nzDettol National League — Central League

Central (Wellington) regional group of New Zealand's National League — 10 clubs including Miramar Rangers, Wellington Olympic and Napier City Rovers; the top teams advance to the Championship phase for the title.

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New Plymouth (Taranaki) club based at Lynmouth Park, promoted to the Central League as Central League 2 champions.

Island Bay United

One of Wellington's largest clubs, based in Island Bay, nicknamed 'the Sharks', founded in 1931.

islandbayunited.org

Miramar Rangers AFC

Club from Wellington's Miramar Peninsula, founded in 1907, two-time National League champions and four-time Chatham Cup winners.

miramarrangers.co.nz

Napier City Rovers FC

Napier club founded in 1973 through the merger of Napier Rovers and Napier City, one of New Zealand's most successful sides.

cityrovers.co.nz

Club from Petone near Wellington, with a history dating back to 1898.

petonefootball.org.nz

Upper Hutt City AFC

One of the Wellington region's largest and oldest clubs, based at Maidstone Park in Upper Hutt for over 100 years.

upperhuttcityfootball.org.nz

Waterside Karori AFC

Karori (Wellington) club with over 1,000 players, nicknamed 'the Wharfies', running the well-known Swifts talent academy.

karorifootball.co.nz

Wellington Olympic AFC

Club from Berhampore, Wellington, founded in 1953 by Greek immigrants as Apollon AFC — three-time Chatham Cup winners, most recently in 2025.

olympicafc.org.nz

Wellington Phoenix FC Reserves

Reserve side of A-League club Wellington Phoenix, playing at Fraser Park in Taitā — cannot be relegated under A-League rules.

wellingtonphoenix.com

Western Suburbs FC

Club from Porirua near Wellington, 2018 Chatham Cup finalists and two-time Central League champions (2017, 2019).

westernsuburbs.co.nz