The 2022 New Zealand Men's National League is the second scheduled season of the

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since its restructuring in 2021; the

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National League was cancelled due to the

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in northern regions. 32 clubs compete in the competition, with four qualifying from the Northern League, three qualifying from the

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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

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nationality. Each team must also have at least two players aged 20 or under in the starting eleven. This season the Wellington Phoenix Reserves replaced

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and was allowed to play in the Central League though they still have an automatic entry into the Championship phase. The Southern League also increased by two teams to have ten, adding three new sides to the league.

Qualifying leagues

2022 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 2021

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. The promoted teams are Waiheke United and

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. This is both Waiheke's and Takapuna's first season in the Northern League. They replaced

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and

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(both teams relegated after their debut seasons in the Northern League). Source:

Northern League personnel and kits

Northern League table

Northern League results table

Northern League scoring

=Northern League top scorers

=Northern League hat-tricks

=Own goals

2022 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 2021 play-off between the winners of the

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and the Capital Premier. The winner of the play-off was

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. This is their first season in the Central League, since New Zealand football’s restructuring in 2021. They replaced

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(relegated to the Capital Premier League).

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was entered as one of the originally 10 teams to play the 2022 season but withdrew with just two weeks to go before the start of the season. They were replaced by

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who had originally missed out on promotion to Havelock North Wanderers.

was also replaced by Wellington Phoenix Reserves for the Central League games.

Central League personnel and kits

Central League table

Central League results table

Central League scoring

= Central League top scorers

=Central League hat-tricks

=Own goals

2022 Southern League

Southern League teams

Ten teams are competing in the league, two more than in the previous season. The top five Mainland teams and two FootballSouth teams remain from the previous season, and are joined by two teams promoted from the 2021

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and one team promoted from the 2021

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. The promoted teams from Mainland are Ferrymead Bays and

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, and the promoted team from FootballSouth is

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. This is all three teams' first season in the Southern League. They replaced

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(relegated after the debut season of the Southern League).

Southern League personnel and kits

Southern League table

Southern League results table

Southern League scoring

= Southern League top scorers

=Southern League hat-tricks

=Own goals

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).

Championship phase

League table

*Christchurch United won 4–1 in Round 9, but fielded an ineligible player. Result overturned to a 3–0 win for Cashmere Technical.

Results table

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.

Grand Final

Statistics

Top scorers

Awards

Goal of the Week

Team of the Month

Annual awards

References

External links

National League website
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