2023 Northern League Auckland City won the title for the third consecutive season on the final day beating
Manukau United 6–1. This was the first season two clubs had gone undefeated in the Northern League. It was only the second time a team had gone undefeated since Eastern Suburbs did so in 1965, the first season of the NRFL Premier League. Heading into the final day of the season, no team had been mathematically relegated. The matchday started with
Bay Olympic and Manukau United in the relegation zone with
Takapuna three points ahead in the last safe spot. Bay Olympic bettered Takapuna's goal difference by three and Manukau's by ten. Manukau lost 6–1 away to Auckland City and were subsequently relegated. Takapuna, the only side to have their fate completely in their own hands, lost 3–2 at
West Coast Rangers. Bay Olympic, hosting
Manurewa equalized from the spot in the 84th minute and were looking like going down until, they found a winner in the first minute of stoppage time. This meant they relegated Takapuna on goal difference after finishing level on points. It is
Manurewa's first and
West Coast Rangers second season (after relegation in 2021) in the National League. They replaced
Waiheke United (relegated after their debut season on the Northern League) and
North Shore United (relegated after a two-year Northern League spell).
Northern League personnel Managerial changes Northern League table Northern League results table Northern League scoring Northern League top scorers Northern League hat-tricks 2023 Central League Central League teams Ten teams are competing in the league – the top nine teams from the previous season and the one team promoted from the 2022 play-off between the winners of the
Central Federation League and the
Capital Premier. The winner of the play-off was
Stop Out. This is their first season in the Central League, since New Zealand football’s restructuring in 2021. They replaced
Havelock North Wanderers (relegated to the Capital Premier League after one season in the Central League).
Wellington United was entered as one of the originally 10 teams to play the 2023 season but withdrew in 2022. They were replaced by
Whanganui Athletic who had originally missed out on promotion to Stop Out.
Central League personnel Central League table Central League results table Central League scoring Central League top scorers Central League hat-tricks 2023 Southern League Southern League teams Ten teams are competing in the league – the top nine teams from the previous season and the winner of the Southern League play-offs. The promoted team is
FC Twenty 11. This is their first season in the Southern League. They replaced
Mosgiel (relegated after their debut season in the Southern League).
Southern League personnel Southern League table Southern League results table Southern League scoring Southern League top scorers Southern League hat-tricks Own goals ==Qualified clubs==