# 2022 in New Zealand football

The 2022 season was the 132nd competitive association football season in New Zealand.

## National teams
### New Zealand men's national football team
#### Results and fixtures
##### FIFA World Cup qualification
###### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | Advance to final stage |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Advance to final stage |
| 3 | Fiji | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | New Caledonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 | |

###### Final stage
##### 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)
### New Zealand women's national football team
#### Results and fixtures
##### Friendlies

* ↑ Played behind closed doors.

##### 2022 SheBelieves Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| | United States (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 7 |
| | Iceland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 6 |
| | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1 |

### New Zealand national under-20 football team
#### Results and fixtures
##### 2022 OFC U-19 Championship
###### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | +23 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Solomon Islands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Cook Islands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 | American Samoa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 | |

###### Knockout stage
### New Zealand women’s national under-20 football team
#### Results and fixtures
##### 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
###### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | |

### New Zealand women’s national under-17 football team
#### Results and fixtures
##### 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
###### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Chile | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 | |

## OFC Competitions
### OFC Champions League
#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Auckland City (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Hienghène Sport | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Rewa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Nikao Sokattack | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | |

#### Knockout stage
##### Final
## Men's football

| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league | Removed | Joined |
| Northern League | Takapuna Waiheke United | Northern Rovers West Coast Rangers | None | None |
| Central League | Havelock North Wanderers Wellington United | Wainuiomata | Lower Hutt City Wairarapa United | Wellington Phoenix Reserves |
| Southern League | Ferrymead Bays Mosgiel Nomads United | None | Otago University | None |

### National League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Auckland City (C) | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 22 | Qualification to Grand Final and Champions League national play-offs |
| 2 | Wellington Olympic | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 8 | +22 | 22 | Qualification to Grand Final and Champions League national play-offs |
| 3 | Auckland United | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 17 | |
| 4 | Birkenhead United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 14 | |
| 5 | Melville United | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 13 | |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 12 | |
| 7 | Cashmere Technical | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 12 | |
| 8 | Napier City Rovers | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 6 | |
| 9 | Christchurch United | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 5 | |
| 10 | Miramar Rangers | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 4 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Auckland City 3, Wellington Olympic 0.
* ↑ Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Wellington Phoenix Reserves 3, Cashmere Technical 0.
* Christchurch United won 4–1 in Round 9, but fielded an ineligible player. Result overturned to a 3–0 win for Cashmere Technical.

#### Grand final
### Northern League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Auckland City (C) | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 16 | +52 | 61 | Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship |
| 2 | Birkenhead United | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 50 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 3 | Auckland United | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 60 | 22 | +38 | 49 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 4 | Melville United | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 55 | 22 | +33 | 45 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 5 | Hamilton Wanderers | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 34 | |
| 6 | Western Springs | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 30 | |
| 7 | Manukau United | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 28 | |
| 8 | Bay Olympic | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 23 | |
| 9 | Takapuna | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 21 | |
| 10 | Eastern Suburbs | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 20 | |
| 11 | Waiheke United (R) | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 63 | −44 | 8 | Relegation to NRFL Championship |
| 12 | North Shore United (R) | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 94 | −76 | 8 | Relegation to NRFL Championship |
* Christchurch United won 4–1 in Round 9, but fielded an ineligible player. Result overturned to a 3–0 win for Cashmere Technical.

### Central League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Wellington Olympic (C) | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 71 | 15 | +56 | 45 | Winner of Central League and qualification to National League Championship |
| 2 | Miramar Rangers | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 63 | 19 | +44 | 40 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 3 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 33 | Has automatic qualification to the National League Championship |
| 4 | Napier City Rovers | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 28 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 5 | Waterside Karori | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 26 | |
| 6 | Petone | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 19 | |
| 7 | North Wellington | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 18 | |
| 8 | Wellington United (R) | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 18 | Withdrew before the 2023 season. |
| 9 | Western Suburbs | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 66 | −45 | 14 | |
| 10 | Havelock North Wanderers (R) | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 56 | −35 | 12 | Relegation to Capital Premier/Central Federation League |
* ↑ Wellington Phoenix Reserves gain automatic entry into the National League Championship phase due to the A-League Men requirements.
* ↑ Wellington United withdrew before the 2023 season and were replaced by Whanganui Athletic.
* Christchurch United won 4–1 in Round 9, but fielded an ineligible player. Result overturned to a 3–0 win for Cashmere Technical.

### Southern League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Christchurch United (C) | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 12 | +62 | 49 | Winner of Southern League and qualification to National League Championship |
| 2 | Cashmere Technical | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 20 | +59 | 49 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 3 | Nelson Suburbs | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 33 | |
| 4 | Dunedin City Royals | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 31 | |
| 5 | Ferrymead Bays | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 30 | |
| 6 | Coastal Spirit | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 16 | |
| 7 | Nomads United | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 57 | −29 | 15 | |
| 8 | Green Island | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 61 | −34 | 13 | |
| 9 | Selwyn United | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 11 | |
| 10 | Mosgiel (R) | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 72 | −51 | 9 | Relegated to the FootballSouth Premier League/Mainland Premier League |
* Christchurch United won 4–1 in Round 9, but fielded an ineligible player. Result overturned to a 3–0 win for Cashmere Technical.

### Cup Competitions
#### Chatham Cup
##### Final
## Women's football
### National Women's League

* Western Springs drew 0–0 with Ellerslie on 15 July 2022, but Western Springs fielded an ineligible player. Result overturned to a 3–0 win for Ellerslie.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Eastern Suburbs (C) | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 17 | +38 | 36 | Qualification to Grand Final |
| 2 | Western Springs | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 21 | +26 | 29 | Qualification to Grand Final |
| 3 | Northern Rovers | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 25 | |
| 4 | Canterbury United Pride | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 20 | |
| 5 | Southern United | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 20 | |
| 6 | Auckland United | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 14 | |
| 7 | Capital Football | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 35 | −18 | 12 | |
| 8 | Central Football | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 70 | −58 | 3 | |

#### Grand final
### NRFL Women’s Premier League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Northern Rovers (C) | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 14 | +39 | 54 | Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship |
| 2 | Western Springs | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 43 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 3 | Eastern Suburbs | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 73 | 36 | +37 | 41 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 4 | Auckland United | 21 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 37 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 5 | Ellerslie | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 27 | |
| 6 | West Coast Rangers | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 22 | |
| 7 | Hamilton Wanderers | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 26 | 56 | −30 | 16 | |
| 8 | Tauranga City (R) | 21 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 85 | −72 | 4 | Relegation to NRF Championship/WaiBOP W-League |
* Western Springs drew 0–0 with Ellerslie on 15 July 2022, but Western Springs fielded an ineligible player. Result overturned to a 3–0 win for Ellerslie.

### Cup Competitions
#### Kate Sheppard Cup
##### Final
## Retirements

* 25 September 2022: Winston Reid, 34, former New Zealand defender.