| Competition: | New Zealand National League |
| Season: | 2024 |
| Dates: | 22 March 2024 – November 2024 |
| Continentalcup1: | OFC Champions League |
| Prevseason: | 2023 |
| Nextseason: | 2025 |
The 2024 New Zealand Men's National League is the fourth season of the National League since its restructuring in 2021.[1] 32 clubs compete in the competition, with four qualifying from the Northern League, three qualifying from the Central League and two qualifying from the Southern League for the National Championship phase.[2] Each team can field a maximum of four foreign players as well as one additional foreign player who has Oceania Football Confederation nationality.[3] Over the course of the season, each team must also ensure players aged 20 or under account for 10% of available playing minutes.[4] [5]
The qualifying league fixtures were announced on 1 March 2024. The Northern League starts on 22 March 2024[6] with the Central and Southern leagues starting the following weekend on 29 and 28 March respectively. The Northern and Central leagues conclude on 31 August 2024 with the Southern League concluding on 1 September 2024.[7] [8] [9]
The week the Northern League started, NRF announced changes to the competition structure for the 2024 season to accommodate Auckland FC.[10] Auckland FC will have a reserves team playing in the qualifying and championship phases from next season to fulfil their A-League Men requirements.[2] To allow space for Auckland FC, the Northern League will now have a relegation play-off between the 10th place team and the runners up of the 2024 NRFL Championship for this season only.[10] [11]
| Competition: | Northern League |
| Season: | 2024 |
| Dates: | 22 March 2024 – 31 August 2024 |
| Matches: | 120 |
| Total Goals: | 424 |
| League Topscorer: | Jacob Mechell (18 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Manurewa 7–1 Melville United (6 April 2024) Western Springs 7–1 Tauranga City (13 April 2024) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (21 June 2024) Tauranga City 0–5 Auckland City (29 June 2024) Bay Olympic 0–5 Melville United (17 August 2024) |
| Highest Scoring: | Auckland City 7–3 Melville United (20 April 2024) |
| Longest Wins: | 6 matches Auckland City Western Springs |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 12 matches Birkenhead United |
| Longest Winless: | 12 matches Manurewa |
| Longest Losses: | 7 matches Melville United |
| Prevseason: | 2023 |
| Nextseason: | 2025 |
| Updated: | 17 August 2024 |
Twelve teams are competing in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the NRFL Championship. The promoted teams are Tauranga City and East Coast Bays.[12] It is both Tauranga City's and East Coast Bay's first season in the National League. They replaced Takapuna (relegated after a two-year Northern League spell) and Manukau United (relegated after a three-year Northern League spell).[13]
| Team | Home ground | Location | 2023 season | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland City | Kiwitea Street | Sandringham, Auckland | 1st | |
| Auckland United | Keith Hay Park | Mount Roskill, Auckland | 3rd | |
| Bay Olympic | Olympic Park | New Lynn, Auckland | 10th | |
| Birkenhead United | Shepherds Park | Beach Haven, Auckland | 8th | |
| East Coast Bays | Bay City Park | Northcross, Auckland | 2nd in Championship (promoted) | |
| Eastern Suburbs | Madills Farm | Kohimarama, Auckland | 2nd | |
| Hamilton Wanderers | Porritt Stadium | Chartwell, Hamilton | 6th | |
| Manurewa | War Memorial Park | Manurewa, Auckland | 4th | |
| Melville United | Gower Park | Melville, Hamilton | 9th | |
| Tauranga City | Links Avenue Reserve | Mount Maunganui | 1st in Championship (promoted) | |
| West Coast Rangers | Fred Taylor Park | Whenuapai, Auckland | 7th | |
| Western Springs | Seddon Fields | Westmere, Auckland | 5th |
| Team | Manager | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland City |  Albert Riera[14] |  Mario Ilich |
| Auckland United | José Figueira | Ross Haviland[15] |
| Bay Olympic | Peter Smith[16] | Callum McNeill[17] |
| Birkenhead United | Paul Hobson | Luke Jorgensen[18] |
| East Coast Bays | Joe Hall[19] | Louie Caunter[20] |
| Eastern Suburbs | Kane Wintersgill[21] | Adam Thomas[22] |
| Hamilton Wanderers | Joseph Hinds | |
| Manurewa | Dylan Burns[23] | |
| Melville United | Jarrod Young[24] | Erik Panzer |
| Tauranga City | Barry Gardiner[25] | Campbell Higgins[26] |
| West Coast Rangers | Chad Coombes[27] |  Dev Pokhrel[28] |
| Western Springs | Scott Hales[29] | Oscar Ramsay[30] |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manurewa | Paul Marshall[31] | Stepped down | 1 December 2023 | Pre-season | Brett McMurdoch[32] | 22 December 2023 | |
| Manurewa | Brett McMurdoch | No reason given | 13 May 2024 | 7th | Dylan Burns | 13 May 2024 | |
| Bay Olympic |  Rudy Mozr | Stepped down | 25 May 2024 | 7th | Peter Smith | 25 May 2024 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[33] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Mechell | Eastern Suburbs | 18 |
| 2 |  Emiliano Tade | Western Springs | 14 |
| 3 | Monty Patterson | Birkenhead United | 13 |
| 4 | Jonty Bidois | Tauranga City | 12 |
| Eber Ramírez | Manurewa | ||
| 6 | Liam Gillion | Auckland City | 10 |
| Ronaldo Munoz | Bay Olympic / Hamilton Wanderers | ||
| Samuel Philip | Birkenhead United | ||
| 9 | Sean Leadley | Melville United | 9 |
| Allan Pearce | West Coast Rangers | ||
| Dawson Straffon | Western Springs / West Coast Rangers | ||
| Malcolm Young | East Coast Bays | ||
| 10 | Reid Drake | Western Springs | 7 |
| Corban Piper | Birkenhead United | ||
 Derek Tieku | Hamilton Wanderers / Auckland City | ||
| Joshua Tollervey | Auckland United | ||
| Ryan de Vries | Auckland City | ||
| Michal Doudera | Bay Olympic | ||
 Jerson Lagos | Manurewa | ||
| Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[34] | Jonty Bidois | Tauranga City | Melville United | Home | 4–0 | |
| 3[35] | Jacob Mechell | Eastern Suburbs | East Coast Bays | Away | 1–3 | |
| 4[36] [37] | Eber Ramírez | Manurewa | Melville United | Home | 7–1 | |
| Jacob Mechell | Eastern Suburbs | Tauranga City | Home | 4–3 | ||
| 7[38] | Bay Olympic | Hamilton Wanderers | Away | 1–5 | ||
| 16[39] | Sam Philip | Birkenhead United | Manurewa | Away | 1–4 | |
| 21[40] | Dawson Straffon | Western Springs | Tauranga City | Away | 1–4 | |
| 19[41] | Sean Leadley | Melville United | Manurewa | Home | 4–2 | |
| Competition: | Central League |
| Season: | 2024 |
| Dates: | 29 March 2024 – 31 August 2024 |
| Winners: | Wellington Olympic |
| Matches: | 82 |
| Total Goals: | 368 |
| League Topscorer: | Oscar Faulds (21 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | (13 July 2024) Wellington Olympic 8–0 Island Bay United (3 August 2024) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Petone 0–9 Miramar Rangers (13 July 2024) |
| Highest Scoring: | Petone 0–9 Miramar Rangers (13 July 2024) Miramar Rangers 8–1 North Wellington (20 July 2024) |
| Longest Wins: | 13 matches Wellington Olympic |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 13 matches Wellington Olympic |
| Longest Winless: | 13 matches Stop Out |
| Longest Losses: | 6 matches Stop Out |
| Prevseason: | 2023 |
| Nextseason: | 2025 |
| Updated: | 11 August 2024 |
Ten teams are competing in the league – the top nine teams from the previous season and the one team promoted from the 2022 play-off between the winners of the Central Federation League and the Capital Premier. The winner of the play-off was Island Bay United.[42] This is their first season in the Central League, since New Zealand football's restructuring in 2021. They replaced Whanganui Athletic (relegated to the Central Federation League after one season in the Central League).
| Team | Home ground | Location | 2023 season | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island Bay United | Wakefield Park | Island Bay, Wellington | 1st in Capital Premier (promoted via play-offs) | |
| Miramar Rangers | David Farrington Park | Miramar, Wellington | 7th | |
| Napier City Rovers | Bluewater Stadium | Napier | 3rd | |
| North Wellington | Alex Moore Park | Johnsonville, Wellington | 9th | |
| Petone | Memorial Park | Petone, Lower Hutt | 4th | |
| Stop Out | Hutt Park | Moera, Lower Hutt | 8th | |
| Waterside Karori | Karori Park | Karori, Wellington | 6th | |
| Wellington Olympic | Wakefield Park | Island Bay, Wellington | 1st | |
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Fraser Park | Taitā, Lower Hutt | 2nd | |
| Western Suburbs | Endeavour Park | Porirua | 5th |
| Team | Manager[43] | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| Island Bay United | Stu Jacobs[44] | |
| Miramar Rangers | Kale Herbert[45] | Sam Mason-Smith |
| Napier City Rovers | Bill Robertson | Jim Hoyle[46] |
| North Wellington | Ryan Faithfull[47] |  Gavin Hoy[48] |
| Petone | Sam Morrissey[49] | Hami Paranihi-Nuku |
| Stop Out |  Aston Hughes |  Maxim Johnson |
| Waterside Karori | Tomás Godoy Fouquet[50] | Harry Fautley |
| Wellington Olympic | Ekow Quainoo[51] |  Ben Mata[52] |
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Chris Greenacre | Isaac Hughes |
| Western Suburbs | Alan Koch[53] | Malik Smith |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Wellington | James Prosser[54] | End of interim spell | 1 November 2023 | Pre-season | Ryan Faithfull | 1 November 2023 |
| Petone | Ryan Edwards | Signed by Christchurch United | 21 November 2023 | Sam Morrissey | 21 November 2023 | |
| Waterside Karori | Sam Morrissey | Signed by Petone | 21 November 2023 | Rory Fallon[55] | 4 December 2023 | |
| Wellington Olympic | Rupert Kemeys | Mutual consent | 26 November 2023 | Ekow Quainoo | 13 December 2023 | |
| Island Bay United | Tomás Godoy Fouquet[56] | Stepped down | 6 December 2023 | Stu Jacobs | 14 January 2024 | |
| Waterside Karori | Rory Fallon | Mutual consent | 18 January 2024 | Tomás Godoy Fouquet | 18 January 2024 | |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[57] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oscar Faulds | Napier City Rovers | 21 |
| 2 |  Lucas Meek | Western Suburbs | 15 |
| 3 | Sam Mason-Smith | Miramar Rangers | 13 |
| Hamish Watson | Wellington Olympic | ||
| 5 | Jack O'Connor | Petone | 11 |
| 6 | Tomas Alvarado | Waterside Karori | 9 |
| Martín Bueno | Miramar Rangers | ||
| 8 | Connor Wilson | Western Suburbs | 8 |
| 9 | Connor Gaul | Stop Out | 7 |
| Isa Prins | Wellington Olympic | ||
| Jesse Randall | Wellington Olympic | ||
| Nicolas Bobadilla | Miramar Rangers | ||
| Tor Davenport Petersen | Wellington Olympic | ||
| Stefan Ashby | Island Bay United / Wellington Olympic | ||
| Miles Green | Western Suburbs | ||
| Ben Mata | Wellington Olympic | ||
| Luke Supyk | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | ||
| Lachlan Candy | Waterside Karori | ||
| Jonathan McNamara | Napier City Rovers | ||
| Kaelin Nguyen | Wellington Olympic | ||
| Jack Parker | Waterside Karori | ||
| Nathan Walker | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | ||
| Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[58] [59] | Western Suburbs | Island Bay United | Away | 1–7 | |||
| Miramar Rangers | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Home | 4–0 | ||||
| 2[60] [61] | Oscar Faulds | Napier City Rovers | Waterside Karori | Away | 1–5 | ||
| Western Suburbs | Wellington Olympic | Away | 3–5 | ||||
| 3[62] | Oscar Faulds | Napier City Rovers | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Away | 1–6 | ||
| 5[63] [64] | Miramar Rangers | North Wellington | Away | 0–6 | |||
| Tomas Alvarado | Waterside Karori | Stop Out | Home | 4–1 | |||
| 7[65] | Miles Green | Western Suburbs | North Wellington | Away | 1–5 | ||
| 8[66] | Agustín Contratti | Miramar Rangers | Waterside Karori | Home | 4–3 | ||
| 10[67] | Western Suburbs | Island Bay United | Home | 5–1 | |||
| 11[68] | Oscar Faulds | Napier City Rovers | Waterside Karori | Home | 7–1 | ||
| 13[69] | Joshua Tollervey | Miramar Rangers | Petone | Away | 0–9 | ||
| 14[70] [71] | Oscar Faulds | Napier City Rovers | Island Bay United | Away | 1–5 | ||
| Miramar Rangers | North Wellington | Home | 8–1 | ||||
| 15[72] | Isa Prins | Wellington Olympic | Island Bay United | Home | 8–0 | ||
| Competition: | Southern League |
| Season: | 2024 |
| Dates: | 28 March 2024 – 1 September 2024 |
| Matches: | 79 |
| Total Goals: | 366 |
| League Topscorer: | Garbhan Coughlan (23 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Cashmere Technical 12–0 FC Twenty 11 (6 April 2024) |
| Biggest Away Win: | FC Twenty 11 0–9 Nelson Suburbs (29 March 2024) FC Twenty 11 1–10 Cashmere Technical (28 June 2024) |
| Highest Scoring: | (6 April 2024) |
| Longest Wins: | 9 matches Cashmere Technical |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 14 matches Coastal Spirit |
| Longest Winless: | 16 matches FC Twenty 11 |
| Longest Losses: | 15 matches FC Twenty 11 |
| Prevseason: | 2023 |
| Nextseason: | 2025 |
| Updated: | 21 August 2024 |
Ten teams are competing in the league – nine teams from the previous season and the winner of the Southern League play-offs. The promoted team is the University of Canterbury.[73] This is their first season in the Southern League. They replaced Green Island (relegated after three season in the Southern League).
| Team | Home ground | Location | 2023 season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cashmere Technical | Garrick Memorial Park | Woolston, Christchurch | 2nd |
| Christchurch United | United Sports Centre | Spreydon, Christchurch | 1st |
| Coastal Spirit | Linfield Park | Linwood, Christchurch | 3rd |
| Dunedin City Royals | Football Turf | Dunedin North, Dunedin | 4th |
| FC Twenty 11 | Avonhead Park | Avonhead, Christchurch | 10th |
| Ferrymead Bays | Ferrymead Park | Ferrymead, Christchurch | 5th |
| Nelson Suburbs | Saxton Field | Nelson | 6th |
| Nomads United | Tulett Park | Casebrook, Christchurch | 7th |
| Selwyn United | Foster Park | Rolleston | 9th |
| University of Canterbury | English Park | St Albans, Christchurch | 1st in Mainland Premier League (promoted via play-offs) |
| Team | Manager | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| Cashmere Technical | Dan Schwarz[74] [75] | Tom Schwarz |
| Christchurch United | Ryan Edwards[76] | Joel Stevens[77] |
| Coastal Spirit | Robbie Stanton[78] | Dominic McGarr[79] |
| Dunedin City Royals | Richard Murray[80] | Jared Grove |
| FC Twenty 11 | Graham McMann[81] [82] | Harrison Rowe |
| Ferrymead Bays | Alan Walker[83] | James Deehan |
| Nelson Suburbs | Ryan Stewart |  Sam Ayers[84] |
| Nomads United | Matthew Jansen[85] | Caleb Cottom |
| Selwyn United | Chris Brown[86] | Jayden Booth |
| University of Canterbury | Aldo Miramontes[87] | Liam Pledger |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Canterbury | Anthony O'Connor | Stepped down | 11 October 2023 | Pre-season | Aldo Miramontes | 11 October 2023 |
| FC Twenty 11 | Cvetan Ivanov | Stepped down to TDP | 16 October 2023 | Graham McMann | 16 October 2023 | |
| Christchurch United |  Paul Ifill | Signed by Wellington Olympic to be Director of Football | 21 November 2023 | Ryan Edwards | 21 November 2023 | |
| Selwyn United | Lee Padmore[88] | Signed by Wellington Phoenix Academy[89] | 17 January 2024 | Chris Brown | 11 February 2024 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[90] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical | 23 | |
| 3 | Joel Stevens | Christchurch United | 18 | |
| 3 | Alex Steinwascher | Coastal Spirit | 16 | |
| 4 | Trevin Myers | Nelson Subrubs | 13 | |
| 5 | Lennon Whewell | Nelson Subrubs | 12 | |
| 6 | Gabriel Gallaway | align=left rowspan=2 | Cashmere Technical | 10 |
| Jack Hallahan | ||||
| 8 | Lyle Matthysen | Cashmere Technical | 9 | |
| Cameron Rean | Ferrymead Bays | |||
| Yuya Taguchi | Cashmere Technical | |||
| David Yoo | Christchurch United | |||
| 12 | 3 player | 8--> | ||
| Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[91] [92] | Spencer Barber | Nelson Suburbs | FC Twenty 11 | Away | 0–9 | |
| Lennon Whewell | ||||||
| Coastal Spirit | Selwyn United | Home | 7–0 | |||
| 2[93] | Cashmere Technical | FC Twenty 11 | Home | 12–0 | ||
| Lyle Matthysen | ||||||
| 3[94] | Trevin Myers | Nelson Suburbs | Selwyn United | Away | 0–5 | |
| 4[95] [96] | Christchurch United | Dunedin City Royals | Home | 5–0 | ||
| Cashmere Technical | Selwyn United | Home | 4–2 | |||
| 5[97] | Cashmere Technical | Nelson Suburbs | Away | 1–6 | ||
| 6[98] | Cashmere Technical | University of Canterbury | Away | 0–7 | ||
| 7[99] | Jacob Killick | Universities of Canterbury | FC Twenty 11 | Away | 1–6 | |
| 10[100] | Lennon Whewell | Nelson Suburbs | FC Twenty 11 | Home | 4–2 | |
| 14[101] | Christchurch United | FC Twenty 11 | Home | 11–0 | ||
| 16[102] [103] | Cashmere Technical | Nomads United | Away | 0–6 | ||
| Christchurch United | Selwyn United | Home | 9–0 | |||
| Matthew Brazier |
| Round | Player | Club | Time | Goal | Result | Opponent | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2[104] | Jamie Barr | Ferrymead Bays | Home | 77' | 3–3 | 3–4 | Christchurch United | ||
| 8[105] | Sena Eady | FC Twenty 11 | Home | 19' | 0–3 | 0–7 | Coastal Spirit | ||
| 12[106] | Caleb Osborne | Dunedin City Royals | Away | 69' | 2–1 | 3–1 | Ferrymead Bays | ||
| 13[107] | Max McGuinness | University of Canterbury | Away | 33' | 3–0 | 5–1 | Nelson Suburbs | ||
| 14 | Daniel Oakman | FC Twenty 11 | Away | 22' | 3–0 | 11–0 | Christchurch United |
There are 10 men's National League Championship qualifying spots (4 for the Northern League, 3 plus Wellington Phoenix Reserves for the Central League and 2 for the Southern League).
| Association | Team | Position in Regional League | App | Previous best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland City | TBD | 3rd | 1st | |
| Birkenhead United | TBD | 2nd | 4th | |
| Eastern Suburbs | TBD | 2nd | 4th | |
| Western Springs | TBD | 1st | Debut | |
| Wellington Olympic | 1st | 3rd | 1st | |
| Western Suburbs | TBD | 1st | Debut | |
| TBD | ||||
| 1st | ||||
| 2nd | ||||
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Automatic qualification | 3rd | 6th | |
| Goal of the Week | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Player | Club | Ref. | |
| 1 | Jerson Lagos | Manurewa | [108] [109] | |
| 2 | Isaac Bates | Melville United | [110] [111] | |
| 3 | Charles Ostrem | Western Suburbs | [112] [113] | |
| 4 | Callum Simmonds | East Coast Bays | [114] [115] | |
| 5 | Lachlan Candy | Waterside Karori | [116] [117] | |
| 6 | Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | [118] [119] | |
| 7 | Corban Piper | Birkenhead United | [120] [121] | |
| 8 | Haris Zeb | [122] [123] | ||
| 9 | Henry Lenihan-Geels | Island Bay United | [124] [125] | |
| 10 | Albie Francis-Alles | Western Suburbs | [126] [127] | |
| 11 |  Ronaldo Munoz | Hamilton Wanderers | [128] [129] | |
| 12 | Sam Lack | Napier City Rovers | [130] [131] | |
| 13 | Isaac Snell | Petone | [132] [133] | |
| 14 | Isaac Bates | Melville United | [134] [135] | |
| 15 | Sam Lack | Napier City Rovers | [136] [137] | |
| 16 | Aidan Barbour-Ryan | Cashmere Technical | [138] [139] | |
| 17 | Sean Leadley | Melville United | [140] [141] | |