2025 in New Zealand association football

Football in New Zealand
Season	2025
Men's football
National League	Auckland City
Northern League	Western Springs
Central League	Wellington Olympic
Southern League	Coastal Spirit
Chatham Cup	Wellington Olympic
Women's football
Women's National League	Auckland United
NRFL Women's Premiership	West Coast Rangers
Kate Sheppard Cup	Auckland United

The 2025 season was the 135th competitive association football season in New Zealand.

National teams

New Zealand men's national football team

Friendlies

5 September Soccer Ashes	Australia	1–0	New Zealand	Canberra, Australia
19:45 UTC+10	Balard 87'	Source		Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 19,115 Referee: Donald Robertson (Scotland)

9 September Soccer Ashes	New Zealand	1–3	Australia	Auckland, New Zealand
19:00 UTC+12	Wood 57'	Source	Toure 35', 60' Irankunda 54'	Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium Attendance: 18,213 Referee: Donald Robertson (Scotland)

9 October Friendly	Poland	1–0	New Zealand	Chorzów, Poland
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Zieliński 49'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Śląski Attendance: 30,412 Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

14 October Friendly	Norway	1–1	New Zealand	Oslo, Norway
18:00 UTC+2	Nusa 63'	Report	Surman 45+1'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 17,652 Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)

15 November Friendly	Colombia	2–1	New Zealand	Fort Lauderdale, United States
19:00 UTC−5	Puerta 3' Carbonero 88'	Source	Old 80'	Stadium: Chase Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Victor Rivas (United States)

18 November Friendly	Ecuador	2–0	New Zealand	Harrison, United States
20:30 UTC−5	Angulo 50' Campana 83'	Report		Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

2025 Canadian Shield

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
	Canada (C, H)	2	1	0	1	0	4	2	+2	4	Champions
2	New Zealand	2	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	3
3	Ukraine	2	1	0	0	1	4	5	−1	3
4	Ivory Coast	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	−1	2

Source: Instagram
(C) Champion; (H) Host

7 June Canadian Shield	Ivory Coast	0–1	New Zealand	Toronto
19:00 UTC-4		Report	Just 41'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 26,345^[1] Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere (Canada)

10 June Canadian Shield	New Zealand	1–2	Ukraine	Toronto
17:00 UTC-4	Stamenić 59'	Report	Hutsulyak 54' Zinchenko 75'	Stadium: BMO Field Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Third round

21 March 2025 (2025-03-21)	New Zealand	7–0	Fiji	Wellington, New Zealand
19:00^[2]	Wood 6', 56', 60' Singh 17' Wara 23' (o.g.) Payne 33' Barbarouses 73'	Report (FIFA) Report (OFC)		Stadium: Sky Stadium Attendance: 20,947 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

24 March 2025 (2025-03-24)	New Caledonia	0–3	New Zealand	Auckland, New Zealand
19:00		Report (FIFA) Report (OFC)	Boxall 62' Barbarouses 66' Just 80'	Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 25,132 Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

New Zealand women's national football team

Friendlies

23 February Friendly	Costa Rica	1–1	New Zealand	Santa Ana, Costa Rica
18:00	Chinchilla 20'	Report	Riley 45+2'	Stadium: Estadio Piedades de Santa Ana Attendance: 1,550

26 February Friendly	Costa Rica	0–1	New Zealand	Alajuela, Costa Rica
16:00		Report	Hahn 89'	Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto

5 April Friendly	Chinese Taipei	Cancelled	New Zealand	Taiwan
		Report		Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Note: The match was called off due to issues with the pitch.^[3]

8 April Friendly	Chinese Taipei	Cancelled	New Zealand	Kaohsiung, Taiwan
18:30 UTC+9		Source		Stadium: Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium
Note: The match was called off due to issues with the pitch.^[4]

31 May Friendly	New Zealand	1–3	Venezuela	San Pedro Alcántara, Spain
18:00 UTC+2	Kitching 38'	Report	Castellanos 25' Romero 40' Chirinos 86'	Stadium: Marbella Football Center Referee: Seth Galia (Gibraltar)

3 June Friendly	New Zealand	2–1	Venezuela	Algeciras, Spain
18:00 UTC+2	Clegg 45' Hand 73'	Report	Speckmaier 41'	Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Mirador

23 October Friendly	Mexico	1–0	New Zealand	Mexico City, Mexico
20:00 UTC−6	Farmer 10'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 10,250 Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)

26 October Friendly	Mexico	2–0	New Zealand	Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
20:00 UTC−6	Ordóñez 11' Sánchez 16'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Belkis Flores (Honduras)

29 October Friendly	United States	6–0	New Zealand	Kansas City, United States
19:00 UTC−5	Sears 8', 55', 84' Cooper 34' Lavelle 44' Macario 66'	Report		Stadium: CPKC Stadium Attendance: 11,044 Referee: Saphire Stockman (Costa Rica)

28 November Friendly	Australia	5–0	New Zealand	Gosford, Australia
19:30 UTC+11	Sayer 13' Raso 24' Carpenter 70' Cooney-Cross 71' Gorry 90+2'	Report		Stadium: polytec Stadium Attendance: 20,519 Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)

2 December Friendly	Australia	2–0	New Zealand	Adelaide, Australia
20:00 UTC+10:30	Kennedy 19' Raso 70'	Report		Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 15,097 Referee: Hong Yu (China)

New Zealand national under-20 football team

Friendlies

4 June Friendly	Chile	3–1	New Zealand	Santiago
15:30 UTC−4	Carcamo Vásquez (o.g.)	Report	Brooke-Smith	Stadium: Complejo Deportivo Quilín Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

7 June Friendly	Chile	2–1	New Zealand	Santiago
15:30 UTC−4	Silva 9' Rossel 47'	Report	Bulkeley 52'	Stadium: Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida Attendance: 2,075

September Friendly	New Zealand	0–1	South Korea	Santiago
		Report	48' (pen.)

2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	3	3	0	7	0	+7	9	Knockout stage
2	Chile (H)	3	1	2	3	5	−2	3^[a]	Knockout stage
3	Egypt	3	1	2	3	5	−2	3^[a]
4	New Zealand	3	1	2	3	6	−3	3^[a]

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Teams were tied on head-to-head record (3 points, 0 goal difference, and 3 goals scored), overall record was used. Fair play points: Chile −5, Egypt −7.^[5]

27 September 2025 (2025-09-27)	Chile	2–1	New Zealand	Santiago, Chile
20:00	Millán 54' Garguez 90+7'	Report	Walker 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Attendance: 45,547 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

30 September 2025 (2025-09-30)	Egypt	1–2	New Zealand	Santiago, Chile
17:00	Ahmed Kabaka 5'	Report	Brooke-Smith 13' Loke 16'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Attendance: 5,991 Referee: Khalid Al-Thurais (Saudi Arabia)

3 October 2025 (2025-10-03)	New Zealand	0–3	Japan	Valparaíso, Chile
20:00		Report	Ogura 22' Smith 64' (o.g.) Ishii 82'	Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander Attendance: 2,938 Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

New Zealand women's national under-20 football team

2025 OFC U-19 Women's Championship

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	3	3	0	0	22	0	+22	9	Knockout stage
2	New Caledonia	3	1	1	1	2	5	−3	4	Knockout stage
3	Tahiti (H)	3	1	1	1	3	8	−5	4	Fifth place match
4	Vanuatu	3	0	0	3	0	14	−14	0

Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

22 September 2025 (2025-09-22)	New Zealand	7–0	Tahiti	Papeete, Tahiti
15:00	L. Brazendale 12', 49' Mortlock 14' Lyon 37' Benson 44' Brown 64' De Wit 89'	Report		Stadium: Stade Paea Attendance: 100 Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan) Man of the Match: Zoe Benson

25 September 2025 (2025-09-25)	New Zealand	4–0	New Caledonia	Papeete, Tahiti
11:00	L. Brazendale 16' De Wit 70' Benson 86', 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Stade Paea Attendance: 100 Referee: Shu Ting Yang (China) Man of the Match: Amber De Wit

28 September 2025 (2025-09-28)	Vanuatu	0–11	New Zealand	Papeete, Tahiti
11:00		Report	De Wit 13' O'Brien 18' Brill 23' Lyon 31', 41', 67', 68', 78' Benson 57' Brown 60' L. Brazendale 88'	Stadium: Stade Paea Attendance: 80 Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands) Man of the Match: Emily Lyon

Knockout stage

1 October 2025 (2025-10-01) Semi-final	New Zealand	8–0	Cook Islands	Papeete, Tahiti
15:00	Benson 33' Lyon 36', 41', 55' Cleall-Harding 67' L. Brazendale 76', 89' O'Brien 86'	Report		Stadium: Stade Paea Attendance: 150 Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan) Man of the Match: Daisy Brazendale

4 October 2025 (2025-10-04) Final	New Caledonia	0–3	New Zealand	Papeete, Tahiti
15:00		Report	Benson 17' Lyon 36', 45'	Stadium: Stade Paea Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji) Man of the Match: Mackenzie Greene

New Zealand national under-17 football team

Friendlies

October 2025 (2025-10) Friendly	United States	2–0	New Zealand	Qatar
		Report

2025 FIFA Youth Series

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	2	2	0	0	5	3	+2	6	Advance to Final
2	Switzerland (H)	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	1	Advance to Third place play-off
3	Guatemala	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1	Advance to Fifth place play-off

Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts

18 May 2025 (2025-05-18)	Switzerland	2–3	New Zealand	Zurich
16:30	Ocran 15' Krasniqi 73' (pen.)	Report	Nunez 3' Dyer 49' Hamilton 54'	Stadium: FIFA headquarters Referee: Kaio Santos de Lima (Brazil)

19 May 2025 (2025-05-19)	Guatemala	1–2	New Zealand	Zurich
16:30	Alvarado 14'	Report	Perez 68' Trenberth 77'	Stadium: FIFA headquarters Referee: Daniel Uhrmann (Switzerland)

Final

22 May 2025 (2025-05-22)	New Zealand	0–3	Paraguay	Zurich
16:30		Report	Lopez 19' Diaz 79' Gomez 90+5'	Stadium: FIFA headquarters

2025 OFC U-16 Championship

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	3	2	1	0	13	0	+13	7	Knockout stage
2	New Caledonia	3	2	1	0	10	2	+8	7	Knockout stage
3	Solomon Islands (H)	3	1	0	2	6	13	−7	3	5th place match
4	Samoa	3	0	0	3	0	14	−14	0	7th place match

Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

18 August 2025 (2025-08-18)	New Zealand	5–0	Samoa	Honiara, Solomon Islands
12:00	Perez 8', 45', 48' des Tombe 29' Trenberth 68'	Report		Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 536 Referee: Arnold Tari (Vanuatu)

21 August 2025 (2025-08-21)	New Zealand	0–0	New Caledonia	Honiara, Solomon Islands
12:00		Report		Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 380 Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)

24 August 2025 (2025-08-24)	Solomon Islands	0–8	New Zealand	Honiara, Solomon Islands
15:00		Report	Woldegiorgis 25', 43', 73' Dyer 37' Nuñez 41' (pen.) Pietersen 44' Perez 52' des Tombe 83'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 2,368 Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)

Knockout stage

27 August 2025 (2025-08-27) Semi-final	New Zealand	2–0	Papua New Guinea	Honiara, Solomon Islands
17:00	Nuñez 62' Perez 71' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 438 Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)

30 August 2025 (2025-08-30) Final	New Caledonia	0–2	New Zealand	Honiara, Solomon Islands
17:00		Report	Clegg 44' Perez 90+5'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)

2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Group L

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Austria	3	3	0	8	1	+7	9	Knockout stage
2	Mali	3	2	1	5	3	+2	6	Knockout stage
3	Saudi Arabia	3	1	2	3	5	−2	3
4	New Zealand	3	0	3	3	10	−7	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

5 November 2025 (2025-11-05)	Mali	3–0	New Zealand	Al Rayyan, Qatar
17:45	Dembélé 17' Ballo 55' Bomba 78'	Report		Stadium: Aspire Zone, (pitch 2) Referee: Vasileios Fotias (Greece)

8 November 2025 (2025-11-08)	Saudi Arabia	3–2	New Zealand	Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:45	Sufyani 2' Dahal 58' Saeed 90+1'	Report	Núñez 55' Perniskie 83'	Stadium: Aspire Zone, (pitch 7) Referee: Oleksii Derevinskyi (Ukraine)

11 November 2025 (2025-11-11)	New Zealand	1–4	Austria	Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:45	Britton 82'	Report	Jozepovic 49' Dobis 87' Deshishku 88', 90+4'	Stadium: Aspire Zone, (pitch 9) Referee: Tanguy Mebiame (Gabon)

New Zealand women’s national under-17 football team

Friendlies

10 October 2025 Friendly	New Zealand	4–3	Nigeria	Morocco
	Bennett Candy	Report		Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

15 October 2025 Friendly	New Zealand	0–5	China	Morocco
		Report		Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

2025 OFC U-16 Women's Championship

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	3	3	0	15	0	+15	9	Knockout stage
2	Solomon Islands	3	2	1	2	5	−3	6	Knockout stage
3	Tonga	3	1	2	2	6	−4	3
4	American Samoa	3	0	3	1	9	−8	0

Source: OFC

2 August 2025 (2025-08-02)	New Zealand	4–0	Tonga	Samoa Football HQ, Apia
15:00	Robson 25', 45', 90+6' Humphrey 67'	Report		Attendance: 250 Referee: Kyllian Lelarge (New Caledonia)

5 August 2025 (2025-08-05)	New Zealand	5–0	Solomon Islands	Samoa Football HQ, Apia
15:00	Rice 37' Humphrey 45+2' Hitchcock 56' Fili 74' Summers 83'	Report		Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

8 August 2025 (2025-08-08)	American Samoa	0–6	New Zealand	Samoa Football HQ, Apia
15:00		Report	Vosper 26' Sharkey 43' Robson 45+3' Gray 63' Summers 66' Chaytor 68'	Referee: Alexandra Toto (Vanuatu)

Knockout stage

11 August 2025 (2025-08-11) Semi-final	New Zealand	4–2	New Caledonia	Samoa Football HQ, Apia
15:00	Robson 15' Hitchcock 52' Humphrey 55', 88'	Report	Hmaen 29' Buama 90+12'	Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

14 August 2025 (2025-08-14) Final	Samoa	0–3	New Zealand	Samoa Football HQ, Apia
15:00		Report	Fili 6' Hitchcock 18' Robson 29'	Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	7	Knockout stage
2	Paraguay	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	7
3	Zambia	3	1	0	2	5	4	+1	3
4	New Zealand	3	0	0	3	1	11	−10	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

19 October 2025 (2025-10-19)	Japan	3–0	New Zealand	Salé, Morocco
14:00	Aoki 38' (pen.) Fukushima 75' Shikida 84'	Report		Stadium: Mohammed VI Football Academy (pitch 3) Attendance: 204 Referee: Josephine Wanjiru (Kenya)

22 October 2025 (2025-10-22)	Paraguay	4–1	New Zealand	Salé, Morocco
20:00	Martínez 49', 54', 65' Florentín 67'	Report	Pugh 30'	Stadium: Mohammed VI Football Academy (pitch 3) Attendance: 1,345 Referee: Yacine Samassa (Mauritania)

25 October 2025 (2025-10-25)	New Zealand	0–4	Zambia	Salé, Morocco
20:00		Report	Mbali 33' Chipasula 44' Sekeseke 69' Muller 80' (o.g.)	Stadium: Mohammed VI Football Academy (pitch 2) Attendance: 1,479 Referee: Paula Fernández (Colombia)

FIFA competitions

FIFA Club World Cup

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Benfica	3	2	1	0	9	2	+7	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Bayern Munich	3	2	0	1	12	2	+10	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Boca Juniors	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2
4	Auckland City	3	0	1	2	1	17	−16	1

Source: FIFA

15 June 2025 (2025-06-15)	Bayern Munich	10–0	Auckland City	Cincinnati, United States
12:00 pm EDT	Coman 6', 21' Boey 18' Olise 20', 45+3' Müller 45', 89' Musiala 67', 73' (pen.), 84'	Report		Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 21,152^[6] Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

20 June 2025 (2025-06-20)	Benfica	6–0	Auckland City	Orlando, United States
12:00 pm EDT	Carreras 45+4' Di María 45+8' (pen.), 90+8' (pen.) Kökçü 48' Pavlidis 53' Renato Sanches 63' Barreiro 76', 78' Bajrami 87'	Report		Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 6,730^[7] Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)
Note: At 1:06 pm EDT, during the half-time break, the match was interrupted due to adverse weather conditions. The match was resumed at 3:20 pm EDT.^[8]

24 June 2025 (2025-06-24)	Auckland City	1–1	Boca Juniors	Nashville, United States
2:00 pm CDT	Gray 52'	Report	Garrow 26' (o.g.)	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 16,899^[9] Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
Note: At 3:21 pm CDT, in the 54th minute, the match was interrupted due to adverse weather conditions. The match was resumed at 4:10 pm.^[10]

FIFA Intercontinental Cup

14 September 2025 (2025-09-14) First round	Pyramids	3–0	Auckland City	Cairo, Egypt
21:00 EGY	El Karti 14' Hamdy 74' Ziko 85'	Report		Stadium: 30 June Stadium Attendance: 4,157 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

FIFA Women's Champions Cup

8 October 2025 (2025-10-08) Round 1	Wuhan Jiangda	1–0	Auckland United	Wuhan Sports Center, Wuhan
	Jiang Chenjing 88'	Report		Attendance: 32,318 Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

OFC Competitions

OFC Champions League

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	AUC	TIG	PIR	REW
1	Auckland City	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Knockout stage	—	2−0	1–0	—
2	Tiga Sport	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4	Knockout stage	—	—	—	4–2
3	Pirae	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4		—	1–1	—	—
4	Rewa	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1		1–1	—	0−1	—

Source: OFC

30 March 2025 (2025-03-30)	Auckland City	1–0	Pirae	Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
15:00 UTC+11	Manickum 41'	Report		Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

2 April 2025 (2025-04-02)	Auckland City	2−0	Tiga Sport	Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
15:00 UTC+11	Manickum 25' Zeb 90+4'	Report		Attendance: 1,635 Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

5 April 2025 (2025-04-05)	Rewa	1–1	Auckland City	Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
15:00 UTC+11	Orobulu 90+5'	Report	Zeb 12'	Attendance: 1,077 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Knockout stage

9 April 2025 (2025-04-09)	Auckland City	2−0	Ifira Black Bird	Honiara, Solomon Islands
12:00 (UTC+11)	Zeb 25' Bevan 86'	Report		Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 1,125 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Final

12 April 2025 (2025-04-12)	Auckland City	2–0	Hekari United	Honiara, Solomon Islands
18:00 (UTC+11)	Bevan 39', 83' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

OFC Women's Champions League

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	AUC	HEK	PIR	PAN
1	Auckland United	3	3	0	24	1	+23	9	Advance to semi-finals	—	—	—	11–0
2	Hekari Womens	3	2	1	15	2	+13	6	Advance to semi-finals	1–2	—	2–0	—
3	Pirae (H)	3	1	2	6	13	−7	3		0–11	—	—	6–0
4	PanSa	3	0	3	0	29	−29	0		—	0–12	—	—

Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

5 May 2025 (2025-05-05)	Pirae	0–11	Auckland United	Pirae
15:00 (UTC-10:00)		Report	Benson 6', 8', 19', 42', 45' Canham 10', 38' Pritchard 45' Dugan 74', 90' Roche 90+6'	Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 250 Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)

8 May 2024 (2024-05-08)	Hekari Womens	1–2	Auckland United	Pirae
12:00 (UTC-10:00)	Waida 90'	Report	Granger 42' Pritchard 55'	Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 200 Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)

11 May 2024 (2024-05-11)	Auckland United	11–0	PanSa	Pirae
12:00 (UTC-10:00)	Knott 6', 21', 30' Pritchard 19' (pen.) Philpot 23' A. Vosper 40' Vlok 51', 85', 90+2' S. Vosper 81' McConnell 89'	Report		Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 200 Referee: Jovita Ambrose (Solomon Islands)

Knockout stage

14 May 2025 (2025-05-14)	Auckland United	6–1	Henderson Eels	Pirae
15:00	Dugan 3' Benson 5', 18', 28' Pritchard 7' Canham 47'	Report	Pegi 26'	Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 200 Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)

Final

17 May 2025 (2025-05-17)	Hekari United	0–1	Auckland United	Pirae
14:00 UTC−10		Report	Canham 26'	Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 300 Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)

Men's football

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league	New
Northern League	Fencibles United	Hamilton Wanderers Melville United	Auckland FC Reserves
Central League	Upper Hutt City	Stop Out Sports Club	None
Southern League	Wānaka	FC Twenty 11	None

National League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wellington Olympic	10	7	0	3	23	14	+9	21	Qualification to Grand Final
2	Auckland City (C)	10	6	2	2	19	14	+5	20	Qualification to Grand Final and Champions League group stage
3	Miramar Rangers	10	6	1	3	25	14	+11	19
4	Auckland FC Reserves^[a]	10	5	3	2	17	10	+7	18
5	Western Springs	10	5	1	4	16	13	+3	16
6	Birkenhead United	10	5	0	5	20	21	−1	15
7	Christchurch United	10	4	2	4	16	19	−3	14
8	Western Suburbs	10	3	1	6	19	21	−2	10
9	Wellington Phoenix Reserves^[a]	10	3	1	6	18	21	−3	10
10	Auckland United	10	2	2	6	11	19	−8	8
11	Coastal Spirit	10	2	1	7	5	23	−18	7

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^[12]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Auckland FC Reserves and Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.^[12]

Grand final

13 December 2025

18:00 NZDT

Wellington Olympic	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Auckland City
Stoupe 90+3' Prins 101'	Report	Ellis 81' Gray 120+2'
Penalties
Mata Prins Mason-Smith Davenport-Petersen Solomon Reynolds Barclay Davies	6–7	Ilich Zeb Ellis Kilkolly Gray Lobo Manickum Boxall

Newtown Park, Wellington

Referee: Calvin Berg^[13]

Northern League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Western Springs (C)	22	13	3	6	44	30	+14	42	Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship
2	Birkenhead United	22	12	5	5	55	33	+22	41	Qualification to National League Championship
3	Auckland United	22	12	4	6	47	32	+15	40
4	Auckland City	22	12	4	6	35	24	+11	40
5	Eastern Suburbs	22	12	4	6	35	27	+8	40
6	East Coast Bays	22	10	6	6	32	27	+5	36
7	Tauranga City	22	9	3	10	42	38	+4	30
8	Bay Olympic	22	6	6	10	26	36	−10	24
9	Auckland FC Reserves^[a]	22	6	5	11	33	37	−4	23	Qualification to National League Championship
10	Fencibles United	22	5	6	11	37	49	−12	21
11	Manurewa (R)	22	4	4	14	24	57	−33	16	Relegation to NRFL Championship
12	West Coast Rangers (R)	22	3	6	13	26	46	−20	15	Relegation to NRFL Championship

Source: NRF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss^[12]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Auckland FC Reserves gain automatic entry into the National League Championship phase and cannot be relegated due to the A-League Men requirements.^[14]

Central League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wellington Olympic (C)	18	16	1	1	64	14	+50	49	Winner of Central League and qualification to National League Championship
2	Miramar Rangers	18	12	3	3	53	22	+31	39	Qualification to National League Championship
3	Western Suburbs	18	10	4	4	57	24	+33	34
4	Wellington Phoenix Reserves^[a]	18	8	5	5	44	26	+18	29
5	Napier City Rovers	18	8	4	6	45	24	+21	28
6	Island Bay United	18	5	4	9	32	32	0	19
7	Waterside Karori	18	4	4	10	29	70	−41	16
8	Upper Hutt City	18	3	5	10	20	50	−30	14
9	Petone	18	4	1	13	20	47	−27	13
10	North Wellington (R)	18	1	7	10	29	76	−47	10	Relegation to Central League 2

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^[12]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Wellington Phoenix Reserves gain automatic entry into the National League Championship phase and cannot be relegated due to the A-League Men requirements.^[15]

Southern League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Coastal Spirit (C)	18	14	0	4	56	21	+35	42	Winner of Southern League and qualification to National League Championship
2	Christchurch United	18	12	4	2	66	13	+53	40	Qualification to National League Championship
3	Cashmere Technical	18	12	3	3	59	29	+30	39
4	Nelson Suburbs	18	9	3	6	42	27	+15	30
5	Nomads United	18	8	4	6	44	35	+9	28
6	Ferrymead Bays	18	8	4	6	33	32	+1	28
7	Dunedin City Royals	18	7	5	6	39	31	+8	26
8	Wānaka	18	5	0	13	23	58	−35	15
9	University of Canterbury	18	1	2	15	20	78	−58	5
10	Selwyn United (R)	18	0	3	15	20	78	−58	3	Relegated to the Nelson Premiership/Canterbury Premiership/Southern Premiership

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^[12]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Cup Competitions

Chatham Cup

Final

7 September 2025

13:00

Auckland United	2–4	Wellington Olympic
Vollenhoven 17' Curry 73'	Report	Watson 4', 68' Prins 34' Sinclair 59'

North Harbour Stadium, Albany

Referee: Cory Mills

Charity Cup

2025 Charity Cup

Women's football

National Women's League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Auckland United (C)	9	7	1	1	31	3	+28	22	Qualification to Grand Final
2	Eastern Suburbs	9	6	2	1	30	6	+24	20	Qualification to Grand Final
3	CF Wellington United	9	6	1	2	39	14	+25	19
4	West Coast Rangers	9	5	2	2	18	7	+11	17
5	Southern United	9	4	1	4	20	15	+5	13
6	Western Springs	9	4	0	5	31	17	+14	12
7	Wellington Phoenix Reserves^[a]	9	3	2	4	19	24	−5	11
8	Canterbury United Pride	9	3	1	5	17	32	−15	10
9	CF Petone	9	2	0	7	6	24	−18	6
10	Central Football	9	0	0	9	0	69	−69	0

Source: New Zealand Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Head to head; 5) Disciplinary record; 6) Coin toss^[16]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.^[16]

Grand final

29 November 2025

18:00 NZDT

Auckland United	1–0	Eastern Suburbs
Benson 36'	Report

Keith Hay Park, Mount Roskill, Auckland

Attendance: Sarah Jones

NRFL Women’s Premiership

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	West Coast Rangers (C)	21	16	2	3	65	24	+41	50	Winner of NRFL Premiership and qualification to National League Championship
2	Auckland United	21	16	1	4	75	17	+58	49	Qualification to National League Championship
3	Eastern Suburbs	21	14	2	5	62	22	+40	44
4	Western Springs	21	9	6	6	46	27	+19	33
5	Fencibles United	21	7	6	8	32	38	−6	27
6	Ellerslie	21	5	5	11	33	52	−19	20
7	FC Tauranga Moana	21	3	1	17	22	99	−77	10
8	Hibiscus Coast (R)	21	2	1	18	11	67	−56	7	Relegation to NRFL Women's Championship

Source: Northern Region 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^[17]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Cup Competitions

Kate Sheppard Cup

Final

Deaths

4 March 2025: Michael Jones, 79, New Zealand, Seatoun and Stop Out defender.^[18]
16 April 2025: Iain Gillies, 89, New Zealand and Eastern Union defender.^[19]

Retirements

2 September 2025: Scott Morris, 24, former Auckland FC goalkeeper.^[20]^[21]
2 November 2025: Ali Riley, 38, former New Zealand defender.^[22]

New clubs

Notes

References

^ "International Match (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
^ https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2025/01/18/fiji-reveal-plans-to-be-at-their-best-for-fifa-world-cup-qualifier-against-all-whites/
^ "Behind-closed-doors match called off between Ferns and Chinese Taipei". friendsoffootballnz.com. 5 April 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
^ "'Safety concerns' force cancellation of Ferns international against Chinese Tapei". friendsoffootballnz.com. 6 April 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
^ "High drama as Chile, Ukraine and Paraguay progress". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025. ... Chile finished with -5, while Egypt had -7.
^ "Match Report: FC Bayern München v. Auckland City FC" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
^ "Match Report: SL Benfica v. Auckland City FC" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
^ Rampling, Ali (20 June 2025). "Benfica-Auckland City Club World Cup game endures over two-hour weather delay". The Athletic. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
^ "Match Report: Auckland City FC v. CA Boca Juniors" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
^ "Boca Juniors draw with Auckland City, exit Club World Cup". Reuters. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
^ "Regulations-of-the-OFC-Mens-Champions-League-2025: Article 16" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "National League Regulations 2025: Article 29 - NL Format". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
^ "All On the Line: Wellington Olympic vs Auckland City FC for the Dettol National League Title". New Zealand Football. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
^ "National League Regulations 2022: Article 12". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
^ "National League Regulations 2022: Article 12". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Men's National League Regulations Season 2024: Article 29 - NL Format". Northern Region Football. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
^ "LOTTO NRFL Regulations 2024: Appendix 2, Article 7 - Declaration of Winner". Northern Region Football. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
^ "VALE: Mike Jones, the New Zealand international who became 'Mr Seatoun'". friendsoffootballnz.com. 9 March 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
^ "VALE: Gisborne's Iain Gillies leaves huge legacy in football and journalism". friendsoffootballnz.com. 19 April 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
^ "Injury leads to early retirement of Auckland FC goalkeeper Scott Morris". friendsoffootballnz.com. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
^ "Scott Morris Announces Retirement". Auckland FC. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
^ "Angel City Football Club Captain and New Zealand International Star Ali Riley Announces Retirement". Angel City FC. 30 September 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
^ Max Fletcher; Jack Sharp (14 February 2025). "Auckland FC name 17-player squad for club's first Northern League campaign". Friends of Football.
^ "South Island United: What does it mean for you?". Christchurch United. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.

[table_hth_CHI0.39642432723028-6] Teams were tied on head-to-head record (3 points, 0 goal difference, and 3 goals scored), overall record was used. Fair play points: Chile −5, Egypt −7.^[5]

[table_note_WPX0.12174010282463-14] Auckland FC Reserves and Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.^[12]

[table_note_AFC0.23372111992618-17] Auckland FC Reserves gain automatic entry into the National League Championship phase and cannot be relegated due to the A-League Men requirements.^[14]

[table_note_WPX0.16567900412049-19] Wellington Phoenix Reserves gain automatic entry into the National League Championship phase and cannot be relegated due to the A-League Men requirements.^[15]

[table_note_WPX0.30123984036094-21] Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.^[16]

[1] "International Match (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 11 June 2025.

[2] ttps://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2025/01/18/fiji-reveal-plans-to-be-at-their-best-for-fifa-world-cup-qualifier-against-all-whites/

[3] "Behind-closed-doors match called off between Ferns and Chinese Taipei". friendsoffootballnz.com. 5 April 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.

[4] "'Safety concerns' force cancellation of Ferns international against Chinese Tapei". friendsoffootballnz.com. 6 April 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.

[5] "High drama as Chile, Ukraine and Paraguay progress". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025. ... Chile finished with -5, while Egypt had -7.

[7] "Match Report: FC Bayern München v. Auckland City FC" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.

[8] "Match Report: SL Benfica v. Auckland City FC" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.

[9] Rampling, Ali (20 June 2025). "Benfica-Auckland City Club World Cup game endures over two-hour weather delay". The Athletic. Retrieved 21 June 2025.

[10] "Match Report: Auckland City FC v. CA Boca Juniors" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.

[11] "Boca Juniors draw with Auckland City, exit Club World Cup". Reuters. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.

[regulations-12] "Regulations-of-the-OFC-Mens-Champions-League-2025: Article 16" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 17 September 2025.

[regulations_2-13] "National League Regulations 2025: Article 29 - NL Format". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

[refs-15] "All On the Line: Wellington Olympic vs Auckland City FC for the Dettol National League Title". New Zealand Football. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.

[A-LeagueChamps-16] "National League Regulations 2022: Article 12". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

[phxchamps-18] "National League Regulations 2022: Article 12". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

[reg_2025-20] "Men's National League Regulations Season 2024: Article 29 - NL Format". Northern Region Football. Retrieved 18 January 2024.

[22] "LOTTO NRFL Regulations 2024: Appendix 2, Article 7 - Declaration of Winner". Northern Region Football. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

[23] "VALE: Mike Jones, the New Zealand international who became 'Mr Seatoun'". friendsoffootballnz.com. 9 March 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.

[24] "VALE: Gisborne's Iain Gillies leaves huge legacy in football and journalism". friendsoffootballnz.com. 19 April 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.

[25] "Injury leads to early retirement of Auckland FC goalkeeper Scott Morris". friendsoffootballnz.com. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.

[26] "Scott Morris Announces Retirement". Auckland FC. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.

[27] "Angel City Football Club Captain and New Zealand International Star Ali Riley Announces Retirement". Angel City FC. 30 September 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.

[28] Max Fletcher; Jack Sharp (14 February 2025). "Auckland FC name 17-player squad for club's first Northern League campaign". Friends of Football.

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