NRFL Conference

NRFL Conference
Founded1965
CountryNew Zealand New Zealand
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Number of clubs17
Level on pyramid4
Promotion toNRFL Championship
Relegation toNRF League One
WaiBOP League One
Current championsNorthern: Bucklands Beach (1st title)
Southern: Ngaruawahia United (1st title)
(2026)
Most championshipsTauranga City, Western Springs (3 titles)
WebsiteNorthern Region Football
Current: 2026 NRFL Conference

The Northern Regional Football League Conference, currently known as Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Conference for sponsorship reasons, is a New Zealand football league. The league is run by the Auckland Football Federation and includes clubs located in the northern part of the North Island. It is open to clubs from the Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty provinces. Up until 2022, the competition was known as NRFL Division 2. The fixtures are generally played from April to September. Clubs are able to win promotion to NRFL Championship.

Current Northern League structure

Current clubs

NRFL Conference is located in North Island
Auckland
Auckland
Claudelands Rovers
Matamata Swifts
Ngaruawahia United
Ngongotaha
Northern United
Northland
Otumoetai
Papamoa
West Hamilton United
Location of clubs in New Zealand for the 2026 NRFL Conference season
NRFL Northern Conference
NRFL Southern Conference

Northern Conference

Location of clubs in Auckland Region for the 2026 NRFL Northern Conference season

As of the 2026 season.

Team Location Stadium 2025 season
Albany United Albany, Auckland Rosedale Park 6th
Beachlands Maraetai Beachlands, Auckland Te Puru Park 7th
Bucklands Beach Bucklands Beach Lloyd Elsmore Park 3rd
Central United Sandringham Kiwitea Street 2nd
Metro Mount Albert, Auckland Phyllis Street 5th
Northland Morningside, Whangārei Morningside Park 1st
Te Atatu Te Atatū Peninsula, Auckland Te Atatū Peninsula Park 1st in NRF League One (promoted)
Waitemata Te Atatū South, Auckland McLeod Park 4th
  1. ↑ Second and third titles under the name Tauranga City United

Southern Conference

As of the 2026 season.

Team Location Stadium 2025 season
Claudelands Rovers Claudelands, Hamilton Galloway Park 4th
Matamata Swifts Matamata Matamata Domain 6th
Ngaruawahia United Ngāruawāhia Centennial Park, Ngāruawāhia 12th in Championship (relegated)
Ngongotahā Lakes Ngongotahā, Rotorua Tamarahi Reserve 7th
Northern United Rototuna North, Hamilton Korikori Park 2nd
Otumoetai Matua, Tauranga Fergusson Park 3rd
Papamoa Papamoa Beach, Papamoa Gordon Spratt Reserve 5th
West Hamilton United Melville, Hamilton Mahoe Park 8th
  1. ↑ Ngongotaha AFC signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Lakes FC at the end of the 2022 season to have a combined team for the 2023 season onwards.

Past champions

Source:

Northern Conference
Southern Conference

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "New look for LOTTO NRFL 2023". Northern Region Football. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Promoted sides drawn away in season openers for Lotto NRFL Men's Championship". friendsoffootballnz.com. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Lotto NRFL Review 2021". Northern Region Football. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Clubs form partnership to compete in new Lotto NRFL Southern Conference". friendsoffootballnz.com. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Honours Board". ultimatenzsoccer.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.