The 2025 New Zealand Men's National League (known as the Dettol Men's National League for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth scheduled season of the National League since its restructuring in 2021; the 2021 National League was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in northern regions. 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. Auckland FC Reserves and Wellington Phoenix Reserves qualify automatically for the championship phase.
Each team can field a maximum of four foreign players as well as one additional foreign player who has Oceania Football Confederation nationality.
Over the course of the season, each team must also ensure players aged 20 or under account for 10% of available playing minutes.
The qualifying league fixtures were announced on 28 February 2025. The Northern League started on 15 March 2025 with the Central and Southern leagues starting on the 29 March. The Northern and Central leagues concluded on 30 August 2025 with the Southern League concluding on 31 August 2025.
Season
15 March - 30 August
Western Springs
ManurewaWest Coast Rangers
132
436 (3.3 per match)
Michael SuskiEmiliano TadeMorgan Wellsbury(14 goals each)
Ryan FoordOscar Mason(6 clean sheets)
Tauranga City 7–0 Manurewa(24 May 2025)
Manurewa 0–6 East Coast Bays(16 August 2025)
Manurewa 4–5 Auckland United(3 May 2025)
6 matchesWestern Springs
10 matchesWestern Springs
12 matchesWest Coast Rangers
6 matchesManurewa
← 2024 2026 →
The 2025 Northern League is the 60th season, 5th season since the restructure of the leagues, of premiership football in the Upper North Island. The League started on 15 March and finishes on 30 August, with the top four side qualifying for the National League Championship along with the already qualified Auckland FC Reserves.
Twelve teams are competing in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season, one team promoted from the NRFL Championship and Auckland FC Reserves. The promoted team is Fencibles United. It is both Auckland FC Reserves's and Fencibles United's first season in the National League. They replaced Melville United and Hamilton Wanderers (both relegated after a four-year Northern League spell).
Team
Home ground
Location
2024 season
Auckland City
Kiwitea Street
Sandringham, Auckland
1st
Auckland FC Reserves
Fred Taylor Park
Whenuapai, Auckland
New entry
Auckland United
Keith Hay Park
Mount Roskill, Auckland
5th
Bay Olympic
Olympic Park
New Lynn, Auckland
6th
Birkenhead United
Shepherds Park
Beach Haven, Auckland
4th
East Coast Bays
Bay City Park
Northcross, Auckland
9th
Eastern Suburbs
Madills Farm
Kohimarama, Auckland
3rd
Fencibles United
Riverhills Domain
Pakuranga, Auckland
1st in Championship (promoted)
Manurewa
War Memorial Park
Manurewa, Auckland
10th
Tauranga City
Links Avenue Reserve
Mount Maunganui
7th
West Coast Rangers
Fred Taylor Park
Whenuapai, Auckland
8th
Western Springs
Seddon Fields
Westmere, Auckland
2nd
Team
Manager
Captain
Auckland City
Paul Posa
Mario Ilich
Auckland FC Reserves
Luke Casserly
Codey Phoenix
Auckland United
José Figueira
Ross Haviland
Bay Olympic
Peter Smith
Callum McNeill
Birkenhead United
Paul Hobson
Dino Botica
East Coast Bays
Joe Hall
Louie Caunter
Eastern Suburbs
Michael Built
Jake Mechell
Fencibles United
Rhys Ruka
Jake Moosbally
Manurewa
Tashreeq Davids
Ryan Dougherty
Tauranga City
Barry Gardiner
Campbell Higgins
West Coast Rangers
Chad Coombes
Robert Dymond
Western Springs
Scott Hales
Reid Drake
Team
Outgoing manager
Manner of departure
Date of vacancy
Position in the table
Incoming manager
Date of appointment
Eastern Suburbs
Brian Shelley (interim)
End of interim spell
27 November 2024
Pre-season
Michael Built
27 November 2024
Manurewa
Dylan Burns
End of contract
21 December 2024
Tashreeq Davids
21 December 2024
Auckland City
Albert Riera
Stepped down
21 January 2025
Paul Posa
21 January 2025
Auckland FC Reserves
Inaugural
Luke Casserly
12 February 2025
Rank
Player
Club
Goals
1
Michael Suski
Birkenhead United
14
Emiliano Tade
Auckland United
Morgan Wellsbury
Tauranga City
4
Colby Brennan
Tauranga City
11
Guy-Frank Essome Penda
East Coast Bays
6
Dylan Laing-McConnell
Manurewa / Fencibles United
10
7
Derek Tieku
Bay Olympic
9
8
Myer Bevan
Auckland City
8
Reid Drake
Western Springs
Samuel Philip
Birkenhead United
Ralph Rutherford
Auckland FC Reserves
Round
Player
For
Against
Home/Away
Result
Date
8
Deandre Vollenhoven
Auckland United
Manurewa
Away
4–5
3 May 2025
9
Samuel Philip
Birkenhead United
Fencibles United
Away
3–5
10 May 2025
10
Alec Death
West Coast Rangers
Manurewa
Away
2–3
17 May 2025
13
Matthew Ellis
Auckland City
Manurewa
Home
5–2
21 May 2025
11
Morgan Wellsbury
Tauranga City
Manurewa
Home
7–0
24 May 2025
19
Kian Donkers
Birkenhead United
Bay Olympic
Away
1–5
9 August 2025
20
Guy-Frank Essome Penda
East Coast Bays
Manurewa
Away
0–6
16 August 2025
Season
29 March - 30 August
Wellington Olympic
North Wellington
90
398 (4.42 per match)
Martín Bueno(19 goals)
Scott Basalaj(9 clean sheets)
Miramar Rangers 8–1 Waterside Karori(23 August 2025)
Waterside Karori 1–9 Wellington Olympic(28 June 2025)North Wellington 0–8 Miramar Rangers(12 April 2025)North Wellington 0–8 Wellington Olympic(26 April 2025)
Waterside Karori 1–9 Wellington Olympic(28 June 2025)Petone 7–3 North Wellington(19 April 2025)
8 matchesWellington Olympic
11 matchesMiramar Rangers
10 matchesNorth Wellington
5 matchesNorth Wellington
← 2024 2026 →
The 2025 Central League is the 29th season, 5th season since the restructure of the leagues, of premiership football in the Lower North Island. The League starts on 29 March and finishes on 30 August, with the top three side qualifying for the National League Championship along with the already qualified Wellington Phoenix Reserves.
Ten teams are competing in the league – the top nine teams from the previous season and the one team promoted from the 2024 play-off between the winners of the Central Federation League and the Capital Premier. The winner of the play-off was Upper Hutt City. This is their first season in the Central League, since New Zealand football's restructuring in 2021. They replaced Stop Out (relegated to the Central Federation League after two seasons in the Central League).
Team
Home ground
Location
2024 season
Island Bay United
Wakefield Park
Island Bay, Wellington
8th
Miramar Rangers
David Farrington Park
Miramar, Wellington
4th
Napier City Rovers
Bluewater Stadium
Napier
3rd
North Wellington
Alex Moore Park
Johnsonville, Wellington
9th
Petone
Memorial Park
Petone, Lower Hutt
7th
Upper Hutt City
Maidstone Park
Maidstone, Upper Hutt
1st in Capital Premier (promoted via play-offs)
Waterside Karori
Karori Park
Karori, Wellington
6th
Wellington Olympic
Wakefield Park
Island Bay, Wellington
1st
Wellington Phoenix Reserves
Fraser Park
Taitā, Lower Hutt
5th
Western Suburbs
Endeavour Park
Whitby, Porirua
2nd
Team
Manager
Captain
Island Bay United
Martín Pereyra-García
Miramar Rangers
Kale Herbert
Sam Mason-Smith
Napier City Rovers
Bill Robertson
Jim Hoyle
North Wellington
Stu Pyne
Gavin Hoy
Petone
Jamie O'Connor
Hami Paranihi-Nuku
Upper Hutt City
Rory Fallon
Waterside Karori
Sam Morrissey
Harry Fautley
Wellington Olympic
Paul Ifill
Ben Mata
Wellington Phoenix Reserves
Chris Greenacre
Isaac Hughes
Western Suburbs
Matthew Calvert
Harry Fautley
Team
Outgoing manager
Manner of departure
Date of vacancy
Position in the table
Incoming manager
Date of appointment
Island Bay United
Stu Jacobs
Sacked
1 July 2025
8th
Martín Pereyra-García
8 July 2025
Rank
Player
Club
Goals
1
Martín Bueno
Miramar Rangers
19
2
Kieran McMinn
Petone
18
3
Sebastian Barton-Ginger
Western Suburbs
12
Hamish Watson
Wellington Olympic
5
Sam Lack
Napier City Rovers
11
Isa Prins
Wellington Olympic
7
Kaelin Nguyen
Western Suburbs
10
8
Jack-Henry Sinclair
Wellington Olympic
9
9
Stephen Hoyle
Napier City Rovers
8
10
Nicolás Bobadilla
Miramar Rangers
7
Ihaia Delaney
Waterside Karori
Tyler Freeman
Western Suburbs
Sam Gates
Miramar Rangers
Charlie Hale
Island Bay United
Round
Player
For
Against
Home/Away
Result
Date
3
Martín Bueno
Miramar Rangers
North Wellington
Away
0–8
12 April 2025
4
Kieran McMinn
Petone
North Wellington
Home
7–3
19 April 2025
5
Joshua Rudland
Wellington Olympic
North Wellington
Away
0–8
26 April 2025
6
Kaelin Nguyen
Western Suburbs
North Wellington
Home
6–2
3 May 2025
6
Martín Bueno
Miramar Rangers
Island Bay United
Home
6–1
3 May 2025
10
Kieran McMinn
Petone
Waterside Karori
Away
1–4
7 June 2025
12
Isa Prins
Wellington Olympic
Waterside Karori
Away
1–9
28 June 2025
Hamish Watson
14
Tyler Freeman
Western Suburbs
Waterside Karori
Away
0–6
19 July 2025
15
Stephen Hoyle
Napier City Rovers
Waterside Karori
Home
6–0
3 August 2025
Kaelin Nguyen
Western Suburbs
North Wellington
Away
1–8
2 August 2025
16
Luke Stoupe
Petone
Island Bay United
Home
5–0
9 August 2025
18
Luke Supyk
Wellington Phoenix Reserves
Waterside Karori
Away
0–7
30 August 2025
Season
29 March - 13 September
Coastal Spirit
Selwyn United
Coastal SpiritChristchurch United
90
402 (4.47 per match)
Garbhan CoughlanRiku Ichimura(16 goals each)
Steven van Dijk(7 clean sheets)
Christchurch United 10–0University of Canterbury(24 April)
Selwyn United 0–9Christchurch United(18 April)
Cashmere Technical 8–4University of Canterbury(24 May)
8 matchesCashmere Technical
11 matchesCashmere Technical
18 matchesSelwyn United
8 matchesUniversity of Canterbury
← 2024 2026 →
The 2025 Southern League is the 4th season of a full 10 team league, 5th season since the restructure of the leagues, of a South Island wide football league. The League started on 29 March and finished on 13 September, with the top two side qualifying for the National League Championship.
Ten teams are competing in the league – the top nine teams from the previous season and the winner of the Southern League play-offs. The promoted team is Wānaka. This is their first season in the Southern League. They replaced FC Twenty 11 (relegated to the Canterbury Premiership League after their second season in the Southern League).
Team
Home ground
Location
2024 season
Cashmere Technical
Garrick Memorial Park
Woolston, Christchurch
1st
Christchurch United
United Sports Centre
Spreydon, Christchurch
3rd
Coastal Spirit
Tāne Norton Park
Linwood, Christchurch
2nd
Dunedin City Royals
Tahuna Park
Tainui, Dunedin
7th
Ferrymead Bays
Ferrymead Park
Ferrymead, Christchurch
5th
Nelson Suburbs
Saxton Field
Stoke, Nelson
4th
Nomads United
Tulett Park
Casebrook, Christchurch
6th
Selwyn United
Foster Park
Rolleston
8th
University of Canterbury
English Park
St Albans, Christchurch
9th
Wānaka
Recreation Centre
Wānaka
2nd in Southern Premiership League(promoted via play-offs)
Team
Manager
Captain
Cashmere Technical
Dan Schwarz
Tom Schwarz
Christchurch United
Ryan Edwards
Joel Stevens
Coastal Spirit
Robbie Stanton
Joe Hoole
Dunedin City Royals
Blair Scoullar
Jared Grove
Ferrymead Bays
Alan Walker
James Deehan
Nelson Suburbs
Ryan Stewart
Lennon Whewell
Nomads United
Matthew Jansen
Caleb Cottom
Selwyn United
Chris Brown
Jayden Booth
University of Canterbury
Ricardo Felitti
Max McGuinness
Wānaka
Ben Sippola
Jake Thompson
Note: Some cases use first/last match coached
Team
Outgoing manager
Manner of departure
Date of vacancy
Position in the table
Incoming manager
Date of appointment
University of Canterbury
Ben Ellis
Mutual Consent
1 September 2024
Pre-season
Ricardo Felitti
Before 29 March 2025
Wānaka
Thomas van Hees
Stepped down
6 October 2024
Ben Sippola
Before 29 March 2025
Dunedin City Royals
Richard Murray
Stepped down
29 October 2024
Blair Scoullar
31 October 2024
Rank
Player
Club
Goals
1
Garbhan Coughlan
Cashmere Technical
16
Riku Ichimura
Coastal Spirit
3
Lyle Matthysen
Cashmere Technical
14
4
Flynn Holdem
Nomads United
12
5
Shogo Osawa
Christchurch United
11
6
Joshua Tollervey
Christchurch United
11
Lennon Whewell
Nelson Suburbs
8
Ben Polak
Nelson Suburbs
10
9
Yuya Taguchi
Cashmere Technical
9
10
Liam Cotter
Coastal Spirit
8
Joel Stevens
Christchurch United
Round
Player
For
Against
Home/Away
Result
Date
4
Riku Ichimura
Coastal Spirit
Wānaka
Home
6–0
18 April 2025
8
Pero Forman
University of Canterbury
Cashmere Technical
Away
8–4
24 May 2025
Lyle Matthysen
Cashmere Technical
University of Canterbury
Home
9
Shogo Osawa
Christchurch United
Wānaka
Home
7–0
7 June 2025
10
Yuya Taguchi
Cashmere Technical
Selwyn United
Home
6–0
21 June 2025
12
Flynn Holdem
Nomads United
Dunedin City Royals
Away
3–4
12 July 2025
Trevin Myers
Nelson Suburbs
University of Canterbury
Away
1–6
14
Jackson Cole
Christchurch United
University of Canterbury
Away
1–5
2 August 2025
Anthony Sprowson
Wānaka
Selwyn United
Away
1–6
16
Flynn Holdem
Nomads United
Selwyn United
Away
2–6
16 August 2025
18
Shogo Osawa
Christchurch United
Wānaka
Away
0–7
31 August 2025
Ben Polak
Nelson Suburbs
Selwyn United
Away
2–5
Wānaka
1–5
13 September 2025
Round
Player
Club
H/A
Time
Goal
Result
Opponent
Date
4
Danny Kane
Cashmere Technical
Home
7'
1–1
3–3
Nomads United
18 April 2025
Scott McKay
Selwyn United
Home
39'
0–4
0–9
Christchurch United
5
Stuart Campbell
University of Canterbury
Away
13'
2–0
10–0
Christchurch United
24 April 2025
13
Matthew Aitchison
University of Canterbury
Away
27'
2–0
4–2
Ferrymead Bays
19 July 2025
Connor Neil
Dunedin City Royals
Away
89'
1–1
1–1
Nelson Suburbs
20 July 2025
14
Guy Reeves
Nomads United
Away
44'
3–1
4–1
Coastal Spirit
3 August 2025
15
Oliver Cosgrove
Selwyn United
Home
62'
1–2
3–3
University of Canterbury
9 August 2025
Matthew Aitchison
University of Canterbury
Away
90+5'
3–3
Selwyn United
Ryan Hamilton
Wānaka
Away
65'
2–0
4–1
Nomads United
17
Carter Smith
University of Canterbury
Home
62'
0–4
0–4
Cashmere Technical
23 August 2025
18
Michael Johnson
Wānaka
Home
86'
0–6
0–7
Christchurch United
31 August 2025
90+2'
0–7
There are 11 men's National League Championship qualifying spots (4 plus Auckland FC Reserves for the Northern League, 3 plus Wellington Phoenix Reserves for the Central League and 2 for the Southern League).
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 3, but then postponed and played between rounds 6 and 7, it is added to the standings for round 6.
Rank
Player
Club
Goals
1
Martín Bueno
Miramar Rangers
9
2
Sebastian Barton-Ginger
Western Suburbs
5
Gianni Bouzoukis
Wellington Olympic
Isa Prins
Wellington Olympic
Jack-Henry Sinclair
Wellington Olympic
6
Jonty Bidois
Auckland FC Reserves
4
Reid Drake
Western Springs
Gerard Garriga
Auckland City
Dejaun Naidoo
Auckland FC Reserves
Kaelin Nguyen
Western Suburbs
Shogo Osawa
Christchurch United
Round
Player
For
Against
Home/Away
Result
Date
2
Kaelin Nguyen
Western Suburbs
Coastal Spirit
Home
8–0
5 October 2025
Rank
Player
Club
Cleansheets
1
Adam Braman
Coastal Spirit
3
Nathan Garrow
Auckland City
3
Scott Basalaj
Wellington Olympic
2
Emmett Connolly
Western Springs
Kai McLean
Auckland United
Quillan Roberts
Western Suburbs
Steven van Dijk
Christchurch United
8
Jack De Groot
Miramar Rangers
1
Matt Foord
Wellington Phoenix Reserves
Jackson Gardner
Birkenhead United
Eli Jones
Auckland FC Reserves
Alby Kelly-Heald
Wellington Phoenix Reserves
Eamonn McCarron
Wellington Phoenix Reserves
Matt Oliver
Miramar Rangers
Oli Sail
Auckland FC Reserves
Keegan Smith
Birkenhead United
Regional Phase
Goal of the Week
1
Lucca Lim
Auckland United
2
Ben Polak
Nelson Suburbs
3
Ilan Mastrocola-Simon
4
Michael Suski
Birkenhead United
5
Rohun Kawale
6
Anas Zara
Manurewa
7
Bray Whitecliffe
Petone
8
Max Chrétien
Napier City Rovers
9
Lennon Whewell
Nelson Suburbs
10
Evan Paez
Manurewa
11
Noah Karunaratne
Eastern Suburbs
12
Curtis Hughes
Birkenhead United
13
Benjamin Perez Baldoni
Auckland FC Reserves
14
Ryan Dougherty
Manurewa
15
Round 4 of Chatham Cup's goals won
16
Fletcher Pratt
North Wellington
17
Derek Tieku
Bay Olympic
18
Benjamin Perez Baldoni
19
Evan Paez
Manurewa
20
Michael Suski
Birkenhead United
21
Riku Ichimura
Coastal Spirit
22
Ben Polak
Nelson Suburbs
Championship Phase
Goal of the Week
1
Noah Karunaratne
Christchurch United
2
Sebastian Barton-Ginger
Western Suburbs
3
Max Chrétien
Coastal Spirit
4
Harry Newbould
Birkenhead United
5
Tor Davenport-Petersen
Wellington Olympic
6
Matthew Conroy
Auckland United
7
Haris Zeb
Auckland City
8
Finn McKenlay
Auckland FC Reserves
9
Isaac Bates
Birkenhead United
10
Nicholas Gaze
Auckland FC Reserves
Notes:
Player of the Week
1
Noah Karunaratne
Christchurch United
2
Kaelin Nguyen
Western Suburbs
3
Gerard Garriga
Auckland City
4
Toshiki Makimoto
Western Springs
5
Jack-Henry Sinclair
Wellington Olympic
6
Jonty Bidois
Auckland FC Reserves
7
Martín Bueno
Miramar Rangers
8
Shogo Osawa
Christchurch United
9
Joel Stevens
Christchurch United
10
Martín Bueno
Miramar Rangers
League
MVP
Club
Top scorer
Club
Northern League
Derek Tieku
Bay Olympic
Michael Suski Emiliano Tade Morgan Wellsbury
Birkenhead UnitedAuckland UnitedTauranga City
Central League
Sam Lack
Napier City Rovers
Martín Bueno
Miramar Rangers
Southern League
Riku Ichimura
Coastal Spirit
Garbhan Coughlan Riku Ichimura
Cashmere TechnicalCoastal Spirit
National League
Owen Smith
Miramar Rangers
Martín Bueno
Miramar Rangers
Team of the season
Emmett Connolly (Western Springs)
Christian Gray (Auckland City)
Aidan Carey (Western Springs)
Theo Ettema (Miramar Rangers)
Jack-Henry Sinclair (Wellington Olympic)
Gerard Garriga (Auckland City)
David Yoo (Auckland City)
Tor Davenport-Petersen (Wellington Olympic)
Owen Smith (Miramar Rangers)
Martín Bueno (Miramar Rangers)
Isa Prins (Wellington Olympic)
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