The Northern Region Football (NRF) is an
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
organisation, responsible for local growth and development of the game from
Northland to
South Auckland
South Auckland is an imprecisely defined urban area of Auckland, New Zealand, with a young population, a relatively large Polynesian and Māori demographic, and lower incomes than other parts of Auckland. The name ''South Auckland'', though not ...
, New Zealand.
Previously the
Northern Football Federation
The Northern Football Federation (NFF) was an association football organisation, responsible for local growth and developing the game in West Auckland, North Shore and Northland, New Zealand.
In 2020 it was merged with Auckland Football Federa ...
ran football from Northland down to the
North Shore and
West Auckland, while the Auckland Football Federation covered the rest of the Auckland region.
In 2019, a joint meeting was held to consider a joint operating model in 2020. Northern Region Football was formed in 2020 and Laura Menzies was appointed at the new organisations first Chief Executive Officer.
Staff
Staff contacts:
*Laura Menzies – Chief Executive Officer
*Steven Upfold – General Manager of Football
*Colin Margison – Chief Financial Officer
*Mark Casson – Marketing & Communications Manager - Talent
*TBC – Marketing & Communications Manager - Community
Member clubs
Club directory:
References
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Association football organizations
Association football in New Zealand
Association football in Auckland
Organisations based in New Zealand
Organizations established in 2020