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New Zealand football league system

New Zealand football league system

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The New Zealand league system is the structure of leagues nationally and regionally, newly updated for the 2021 season.[1] The system previously had a path from grassroots to the top flight but that stopped in 2004 with the New Zealand Football Championship being created as a replacement to the former New Zealand National Soccer League.

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The current top flight of New Zealand Football is the National League, entering its inaugural season in 2021.[2]

The top 4 Divisions of the Northern Region Football leagues for both men and women (Tiers 2–5) will be restructured for the 2023 season.[3]

Cups

The premier cup competition in New Zealand is the Chatham Cup which dates back to 1923.

Regional cup competitions are also run within federations, allowing multiple teams from the same club to enter.

Men's structure

Detailed layout of 2022 New Zealand Football League System

Clubs at the top of the pyramid are only permitted to enter a single team in their confederation's higher levels. Other teams from the same club are permitted to enter teams below this threshold, but have restrictions on promotion.[4][5] Clevedon FC and Banks Peninsula AFC are currently the lowest ranked 1st team in the country, playing in NRF South Division 9 and Mainland Division 10 (Tier 14) respectively.[6]


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Notes

  1. 9 clubs qualify from regional leagues to join the Wellington Phoenix Reserves, who automatically qualify.[2]
  2. Promotion and relegation is dependent on regulations that only allow one team per club in the top grades[4][5][7]

    Women's structure

    Sources[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

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    References

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      "The National League System". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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      "2021 NRFL Review". Northern Region Football.
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      "Waikato Bay of Plenty Football, Regulations 2021". WaiBOP Football Federation. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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      "Northern Region Football Playing Regulations". Northern Region Football. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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      "Community Senior Men". Northern Region Football.
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      "Capital Football Federation Football Playing Regulations". Capital Football. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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      "Capital Football Federation Football Playing Regulations". Capital Football. 2021.
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      "Northern Regional Football League Regulations". Northern Region Football. 2021.
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      "Football South - Fixtures & Results". Football South. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
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      "Southland Football - Senior Fixtures/Results/Table". Football South. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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      "WaiBOP Football Federation - Fixtures & Results". WaiBOP Football Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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      "Mainland Football - Football Fixtures & Results". Mainland Football. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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      "Football Fixtures - Home". Central Football. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
    15. [15]
      "NO. 4 DISTRICT FEDERATION OF NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL SENIOR COMPETITION REGULATIONS". Central Football.
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