The 2026 Auckland Football Club (OFC Professional League) season is the club's first season in the inaugural season of the OFC Professional League.
Overview Auckland started their season with a 3–0 win over New Zealand rivals South Island United in their first ever Pro League game. This was followed out by two more wins in Auckland, seeing the Black Knights end Round 1 leading the pack. Everton O'Leary picked up the clubs first red card in the third matchday against Bula FC, receiving his second booking in the 65th minute.
Management team PositionStaffHead coach Luke CasserlyAssistant coach Emiliano Tade Goalkeeper Coach Jonathan Gould Team manager Mitchell Callaghan Physiotherapist Gabriel Wyatt
Squad information Players and squad numbers last updated on 31 January 2026. Appearances include all competitions.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
First team +No.PlayerNat.PositionsDate of birth (age)Place of birthSigned inSigned fromGoalkeepers1GK Napier2025 Western Springs40GK Auckland2025Academy50GK Palmerston North2025AcademyDefenders3 (captain) (V)DF Sydney2025 Marconi Stallions5DF Auckland2025 Auckland City7DF Evanston2026 Western Suburbs13DF Auckland2026 Auckland City23DF Cape Town2026Free Agent24DF Gosford2025 Sydney Olympic25DF Auckland2026Academy32DF Auckland2025AcademyMidfielders2MF Auckland2026 Western Springs6 (V)MF Husnes2025 Western Springs8MF Darwin2026 Marconi Stallions12MF Upper Hutt2025 Wellington Olympic17MF Napier2026 Western SpringsForwards11FW Stockholm2026 IF Karlstad14FW Auckland2026First team20FW Santiago del Estero2025 Auckland United21FW Auckland2025 Auckland City28 (V)FW Carbrook2025 Eastern Suburbs29FW Veldhoven2025 Birkenhead United37FW Auckland2025Academy41FW Auckland2026Academy
Notes: Player (V) – Player who is considered as a Visa player from outside of the Oceania Football Confederation. Player (OFC) – Player who is considered as a Oceania Visa player.
Other players with first-team appearances Includes players to have been featured in a matchday squad for Auckland FC.
+No.PlayerNat.PositionsDate of birth (age)Place of birthGoalkeepers16MF18MF London47MF57FW58MF
Transfers Note: Transfers' in/out date may refer to the date of announcement and not the date of signing from the mentioned players.
Transfers in No. Position Name From Type/fee Date Ref. 20 Auckland United Free transfer10 December 2025 29 Birkenhead United Free transfer 28 Eastern Suburbs Free transfer 24 Sydney Olympic Free transfer 3 Marconi Stallions Free transfer 1 Western Springs Free transfer17 December 2025 21 Auckland City Free transfer 12 Wellington Olympic Free transfer 6 Western Springs Free transfer 5 Auckland City Free transfer 23 Ronan Wynne Free Agent Free transfer8 January 2026 8 James Bayliss Marconi Stallions Free transfer 27 Reid Drake Western Springs Free transfer 13 Nathan Lobo Auckland City Free transfer 11 Oscar Faulds IF Karlstad Free transfer14 January 2026 2 Aidan Carey Western Springs Free transfer 7 Jonathan Robinson Western Suburbs Free transfer 14 Liam Gillion First team Free transfer
From youth squad
Transfers out No.PositionNameFromType/feeDateRef.20 Retired4 June 2026
Competitions
Overall record
OFC Professional League
Circuit Series
Circuit Series table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The fixtures were announced on 24 November 2025.
Circuit 1
Circuit 2
Circuit 3
Circuit 4
Circuit 5
Leaders play-off group
Leaders play-off group table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The fixtures were announced on 22 April 2026 .
Knockout Stage
Statistics Appearances and goals Includes all competitions.
! colspan="12" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan="12" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan="12" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan="12" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
Clean sheets Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.
PlayerOFC Pro LeagueTotal 1 1 Oscar Mason 8 8 2 40 Blake Callinan 2 2 Total 3 3
Disciplinary record Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
PlayerOFC Pro League 23DF Ronan Wynne 40017MF Reid Drake 30024DF Zac Zoricich 3007DF Jonathan Robinson 20012MF Isa Prins 20025DF Luka Vicelich 20011FW Oscar Faulds 2008MF James Bayliss 20032DF Everton O'Leary 1103MF Tass Mourdoukoutas 0011GK Oscar Mason 1006MF Daniel Normann 10020FW Emilano Tade 10021FW Matt Ellis 10028FW Bailey Ferguson 100 Total 24 1 1
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