2024 in New Zealand football

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The 2024 season is the 134th competitive association football season in New Zealand.

National teams

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New Zealand men's national football team

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Friendlies

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7 September Friendly Mexico  v  New Zealand Pasadena, United States
Stadium: Rose Bowl
10 September Friendly United States  v  New Zealand Cincinnati, United States
Stadium: TQL Stadium

2024 FIFA Series

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22 March 2024 FIFA Series Egypt  1–0  New Zealand New Administrative Capital, Egypt
22:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: New Administrative Capital Stadium
Attendance: 30,200
Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)

2024 OFC Nations Cup

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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6 Advance to semi-finals
2  Vanuatu (H) 2 1 0 1 1 4 −3 3
3  Solomon Islands 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
4  New Caledonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: OFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
15 June New Zealand  Cancelled  New Caledonia Port Vila, Vanuatu
15:00 (UTC+11) Stadium: VFF Freshwater Stadium
Note: On 5 June 2024, New Caledonia withdrew from the 2024 OFC Nations Cup due to the serious crisis in the country.[1]
18 June New Zealand  3–0  Solomon Islands Port Vila, Vanuatu
15:00 (UTC+11)
Report Stadium: VFF Freshwater Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
21 June Vanuatu  0–4  New Zealand Port Vila, Vanuatu
15:00 (UTC+11) Report
Stadium: VFF Freshwater Stadium
Attendance: 7,200
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
Knockout stage
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27 June Semi-final New Zealand  5–0  Tahiti Port Vila, Vanuatu
11:00
Report Stadium: Freshwater Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
Final
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30 June New Zealand  3–0  Vanuatu Port Vila, Vanuatu
15:00
Report Stadium: Freshwater Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

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Second round
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to the third round
2  Tahiti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Vanuatu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Winner Round 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: October 2024. Source: OFC
October Second round New Zealand  v TBD TBD
Stadium: TBD
November Second round New Zealand  v TBD TBD
Stadium: TBD
November Second round New Zealand  v TBD TBD
Stadium: TBD

New Zealand women's national football team

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Friendlies

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6 April 2024 Friendly New Zealand  4–0  Thailand Christchurch, New Zealand
15:00 UTC+13
Report Stadium: Rugby League Park
Attendance: 6,031
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
9 April 2024 Friendly New Zealand  0–0  Thailand Christchurch, New Zealand
19:00 UTC+12 Report Stadium: Rugby League Park
Attendance: 3,503
Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)
13 July Friendly New Zealand  1–1  Zambia Vichy, France
17:00
Report Stadium: Stade Louis Darragon

OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9 Knockout stage
2  Samoa (H) 3 2 0 1 3 6 −3 6
3  Tonga 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
4  Vanuatu 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
7 February 2024 (2024-02-07) New Zealand  3–0  Tonga Apia, Samoa
13:00
Report Stadium: FFS Football Stadium (Field 1)
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
10 February 2024 New Zealand  6–0  Samoa Apia, Samoa
17:00 UTC+13
Report Stadium: FFS Football Stadium (Field 1)
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
13 February 2024 Vanuatu  0–5  New Zealand Apia, Samoa
16:00 UTC+13 Report
Stadium: FFS Football Stadium (Field 2)
Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)
Knockout stage
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16 February 2024 Semi-final New Zealand  7–1  Fiji Apia, Samoa
17:00
Report
Stadium: FFS Football Stadium (Field 1)
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
19 February 2024 Final Solomon Islands  1–11  New Zealand Apia, Samoa
17:00
Report
Stadium: FFS Football Stadium (Field 1)
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

2024 Summer Olympics

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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
25 July 2024 (2024-07-25) Canada  v  New Zealand Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
17:00
28 July 2024 (2024-07-28) New Zealand  v  Colombia Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu
17:00
31 July 2024 (2024-07-31) New Zealand  v  France Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu
21:00

New Zealand national under-23 football team

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Friendlies

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18 July Friendly Uzbekistan  3–1  New Zealand Nice, France
17:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Stade de Nice

2024 Summer Olympics

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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 24 July 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
24 July 2024 (2024-07-24) Guinea  v  New Zealand Nice
17:00 Report Stadium: Stade de Nice
27 July 2024 (2024-07-27) New Zealand  v  United States Marseille
19:00 Report Stadium: Stade de Marseille
30 July 2024 (2024-07-30) New Zealand  v  France Marseille
19:00 Report Stadium: Stade de Marseille

New Zealand national under-20 football team

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Results and fixtures

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2024 OFC U-19 Men's Championship
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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 18 0 +18 9 Knockout stage
2  New Caledonia 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6
3  Samoa 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
4  Papua New Guinea 3 0 0 3 2 15 −13 0
Source: OFC
6 July 2024 (2024-07-06) New Zealand  3–0  New Caledonia FFS Football Stadium, Apia
12:00
Report Attendance: 250
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
9 July 2024 (2024-07-09) New Zealand  5–0  Samoa FFS Football Stadium, Apia
15:00
Report Attendance: 500
Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)
12 July 2024 (2024-07-12) Papua New Guinea  0–10  New Zealand FFS Football Stadium, Apia
12:00 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)
Knockout stage
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15 July 2024 (2024-07-15) Semi-final New Zealand  1–0  Fiji FFS Football Stadium, Apia
15:00 Watson 48' Report Attendance: 300
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
18 July 2024 (2024-07-18) Final New Caledonia  0–4  New Zealand FFS Football Stadium, Apia
14:00 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)

New Zealand women's national under-20 football team

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Friendlies

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11 July New Zealand  1–1  Australia Wellington, New Zealand
14:30 UTC+12 Report
Stadium: Porirua Park
14 July New Zealand  1–1
(10–11 p)
 Australia Upper Hutt, New Zealand
14:30 UTC+12 Source Stadium: NZCIS
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage
4  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 2 September 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
2 September 2024 (2024-09-02) Japan  v  New Zealand Estadio El Techo, Bogotá
17:00 Report
5 September 2024 (2024-09-05) Austria  v  New Zealand Estadio El Techo, Bogotá
20:00 Report
8 September 2024 (2024-09-08) New Zealand  v  Ghana Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali
18:00 Report

New Zealand national under-17 football team

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Results and fixtures

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2024 OFC U-16 Championship
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Group A
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New Zealand women’s national under-17 football team

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Results and fixtures

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2024 OFC U-16 Women's Championship
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Group B
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2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Dominican Republic (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Ecuador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Nigeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 16 October 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

FIFA competitions

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FIFA Intercontinental Cup

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December 2024 (2024-12) First Round Al Ain United Arab Emirates/Al Ahly Egypt v New Zealand Auckland City TBD
Stadium: TBD

OFC Competitions

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OFC Champions League

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National play-offs

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9 March 2024 (2024-03-09) Auckland City New Zealand 1–0 New Zealand Wellington Olympic Auckland, New Zealand
14:00 (UTC+13:00)
Report Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Attendance: 300
Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)
16 March 2024 (2024-03-16) Wellington Olympic New Zealand 3–3
(3–4 agg.)
New Zealand Auckland City Wellington, New Zealand
14:00 (UTC+13:00)
Report
Stadium: Martin Luckie Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New Zealand Auckland City 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Knockout stage
2 Fiji Rewa 3 2 1 0 8 6 +2 7
3 Papua New Guinea Hekari United 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4 Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: OFC
11 May 2024 (2024-05-11) Rewa Fiji 2–2 New Zealand Auckland City Pā'ea
15:00
Report Stadium: Stade Paea
Attendance: 105
Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)
14 May 2024 (2024-05-14) Auckland City New Zealand 1–0 Papua New Guinea Hekari United Pā'ea
15:00
Report Stadium: Stade Paea
Attendance: 101
Referee: Tim Danaskos (Australia)
17 May 2024 (2024-05-17) Auckland City New Zealand 5–0 Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors Pā'ea
18:00
Report Stadium: Stade Paea
Attendance: 105
Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)

Knockout stage

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22 May 2024 (2024-05-22) Auckland City New Zealand 1–0 New Caledonia AS Magenta Pirae
14:00
Report Stadium: Stade Pater
Attendance: 321
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Final
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24 May 2024 (2024-05-24) Auckland City New Zealand 4–0 French Polynesia Pirae Pirae
18:00 UTC−10
Report Stadium: Stade Pater
Attendance: 819
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

OFC Women's Champions League

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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New Zealand Auckland United 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7 Advance to semi-finals
2 Fiji Labasa 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3 New Caledonia AS Academy 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
4 Tonga Veitongo 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: OFC
12 March 2024 (2024-03-12) Labasa Fiji 1–1 New Zealand Auckland United Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
15:00 (UTC+11:00)
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)
14 March 2024 (2024-03-14) AS Academy New Caledonia 0–5 New Zealand Auckland United National Stadium, Honiara
12:00 (UTC+11:00) Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Gideon Mamuala (Solomon Islands)
17 March 2024 (2024-03-17) Auckland United New Zealand 1–0 Tonga Veitongo National Stadium, Honiara
12:00 (UTC+11:00)
Report Attendance: 150
Referee: Gerard Ionatana (Samoa)

Knockout stage

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20 March 2024 (2024-03-20) Auckland United New Zealand 2–1 (a.e.t.) Vanuatu Tafea National Stadium, Honiara
15:00
Report
Attendance: 350
Referee: Kyllian Lelarge (New Caledonia)
Final
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23 March 2024 (2024-03-23) Hekari United Papua New Guinea 0–1 New Zealand Auckland United National Stadium, Honiara
15:00 UTC+11 Report
Attendance: 510
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

Men's football

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League Promoted to league Relegated from league Removed
Northern League None
Central League None
Southern League None

National League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Wellington Phoenix Reserves[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Northern League 1st place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Grand Final and Champions League
3 Northern League 2nd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Northern League 3rd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Northern League 4th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Central League 1st place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Central League 2nd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Central League 3rd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Southern League 1st place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Southern League 2nd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: October 2024. Source: New Zealand Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.[2]

Grand final

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Northern League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland City 15 11 2 2 38 13 +25 35 Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Birkenhead United 15 10 3 2 40 18 +22 33 Qualification to National League Championship
3 Western Springs 15 10 1 4 37 21 +16 31
4 Eastern Suburbs 15 10 1 4 25 15 +10 31
5 Auckland United 15 7 3 5 26 18 +8 24
6 Bay Olympic 15 8 0 7 26 23 +3 24
7 Tauranga City 15 6 2 7 30 38 −8 20
8 Manurewa 15 4 3 8 33 34 −1 15
9 West Coast Rangers 15 4 3 8 21 36 −15 15
10 East Coast Bays 15 3 4 8 16 27 −11 13 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11 Melville United 15 3 0 12 15 45 −30 9 Relegation to NRFL Championship
12 Hamilton Wanderers 15 1 4 10 19 38 −19 7
Updated to match(es) played on 17 July 2024. Source: NRF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[2][3]

Central League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Wellington Olympic 14 13 0 1 59 16 +43 39 Winner of Central League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Western Suburbs 14 10 1 3 45 21 +24 31 Qualification to National League Championship
3 Napier City Rovers 13 10 1 2 38 16 +22 31
4 Miramar Rangers 13 8 1 4 39 16 +23 25
5 Wellington Phoenix Reserves[a] 17 6 3 8 32 39 −7 21 Qualification to National League Championship
6 Waterside Karori 14 6 2 6 30 42 −12 20
7 Petone 13 4 2 7 22 34 −12 14
8 Island Bay United 14 3 0 11 20 47 −27 9
9 North Wellington 13 2 2 9 19 40 −21 8
10 Stop Out 13 0 2 11 12 45 −33 2 Relegation to Central League 2
Updated to match(es) played on 14 July 2024. Source: Capital Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix Reserves gain automatic entry into the National League Championship phase due to the A-League Men requirements.[4]

Southern League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cashmere Technical 12 10 1 1 60 15 +45 31 Winner of Southern League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Coastal Spirit 12 9 3 0 45 15 +30 30 Qualification to National League Championship
3 Christchurch United 12 9 0 3 38 18 +20 27
4 Nelson Suburbs 12 6 3 3 39 27 +12 21
5 Ferrymead Bays 12 6 1 5 28 24 +4 19
6 Nomads United 12 5 2 5 17 17 0 17
7 Dunedin City Royals 12 4 1 7 22 31 −9 13
8 Selwyn United 12 2 2 8 18 41 −23 8
9 University of Canterbury 12 2 1 9 15 30 −15 7
10 FC Twenty 11 12 0 0 12 5 69 −64 0 Relegated to the FootballSouth Premier League/Mainland Premier League
Updated to match(es) played on 14 July 2024. Source: Mainland Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[2]

Cup Competitions

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Chatham Cup

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Charity Cup

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Wellington Olympic3–0Christchurch United
Report
Referee: Cory Mills[5]

Women's football

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National Women's League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Grand Final
2 Canterbury United Pride 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Central Football 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Southern United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Wellington Phoenix Reserves[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 NRFL Women's Premiership 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 NRFL Women's Premiership 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 NRFL Women's Premiership 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Capital 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Capital 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: October 2024. Source: New Zealand Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Head to head; 5) Disciplinary record; 6) Coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.[2]

Grand final

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NRFL Women’s Premiership

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland United (Q) 14 13 1 0 48 6 +42 40 Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship
2 West Coast Rangers 14 12 0 2 43 20 +23 36 Qualification to National League Championship
3 Eastern Suburbs 14 6 1 7 30 22 +8 19
4