The Northern Regional Football League Championship, currently known as Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Championship for sponsorship reasons, is a semi-professional New Zealand association football league competition. Up until 2022, the competition was known as NRFL Division 1.

The league includes football clubs located in the northern part of the North Island, with clubs from the Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty provinces. The league sits at step 3 of the New Zealand football pyramid.

Current clubs

NRFL Championship is located in North Island
Location of clubs in New Zealand for the 2026 NRFL Championship season
NRFL Championship is located in Auckland
Location of clubs in Auckland Region for the 2026 NRFL Championship season

Manurewa and West Coast Rangers joined the league following their relegation the season prior from the Northern League. Taupo were promoted as winners of NRFL Conference play-offs.

Manukau United won the 2025 season and were promoted to the Northern League alongside Melville United, while Ngaruawahia United were relegated to NRFL Southern Conference.

TeamLocationStadium2025 season
CambridgeCambridgeJohn Kerkhof Park4th
EllerslieEllerslie, AucklandMichaels Avenue9th
Hamilton WanderersChartwell, HamiltonPorritt Stadium5th
Hibiscus CoastWhangaparaoa, AucklandStanmore Bay Park6th
ManurewaManurewa, AucklandMemorial Park11th in Northern League (relegated)
Mount Albert-PonsonbyMount Albert, AucklandAnderson Park11th
North Shore UnitedDevonport, AucklandAllen Hill Stadium8th
Northern RoversGlenfield, AucklandMcFetridge Park3rd
Onehunga Mangere UnitedMāngere Bridge, AucklandMāngere Domain7th
TakapunaTakapuna, AucklandTaharoto Park10th
TaupoTauhara, TaupōCrown Park1st in Southern Conference (promoted via play-offs)
West Coast RangersWhenuapai, AucklandFred Taylor Park12th in Northern League (relegated)

Past winners

Numbers in parentheses indicate wins up to that date.

SeasonWinnerPromoted
1965PonsonbyEden
1966LynndaleHamilton
1967Birkenhead UnitedRotorua City
1968Courier RangersHamilton
1969WhangareiBirkenhead United
1970Takapuna CityPapatoetoe East Coast Bays Huntly Thistle
1971Metro CollegeEllerslie
1972Papakura CityLynndale
1973ManurewaPapatoetoe
1974Whangarei City (2)Takapuna City
1975Lynndale (2)Rotorua City
1976Glenfield RoversMetro College
1977EllerslieMt. Roskill
1978East Coast BaysMetro College
1979Waitemata CityPapatoetoe
1980Birkenhead United (2)Rotorua City
1981EdenWhangarei City
1982UniversityLynndale
1983Otara Rangers
1984HowickPapakura City
1985Mount MaunganuiOtara Rangers
1986WaikatoOratia United Kelston West
1987Mount Albert-Ponsonby (2)Manukau City Blockhouse Bay
1988CentralRotorua City
1989East Coast Bays (2)Massey
1990University (2)
1991Central (2)Rotorua City Kawerau Town
1992Tauranga CityEden Pakuranga Town
1993Melville UnitedOnehunga Sports
1994Metro (2)Ngaruawahia United
1995CambridgeNorthland United Hamilton Wanderers Takapuna
1996Glenfield Rovers (2)
1997Hamilton WanderersGlenfield Rovers
1998Three Kings UnitedTauranga City
1999Takapuna (2)Eastern Suburbs
2000Central United (3)Manukau City
2001Onehunga SportsBay Olympic
2002Waitakere CityUniversity-Mount Wellington
2003East Coast Bays (3)Mangere United
2004Papakura City (2)
2005Albany UnitedBirkenhead United
2006Onehunga Sports (2)Hamilton Wanderers
2007Lynn-Avon UnitedMelville United Metro Three Kings United Papatoetoe Mount Albert-Ponsonby
2008Manurewa (2)
2009Three Kings United (2)
2010Hamilton Wanderers (2) Onehunga Sports (3)
2011Eastern SuburbsManurewa
2012Birkenhead United (3)Ellerslie
2013Glenfield Rovers (3)Ngaruawahia United
2014Western SpringsEastern Suburbs Melville United
2015Forrest Hill Milford UnitedTauranga City United
2016Waitakere City (2)Manurewa
2017Western Springs (2)Manukau City
2018Melville United (2)North Shore United
2019Forrest Hill Milford United (2)Bay Olympic
2020Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
2021Waiheke UnitedTakapuna
2022West Coast RangersManurewa
2023Tauranga City (2)East Coast Bays
2024Fencibles United
2025Manukau UnitedMelville United

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