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 Northern League NRFL Championship NRFL Conference (this page) NRF League One, WaiBOP League One
Current clubs
Northern Conference
As of the 2026 season. TeamLocationStadium2025 seasonAlbany UnitedAlbany, AucklandRosedale Park 6thBeachlands MaraetaiBeachlands, AucklandTe Puru Park 7thBucklands BeachBucklands BeachLloyd Elsmore Park 3rdCentral UnitedSandringhamKiwitea Street 2ndMetroMount Albert, AucklandPhyllis Street 5thNorthlandMorningside, WhangāreiMorningside Park 1stTe AtatuTe Atatū Peninsula, AucklandTe Atatū Peninsula Park 1st in NRF League One (promoted)WaitemataTe Atatū South, AucklandMcLeod Park 4th
Southern Conference As of the 2026 season. TeamLocationStadium2025 seasonClaudelands RoversClaudelands, HamiltonGalloway Park 4thMatamata SwiftsMatamataMatamata 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
Past champions Source:
1965 – Lynndale 1966 – Kahukura 1967 – Ellerslie 1968 – Huntly Thistle 1969 – Takapuna City 1970 – Massey Rovers 1971 – Metro College 1972 – Papakura City 1973 – Manurewa 1974 – Whangarei City 1975 – Lynndale 1976 – Glenfield Rovers 1977 – Ellerslie 1978 – East Coast Bays 1979 – Waitemata City 1980 – Birkenhead United 1981 – Eden 1982 – University 1983 – Otara Rangers 1984 – Mount Manganui 1985 – Claudelands Rovers 1986 – Rotorua Suburbs 1987 – Glenfield Rovers 1988 – Onehunga Sports 1989 – Kawerau Town 1990 – Eden 1991 – Hamilton Wanderers 1992 – Onehunga Sports 1993 – Cambridge 1994 – Western Springs 1995 – Mount Roskill 1996 – Otahuhu United 1997 – Tauranga City 1998 – Western Springs 1999 – Taupo 2000 – Mount Albert-Ponsonby 2001 – Tauranga City United 2002 – Mangere United 2003 – Eastern Suburbs 2004 – North Force 2005 – South Auckland Rangers 2006 – Papatoetoe 2007 – Fencibles United 2008–2009 – no competition 2010 – Mangere United 2011 – Mount Albert-Ponsonby 2012 – Hibiscus Coast 2013 – Western Springs 2014 – Tauranga City United 2015 – Papakura City 2016 – Manukau City 2017 – Fencibles United 2018 – Takapuna 2019 – Albany United 2020 – Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand 2021 – Onehunga-Mangere United 2022 – Hibiscus Coast
Northern Conference
2023 – Franklin United 2024 – Waiheke United 2025 – Northland 2026 – Bucklands Beach
Southern Conference
2023 – Waikato Unicol 2024 – Cambridge 2025 – Taupo 2026 – Ngaruawahia United
Notes
References
External links Lotto NZRFL website Auckland Football Federation Northern League Second Division 2018 Board