# 2023 New Zealand National League

The 2023 New Zealand Men's National League was the third 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.

## Qualifying leagues
### 2023 Northern League

Auckland City won the title for the third consecutive season on the final day beating Manukau United 6–1. This was Auckland City's third season in the Northern League, winning the title each of those seasons. Both Auckland City and Eastern Suburbs completed the Northern League season undefeated. This was the first season two clubs had gone undefeated in the Northern League. It was only the second time a team had gone undefeated since Eastern Suburbs did so in 1965, the first season of the NRFL Premier League.
Heading into the final day of the season, no team had been mathematically relegated. The matchday started with Bay Olympic and Manukau United in the relegation zone with Takapuna three points ahead in the last safe spot. Bay Olympic bettered Takapuna's goal difference by three and Manukau's by ten.
Manukau lost 6–1 away to Auckland City and were subsequently relegated. Takapuna, the only side to have their fate completely in their own hands, lost 3–2 at West Coast Rangers. Bay Olympic, hosting Manurewa equalized from the spot in the 84th minute and were looking like going down until, they found a winner in the first minute of stoppage time. This meant they relegated Takapuna on goal difference after finishing level on points.

#### 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 2022 NRFL Division 1. The promoted teams are West Coast Rangers and Manurewa. It is Manurewa's first and West Coast Rangers second season (after relegation in 2021) in the National League. They replaced Waiheke United (relegated after their debut season on the Northern League) and North Shore United (relegated after a two-year Northern League spell).
| Team | Home ground | Location | 2022 season |
| Auckland City | Kiwitea Street | Sandringham, Auckland | 1st |
| Auckland United | Keith Hay Park | Mount Roskill, Auckland | 3rd |
| Bay Olympic | Olympic Park | New Lynn, Auckland | 8th |
| Birkenhead United | Shepherds Park | Beach Haven, Auckland | 2nd |
| Eastern Suburbs | Madills Farm | Kohimarama, Auckland | 10th |
| Hamilton Wanderers | Porritt Stadium | Chartwell, Hamilton | 5th |
| Manukau United | Centre Park | Māngere East, Auckland | 7th |
| Manurewa | Jellicoe Park | Manurewa, Auckland | 2nd in Division 1 (promoted) |
| Melville United | Gower Park | Melville, Hamilton | 4th |
| Takapuna | Taharoto Park | Takapuna, Auckland | 9th |
| West Coast Rangers | Fred Taylor Park | Whenuapai, Auckland | 1st in Division 1 (promoted) |
| Western Springs | Seddon Fields | Westmere, Auckland | 6th |

#### Northern League personnel

| Team | Manager | Captain |
| Auckland City | Albert Riera | Cam Howieson |
| Auckland United | José Figueira | Ross Haviland |
| Bay Olympic | Rudy Mozr | Callum McNeill |
| Birkenhead United | Paul Hobson | Luke Jorgensen |
| Eastern Suburbs | Kane Wintersgill | Adam Thomas |
| Hamilton Wanderers | Joseph Hinds | Derek Tieku |
| Manukau United | Tashreeq Davids | Hayden Johns |
| Manurewa | Paul Marshall | |
| Melville United | Jarrod Young | Aaron Scott |
| Takapuna | Chris Milicich | Connor Cahil-Fahey |
| West Coast Rangers | Chad Coombes | Dev Pokhrel |
| Western Springs | Scott Hales | Oscar Ramsay |

#### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Eastern Suburbs | Hoani Edwards | End of contract | | Pre-season | Kane Wintersgill | |
| Western Springs | Chris Zoricich | Mutual consent | 1 October 2022 | Pre-season | Scott Hales | 5 January 2023 |
| Bay Olympic | Liam Mulrooney | Stepped down | 26 October 2022 | Pre-season | Rudy Mozr | 10 November 2022 |
| Manukau United | Rudy Mozr | Signed by Bay Olympic | 10 November 2022 | Pre-season | Juan Roman | 14 December 2022 |
| Manurewa | Rhys Ruka | Resigned | 19 March 2023 | Pre-season | Paul Marshall | 20 March 2023 |
| Manukau United | Juan Roman | No reason given | May 2023 | 11th | Thabiso Tleane | May 2023 |
| Manukau United | Thabiso Tleane | No reason given | 26 June 2023 | 12th | Tashreeq Davids | 26 June 2023 |

#### Northern League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Auckland City (C) | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 9 | +55 | 60 | Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship |
| 2 | Eastern Suburbs | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 17 | +34 | 56 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 3 | Auckland United | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 24 | +26 | 43 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 4 | Manurewa | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 36 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 5 | Western Springs | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 33 | |
| 6 | Hamilton Wanderers | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 30 | |
| 7 | West Coast Rangers | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 26 | |
| 8 | Birkenhead United | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 25 | |
| 9 | Melville United | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 23 | |
| 10 | Bay Olympic | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 33 | 55 | −22 | 15 | |
| 11 | Takapuna (R) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 50 | −27 | 15 | Relegation to NRFL Championship |
| 12 | Manukau United (R) | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 64 | −38 | 12 | Relegation to NRFL Championship |

#### Northern League results table

| Home \ Away | AC | AU | BO | BU | ES | HW | MAN | MR | MEL | TP | WC | WS |
| Auckland City | — | 2–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Auckland United | 0–2 | — | 4–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Bay Olympic | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–3 |
| Birkenhead United | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | — | 0–2 | 4–4 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Eastern Suburbs | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 6–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Hamilton Wanderers | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 |
| Manukau United | 0–5 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 0–7 | 0–6 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 1–2 |
| Manurewa | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 3–0 | — | 5–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 |
| Melville United | 0–1 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 5–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Takapuna | 0–2 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| West Coast Rangers | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 5–2 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 |
| Western Springs | 1–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — |

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

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Derek Tieku | Hamilton Wanderers | 19 |
| 1 | Ryan de Vries | Auckland City | 19 |
| 3 | Monty Patterson | Manurewa | 13 |
| 4 | Joshua Redfearn | Auckland United | 12 |
| 5 | Allan Pearce | West Coast Rangers | 11 |
| 6 | Nicolas Bobadilla | Manurewa | 10 |
| 6 | Martín Bueno | Eastern Suburbs | 10 |
| 6 | Ibrahim Nadir | Bay Olympic | 10 |
| 9 | Luke Jorgensen | Birkenhead United | 9 |
| 10 | Reid Drake | Western Springs | 8 |
| 10 | Liam Gillion | Auckland City | 8 |
| 10 | Jacob Mechell | Eastern Suburbs | 8 |

##### Northern League hat-tricks

| Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date |
| 7 | Nicolas Bobadilla | Manurewa | Hamilton Wanderers | Away | 3–3 | 29 April 2023 |
| 7 | Derek Tieku | Hamilton Wanderers | Manurewa | Home | 3–3 | 29 April 2023 |
| 12 | Joshua Redfearn | Auckland United | Takapuna | Away | 3–4 | 3 June 2023 |
| 13 | Monty Patterson | Manurewa | West Coast Rangers | Away | 0–4 | 10 June 2023 |
| 11 | Ryan de Vries | Auckland City | Manukau United | Away | 0–5 | 14 June 2023 |
| 14 | Allan Pearce | West Coast Rangers | Manukau United | Away | 3–4 | 14 June 2023 |
| 10 | Ryan de Vries | Auckland City | Manurewa | Home | 7–0 | 28 June 2023 |
| 15 | Martín Bueno | Eastern Suburbs | Hamilton Wanderers | Home | 6–1 | 1 July 2023 |
| 22 | Ryan de Vries | Auckland City | Manukau United | Home | 6–1 | 2 September 2023 |

### 2023 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 Stop Out. This is their first season in the Central League, since New Zealand football’s restructuring in 2021. They replaced Havelock North Wanderers (relegated to the Capital Premier League after one season in the Central League). Wellington United was entered as one of the originally 10 teams to play the 2023 season but withdrew in 2022. They were replaced by Whanganui Athletic who had originally missed out on promotion to Stop Out.
| Team | Home ground | Location | 2022 season |
| Miramar Rangers | David Farrington Park | Miramar, Wellington | 2nd |
| Napier City Rovers | Bluewater Stadium | Napier | 4th |
| North Wellington | Alex Moore Park | Johnsonville, Wellington | 7th |
| Petone | Memorial Park | Petone, Lower Hutt | 6th |
| Stop Out | Hutt Park | Lower Hutt | 1st in Capital Premier (promoted via play-offs) |
| Waterside Karori | Karori Park | Karori, Wellington | 5th |
| Wellington Olympic | Wakefield Park | Wellington | 1st |
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Fraser Park | Lower Hutt | 3rd |
| Western Suburbs | Endeavour Park | Porirua | 9th |
| Whanganui Athletic | Wembley Park | Whanganui East, Whanganui | Replaced Wellington United after they withdrew |

#### Central League personnel

| Team | Manager | Captain |
| Miramar Rangers | Kale Herbert | Sam Mason-Smith |
| Napier City Rovers | Bill Robertson | Jim Hoyle |
| North Wellington | Davor Tavich | Gavin Hoy |
| Petone | Ryan Edwards | Hami Paranihi-Nuku |
| Stop Out | Aston Hughes | Maxim Johnson |
| Waterside Karori | Sam Morrissey | Harry Fautley |
| Wellington Olympic | Rupert Kemeys | Ben Mata |
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Chris Greenacre | Isaac Hughes |
| Western Suburbs | Alan Koch | Malik Smith |
| Whanganui Athletic | Matty Calvert | Ryan Holden |

#### Central League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Wellington Olympic (C) | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 79 | 29 | +50 | 46 | Winner of Central League and qualification to National League Championship |
| 2 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 37 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 3 | Napier City Rovers | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 33 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 4 | Petone | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 32 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 5 | Western Suburbs | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 28 | |
| 6 | Waterside Karori | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 24 | |
| 7 | Miramar Rangers | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 24 | |
| 8 | Stop Out | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 24 | |
| 9 | North Wellington | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 63 | −42 | 7 | |
| 10 | Whanganui Athletic (R) | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 69 | −50 | 5 | 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.

#### Central League results table

| Home \ Away | MR | NC | NW | PT | SO | WK | WO | WP | WS | WA |
| Miramar Rangers | — | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 0–7 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 5–1 |
| Napier City Rovers | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| North Wellington | 2–5 | 1–3 | — | 0–5 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–3 |
| Petone | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 |
| Stop Out | 4–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 |
| Waterside Karori | 1–2 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 2–3 | — | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 |
| Wellington Olympic | 3–1 | 6–3 | 7–0 | 4–2 | 6–3 | 2–2 | — | 3–2 | 8–3 | 6–1 |
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 4–1 |
| Western Suburbs | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 1–2 | — | 7–1 |
| Whanganui Athletic | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–6 | 0–7 | 3–4 | 1–1 | — |

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

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Matthew Brazier | Petone | 18 |
| 2 | Deri Corfe | Napier City Rovers | 15 |
| 3 | Jack-Henry Sinclair | Wellington Olympic | 14 |
| 4 | Joshua Tollervey | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 13 |
| 4 | Hamish Watson | Wellington Olympic | 13 |
| 6 | Tomas Alvarado | Waterside Karori | 11 |
| 6 | Kailan Gould | Wellington Olympic | 11 |
| 6 | Benjamin Mata | Wellington Olympic | 11 |
| 9 | Kairo Coore | Western Suburbs | 10 |
| 9 | Ryan Feutz | Western Suburbs | 10 |
| 9 | Jonathan McNamara | Napier City Rovers | 10 |

##### Central League hat-tricks

| Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date |
| 2 | Joshua Tollervey | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Whanganui Athletic | Away | 3–4 | 2 April 2023 |
| 4 | Merlin Luke-Miny | Wellington Olympic | Whanganui Athletic | Home | 6–1 | 15 April 2023 |
| 5 | Josh Rudland | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | North Wellington | Away | 0–4 | 22 April 2023 |
| 5 | Jack-Henry Sinclair | Wellington Olympic | Petone | Home | 4–2 | 22 April 2023 |
| 6 | Hamish Watson | Wellington Olympic | North Wellington | Home | 7–0 | 29 April 2023 |
| 7 | Matthew Brazier | Petone | North Wellington | Away | 0–5 | 6 May 2023 |
| 8 | Hamish Watson | Wellington Olympic | Napier City Rovers | Home | 6–3 | 20 May 2023 |
| 10 | Gianni Bouzoukis | Wellington Olympic | Miramar Rangers | Away | 0–7 | 10 June 2023 |
| 10 | Hamish Watson | Wellington Olympic | Miramar Rangers | Away | 0–7 | 10 June 2023 |
| 11 | Nathan Simes | Miramar Rangers | North Wellington | Away | 2–5 | 24 June 2023 |
| 12 | Jared Cunniff | Stop Out | Miramar Rangers | Home | 4–2 | 1 July 2023 |
| 14 | Jack O'Connor | Petone | Wellington Olympic | Home | 4–0 | 22 July 2023 |
| 18 | Joshua Tollervey | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Miramar Rangers | Away | 0–4 | 2 September 2023 |
| 18 | Gavin Hoy | Wellington Olympic | Western Suburbs | Home | 8–3 | 2 September 2023 |
| 18 | Muse Abrahaberhe | Western Suburbs | Wellington Olympic | Away | 8–3 | 2 September 2023 |
* 1 2 Player scored 4 goals

### 2023 Southern League
#### Southern League teams

Ten teams are competing in the league – the top nine teams from the previous season and the winner of the Southern League play-offs. The promoted team is FC Twenty 11. This is their first season in the Southern League. They replaced Mosgiel (relegated after their debut season in the Southern League).
| Team | Home ground | Location | 2022 season |
| Cashmere Technical | Garrick Memorial Park | Woolston, Christchurch | 2nd |
| Christchurch United | United Sports Centre | Yaldhurst, Christchurch | 1st |
| Coastal Spirit | Linfield Park | Linwood, Christchurch | 6th |
| Dunedin City Royals | Football Turf | Dunedin North | 4th |
| FC Twenty 11 | Avonhead Park | Avonhead, Christchurch | 1st in Mainland Premier League (promoted via play-offs) |
| Ferrymead Bays | Ferrymead Park | Ferrymead, Christchurch | 5th |
| Green Island | Sunnyvale Park | Green Island, Dunedin | 8th |
| Nelson Suburbs | Saxton Field | Nelson | 3rd |
| Nomads United | Tulett Park | Casebrook, Christchurch | 7th |
| Selwyn United | Foster Park | Rolleston | 9th |

#### Southern League personnel

| Team | Manager | Captain |
| Cashmere Technical | Dan Schwarz | Andrew Storer |
| Christchurch United | Paul Ifill | Matt Tod-Smith |
| Coastal Spirit | Robbie Stanton | Dominic McGarr |
| Dunedin City Royals | Richard Murray | Jared Grove |
| FC Twenty 11 | Cvetan Ivanov | Harrison Rowe |
| Ferrymead Bays | Alan Walker | James Deehan |
| Green Island | Jamie Whitmarsh | Thomas Milton |
| Nelson Suburbs | Ryan Stewart | Alex Ridsdale |
| Nomads United | Matthew Jansen | Jacob Anderson |
| Selwyn United | Lee Padmore | Jack Allatt |

#### Southern League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Christchurch United (C) | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 12 | +60 | 49 | Winner of Southern League and qualification to National League Championship |
| 2 | Cashmere Technical | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 42 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 3 | Coastal Spirit | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 31 | |
| 4 | Dunedin City Royals | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 29 | |
| 5 | Ferrymead Bays | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 29 | |
| 6 | Nelson Suburbs | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 25 | |
| 7 | Nomads United | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 23 | |
| 8 | Green Island (R) | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 33 | 58 | −25 | 16 | Relegated to the FootballSouth Premier League/Mainland Premier League |
| 9 | Selwyn United | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 53 | −32 | 10 | |
| 10 | FC Twenty 11 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 60 | −49 | 6 | |
* ↑ Green Island were relegated due to withdrawing from the 2024 Southern League.

#### Southern League results table

| Home \ Away | CT | CU | CS | DC | FT | FB | GI | NS | NU | SU |
| Cashmere Technical | — | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–4 | 7–3 | 3–1 |
| Christchurch United | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 |
| Coastal Spirit | 1–1 | 0–4 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Dunedin City Royals | 1–4 | 1–3 | 5–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| FC Twenty 11 | 0–6 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 0–7 | — | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Ferrymead Bays | 2–6 | 0–6 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 6–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Green Island | 0–7 | 3–15 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 3–4 | 1–2 | 4–1 |
| Nelson Suburbs | 1–4 | 1–6 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–5 | — | 1–1 | 7–1 |
| Nomads United | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 4–1 | — | 3–1 |
| Selwyn United | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–3 | — |

#### Southern League scoring

    As of 3 September 2023

##### Southern League top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Sam Philip | Christchurch United | 29 |
| 2 | Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical | 28 |
| 3 | Eoghan Stokes | Christchurch United | 15 |
| 4 | Connor Neil | Dunedin City Royals | 12 |
| 5 | Benjamin Stanley | Dunedin City Royals | 11 |
| 6 | Stefan Milidrag | Green Island | 9 |
| 7 | Aidan Barbour-Ryan | Cashmere Technical | 8 |
| 7 | Omar Cameron | Coastal Spirit | 8 |
| 7 | Liam Cotter | Coastal Spirit | 8 |
| 7 | Daniel MacLennan | Christchurch United | 8 |
| 7 | Ben Polak | Nelson Suburbs | 8 |
| 7 | Alex Ridsdale | Nelson Suburbs | 8 |

##### Southern League hat-tricks

| Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date |
| 1 | Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical | FC Twenty 11 | Away | 0–6 | 25 March 2023 |
| 2 | Sam Philip | Christchurch United | Coastal Spirit | Away | 0–4 | 2 April 2023 |
| 3 | Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical | Nomads United | Home | 7–3 | 7 April 2023 |
| 6 | Sam Philip | Christchurch United | Ferrymead Bays | Away | 0–6 | 29 April 2023 |
| 6 | Eoghan Stokes | Christchurch United | Ferrymead Bays | Away | 0–6 | 29 April 2023 |
| 9 | Connor Gillespie | Nelson Suburbs | FC Twenty 11 | Away | 0-6 | 28 May 2023 |
| 10 | Aidan Barbour-Ryan | Cashmere Technical | FC Twenty 11 | Home | 6-1 | 10 June 2023 |
| 10 | Connor Gillespie | Nelson Suburbs | Selwyn United | Home | 7-1 | 11 June 2023 |
| 11 | Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical | Nelson Suburbs | Home | 5–4 | 24 June 2023 |
| 12 | Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical | Green Island | Away | 0–7 | 1 July 2023 |
| 13 | Stefan Milidrag | Green Island | Nelson Suburbs | Away | 4–5 | 15 July 2023 |
| 15 | Daniel MacLennan | Christchurch United | Ferrymead Bays | Home | 3–0 | 6 August 2023 |
| 16 | Sam Philip | Christchurch United | Nelson Suburbs | Away | 1–6 | 13 August 2023 |
| 16 | Eoghan Stokes | Christchurch United | Nelson Suburbs | Away | 1–6 | 13 August 2023 |
| 17 | Sam Philip | Christchurch United | Green Island | Away | 3–15 | 27 August 2023 |
| 17 | Eoghan Stokes | Christchurch United | Green Island | Away | 3–15 | 27 August 2023 |
* 1 2 3 4 Player scored 4 goals
* ↑ Player scored 8 goals

##### Own goals

| Round | Player | Club | Against |
| 2 | Jacob Anderson | Nomads United | Ferrymead Bays |
| 15 | Jacob Anderson | Nomads United | Green Island |
| 16 | Cameron Brewitt | Green Island | Selwyn United |
| 17 | Alex Ridsdale | Nelson Suburbs | Nomads United |
| 18 | Jack Allatt | Selwyn United | Nomads United |

## 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 | 2nd (2022) | 1st (2022) |
| Northern League (4 berths) | Eastern Suburbs | 2nd | 1st | Debut |
| Northern League (4 berths) | Auckland United | 3rd | 2nd (2022) | 3rd (2022) |
| Northern League (4 berths) | Manurewa | 4th | 1st | Debut |
| Central League (3 berths) | Wellington Olympic | 1st | 2nd (2022) | 2nd (2022) |
| Central League (3 berths) | Napier City Rovers | 3rd | 2nd (2022) | 8th (2022) |
| Central League (3 berths) | Petone | 4th | 1st | Debut |
| Southern League (2 berths) | Christchurch United | 1st | 2nd (2022) | 9th (2022) |
| Southern League (2 berths) | Cashmere Technical | 2nd | 2nd (2022) | 7th (2022) |
| Wellington Phoenix (automatic berth) | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Automatic qualification | 2nd (2022) | 6th (2022) |
* ↑ Debut under the new competition, but played the National League before as part of the New Zealand National Soccer League
* ↑ Previously won the National League when playing in the New Zealand Football Championship
* ↑ Wellington Phoenix Reserves finished second but have automatic qualification.
* ↑ Previously won the National League when playing in the New Zealand National Soccer League

## Championship phase
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Wellington Olympic (C) | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 23 | Qualification to Grand Final and Champions League National play-offs |
| 2 | Auckland City | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 21 | Qualification to Grand Final and Champions League National play-offs |
| 3 | Christchurch United | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 16 | |
| 4 | Eastern Suburbs | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 15 | |
| 5 | Cashmere Technical | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 13 | |
| 6 | Manurewa | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 13 | |
| 7 | Auckland United | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 10 | |
| 8 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 9 | |
| 9 | Napier City Rovers | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 7 | |
| 10 | Petone | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 22 | −16 | 1 | |
* ↑ Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.

### Results table

| Home \ Away | AC | AU | CT | CU | ES | MU | NC | PT | WO | WP |
| Auckland City | | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | | 1–0 | | | 1–3 | |
| Auckland United | | | | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 3–3 | | 1–3 | 3–4 |
| Cashmere Technical | | 1–2 | | | | | 4–2 | | 3–3 | 2–1 |
| Christchurch United | | | 2–4 | | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 2–0 |
| Eastern Suburbs | 1–2 | | 5–1 | 0–1 | | 3–0 | | 1–1 | | |
| Manurewa | | 0–0 | 5–3 | | | | | | 2–5 | 4–6 |
| Napier City Rovers | 2–4 | | | | 0–5 | 0–1 | | 3–0 | | |
| Petone | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–5 | | | 1–2 | | | | |
| Wellington Olympic | | | | 5–2 | 2–2 | | 7–1 | 2–1 | | 4–2 |
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 0–1 | | | | 3–5 | | 0–1 | 3–2 | | |

#### 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 |
| Wellington Olympic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Auckland City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Christchurch United | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Eastern Suburbs | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Cashmere Technical | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Manurewa | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Auckland United | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Napier City Rovers | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Petone | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
* Leader and Grand Final
* Grand Final

### Grand Final
## Statistics

    As of 19 November 2023

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Gianni Bouzouzkis | Wellington Olympic | 11 |
| 1 | Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical | 11 |
| 3 | Angus Kilkolly | Auckland City | 7 |
| 4 | Deri Corfe | Napier City Rovers | 6 |
| 4 | Luis Toomey | Eastern Suburbs | 6 |
| 6 | Kingsley Sinclair | Eastern Suburbs | 5 |
| 7 | Gavin Hoy | Wellington Olympic | 4 |
| 7 | Dylan Manickum | Auckland City | 4 |
| 7 | Lyle Matthysen | Cashmere Technical | 4 |
| 7 | Jack-Henry Sinclair | Wellington Olympic | 4 |
| 7 | Joshua Tollervey | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 4 |
| 7 | Nicolas Zombrano | Auckland United | 4 |

#### Hat-tricks

| Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date |
| 2 | Gianni Bouzoukis | Wellington Olympic | Napier City Rovers | Home | 7–1 | 29 September 2023 |
| 2 | Jack-Henry Sinclair | Wellington Olympic | Napier City Rovers | Home | 7–1 | 29 September 2023 |
| 7 | Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical | Napier City Rovers | Home | 4–2 | 5 November 2023 |
| 8 | Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical | Christchurch United | Away | 2–4 | 10 November 2023 |

### Discipline
#### Player

* Most yellow cards: 5
** James Hoyle (Napier City Rovers)
* Most red cards: 1
** 10 players

#### Club

* Most red cards: 3
** Napier City Rovers
* Fewest red cards: 0
** Auckland United
** Eastern Suburbs
** Petone
** Wellington Phoenix Reserves

## Awards
### Goal of the Week

The goal of the week for the 2023 season included goals from the 2023 New Zealand Women's National League.
Goal of the Week :
| Week | Player | Club |
| 1 | Edward Wilkinson | Christchurch United |
| 2 | N/A | N/A |
| 3 | Liam Schofield | Napier City Rovers |
| 4 | N/A | N/A |
| 5 | Nicolas Bobadilla | Manurewa |
| 6 | N/A | N/A |
| 7 | Lyle Matthysen | Cashmere Technical |
| 8 | Ashnarv Mustapha | Petone |
| 9 | Oliver Pickering | Petone |

### Annual awards

| League | MVP | Club | Top scorer | Club |
| Northern League | Derek Tieku | Hamilton Wanderers | Ryan de Vries Derek Tieku | Auckland City Hamilton Wanderers |
| Central League | Matthew Brazier | Petone | Matthew Brazier | Petone |
| Southern League | Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical | Sam Philip | Christchurch United |
| National League | Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical | Gianni Bouzoukis Garbhan Coughlan | Wellington Olympic Cashmere Technical |
| Award | Winner | Club |
| Goal of the Season | Oliver Pickering | Petone |
Team of the season :
| Goalkeeper | Scott Basalaj (Wellington Olympic) | Scott Basalaj (Wellington Olympic) | Scott Basalaj (Wellington Olympic) | Scott Basalaj (Wellington Olympic) | Scott Basalaj (Wellington Olympic) | Scott Basalaj (Wellington Olympic) | Scott Basalaj (Wellington Olympic) | Scott Basalaj (Wellington Olympic) | Scott Basalaj (Wellington Olympic) | Scott Basalaj (Wellington Olympic) | Scott Basalaj (Wellington Olympic) | Scott Basalaj (Wellington Olympic) |
| Defenders | Jack-Henry Sinclair (Wellington Olympic) | Jack-Henry Sinclair (Wellington Olympic) | Jack-Henry Sinclair (Wellington Olympic) | Adam Thomas (Eastern Suburbs) | Adam Thomas (Eastern Suburbs) | Adam Thomas (Eastern Suburbs) | Ben Mata (Wellington Olympic) | Ben Mata (Wellington Olympic) | Ben Mata (Wellington Olympic) | Francis de Vries (Eastern Suburbs) | Francis de Vries (Eastern Suburbs) | Francis de Vries (Eastern Suburbs) |
| Midfielders | Luis Toomey (Eastern Suburbs) | Luis Toomey (Eastern Suburbs) | Luis Toomey (Eastern Suburbs) | Luis Toomey (Eastern Suburbs) | Hideto Takahashi (Auckland United) | Hideto Takahashi (Auckland United) | Hideto Takahashi (Auckland United) | Hideto Takahashi (Auckland United) | Cameron Howieson (Auckland City) | Cameron Howieson (Auckland City) | Cameron Howieson (Auckland City) | Cameron Howieson (Auckland City) |
| Forwards | Gianni Bouzoukis (Wellington Olympic) | Gianni Bouzoukis (Wellington Olympic) | Gianni Bouzoukis (Wellington Olympic) | Gianni Bouzoukis (Wellington Olympic) | Garbhan Coughlan (Cashmere Technical) | Garbhan Coughlan (Cashmere Technical) | Garbhan Coughlan (Cashmere Technical) | Garbhan Coughlan (Cashmere Technical) | Deri Corfe (Napier City Rovers) | Deri Corfe (Napier City Rovers) | Deri Corfe (Napier City Rovers) | Deri Corfe (Napier City Rovers) |