# NRFL Championship

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

Melville United and Hamilton Wanderers joined the league following their relegation the season prior from the Northern League. Cambridge were promoted as winners of NRFL Conference play-offs.
Fencibles United won the 2024 season and were promoted to the Northern League, while Metro and Franklin United were relegated to NRFL Northern Conference.
| Team | Location | Stadium | 2024 season |
| Cambridge | Cambridge | John Kerkhof Park | 1st in Southern Conference (promoted via play-offs) |
| Ellerslie | Ellerslie, Auckland | Michaels Avenue | 7th |
| Hamilton Wanderers | Chartwell, Hamilton | Porritt Stadium | 12th in Northern League (relegated) |
| Hibiscus Coast | Whangaparaoa, Auckland | Stanmore Bay Park | 4th |
| Manukau United | Māngere East, Auckland | Centre Park | 2nd |
| Melville United | Hamilton Lake, Hamilton | Gower Park | 11th in Northern League (relegated) |
| Mount Albert-Ponsonby | Mount Albert, Auckland | Anderson Park | 8th |
| Ngaruawahia United | Ngāruawāhia | Centennial Park, Ngāruawāhia | 3rd |
| North Shore United | Devonport, Auckland | Allen Hill Stadium | 9th |
| Northern Rovers | Glenfield, Auckland | McFetridge Park | 5th |
| Onehunga-Mangere United | Māngere Bridge, Auckland | Māngere Domain | 6th |
| Takapuna | Takapuna, Auckland | Taharoto Park | 10th |

## Past winners

Numbers in parentheses indicate wins up to that date.
| Season | Winner | Promoted |
| 1965 | Ponsonby | Eden |
| 1966 | Lynndale | Hamilton |
| 1967 | Birkenhead United | Rotorua City |
| 1968 | Courier Rangers | Hamilton |
| 1969 | Whangarei | Birkenhead United |
| 1970 | Takapuna City | Papatoetoe East Coast Bays Huntly Thistle |
| 1971 | Metro College | Ellerslie |
| 1972 | Papakura City | Lynndale |
| 1973 | Manurewa | Papatoetoe |
| 1974 | Whangarei City (2) | Takapuna City |
| 1975 | Lynndale (2) | Rotorua City |
| 1976 | Glenfield Rovers | Metro College |
| 1977 | Ellerslie | Mt. Roskill |
| 1978 | East Coast Bays | Metro College |
| 1979 | Waitemata City | Papatoetoe |
| 1980 | Birkenhead United (2) | Rotorua City |
| 1981 | Eden | Whangarei City |
| 1982 | University | Lynndale |
| 1983 | Otara Rangers | |
| 1984 | Howick | Papakura City |
| 1985 | Mount Maunganui | Otara Rangers |
| 1986 | Waikato | Oratia United Kelston West |
| 1987 | Mount Albert-Ponsonby (2) | Manukau City Blockhouse Bay |
| 1988 | Central | Rotorua City |
| 1989 | East Coast Bays (2) | Massey |
| 1990 | University (2) | |
| 1991 | Central (2) | Rotorua City Kawerau Town |
| 1992 | Tauranga City | Eden Pakuranga Town |
| 1993 | Melville United | Onehunga Sports |
| 1994 | Metro (2) | Ngaruawahia United |
| 1995 | Cambridge | Northland United Hamilton Wanderers Takapuna |
| 1996 | Glenfield Rovers (2) | |
| 1997 | Hamilton Wanderers | Glenfield Rovers |
| 1998 | Three Kings United | Tauranga City |
| 1999 | Takapuna (2) | Eastern Suburbs |
| 2000 | Central United (3) | Manukau City |
| 2001 | Onehunga Sports | Bay Olympic |
| 2002 | Waitakere City | University-Mount Wellington |
| 2003 | East Coast Bays (3) | Mangere United |
| 2004 | Papakura City (2) | |
| 2005 | Albany United | Birkenhead United |
| 2006 | Onehunga Sports (2) | Hamilton Wanderers |
| 2007 | Lynn-Avon United | Melville United Metro Three Kings United Papatoetoe Mount Albert-Ponsonby |
| 2008 | Manurewa (2) | |
| 2009 | Three Kings United (2) | |
| 2010 | Hamilton Wanderers (2) Onehunga Sports (3) | |
| 2011 | Eastern Suburbs | Manurewa |
| 2012 | Birkenhead United (3) | Ellerslie |
| 2013 | Glenfield Rovers (3) | Ngaruawahia United |
| 2014 | Western Springs | Eastern Suburbs Melville United |
| 2015 | Forrest Hill Milford United | Tauranga City United |
| 2016 | Waitakere City (2) | Manurewa |
| 2017 | Western Springs (2) | Manukau City |
| 2018 | Melville United (2) | North Shore United |
| 2019 | Forrest Hill Milford United (2) | Bay Olympic |
| 2020 | Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand | Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand |
| 2021 | Waiheke United | Takapuna |
| 2022 | West Coast Rangers | Manurewa |
| 2023 | Tauranga City (2) | East Coast Bays |
| 2024 | Fencibles United | |
* ↑ No promotion to the Northern League due to the resizing of the league in 1984.
* ↑ First title was won as Ponsonby.
* ↑ No promotion to the Northern League due to the restructuring of the National league in 1996—97.
* ↑ Division 1 split into two leagues after a grading round with Hamilton Wanderers winning Division 1A and Onehunga Sports winning Division 1B.
* ↑ Season cancelled with games in hand due to COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand.