Risultati

Date R In casa vs Fuori casa -
03/29 02:00 2 Tauranga City United vs Auckland United FC 1-4
03/29 02:00 2 [5] Bay Olympic vs East Coast Bays [11] 2-1
03/29 02:00 2 [2] Manurewa AFC vs Western Springs AFC [4] 1-2
03/29 02:00 2 [9] Birkenhead United vs West Coast Rangers [7] 3-1
03/29 02:00 13 [2] Auckland City vs Eastern Suburbs Auckland [10] 1-0
03/28 06:30 2 Hamilton Wanderers AFC vs Melville United 1-2
03/23 04:30 1 [3] Western Springs AFC vs Birkenhead United [3] 3-2
03/23 02:00 1 Tauranga City United vs Melville United 4-0
03/23 02:00 1 East Coast Bays vs Manurewa AFC 0-3
03/23 02:00 1 [2] West Coast Rangers vs Hamilton Wanderers AFC [2] 2-2
03/23 02:00 1 [2] Bay Olympic vs Eastern Suburbs Auckland [2] 2-1
03/22 06:15 1 Auckland United FC vs Auckland City 0-3

The Northern League is an amateur New Zealand association football competition. It is a top-tier competition during the winter season, and sits at step two overall.

The Northern League includes football clubs located in the northern part of the North Island from the Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions. The competition was known as the NRFL Premier until 2021, when New Zealand's football league system was restructured. Clubs compete each season to qualify for the New Zealand National League.

History

The first four years (1965–1969)

In the years 1965–1969, before the launch of a National Soccer League, the Northern League was the highest level competition available to the clubs in the northern region. When the National Soccer League was created in 1970, the Northern League became one of its feeder leagues.

In 1997 and 1998, when the National Soccer League operated as an invitation-only summer league, the Northern League again became the highest level club competition available to the clubs from the northern provinces.

Football Championship (2004–2021)

With the demise of the club-based National Soccer League in 2004, the Northern League, now known as Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Men's Premier, became part of the highest level of football league competition in New Zealand for the third time in its history. The league runs between the New Zealand autumn and winter months (April to September), while the New Zealand Football Championship runs between the New Zealand spring and summer months (October to March).

National League (2021–)

Auckland City dominance
Season Champions Runners-up
2021 Auckland City Auckland United
2022 Auckland City Birkenhead United
2023 Auckland City Eastern Suburbs
Oceania Double winners
Quadruple winners

In March 2021, New Zealand Football announced a change to the structure of both the premiership and the top regional leagues around the country. The four top regional leagues (NRFL Premier, Central Premier League, Mainland Premier League and the FootballSouth Premier League) would be formed into the Northern League, Central League, and the Southern League. These leagues would allow local clubs to qualify for the premiership season (now known as the National League Championship), with the top 4 teams from the Northern League, the top 3 teams from the Central League, and the top 2 teams from the Southern League making up the competition, alongside the Wellington Phoenix Reserve side. All teams that qualify plus the Phoenix Reserves, would then play a single round-robin competition between September and December.

The first few season were dominated by Auckland City after replacing sister club Central United at the dissolution of the New Zealand Football Championship. Auckland City won the league three consecutive times in their first three seasons. In the 2023 season, Auckland City and Eastern Suburbs completed the season undefeated. This is the first time, since Eastern Suburbs did so in the inaugural 1965 season, and the fist time two clubs have done so in the same season.

Il torneo di calcio "Nuova Zelanda - Northern League" è una competizione di alto livello che si svolge in Nuova Zelanda. Questo torneo coinvolge le squadre di calcio provenienti dalla regione settentrionale del paese e offre un'opportunità eccitante per i giocatori di dimostrare le loro abilità e competere per il titolo.

Le squadre partecipanti sono composte da giocatori talentuosi provenienti da diverse città e comunità della regione settentrionale della Nuova Zelanda. Questo torneo offre loro la possibilità di mettersi alla prova contro avversari di alto livello e di mostrare il loro talento sul campo.

La "Nuova Zelanda - Northern League" è conosciuta per il suo calcio di alta qualità e per l'intensità delle partite. Le squadre si sfidano in una serie di partite emozionanti, che spesso attirano un grande numero di appassionati di calcio. Gli spettatori possono aspettarsi di vedere azioni spettacolari, gol mozzafiato e una competizione accesa per il titolo.

Questo torneo è anche un'opportunità per i giovani talenti di emergere e farsi notare dagli osservatori e dai club professionistici. Molti giocatori che hanno partecipato a questo torneo sono stati successivamente reclutati da squadre di calcio professionistiche sia in Nuova Zelanda che all'estero.

La "Nuova Zelanda - Northern League" è un evento sportivo di grande importanza per la comunità calcistica della regione settentrionale della Nuova Zelanda. Oltre a promuovere il calcio di alto livello, questo torneo contribuisce anche a creare un senso di orgoglio e di appartenenza tra i tifosi e le squadre locali.

In conclusione, il torneo di calcio "Nuova Zelanda - Northern League" è un'emozionante competizione che offre ai giocatori l'opportunità di dimostrare le loro abilità, ai tifosi di godersi partite di alta qualità e alla comunità calcistica di celebrare il talento locale.