2022 in New Zealand football

Football in New Zealand
Season	2022
Men's football
National League	Auckland City
Northern League	Auckland City
Central League	Wellington Olympic
Southern League	Christchurch United
Chatham Cup	Auckland City
Women's football
Women's National League	Eastern Suburbs
NRFL Women's Premier League	Northern Rovers
Kate Sheppard Cup	Auckland United

The 2022 season was the 132nd competitive association football season in New Zealand.

National teams

New Zealand men's national football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies

28 January Friendly	Jordan	3–1	New Zealand	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
19:00 UTC+04:00	Olwan 21', 80' Al-Tamari 33' (pen.)	Report	Wood 30' (pen.)	Stadium: New York University Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)

5 June Friendly	Peru	1–0	New Zealand	Barcelona, Spain
17:30 UTC+2	Lapadula 69'	Report		Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 32,149 Referee: Ishmael Barbara (Malta)

9 June Friendly	Oman	0–0	New Zealand	Al Rayyan, Qatar
21:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

22 September Friendly	Australia	1–0	New Zealand	Brisbane, Australia
20:00 UTC+10	Mabil 32'	Report		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 25,392 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

25 September Friendly	New Zealand	0–2	Australia	Auckland, New Zealand
16:00 UTC+12		Report	Duke 54' Cummings 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 34,985 Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

FIFA World Cup qualification

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	3	3	0	12	1	+11	9	Advance to final stage
2	Papua New Guinea	3	2	1	3	2	+1	6	Advance to final stage
3	Fiji	3	1	2	3	7	−4	3
4	New Caledonia	3	0	3	2	10	−8	0

Source: FIFA, OFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

18 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Papua New Guinea	0–1	New Zealand	Doha, Qatar
17:00 UTC+3		Report (FIFA) Report (OFC)	Waine 75'	Stadium: Qatar SC Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Saoud Ali Al-Adba (Qatar)

21 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	New Zealand	4–0	Fiji	Doha, Qatar
20:00 UTC+3	Wood 45', 73' Just 71' Lewis 90+3' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (OFC)		Stadium: Qatar SC Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)

24 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	New Zealand	7–1	New Caledonia	Doha, Qatar
20:00 UTC+3	Greive 8', 45+3' Rogerson 36' (pen.) de Jong 74' Tuiloma 81' Wood 83', 90'	Report (FIFA) Report (OFC)	Saïko 12'	Stadium: Qatar SC Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Final stage

27 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	New Zealand	1–0	Tahiti	Doha, Qatar
20:30 UTC+3	Cacace 71'	Report (FIFA) Report (OFC)		Stadium: Al-Arabi Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

30 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Solomon Islands	0–5	New Zealand	Doha, Qatar
20:00 UTC+3		Report (FIFA) Report (OFC)	Tuiloma 23', 70' Wood 39' Bell 50' Garbett 90+1'	Stadium: Al-Arabi Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)

14 June 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Costa Rica	1–0	New Zealand	Al Rayyan, Qatar
21:00 UTC+3	Campbell 3'	Report		Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Attendance: 10,803^[1] Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

New Zealand women's national football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies

8 April Friendly	Australia	2–1	New Zealand	Townsville, Australia
19:45 AEDT	van Egmond 90+4' Kerr 90+6'	Report	Green 32'	Stadium: QCB Stadium Referee: Asaka Koizumi (England)

12 April 2022 (2022-04-12) Friendly	Australia	3–1	New Zealand	Canberra, Australia
19:45 UTC+10	Kerr 15', 32' Raso 17'	Source	Wilkinson 45+3'	Stadium: GIO Stadium

25 June Friendly	Norway	2–0	New Zealand	Oslo, Norway
17:00 (UTC+1)		Source		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion

28 June Friendly	Wales	0–0	New Zealand	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 (UTC+1)		Source		Stadium: Pinatar Arena

2 September 2022 (2022-09-02) Friendly	Mexico	0–1	New Zealand	Carson, California, United States
18:00 (UTC-7)		Report	Bott 84'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0^[a]

6 September 2022 (2022-09-06) Friendly	New Zealand	2–1	Philippines	Fullerton, California, United States
17:00 (UTC-7)	Moore 70' (pen.) Riley 83'	Report	Bolden 45+1'	Stadium: Titan Stadium

9 October 2022 (2022-10-09) Friendly	Japan	2–0	New Zealand	Nagano, Japan
14:55 UTC+9	Miyazawa 44' Ueki 61'	Report		Stadium: Nagano U Stadium Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Yujeong Kim (South Korea)

12 November 2022 Friendly	New Zealand	0–1	South Korea	Christchurch, New Zealand
14:30 UTC+13		Report (KFA)	Lee Min-a 31'	Stadium: Orangetheory Stadium

15 November 2022 Friendly	New Zealand	1–1	South Korea	Christchurch, New Zealand
18:00 UTC+13	Chance 13'	Report (KFA)	Ye-eun 57'	Stadium: Orangetheory Stadium Attendance: 3523^[3] Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)

^ Played behind closed doors.^[2]

2022 SheBelieves Cup

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	United States (H)	3	2	1	0	10	0	+10	7
	Iceland	3	2	0	1	3	6	−3	6
	Czech Republic	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2
4	New Zealand	3	0	1	2	0	6	−6	1

Source: USSoccer
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) fair play ranking.
(H) Hosts

17 February SheBelieves Cup	Iceland	1–0	New Zealand	Carson, California, United States
20:00 ET	Brynjarsdóttir 1'	Report		Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)

20 February SheBelieves Cup	United States	5–0	New Zealand	Carson, California, United States
15:00 ET	Moore 5' (o.g.), 6' (o.g.), 36' (o.g.) Hatch 51' Pugh 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 16,587 Referee: Maria Belen Carvajal (Chile)

23 February SheBelieves Cup	New Zealand	0–0	Czech Republic	Frisco, Texas, United States
18:00 ET		Report		Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 1,359 Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)

New Zealand national under-20 football team

Results and fixtures

2022 OFC U-19 Championship

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	3	3	0	23	0	+23	9	Knockout stage
2	Solomon Islands	3	2	1	9	6	+3	6	Knockout stage
3	Cook Islands	3	1	2	4	11	−7	3
4	American Samoa	3	0	3	0	19	−19	0

Source: OFC

7 September 2022 (2022-09-07)	Cook Islands	0–8	New Zealand	Stade Fautaua, Papeete
15:00		Report	Donkers 2', 22', 35', 43' (pen.) Herdman 39' Colloty 70' (pen.), 84' Fay 82'	Attendance: 200^[4] Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)

10 September 2022 (2022-09-10)	New Zealand	9–0	American Samoa	Stade Fautaua, Papeete
15:00	Manuel 27' Colloty 36', 49' (pen.), 58' Beale 40', 73' Surman 45+2' Donkers 75' (pen.), 84'	Report		Attendance: 300^[5] Referee: Keith Kitumbing (Papua New Guinea)

13 September 2022 (2022-09-13)	New Zealand	6–0	Solomon Islands	Stade Fautaua, Papeete
15:00	Donkers 23', 45+1' (pen.) Supyk 55', 70' O'Leary 67' Conchie 87'	Report		Attendance: 120^[6] Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Knockout stage

18 September 2022 (2022-09-18) Quarter-final	New Zealand	5–0	Papua New Guinea	Stade Pater, Pirae
16:30	McKay 20', 26' Herdman 60' Colloty 88', 90'	Report		Attendance: 150 Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

21 September 2022 (2022-09-21) Semi-final	New Zealand	2–0	Tahiti	Stade Pater, Pirae
20:00	Hughes 2' Donkers 52'	Report		Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

24 September 2022 (2022-09-24) Final	Fiji	0–3	New Zealand	Stade Pater, Pirae
20:00		Report	Colloty 34', 40' Herdman 83'	Attendance: 400 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

New Zealand women’s national under-20 football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies

6 April 2022 Friendly	Australia	5–1	New Zealand	Canberra
18:30 UTC+10	Santos 2' Hunter 21' (pen.) Galic 39' Johnson 55' Gallagher 57'	Report	Lancaster 44'	Stadium: Deakin Stadium Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

10 April 2022 Friendly	Australia	1–1	New Zealand	Canberra
14:00 UTC+10	Hunter 10'	Report	Clegg 38'	Stadium: Viking Stadium Referee: Georgia Ghirardello (Australia)

12 June 2022 Friendly	New Zealand	2–1	Australia	Auckland
14:00 UTC+12	Dugan 53' Taylor 79' (pen.)	Report	Galic 2'	Stadium: Kiwitea Street Attendance: 1,200^[7]

15 June 2022 Friendly	New Zealand	0–1	Australia	Auckland
		Report		Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Colombia	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5	Knockout stage
2	Mexico	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5	Knockout stage
3	Germany	3	1	0	2	3	2	+1	3
4	New Zealand	3	0	2	1	3	6	−3	2

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

10 August 2022 (2022-08-10) Group stage	New Zealand	1–1	Mexico	Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
14:00	Cazares 31' (o.g.)	Report	Vázquez 45'	Attendance: 1,007 Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)

13 August 2022 (2022-08-13) Group stage	Germany	3–0	New Zealand	Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
11:00	Fröhlich 58' Weidauer 64' (pen.) Corley 90+4'	Report		Attendance: 1,391 Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)

16 August 2022 (2022-08-16) Group stage	Colombia	2–2	New Zealand	Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
17:00	Caicedo 10', 63'	Report	Clegg 3' Lancaster 71'	Attendance: 3,378 Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

New Zealand women’s national under-17 football team

Results and fixtures

2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	3	0	11	2	+9	9	Knockout stage
2	Nigeria	3	2	1	7	3	+4	6	Knockout stage
3	Chile	3	1	2	4	9	−5	3
4	New Zealand	3	0	3	2	10	−8	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

11 October 2022 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS	Chile	3–1	New Zealand	Margao, India
16:30	A. Figueroa 12' Rovner 22' (pen.) Cifuentes 64'	Report (FIFA)	Clegg 52'	Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 4,064 Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)

14 October 2022 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS	New Zealand	0–4	Nigeria	Margao, India
16:30 UTC+5:30		Report (FIFA)	Bello 16' Usani 34' Afolabi 75' Etim 90+5'	Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 2,191 Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

17 October 2022 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS	New Zealand	1–3	Germany	Margao, India
16:30 UTC+5:30	Clegg 10'	Report (FIFA)	Bender 5', 54' Şehitler 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 1,945 Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

OFC Competitions

OFC Champions League

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Auckland City (H)	3	3	0	12	1	+11	9	Knockout stage
2	Hienghène Sport	3	2	1	3	5	−2	6	Knockout stage
3	Rewa	3	1	2	3	6	−3	3
4	Nikao Sokattack	3	0	3	2	8	−6	0

Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

5 August 2022 (2022-08-05)	Auckland City	5−0	Hienghène Sport	Ngahue Reserve, Auckland
12:00	Mitchell 8' Howieson 14' Manickum 38' Ilich 48' Gillion 88'	Report (OFC)		Attendance: 120 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)	Rewa	0–3	Auckland City	Ngahue Reserve, Auckland
12:00		Report (OFC)	Howieson 26' (pen.) Ilich 35' Tade 90+4'	Attendance: 150 Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

11 August 2022 (2022-08-11)	Nikao Sokattack	1–4	Auckland City	Ngahue Reserve, Auckland
15:00	Willis 39'	Report (OFC)	Garriga 40', 50' Lee 55' Ellis 65'	Attendance: 140 Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

Knockout stage

14 August 2022 (2022-08-14)	Auckland City	2–0	Central Coast	Ngahue Reserve, Auckland
14:30 UTC+12	Mitchell 26' Manickum 90+5'	Report		Attendance: 350 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Final

17 August 2022 (2022-08-17)	Vénus	0–3	Auckland City	Ngahue Reserve, Auckland
14:00 UTC+12		Report	Howieson 13' (pen.) Garriga 29' Tade 88'	Attendance: 400 Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

Men's football

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league	Removed	Joined
Northern League	Takapuna Waiheke United	Northern Rovers West Coast Rangers	None	None
Central League	Havelock North Wanderers Wellington United	Wainuiomata	Lower Hutt City Wairarapa United	Wellington Phoenix Reserves
Southern League	Ferrymead Bays Mosgiel Nomads United	None	Otago University	None

National League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Auckland City (C)	9	7	1	1	20	9	+11	22^[a]	Qualification to Grand Final and Champions League national play-offs
2	Wellington Olympic	9	7	1	1	30	8	+22	22^[a]
3	Auckland United	9	5	2	2	14	13	+1	17
4	Birkenhead United	9	4	2	3	19	17	+2	14
5	Melville United	9	4	1	4	16	18	−2	13
6	Wellington Phoenix Reserves^[b]	9	3	3	3	16	14	+2	12^[c]
7	Cashmere Technical	9	4	0	5	19	18	+1	12^[c]
8	Napier City Rovers	9	1	3	5	14	23	−9	6
9	Christchurch United	9	1	2	6	12	26	−14	5
10	Miramar Rangers	9	1	1	7	11	25	−14	4

Source: New Zealand Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to Head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals for^[9]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Auckland City 3, Wellington Olympic 0.
^ Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.^[8]
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Wellington Phoenix Reserves 3, Cashmere Technical 0.

Christchurch United won 4–1 in Round 9, but fielded an ineligible player. Result overturned to a 3–0 win for Cashmere Technical.^[10]

Grand final

Sunday, 4 December 2022

14:00 NZDT

Auckland City	3–2	Wellington Olympic
Gillion 33' Garriga 40' Kilkolly 88'	Report	Davenport-Petersen 77' Mata 90+1' (pen.)

Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland

Referee: Calvin-kei Berg

Northern League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Auckland City (C)	22	20	1	1	68	16	+52	61	Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship
2	Birkenhead United	22	16	2	4	56	24	+32	50	Qualification to National League Championship
3	Auckland United	22	15	4	3	60	22	+38	49
4	Melville United	22	15	0	7	55	22	+33	45
5	Hamilton Wanderers	22	10	4	8	46	32	+14	34
6	Western Springs	22	8	6	8	44	47	−3	30
7	Manukau United	22	9	1	12	36	46	−10	28
8	Bay Olympic	22	7	2	13	34	46	−12	23
9	Takapuna	22	5	6	11	31	43	−12	21
10	Eastern Suburbs	22	5	5	12	24	36	−12	20
11	Waiheke United (R)	22	1	5	16	19	63	−44	8	Relegation to NRFL Championship
12	North Shore United (R)	22	2	2	18	18	94	−76	8	Relegation to NRFL Championship

Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss^[9]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Christchurch United won 4–1 in Round 9, but fielded an ineligible player. Result overturned to a 3–0 win for Cashmere Technical.^[10]

Central League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wellington Olympic (C)	18	14	3	1	71	15	+56	45	Winner of Central League and qualification to National League Championship
2	Miramar Rangers	18	12	4	2	63	19	+44	40	Qualification to National League Championship
3	Wellington Phoenix Reserves^[a]	18	10	3	5	32	17	+15	33	Has automatic qualification to the National League Championship
4	Napier City Rovers	18	8	4	6	35	28	+7	28	Qualification to National League Championship
5	Waterside Karori	18	7	5	6	33	29	+4	26
6	Petone	18	5	4	9	24	39	−15	19
7	North Wellington	18	5	3	10	31	44	−13	18
8	Wellington United (R)	18	5	3	10	22	40	−18	18	Withdrew before the 2023 season.^[b]
9	Western Suburbs	18	4	2	12	21	66	−45	14
10	Havelock North Wanderers (R)	18	3	3	12	21	56	−35	12	Relegation to Capital Premier/Central Federation League

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^[9]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Wellington Phoenix Reserves gain automatic entry into the National League Championship phase due to the A-League Men requirements.^[11]
^ Wellington United withdrew before the 2023 season and were replaced by Whanganui Athletic.^[12]^[13]

Christchurch United won 4–1 in Round 9, but fielded an ineligible player. Result overturned to a 3–0 win for Cashmere Technical.^[10]

Southern League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Christchurch United (C)	18	16	1	1	74	12	+62	49	Winner of Southern League and qualification to National League Championship
2	Cashmere Technical	18	16	1	1	79	20	+59	49	Qualification to National League Championship
3	Nelson Suburbs	18	10	3	5	40	35	+5	33
4	Dunedin City Royals	18	10	1	7	46	35	+11	31
5	Ferrymead Bays	18	9	3	6	37	30	+7	30
6	Coastal Spirit	18	3	7	8	34	43	−9	16
7	Nomads United	18	4	3	11	28	57	−29	15
8	Green Island	18	4	1	13	27	61	−34	13
9	Selwyn United	18	2	5	11	27	48	−21	11
10	Mosgiel (R)	18	2	3	13	21	72	−51	9	Relegated to the FootballSouth Premier League/Mainland Premier League

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^[9]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Christchurch United won 4–1 in Round 9, but fielded an ineligible player. Result overturned to a 3–0 win for Cashmere Technical.^[10]

Cup Competitions

Chatham Cup

Final

11 September 2022

16:00

Auckland City (1)	1–0	Eastern Suburbs (2)
Manickum 56'	Report

North Harbour Stadium, Auckland

Attendance: 2,839^[14]

Women's football

National Women's League

Western Springs drew 0–0 with Ellerslie on 15 July 2022, but Western Springs fielded an ineligible player. Result overturned to a 3–0 win for Ellerslie.^[15]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Eastern Suburbs (C)	14	12	0	2	55	17	+38	36	Qualification to Grand Final
2	Western Springs	14	9	2	3	47	21	+26	29	Qualification to Grand Final
3	Northern Rovers	14	7	4	3	44	23	+21	25
4	Canterbury United Pride	14	6	2	6	30	30	0	20
5	Southern United	14	5	5	4	19	23	−4	20
6	Auckland United	14	4	2	8	37	42	−5	14
7	Capital Football	14	3	3	8	17	35	−18	12
8	Central Football	14	1	0	13	12	70	−58	3

Source: New Zealand Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Head to head; 5) Head to head goal difference; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss^[16]
(C) Champions

Grand final

Sunday, 18 December 2022

14:00 NZDT

Eastern Suburbs	4–0	Western Springs
Tuisamoa 9' (o.g.) Yoshida 42' Jackson 53', 83'	Report

Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland

Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley

NRFL Women’s Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Northern Rovers (C)	21	17	3	1	53	14	+39	54	Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship
2	Western Springs	21	14	1	6	41	25	+16	43	Qualification to National League Championship
3	Eastern Suburbs	21	13	2	6	73	36	+37	41
4	Auckland United	21	12	1	8	52	39	+13	37
5	Ellerslie	21	8	3	10	42	34	+8	27
6	West Coast Rangers	21	6	4	11	24	35	−11	22
7	Hamilton Wanderers	21	5	1	15	26	56	−30	16
8	Tauranga City (R)	21	1	1	19	13	85	−72	4	Relegation to NRF Championship/WaiBOP W-League

Source: Northern Region 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^[17]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Western Springs drew 0–0 with Ellerslie on 15 July 2022, but Western Springs fielded an ineligible player. Result overturned to a 3–0 win for Ellerslie.^[15]

Cup Competitions

Kate Sheppard Cup

Final

11 September 2022

13:00

Northern Rovers (1)	0–1	Auckland United (1)
	Report	Puketapu 56'

North Harbour Stadium, Auckland

Retirements

25 September 2022: Winston Reid, 34, former New Zealand defender.^[18]

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[3] Played behind closed doors.^[2]

[table_hth_AC0.45073274311178-9] Head-to-head points: Auckland City 3, Wellington Olympic 0.

[table_note_WP0.45073274311178-11] Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.^[8]

[table_hth_WP0.45073274311178-12] Head-to-head points: Wellington Phoenix Reserves 3, Cashmere Technical 0.

[table_note_WP0.80745287696247-16] Wellington Phoenix Reserves gain automatic entry into the National League Championship phase due to the A-League Men requirements.^[11]

[table_note_res_wd0.80745287696247-19] Wellington United withdrew before the 2023 season and were replaced by Whanganui Athletic.^[12]^[13]

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