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

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

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. The promoted teams are

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and

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. It is Manurewa's first and

second season (after relegation in 2021) in the National League. They replaced Waiheke United (relegated after their debut season on the Northern League) and

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(relegated after a two-year Northern League spell).

Northern League personnel

Managerial changes

Northern League table

Northern League results table

Northern League scoring

= Northern League top scorers

=Northern League hat-tricks

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).

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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.

Central League personnel

Central League table

Central League results table

Central League scoring

= Central League top scorers

= Central League hat-tricks

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

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(relegated after their debut season in the Southern League).

Southern League personnel

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

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

Hat-tricks

Discipline

Player

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

Club

* Most red cards: 3 **

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* Fewest red cards: 0 ** Auckland United ** Eastern Suburbs **

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** 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.

Annual awards

Notes

References

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New Zealand National League seasons