The NRF League One is a New Zealand amateur football league. The league is run by Northern Region Football, an amalgamation of the Auckland Football Federation and Northern Football Federation, and includes football clubs located in Northland and Auckland. It comprises half of the fifth tier of football in the northern North Island, alongside the WaiBOP League One. Up until 2022, the competition was known as NRF Championship.

NRF League One
CountryNew Zealand New Zealand
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid5
Promotion toNRFL Northern Conference
Relegation toNRF Championship Division 1
Current championsCentral United
(2024)
WebsiteNorthern Region Football
Current: NRF League One
2024 NRF League One

The fixtures are played generally from April to September. The league winners are promoted to the NRFL Northern Conference. Until 2022 the second-place team entered a two-game playoff series with the champions of the WaiBOP Premiership (now WaiBOP League One), with the winner being promoted.[1]

Teams can be relegated from this division, however only one team representing each club can progress into this division and beyond. If teams do not meet the criteria to gain promotion to the NRF Championship, no teams are relegated from this division. [1]

The current champions of the 2023 season are Te Atatu, who as a result were promoted to the 2024 NRFL Northern Conference.

Current Northern League structure

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Current clubs

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As of 2024 season.[2]

Team Location Stadium 2023 season
Central United Sandringham Kiwitea Street 9th in Northern Conference (relegated)
Mangere United Māngere East, Auckland Centre Park Community Leagues
Papakura City Papakura, Auckland McLennan Park 3rd
Papatoetoe Papatoetoe, Auckland Murdoch Park 2nd
South Auckland Rangers Flat Bush, Auckland Rongomai Park 5th
Uni-Mount Bohemian Mount Wellington, Auckland Bill McKinlay Park 7th
Waiuku Waiuku, Auckland Massey Park Community Leagues
West Auckland Kelston, Auckland Brains Park 8th in Northern Conference (relegated)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Northern Region Football - Home". www.nff.org.nz.
  2. ^ "Northern Region Football - NRF Championship Senior Men".
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