023-02-23) Friendly	New Zealand	0–1	Argentina	Auckland, New Zealand
19:00 NZT		Report	Larroquette 77'	Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 3,914[4] Referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)[5]

New Zealand  v  Iceland

7 April 2023 (2023-04-07) Friendly	New Zealand	1–1	Iceland	Antalya, Turkey
16:00 UTC+3	Wilkinson 34'	Report	Brynjarsdóttir 27'	Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex Referee: Melis Özçiğdem (Turkey)

New Zealand  v  Nigeria

11 April 2023 (2023-04-11) Friendly	New Zealand	0–3	Nigeria	Antalya, Turkey
16:00 UTC+3		Report	Ebi 34' Echegini 49' Oparanozie 90+5'	Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex Referee: Arda Kardeşler (Turkey)

New Zealand  v  Vietnam

10 July 2023 (2023-07-10) Friendly	New Zealand	2–0	Vietnam	Napier, New Zealand
17:30 NZT	Bott 17' Hand 44'	Report		Stadium: McLean Park Attendance: 6,215 Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)

New Zealand  v  Italy

14 July 2023 Friendly	New Zealand	0–1	Italy	Auckland, New Zealand
19:00		Report	Giacinti 23'	Stadium: Keith Hay Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Chile  v  New Zealand

23 September Friendly	Chile	3–0	New Zealand	Santiago, Chile
19:00 UTC−3	Zamora 27' Acuña 31' López 47'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida Attendance: 5,341[6] Referee: Nadia Fuques (Uruguay)

Chile  v  New Zealand

26 September Friendly	Chile	2–1	New Zealand	Santiago, Chile
11:00 UTC−3	Aedo 56' Araya 90+4'	Report	Hassett 81'	Stadium: Quilín Complex Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Colombia  v  New Zealand

2 December Friendly	Colombia	0–0	New Zealand	Bogotá, Colombia
16:00 UTC−5		Report		Stadium: Estadio El Campin

Colombia  v  New Zealand

5 December Friendly	Colombia	1–0	New Zealand	Bogotá, Colombia
15:00 UTC−5	Montoya 71'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano de Techo Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Zulma Quiñónez (Paraguay)

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group A

Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland	3	1	2	0	2	0	+2	5	Advance to knockout stage
2	Norway	3	1	1	1	6	1	+5	4
3	New Zealand (H)	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
4	Philippines	3	1	0	2	1	8	−7	3

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

New Zealand  v  Norway

20 July FIFA WC Group	New Zealand	1–0	Norway	Auckland, New Zealand
19:00 NZT	Wilkinson 48'	Report		Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 42,137 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

New Zealand  v  Philippines

25 July FIFA WC Group	New Zealand	0–1	Philippines	Wellington, New Zealand
17:30 NZT		Report	Sarina Bolden 24'	Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium Attendance: 32,357 Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

Switzerland  v  New Zealand

30 July FIFA WC Group	Switzerland	0–0	New Zealand	Dunedin, New Zealand
19:00 NZT		Report		Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium Attendance: 25,947 Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

New Zealand men's national under-23 football team

Main article: New Zealand national under-23 football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies

New Zealand  v  China

23 March 2023 (2023-03-23) Friendly	New Zealand	2–0	China	Auckland, New Zealand
15:30 UTC+13	Sutton 45' (pen.) Bidois 69'	Report		Stadium: Mt Smart Stadium Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

New Zealand  v  China

26 March 2023 (2023-03-26) Friendly	New Zealand	2–1	China	Wellington, New Zealand
12:30 UTC+13	Old 10' Herdman 86'	Report	Wen 26'	Stadium: Sky Stadium Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)

2023 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Main article: 2023 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand (H)	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Fiji	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
3	Papua New Guinea[lower-alpha 1]	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	0
4	American Samoa[lower-alpha 2]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Papua New Guinea were unable to travel to New Zealand prior to their scheduled match on 27 August. The matter was resolved by awarding New Zealand with a 3–0 win.^[7]
2. American Samoa withdrew from the tournament on 1 August 2023.^[8]

New Zealand  v  Papua New Guinea

27 August 2023 (2023-08-27)	New Zealand	3–0 Awarded[7]	Papua New Guinea	Auckland, New Zealand
15:00		Report		Stadium: Go Media Stadium Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

New Zealand  v  Fiji

30 August 2023 (2023-08-30)	New Zealand	3–1	Fiji	Auckland, New Zealand
15:00	Toomey 19' Ott 21' Randall 25'	Report	Yada 50'	Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 531 Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2023 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament § Knockout stage

New Zealand  v  Vanuatu

6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) Semi-final	New Zealand	8–0	Vanuatu	Auckland, New Zealand
15:00	Randall 3', 12' van Hattum 10', 39' Ott 17' (pen.) Verney 43' Raj 55', 72'	Report		Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 188 Referee: Mederic Lacour (New Caledonia)

New Zealand  v  Fiji

9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) Final	New Zealand	9–0	Fiji	Auckland, New Zealand
19:00	Bidois 3' (pen.), 6', 19', 45+1', 66' Randall 34' (pen.) Gillion 57' Turagalailai 78' (o.g.) Kelly 82'	Report		Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 1,284 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

New Zealand national under-20 football team

Main article: New Zealand national under-20 football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies

Ecuador  v  New Zealand

15 May 2023 (2023-05-15) Friendly	Ecuador	0–1	New Zealand	Argentina
		Report	Wallace 71'

2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament

Main article: 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Guatemala	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	9
2	New Zealand	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	6
3	Indonesia (H)	3	1	0	2	5	3	+2	3
4	Fiji	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9	0

Source: Report
(H) Hosts

New Zealand  v  Guatemala

17 February 2023 (2023-02-17) 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament	New Zealand	1–3	Guatemala	Jakarta, Indonesia
16:30 UTC+7	Colloty 7'	Report	Cordozza 54' Bantes 60' Avendaño 80'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Fariq Hitaba (Indonesia)

Indonesia  v  New Zealand

19 February 2023 (2023-02-19) 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament	Indonesia	1–2	New Zealand	Jakarta, Indonesia
19:30 UTC+7	Ferarri 90+5'		Colloty 58' Herdman 70'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Fariq Hitaba (Indonesia)

Fiji  v  New Zealand

21 February 2023 (2023-02-21) 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament	Fiji	0–3	New Zealand	Jakarta, Indonesia
16:30		Report	Beale 4' Obel Hall 7' Herdman 51'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Attendance: 0

2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Main article: 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Group A

Main article: 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup § Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina (H)	3	3	0	0	10	1	+9	9	Knockout stage
2	Uzbekistan	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4
3	New Zealand	3	1	1	1	3	7	−4	4
4	Guatemala	3	0	0	3	0	6	−6	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Guatemala  v  New Zealand

20 May 2023 (2023-05-20) 2023 FIFA U20 WC GS	Guatemala	0–1	New Zealand	Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero
15:00		Report	Garbett 80'	Attendance: 15,100 Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)

Uzbekistan  v  New Zealand

23 May 2023 (2023-05-23) 2023 FIFA U20 WC GS	Uzbekistan	2–2	New Zealand	Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero
15:00	Fayzullaev 51' Esanov 90+3'	Report	Wallace 23' Herdman 41'	Attendance: 12,243 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

New Zealand  v  Argentina

26 May 2023 (2023-05-26) 2023 FIFA U20 WC GS	New Zealand	0–5	Argentina	Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan
18:00		Report	Maestro Puch 14' Infantino 17' Romero 35' Aguirre 50' (pen.) Véliz 87'	Attendance: 27,836 Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup § Knockout stage

United States  v  New Zealand

30 May 2023 (2023-05-30) Round of 16	United States	4–0	New Zealand	Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
14:30	Wolff 14' Cowell 61' Che 75' Pukštas 82'	Report		Attendance: 7,848 Referee: Mohamed Marouf (Egypt)

New Zealand women’s national under-20 football team

Main article: New Zealand women's national under-20 football team

Results and fixtures

2023 OFC U-19 Women's Championship

Main article: 2023 OFC U-19 Women's Championship

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	2	2	0	0	14	0	+14	6	Knockout stage
2	Fiji (H)	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3
3	Papua New Guinea	2	0	0	2	0	13	−13	0

Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

New Zealand  v  Fiji

22 June 2023 (2023-06-22)	New Zealand	3–0	Fiji	Suva
16:00	Pijnenburg 15' Trewhitt 65', 74'	Report		Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

New Zealand  v  Papua New Guinea

25 June 2023 (2023-06-25)	New Zealand	11–0	Papua New Guinea	Suva
16:00	Elliott 3' Cook 12', 20', 24', 54' Errington 18', 71' Benson 21', 37', 48', 56'	Report		Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2023 OFC U-19 Women's Championship § Knockout stage

New Zealand  v  Solomon Islands

2 July 2023 (2023-07-02) Quarter-final	New Zealand	19–0	Solomon Islands	Suva
15:00	McCann 9', 28', 34' Nathan 13', 43', 51', 88', 90' Benson 14', 55', 62' Canham 16', 39' Bercelli 19', 22', 36', 74' Pijnenburg 45' Colpi 68'	Report		Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Tellos Kaufusi (Tonga)

New Zealand  v  Cook Islands

5 July 2023 (2023-07-05) Semi-final	New Zealand	5–0	Cook Islands	Suva
19:00	Rouru 22' (o.g.) Pijnenburg 26' Colpi 45+2' Nathan 70' Bercelli 87'	Report		Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Tojika Delai (Fiji)

Fiji  v  New Zealand

8 July 2023 (2023-07-08) Final	Fiji	0–7	New Zealand	Suva
19:00		Report	Elliott 13', 31' McCann 40' Nathan 52', 65' Mortlock 74' Pijnenberg 78' (pen.)	Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium Attendance: 985 Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

New Zealand national under-17 football team

Main article: New Zealand national under-17 football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies

New Zealand  v  New Caledonia

8 August 2023 (2023-08-08)	New Zealand	1–1	New Caledonia	Auckland, New Zealand
15:00	Brown 45'	Report	Diko 24'	Stadium: Fred Taylor Park

New Zealand  v  New Caledonia

10 August 2023 (2023-08-10)	New Zealand	3–0	New Caledonia	Auckland, New Zealand
15:00		Report		Stadium: Fred Taylor Park

2023 OFC U-17 Championship

Main article: 2023 OFC U-17 Championship

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	2	2	0	0	14	2	+12	6	Knockout stage
2	New Caledonia	2	1	0	1	9	3	+6	3
3	American Samoa	2	0	0	2	0	18	−18	0

Source: OFC

New Zealand  v  New Caledonia

11 January 2023 (2023-01-11)	New Zealand	3–2	New Caledonia	Fiji FA Academy, Ba
15:00	Supyk 9', 72' (pen.), 75'	Report	Nganyane 16' Hnaissilin 69' (pen.)	Attendance: 80 Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)

American Samoa  v  New Zealand

14 January 2023 (2023-01-14)	American Samoa	0–11	New Zealand	Fiji FA Academy, Ba
15:00		Report	Edwards 4' Sloane-Rodrigues 11', 68' Flowerdew 38', 45+2', 70', 88' D'Hotman de Villiers 42', 76', 90+1' Supyk 87' (pen.)	Attendance: 50 Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2023 OFC U-17 Championship § Knockout stage

New Zealand  v  Vanuatu

22 January 2023 (2023-01-22) Quarter-final	New Zealand	1–0	Vanuatu	HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
19:00	Supyk 90+1' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 400 Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)

Fiji  v  New Zealand

25 January 2023 (2023-01-25) Semi-final	Fiji	1–4	New Zealand	HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
19:00	Ravonokula 14'	Report	Watson 7', 50', 80' Supyk 72'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

New Caledonia  v  New Zealand

28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) Final	New Caledonia	0–1	New Zealand	HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
19:00		Report	Bruce 24'	Attendance: 200 Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)

25th International Youth Soccer in Niigata

Further information (in Japanese): 25th International Youth Soccer in Niigata ^[ja]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Venezuela	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	9
2	Japan	3	2	0	1	9	4	+5	6
3	Niigata Regional Team (H)	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	3
4	New Zealand	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0

Source: JFA
(H) Hosts

New Zealand  v Niigata Regional Team

14 September 2023 (2023-09-14)	New Zealand	1–2	Niigata Regional Team	Niigata, Japan
18:15	Watson 58'	Report	? 23' ? 28'	Stadium: Niigata Athletic Stadium

Japan  v  New Zealand

16 September 2023 (2023-09-16)	Japan	2–0	New Zealand	Niigata, Japan
15:30	Maeda 26' Kajisa 43'	Report		Stadium: Niigata Athletic Stadium

Venezuela  v  New Zealand

18 September 2023 (2023-09-18)	Venezuela	2–0	New Zealand	Niigata, Japan
18:15		Report		Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium

2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Main article: 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Group F

Main article: 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup § Group F

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	9	Knockout stage
2	Mexico	3	1	1	1	7	5	+2	4
3	Venezuela	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
4	New Zealand	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9	0

Source: FIFA

Venezuela  v  New Zealand

12 November 2023 (2023-11-12) 2023 FIFA U17 WC GS	Venezuela	3–0	New Zealand	Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung
16:00	Martínez 29' Romero 87', 90+7'	Report		Attendance: 2,932 Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)

New Zealand  v  Germany

15 November 2023 (2023-11-15) 2023 FIFA U17 WC GS	New Zealand	1–3	Germany	Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung
19:00	Watson 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Brunner 45+7' Moerstedt 60' Yalçınkaya 81'	Attendance: 5,353 Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

New Zealand  v  Mexico

18 November 2023 (2023-11-18) 2023 FIFA U17 WC GS	New Zealand	0–4	Mexico	Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung
16:00		Report	Barajas 42' Fernandez 47' Carrillo 54', 67' (pen.)	Attendance: 6,136 Referee: Omar Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)

New Zealand women’s national under-17 football team

Main article: New Zealand women's national under-17 football team

Results and fixtures

2023 OFC U-16 Women's Championship

Main article: 2023 OFC U-16 Women's Championship

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	3	3	0	0	43	1	+42	9	Knockout stage
2	Fiji	3	2	0	1	16	7	+9	6
3	Cook Islands	3	1	0	2	2	17	−15	3	5th place match
4	Vanuatu	3	0	0	3	4	40	−36	0	7th place match

Source: OFC

New Zealand  v  Cook Islands

14 September 2023 (2023-09-14)	New Zealand	12–0	Cook Islands	Pirae, Tahiti
16:00	Teariki 6' (o.g.) Ardana 26' Pivac 33' De Wit 34' Bennett 39', 45', 68', 79', 86' Jerez 73' Pugh 76' Vlok 84'	Report		Stadium: Stade Pater Te Hono Nui Attendance: 175 Referee: Tellos Kaufusi (Tonga)

New Zealand  v  Fiji

17 September 2023 (2023-09-17)	New Zealand	4–1	Fiji	Pirae, Tahiti
16:00	Bennett 27' Jerez 40' Young 50' Vlok 52' (pen.)	Report	Qalivere 74'	Stadium: Stade Pater Te Hono Nui Attendance: 179 Referee: Pari Oito (Tahiti)

Vanuatu  v  New Zealand

20 September 2023 (2023-09-20)	Vanuatu	0–27	New Zealand	Pirae, Tahiti
16:00		Report	Pivac 3', 8', 22', 33', 45', 69' De Wit 6' Ardana 14' Young 19' Jerez 20', 38', 58' McGillivray 29' Wanemut 45+3' (o.g.) Saxon 49' Cleall-Harding 55', 66', 68', 76' Bryant 60', 78' Vlok 72', 81', 84', 90+5' Bennett 83', 90+2'	Stadium: Stade Pater Te Hono Nui Attendance: 170 Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2023 OFC U-16 Women's Championship § Knockout stage

New Zealand  v  Tonga

23 September 2023 (2023-09-23) Semi-final	New Zealand	7–0	Tonga	Pirae, Tahiti
19:00	Pivac 8' Pugh 35' Vlok 49' (pen.) Jerez 53' Bennett 54', 59' de Wit 71'	Report		Stadium: Stade Pater Te Hono Nui Attendance: 265 Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

Fiji  v  New Zealand

26 September 2023 (2023-09-26) Final	Fiji	0–1	New Zealand	Pirae, Tahiti
19:00		Report	Pugh 90+4'	Stadium: Stade Pater Te Hono Nui Attendance: 711 Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

FIFA competitions

2022 FIFA Club World Cup

Main article: 2022 FIFA Club World Cup

Al Ahly v Auckland City

1 February 2023 (2023-02-01) First round	Al Ahly	3–0	Auckland City	Tangier, Egypt
20:00	El Shahat 45+2' Sherif 56' Tau 86'	Report		Stadium: Ibn Batouta Stadium Attendance: 47,137 Referee: Ma Ning (China)

2023 FIFA Club World Cup

Main article: 2023 FIFA Club World Cup

Al-Ittihad v Auckland City

12 December 2023 (2023-12-12) First round	Al-Ittihad	3–0	Auckland City	King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
21:00	Romarinho 29' Kanté 34' Benzema 40'	Report		Attendance: 50,248 Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

OFC Competitions

OFC Champions League

Main article: 2023 OFC Champions League

National play-offs

Main article: 2023 OFC Champions League qualifying stage

Wellington Olympic v Auckland City

11 March 2023 (2023-03-11)	Wellington Olympic	1–1	Auckland City	Martin Luckie Park, Wellington
14:00 (UTC+13:00)	Stevens 37'	Report	Gray 79'	Attendance: 520 Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)

Auckland City v Wellington Olympic

18 March 2023 (2023-03-18)	Auckland City	5–3 (6–4 agg.)	Wellington Olympic	Kiwitea Street, Auckland
16:00 (UTC+13:00)	Gillion 23' Tade 74', 77' (pen.), 87' (pen.) Kilkolly 85'	Report	Mata 15' Watson 28', 62'	Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)

Group A

Main article: 2023 OFC Champions League group stage § Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Auckland City	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	9	Knockout stage
2	Suva	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6
3	Solomon Warriors	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3
4	Lupe ole Soaga	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	0

Source: OFC

Auckland City v Solomon Warriors

14 May 2023 (2023-05-14)	Auckland City	3–1	Solomon Warriors	Luganville Soccer City Stadium, Luganville
12:00	Kilkolly 55' (pen.) Garriga 77' de Vries 81'	Report	Tigi 9'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Suva v Auckland City

17 May 2023 (2023-05-17)	Suva	1–3	Auckland City	Luganville Soccer City Stadium, Luganville
15:00	Saniel 71'	Report	Gillion 14', 55' Garriga 34'	Attendance: 5,500 Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

Lupe ole Soaga v Auckland City

20 May 2023 (2023-05-20)	Lupe ole Soaga	Cancelled[lower-alpha 1]	Auckland City	Luganville Soccer City Stadium, Luganville
12:00		Report		Referee: Arnold Tari (Vanuatu)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2023 OFC Champions League knockout stage

Auckland City v Ifira Black Bird

24 May 2023 (2023-05-24)	Auckland City	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Ifira Black Bird	VFF Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila
11:30	De Vries 68', 90+5'	Report	Iawak 39' Tenene 60'	Attendance: 5,780 Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
	Penalties
	den Heijer Zhou Kilkolly Howieson Vale		Taiwia Tenene Welwel Tasip Napakaurana

Final

Main article: 2023 OFC Champions League final

Auckland City v Suva

27 May 2023 (2023-05-27)	Auckland City	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Suva	VFF Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila
14:00 UTC+11	Kilkolly 34' (pen.) De Vries 45+3', 120+4' Howieson 109'	Report	Saniel 66' Tahioa 83'	Attendance: 5,420 Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

OFC Women's Champions League

Main article: 2023 OFC Women's Champions League

Eastern Suburbs pulled out of the competition after the draw, citing concerns about costs, timing and security.^[10][11]

Hekari United v Eastern Suburbs

1 June 2023 (2023-06-01)	Hekari United	Cancelled	Eastern Suburbs	Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby
17:00

Eastern Suburbs v Koloale

7 June 2023 (2023-06-07)	Eastern Suburbs	Cancelled	Koloale	Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby
17:00

Men's football

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league	Removed	Joined
Northern League	Manurewa West Coast Rangers	North Shore United Waiheke United	None	None
Central League	Stop Out Whanganui Athletic	Havelock North Wanderers	Wellington United	None
Southern League	FC Twenty 11	Mosgiel	None	None

National League

Main article: 2023 New Zealand National League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wellington Olympic (C)	9	7	2	0	34	15	+19	23	Qualification to Grand Final and Champions League National play-offs
2	Auckland City	9	7	0	2	19	12	+7	21
3	Christchurch United	9	5	1	3	18	16	+2	16
4	Eastern Suburbs	9	4	3	2	23	11	+12	15
5	Cashmere Technical	9	4	1	4	24	24	0	13
6	Manurewa	9	4	1	4	16	20	−4	13
7	Auckland United	9	2	4	3	15	17	−2	10
8	Wellington Phoenix Reserves[lower-alpha 2]	9	3	0	6	19	24	−5	9
9	Napier City Rovers	9	2	1	6	13	26	−13	7
10	Petone	9	0	1	8	6	22	−16	1

Source: New Zealand Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record^[13]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. The Lupe ole Soaga v Auclkand City match was cancelled due to injuries in the Lupe ole Soaga squad.^[9]
2. Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.^[12]

Grand final

Wellington Olympic	2–0	Auckland City
Gould 58' Sinclair 90+5'	Report

Sunday, 26 November 2023

13:00 NZDT

Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland

Referee: Nick Waldron^[14]

Northern League

Main article: 2023 New Zealand National League § 2023 Northern League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Auckland City (C)	22	19	3	0	64	9	+55	60	Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship
2	Eastern Suburbs	22	17	5	0	51	17	+34	56	Qualification to National League Championship
3	Auckland United	22	13	4	5	50	24	+26	43
4	Manurewa	22	11	3	8	46	37	+9	36
5	Western Springs	22	10	3	9	39	35	+4	33
6	Hamilton Wanderers	22	8	6	8	39	49	−10	30
7	West Coast Rangers	22	8	2	12	33	49	−16	26
8	Birkenhead United	22	7	4	11	46	44	+2	25
9	Melville United	22	6	5	11	30	47	−17	23
10	Bay Olympic	22	4	3	15	33	55	−22	15
11	Takapuna (R)	22	4	3	15	23	50	−27	15	Relegation to NRFL Championship
12	Manukau United (R)	22	3	3	16	26	64	−38	12

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss^[13]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Central League

Main article: 2023 New Zealand National League § 2023 Central League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wellington Olympic (C)	18	15	1	2	79	29	+50	46	Winner of Central League and qualification to National League Championship
2	Wellington Phoenix Reserves[lower-alpha 1]	18	12	1	5	47	29	+18	37	Qualification to National League Championship
3	Napier City Rovers	18	10	3	5	50	32	+18	33
4	Petone	18	10	2	6	45	33	+12	32
5	Western Suburbs	18	8	4	6	40	34	+6	28
6	Waterside Karori	18	7	3	8	44	40	+4	24
7	Miramar Rangers	18	8	0	10	37	43	−6	24
8	Stop Out	18	7	3	8	37	47	−10	24
9	North Wellington	18	2	1	15	21	63	−42	7
10	Whanganui Athletic (R)	18	1	2	15	19	69	−50	5	Relegation to Capital Premier/Central Federation League

Source: Capital Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss^[13]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Wellington Phoenix Reserves gain automatic entry into the National League Championship phase due to the A-League Men requirements.^[15]

Southern League

Main article: 2023 New Zealand National League § 2023 Southern League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Christchurch United (C)	18	16	1	1	72	12	+60	49	Winner of Southern League and qualification to National League Championship
2	Cashmere Technical	18	13	3	2	66	27	+39	42	Qualification to National League Championship
3	Coastal Spirit	18	10	1	7	30	36	−6	31
4	Dunedin City Royals	18	8	5	5	44	29	+15	29
5	Ferrymead Bays	18	9	2	7	35	36	−1	29
6	Nelson Suburbs	18	7	4	7	48	46	+2	25
7	Nomads United	18	7	2	9	32	35	−3	23
8	Green Island (R)	18	5	1	12	33	58	−25	16	Relegated to the FootballSouth Premier League/Mainland Premier League[lower-alpha 1]
9	Selwyn United	18	3	1	14	21	53	−32	10
10	FC Twenty 11	18	2	0	16	11	60	−49	6

Source: Mainland Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss^[13]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Cup Competitions

Chatham Cup

Main article: 2023 Chatham Cup

Final

Main article: 2023 Chatham Cup Final

Melville United (2)	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Christchurch United (1)
Lim 72' Tommy 90+8'	Report	Lim 11' (o.g.) Brown 36' (o.g.)
Penalties
McGovern Hayes McLeod England	2–4	Stokes Lapslie Stearn Lindsay Tod-Smith

10 September 2023 (2023-09-10)

16:00

North Harbour Stadium, Auckland

Referee: Nick Waldron

Women's football

National Women's League

Main article: 2023 New Zealand Women's National League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Auckland United (C)	9	7	1	1	25	9	+16	22	Qualification to Grand Final
2	Southern United	9	7	1	1	22	6	+16	22
3	Eastern Suburbs	9	7	0	2	22	12	+10	21
4	Western Springs	9	6	1	2	28	11	+17	19
5	CF Waterside Karori	9	4	1	4	18	16	+2	13[lower-alpha 2]
6	CF Wellington United	9	4	1	4	18	16	+2	13[lower-alpha 2]
7	Canterbury United Pride	9	2	1	6	17	22	−5	7
8	Wellington Phoenix Reserves[lower-alpha 3]	9	2	1	6	12	26	−14	7
9	Central Football	9	1	1	7	6	30	−24	4
10	Ellerslie	9	1	0	8	3	23	−20	3

Source: New Zealand Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Head to head; 5) Disciplinary record; 6) Coin toss^[17]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Green Island were relegated due to withdrawing from the 2024 Southern League.
2. Tied on head to head. Disciplinary record: CF Waterside Karori 2, CF Wellington United 5
3. Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.^[16]

Grand final

Auckland United	2–0	Southern United
Cook 24' Dewell 57'	Report

Sunday, 26 November 2023

16:00 NZDT

Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland

Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley^[18]

NRFL Women’s Premiership

Main article: 2023 New Zealand Women's National League § 2023 NRFL Premiership

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Auckland United (C)	14	11	1	2	42	13	+29	34	Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship
2	Eastern Suburbs	14	10	1	3	52	18	+34	31	Qualification to National League Championship
3	Western Springs	14	7	3	4	42	22	+20	24
4	Ellerslie	14	7	2	5	23	21	+2	23
5	West Coast Rangers	14	7	1	6	28	15	+13	22
6	Hamilton Wanderers	14	5	1	8	18	34	−16	16
7	Hibiscus Coast	14	4	1	9	13	36	−23	13
8	Northern Rovers (R)	14	0	0	14	3	62	−59	0	Relegation to NRFL Women's Championship

Source: Northern Region Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss^[19]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Cup Competitions

Kate Sheppard Cup

Main article: 2023 Kate Sheppard Cup

Final

Main article: 2023 Kate Sheppard Cup Final

Wellington United (2)	1–2	Western Springs (1)
Roberson 55'	Report	Tawharu 38' Jerez 89'

10 September 2023

13:00

North Harbour Stadium, Auckland

Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley

Deaths

• 31 August 2023: Arthur Leong, 92, New Zealand and Technical Old Boys’ defender.^[20][21]
• 13 December 2023: David Wallace, 83, New Zealand and Western Suburbs defender.^[22]

Retirements

• 26 May 2023: Anna Green, 32, former New Zealand, and Capital Football defender.^[23]

New clubs

• FC Tauranga Moana (youth)^[24]
• Horowhenua Coastal^[25]
• Ngongotahā Lakes^[26]
• Ōtākaro (youth)^[27]
• Palmerston North United^[28]

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