The Northern Regional Football League Division One, currently known as
Lotto Sport Italia
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NRFL Division 1 for sponsorship reasons, is a semi-professional New Zealand
association football
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league competition.
The league includes football clubs located in the northern part of the
North Island
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, with clubs from the
Northland,
Auckland
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,
Waikato
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and
Bay of Plenty
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provinces. The league sits at step 3 of the New Zealand football pyramid.
Current clubs
Northern Rovers
Northern Rovers Football Club is an amateur football club based in Glenfield, New Zealand.
Formed in 2020 as an amalgamation between Glenfield Rovers and Forrest Hill-Milford United, Northern Rovers men's team currently competes in the NRFL C ...
and
West Coast Rangers
West Coast Rangers Football Club is an amateur football club based in Whenuapai, New Zealand.
Formed in 2021 as an amalgamation between Waitakere City and Norwest United, West Coast Rangers previously competed in the Northern League which i ...
joined the league following their relegation the season prior from the
Northern League.
Onehunga-Mangere United
Onehunga Mangere United is an amateur association football club in Māngere Bridge, New Zealand. They currently compete in the NRFL Championship.
History
The club was formed in 1921 as a sporting club for members of the Onehunga Methodist Chu ...
were promoted as winners of
NRFL Division 2
The Northern Regional Football League Division 2, currently known as Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 2 for sponsorship reasons, is a New Zealand amateur football league. The league is run by the Auckland Football Federation and includes foot ...
, with
Fencibles United
Fencibles United AFC is an amateur association football club, they currently compete in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 2. The club is based in Howick/Pakuranga, Auckland. The clubs roots go back to Pakuranga Town AFC and Howick AFC.
His ...
also promoted.
Waiheke United won the 2021 season and were promoted alongside
Takapuna
Takapuna is a suburb located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb is situated at the beginning of a south-east-facing peninsula forming the northern side of the Waitematā Harbour. While very small in terms of population, it ...
to the Northern League, while
Bucklands Beach
Bucklands Beach is a suburb east of Auckland's CBD in New Zealand. The suburb is in the Howick ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions of Auckland Council.
Demographics
Bucklands Beach covers and had an estimated population of ...
were relegated to NRFL Division 2.
Past winners
Numbers in parentheses indicate wins up to that date.
References
External links
Auckland Football FederationNRFL Football League
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Sports leagues established in 1965
1965 establishments in New Zealand