The NRF League One is a New Zealand amateur

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league. The league is run by

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, an amalgamation of the

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and

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, and includes football clubs located in Northland and

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. It comprises half of the fifth tier of football in the northern North Island, alongside the WaiBOP Premiership. Up until 2022, the competition was known as NRF Championship. The fixtures are played generally from April to September. The league winners are promoted to the NRFL Northern Confernce. Until 2022 the second-place team entered a two-game playoff series with the champions of the WaiBOP Premiership (now WaiBOP League One), with the winner being promoted. Teams can be relegated from this division, however only one team representing each club can progress into this division and beyond. If teams do not meet the criteria to gain promotion to the NRF Championship, no teams are relegated from this division. The current champions of the 2022 season are

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, who as a result will be promoted to the 2023

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will play off against the WaiBOP Premiership champions,

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for the other promotion spot.

Current Northern League structure

* Northern League *

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* NRFL Northern Conference, NRFL Southern Conference * NRF League One, WaiBOP League One * NRF Championship Division 1

Current Northern League structure

Current clubs

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