The Northern Regional Football League Championship, currently known as Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Championship for sponsorship reasons, is a semi-professional New Zealand association football league competition. Up until 2022, the competition was known as NRFL Division 1.
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
Manurewa and West Coast Rangers joined the league following their relegation the season prior from the Northern League. Taupo were promoted as winners of NRFL Conference play-offs.
Manukau United won the 2025 season and were promoted to the Northern League alongside Melville United, while Ngaruawahia United were relegated to NRFL Southern Conference. TeamLocationStadium2025 seasonCambridgeCambridgeJohn Kerkhof Park 4thEllerslieEllerslie, AucklandMichaels Avenue 9th Hamilton Wanderers Chartwell, Hamilton Porritt Stadium 5thHibiscus CoastWhangaparaoa, AucklandStanmore Bay Park 6thManurewaManurewa, AucklandMemorial Park 11th in Northern League (relegated)Mount Albert-PonsonbyMount Albert, AucklandAnderson Park 11th North Shore United Devonport, Auckland Allen Hill Stadium 8thNorthern RoversGlenfield, AucklandMcFetridge Park 3rdOnehunga Mangere UnitedMāngere Bridge, AucklandMāngere Domain 7th Takapuna Takapuna, Auckland Taharoto Park 10th Taupo Tauhara, Taupō Crown Park 1st in Southern Conference (promoted via play-offs)West Coast RangersWhenuapai, AucklandFred Taylor Park 12th in Northern League (relegated)
Past winners Numbers in parentheses indicate wins up to that date. SeasonWinnerPromoted1965PonsonbyEden1966LynndaleHamilton1967Birkenhead UnitedRotorua City1968Courier RangersHamilton1969WhangareiBirkenhead United1970Takapuna CityPapatoetoeEast Coast BaysHuntly Thistle1971Metro CollegeEllerslie1972Papakura CityLynndale1973ManurewaPapatoetoe1974Whangarei City (2)Takapuna City1975Lynndale (2)Rotorua City1976Glenfield RoversMetro College1977EllerslieMt. Roskill1978East Coast BaysMetro College1979Waitemata CityPapatoetoe1980Birkenhead United (2)Rotorua City1981EdenWhangarei City1982UniversityLynndale1983Otara Rangers1984HowickPapakura City1985Mount MaunganuiOtara Rangers1986WaikatoOratia UnitedKelston West1987Mount Albert-Ponsonby (2)Manukau CityBlockhouse Bay1988CentralRotorua City1989East Coast Bays (2)Massey1990University (2)1991Central (2)Rotorua CityKawerau Town1992Tauranga CityEdenPakuranga Town1993Melville UnitedOnehunga Sports1994Metro (2)Ngaruawahia United1995CambridgeNorthland UnitedHamilton WanderersTakapuna1996Glenfield Rovers (2)1997Hamilton WanderersGlenfield Rovers1998Three Kings UnitedTauranga City1999Takapuna (2)Eastern Suburbs2000Central United (3)Manukau City2001Onehunga SportsBay Olympic2002Waitakere CityUniversity-Mount Wellington2003East Coast Bays (3)Mangere United2004Papakura City (2)2005Albany UnitedBirkenhead United2006Onehunga Sports (2)Hamilton Wanderers2007Lynn-Avon UnitedMelville UnitedMetroThree Kings UnitedPapatoetoeMount Albert-Ponsonby2008Manurewa (2)2009Three Kings United (2)2010Hamilton Wanderers (2)Onehunga Sports (3)2011Eastern SuburbsManurewa2012Birkenhead United (3)Ellerslie2013Glenfield Rovers (3)Ngaruawahia United2014Western SpringsEastern SuburbsMelville United2015Forrest Hill Milford UnitedTauranga City United2016Waitakere City (2)Manurewa2017Western Springs (2)Manukau City2018Melville United (2)North Shore United2019Forrest Hill Milford United (2)Bay Olympic2020Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand2021Waiheke UnitedTakapuna2022West Coast RangersManurewa2023Tauranga City (2)East Coast Bays2024Fencibles United2025Manukau UnitedMelville United2026Northern RoversTakapunaHibiscus CoastOnehunga Mangere United
References
External links Auckland Football Federation NRFL Football League Northern League