NRFL Conference
The Northern Regional Football League Conference, currently known as Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Conference for sponsorship reasons, is a New Zealand Semi-Professional football league. The league is run by the Auckland Football Federation and includes football clubs located in the northern part of the North Island, New Zealand. It is open to clubs from the Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty provinces. Up until 2022, the competition was known as NRFL Division 2, and was not split into Northern and Southern competitions. The fixtures are played generally from April to September. Clubs are able to win promotion to NRFL Championship. The current champions as of the 2022 season are Hibiscus Coast. They were promoted alongside Ngaruawahia United for the 2023 NRFL Championship season. Current Northern League structure Northern League NRFL Championship NRFL Conference (this page) NRF League One, WaiBOP League One Current clubs Northern Conference As of the 2023 season. Southern Conference As of the 2023 season. Past champions Source: 1965 – Lynndale 1966 – Kahukura 1967 – Ellerslie 1968 – Huntly Thistle 1969 – Takapuna City 1970 – Massey Rovers 1971 – Metro College 1972 – Papakura City 1973 – Manurewa 1974 – Whangarei City 1975 – Lynndale