# 2024 New Zealand National League

The 2024 New Zealand Men's National League was the fourth season of the National League since its restructuring in 2021. 32 clubs compete in the competition, with four qualifying from the Northern League, three qualifying from the Central League and two qualifying from the Southern League for the National Championship phase. Each team can field a maximum of four foreign players as well as one additional foreign player who has Oceania Football Confederation nationality. Over the course of the season, each team must also ensure players aged 20 or under account for 10% of available playing minutes.
The qualifying league fixtures were announced on 1 March 2024. The Northern League started on 22 March 2024 with the Central and Southern leagues starting the following weekend on 29 and 28 March respectively. The Northern and Central leagues concluded on 31 August 2024 with the Southern League concluding on 1 September 2024.
The week the Northern League started, NRF announced changes to the competition structure for the 2024 season to accommodate Auckland FC. Auckland FC will have a reserves team playing in the qualifying and championship phases from next season to fulfil their A-League Men requirements. To allow space for Auckland FC, the Northern League will now have a relegation play-off between the 10th place team and the runners up of the 2024 NRFL Championship for this season only.
The championship phase fixtures were announced on 17 September 2024, with the opening games to be played on 28 September 2024.

## Qualifying leagues
### 2024 Northern League
#### Northern League teams

Twelve teams are competing in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the NRFL Championship. The promoted teams are Tauranga City and East Coast Bays. It is both Tauranga City's and East Coast Bay's first season in the National League. They replaced Takapuna (relegated after a two-year Northern League spell) and Manukau United (relegated after a three-year Northern League spell).
| Team | Home ground | Location | 2023 season |
| Auckland City | Kiwitea Street | Sandringham, Auckland | 1st |
| Auckland United | Keith Hay Park | Mount Roskill, Auckland | 3rd |
| Bay Olympic | Olympic Park | New Lynn, Auckland | 10th |
| Birkenhead United | Shepherds Park | Beach Haven, Auckland | 8th |
| East Coast Bays | Bay City Park | Northcross, Auckland | 2nd in Championship (promoted) |
| Eastern Suburbs | Madills Farm | Kohimarama, Auckland | 2nd |
| Hamilton Wanderers | Porritt Stadium | Chartwell, Hamilton | 6th |
| Manurewa | War Memorial Park | Manurewa, Auckland | 4th |
| Melville United | Gower Park | Melville, Hamilton | 9th |
| Tauranga City | Links Avenue Reserve | Mount Maunganui | 1st in Championship (promoted) |
| West Coast Rangers | Fred Taylor Park | Whenuapai, Auckland | 7th |
| Western Springs | Seddon Fields | Westmere, Auckland | 5th |

#### Northern League personnel

| Team | Manager | Captain |
| Auckland City | Albert Riera | Mario Ilich |
| Auckland United | José Figueira | Ross Haviland |
| Bay Olympic | Peter Smith | Callum McNeill |
| Birkenhead United | Paul Hobson | Luke Jorgensen |
| East Coast Bays | Joe Hall | Louie Caunter |
| Eastern Suburbs | Kane Wintersgill | Adam Thomas |
| Hamilton Wanderers | Joseph Hinds | |
| Manurewa | Dylan Burns | |
| Melville United | Jarrod Young | Erik Panzer |
| Tauranga City | Barry Gardiner | Campbell Higgins |
| West Coast Rangers | Chad Coombes | Dev Pokhrel |
| Western Springs | Scott Hales | Oscar Ramsay |

#### Northern League managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Manurewa | Paul Marshall | Stepped down | 1 December 2023 | Pre-season | Brett McMurdoch | 22 December 2023 |
| Manurewa | Brett McMurdoch | No reason given | 13 May 2024 | 7th | Dylan Burns | 13 May 2024 |
| Bay Olympic | Rudy Mozr | Stepped down | 25 May 2024 | 7th | Peter Smith | 25 May 2024 |

#### Northern League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Auckland City (C) | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 21 | +32 | 51 | Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship |
| 2 | Western Springs | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 46 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 3 | Eastern Suburbs | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 44 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 4 | Birkenhead United | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 43 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 5 | Auckland United | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 40 | |
| 6 | Bay Olympic | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 28 | |
| 7 | Tauranga City | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 25 | |
| 8 | West Coast Rangers | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 23 | |
| 9 | East Coast Bays | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 22 | |
| 10 | Manurewa (O) | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 19 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Melville United (R) | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 54 | −25 | 18 | Relegation to NRFL Championship |
| 12 | Hamilton Wanderers (R) | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 48 | −20 | 14 | Relegation to NRFL Championship |

#### Northern League results table

| Home \ Away | AKC | AKU | BAY | BIR | ECB | EAS | HAM | MRW | MEL | TGA | WCR | WSP |
| Auckland City | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 7–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Auckland United | 0–3 | — | 3–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 0–2 |
| Bay Olympic | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 7–2 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 2–0 |
| Birkenhead United | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 |
| East Coast Bays | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | — | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Eastern Suburbs | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Hamilton Wanderers | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 |
| Manurewa | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 7–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Melville United | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 4–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 |
| Tauranga City | 0–5 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–4 |
| West Coast Rangers | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 |
| Western Springs | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 7–1 | 1–2 | — |

#### Relegation play-offs

The relegation play-offs took place on 14 and 21 September 2024.

##### Overview

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Manurewa (NL) | 4–4 (4–2 p) | Manukau United (C) | 4–2 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) |

##### Matches

4–4 on aggregate. Manurewa won 4–2 on penalties, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

#### Northern League scoring
##### Northern League top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Jacob Mechell | Eastern Suburbs | 19 |
| 2 | Monty Patterson | Birkenhead United | 14 |
| 2 | Emiliano Tade | Western Springs | 14 |
| 4 | Eber Ramírez | Manurewa | 13 |
| 5 | Jonty Bidois | Tauranga City | 12 |
| 6 | Dawson Straffon | West Coast Rangers / Western Springs | 11 |
| 7 | Liam Gillion | Auckland City | 10 |
| 7 | Ronaldo Munoz | Bay Olympic / Hamilton Wanderers | 10 |
| 7 | Allan Pearce | West Coast Rangers | 10 |
| 7 | Samuel Philip | Birkenhead United | 10 |
| 7 | Malcolm Young | East Coast Bays | 10 |

##### Northern League hat-tricks

| Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date |
| 1 | Jonty Bidois | Tauranga City | Melville United | Home | 4–0 | 23 March 2024 |
| 3 | Jacob Mechell | Eastern Suburbs | East Coast Bays | Away | 1–3 | 1 April 2024 |
| 4 | Eber Ramírez | Manurewa | Melville United | Home | 7–1 | 6 April 2024 |
| 4 | Jacob Mechell | Eastern Suburbs | Tauranga City | Home | 4–3 | 6 April 2024 |
| 7 | Ibrahim Nadir | Bay Olympic | Hamilton Wanderers | Away | 1–5 | 27 April 2024 |
| 16 | Sam Philip | Birkenhead United | Manurewa | Away | 1–4 | 20 July 2024 |
| 21 | Dawson Straffon | Western Springs | Tauranga City | Away | 1–4 | 27 July 2024 |
| 19 | Sean Leadley | Melville United | Manurewa | Home | 4–2 | 10 August 2024 |
| 22 | Michael Graham | Bay Olympic | Manurewa | Home | 7–2 | 31 August 2024 |
* 1 2 Player scored 4 goals
* ↑ Rounds 17 and 21 were reversed

### 2024 Central League
#### Central League teams

Ten teams are competing in the league – the top nine teams from the previous season and the one team promoted from the 2022 play-off between the winners of the Central Federation League and the Capital Premier. The winner of the play-off was Island Bay United. This is their first season in the Central League, since New Zealand football's restructuring in 2021. They replaced Whanganui Athletic (relegated to the Central Federation League after one season in the Central League).
| Team | Home ground | Location | 2023 season |
| Island Bay United | Wakefield Park | Island Bay, Wellington | 1st in Capital Premier (promoted via play-offs) |
| Miramar Rangers | David Farrington Park | Miramar, Wellington | 7th |
| Napier City Rovers | Bluewater Stadium | Napier | 3rd |
| North Wellington | Alex Moore Park | Johnsonville, Wellington | 9th |
| Petone | Memorial Park | Petone, Lower Hutt | 4th |
| Stop Out | Hutt Park | Moera, Lower Hutt | 8th |
| Waterside Karori | Karori Park | Karori, Wellington | 6th |
| Wellington Olympic | Wakefield Park | Island Bay, Wellington | 1st |
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Fraser Park | Taitā, Lower Hutt | 2nd |
| Western Suburbs | Endeavour Park | Porirua | 5th |

#### Central League personnel

| Team | Manager | Captain |
| Island Bay United | Stu Jacobs | |
| Miramar Rangers | Kale Herbert | Sam Mason-Smith |
| Napier City Rovers | Bill Robertson | Jim Hoyle |
| North Wellington | Ryan Faithfull | Gavin Hoy |
| Petone | Sam Morrissey | Hami Paranihi-Nuku |
| Stop Out | Aston Hughes | Maxim Johnson |
| Waterside Karori | Tomás Godoy Fouquet | Harry Fautley |
| Wellington Olympic | Ekow Quainoo | Ben Mata |
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Chris Greenacre | Isaac Hughes |
| Western Suburbs | Alan Koch | Malik Smith |

#### Central League managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| North Wellington | James Prosser | End of interim spell | 1 November 2023 | Pre-season | Ryan Faithfull | 1 November 2023 |
| Petone | Ryan Edwards | Signed by Christchurch United | 21 November 2023 | Pre-season | Sam Morrissey | 21 November 2023 |
| Waterside Karori | Sam Morrissey | Signed by Petone | 21 November 2023 | Pre-season | Rory Fallon | 4 December 2023 |
| Wellington Olympic | Rupert Kemeys | Mutual consent | 26 November 2023 | Pre-season | Ekow Quainoo | 13 December 2023 |
| Island Bay United | Tomás Godoy Fouquet | Stepped down | 6 December 2023 | Pre-season | Stu Jacobs | 14 January 2024 |
| Waterside Karori | Rory Fallon | Mutual consent | 18 January 2024 | Pre-season | Tomás Godoy Fouquet | 18 January 2024 |

#### Central League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Wellington Olympic (C) | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 16 | +63 | 51 | Winner of Central League and qualification to National League Championship |
| 2 | Western Suburbs | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 24 | +30 | 40 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 3 | Napier City Rovers | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 53 | 23 | +30 | 40 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 4 | Miramar Rangers | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 61 | 21 | +40 | 35 | |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 24 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 6 | Waterside Karori | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 24 | |
| 7 | Petone | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 21 | |
| 8 | Island Bay United | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 64 | −39 | 12 | |
| 9 | North Wellington | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 63 | −40 | 9 | |
| 10 | Stop Out (R) | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 67 | −48 | 5 | Relegation to Central League 2 |
* ↑ Wellington Phoenix Reserves gain automatic entry into the National League Championship phase due to the A-League Men requirements.

#### Central League results table

| Home \ Away | IBU | MRA | NCR | NWT | PET | SOT | WKA | WOP | WPX | WES |
| Island Bay United | — | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 1–6 | 1–3 | 1–7 |
| Miramar Rangers | 5–0 | — | 2–3 | 8–1 | 1–1 | 10–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 |
| Napier City Rovers | 3–1 | 2–3 | — | 6–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| North Wellington | 1–4 | 0–6 | 2–3 | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 |
| Petone | 2–3 | 0–9 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| Stop Out | 3–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 3–2 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Waterside Karori | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | — | 0–5 | 2–1 | 2–4 |
| Wellington Olympic | 8–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 8–0 | 4–1 | — | 4–2 | 3–5 |
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–6 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–5 | — | 0–1 |
| Western Suburbs | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — |

#### Central League scoring
##### Central League top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Oscar Faulds | Napier City Rovers | 21 |
| 2 | Lucas Meek | Western Suburbs | 15 |
| 3 | Hamish Watson | Wellington Olympic | 14 |
| 4 | Sam Mason-Smith | Miramar Rangers | 13 |
| 5 | Martín Bueno | Miramar Rangers | 11 |
| 5 | Jack O'Connor | Petone | 11 |
| 7 | Tomas Alvarado | Waterside Karori | 10 |
| 8 | Nicolas Bobadilla | Miramar Rangers | 8 |
| 8 | Connor Gaul | Stop Out | 8 |
| 8 | Ben Mata | Wellington Olympic | 8 |
| 8 | Connor Wilson | Western Suburbs | 8 |

##### Central League hat-tricks

| Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date |
| 1 | Lucas Meek | Western Suburbs | Island Bay United | Away | 1–7 | 30 March 2024 |
| 1 | Martín Bueno | Miramar Rangers | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Home | 4–0 | 30 March 2024 |
| 2 | Oscar Faulds | Napier City Rovers | Waterside Karori | Away | 1–5 | 6 April 2024 |
| 2 | Lucas Meek | Western Suburbs | Wellington Olympic | Away | 3–5 | 7 April 2024 |
| 3 | Oscar Faulds | Napier City Rovers | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Away | 1–6 | 20 April 2024 |
| 5 | Sam Mason-Smith | Miramar Rangers | North Wellington | Away | 0–6 | 26 April 2024 |
| 5 | Tomas Alvarado | Waterside Karori | Stop Out | Home | 4–1 | 27 April 2024 |
| 7 | Miles Green | Western Suburbs | North Wellington | Away | 1–5 | 11 May 2024 |
| 8 | Agustín Contratti | Miramar Rangers | Waterside Karori | Home | 4–3 | 18 May 2024 |
| 10 | Lucas Meek | Western Suburbs | Island Bay United | Home | 5–1 | 9 June 2024 |
| 11 | Oscar Faulds | Napier City Rovers | Waterside Karori | Home | 7–1 | 23 June 2024 |
| 13 | Joshua Tollervey | Miramar Rangers | Petone | Away | 0–9 | 13 July 2024 |
| 14 | Oscar Faulds | Napier City Rovers | Island Bay United | Away | 1–5 | 21 July 2024 |
| 14 | Sam Mason-Smith | Miramar Rangers | North Wellington | Home | 8–1 | 21 July 2024 |
| 15 | Isa Prins | Wellington Olympic | Island Bay United | Home | 8–0 | 3 August 2024 |
| 17 | Ben Mata | Wellington Olympic | Petone | Home | 6–0 | 24 August 2024 |
* 1 2 3 Player scored 4 goals

### 2024 Southern League
#### Southern League teams

Ten teams are competing in the league – nine teams from the previous season and the winner of the Southern League play-offs. The promoted team is the University of Canterbury. This is their first season in the Southern League. They replaced Green Island (relegated after three season in the Southern League).
| Team | Home ground | Location | 2023 season |
| Cashmere Technical | Garrick Memorial Park | Woolston, Christchurch | 2nd |
| Christchurch United | United Sports Centre | Yaldhurst, Christchurch | 1st |
| Coastal Spirit | Linfield Park | Linwood, Christchurch | 3rd |
| Dunedin City Royals | Football Turf | Dunedin North, Dunedin | 4th |
| FC Twenty 11 | Avonhead Park | Avonhead, Christchurch | 10th |
| Ferrymead Bays | Ferrymead Park | Ferrymead, Christchurch | 5th |
| Nelson Suburbs | Saxton Field | Stoke, Nelson | 6th |
| Nomads United | Tulett Park | Casebrook, Christchurch | 7th |
| Selwyn United | Foster Park | Rolleston | 9th |
| University of Canterbury | English Park | St Albans, Christchurch | 1st in Canterbury Premiership (promoted via play-offs) |

#### Southern League personnel

| Team | Manager | Captain |
| Cashmere Technical | Dan Schwarz | Tom Schwarz |
| Christchurch United | Ryan Edwards | Joel Stevens |
| Coastal Spirit | Robbie Stanton | Dominic McGarr |
| Dunedin City Royals | Richard Murray | Jared Grove |
| FC Twenty 11 | Ricardo Felitti | Harrison Rowe |
| Ferrymead Bays | Alan Walker | James Deehan |
| Nelson Suburbs | Ryan Stewart | Sam Ayers |
| Nomads United | Matthew Jansen | Caleb Cottom |
| Selwyn United | Chris Brown | Jayden Booth |
| University of Canterbury | Ben Ellis | Liam Pledger |

#### Southern League managerial changes

Note: Some cases use first/last match coached
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| University of Canterbury | Anthony O'Connor | Stepped down | 11 October 2023 | Pre-season | Aldo Miramontes | 11 October 2023 |
| FC Twenty 11 | Cvetan Ivanov | Stepped down to TDP | 16 October 2023 | Pre-season | Graham McMann | 16 October 2023 |
| Christchurch United | Paul Ifill | Signed by Wellington Olympic to be Director of Football | 21 November 2023 | Pre-season | Ryan Edwards | 21 November 2023 |
| Selwyn United | Lee Padmore | Signed by Wellington Phoenix Academy | 17 January 2024 | Pre-season | Chris Brown | 11 February 2024 |
| FC Twenty 11 | Graham McMann | Resigned | 8 June 2024 | 10th | Kevin Peters (Caretaker) | 23 June 2024 |
| FC Twenty 11 | Kevin Peters | End of Caretaker | 13 July 2024 | 10th | Ricardo Felitti | 14 July 2024 |
| University of Canterbury | Aldo Miramontes | Mutual consent | 17 July 2024 | 8th | Ben Ellis | 21 July 2024 |

#### Southern League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cashmere Technical (C) | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 90 | 19 | +71 | 47 | Winner of Southern League and qualification to National League Championship |
| 2 | Coastal Spirit | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 59 | 17 | +42 | 45 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 3 | Christchurch United | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 64 | 21 | +43 | 41 | |
| 4 | Nelson Suburbs | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 29 | |
| 5 | Ferrymead Bays | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 25 | |
| 6 | Nomads United | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 24 | |
| 7 | Dunedin City Royals | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 19 | |
| 8 | Selwyn United | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 68 | −37 | 14 | |
| 9 | University of Canterbury | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 46 | −25 | 11 | |
| 10 | FC Twenty 11 (R) | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 93 | −84 | 1 | Relegated to the Nelson Premiership/Canterbury Premiership/Southern Premiership |
* The final game between Dunedin City Royals and Nelson Suburbs was cancelled, with neither team being able to change league positions regardless of result. The game was originally postponed after Nelson's flight was unable to land in Dunedin due to strong winds.

#### Southern League results table

| Home \ Away | CAS | CHU | CSP | DCR | FCT | FMB | NEL | NOM | SEL | UCF |
| Cashmere Technical | | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 12–0 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 6–1 |
| Christchurch United | 1–1 | | 2–3 | 5–0 | 11–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 9–0 | 4–3 |
| Coastal Spirit | 4–4 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 5–1 |
| Dunedin City Royals | 1–5 | 1–3 | 0–5 | | 3–1 | 4–4 | Can. | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| FC Twenty 11 | 1–10 | 0–4 | 0–7 | 1–2 | | 1–5 | 0–9 | 0–5 | 2–5 | 1–6 |
| Ferrymead Bays | 2–3 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Nelson Suburbs | 1–6 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 6–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | | 2–2 | 4–4 | 5–1 |
| Nomads United | 0–6 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 4–1 | 1–2 |
| Selwyn United | 0–8 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 0–5 | 1–1 | | 0–3 |
| University of Canterbury | 0–7 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |

#### Southern League scoring

    As of 7 September 2024

##### Southern League top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical | 26 |
| 2 | Alex Steinwascher | Coastal Spirit | 19 |
| 2 | Joel Stevens | Christchurch United | 19 |
| 4 | Trevin Myers | Nelson Subrubs | 13 |
| 5 | Lennon Whewell | Nelson Subrubs | 12 |
| 6 | Gabriel Gallaway | Cashmere Technical | 10 |
| 6 | Jack Hallahan | Cashmere Technical | 10 |
| 6 | David Yoo | Christchurch United | 10 |
| 9 | Lyle Matthysen | Cashmere Technical | 9 |
| 9 | Cameron Rean | Ferrymead Bays | 9 |
| 9 | Yuya Taguchi | Cashmere Technical | 9 |

##### Southern League hat-tricks

| Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date |
| 1 | Spencer Barber | Nelson Suburbs | FC Twenty 11 | Away | 0–9 | 29 March 2024 |
| 1 | Lennon Whewell | Nelson Suburbs | FC Twenty 11 | Away | 0–9 | 29 March 2024 |
| 1 | Alex Steinwascher | Coastal Spirit | Selwyn United | Home | 7–0 | 29 March 2024 |
| 2 | Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical | FC Twenty 11 | Home | 12–0 | 4 April 2024 |
| 2 | Lyle Matthysen | Cashmere Technical | FC Twenty 11 | Home | 12–0 | 4 April 2024 |
| 3 | Trevin Myers | Nelson Suburbs | Selwyn United | Away | 0–5 | 13 April 2024 |
| 4 | Joel Stevens | Christchurch United | Dunedin City Royals | Home | 5–0 | 20 April 2024 |
| 4 | Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical | Selwyn United | Home | 4–2 | 20 April 2024 |
| 5 | Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical | Nelson Suburbs | Away | 1–6 | 28 April 2024 |
| 6 | Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical | University of Canterbury | Away | 0–7 | 4 May 2024 |
| 7 | Jacob Killick | Universities of Canterbury | FC Twenty 11 | Away | 1–6 | 18 May 2024 |
| 10 | Lennon Whewell | Nelson Suburbs | FC Twenty 11 | Home | 4–2 | 23 June 2024 |
| 14 | Joel Stevens | Christchurch United | FC Twenty 11 | Home | 11–0 | 2 August 2024 |
| 16 | Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical | Nomads United | Away | 0–6 | 17 August 2024 |
| 16 | Joel Stevens | Christchurch United | Selwyn United | Home | 9–0 | 17 August 2024 |
| 16 | Matthew Brazier | Christchurch United | Selwyn United | Home | 9–0 | 17 August 2024 |
| 18 | Finlay Cotton | Selwyn United | Dunedin City Royals | Home | 5–0 | 7 September 2024 |
* 1 2 3 Player scored 4 goals
* ↑ Player scored 6 goals
* ↑ Player scored 5 goals

##### Southern League own goals

| Round | Player | Club | H/A | Time | Goal | Result | Opponent | Date |
| 2 | Jamie Barr | Ferrymead Bays | Home | 77' | 3–3 | 3–4 | Christchurch United | 6 April 2024 |
| 8 | Sena Eady | FC Twenty 11 | Home | 19' | 0–3 | 0–7 | Coastal Spirit | 25 May 2024 |
| 12 | Caleb Osborne | Dunedin City Royals | Away | 69' | 2–1 | 3–1 | Ferrymead Bays | 13 July 2024 |
| 13 | Max McGuinness | University of Canterbury | Away | 33' | 3–0 | 5–1 | Nelson Suburbs | 21 July 2024 |
| 14 | Daniel Oakman | FC Twenty 11 | Away | 22' | 3–0 | 11–0 | Christchurch United | 2 August 2024 |
| 17 | Jack Julian | Dunedin City Royals | Home | 14' | 0–2 | 0–5 | Coastal Spirit | 25 August 2024 |
| 18 | Aidan Kirby-Vaughan | University of Canterbury | Home | 83' | 1–2 | 1–2 | Coastal Spirit | 1 September 2024 |

## Qualified clubs

There are 10 men's National League Championship qualifying spots (4 for the Northern League, 3 plus Wellington Phoenix Reserves for the Central League and 2 for the Southern League).
| Association | Team | Position in Regional League | App (last) | Previous best (last) |
| Northern League (4 berths) | Auckland City | 1st | 3rd (2023) | 1st (2022) |
| Northern League (4 berths) | Western Springs | 2nd | 1st | Debut |
| Northern League (4 berths) | Eastern Suburbs | 3rd | 2nd (2023) | 4th (2023) |
| Northern League (4 berths) | Birkenhead United | 4th | 2nd (2022) | 4th (2022) |
| Central League (3 berths) | Wellington Olympic | 1st | 3rd (2023) | 1st (2023) |
| Central League (3 berths) | Western Suburbs | 2nd | 1st | Debut |
| Central League (3 berths) | Napier City Rovers | 3rd | 3rd (2023) | 8th (2022) |
| Southern League (2 berths) | Cashmere Technical | 1st | 3rd (2023) | 5th (2023) |
| Southern League (2 berths) | Coastal Spirit | 2nd | 1st | Debut |
| Wellington Phoenix (automatic berth) | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Automatic qualification | 3rd (2023) | 6th (2022) |

### Location

| Team | Home ground | Location | 2023 season |
| Auckland City | Kiwitea Street | Sandringham, Auckland | 2nd |
| Birkenhead United | Shepherds Park | Beach Haven, Auckland | — |
| Cashmere Technical | Ngā Puna Wai | Aidanfield, Christchurch | 5th |
| Coastal Spirit | Linfield Park | Linwood, Christchurch | — |
| Eastern Suburbs | Madills Farm | Kohimarama, Auckland | 4th |
| Napier City Rovers | Bluewater Stadium | Poraiti, Napier | 9th |
| Wellington Olympic | Martin Luckie Park | Berhampore, Wellington | 1st |
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Fraser Park | Taitā, Lower Hutt | 8th |
| Western Springs | Seddon Fields | Westmere, Auckland | — |
| Western Suburbs | Endeavour Park | Whitby, Porirua | — |

### Personnel

| Team | Manager | Captain |
| Auckland City | Albert Riera | Mario Ilich |
| Birkenhead United | Paul Hobson | Luke Jorgensen |
| Cashmere Technical | Dan Schwarz | Tom Schwarz |
| Coastal Spirit | Robbie Stanton | Joe Hoole |
| Eastern Suburbs | Brian Shelley (interim) | Adam Thomas |
| Napier City Rovers | Bill Robertson | Jim Hoyle |
| Wellington Olympic | Ekow Quainoo | Ben Mata |
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Chris Greenacre | David Ball |
| Western Springs | Scott Hales | Oscar Ramsay |
| Western Suburbs | Alan Koch | Finn Diamond |

#### Managerial Changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Eastern Suburbs | Kane Wintersgill | Stepped down | 2 October 2024 | 4th | Brian Shelley (interim) | 2 October 2024 |

## Championship phase
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Birkenhead United | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 20 | Qualification to Grand Final |
| 2 | Auckland City (C) | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 19 | Qualification to Grand Final and Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Western Springs | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 18 | |
| 4 | Napier City Rovers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 17 | |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 13 | |
| 6 | Wellington Olympic | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 11 | |
| 7 | Coastal Spirit | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 11 | |
| 8 | Cashmere Technical | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 9 | |
| 9 | Eastern Suburbs | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 5 | |
| 10 | Western Suburbs | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 28 | −19 | 4 | |
* ↑ Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.

### Results table

| Home \ Away | AKC | BIR | CAS | CSP | EAS | NCR | WOP | WPX | WSP | WES |
| Auckland City | | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | | | | 3–4 | 1–2 | |
| Birkenhead United | | | | 2–1 | | 4–2 | | 4–2 | | 3–3 |
| Cashmere Technical | | 1–2 | | 3–3 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 0–4 | | |
| Coastal Spirit | | | | | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | | | 5–0 |
| Eastern Suburbs | 0–3 | 2–2 | | | | 2–2 | | | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Napier City Rovers | 0–1 | | 2–1 | | | | | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Wellington Olympic | 0–1 | 1–2 | | | 4–1 | 2–3 | | | | 4–1 |
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | | | | 0–3 | 0–2 | | 3–1 | | | 2–0 |
| Western Springs | | 1–3 | 4–3 | 6–2 | | | 2–3 | 5–0 | | |
| Western Suburbs | 1–2 | | 0–4 | | | 2–4 | | | 0–4 | |

#### Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 3, but then postponed and played between rounds 6 and 7, it is added to the standings for round 6.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Birkenhead United | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Auckland City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Western Springs | 10 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Napier City Rovers | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Wellington Olympic | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Coastal Spirit | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Cashmere Technical | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Eastern Suburbs | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Western Suburbs | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
* Leader and Grand Final
* Grand Final

### Grand Final
## Statistics

    As of 1 December 2024

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Daniel Bunch | Birkenhead United | 8 |
| 1 | Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical | 8 |
| 1 | Monty Patterson | Birkenhead United | 8 |
| 4 | Myer Bevan | Birkenhead United | 7 |
| 5 | Oscar Faulds | Napier City Rovers | 6 |
| 5 | Alex Steinwascher | Coastal Spirit | 6 |
| 5 | David Yoo | Coastal Spirit | 6 |
| 8 | Matthew Ellis | Western Springs | 5 |
| 8 | Angus Kilkolly | Auckland City | 5 |
| 9 | Adam Hewson | Napier City Rovers | 4 |
| 9 | Jacob Mechell | Eastern Suburbs | 4 |
| 9 | Hamish Watson | Wellington Olympic | 4 |

### Hat-tricks

| Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date |
| 3 | David Yoo | Coastal Spirit | Western Suburbs | Home | 5–0 | 13 October 2024 |
| 4 | Alex Steinwascher | Coastal Spirit | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Away | 0–3 | 19 October 2024 |
| 5 | Monty Patterson | Birkenhead United | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Home | 4–2 | 27 October 2024 |
| 9 | Myer Bevan | Auckland City | Coastal Spirit | Home | 5–1 | 24 November 2024 |

### Discipline
#### Player

* Most yellow cards: 4
** Riley Grover (Coastal Spirit)
** Kieran Richards (Napier City Rovers)
* Most red cards: 1
** 10 players

#### Club

* Most red cards: 3
** Eastern Suburbs
* Fewest red cards: 0
** Auckland City
** Cashmere Technical
** Wellington Phoenix Reserves

## Awards
### Goal of the Week
#### Regional Phase

Goal of the Week :
| Week | Player | Club |
| 1 | Jerson Lagos | Manurewa |
| 2 | Isaac Bates | Melville United |
| 3 | Charles Ostrem | Western Suburbs |
| 4 | Callum Simmonds | East Coast Bays |
| 5 | Lachlan Candy | Waterside Karori |
| 6 | Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues | Wellington Phoenix Reserves |
| 7 | Corban Piper | Birkenhead United |
| 8 | Haris Zeb | Birkenhead United |
| 9 | Henry Lenihan-Geels | Island Bay United |
| 10 | Albie Francis-Alles | Western Suburbs |
| 11 | Ronaldo Munoz | Hamilton Wanderers |
| 12 | Sam Lack | Napier City Rovers |
| 13 | Isaac Snell | Petone |
| 14 | Quarter-Finals of the Kate Sheppard Cup's goals won | Quarter-Finals of the Kate Sheppard Cup's goals won |
| 15 | Isaac Bates | Melville United |
| 16 | Sam Lack | Napier City Rovers |
| 17 | Semi-Finals of Chatham Cup's goals won | Semi-Finals of Chatham Cup's goals won |
| 18 | Aidan Barbour-Ryan | Cashmere Technical |
| 19 | Sean Leadley | Melville United |
| 20 | Joel Stevens | Christchurch United |
| 21 | Todd Vermeir | University of Canterbury |
| 21 | Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical |

#### Championship Phase

Goal of the Week :
| Week | Player | Club |
| 1 | Oscar Faulds | Napier City Rovers |
| 2 | Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues | Wellington Phoenix Reserves |
| 3 | Daniel Bunch | Birkenhead United |
| 4 | Miles Palmer | Birkenhead United |
| 5 | Lachlan Candy | Wellington Phoenix Reserves |
| 6 | Adam Hewson | Napier City Rovers |
| 7 | Jordan Annear | Napier City Rovers |
| 8 | Lewis Partridge | Wellington Phoenix Reserves |
| 9 | Kieran Richards | Napier City Rovers |

### Annual awards

| League | MVP | Club | Top scorer | Club |
| Northern League | Jake Mechell | Eastern Suburbs | Jake Mechell | Eastern Suburbs |
| Central League | Tomas Alvarado | Waterside Karori | Oscar Faulds | Napier City Rovers |
| Southern League | David Yoo | Christchurch United | Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical |
| National League | Monty Patterson | Birkenhead United | Daniel Bunch Garbhan Coughlan Monty Patterson | Birkenhead United Cashmere Technical Birkenhead United |
| Award | Winner | Club |
| Best Goal of the Regional Phase | Sean Leadley | Melville United |
Team of the season :
| Goalkeeper | Conor Tracey (Auckland City) | Conor Tracey (Auckland City) | Conor Tracey (Auckland City) | Conor Tracey (Auckland City) | Conor Tracey (Auckland City) | Conor Tracey (Auckland City) | Conor Tracey (Auckland City) | Conor Tracey (Auckland City) | Conor Tracey (Auckland City) | Conor Tracey (Auckland City) | Conor Tracey (Auckland City) | Conor Tracey (Auckland City) |
| Defenders | Matthew Jones (Napier City Rovers) | Matthew Jones (Napier City Rovers) | Matthew Jones (Napier City Rovers) | Matthew Jones (Napier City Rovers) | Dina Botica (Birkenhead United) | Dina Botica (Birkenhead United) | Dina Botica (Birkenhead United) | Dina Botica (Birkenhead United) | Michael den Heijer (Auckland City) | Michael den Heijer (Auckland City) | Michael den Heijer (Auckland City) | Michael den Heijer (Auckland City) |
| Midfielders | David Yoo (Coastal Spirit) | David Yoo (Coastal Spirit) | David Yoo (Coastal Spirit) | Mario Ilich (Auckland City) | Mario Ilich (Auckland City) | Mario Ilich (Auckland City) | Adam Hewson (Napier City Rovers) | Adam Hewson (Napier City Rovers) | Adam Hewson (Napier City Rovers) | Matthew Ellis (Western Springs) | Matthew Ellis (Western Springs) | Matthew Ellis (Western Springs) |
| Forwards | Daniel Bunch (Birkenhead United) | Daniel Bunch (Birkenhead United) | Daniel Bunch (Birkenhead United) | Daniel Bunch (Birkenhead United) | Monty Patterson (Birkenhead United) | Monty Patterson (Birkenhead United) | Monty Patterson (Birkenhead United) | Monty Patterson (Birkenhead United) | Garbhan Coughlan (Cashmere Technical) | Garbhan Coughlan (Cashmere Technical) | Garbhan Coughlan (Cashmere Technical) | Garbhan Coughlan (Cashmere Technical) |