2024 in New Zealand football

Football in New Zealand
Season	2024
Men's football
Charity Cup	Wellington Olympic

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

National teams edit

New Zealand men's national football team edit

Friendlies edit

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

2024 FIFA Series edit

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 edit

Group A edit

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	New Zealand	Advance to Semi-finals
2	New Caledonia	Advance to Semi-finals
3	Solomon Islands
4	Vanuatu (H)

First match(es) will be played: 15 June 2024. Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

15 June	New Zealand	v	New Caledonia	Port Vila, Vanuatu
15:00 (UTC+11)				Stadium: VFF Freshwater Stadium

18 June	New Zealand	v	Solomon Islands	Port Vila, Vanuatu
15:00 (UTC+11)				Stadium: VFF Freshwater Stadium

21 June	Vanuatu	v	New Zealand	Port Vila, Vanuatu
15:00 (UTC+11)				Stadium: VFF Freshwater Stadium

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification edit

Second round edit

October Second round	New Zealand	v	TBD	TBD
				Stadium: TBD

November Second round	New Zealand	v	TBD	TBD
				Stadium: TBD

November Second round	New Zealand	v	TBD	TBD
				Stadium: TBD

New Zealand women's national football team edit

Friendlies edit

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	v	Thailand	Christchurch, New Zealand
19:00 UTC+12		Report		Stadium: Rugby League Park Attendance: 3,503 Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)

OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament edit

Group B edit

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 edit

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 edit

Group A edit

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	France (H)	Advance to knockout stage
2	Colombia	Advance to knockout stage
3	Canada	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4	New Zealand

First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)	Canada	v	New Zealand	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
17:00

28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)	New Zealand	v	Colombia	Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu
17:00

31 July 2024 (2024-07-31)	New Zealand	v	France	Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu
21:00

New Zealand national under-23 football team edit

2024 Summer Olympics edit

Group A edit

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	France (H)	Advance to knockout stage
2	United States	Advance to knockout stage
3	AFC–CAF play-off winner
4	New Zealand

First match(es) will be played: 24 July 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)	AFC-CAF playoff winner	v	New Zealand	Stade de Nice, Nice
17:00

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)	New Zealand	v	United States	Stade de Marseille, Marseille
19:00

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)	New Zealand	v	France	Stade de Marseille, Marseille
19:00

New Zealand national under-20 football team edit

Results and fixtures edit

2024 OFC U-19 Championship edit

Group B edit

New Zealand national under-17 football team edit

Results and fixtures edit

2024 OFC U-16 Championship edit

Group A edit

New Zealand women’s national under-17 football team edit

Results and fixtures edit

2024 OFC U-16 Women's Championship edit

Group B edit

OFC Competitions edit

OFC Champions League edit

National play-offs edit

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 edit

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Solomon Warriors	Knockout stage
2	Hekari United	Knockout stage
3	Rewa
4	Auckland City

First match(es) will be played: 15 May 2024. Source: OFC

15 May 2024 (2024-05-15)	Rewa	v	Auckland City	Tahiti
15:00		Report

18 May 2024 (2024-05-18)	Auckland City	v	Hekari United	Tahiti
15:00		Report

21 May 2024 (2024-05-21)	Auckland City	v	Solomon Warriors	Tahiti
18:00		Report

OFC Women's Champions League edit

Group B edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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	Universities	None	Green Island

National League edit

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Wellington Phoenix Reserves^[a]
2	Northern League 1st place	Qualification to Grand Final and Champions League
3	Northern League 2nd place	Qualification to Grand Final and Champions League
4	Northern League 3rd place
5	Northern League 4th place
6	Central League 1st place
7	Central League 2nd place
8	Central League 3rd place
9	Southern League 1st place
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^[1]
Notes:

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

Grand final edit

Northern League edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Auckland City	9	8	0	1	27	8	+19	24	Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship
2	Western Springs	8	7	0	1	24	9	+15	21	Qualification to National League Championship
3	Birkenhead United	8	6	1	1	19	9	+10	19
4	Eastern Suburbs	8	5	0	3	17	11	+6	15
5	Bay Olympic	9	5	0	4	19	18	+1	15
6	Manurewa	8	4	1	3	21	15	+6	13
7	Auckland United	8	4	0	4	16	11	+5	12
8	Tauranga City	8	3	1	4	19	22	−3	10
9	West Coast Rangers	8	1	2	5	12	23	−11	5
10	East Coast Bays	8	0	3	5	6	17	−11	3	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11	Melville United	8	1	0	7	9	32	−23	3	Relegation to NRFL Championship
12	Hamilton Wanderers	8	0	2	6	11	25	−14	2	Relegation to NRFL Championship

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 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^[1]^[2]

Central League edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wellington Olympic	6	5	0	1	26	10	+16	15	Winner of Central League and qualification to National League Championship
2	Western Suburbs	7	5	0	2	25	12	+13	15	Qualification to National League Championship
3	Napier City Rovers	6	5	0	1	20	8	+12	15	Qualification to National League Championship
4	Miramar Rangers	6	4	1	1	18	6	+12	13
5	Waterside Karori	6	4	0	2	13	13	0	12
6	Wellington Phoenix Reserves^[a]	8	3	0	5	14	21	−7	9	Qualification to National League Championship
7	Petone	6	2	1	3	11	13	−2	7
8	North Wellington	6	1	1	4	6	18	−12	4
9	Island Bay United	7	1	0	6	9	25	−16	3
10	Stop Out	6	0	1	5	6	22	−16	1	Relegation to Central League 2

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 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^[1]
Notes:

^ Wellington Phoenix Reserves gain automatic entry into the National League Championship phase due to the A-League Men requirements.^[3]

Southern League edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cashmere Technical	6	5	1	0	38	8	+30	16	Winner of Southern League and qualification to National League Championship
2	Christchurch United	6	5	0	1	22	9	+13	15	Qualification to National League Championship
3	Coastal Spirit	6	4	2	0	22	9	+13	14
4	Nelson Suburbs	6	3	1	2	19	11	+8	10
5	Ferrymead Bays	6	3	1	2	14	11	+3	10
6	Nomads United	6	3	1	2	10	8	+2	10
7	Dunedin City Royals	6	2	1	3	12	17	−5	7
8	Selwyn United	6	1	1	4	7	21	−14	4
9	University of Canterbury	6	0	0	6	4	19	−15	0
10	FC Twenty 11	6	0	0	6	1	36	−35	0	Relegated to the FootballSouth Premier League/Mainland Premier League

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 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^[1]

Cup Competitions edit

Chatham Cup edit

Charity Cup edit

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^[4]

Women's football edit

National Women's League edit

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Canterbury United Pride	Qualification to Grand Final
2	Central Football	Qualification to Grand Final
3	Southern United
4	Wellington Phoenix Reserves^[a]
5	NRFL Women's Premiership 1
6	NRFL Women's Premiership 2
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^[1]
Notes:

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

Grand final edit

NRFL Women’s Premiership edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Auckland United	6	5	1	0	22	3	+19	16	Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship
2	West Coast Rangers	6	5	0	1	20	6	+14	15	Qualification to National League Championship
3	Eastern Suburbs	6	3	1	2	19	7	+12	10
4	Western Springs	6	3	1	2	14	9	+5	10
5	Fencibles United	6	3	0	3	6	13	−7	9
6	Hibiscus Coast	6	1	2	3	9	16	−7	5
7	Ellerslie	6	1	1	4	5	15	−10	4
8	Hamilton Wanderers	6	0	0	6	1	27	−26	0	Relegation to NRFL Women's Championship

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 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^[5]

Cup Competitions edit

Kate Sheppard Cup edit

New clubs edit

FC Tauranga Moana (women's)^[a]^[7]

Notes edit

^ After the formation of youth teams in 2023,^[6] a women's first team was formed for the 2024 season.

References edit

^ ^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.
^ "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_note_WP0.97194809884389-2] Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.^[1]

[table_note_WPX0.03530511028846-5] Wellington Phoenix Reserves gain automatic entry into the National League Championship phase due to the A-League Men requirements.^[3]

[table_note_WP0.18332808659567-7] Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.^[1]

[10] After the formation of youth teams in 2023,^[6] a women's first team was formed for the 2024 season.

[regulations-1] ^ ^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.

[regulationsNRFMarch2024-3] "LOTTO NRFL Regulations 2024". Northern Region Football. Retrieved 24 March 2024.

[phxchamps-4] "National League Regulations 2022: Article 12". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

[Signings-6] "Age group internationals sign for Wellington Olympic ahead of Charity Cup". friendsoffootballnz.com. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

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

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

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

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