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2022 New Zealand National League

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This article is about the men's season. For the women's season, see 2022 New Zealand Women's National League.

New Zealand National League
Season2022
Dates25 March 2022 - 4 December 2022
ChampionsAuckland City
OFC Champions LeagueAuckland City
Wellington Olympic
Matches played46
Goals scored178 (3.87 per match)
Best PlayerSilvio Rodić (Birkenhead United)
Top goalscorerGarbhan Coughlan
Gianni Bouzoukis
(9 goals)
Biggest home winWellington Olympic 7–1 Christchurch United
(19 November 2022)
Biggest away winMelville United 0–4 Wellington Olympic
(9 October 2022)
Highest scoringBirkenhead United 5–3 Cashmere Technical
(30 October 2022)
Wellington Olympic 7–1 Christchurch United
(19 November 2022)
Longest winning run5 matches
Wellington Olympic
Longest unbeaten run7 matches
Wellington Olympic
Longest winless run7 matches
Napier City Rovers
Longest losing run3 matches
Miramar Rangers
Napier City Rovers
← 2021
2023 →

The 2022 New Zealand Men's National League is the second 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.[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][3] Each team can field a maximum of four foreign players as well as one additional foreign player who has Oceania Football Confederation nationality.[4] Each team must also have at least two players aged 20 or under in the starting eleven.[5]

This season the Wellington Phoenix Reserves replaced Lower Hutt City and was allowed to play in the Central League though they still have an automatic entry into the Championship phase.[6][2] The Southern League also increased by two teams to have ten, adding three new sides to the league.[6]

Qualifying leagues

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2022 Northern League

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Northern League
Season2022
Dates26 March 2022 - 3 September 2022
ChampionsAuckland City
RelegatedWaiheke United
North Shore United
Matches played132
Goals scored491 (3.72 per match)
Top goalscorerDerek Tieku
(17)
Biggest home winBay Olympic 7–0 North Shore United
(4 June 2022)
Auckland United 7–0 Waiheke United
(6 August 2022)
Biggest away winNorth Shore United 1–7 Auckland City
(18 April 2022)
North Shore United 1–7 Melville United
(21 May 2022)
North Shore United 0–6 Auckland United
(20 August 2022)
Highest scoringSeven games with 8 goals scored
Longest winning run18 matches
Auckland City
Longest unbeaten run21 matches
Auckland City
Longest winless run18 matches
Waiheke United
Longest losing run8 matches
North Shore United
← 2021
2023 →
All statistics correct as of 3 September 2022.

Northern League teams

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Twelve teams are competing in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the 2021 NRFL Division 1. The promoted teams are Waiheke United and Takapuna. This is both Waiheke's and Takapuna's first season in the Northern League.[7] They replaced Northern Rovers and West Coast Rangers (both teams relegated after their debut seasons in the Northern League).

Team Home ground Location 2021 season
Auckland City Kiwitea Street Sandringham, Auckland 1st
Auckland United Keith Hay Park Mount Roskill, Auckland 2nd
Bay Olympic Olympic Park New Lynn, Auckland 6th
Birkenhead United Shepherds Park Beach Haven, Auckland 4th
Eastern Suburbs Madills Farm Kohimarama, Auckland 3rd
Hamilton Wanderers Porritt Stadium Chartwell, Hamilton 7th
Manukau United Centre Park Māngere East, Auckland 8th
Melville United Gower Park Melville, Hamilton 10th
North Shore United Allen Hill Stadium Devonport, Auckland 9th
Takapuna Taharoto Park Takapuna, Auckland 2nd in Division 1 (promoted)
Waiheke United Onetangi Sports Park Waiheke Island, Auckland 1st in Division 1 (promoted)
Western Springs Seddon Fields Westmere, Auckland 5th

Source:

Northern League personnel and kits

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Team Manager[8] Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Auckland City Spain Albert Riera New Zealand Cam Howieson[9] Dynasty Ockham
Trillian Trust
Auckland United England José Figueira New Zealand Ross Haviland Adidas Signbiz
Bay Olympic New Zealand Liam Mulrooney England Tom Boss[10] Nike Mitre 10 Mega New Lynn
Birkenhead United England Paul Hobson New Zealand Sam Burfoot Kappa Harcourts Cooper & Co
Eastern Suburbs New Zealand Hoani Edwards New Zealand Michael Built Calcio Winger Motors
Hamilton Wanderers Wales Joe Hinds Ghana Derek Tieku Dynasty Tall Poppy Real Estate
Smith & McKenzie
Manukau United Czech Republic Rudy Mozr Joma Munchy Mart
Melville United New Zealand Sam Wilkinson New Zealand Aaron Scott Joma NZ Roadside Assistance
North Shore United Italy Valerio Raccuglia Croatia Silvio Rodić Nike Atlas Concrete
Takapuna New Zealand Chris Milicich New Zealand Connor Cahil-Fahey Lotto Sport Italia None
Waiheke United South Africa Thabiso Tleane Argentina Alan Llunes Nike Fullers 360
Western Springs New Zealand Chris Zoricich New Zealand Dane Schnell Lotto Sport Italia Integration Works

Northern League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland City (C) 22 20 1 1 68 16 +52 61 Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Birkenhead United 22 16 2 4 56 24 +32 50 Qualification to National League Championship
3 Auckland United 22 15 4 3 60 22 +38 49
4 Melville United 22 15 0 7 55 22 +33 45
5 Hamilton Wanderers 22 10 4 8 46 32 +14 34
6 Western Springs 22 8 6 8 44 47 −3 30
7 Manukau United 22 9 1 12 36 46 −10 28
8 Bay Olympic 22 7 2 13 34 46 −12 23
9 Takapuna 22 5 6 11 31 43 −12 21
10 Eastern Suburbs 22 5 5 12 24 36 −12 20
11 Waiheke United (R) 22 1 5 16 19 63 −44 8 Relegation to NRFL Championship
12 North Shore United (R) 22 2 2 18 18 94 −76 8
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[11]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Northern League results table

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Home \ Away AC AU BO BU ES HW MAN MEL NS TP WU WS
Auckland City — 2–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 6–0 2–1 4–0 4–0
Auckland United 2–0 — 5–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 4–1 2–0 4–2 3–3 7–0 2–1
Bay Olympic 0–4 1–4 — 0–1 0–0 0–2 2–4 0–5 7–0 1–2 3–1 3–1
Birkenhead United 3–5 1–1 3–0 — 4–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 6–0 1–2 5–3 5–2
Eastern Suburbs 1–4 0–1 1–0 1–3 — 1–2 0–2 1–4 4–2 4–0 2–1 0–0
Hamilton Wanderers 1–1 3–5 2–1 1–2 2–0 — 1–2 2–3 6–0 2–2 3–0 1–1
Manukau United 0–3 0–4 2–3 0–4 1–1 0–2 — 0–4 6–0 3–2 3–2 0–1
Melville United 0–1 2–0 2–3 0–2 1–0 4–1 0–1 — 3–0 2–0 4–1 3–1
North Shore United 1–7 0–6 0–4 1–2 2–2 0–5 2–0 1–7 — 1–3 3–3 1–6
Takapuna 0–4 1–3 1–1 2–4 1–0 2–2 2–3 0–1 0–1 — 0–0 4–4
Waiheke United 0–2 1–1 0–3 0–4 1–3 1–2 0–3 1–6 2–0 0–3 — 1–1
Western Springs 3–5 1–3 4–1 1–1 2–1 1–5 4–3 3–2 5–1 1–0 1–1 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Northern League scoring

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Northern League top scorers
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Rank Player Club Goals[12][13]
1 Derek Tieku Hamilton Wanderers 17
2 Oliver Colloty Melville United 14
3 Joshua Redfearn Auckland United 13
4 Emiliano Tade Auckland City 12
5 Angus Kilkolly Auckland City 11
6 Oscar Browne Western Springs 10
Nicolas Zambrano Auckland United
8 Dawson Straffon Western Springs 9
9 Cameron MacKenzie Birkenhead United 8
10 Matthew Conroy Auckland United 7
Joseph Harris Hamilton Wanderers
Kayne Vincent Western Springs
Darren White Bay Olympic
Northern League hat-tricks
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Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date
1[14] Thomas Leabourn-Boss Bay Olympic North Shore United Away 0–4 26 March 2022
2[15] Joshua Redfearn Auckland United Manukau United Away 0–4 2 April 2022
6[16][17] Cameron MacKenzie Birkenhead United Eastern Suburbs Home 4–0 23 April 2022
Angus Kilkolly Auckland City Bay Olympic Away 0–4
7[18] Derek Tieku Hamilton Wanderers North Shore United Home 6–0 30 April 2022
11[19] Daniel Champness Eastern Suburbs North Shore United Home 4–2 28 May 2022
13[20] Kieran Richards Melville United Bay Olympic Away 0–5 12 June 2022
14[21] Mohamed Awad Manukau United North Shore United Home 6–0 25 June 2022
15[22] João Moreira Manukau United Bay Olympic Away 2–4 2 July 2022
16[23] Emiliano Tade [a] Auckland City North Shore United Home 6–0 16 July 2022
18[24] Derek Tieku Hamilton Wanderers North Shore United Away 0–5 6 August 2022
20[25] Matt Ellis Auckland City Western Springs Away 3–5 31 August 2022
  1. ^ Player scored 4 goals
Own goals
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Round Player Club Against
1[14][26] Jaslin Diedericks North Shore United Bay Olympic
Joe Wallis Western Springs Hamilton Wanderers
3[27] Jackson Jarvie Eastern Suburbs Waiheke United
6[28] Roshan Calustre Waiheke United Melville United
7[18][29] Adam Streamer North Shore United Hamilton Wanderers
Joe Wallis[a] Western Springs Melville United
10[30] Joseph Moore North Shore United Melville United
11[31] Xavier Pratt Hamilton Wanderers Melville United
17[32] Jackson Jarvie[a] Eastern Suburbs Birkenhead United
18[33] Sam Brotherton Auckland City Birkenhead United
20[34] Liam Anderson Takapuna Manukau United
22[35] Aaryan Raj Eastern Suburbs North Shore United
  1. ^ a b Players second own goal

2022 Central League

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Central League
Season2022
Dates25 March 2022 – 23 September 2022
ChampionsWellington Olympic
RelegatedHavelock North Wanderers
Matches played85
Goals scored330 (3.88 per match)
Top goalscorerHamish Watson (20)
Biggest home winWellington Olympic 10–0 Havelock North Wanderers
(28 May 2022)
Biggest away winWestern Suburbs 1–11 Wellington Olympic
(14 August 2022)
Highest scoringWestern Suburbs 1–11 Wellington Olympic
(14 August 2022)
Longest winning run6 matches
Miramar Rangers
Longest unbeaten run14 matches
Miramar Rangers
Longest winless run8 matches
Wellington United
Longest losing run4 matches
North Wellington and Western Suburbs
← 2021
2023 →
All statistics correct as of 23 September 2022.

Central League teams

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Ten teams are competing in the league – the top nine teams from the previous season and the one team promoted from the 2021 play-off between the winners of the Central Federation League and the Capital Premier. The winner of the play-off was Havelock North Wanderers. This is their first season in the Central League, since New Zealand football’s restructuring in 2021.[36] They replaced Wainuiomata (relegated to the Capital Premier League). Wairarapa United was entered as one of the originally 10 teams to play the 2022 season but withdrew with just two weeks to go before the start of the season.[37] They were replaced by Wellington United who had originally missed out on promotion to Havelock North Wanderers.[38] Lower Hutt City was also replaced by Wellington Phoenix Reserves for the Central League games.

Team Home ground Location 2021 season
Havelock North Wanderers Guthrie Park Havelock North 1st in Central Federation League (promoted via play-offs)
Miramar Rangers David Farrington Park Miramar, Wellington 2nd
Napier City Rovers Bluewater Stadium Napier 7th
North Wellington Alex Moore Park Johnsonville, Wellington 8th
Petone Memorial Park Petone, Lower Hutt 9th
Waterside Karori Karori Park Karori, Wellington 6th
Wellington Olympic Wakefield Park Wellington 1st
Wellington Phoenix Reserves Fraser Park Lower Hutt 3rd (as Lower Hutt City)
Wellington United Newtown Park Wellington Replaced Wairarapa United after they withdrew
Western Suburbs Endeavour Park Porirua 4th

Central League personnel and kits

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Team Manager[39] Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Havelock North Wanderers New Zealand Chris Greatholder New Zealand Jerome Groot Nike None
Miramar Rangers England Scott Hales New Zealand Taylor Schrijvers Football Central Monsoon Poon
Napier City Rovers England Bill Robertson England Jim Hoyle[40] Lotto Sport Italia Thirsty Whale
North Wellington Croatia Davor Tavich Canada Gavin Hoy[41] Nike New World Newlands
Petone New Zealand Ryan Edwards New ZealandHami Paranihi-Nuku Football Central Liquid
Waterside Karori New Zealand Sam Smith England Harry Fautley Nike Integration Works
Wellington Olympic New Zealand Rupert Kemeys Cook Islands Ben Mata[42] Nike Liquid
Wellington Phoenix Reserves England Chris Greenacre New Zealand Isaac Hughes Paladin None
Wellington United Argentina Guillermo Schiltenwolf New Zealand Abdallah Khaled Adidas None
Western Suburbs New Zealand Mark Atkinson Olé Football Academy Advance Electrical Wholesalers

Central League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Wellington Olympic (C) 18 14 3 1 71 15 +56 45 Winner of Central League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Miramar Rangers 18 12 4 2 63 19 +44 40 Qualification to National League Championship
3 Wellington Phoenix Reserves[a] 18 10 3 5 32 17 +15 33 Has automatic qualification to the National League Championship
4 Napier City Rovers 18 8 4 6 35 28 +7 28 Qualification to National League Championship
5 Waterside Karori 18 7 5 6 33 29 +4 26
6 Petone 18 5 4 9 24 39 −15 19
7 North Wellington 18 5 3 10 31 44 −13 18
8 Wellington United (R) 18 5 3 10 22 40 −18 18 Withdrew before the 2023 season.[b]
9 Western Suburbs 18 4 2 12 21 66 −45 14
10 Havelock North Wanderers (R) 18 3 3 12 21 56 −35 12 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[11]
(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.[2]
  2. ^ Wellington United withdrew before the 2023 season and were replaced by Whanganui Athletic.[43][44]

Central League results table

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Home \ Away HN MR NC NW PT WK WO WP WU WS
Havelock North Wanderers — 2–3 0–3 2–3 2–1 2–2 1–7 1–1 1–4 1–1
Miramar Rangers 5–0 — 2–1 5–1 5–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 5–0 9–0
Napier City Rovers 1–0 1–1 — 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–5 2–0 4–0 3–1
North Wellington 1–4 1–3 3–2 — 3–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 2–2 5–1
Petone 2–0 0–5 2–2 3–1 — 1–2 1–5 0–3 1–0 4–0
Waterside Karori 4–1 3–2 2–1 1–2 1–1 — 1–1 1–0 5–1 1–3
Wellington Olympic 10–0 1–0 3–0 3–1 5–0 2–0 — 0–3 4–0 4–0
Wellington Phoenix Reserves 4–0 2–2 4–2 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–2 — 1–2 2–1
Wellington United 0–3 1–2 0–2 5–1 0–0 4–2 0–4 1–0 — 1–1
Western Suburbs 4–1 0–8 1–3 3–2 0–4 1–4 1–11 1–2 2–1 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Central League scoring

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Central League top scorers
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Rank Player Club Goals[45][13]
1 Hamish Watson Miramar Rangers 20
2 Gianni Bouzoukis Wellington Olympic 16
3 Jack-Henry Sinclair Wellington Olympic 14
4 Ihaia Delaney North Wellington/Waterside Karori 11
5 Jesse Randall Wellington Olympic 10
6 Kailan Gould Wellington Olympic 9
Merlin Luke-Miny Waterside Karori
8 Inigo Bronte Barea Wellington United 8
Josh Rudland Wellington Phoenix Reserves
10 Multiple players 7
Central League hat-tricks
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Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date
2[46] Merlin Luke-Miny Waterside Karori Havelock North Wanderers Home 4–1 3 April 2022
3[47] Liam Schofield Napier City Rovers Havelock North Wanderers Away 0–3 10 April 2022
9[48] Jack-Henry Sinclair [a] Wellington Olympic Havelock North Wanderers Home 10–0 28 May 2022
11[49] Hamish Watson [b] Miramar Rangers Western Suburbs Home 9–0 25 June 2022
14[50] Gianni Bouzoukis Wellington Olympic Napier City Rovers Away 2–5 24 July 2022
16[51][52] Hamish Watson [a] Miramar Rangers Petone Home 5–1 13 August 2022
Gianni Bouzoukis [a] Wellington Olympic Western Suburbs Away 1–11 14 August 2022
17[53] Inigo Bronte Barea Wellington United North Wellington Home 5–1 20 August 2022
18[54] Jesse Randall Wellington Olympic Havelock North Wanderers Away 1–7 28 August 2022
  1. ^ a b c Player scored 4 goals
  2. ^ Player scored 5 goals
Own goals
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Round Player Club Against
1[55] Noah Tipene-Clegg Western Suburbs Havelock North Wanderers
4[56] Nicholas Yorke Havelock North Wanderers Miramar Rangers
11[57] Seth Loughran Petone Wellington Phoenix Reserves
13[58] Jack O'Connor Western Suburbs North Wellington
14[59][60] Luca Barclay Havelock North Wanderers Wellington Phoenix Reserves
Alex Palezevic Wellington Olympic Napier City Rovers
17[61] Ben Foxall Havelock North Wanderers Wellington United
18[62] Fetuao Belcher Napier City Rovers Miramar Rangers
James Hoyle

2022 Southern League

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Southern League
Season2022
Dates26 March 2022 - 3 September 2022
ChampionsChristchurch United
RelegatedMosgiel
Matches played90
Goals scored413 (4.59 per match)
Top goalscorerGarbhan Coughlan (24)
Biggest home winCashmere Technical 11–2 Mosgiel
(7 May 2022)
Biggest away winNomads United 0–8 Christchurch United
(23 April 2022)
Mosgiel 0–8 Cashmere Technical
(7 May 2022)
Highest scoringCashmere Technical 11–2 Mosgiel
(7 May 2022)
Longest winning run11 matches Christchurch United
Longest unbeaten run16 matches Christchurch United
Longest winless run12 matches Mosgiel
Longest losing run8 matches Green Island
← 2021
2023 →
All statistics correct as of 3 September 2022.

Southern League teams

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Ten teams are competing in the league, two more than in the previous season. The top five Mainland teams and two FootballSouth teams remain from the previous season, and are joined by two teams promoted from the 2021 Mainland Premier League and one team promoted from the 2021 FootballSouth Premier League. The promoted teams from Mainland are Ferrymead Bays and Nomads United, and the promoted team from FootballSouth is Mosgiel. This is all three teams' first season in the Southern League.[63][64] They replaced Otago University (relegated after the debut season of the Southern League).[6]

Team Home ground Location 2021 season
Cashmere Technical Garrick Memorial Park Woolston, Christchurch 1st
Christchurch United United Sports Centre Yaldhurst, Christchurch 5th
Coastal Spirit Linfield Park Linwood, Christchurch 6th
Dunedin City Royals Football Turf Dunedin North 3rd
Ferrymead Bays Ferrymead Park Ferrymead, Christchurch 1st in Mainland Premier League (promoted)
Green Island Sunnyvale Park Green Island, Dunedin 8th
Mosgiel Memorial Park Ground Mosgiel 1st in FootballSouth Premier League (promoted)
Nelson Suburbs Saxton Field Nelson 7th
Nomads United Tulett Park Casebrook, Christchurch 2nd in Mainland Premier League (promoted)
Selwyn United Foster Park Rolleston 2nd

Southern League personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Cashmere Technical England Dan Schwarz[65] England Tom Schwarz Lotto Sport Italia None
Christchurch United Barbados Paul Ifill[66] New Zealand Matt Tod-Smith Healy Sportswear Signbiz
Coastal Spirit Chile José Matiz[67] New Zealand Michael Hogan[68] Adidas Canstaff
Dunedin City Royals New Zealand Richard Murray New Zealand Jared Grove Dynasty None
Ferrymead Bays New Zealand Alan Walker[69] Republic of Ireland James Deehan Nike D J Hewitt Builders
Green Island New Zealand Shane Carvell[70]
Mosgiel Rory Crow
New Zealand Malcolm Fleming[71] 		New Zealand Rory Findlay[72] Adidas None
Nelson Suburbs Northern Ireland Ryan Stewart Australia Sam Ayers[73] Lotto Sport Italia Mac's Brewery
Nomads United Wales Andrew Pitman[74] New Zealand Caleb Cottom Nike Greenlight Recruitment
Selwyn United New Zealand Lee Padmore New Zealand Jayden Booth Kukri Sports

Southern League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Christchurch United (C) 18 16 1 1 74 12 +62 49 Winner of Southern League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Cashmere Technical 18 16 1 1 79 20 +59 49 Qualification to National League Championship
3 Nelson Suburbs 18 10 3 5 40 35 +5 33
4 Dunedin City Royals 18 10 1 7 46 35 +11 31
5 Ferrymead Bays 18 9 3 6 37 30 +7 30
6 Coastal Spirit 18 3 7 8 34 43 −9 16
7 Nomads United 18 4 3 11 28 57 −29 15
8 Green Island 18 4 1 13 27 61 −34 13
9 Selwyn United 18 2 5 11 27 48 −21 11
10 Mosgiel (R) 18 2 3 13 21 72 −51 9 Relegated to the FootballSouth Premier League/Mainland Premier League
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[11]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Southern League results table

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Home \ Away CT CU CS DC FB GI MG NS NU SU
Cashmere Technical — 1–0 3–1 4–2 1–1 8–0 11–2 4–1 9–1 2–1
Christchurch United 4–1 — 3–2 4–1 0–0 9–1 10–0 4–0 1–0 4–0
Coastal Spirit 0–4 0–4 — 1–0 1–2 3–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–2
Dunedin City Royals 4–5 3–4 3–3 — 2–3 5–0 2–0 1–0 5–1 3–2
Ferrymead Bays 0–2 2–3 2–2 1–3 — 3–2 4–0 1–2 4–2 3–0
Green Island 1–4 1–3 4–3 1–2 2–3 — 5–1 1–3 1–0 3–2
Mosgiel 0–8 0–4 0–5 0–2 1–3 3–1 — 2–4 5–0 1–1
Nelson Suburbs 1–3 0–5 2–2 3–0 3–2 3–1 3–0 — 2–2 3–2
Nomads United 0–6 0–8 3–3 2–4 1–2 5–0 3–0 3–5 — 1–0
Selwyn United 1–3 0–4 4–3 1–4 3–1 1–1 4–4 1–4 2–2 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Southern League scoring

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Southern League top scorers
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Rank Player Club Goals[75][13]
1 Garbhan Coughlan Cashmere Technical 24
2 Edward Wilkinson Christchurch United 19
3 Lyle Matthysen Cashmere Technical 16
4 Kian Donkers Cashmere Technical 11
Sanni Issa Christchurch United
6 En Watanabe Dunedin City Royals 10
7 Declan Hickford Nomads United 8
Ollie Petersen Dunedin City Royals
Joel Peterson Christchurch United
William Pierce Ferrymead Bays / Christchurch United
Michael White Ferrymead Bays
Southern League hat-tricks
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Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date
3[76] Lyle Matthysen Cashmere Technical Nomads United Away 0–6 9 April 2022
4[77] Rhys Quarell Mosgiel Nomads United Home 5–0 16 April 2022
6[78][79] Sanni Issa Christchurch United Selwyn United Home 4–0 29 April 2022
En Watanabe Dunedin City Royals Nomads United Home 5–1 30 April 2022
7[80] Garbhan Coughlan Cashmere Technical Mosgiel Home 11–2 7 May 2022
8[81] Ryan Fleming Dunedin City Royals Green Island Home 5–0 21 May 2022
11[82] Michael White Ferrymead Bays Mosgiel Home 4–0 25 June 2022
12[83] Garbhan Coughlan [a] Cashmere Technical Nomads United Home 9–1 2 July 2022
16[84][85] Garbhan Coughlan [a] Cashmere Technical Mosgiel Away 0–8 13 August 2022
Edward Wilkinson [b] Christchurch United Green Island Home 9–1
17[86][87] Daniel Thoms Nomads United Nelson Suburbs Home 3–5 20 August 2022
Treye Butler Coastal Spirit Mosgiel Away 0–5
18[88] Connor Neil Dunedin City Royals Cashmere Technical Home 4–5 27 August 2022
  1. ^ a b Player scored 5 goals
  2. ^ Player scored 4 goals
Own goals
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Round Player Club Against
1[89] Dominic McGarr Coastal Spirit Christchurch United
2[90] Riley Caswell Nomads United Green Island
4[77][91]
[92] 		Yaquub Abdi Nomads United Mosgiel
Jared Grove Dunedin City Royals Ferrymeads Bay
Jake Hodder Coastal Spirit Green Island
Luke Pennington
9[93] Cameron McPhail Mosgiel Christchurch United
13[94] Jack Walecki Mosgiel Nomads United
16[85] Christian Firth Green Island Christchurch United
17[86][87] Guy Reeves Nomads United Nelson Suburbs
Benjamin Taylor Mosgiel Coastal Spirit
18[95] Rory Findlay Mosgiel Christchurch United

Qualified clubs

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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).[2]

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Location of clubs in Auckland Region for the 2022 National League season
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Location of clubs in Wellington Region for the 2022 National League season
Association Team Position in Regional League App (last) Previous best (last)
Northern League (4 berths) Auckland City 1st 1st[a] Debut[b]
Birkenhead United 2nd 1st Debut
Auckland United 3rd 1st Debut
Melville United 4th 1st[c] Debut[d]
Central League (3 berths) Wellington Olympic 1st 1st Debut
Miramar Rangers 2nd 1st [e] Debut
Napier City Rovers 4th[f] 1st[e] Debut[g]
Southern League (2 berths) Christchurch United 1st 1st[e] Debut[g]
Cashmere Technical 2nd 1st Debut
Wellington Phoenix (automatic berth) Wellington Phoenix Reserves Automatic qualification 1st[h] Debut
  1. ^ Debut under new competition but played National League before in the New Zealand Football Championship, also qualified last year but did not take part
  2. ^ Previously won the National League when playing in the New Zealand Football Championship
  3. ^ Debut under new competition but played National League before in the National Summer Soccer League
  4. ^ Previous best was 7th in the National Summer Soccer League
  5. ^ a b c Debut under new competition but played National League before in the New Zealand National Soccer League
  6. ^ Wellington Phoenix Reserves finished third but have automatic qualification.
  7. ^ a b Previously won the National League when playing in the New Zealand National Soccer League
  8. ^ Debut under the new competition, but played the National League before as part of the New Zealand Football Championship

Championship phase

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland City (C) 9 7 1 1 20 9 +11 22[a] Qualification to Grand Final and Champions League national play-offs
2 Wellington Olympic 9 7 1 1 30 8 +22 22[a]
3 Auckland United 9 5 2 2 14 13 +1 17
4 Birkenhead United 9 4 2 3 19 17 +2 14
5 Melville United 9 4 1 4 16 18 −2 13
6 Wellington Phoenix Reserves[b] 9 3 3 3 16 14 +2 12[c]
7 Cashmere Technical 9 4 0 5 19 18 +1 12[c]
8 Napier City Rovers 9 1 3 5 14 23 −9 6
9 Christchurch United 9 1 2 6 12 26 −14 5
10 Miramar Rangers 9 1 1 7 11 25 −14 4
Source: New Zealand Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to Head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals for[11]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Auckland City 3, Wellington Olympic 0.
  2. ^ Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.[96]
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Wellington Phoenix Reserves 3, Cashmere Technical 0.
  • Christchurch United won 4–1 in Round 9, but fielded an ineligible player. Result overturned to a 3–0 win for Cashmere Technical.[97]


Results table

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Home \ Away AC AU BU CT CU MEL MR NR WO WP
Auckland City 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 2–0
Auckland United 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–2
Birkenhead United 2–2 2–0 5–3 3–1
Cashmere Technical 4–0 4–2 0–3 1–3
Christchurch United 2–3 0–3[a] 2–5 1–1 1–3
Melville United 2–0 1–3 4–3 0–4
Miramar Rangers 0–1 2–4 0–3 2–3 1–4
Napier City Rovers 1–1 2–2 2–5 1–0
Wellington Olympic 1–2 3–1 2–0 7–1
Wellington Phoenix Reserves 2–2 4–2 1–1 2–3 1–1
Source: New Zealand Football
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ Christchurch United won 4–1 in Round 9, but fielded an ineligible player. Result overturned to a 3–0 win for Cashmere Technical.[97]

Positions by round

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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.

Team ╲ Round123456789
Auckland City322132111
Wellington Olympic653211222
Auckland United434323343
Birkenhead United211444434
Melville United7991086555
Wellington Phoenix Reserves777778866
Cashmere Technical166555677
Napier City Rovers445667788
Christchurch United9888109999
Miramar Rangers1010109910101010
Leader and Grand Final
Grand Final
Source: New Zealand Football

Grand Final

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Auckland City3–2Wellington Olympic
 Report
Referee: Calvin-kei Berg

Statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 New Zealand Gianni Bouzoukis Wellington Olympic 9
Republic of Ireland Garbhan Coughlan Cashmere Technical
3 New Zealand Jesse Randall Wellington Olympic 7
4 New Zealand Oliver Colloty Melville United 6
5 England Sam Mason-Smith Miramar Rangers 5
New Zealand Dane Schnell Birkenhead United
New Zealand Jack-Henry Sinclair Wellington Olympic
Argentina Emiliano Tade Auckland City
9 New Zealand Luke Jorgensen Birkenhead United 4
New Zealand Ryen Lawrence Melville United
New Zealand Nicolas Zambrano Auckland United

Hat-tricks

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Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date
5[98] New Zealand Dane Schnell Birkenhead United Cashmere Technical Home 5–3 30 October 2022
6[99] Republic of Ireland Garbhan Coughlan Cashmere Technical Napier City Rovers Home 4–2 5 November 2022
8[100] New Zealand Jesse Randall Wellington Olympic Christchurch United Home 7–1 19 November 2022

Awards

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Goal of the Week

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Team of the Month

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Annual awards

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League MVP[107] Club Top scorer Club
Northern League Ghana Derek Tieku Hamilton Wanderers Ghana Derek Tieku Hamilton Wanderers
Central League England Jonathan McNamara Napier City Rovers New Zealand Hamish Watson Miramar Rangers
Southern League New Zealand Cameron Anderson Green Island Republic of Ireland Garbhan Coughlan Cashmere Technical
National League Croatia Silvio Rodić[108] Birkenhead United New Zealand Gianni Bouzoukis
Republic of Ireland Garbhan Coughlan 		Wellington Olympic
Cashmere Technical
Team of the season[109]
Goalkeeper Croatia Silvio Rodić (Birkenhead United)
Defenders New Zealand Dino Botica (Birkenhead United) Cook Islands Ben Mata (Wellington Olympic) New Zealand Sam Brotherton (Auckland City)
Midfielders New Zealand Jack-Henry Sinclair (Wellington Olympic) New Zealand Cameron Howieson (Auckland City) Spain Gerard Garriga (Auckland City) New Zealand Noah Karunaratne (Wellington Phoenix Reserves)
Forwards New Zealand Gianni Bouzoukis (Wellington Olympic) Republic of Ireland Garbhan Coughlan (Cashmere Technical) New Zealand Oliver Colloty (Melville United)

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