The Northern Regional Football League Women's Championship, currently known as Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Women's Championship for sponsorship reasons, is a semi-professional New Zealand association football league competition. The league began in 1974 as NRFL Women's Division Two until 1992 when it was dissolved. On four separate occasions since, there were plate competitions of the NRFL Women's Premiership with the winners considered Division Two winners. In 2023, after the restructuring of New Zealand football leagues in 2021, the league was reestablished as the NRFL Women's Championship.
The league includes football clubs located in the northern part of the North Island, with clubs from the Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty provinces. The league sits at step 3 of the New Zealand football pyramid.
Current clubs
Hibiscus Coast were relegated from the 2025 NRFL Women's Premiership, replacing 2025 winners Melville United, while Uni-Mount Bohemian were promoted from NRF League One to the NRFL Women's Championship and Central United were relegated.
As of 2026 season: TeamLocationStadium2025 season Birkenhead United Beach Haven, Auckland Shepherds Park 4th CambridgeCambridgeJohn Kerkhof Park 5thFranklin UnitedDruryDrury Sports Grounds 2ndHibiscus CoastWhangaparāoa, AucklandStanmore Bay Park 8th in NRFL Women's Premiership (relegated)Northern RoversGlenfield, AucklandMcFetridge Park 7thOnehunga Mangere UnitedMāngere Bridge, AucklandMāngere Domain 6thOnehunga SportsOnehunga, AucklandWaikaraka Park 3rd Uni-Mount Bohemian Mount Wellington, Auckland Bill McKinlay Park 1st in NRF League One (promoted via play-offs)
Past champions Source:
1974 – Grey Lynn 1975 – Teachers United 1976 – Birkenhead United 1977 – Manukau City 1978 – Kelston West 1979 – Westlake Girls High School 1980 – North Shore United 1981 – Blockhouse Bay 1982 – Otara Rangers 1983 – Westlake Girls High School 1984 – Eden 1985 – Massey 1986 – Takapuna City 1987 – Lynndale 1988 – Otahuhu United 1989 – Glenfield Rovers 1990 – Lynndale 1991 – Avondale Collegiate 1992 – West Auckland 1993–2000 No competition 2001 – Eastern Suburbs (plate) 2002–2009 No competition 2010 – Lynn Avon United (plate) 2011 – Three Kings United (plate) 2012 – No competition 2013 – Pukekohe (plate) 2014–2022 No competition 2023 – Fencibles United 2024 – FC Tauranga Moana 2025 – Melville United
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References
External links NRFL Football League