The New Zealand league system is the structure of leagues nationally and regionally, updated for the 2021 season. The system previously had a path from grassroots to the top flight but that stopped in 2004, with the New Zealand Football Championship being created as a replacement to the former New Zealand National Soccer League.
The current top flight of New Zealand Football is the National League, which had its inaugural season in 2021.
The top 4 Divisions of the Northern Region Football leagues for both men and women (Tiers 2âÂÂ5) were restructured for the 2023 season.
The premier cup competition in New Zealand is the Chatham Cup which dates back to 1923.
Regional cup competitions are also run within federations, allowing multiple teams from the same club to enter.
Clubs at the top of the pyramid are only permitted to enter a single team in their confederation's higher levels. Other teams from the same club are permitted to enter teams below this threshold, but have restrictions on promotion. Rodney District are currently the lowest ranked 1st team in the country, playing in NRF Harbour Division 9 (Tier 14).
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