The 2027 New Zealand Men's National League (known as the Dettol Men's National League for sponsorship reasons) is the seventh scheduled season of the National League since its restructuring in 2021, and first full winter season under its new format since 2027.
Each team can field a maximum of four foreign players as well as one additional foreign player who has Oceania Football Confederation nationality.
Qualification Qualification was based off points gained over the last 5 National League regional stage seasons. Each seasons points were weighted by the following multipliers: 2022 – 10% 2023 – 15% 2024 – 20% 2025 – 25% 2026 – 30%
KeyQualified through rankingQualified automatically as A-League Men Reserve sideQualified via the play-offs
Northern League Table showing the top ten in the Northern League rankings, as well as other relevant teams. +Northern League rankingRankTeamCoefficientWeighted20222023202420252026Total1Auckland City121212910562Birkenhead United11591112483Auckland United10108109474Eastern Suburbs31110811425Western Springs7811125436East Coast Bays477187Bay Olympic53752228Tauranga City663159Fencibles United381110Melville United94241911Auckland FC Reserves4610
Central League Table showing the top ten in the Central League rankings. +Central League rankingRankTeamCoefficientWeighted20222023202420252026Total1Wellington Olympic101010109492Napier City Rovers788610393Miramar Rangers94798374Western Suburbs26987325Wellington Phoenix Reserves89672326Waterside Karori65544247Petone57423218Island Bay United355139Upper Hutt City36910North Wellington42219
Southern League Table showing the top ten in the Southern League rankings. +Southern League rankingRankTeamCoefficientWeighted20222023202420252026Total1Cashmere Technical9910810462Coastal Spirit589107393Christchurch United1010894414Ferrymead Bays66659325Nelson Suburbs85776336Nomads United44568277Dunedin City Royals77443258Selwyn United2231199Northern5510Wānaka325
Teams
Twelve teams will compete in the league, the four highest ranked sides from the Northern League plus the Auckland FC Reserves; the three highest ranked sides from the Central League plus the Wellington Phoenix Reserves; the two highest ranked sides from the Southern League and the play-offs winner.
Stadiums and locations TeamHome groundLocation2026 season Auckland City Kiwitea Street Sandringham, Auckland 3rd in Northern League, Qualified for 2026 National League Auckland FC Reserves Fred Taylor Park Whenuapai, Auckland 7th in Northern League, Qualified for 2026 National League Auckland United Keith Hay Park Mount Roskill, Auckland 4th in Northern League, Qualified for 2026 National League Birkenhead United Shepherds Park Beach Haven, Auckland 1st in Northern League, Qualified for 2026 National League Cashmere Technical Garrick Memorial Park Woolston, Christchurch 1st in Southern League, Qualified for 2026 National League Coastal Spirit Tāne Norton Park Linwood, Christchurch 4th in Southern League Eastern Suburbs Madills Farm Kohimarama, Auckland 2nd in Northern League, Qualified for 2026 National League Miramar Rangers David Farrington Park Miramar, Wellington 3rd in Central League, Qualified for 2026 National League Napier City Rovers Bluewater Stadium Poraiti, Napier 1st in Central League, Qualified for 2026 National League Wellington Olympic Wakefield Park Island Bay, Wellington 2nd in Central League, Qualified for 2026 National League Wellington Phoenix Reserves Fraser Park Taitā, Lower Hutt 9th in Central League, Qualified for 2026 National League Western Springs Seddon Fields Western Springs, Auckland 8th in Northern League (promoted via play-offs)
Personnel Team Manager Captain Auckland City Rudy Mozr Mario Ilich Auckland FC Reserves Rory Fallon James Mitchell Auckland United Ben Sippola Ross Haviland Birkenhead United Paul Hobson Dino Botica Cashmere Technical Dan Schwarz Tom Schwarz Coastal Spirit Robert Stanton Weston Bell Eastern Suburbs Michael Built Jake Mechell Miramar Rangers Jamie O’Connor Andy Bevin Napier City Rovers Bill Robertson Jim Hoyle Wellington Olympic Ekow Quainoo Ben Mata Wellington Phoenix Reserves Joshua Neff Dylan Gardiner Western Springs Niko Steinmetz
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentWestern Springs Scott HalesStepped down19 September 2026Preseason
League table
Results table
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