2026 in New Zealand association football

Football in New Zealand
Season	2026
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The 2026 season is the 136th competitive association football season in New Zealand.

Match between the All Whites and Finland on 27 March 2026 at Eden Park, Auckland.

Match between the All Whites and Chile on 30 March 2026 at Eden Park, Auckland.

National teams

New Zealand men's national football team

Friendlies

2 June Friendly	Haiti	4–0	New Zealand	Fort Lauderdale, United States
20:00 UTC−4^[a]	Providence 12' Joseph 51' Pierrot 62' Lacroix 87'	Report		Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Attendance: 16,000+^[2] Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)

7 June Friendly	England	1–0	New Zealand	Tampa, United States
16:00 UTC−4	Kane 45+2'	Report		Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 25,889 Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)

2026 FIFA Series

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Finland (C)	2	1	0	1	0	3	1	+2	4
2	New Zealand (H)	2	1	0	0	1	4	3	+1	3
3	Chile	2	1	0	0	1	5	6	−1	3
4	Cape Verde	2	0	1	0	1	3	5	−2	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champion; (H) Host

27 March 2026 (2026-03-27)	New Zealand	0–2	Finland	Auckland, New Zealand
19:00 UTC+13		Report	Pohjanpalo 25' Oksanen 85'	Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 17,603 Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

30 March 2026 (2026-03-30)	New Zealand	4–1	Chile	Auckland, New Zealand
19:00 UTC+13	Barbarouses 31' Just 40' Randall 60' Waine 71'	Report	Tapia 83'	Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 14,327 Referee: Jack Morgan (Australia)

2026 FIFA World Cup

2026 FIFA World Cup Group G

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	3	1	2	0	6	2	+4	5^[b]	Advance to knockout stage
2	Egypt	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	5^[b]	Advance to knockout stage
3	Iran	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	3
4	New Zealand	3	0	1	2	4	10	−6	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

↑ Kick-off was delayed until 20:36 due to lightning in the area before the match.^[1]
1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Belgium 1–1 Egypt). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

15 June 2026 FIFA World Cup Group G	Iran	2–2	New Zealand	Inglewood, United States
18:00 UTC−7	Rezaeian 32' Mohebi 64'	Report	Just 7', 54'	Stadium: SoFi Stadium Attendance: 70,108 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

21 June 2026 FIFA World Cup Group G	New Zealand	1–3	Egypt	Vancouver, Canada
18:00 UTC−7	Surman 15'	Report	Ziko 58' Salah 67' Trézéguet 82'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 52,497 Referee: Omar Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)

26 June 2026 FIFA World Cup Group G	New Zealand	1–5	Belgium	Vancouver, Canada
20:00 UTC−7	Just 84'	Report	Trossard 28', 50' De Bruyne 66' Lukaku 86' Saelemaekers 90+4'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 52,497 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

New Zealand women's national football team

Friendlies

5 June Friendly	New Zealand	1–2	Haiti	Málaga, Spain
18:00 UTC+2	Bunge 41'	Report	Mondesir 45' Etienne 47'	Stadium: Nuevo Estadio El Maulí

9 June Friendly	New Zealand	0–0	Morocco	Málaga, Spain
18:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Nuevo Estadio El Maulí

2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Second round

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	3	3	0	19	0	+19	9	Advance to the third round	—	—	8–0	8–0
2	American Samoa	3	2	1	2	3	−1	6	Advance to the third round	0–3	—	1–0	—
3	Samoa	3	1	2	2	10	−8	3		—	—	—	2–1
4	Solomon Islands (H)	3	0	3	1	11	−10	0		—	0–1	—	—

Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

27 February 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification	New Zealand	8–0	Samoa	Honiara, Solomon Islands
13:00 UTC+11	Brown 1', 13', 39' Kitching 65' Aisei 82' (o.g.) Elliott 83', 89' Jackson 90+7'	Report (FIFA)		Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Mu Mingxin (China)

2 March 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification	New Zealand	8–0	Solomon Islands	Honiara, Solomon Islands
17:00 UTC+11	Clegg 2', 81' Riley 8' Blake 16', 65', 73' Jale 61' Vlok 75'	Report (FIFA)		Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Gulshoda Saitkulova (Uzbekistan)

5 March 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification	American Samoa	0–3	New Zealand	Honiara, Solomon Islands
13:00 UTC+11		Report (FIFA)	Brown 41' (pen.) Bunge 51' Riley 71'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Mu Mingxin (China)

Third round

Following the Football Ferns' victories, they qualified for their sixth FIFA Women's World Cup campaign. The World Cup will take place in Brazil between June and July 2027.^[3]

11 April 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification	New Zealand	5–0	Fiji	Hamilton, New Zealand
16:10 UTC+12	Brown 11' Taylor 21' Foster 27' Kitching 38' Blake 74'	Report (FIFA)		Stadium: FMG Stadium Waikato Attendance: 3,267 Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

15 April 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification	Papua New Guinea	0–1	New Zealand	Auckland, New Zealand
19:10 UTC+12		Report (FIFA) Report (OFC)	Kitching 55'	Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 3,984^[3] Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

New Zealand men's national under-20 football team

2026 OFC U-19 Men's Championship

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	New Zealand	Knockout stage
2	Tahiti	Knockout stage
3	Fiji	5th place match
4	Vanuatu	7th place match

First match(es) will be played: 2 September 2026. Source: OFC

2 September 2026 (2026-09-02)	New Zealand	v	Tahiti	FFS Football Stadium (Field 2), Apia
15:00

5 September 2026 (2026-09-05)	New Zealand	v	Fiji	FFS Football Stadium (Field 2), Apia
15:00

8 September 2026 (2026-09-08)	Vanuatu	v	New Zealand	FFS Football Stadium (Field 2), Apia
15:00

New Zealand women's national under-20 football team

Friendlies

20 May Friendly	Australia	1–1	New Zealand	Canberra, Australia
	Trimis	Report	Bangalan 85'	Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

23 May Friendly	Australia	0–0	New Zealand	Canberra, Australia
		Report		Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport

2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Group D

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Japan	Knockout stage
2	New Zealand	Knockout stage
3	United States	Possible knockout stage
4	Italy

First match(es) will be played: 6 September 2026. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

6 September 2026 (2026-09-06)	Japan	v	New Zealand	Stadion Miejski ŁKS Łódź, Łódź, Poland
15:00 (CEST)

9 September 2026 (2026-09-09)	Italy	v	New Zealand	Stadion Miejski ŁKS Łódź, Łódź, Poland
18:00 (CEST)

12 September 2026 (2026-09-12)	New Zealand	v	United States	Arena Sosnowiec, Sosnowiec, Poland
15:00 (CEST)

New Zealand men's national under-17 football team

2026 OFC U-16 Men's Championship

2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Group G

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Mali	Knockout stage
2	New Zealand	Knockout stage
3	Belgium	Possible knockout stage
4	Vietnam

First match(es) will be played: 20 November 2026. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

20 November 2026 (2026-11-20)	Mali	v	New Zealand	Aspire Zone, Al Rayyan, Qatar
		Report

23 November 2026 (2026-11-23)	Vietnam	v	New Zealand	Aspire Zone, Al Rayyan, Qatar
		Report

26 November 2026 (2026-11-26)	New Zealand	v	Belgium	Aspire Zone, Al Rayyan, Qatar
		Report

New Zealand women's national under-17 football team

2026 OFC U-16 Women's Championship

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	New Zealand	Knockout stage
2	Solomon Islands	Knockout stage
3	Fiji
4	Cook Islands

First match(es) will be played: 5 September 2026. Source: OFC

2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Morocco (H)	Knockout stage
2	New Zealand	Knockout stage
3	Germany	Possible knockout stage
4	Argentina

First match(es) will be played: 17 October 2026. Source: [FIFA]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

17 October 2026

Morocco

v

New Zealand

Morocco

21 October 2026

Argentina

v

New Zealand

Morocco

24 October 2026

New Zealand

v

Germany

Morocco

OFC competitions

OFC Professional League

Circuit series

Auckland FC

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Auckland FC	14	10	2	2	26	10	+16	32	Qualification for Leaders play-off group
2	South Melbourne	14	7	4	3	40	18	+22	25
3	Bula FC	14	6	3	5	14	15	−1	21
4	South Island United	14	5	5	4	24	26	−2	20
5	Solomon Kings	14	5	3	6	14	21	−7	18	Qualification for Challengers play-off group

Source: OFC Pro League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head to head; 5) Head to head goal difference; 6) Head to head goals scored; 7) Disciplinary record; 8) Coin toss^[4]

Home team	Score	Away team
Auckland FC	3–0	South Island United
Auckland FC	3–1	Vanuatu United
Auckland FC	1–0	Bula FC
PNG Hekari	0–2	Auckland FC
Tahiti United	0–4	Auckland FC
Auckland FC	1–3	Solomon Kings
South Melbourne	1–1	Auckland FC
Auckland FC	1–0	Tahiti United
Solomon Kings	0–1	Auckland FC
Vanuatu United	0–0	Auckland FC
Auckland FC	3–2	South Melbourne
Auckland FC	2–0	PNG Hekari
Bula FC	2–1	Auckland FC
South Island United	1–3	Auckland FC

South Island United

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	South Melbourne	14	7	4	3	40	18	+22	25	Qualification for Leaders play-off group
3	Bula FC	14	6	3	5	14	15	−1	21
4	South Island United	14	5	5	4	24	26	−2	20
5	Solomon Kings	14	5	3	6	14	21	−7	18	Qualification for Challengers play-off group
6	Tahiti United	14	4	5	5	20	28	−8	17	Qualification for Challengers play-off group

Source: OFC Pro League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head to head; 5) Head to head goal difference; 6) Head to head goals scored; 7) Disciplinary record; 8) Coin toss^[4]

Home team	Score	Away team
Auckland FC	3–0	South Island United
South Island United	2–1	Vanuatu United
South Island United	3–3	South Melbourne
Solomon Kings	0–0	South Island United
PNG Hekari	1–2	South Island United
Tahiti United	2–2	South Island United
South Melbourne	4–1	South Island United
Bula FC	0–0	South Island United
South Island United	4–1	PNG Hekari
South Island United	2–3	Bula FC
Vanuatu United	1–2	South Island United
South Island United	3–3	Tahiti United
South Island United	2–1	Solomon Kings
South Island United	1–3	Auckland FC

Leaders play-off group

Auckland FC

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Melbourne	3	3	0	10	5	+5	9	Qualification for knockout stage
2	Auckland FC	3	2	1	8	4	+4	6
3	South Island United	3	1	2	5	9	−4	3
4	Bula FC	3	0	3	2	7	−5	0	Qualification for qualification play-off

Source: OFC Pro League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head to head; 5) Head to head goal difference; 6) Head to head goals scored; 7) Disciplinary record; 8) Coin toss^[4]

Home team	Score	Away team
Auckland FC	1–2	South Melbourne
Auckland FC	2–0	Bula FC
Auckland FC	5–2	South Island United

South Island United

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Melbourne	3	3	0	10	5	+5	9	Qualification for knockout stage
2	Auckland FC	3	2	1	8	4	+4	6
3	South Island United	3	1	2	5	9	−4	3
4	Bula FC	3	0	3	2	7	−5	0	Qualification for qualification play-off

Source: OFC Pro League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head to head; 5) Head to head goal difference; 6) Head to head goals scored; 7) Disciplinary record; 8) Coin toss^[4]

Home team	Score	Away team
Bula FC	0–1	South Island United
South Melbourne	4–2	South Island United
Auckland FC	5–2	South Island United

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Auckland FC	1–0	South Island United

Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
South Melbourne	1–2	Auckland FC

OFC Champions League

OFC Women's Champions League

Men's football

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Northern League	Manukau United Melville United	Manurewa West Coast Rangers
Central League	FC Western	North Wellington
Southern League	Northern	Selwyn United

National League

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Auckland FC Reserves^[a]
2	Wellington Phoenix Reserves^[a]
3	Northern League 1	Qualification to Grand Final
4	Northern League 2	Qualification to Grand Final
5	Northern League 3
6	Northern League 4
7	Central League 1
8	Central League 2
9	Central League 3
10	Southern League 1
11	Southern League 2

First match(es) will be played: September 2026. Source: New Zealand Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record^[5]
Notes:

1 2 Auckland FC Reserves and Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.^[5]

Grand final

Northern League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Birkenhead United	15	13	2	0	37	8	+29	41	Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship
2	East Coast Bays	15	9	3	3	25	18	+7	30	Qualification to National League Championship
3	Fencibles United	15	9	1	5	42	24	+18	28
4	Auckland United	15	8	4	3	30	12	+18	28
5	Eastern Suburbs	15	8	4	3	19	6	+13	28
6	Auckland City	15	8	3	4	29	12	+17	27
7	Western Springs	15	6	2	7	26	31	−5	20
8	Auckland FC Reserves^[a]	14	4	3	7	21	26	−5	15	Qualification to National League Championship
9	Tauranga City	15	3	3	9	19	34	−15	12
10	Melville United	15	3	1	11	16	37	−21	10
11	Bay Olympic	14	3	1	10	10	31	−21	10
12	Manukau United	15	1	1	13	11	46	−35	4

Updated to match(es) played on 27 June 2026. Source: NRF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss^[5]
Notes:

↑ Auckland FC Reserves gain automatic entry into the National League Championship phase and cannot be relegated due to the A-League Men requirements.^[6]

Central League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Napier City Rovers	12	9	2	1	30	9	+21	29	Winner of Central League and qualification to National League Championship
2	Miramar Rangers	12	9	2	1	29	10	+19	29	Qualification to National League Championship
3	Wellington Olympic	12	8	2	2	33	13	+20	26	Qualification to National League Championship
4	Western Suburbs	12	6	4	2	21	10	+11	22
5	Upper Hutt City	12	6	0	6	22	21	+1	18
6	Island Bay United	12	4	0	8	19	29	−10	12
7	Petone	12	3	2	7	13	21	−8	11
8	Wellington Phoenix Reserves^[a]	12	2	4	6	12	15	−3	10	Qualification to National League Championship
9	Waterside Karori	12	2	2	8	10	33	−23	8
10	FC Western	12	1	2	9	8	36	−28	5

Updated to match(es) played on 4 July 2026. Source: Capital Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss^[5]
Notes:

↑ Wellington Phoenix Reserves gain automatic entry into the National League Championship phase and cannot be relegated due to the A-League Men requirements.^[7]

Southern League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cashmere Technical	12	11	1	0	58	6	+52	34	Winner of Southern League and qualification to National League Championship
2	Ferrymead Bays	12	8	1	3	23	16	+7	25	Qualification to National League Championship
3	Coastal Spirit	12	7	1	4	28	22	+6	22
4	Nomads United	12	6	3	3	22	19	+3	21
5	Nelson Suburbs	12	6	0	6	33	25	+8	18
6	Northern	12	5	2	5	15	16	−1	17
7	Christchurch United	12	3	3	6	14	16	−2	12
8	Dunedin City Royals	12	3	1	8	10	28	−18	10
9	Selwyn United	12	2	1	9	13	39	−26	7
10	Wānaka	12	2	1	9	12	41	−29	7

Updated to match(es) played on 28 June 2026. Source: Mainland Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss^[5]

Cup Competitions

Chatham Cup

Final

Women's football

National Women's League

2026 New Zealand Women's National League

Grand final

NRFL Women’s Premiership

Cup Competitions

Kate Sheppard Cup

Final

Retirements

3 June 2026: Emiliano Tade, 38, former Wellington United, Team Wellington, Auckland City, Central United, Western Springs, Auckland United and Auckland FC (OFC) forward.^[8]

Notes

References

↑ Kilpatrick, Dan (3 June 2026). "Severe weather delays New Zealand and Haiti's pre-World Cup Florida friendly by 36 minutes". Miami Herald. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
↑ Kaufman, Michelle; Charles, Jacqueline (3 June 2026). "Haiti routs New Zealand (and Tim Payne) 4-0 to delight crowd in World Cup tuneup". Miami Herald. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
1 2 Voerman, Andrew (15 April 2026). "Football Ferns flub their lines before beating Papua New Guinea to book FIFA Women's World Cup spot". Stuff. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
1 2 3 4 "OFC Professional League Competition Regulations" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
1 2 3 4 5 "National League Regulations 2026". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
↑ "National League Regulations 2022: Article 12". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
↑ "National League Regulations 2022: Article 12". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
↑ "Emiliano Tade Calls an End to His Playing Career". Auckland FC. 3 June 2026. Retrieved 7 June 2026.

[2] Kick-off was delayed until 20:36 due to lightning in the area before the match.^[1]

[table_hth_BEL0.5460809783759-4] 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Belgium 1–1 Egypt). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

[table_note_WPX0.37227990914708-7] 1 2 Auckland FC Reserves and Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.^[5]

[table_note_AFC0.766087837874-10] Auckland FC Reserves gain automatic entry into the National League Championship phase and cannot be relegated due to the A-League Men requirements.^[6]

[table_note_WPX0.79476233981306-12] Wellington Phoenix Reserves gain automatic entry into the National League Championship phase and cannot be relegated due to the A-League Men requirements.^[7]

[1] Kilpatrick, Dan (3 June 2026). "Severe weather delays New Zealand and Haiti's pre-World Cup Florida friendly by 36 minutes". Miami Herald. Retrieved 4 June 2026.

[3] Kaufman, Michelle; Charles, Jacqueline (3 June 2026). "Haiti routs New Zealand (and Tim Payne) 4-0 to delight crowd in World Cup tuneup". Miami Herald. Retrieved 4 June 2026.

[fff-5] 1 2 Voerman, Andrew (15 April 2026). "Football Ferns flub their lines before beating Papua New Guinea to book FIFA Women's World Cup spot". Stuff. Retrieved 15 April 2026.

[regulations-6] 1 2 3 4 "OFC Professional League Competition Regulations" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 24 October 2025.

[reg2026-8] 1 2 3 4 5 "National League Regulations 2026". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

[A-LeagueChamps-9] "National League Regulations 2022: Article 12". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

[phxchamps-11] "National League Regulations 2022: Article 12". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

[13] "Emiliano Tade Calls an End to His Playing Career". Auckland FC. 3 June 2026. Retrieved 7 June 2026.

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