2024 in New Zealand football

Football in New Zealand
Season	2024
Men's football
Northern League	Auckland City
Central League	Wellington Olympic
Southern League	Cashmere Technical
Charity Cup	Wellington Olympic

The 2024 season is the 134th competitive association football season in New Zealand.

National teams

New Zealand men's national football team

Friendlies

7 September Friendly	Mexico	v	New Zealand	Pasadena, United States
				Stadium: Rose Bowl

10 September Friendly	United States	v	New Zealand	Cincinnati, United States
				Stadium: TQL Stadium

2024 FIFA Series

22 March 2024 FIFA Series	Egypt	1–0	New Zealand	New Administrative Capital, Egypt
22:00 UTC+2	Mohamed 29' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: New Administrative Capital Stadium Attendance: 30,200 Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)

26 March 2024 FIFA Series	New Zealand	0–0 (2–4 p)	Tunisia	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
22:00 UTC+2		Report		Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)
	Penalties
	Waine Barbarouses Just Rufer		Ben Romdhane Laïdouni Abdi Ghram

2024 OFC Nations Cup

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	2	2	0	7	0	+7	6	Advance to semi-finals
2	Vanuatu (H)	2	1	1	1	4	−3	3	Advance to semi-finals
3	Solomon Islands	2	0	2	0	4	−4	0
4	New Caledonia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

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

15 June	New Zealand	Cancelled	New Caledonia	Port Vila, Vanuatu
15:00 (UTC+11)				Stadium: VFF Freshwater Stadium
Note: On 5 June 2024, New Caledonia withdrew from the 2024 OFC Nations Cup due to the serious crisis in the country.^[1]

18 June	New Zealand	3–0	Solomon Islands	Port Vila, Vanuatu
15:00 (UTC+11)	Waine 6', 11' Barbarouses 45+4'	Report		Stadium: VFF Freshwater Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

21 June	Vanuatu	0–4	New Zealand	Port Vila, Vanuatu
15:00 (UTC+11)		Report	Mata 10', 27' Just 63' Old 78'	Stadium: VFF Freshwater Stadium Attendance: 7,200 Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)

Knockout stage

27 June Semi-final	New Zealand	5–0	Tahiti	Port Vila, Vanuatu
11:00	Surman 7' Waine 45', 53' Barbarouses 45+3', 72'	Report		Stadium: Freshwater Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)

Final

30 June	New Zealand	3–0	Vanuatu	Port Vila, Vanuatu
15:00	Howieson 2' Randall 83' Mata 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Freshwater Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Second round

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	New Zealand (H)	Advance to the third round
2	Tahiti	Advance to the third round
3	Vanuatu (H)
4	First round winner

First match(es) will be played: 11 October 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

11 October Second round	New Zealand	v	Tahiti	Port Vila, Vanuatu
				Stadium: VFF Freshwater Stadium

15 November Second round	New Zealand	v	Vanuatu	Hamilton, New Zealand
				Stadium: Waikato Stadium

18 November Second round	New Zealand	v	First round winner	Auckland, New Zealand
				Stadium: TBD

New Zealand women's national football team

Friendlies

6 April 2024 Friendly	New Zealand	4–0	Thailand	Christchurch, New Zealand
15:00 UTC+13	Wilkinson 17' Hand 64' Kitching 71', 87' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Rugby League Park Attendance: 6,031 Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

9 April 2024 Friendly	New Zealand	0–0	Thailand	Christchurch, New Zealand
19:00 UTC+12		Report		Stadium: Rugby League Park Attendance: 3,503 Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)

13 July Friendly	New Zealand	1–1	Zambia	Vichy, France
17:00	Kitching 67' (pen.)	Report	Chileshe 49'	Stadium: Stade Louis Darragon

OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	3	3	0	14	0	+14	9	Knockout stage
2	Samoa (H)	3	2	1	3	6	−3	6	Knockout stage
3	Tonga	3	1	2	2	6	−4	3
4	Vanuatu	3	0	3	1	8	−7	0

Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

7 February 2024 (2024-02-07)	New Zealand	3–0	Tonga	Apia, Samoa
13:00	Jale 2', 16' Green 13' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: FFS Football Stadium (Field 1) Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

10 February 2024	New Zealand	6–0	Samoa	Apia, Samoa
17:00 UTC+13	Hand 8' Taylor 16' Dade 23' (o.g.) Fraser 34' Green 60' Foster 75'	Report		Stadium: FFS Football Stadium (Field 1) Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

13 February 2024	Vanuatu	0–5	New Zealand	Apia, Samoa
16:00 UTC+13		Report	Hand 12' Hassett 21' Riley 30', 43' Fraser 50'	Stadium: FFS Football Stadium (Field 2) Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)

Knockout stage

16 February 2024 Semi-final	New Zealand	7–1	Fiji	Apia, Samoa
17:00	Riley 6', 45+6' Hand 24', 45+4' Jale 45+2', 67', 83'	Report	Nasau 90+3'	Stadium: FFS Football Stadium (Field 1) Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

19 February 2024 Final	Solomon Islands	1–11	New Zealand	Apia, Samoa
17:00	David 55'	Report	Hand 12' Wilkinson 20', 56' Bowen 25' Jale 37', 63' Riley 45+1', 52' Kitching 70', 76' Nathan 88'	Stadium: FFS Football Stadium (Field 1) Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

2024 Summer Olympics

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France (H)	3	2	1	6	5	+1	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Canada	3	3	0	5	2	+3	3^[a]
3	Colombia	3	1	2	4	4	0	3
4	New Zealand	3	0	3	2	6	−4	0

Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
Notes:

^ On 27 July 2024, Canada were penalized 6 points by FIFA for their coaching staff's involvement in illegal drone spying at an official training venue.^[2] The decision was upheld by CAS on 31 July.^[3]

25 July	Canada	2–1	New Zealand	Saint-Étienne, France
17:00	Lacasse 45+4' Viens 79'	Report	Barry 13'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 2,674^[4] Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

28 July	New Zealand	0–2	Colombia	Décines-Charpieu, France
17:00		Report	Restrepo 27' Santos 72'	Stadium: Stade de Lyon Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)

31 July	New Zealand	1–2	France	Décines-Charpieu, France
21:00	Taylor 43'	Report	Katoto 22', 49'	Stadium: Stade de Lyon Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

New Zealand national under-23 football team

Friendlies

18 July Friendly	Uzbekistan	3–1	New Zealand	Nice, France
17:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Stade de Nice

2024 Summer Olympics

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France (H)	3	3	0	7	0	+7	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	United States	3	2	1	7	4	+3	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	New Zealand	3	1	2	3	8	−5	3
4	Guinea	3	0	3	1	6	−5	0

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

24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)	Guinea	1–2	New Zealand	Nice, France
17:00 UTC+2	Diawara 72'	Report	Garbett 25' Waine 76'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 4,909^[5] Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)	New Zealand	1–4	United States	Marseille, France
19:00 UTC+2	Randall 78'	Report	Mihailovic 8' (pen.) Zimmerman 12' Busio 30' Aaronson 58'	Stadium: Stade de Marseille Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)	New Zealand	0–3	France	Marseille, France
19:00 UTC+2		Report	Mateta 19' Doué 71' Kalimuendo 74'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

New Zealand national under-20 football team

Results and fixtures

2024 OFC U-19 Men's Championship

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	3	3	0	18	0	+18	9	Knockout stage
2	New Caledonia	3	2	1	4	5	−1	6	Knockout stage
3	Samoa	3	1	2	4	8	−4	3
4	Papua New Guinea	3	0	3	2	15	−13	0

Source: OFC

6 July 2024 (2024-07-06)	New Zealand	3–0	New Caledonia	FFS Football Stadium, Apia
12:00	Ukich 18' (pen.) Watson 45+5' Kelly 53'	Report		Attendance: 250 Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)

9 July 2024 (2024-07-09)	New Zealand	5–0	Samoa	FFS Football Stadium, Apia
15:00	Phoenix 14', 59' Gillion 36' Partridge 74' Brown 90' (o.g.)	Report		Attendance: 500 Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)

12 July 2024 (2024-07-12)	Papua New Guinea	0–10	New Zealand	FFS Football Stadium, Apia
12:00		Report	Sloane-Rodrigues 5', 26' Makowem 11', 16' Kelly 18', 58', 71' Walker 67' Ukich 75' Watson 88'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)

Knockout stage

15 July 2024 (2024-07-15) Semi-final	New Zealand	1–0	Fiji	FFS Football Stadium, Apia
15:00	Watson 48'	Report		Attendance: 300 Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

18 July 2024 (2024-07-18) Final	New Caledonia	0–4	New Zealand	FFS Football Stadium, Apia
14:00		Report	Candy 37' Supyk 64', 67' (pen.) Bulkeley 74'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)

New Zealand women's national under-20 football team

Friendlies

11 July	New Zealand	1–1	Australia	Wellington, New Zealand
14:30 UTC+12	Bercelli 20'	Report	Morris 59'	Stadium: Porirua Park

14 July	New Zealand	1–1 (10–11 p)	Australia	Upper Hutt, New Zealand
14:30 UTC+12	Ingham	Source	Woods	Stadium: NZCIS Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Japan	Knockout stage
2	New Zealand	Knockout stage
3	Ghana	Possible knockout stage
4	Austria

First match(es) will be played: 2 September 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

2 September 2024 (2024-09-02)	Japan	v	New Zealand	Estadio El Techo, Bogotá
17:00		Report

5 September 2024 (2024-09-05)	Austria	v	New Zealand	Estadio El Techo, Bogotá
20:00		Report

8 September 2024 (2024-09-08)	New Zealand	v	Ghana	Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali
18:00		Report

New Zealand national under-17 football team

Results and fixtures

2024 OFC U-16 Championship

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	3	3	0	23	1	+22	9	Knockout stage
2	Fiji	3	2	1	6	10	−4	6	Knockout stage
3	Cook Islands	3	1	2	4	10	−6	3	5th place match
4	Vanuatu	3	0	3	3	15	−12	0	7th place match

Source: OFC

28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)	New Zealand	9–0	Vanuatu	Stade Fautaua, Pirae
12:00	Lienard 20' Cartwright 29', 66' Brooke-Smith 42' Fitzharris 45+1', 76' Martin 58' Britton 78' Smith 86'	Report		Attendance: 100^[6] Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

31 July 2024 (2024-07-31)	New Zealand	7–1	Fiji	Stade Fautaua, Pirae
12:00	Cartwright 27', 50' Cardozo 35' Brooke-Smith 43', 45', 81' Perez Baldoni 90+3'	Report	Rasorewa 21'	Attendance: 100^[7] Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

3 August 2024 (2024-08-03)	Cook Islands	0–7	New Zealand	Stade Fautaua, Pirae
12:00		Report	Smith 2', 10' Banza 14' Britton 29', 43', 90+5' Perniskie 64'	Attendance: 100^[8] Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Knockout stage

7 August 2024 (2024-08-07) Semi-final	New Zealand	5–0	New Caledonia	Stade Pater, Pirae
15:00	Cartwright 3', 43', 53' Cardozo 29' Smith 69' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 300^[9] Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

10 August 2024 (2024-08-10) Final	New Zealand	3–1	Fiji	Stade Pater, Pirae
18:00	Martin 3' Brooke-Smith 62' Cardozo 67'	Report	Khan 28'	Attendance: 200^[10] Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

New Zealand women’s national under-17 football team

Results and fixtures

2024 OFC U-16 Women's Championship

Group B

2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Dominican Republic (H)	Knockout stage
2	Ecuador	Knockout stage
3	New Zealand
4	Nigeria

First match(es) will be played: 16 October 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

16 October 2024 (2024-10-16)	New Zealand	v	Nigeria	Estadio Cibao Universitario, Santiago de los Caballeros
16:00		Report

19 October 2024 (2024-10-19)	Dominican Republic	v	New Zealand	Estadio Cibao Universitario, Santiago de los Caballeros
19:00		Report

22 October 2024 (2024-10-22)	Ecuador	v	New Zealand	Estadio Cibao Universitario, Santiago de los Caballeros
19:00		Report

FIFA competitions

FIFA Intercontinental Cup

22 September 2024 (2024-09-22) First Round	Al Ain	v	Auckland City	Al Ain
				Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium

OFC Competitions

OFC Champions League

National play-offs

9 March 2024 (2024-03-09)	Auckland City	1–0	Wellington Olympic	Auckland, New Zealand
14:00 (UTC+13:00)	Ukich 72'	Report		Stadium: Kiwitea Street Attendance: 300 Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)

16 March 2024 (2024-03-16)	Wellington Olympic	3–3 (3–4 agg.)	Auckland City	Wellington, New Zealand
14:00 (UTC+13:00)	Watson 20', 28' Randall 23'	Report	Ilich 27' Murati 48' Howieson 81'	Stadium: Martin Luckie Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Auckland City	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	7	Knockout stage
2	Rewa	3	2	1	0	8	6	+2	7	Knockout stage
3	Hekari United	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
4	Solomon Warriors	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	0

Source: OFC

11 May 2024 (2024-05-11)	Rewa	2–2	Auckland City	Pā'ea
15:00	Sela 62', 64'	Report	Howieson 50' De Vries 66'	Stadium: Stade Paea Attendance: 105 Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)

14 May 2024 (2024-05-14)	Auckland City	1–0	Hekari United	Pā'ea
15:00	Gillion 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Stade Paea Attendance: 101 Referee: Tim Danaskos (Australia)

17 May 2024 (2024-05-17)	Auckland City	5–0	Solomon Warriors	Pā'ea
18:00	Manickum 40', 49', 61' (pen.) Ukich 66' (pen.) De Vries 75'	Report		Stadium: Stade Paea Attendance: 105 Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)

Knockout stage

22 May 2024 (2024-05-22)	Auckland City	1–0	AS Magenta	Pirae
14:00	Ukich 66'	Report		Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 321 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Final

24 May 2024 (2024-05-24)	Auckland City	4–0	Pirae	Pirae
18:00 UTC−10	den Heijer 6' Gillion 30' Ukich 48' Gray 59'	Report		Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 819 Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

OFC Women's Champions League

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Auckland United	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	7	Advance to semi-finals
2	Labasa	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	5	Advance to semi-finals
3	AS Academy	3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	4
4	Veitongo	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

Source: OFC

12 March 2024 (2024-03-12)	Labasa	1–1	Auckland United	Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
15:00 (UTC+11:00)	Kumar 79' (pen.)	Report	Johnson 63'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

14 March 2024 (2024-03-14)	AS Academy	0–5	Auckland United	National Stadium, Honiara
12:00 (UTC+11:00)		Report	Wasi 4', 45+4', 54' Brill 88' Roche 90+2'	Attendance: 100 Referee: Gideon Mamuala (Solomon Islands)

17 March 2024 (2024-03-17)	Auckland United	1–0	Veitongo	National Stadium, Honiara
12:00 (UTC+11:00)	O'Brien 29'	Report		Attendance: 150 Referee: Gerard Ionatana (Samoa)

Knockout stage

20 March 2024 (2024-03-20)	Auckland United	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Tafea	National Stadium, Honiara
15:00	Green 10' Canham 104'	Report	Eramol 82'	Attendance: 350 Referee: Kyllian Lelarge (New Caledonia)

Final

23 March 2024 (2024-03-23)	Hekari United	0–1	Auckland United	National Stadium, Honiara
15:00 UTC+11		Report	Johnson 25'	Attendance: 510 Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

Men's football

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league	Removed
Northern League	East Coast Bays Tauranga City	Manukau United Takapuna	None
Central League	Island Bay United	Whanganui Athletic	None
Southern League	University of Canterbury	None	Green Island

National League

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Auckland City	Qualification to Grand Final and Champions League
2	Birkenhead United	Qualification to Grand Final and Champions League
3	Cashmere Technical
4	Eastern Suburbs
5	Napier City Rovers
6	Wellington Olympic
7	Wellington Phoenix Reserves^[a]
8	Western Springs
9	Western Suburbs
10	Southern League 2nd place

First match(es) will be played: October 2024. 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^[11]
Notes:

^ Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.^[11]

Grand final

Northern League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Auckland City (C, Q)	21	15	3	3	50	19	+31	48	Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship
2	Eastern Suburbs (Q)	21	14	2	5	37	18	+19	44	Qualification to National League Championship
3	Birkenhead United (Q)	21	13	4	4	54	28	+26	43
4	Western Springs (Q)	21	13	4	4	50	29	+21	43
5	Auckland United	21	11	4	6	37	26	+11	37
6	Bay Olympic	21	8	1	12	32	40	−8	25
7	Tauranga City	21	7	3	11	37	55	−18	24
8	West Coast Rangers	21	6	4	11	27	44	−17	22
9	Manurewa	21	5	4	12	39	49	−10	19
10	East Coast Bays	21	4	7	10	26	38	−12	19	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11	Melville United	21	6	0	15	27	51	−24	18	Relegation to NRFL Championship
12	Hamilton Wanderers (R)	21	2	8	11	27	46	−19	14	Relegation to NRFL Championship

Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2024. 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^[11]^[12]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Central League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wellington Olympic (C, Q)	17	16	0	1	74	16	+58	48	Winner of Central League and qualification to National League Championship
2	Western Suburbs (Q)	17	13	1	3	53	22	+31	40	Qualification to National League Championship
3	Napier City Rovers (Q)	17	12	1	4	51	22	+29	37	Qualification to National League Championship
4	Miramar Rangers	17	10	2	5	51	21	+30	32
5	Wellington Phoenix Reserves^[a] (Q)	18	7	3	8	34	40	−6	24	Qualification to National League Championship
6	Waterside Karori	17	7	3	7	34	46	−12	24
7	Petone	17	5	3	9	26	44	−18	18
8	Island Bay United	18	4	0	14	25	64	−39	12
9	North Wellington	17	2	3	12	23	58	−35	9
10	Stop Out (R)	17	1	2	14	19	57	−38	5	Relegation to Central League 2

Updated to match(es) played on 25 August 2024. 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; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Wellington Phoenix Reserves gain automatic entry into the National League Championship phase due to the A-League Men requirements.^[13]

Southern League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cashmere Technical (C, Q)	17	15	1	1	89	18	+71	46	Winner of Southern League and qualification to National League Championship
2	Christchurch United	17	13	1	3	63	20	+43	40	Qualification to National League Championship
3	Coastal Spirit	16	12	3	1	55	16	+39	39
4	Nelson Suburbs	17	8	5	4	52	39	+13	29
5	Ferrymead Bays	17	8	1	8	38	36	+2	25
6	Nomads United	17	6	3	8	24	30	−6	21
7	Dunedin City Royals	16	6	1	9	27	41	−14	19
8	University of Canterbury	17	3	2	12	20	44	−24	11
9	Selwyn United	16	2	2	12	21	66	−45	8
10	FC Twenty 11 (R)	16	0	1	15	7	86	−79	1	Relegated to the Nelson Premiership/Canterbury Premiership/Southern Premiership

Updated to match(es) played on 25 August 2024. 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; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Cup Competitions

Chatham Cup

Final

7 September 2024

19:00

Wellington Olympic	v	Auckland City
	Source

North Harbour Stadium, Auckland

Charity Cup

3 March 2024

13:00 NZDT

Wellington Olympic	3–0	Christchurch United
Mata 33' Watson 50' Coustrain 75'	Report

Martin Luckie Park, Wellington

Referee: Cory Mills^[14]

Women's football

National Women's League

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Auckland United	Qualification to Grand Final
2	Canterbury United Pride	Qualification to Grand Final
3	Central Football
4	Southern United
5	Wellington Phoenix Reserves^[a]
6	West Coast Rangers
7	NRFL Women's Premiership 3
8	NRFL Women's Premiership 4
9	Capital 1
10	Capital 2

First match(es) will be played: October 2024. 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^[11]
Notes:

^ Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.^[11]

Grand final

NRFL Women’s Premiership

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Auckland United (Q)	19	17	2	0	60	8	+52	53	Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship
2	West Coast Rangers (Q)	19	16	1	2	64	24	+40	49	Qualification to National League Championship
3	Eastern Suburbs	20	9	1	10	38	29	+9	28
4	Western Springs	19	8	3	8	35	28	+7	27
5	Fencibles United	19	8	2	9	23	36	−13	26
6	Hibiscus Coast	19	5	3	11	25	42	−17	18
7	Ellerslie	20	3	4	13	18	48	−30	13
8	Hamilton Wanderers	19	2	2	15	13	61	−48	8	Relegation to NRFL Women's Championship

Updated to match(es) played on 25 August 2024. 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^[15]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Cup Competitions

Kate Sheppard Cup

Final

7 September 2024

16:00

Western Springs	v	Auckland United

North Harbour Stadium, Auckland

Deaths

7 August 2024: Jim Moyes, 77, New Zealand and Huntly Thistle defender.^[16]
August 2024: Malcolm Bland, 75, New Zealand, Gisborne City and Eastern Suburbs forward.^[17]

New clubs

FC Tauranga Moana (women's)^[a]^[19]

Notes

^ After the formation of youth teams in 2023,^[18] a women's first team was formed for the 2024 season.

References

^ "La Fédération se résout à la "NON-PARTICIPATION" des cagous". New Caledonian Football Federation. 5 June 2024.
^ "FIFA Appeal Committee decision on the Canadian Soccer Association and its officials". FIFA. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
^ "The appeal filed by the Canadian Olympic Committee and Canada Soccer is dismissed" (PDF) (Press release). Paris: Court of Arbitration for Sport. 31 July 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
^ "Match report – Canada v New Zealand" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
^ "Match report – Guinea v New Zealand" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
^ "New Zealand vs Vanuatu". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
^ "New Zealand vs Fiji". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
^ "Cook Islands vs New Zealand". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
^ "New Zealand vs New Caledonia". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
^ "New Zealand vs Fiji". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Men's National League Regulations Season 2024: Article 29 - NL Format". Northern Region Football. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
^ "LOTTO NRFL Regulations 2024". Northern Region Football. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
^ "National League Regulations 2022: Article 12". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
^ "Age group internationals sign for Wellington Olympic ahead of Charity Cup". friendsoffootballnz.com. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
^ "LOTTO NRFL Regulations 2024: Appendix 2, Article 7 - Declaration of Winner". Northern Region Football. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
^ "VALE: Final whistle blows for former New Zealand international Jim Moyes". friendsoffootballnz.com. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
^ "VALE: Player, coach and mentor — New Zealand international Mal Bland". friendsoffootballnz.com. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
^ "FC Tauranga Moana to hit the ground running in 2023". WaiBOP Football. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
^ "New era for female football in Tauranga". SunLive. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

[table_hth_CAN0.11866029730004-4] On 27 July 2024, Canada were penalized 6 points by FIFA for their coaching staff's involvement in illegal drone spying at an official training venue.^[2] The decision was upheld by CAS on 31 July.^[3]

[table_note_WPX0.31745220269889-13] Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.^[11]

[table_note_WPX0.86439134779591-16] Wellington Phoenix Reserves gain automatic entry into the National League Championship phase due to the A-League Men requirements.^[13]

[table_note_WPX0.67232508290202-18] Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.^[11]

[23] After the formation of youth teams in 2023,^[18] a women's first team was formed for the 2024 season.

[Withdrawal-1] "La Fédération se résout à la "NON-PARTICIPATION" des cagous". New Caledonian Football Federation. 5 June 2024.

[drone-2] "FIFA Appeal Committee decision on the Canadian Soccer Association and its officials". FIFA. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.

[drone_appeal-3] "The appeal filed by the Canadian Olympic Committee and Canada Soccer is dismissed" (PDF) (Press release). Paris: Court of Arbitration for Sport. 31 July 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.

[5] "Match report – Canada v New Zealand" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.

[6] "Match report – Guinea v New Zealand" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

[7] "New Zealand vs Vanuatu". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

[8] "New Zealand vs Fiji". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 1 August 2024.

[9] "Cook Islands vs New Zealand". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 9 August 2024.

[10] "New Zealand vs New Caledonia". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 9 August 2024.

[11] "New Zealand vs Fiji". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

[regulations-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Men's National League Regulations Season 2024: Article 29 - NL Format". Northern Region Football. Retrieved 18 January 2024.

[regulationsNRFMarch2024-14] "LOTTO NRFL Regulations 2024". Northern Region Football. Retrieved 24 March 2024.

[phxchamps-15] "National League Regulations 2022: Article 12". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

[Signings-17] "Age group internationals sign for Wellington Olympic ahead of Charity Cup". friendsoffootballnz.com. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

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

[20] "VALE: Final whistle blows for former New Zealand international Jim Moyes". friendsoffootballnz.com. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.

[21] "VALE: Player, coach and mentor — New Zealand international Mal Bland". friendsoffootballnz.com. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

[22] "FC Tauranga Moana to hit the ground running in 2023". WaiBOP Football. Retrieved 9 March 2023.

[24] "New era for female football in Tauranga". SunLive. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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