2023 New Zealand National League

This article is about the men's season. For the women's season, see 2023 New Zealand Women's National League.

Football championship

Football league season

New Zealand National LeagueSeason| 2023

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Dates| 24 March – 26 November 2023
Champions| Wellington Olympic
OFC Champions League| Auckland City
Wellington Olympic
Matches played| 46
Goals scored| 189 (4.11 per match)
Top goalscorer| Gianni Bouzouzkis
Garbhan Coughlan
(11 goals each)
Biggest home win| Wellington Olympic 7–1 Napier City Rovers
(30 September 2023)
Biggest away win| Napier City Rovers 0–5 Eastern Suburbs
(11 November 2023)
Highest scoring| Manurewa 4–6 Wellington Phoenix Reserves
(8 October 2023)
Longest winning run| 7 matches
Auckland City
Longest unbeaten run| 9 matches
Wellington Olympic
Longest winless run| 9 matches
Petone
Longest losing run| 6 matches
Petone

← 2022

2024 →

The 2023 New Zealand Men's National League was the third 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][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] Over the course of the season, each team must also ensure players aged 20 or under account for 10% of available playing minutes.[5]

## Qualifying leagues

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### 2023 Northern League

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Football league season

Northern LeagueSeason| 2023

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Dates| 24 March 2023 - 2 September 2023
Champions| Auckland City
Relegated| Takapuna
Manukau United
Matches played| 132
Goals scored| 480 (3.64 per match)
Top goalscorer| Ryan de Vries
Derek Tieku
(19 goals each)
Biggest home win| Auckland City 7–0 Manurewa
(28 June 2023)
Biggest away win| Manukau United 0–7 Birkenhead United
(1 April 2023)
Highest scoring| Birkenhead United 4–4 Hamilton Wanderers
(2 September 2023)

← 2022

2024 →

Auckland City won the title for the third consecutive season on the final day beating Manukau United 6–1.[6] This was Auckland City's third season in the Northern League, winning the title each of those seasons. Both Auckland City and Eastern Suburbs completed the Northern League season undefeated.[6][7] This was the first season two clubs had gone undefeated in the Northern League. It was only the second time a team had gone undefeated since Eastern Suburbs did so in 1965, the first season of the NRFL Premier League.[8]

Heading into the final day of the season, no team had been mathematically relegated. The matchday started with Bay Olympic and Manukau United in the relegation zone with Takapuna three points ahead in the last safe spot. Bay Olympic bettered Takapuna's goal difference by three and Manukau's by ten.[9]

Manukau lost 6–1 away to Auckland City and were subsequently relegated. Takapuna, the only side to have their fate completely in their own hands, lost 3–2 at West Coast Rangers. Bay Olympic, hosting Manurewa equalized from the spot in the 84th minute and were looking like going down until, they found a winner in the first minute of stoppage time. This meant they relegated Takapuna on goal difference after finishing level on points.[6]

#### 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 2022 NRFL Division 1. The promoted teams are West Coast Rangers and Manurewa.[10] It is Manurewa's first and West Coast Rangers second season (after relegation in 2021) in the National League. They replaced Waiheke United (relegated after their debut season on the Northern League) and North Shore United (relegated after a two-year Northern League spell).

Team  | Home ground  | Location  | 2022 season

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Auckland City | Kiwitea Street | Sandringham, Auckland | 1st
Auckland United | Keith Hay Park | Mount Roskill, Auckland | 3rd
Bay Olympic | Olympic Park  | New Lynn, Auckland | 8th
Birkenhead United | Shepherds Park | Beach Haven, Auckland | 2nd
Eastern Suburbs | Madills Farm | Kohimarama, Auckland | 10th
Hamilton Wanderers | Porritt Stadium | Chartwell, Hamilton | 5th
Manukau United | Centre Park | Māngere East, Auckland | 7th
Manurewa | Jellicoe Park  | Manurewa, Auckland | 2nd in Division 1 (promoted)
Melville United | Gower Park | Melville, Hamilton | 4th
Takapuna | Taharoto Park  | Takapuna, Auckland | 9th
West Coast Rangers | Fred Taylor Park | Whenuapai, Auckland | 1st in Division 1 (promoted)
Western Springs | Seddon Fields | Westmere, Auckland | 6th

#### Northern League personnel

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Team  | Manager  | Captain

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Auckland City |  Albert Riera[11] |  Cam Howieson[12]
Auckland United |  José Figueira[11] |  Ross Haviland[13]
Bay Olympic |  Rudy Mozr[14] |  Callum McNeill[15]
Birkenhead United |  Paul Hobson[11] |  Luke Jorgensen[16]
Eastern Suburbs |  Kane Wintersgill[17] |  Adam Thomas[18]
Hamilton Wanderers |  Joseph Hinds[11] |  Derek Tieku[18]
Manukau United |  Tashreeq Davids[19] |  Hayden Johns[20]
Manurewa |  Paul Marshall[21] |
Melville United |  Jarrod Young[22] |  Aaron Scott
Takapuna |  Chris Milicich[23] |  Connor Cahil-Fahey[24]
West Coast Rangers |  Chad Coombes[25] |  Dev Pokhrel[26]
Western Springs |  Scott Hales[27] |  Oscar Ramsay[24]

#### Managerial changes

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Team  | Outgoing manager  | Manner of departure  | Date of vacancy  | Position in the table  | Incoming manager  | Date of appointment

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Eastern Suburbs |  Hoani Edwards  | End of contract  |  | Pre-season |  Kane Wintersgill[17] |
Western Springs |  Chris Zoricich[28] | Mutual consent  | 1 October 2022  |  Scott Hales[27] | 5 January 2023
Bay Olympic |  Liam Mulrooney[29] | Stepped down  | 26 October 2022  |  Rudy Mozr[30] | 10 November 2022
Manukau United |  Rudy Mozr[14] | Signed by Bay Olympic | 10 November 2022  |  Juan Roman[31] | 14 December 2022
Manurewa |  Rhys Ruka[32] | Resigned[A] | 19 March 2023[B] |  Paul Marshall[21] | 20 March 2023[B]
Manukau United |  Juan Roman  | No reason given | May 2023  | 11th  |  Thabiso Tleane[19] | May 2023
Manukau United |  Thabiso Tleane[19] | No reason given | 26 June 2023  | 12th  |  Tashreeq Davids[19] | 26 June 2023

#### Northern League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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: [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[33]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

#### Northern League results table

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Home \ Away  | AC | AU | BO | BU | ES | HW | MAN | MR | MEL | TP | WC | WS

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Auckland City | —  | 2–1  | 5–1  | 5–1  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 6–1  | 7–0  | 3–1  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 4–0
Auckland United | 0–2  | —  | 4–1  | 3–3  | 0–1  | 4–0  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 4–0  | 1–0  | 4–0  | 1–1
Bay Olympic | 0–1  | 1–2  | —  | 2–4  | 2–4  | 1–3  | 3–2  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–3  | 4–2  | 2–3
Birkenhead United | 0–2  | 0–3  | 3–0  | —  | 0–2  | 4–4  | 2–3  | 2–4  | 2–0  | 5–0  | 2–0  | 1–2
Eastern Suburbs | 2–2  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 2–0  | —  | 6–1  | 1–0  | 4–3  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–0
Hamilton Wanderers | 0–2  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | —  | 2–1  | 3–3  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 3–2
Manukau United | 0–5  | 1–4  | 3–3  | 0–7  | 0–6  | 2–2  | —  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 3–4  | 1–2
Manurewa | 0–2  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 1–3  | 0–3  | 4–1  | 3–0  | —  | 5–0  | 0–0  | 5–1  | 1–0
Melville United | 0–1  | 1–5  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 2–4  | 1–0  | 5–2  | —  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 2–1
Takapuna | 0–2  | 3–4  | 1–2  | 3–2  | 2–5  | 2–3  | 2–2  | 0–4  | 0–1  | —  | 2–1  | 0–3
West Coast Rangers | 0–3  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 1–3  | 0–4  | 5–2  | 3–2  | —  | 1–1
Western Springs | 1–3  | 4–1  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 3–2  | 1–3  | 3–3  | 3–0  | 0–1  | —

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[34][35]

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1  |  Derek Tieku | Hamilton Wanderers  | 19
Ryan de Vries | Auckland City
3  |  Monty Patterson | Manurewa  | 13
4  |  Joshua Redfearn  | Auckland United  | 12
5  |  Allan Pearce | West Coast Rangers  | 11
6  |  Nicolas Bobadilla  | Manurewa  | 10
Martín Bueno | Eastern Suburbs
Ibrahim Nadir | Bay Olympic
9  |  Luke Jorgensen  | Birkenhead United  | 9
10  |  Reid Drake  | Western Springs  | 8
Liam Gillion | Auckland City
Jacob Mechell  | Eastern Suburbs

##### Northern League hat-tricks

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Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date

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7[36] |  Nicolas Bobadilla | Manurewa | Hamilton Wanderers | Away | 3–3 | 29 April 2023
7[36] |  Derek Tieku | Hamilton Wanderers | Manurewa | Home | 3–3 | 29 April 2023
12[37] |  Joshua Redfearn | Auckland United | Takapuna | Away | 3–4 | 3 June 2023
13[38] |  Monty Patterson | Manurewa | West Coast Rangers | Away | 0–4 | 10 June 2023
11[39] |  Ryan de Vries | Auckland City | Manukau United | Away | 0–5 | 14 June 2023
14[40] |  Allan Pearce | West Coast Rangers | Manukau United | Away | 3–4 | 14 June 2023
10[41] |  Ryan de Vries | Auckland City | Manurewa | Home | 7–0 | 28 June 2023
15[42] |  Martín Bueno | Eastern Suburbs | Hamilton Wanderers | Home | 6–1 | 1 July 2023
22[43] |  Ryan de Vries | Auckland City | Manukau United | Home | 6–1 | 2 September 2023

### 2023 Central League

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Football league season

Central LeagueSeason| 2023

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Dates| 25 March 2023 – 2 September 2023
Champions| Wellington Olympic
Relegated| Whanganui Athletic
Matches played| 90
Goals scored| 419 (4.66 per match)
Top goalscorer| Matthew Brazier
(18 goals)
Biggest home win| Wellington Olympic 7–0 North Wellington
(29 April 2023)
Biggest away win| Miramar Rangers 0–7 Wellington Olympic
(10 June 2023)
Whanganui Athletic 0–7 Wellington Olympic
(1 July 2023)
Highest scoring| Wellington Olympic 8–3 Western Suburbs
(2 September 2023)

← 2022

2024 →

#### 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 2022 play-off between the winners of the Central Federation League and the Capital Premier. The winner of the play-off was Stop Out. This is their first season in the Central League, since New Zealand football’s restructuring in 2021. They replaced Havelock North Wanderers (relegated to the Capital Premier League after one season in the Central League). Wellington United was entered as one of the originally 10 teams to play the 2023 season but withdrew in 2022.[44] They were replaced by Whanganui Athletic who had originally missed out on promotion to Stop Out.

Team  | Home ground  | Location  | 2022 season

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Miramar Rangers | David Farrington Park | Miramar, Wellington | 2nd
Napier City Rovers | Bluewater Stadium | Napier | 4th
North Wellington | Alex Moore Park  | Johnsonville, Wellington | 7th
Petone | Memorial Park | Petone, Lower Hutt | 6th
Stop Out | Hutt Park  | Lower Hutt | 1st in Capital Premier (promoted via play-offs)
Waterside Karori | Karori Park  | Karori, Wellington | 5th
Wellington Olympic | Wakefield Park  | Wellington | 1st
Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Fraser Park | Lower Hutt | 3rd
Western Suburbs | Endeavour Park  | Porirua | 9th
Whanganui Athletic | Wembley Park  | Whanganui East, Whanganui | Replaced Wellington United after they withdrew

#### Central League personnel

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Team  | Manager[45] | Captain

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Miramar Rangers |  Kale Herbert[46] |  Sam Mason-Smith
Napier City Rovers |  Bill Robertson  |  Jim Hoyle[47]
North Wellington |  Davor Tavich  |  Gavin Hoy[48]
Petone |  Ryan Edwards[49] | Hami Paranihi-Nuku
Stop Out | Aston Hughes  | Maxim Johnson
Waterside Karori |  Sam Morrissey[50] |  Harry Fautley
Wellington Olympic |  Rupert Kemeys  |  Ben Mata[51]
Wellington Phoenix Reserves |  Chris Greenacre |  Isaac Hughes
Western Suburbs |  Alan Koch[52] |  Malik Smith[52]
Whanganui Athletic |  Matty Calvert  | Ryan Holden

#### Central League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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[a] | 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[33]
(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]

#### Central League results table

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Home \ Away  | MR | NC | NW | PT | SO | WK | WO | WP | WS | WA

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Miramar Rangers | —  | 1–3  | 3–0  | 2–3  | 3–0  | 3–4  | 0–7  | 0–4  | 1–0  | 5–1
Napier City Rovers | 1–2  | —  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 4–1  | 5–0  | 1–4  | 2–3  | 2–2  | 1–1
North Wellington | 2–5  | 1–3  | —  | 0–5  | 3–3  | 1–4  | 0–5  | 0–4  | 1–3  | 2–3
Petone | 4–3  | 4–2  | 3–0  | —  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 4–0  | 1–3  | 2–3  | 2–0
Stop Out | 4–2  | 1–3  | 3–1  | 2–1  | —  | 1–4  | 3–2  | 3–3  | 0–4  | 3–1
Waterside Karori | 1–2  | 0–3  | 5–1  | 4–3  | 2–3  | —  | 1–2  | 1–3  | 2–2  | 3–1
Wellington Olympic | 3–1  | 6–3  | 7–0  | 4–2  | 6–3  | 2–2  | —  | 3–2  | 8–3  | 6–1
Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 3–1  | 1–4  | 2–3  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 3–2  | 1–2  | —  | 0–1  | 4–1
Western Suburbs | 3–1  | 1–3  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 3–3  | 2–1  | 2–5  | 1–2  | —  | 7–1
Whanganui Athletic | 0–2  | 1–5  | 0–5  | 2–3  | 1–3  | 1–6  | 0–7  | 3–4  | 1–1  | —

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[53][54]

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1  |  Matthew Brazier  | Petone  | 18
2  |  Deri Corfe  | Napier City Rovers  | 15
3  |  Jack-Henry Sinclair  | Wellington Olympic  | 14
4  |  Joshua Tollervey  | Wellington Phoenix Reserves  | 13
Hamish Watson | Wellington Olympic
6  |  Tomas Alvarado  | Waterside Karori  | 11
Kailan Gould  | Wellington Olympic
Benjamin Mata | Wellington Olympic
9  |  Kairo Coore | Western Suburbs  | 10
Ryan Feutz  | Western Suburbs
Jonathan McNamara  | Napier City Rovers

##### Central League hat-tricks

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Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date

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2[55] |  Joshua Tollervey[a] | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Whanganui Athletic | Away | 3–4 | 2 April 2023
4[56] |  Merlin Luke-Miny | Wellington Olympic | Whanganui Athletic | Home | 6–1 | 15 April 2023
5[57] |  Josh Rudland | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | North Wellington | Away | 0–4 | 22 April 2023
5[58] |  Jack-Henry Sinclair | Wellington Olympic | Petone | Home | 4–2 | 22 April 2023
6[59] |  Hamish Watson | Wellington Olympic | North Wellington | Home | 7–0 | 29 April 2023
7[60] |  Matthew Brazier | Petone | North Wellington | Away | 0–5 | 6 May 2023
8[61] |  Hamish Watson | Wellington Olympic | Napier City Rovers | Home | 6–3 | 20 May 2023
10[62] |  Gianni Bouzoukis[a] | Wellington Olympic | Miramar Rangers | Away | 0–7 | 10 June 2023
Hamish Watson
11[63] |  Nathan Simes | Miramar Rangers | North Wellington | Away | 2–5 | 24 June 2023
12[64] |  Jared Cunniff | Stop Out | Miramar Rangers | Home | 4–2 | 1 July 2023
14[65] |  Jack O'Connor | Petone | Wellington Olympic | Home | 4–0 | 22 July 2023
18[66] |  Joshua Tollervey | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Miramar Rangers | Away | 0–4 | 2 September 2023
18[67] |  Gavin Hoy | Wellington Olympic | Western Suburbs | Home | 8–3 | 2 September 2023
18[67] |  Muse Abrahaberhe | Western Suburbs | Wellington Olympic | Away | 8–3 | 2 September 2023

1. ^ a b Player scored 4 goals

### 2023 Southern League

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Football league season

Southern LeagueSeason| 2023

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Dates| 24 March 2023 - 3 September 2023
Champions| Christchurch United
Relegated| Green Island
Matches played| 90
Goals scored| 392 (4.36 per match)
Top goalscorer| Samuel Phillips (29)
Biggest home win| Nelson Suburbs 7–1 Selwyn United
(11 June 2023)
Christchurch United 6–0 Selwyn United
(14 July 2023)
Biggest away win| Green Island 3–15 Christchurch United
(27 August 2023)
Highest scoring| Green Island 3–15 Christchurch United
(27 August 2023)
Longest winning run| 8 matches Christchurch United
Longest unbeaten run| 17 matches Christchurch United
Longest winless run| 11 matches Selwyn United
Longest losing run| 9 matches Selwyn United

← 2022

2024 →

#### Southern League teams

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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 FC Twenty 11. This is their first season in the Southern League. They replaced Mosgiel (relegated after their debut season in the Southern League).

Team  | Home ground  | Location  | 2022 season

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Cashmere Technical | Garrick Memorial Park  | Woolston, Christchurch | 2nd
Christchurch United | United Sports Centre | Yaldhurst, Christchurch | 1st
Coastal Spirit | Linfield Park  | Linwood, Christchurch | 6th
Dunedin City Royals | Football Turf | Dunedin North | 4th
FC Twenty 11 | Avonhead Park  | Avonhead, Christchurch | 1st in Mainland Premier League (promoted via play-offs)
Ferrymead Bays | Ferrymead Park  | Ferrymead, Christchurch | 5th
Green Island | Sunnyvale Park | Green Island, Dunedin | 8th
Nelson Suburbs | Saxton Field | Nelson | 3rd
Nomads United | Tulett Park  | Casebrook, Christchurch | 7th
Selwyn United | Foster Park  | Rolleston | 9th

#### Southern League personnel

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Team  | Manager  | Captain

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Cashmere Technical |  Dan Schwarz[68] |  Andrew Storer
Christchurch United |  Paul Ifill[69] |  Matt Tod-Smith
Coastal Spirit |  Robbie Stanton[70] |  Dominic McGarr
Dunedin City Royals |  Richard Murray  |  Jared Grove
FC Twenty 11 |  Cvetan Ivanov[71] |  Harrison Rowe
Ferrymead Bays |  Alan Walker[72] |  James Deehan
Green Island |  Jamie Whitmarsh[73] |  Thomas Milton
Nelson Suburbs |  Ryan Stewart |  Alex Ridsdale[74]
Nomads United |  Matthew Jansen[75] |  Jacob Anderson
Selwyn United |  Lee Padmore  |  Jack Allatt

#### Southern League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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[a]
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[33]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

1. ^ Green Island were relegated due to withdrawing from the 2024 Southern League.

#### Southern League results table

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Home \ Away  | CT | CU | CS | DC | FT | FB | GI | NS | NU | SU

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Cashmere Technical | —  | 1–1  | 2–3  | 2–3  | 6–1  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 5–4  | 7–3  | 3–1
Christchurch United | 1–3  | —  | 2–0  | 5–2  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 4–0  | 1–0  | 6–0
Coastal Spirit | 1–1  | 0–4  | —  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 1–3  | 3–2  | 2–3  | 2–1  | 3–1
Dunedin City Royals | 1–4  | 1–3  | 5–0  | —  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 4–2  | 3–3  | 3–0  | 1–1
FC Twenty 11 | 0–6  | 0–5  | 1–4  | 0–7  | —  | 3–0  | 0–3  | 0–6  | 0–2  | 0–1
Ferrymead Bays | 2–6  | 0–6  | 3–0  | 4–1  | 6–1  | —  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 1–0
Green Island | 0–7  | 3–15  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–2  | —  | 3–4  | 1–2  | 4–1
Nelson Suburbs | 1–4  | 1–6  | 5–0  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 4–5  | —  | 1–1  | 7–1
Nomads United | 1–3  | 1–4  | 1–4  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 6–2  | 4–1  | —  | 3–1
Selwyn United | 1–2  | 0–2  | 2–3  | 0–5  | 3–2  | 3–5  | 1–2  | 4–1  | 0–3  | —

Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

#### Southern League scoring

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As of 3 September 2023

##### Southern League top scorers

[edit]

Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals[76][77]

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1  |  Sam Philip  | Christchurch United  | 29
2  |  Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical  | 28
3  |  Eoghan Stokes | Christchurch United  | 15
4  |  Connor Neil  | Dunedin City Royals  | 12
5  |  Benjamin Stanley  | Dunedin City Royals  | 11
6  |  Stefan Milidrag  | Green Island  | 9
7  |  Aidan Barbour-Ryan  | Cashmere Technical  | 8
Omar Cameron  | Coastal Spirit
Liam Cotter
Daniel MacLennan  | Christchurch United
Ben Polak  | Nelson Suburbs
Alex Ridsdale

##### Southern League hat-tricks

[edit]

Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date

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1[78] |  Garbhan Coughlan[a] | Cashmere Technical | FC Twenty 11 | Away | 0–6 | 25 March 2023
2[79] |  Sam Philip | Christchurch United | Coastal Spirit | Away | 0–4 | 2 April 2023
3[80] |  Garbhan Coughlan[a] | Cashmere Technical | Nomads United | Home | 7–3 | 7 April 2023
6[81] |  Sam Philip | Christchurch United | Ferrymead Bays | Away | 0–6 | 29 April 2023
Eoghan Stokes
9[82] |  Connor Gillespie[a] | Nelson Suburbs | FC Twenty 11 | Away | 0-6 | 28 May 2023
10[83][84] |  Aidan Barbour-Ryan | Cashmere Technical | FC Twenty 11 | Home | 6-1 | 10 June 2023
Connor Gillespie | Nelson Suburbs | Selwyn United | Home | 7-1 | 11 June 2023
11[85] |  Garbhan Coughlan[a] | Cashmere Technical | Nelson Suburbs | Home | 5–4 | 24 June 2023
12[86] | Green Island | Away | 0–7 | 1 July 2023
13[87] |  Stefan Milidrag | Green Island | Nelson Suburbs | Away | 4–5 | 15 July 2023
15[88] |  Daniel MacLennan | Christchurch United | Ferrymead Bays | Home | 3–0 | 6 August 2023
16[89] |  Sam Philip | Nelson Suburbs | Away | 1–6 | 13 August 2023
Eoghan Stokes
17[90] |  Sam Philip[b] | Green Island | 3–15 | 27 August 2023
Eoghan Stokes

1. ^ a b c d Player scored 4 goals
2. ^ Player scored 8 goals

##### Own goals

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Round  | Player  | Club  | Against

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2[91] |  Jacob Anderson  | Nomads United  | Ferrymead Bays
15[92] | Green Island
16[93] |  Cameron Brewitt  | Green Island  | Selwyn United
17[94] |  Alex Ridsdale  | Nelson Suburbs  | Nomads United
18[95] |  Jack Allatt  | Selwyn United  | Nomads 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]

Auckland

Wellington

Napier City Rovers

Cashmere Technical

Christchurch United

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Location of clubs in New Zealand for the 2023 National League season

Auckland City

Auckland United

Eastern Suburbs

Manurewa

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Location of clubs in Auckland Region for the 2023 National League season

Petone

Wellington Olympic

Wellington Phoenix Reserves

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Location of clubs in Wellington Region for the 2023 National League season

Association  | Team  | Position in Regional League  | App (last) | Previous best (last)

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Northern League (4 berths) | Auckland City | 1st  | 2nd (2022) | 1st (2022)
Eastern Suburbs | 2nd  | 1st[a] | Debut[b]
Auckland United | 3rd  | 2nd (2022) | 3rd (2022)
Manurewa | 4th  | 1st  | Debut
Central League (3 berths) | Wellington Olympic | 1st  | 2nd (2022) | 2nd (2022)
Napier City Rovers | 3rd  | 2nd (2022) | 8th (2022)
Petone | 4th[c] | 1st  | Debut
Southern League (2 berths) | Christchurch United | 1st  | 2nd (2022) | 9th[d] (2022)
Cashmere Technical | 2nd  | 2nd (2022) | 7th (2022)
Wellington Phoenix (automatic berth) | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Automatic qualification  | 2nd (2022) | 6th (2022)

1. ^ Debut under the new competition, but played the National League before as part of the New Zealand National Soccer League
2. ^ Previously won the National League when playing in the New Zealand Football Championship
3. ^ Wellington Phoenix Reserves finished second but have automatic qualification.
4. ^ Previously won the National League when playing in the New Zealand National Soccer League

## Championship phase

[edit]

### League table

[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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[a] | 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[33]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. ^ Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.[96]

### Results table

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Home \ Away  | AC | AU | CT | CU | ES | MU | NC | PT | WO | WP

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Auckland City |  | 3–2  | 3–1  | 2–3  |  | 1–0  |  |  | 1–3  |
Auckland United |  |  |  | 2–2  | 1–1  |  | 3–3  |  | 1–3  | 3–4
Cashmere Technical |  | 1–2  |  |  |  |  | 4–2  |  | 3–3  | 2–1
Christchurch United |  |  | 2–4  |  |  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 3–0  |  | 2–0
Eastern Suburbs | 1–2  |  | 5–1  | 0–1  |  | 3–0  |  | 1–1  |  |
Manurewa |  | 0–0  | 5–3  |  |  |  |  |  | 2–5  | 4–6
Napier City Rovers | 2–4  |  |  |  | 0–5  | 0–1  |  | 3–0  |  |
Petone | 0–2  | 0–1  | 1–5  |  |  | 1–2  |  |  |  |
Wellington Olympic |  |  |  | 5–2  | 2–2  |  | 7–1  | 2–1  |  | 4–2
Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 0–1  |  |  |  | 3–5  |  | 0–1  | 3–2  |  |

Source: New Zealand Football
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

#### Positions by round

[edit]

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 ╲ Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9

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Wellington Olympic| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1
Auckland City| 4| 3| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2
Christchurch United| 4| 2| 3| 4| 3| 3| 3| 4| 3
Eastern Suburbs| 7| 7| 8| 7| 8| 7| 5| 5| 4
Cashmere Technical| 6| 5| 5| 6| 5| 6| 4| 3| 5
Manurewa| 9| 9| 10| 9| 6| 4| 6| 6| 6
Auckland United| 3| 4| 4| 3| 4| 5| 7| 7| 7
Wellington Phoenix Reserves| 7| 8| 6| 8| 9| 9| 8| 8| 8
Napier City Rovers| 2| 6| 7| 5| 7| 8| 9| 9| 9
Petone| 10| 10| 9| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10

| Leader and Grand Final

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| Grand Final

Source: New Zealand Football

### Grand Final

[edit]

Sunday, 26 November 2023

13:00 NZDT

Wellington Olympic| 2–0| Auckland City

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* Gould 58'
* Sinclair 90+5'

| Report |

Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland

Referee: Nick Waldron[97]

## Statistics

[edit]

As of 19 November 2023

### Top scorers

[edit]

Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals[98][99]

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1  |  Gianni Bouzouzkis  | Wellington Olympic  | 11
Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical
3  |  Angus Kilkolly | Auckland City  | 7
4  |  Deri Corfe  | Napier City Rovers  | 6
Luis Toomey  | Eastern Suburbs
6  |  Kingsley Sinclair  | Eastern Suburbs  | 5
7  |  Gavin Hoy  | Wellington Olympic  | 4
Dylan Manickum | Auckland City
Lyle Matthysen  | Cashmere Technical
Jack-Henry Sinclair  | Wellington Olympic
Joshua Tollervey  | Wellington Phoenix Reserves
Nicolas Zombrano  | Auckland United

#### Hat-tricks

[edit]

Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date

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2[100] |  Gianni Bouzoukis | Wellington Olympic | Napier City Rovers | Home | 7–1 | 29 September 2023
Jack-Henry Sinclair
7[101] |  Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical | Napier City Rovers | Home | 4–2 | 5 November 2023
8[102] | Christchurch United | Away | 2–4 | 10 November 2023

### Discipline

[edit]

#### Player

[edit]

* Most yellow cards: 5[99]
* James Hoyle (Napier City Rovers)

* Most red cards: 1[99]
* 10 players

#### Club

[edit]

* Most red cards: 3[99]
* Napier City Rovers

* Fewest red cards: 0[99]
* Auckland United
* Eastern Suburbs
* Petone
* Wellington Phoenix Reserves

## Awards

[edit]

### Goal of the Week

[edit]

The goal of the week for the 2023 season included goals from the 2023 New Zealand Women's National League.

Goal of the Week

Week | Player | Club | Ref.
1 |  Edward Wilkinson  | Christchurch United  | [103]
2 | N/A | [104]
3 |  Liam Schofield  | Napier City Rovers  | [105]
4 | N/A | [106]
5 |  Nicolas Bobadilla  | Manurewa  | [107]
6 | N/A | [108]
7 |  Lyle Matthysen  | Cashmere Technical  | [109]
8 |  Ashnarv Mustapha  | Petone  | [110]
9 |  Oliver Pickering  | Petone  | [111]

### Annual awards

[edit]

League  | MVP[112] | Club  | Top scorer  | Club

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Northern League  |  Derek Tieku | Hamilton Wanderers  |  Ryan de Vries
Derek Tieku | Auckland City
Hamilton Wanderers
Central League  |  Matthew Brazier  | Petone  |  Matthew Brazier  | Petone
Southern League  |  Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical  |  Sam Philip  | Christchurch United
National League  |  Garbhan Coughlan[113] | Cashmere Technical  |  Gianni Bouzoukis[114]
Garbhan Coughlan[115] | Wellington Olympic
Cashmere Technical
Award  | Winner  | Club

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Goal of the Season[116] |  Oliver Pickering  | Petone
Team of the season[117]

Goalkeeper  |  Scott Basalaj (Wellington Olympic)
Defenders  |  Jack-Henry Sinclair (Wellington Olympic)  |  Adam Thomas (Eastern Suburbs)  |  Ben Mata (Wellington Olympic)  |  Francis de Vries (Eastern Suburbs)
Midfielders  |  Luis Toomey (Eastern Suburbs)  |  Hideto Takahashi (Auckland United)  |  Cameron Howieson (Auckland City)
Forwards  |  Gianni Bouzoukis (Wellington Olympic)  |  Garbhan Coughlan (Cashmere Technical)  |  Deri Corfe (Napier City Rovers)

## Notes

[edit]

1. ^ Official reasoning by Manurewa AFC.
2. ^ a b Officially announced on 29 March 2023.

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116. ^ "Huge Congratulations to Oliver Pickering of @petonefc_nz who has won the goal of the season in the National League Championship!". New Zealand Football Instagram. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
117. ^ "Numbers crunched ✅ 📺 Video watched Here is the men's National League Team of the Season 👏". New Zealand Football Instagram. 24 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

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New Zealand National League

Seasons|

* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Regional leagues|

| Northern League|

* Auckland City
* Auckland FC Reserves
* Auckland United
* Bay Olympic
* Birkenhead United
* East Coast Bays
* Eastern Suburbs
* Fencibles United
* Manurewa
* Tauranga City
* West Coast Rangers
* Western Springs

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Central League|

* Island Bay United
* Miramar Rangers
* Napier City Rovers
* North Wellington
* Petone
* Upper Hutt City
* Waterside Karori
* Wellington Olympic
* Wellington Phoenix Reserves
* Western Suburbs

Southern League|

* Cashmere Technical
* Christchurch United
* Coastal Spirit
* Dunedin City Royals
* Ferrymead Bays
* Nelson Suburbs
* Nomads United
* Selwyn United
* University of Canterbury
* Wanaka

Championship teams|

* Auckland FC Reserves
* Wellington Phoenix Reserves

Related|

* Chatham Cup
* Kate Sheppard Cup
* Charity Cup
* National Youth League
* New Zealand Football Championship
* National Soccer League

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
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