2024 NRFL Leagues
The 2024 NRFL Leagues is the 60th and 58th seasons respectively of the NRFL Championship and NRFL Conference, football competitions in New Zealand. Established in 1965, currently twelve teams compete in the championship while eight teams compete in the Northern and Southern sections of the Conference League. The week the Northern League and NRFL Championship started, NRF announced changes to the competition structure for the 2024 season to accommodate Auckland FC.[1] Auckland FC will have a reserves team playing in the qualifying and championship phases of the New Zealand National League from next season to fulfil their A-League Men requirements.[2] To allow space for Auckland FC, the Northern League will now have a relegation play-off between the 10th place team and the runners up of the NRFL Championship for this season only. This also means an additional team will be relegated from the NRFL Championship and from the NRFL Conference leagues (with potential for further relegations to keep the conference leagues at 8 teams).[1][3] New Zealand Football apologised for the late communication of decisions on 5 September 2024.[4] Northern LeagueThe Northern League sits above the two NRFL Divisions and is also overseen by Northern Region Football, despite being run by New Zealand Football as part of the New Zealand National League. Twelve teams will compete in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the 2023 Championship. The promoted teams are Tauranga City and East Coast Bays.[5] This is both Tauranga's and East Coast Bay's first season in the Northern League. They replaced Takapuna (two seasons) and Manukau United (three seasons).[6] Northern League table
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[7][8] (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated Championship
Each team can field a maximum of five foreign players as well as one additional foreign player who has Oceania Football Confederation nationality. Over the course of the season, each team must also ensure players aged 20 or under account for 7% of available playing minutes.[9] Championship teamsTwelve teams are competing in the league – nine teams from the previous season, the two teams relegated from the 2023 Northern League and one team promoted from the NRFL Conference. The relegated teams were Takapuna and Manukau United,[6] while the promoted team is Franklin United.[10] Tauranga City were promoted alongside East Coast Bays, while Waiheke United were relegated.[5]
Championship personnel and kits
Championship table
Source: Northern Region Football[26]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[3] (C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated Championship results tableChampionship scoringChampionship top scorers
Northern Conference
Northern Conference teamsEight teams are competing in the league – five teams from the previous season, the team relegated from the 2023 Championship and the champions of the 2023 NRF League One. The relegated team is Waiheke United,[5] while the promoted team is Te Atatu.[29] Franklin United were promoted as winners of the conference play-off,[10] while West Auckland and Central United were relegated.[30]
Northern Conference table
Source: Northern Region Football[26] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[3] (C) Champions; (R) Relegated Notes:
Northern Conference results tableSouthern Conference
Southern Conference teamsEight teams are competing in the league – the same eight teams from the previous season. No side were promoted from WaiBOP League One as Tauranga City won the league and couldn't be promoted, due to their first team being in an NRFL league.[32]
Southern Conference table
Source: Northern Region Football[26] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[3] (C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated Notes:
Southern Conference results tableConference play-offsThe conference play-offs took place on 14 and 21 September 2024.[35] Overview
Matches
Referee: Andy Holdsworth[36]
Onetangi Sports Park, Waiheke Island Referee: Nick Kang[37] Cambridge won 2–0 on aggregate and was promoted to NRFL Championship. Women's PremiershipThe NRFL Women's Premiership acts as a qualifier for the New Zealand Women's National League. Eight teams are competing in the league – the top seven teams from the previous season and the promoted side from the 2023 NRFL Championship. The promoted team is Franklin United as winners of the NRFL Championship.[38] They replaced Northern Rovers.[39] Women's Premiership table
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[40] (C) Champions; (R) Relegated Women's Championship
Women's Championship teamsEight teams are competing in the league – five teams from the previous season, the one team relegated from the 2023 NRFL Premiership, Northern Rovers,[41] and one team promoted from each of the NRF Women's Conference and the WaiBOP W-League. The promoted teams are Birkenhead United and Melville United.[42][43] Franklin United were promoted,[44] while Te Atatu were relegated.[45] Tauranga City and Otumoetai merged along with Papamoa to form FC Tauranga Moana.[46]
Women's Championship table
Source: Northern Region Football[26]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[47] (C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Women's Championship results tableReferences
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