The NRF League One is a New Zealand association 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 the NRF Championship.
The fixtures are played generally from April to September. The league winners are promoted to the NRFL Northern Conference. Until 2022, the second-placed team entered a two-game playoff series with the champions of the WaiBOP Premiership (now WaiBOP League One). Teams can be relegated from this division, however only one 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. The current champions of the 2025 season are Te Atatu, who as a result were promoted to the 2026 NRFL Northern Conference.
Current Northern League structure Northern League NRFL Championship NRFL Northern Conference, NRFL Southern Conference NRF League One, WaiBOP League One NRF Championship Division 1
Current clubs As of 2026 season. TeamLocationStadium2025 seasonFranklin UnitedDruryDrury Sports Grounds 8th in Northern Conference (relegated)Mangere UnitedMāngere East, AucklandCentre Park 7thOratia UnitedOratia, AucklandParrs Park 5thPapakura CityPapakura, AucklandMcLennan Park 3rdPapatoetoePapatoetoe, AucklandMurdoch Park 6thSouth Auckland RangersFlat Bush, AucklandRongomai Park 2ndWest Auckland AFCKelston, AucklandBrains Park 8th Waiheke United Waiheke Island, Auckland Onetangi Sports Park 4th
References
External links Lotto NRFL website Auckland Football Federation