2025 Men’s National League – Week 7
Auckland City vs Auckland United
While the nation focused on a different footballing derby on Saturday, Auckland City and Auckland United settled their own score to see who’d finish the year as the Pride of Dominion Road. Good timing for United after they finally pocketed a win last week, using their bench to good effect in a 3-0 victory against Coastal Spirit - although only one of those subs, Bruce Izumi, managed to sneak into the starting line-up... and since it was Lucca Lim whose place he took, that meant all three goal-scorers from last week were on the bench. Ross Haviland was fine after an injury scare vs Coastal. Shaan Anand held his spot on the wing. Good stuff.
Auckland City mixed it up after a comeback 2-2 draw down south against Christchurch United. They reverted to three at the back, as they seem to do whenever Nikko Boxall is available. That included Michael Den Heijer dropping into the three while Jeremy Foo got the nod in midfield for his second start and old mate Joe Lee finally found himself in the eleven. As did Haris Zeb, newly minted Pakistan international, who made his first appearance since a sub cameo in week one.
Zeb was directly into the action, hustling his way into the penalty area, falling over, then somehow getting back to his feet with possession to smack a cross over. Nothing came of it though. United were nice and aggressive for the derby occasion but they found themselves stuck without the ball as City knocked it around at a slow tempo amidst shots off target from Gerard Garriga and Foo. But occasionally there were opportunities to hit the Navy Blues in transition like when Otto Ingham made an underlapping run to square for Anand at the back post... who got goal-side of Riley Dalziell but lifted his finish over the bar from six yards. That should have been the lead for AU. Exactly the kind of chance you can’t afford to miss at Kiwitea Street because Haris Zeb is capable of collecting the ball on halfway, driving between defenders, and whacking in a beauty of a finish to send the lead the other way instead.
Not great from Will Mendoza and Abdallah Khaled getting in each other’s way to allow Zeb to skip between them. Auckland City would lose Joe Lee to injury after half an hour, falling awkwardly after bumping into keeper Kai McLean as tried to catch up with a ball in behind. Ryan De Vries was summoned to replace him for what would be a milestone match: this was RDV’s 242nd game for the club, tying Emiliano Tade’s Auckland City appearance record. But before he could chuck his bib to the side and step onto the pitch... a nice one-two between Izumi (15) and Anand ended with Den Heijer leaning on Anand and conceding a penalty. Daniel Olaoye shot to his left. Nathan Garrow dove to his left. And since those were opposite perspectives, that meant Olaoye scored and it was 1-1. City had looked well in control but a pause in the action and a slight lapse meant the advantage was gone.
Oh well, better score another one then. That’s what they did as Gerard Garriga deliciously dispatched a first-time strike, ripping it in off the crossbar after running onto a nudge from Myer Bevan. What a goal. Before much longer, Auckland City had added another one, when Haris Zeb’s tenacious dribbling set up Myer Bevan in a similar situation, just a little closer. This time McLean made a good save parrying to his side but Riley Dalziell was there for the rebound. Slight deflection on the strike as Dalziell lashed it home. Another bright moment from the Eastern Suburbs U20s loanee who is nailing down that right-back spot at the moment. Usually his crossing is the focus but he can score them too.
Auckland United gave it about ten mins into the second half to see if they could shake it up naturally and when they didn’t they subbed on Matt Conroy and Lucca Lim. Alas, they also conceded a fourth when some commanding Nikko Boxall defence led to Haris Zeb gobbling up grass on the break and his slipped ball behind the line for Ryan De Vries allowed the Kiwitea Street legend to wriggle onto his right boot and slide past McLean for 4-1. A goal in his milestone match (we’ll see what he does next week when he breaks the record). Also another big contribution from Haris Zeb who was tearing up on the left edge.
Mendoza had a pop from a long free kick that dropped just over. He also pinged one with his left from about twenty metres that was swerving into the top corner until Nathan Garrow made a brilliant save. Not a particularly busy game from Garrow but that moment was a reminder just how much he’s improved this year. Ever since the confidence booster at the Club World Cup he’s gone to a whole new level. He also made a wicked one-hander from close range to deny an Oli Fay header. United were probably worthy of a second goal and they’d get their chance right at the end when a very slight push in the box by Matt Ellis was punished by a penalty. Hideto Takahashi converted it. That was all.
Pretty dominant from Auckland City on the whole. A couple of draws have clouded things but they’re undefeated since their shocker in week one (0-3 vs Birko) and this result raised them up to third ahead of the other fixtures. Nathan Garrow made those two excellent saves and was only beaten from the penalty spot (the second pen being quite harsh) – and they just look so much better with Nikko Boxall at the back, who did get a yellow for a late shoulder barge at one point which was probably his only blemish. Gerard Garriga has scored four goals in four appearances from midfield. Haris Zeb had a blinder at left wing-back as his dribbling offered a very useful extra dimension to the Navy Blues – can’t find whether he’s been selected in the latest Pakistan squad or not but s’pose we’ll find out in a few days. Zeb’s dribbling from one side and Dalziell’s crossing from the other is a very tasty proposition and both scored goals here. Don’t count these guys out yet – their fixture against Western Springs in week ten could yet be decisive.
You can count Auckland United out though. They just haven’t found the right combinations and what should be a very good defence on paper is struggling to deal with the fact they’re not controlling games in midfield (or taking their chances up top). So it goes. This was the first game where it felt like they were outclassed though, United have hung close in all the others. One positive is the fact that young winger Shaan Anand drawing the foul for the first penalty means that he’s now provided three assists across the past four weeks.
Auckland City 4-2 Auckland United
19’ | 1-0 | AC | Zeb (Boxall)
31’ | 1-1 | AU | Olaoye [p] (Anand)
35’ | 2-1 | AC | Garriga (Bevan)
39’ | 3-1 | AC | Dalziell (Bevan)
59’ | 4-1 | AC | De Vries (Zeb)
90+1’ | 4-2 | AU | Takahashi [p]
Coastal Spirit vs Miramar Rangers
It’s kinda odd how the only game that the AFC Reserves have lost in the last six weeks was against Coastal Spirit... who haven’t beaten anybody else. Come to think of it, Miramar Rangers were the team that beat AFC Ressies in the first match so perhaps these two could compare notes. Miramar made one change after the loss to Western Springs with Sam Gates coming in for the suspended Nico Bobadilla in a straight swap. The 19yo was one of the more exciting youngsters in the Central League and this was his third start of the Nats. Coastal shook things up plenty with a back three that saw Kaleb de Groot-Green dropping into the backline while Max Chretien was restored to the team as well.
Lots to like about how the intensity that Coastal brought to the table here... which also happens to be Miramar’s preferred method so there was a lot of running and a lot of tackling from the get-go. And also Andy Bevin trying to chip the Coastal keeper from forty metres out (just wide), as well as some brutal Coastal corners including a Jake Hale header cleared off the line, plus some smart passing that led to a Joe Hoole shot dug too close to the keeper. Rangers had another big chance with Adam Braman clawing away a Martin Bueno header. Derek Tieku was blocked a couple times for CS. Lamb ripped one slightly high on the spin for MR. So on, so forth.
It remained scoreless at the break despite Adam Bell having an effort saved then cleared off the line right at the end of the spell. Coastal’s alterations seemed to be working. For the most part they’d been able to limit the dangerous forwards that Miramar have at their disposal. Theo Ettema was in turn doing the same thing to them... but the home side definitely shaded things in that half, albeit with a tendency to do a little less with their chances than they ought to have.
That was not a good tendency because Miramar slowly began to move through the gears when the game resumed, first by getting a few more runs in behind with Owen Smith in particularly getting busy. Then by providing Bueno more touches allowing him to start holding the ball up and flipping lay-offs. And finally by doing both of those things in the same move with Smith winning a penalty after getting in front of Mason Stearn. Martin Bueno snuck the spot kick under Braman’s reaches for 1-0. And what do ya know, two minutes later Miramar were at it again with some fluid footy leading to a lovely back post finish from Bueno for two.
All the fun stuff happened within a ten minute spell because straight after that, Coastal got one back when Bell’s flick put Hoole through running from deep. Hoole’s shot hit the post and then cannoned into Liam Cotter at close range for the goal. But rather than spark a comeback, Coastal instead found themselves reduced to ten men when De Groot-Green stepped across a bursting Owen Smith to prevent him running directly on towards goal. Lovely dummy from Bueno to cause the stutter in defence and with the pace that Smith was travelling there was no doubt he was headed for a scoring opportunity. Tough one for KDGG since it all happened so quickly and there were other defenders around. But ref’s word and all that.
There was one more goal after that, scored by Miramar substitute Ronaldo Munoz in stoppages. Munoz had brought some good energy off the bench, giving his team the boost they needed to finish strongly against the ten men. Bueno continued to hunt for his hatty (there was one awesome one-handed save by Braman to keep him out) but he had to settle for an assist to Munoz instead, who produced a super chipped finish with his left boot to complete the day’s work.
It’s not like Coastal Spirit were poor. For the first hour of this game they were actually quite good, with guys like Liam Cotter and Joe Hoole getting into some nice positions. But they’re missing a progressive midfielder like they had last year in loanee David Yoo... if only they’d scooped up Noah Karunaratne instead of their rivals Christchurch United. Derek Tieku is a very talented striker but it’s been hard for him to find the combinations within a team as direct and deep-set as this one. It could have gone the other way though, had they only been a little more clinical. Miramar Rangers are up to fourth with this win having scored in every game and multiple times in all but one of them. When the match started to turn, it was guys like Martin Bueno and Owen Smith with their hands on the wheel. Theo Ettema was a powerhouse at the back. Last week their efforts were spoiled by a red card, this week that happened to their opponents. Funny how often things balance out like that.
Coastal Spirit 1-3 Miramar Rangers
62’ | 0-1 | MR | Bueno [p] (Smith)
64’ | 0-2 | MR | Bueno (Francis-Alles)
65’ | 1-2 | CS | Cotter
69’ | RED CARD | CS | De Groot-Green
90+1’ | 1-3 | MR | Munoz (Bueno)
Western Springs vs Wellington Phoenix Reserves
The hair of the dog is supposed to be good for hangovers (feels like a theory purported by winos but whatevs) and the cure for a pesky A-League derby defeat is to get back on the horse with some National League footy the very next day. Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues got a few mins off the bench against Auckland FC while Anaru Cassidy and Jayden Smith were unused substitutes. All three started for the WeeNix away to Western Springs – as did Alby Kelly-Heald as he continues his recovery after shoulder surgery. Really strong team that wandered out onto the Seddon Field turf. And you won’t be shocked to hear that Western Springs were unchanged, selecting the same eleven that’d lined up for three consecutive 2-1 victories.
Initial signs... were not good for the Nix. Despite the pedigree in their side, the Swans split the press immediately and almost scored within two minutes when Toshi Makimoto chested down a ball over the top from Reid Drake and it was just lucky for the WeeNix that Alby Kelly-Heald is so tall, with Makimoto unable to lob it over him. Later they went wing-back to wing-back as Jordan Hackett’s low cross was met by Ry McLeod only for Mac Munro to pry it off the goal-line. The WeeNix did string passes together but they mostly went backwards. Then Reid Drake stuck a boot out onto a Pat Tobin cross and looped it inside the far post for the opening goal, a dozen minutes deep.
AKH made a very smart stop low against Caspar McGavin after Daniel Normann had nicked the ball in midfield and flipped the switch immediately. Also a simpler stop against Makimoto near post. He’s looked good these past few weeks, surely won’t be long before he’s considered for A-League squads again. But he was beaten again in the 18th min as Wan Gatkek drilled the ball to McGavin’s feet in the area, back to goal, layoff to Reid Drake... bang. Beautifully done.
McGavin nearly made it three but was unable to beat AKH with Jayden Smith doing enough breathing down his neck (and maybe grabbing at his shirt) that he couldn’t line up his shot cleanly. Sloane-Rodrigues at least kept Emmett Connolly occupied up the other end with a stinger on the end of a fast carry forward. There was another Connolly save shortly after where he dropped into a thrilling reaction save after Ryan Watson had flipped wide to Luke Supyk then carried his run into the area to get his head onto the cross. Looked like a goal... wasn’t a goal. It’s moments like that why Emmett Connolly is keeping Oscar Mason out of the team these days as Scotty Hales rewards the hot hand.
It all got really stretched over the last 15-20 mins of the first half. McGavin fired across goal after another rapid transitional foray from the Swans. Fergus Gillion rattled the crossbar for the Nix with a curler from twenty yards. One simple difference between the teams: Springs were generally accurate with their long passes while the WeeNix were not. Meanwhile both sides were happy to take yellow cards at the back to avoid runners in behind which contributed to a condensed game where Springs continued to hound the WeeNix build-up... before scoring a third when Ben Wallace, once a keen student at the Phoenix Academy himself, floated up off the ground to head home from a Reid Drake corner. An assist to go with Drake’s two goals and another Ben Wallace headed goal. He’d only just been subbed on about three minutes prior – this was Wallace’s third goal off the bench in the last five weeks (ironic for the team that makes the fewest substitutions... although the healthy lead here did allow them to bequeath some minutes for Oscar Browne and Matthew Thomas as well).
The Nix made four subs on 66’ which included the exits of Jayden Smith and Gabe Sloane-Rodrigues (Candy, Mitchell, Koch, and Gardiner all came on). There’s enough depth in the Nix that this wasn’t a white flag move... but there also wasn’t a lot they could do against this supremely organised Western Springs side. Just a few flashes from Ryan Lee and Luke Flowerdew. 3-0 was the final score and with that WeeNix suffered their fourth defeat of the term. They haven’t been able to drop the anchor in the way that AFC Reserves have done... AFC haven’t conceded more than once in a game since week one whereas the Phoenix have done so in 4/7 games. This was always going to be a rough match-up for them though.
Western Springs therefore hit their bye week in first place on the back of four consecutive victories (as well as Wellington Olympic’s own bye this round)... and this one involved a clean sheet and a multiple goal margin! They’ve proven themselves at grinding out results in close games but no such stress was required here. Reid Drake was superb, muscling up and bringing a touch of class. Daniel Normann was gobbling up any heavy touch in midfield constantly keeping the pressure on the Nix defenders as they tried to pass out. Patrick Tobin commanded the defence... and while Emmett Connolly wasn’t overly occupied, he still produced a few glimpses of his considerable talent. Every week that lad impresses with his gloves. After the bye, the Swans face Coastal (A), Auckland City (H), and Birkenhead (A) and even if they only win two of those then they’ll be off to the grand final.
Western Springs 3-0 Wellington Phoenix Reserves
12’ | 1-0 | WS | Drake (Tobin)
18’ | 2-0 | WS | Drake (McGavin)
57’ | 3-0 | WS | Wallace (Drake)
Western Suburbs vs Auckland FC Reserves
Old mates at Wests had gone loss, win, loss, win, loss this season so it stood to reason that they’d beat Auckland FC Reserves... except for the pesky fact that AFC were buzzing after a 3-0 win against Birko following a 1-1 draw against Auckland City. Not to mention some more A-League derby glory for the club. That derby game was in Wellington and this reserves game was also in Wellington... no Oli Sail this week, sadly, with Eli Jones picked with the gloves (the third keeper they’ve used this season), while Jonty Bidois backed up after getting onto the bench for the biggie. Otherwise this team has developed a pretty consistent look, although Codey Phoenix and Aston Burns did return to the starting team for this match.
Western Suburbs were unchanged from a good performance (albeit in defeat) against Wellington Olympic. Western Springs have the reputation for making minimal changes with only 14 different starters used thus far... but the other Western team, those of the Suburbs, are right there with them. Michal Walesiak has only called upon 14 starters himself (although he does use his subs a lot more than Scotty Hales). Wellington Olympic are also tied with just 14 starters used while the teams that’ve used the most? No surprises that’s the AFC Reserves and Welly Nix Reserves with 24 each.
Okey doke, Endeavour Park, what have you got for us? It was Auckland FC on the front foot pretty much immediately, working the ball around and involving their wingers. Got those fullbacks pushing up – such as O’Leary who stabbed a tasty cross towards Jonty Bodois whose header was pushed away by the stretching reflexes of Quillan Roberts for the first major chance of the afternoon. Wait... not the same Quillan Roberts who once scored an 87th minute equaliser from within his own half playing for Canada at the U17 World Cup!? Yes, one and the same...
Bidois had another one pushing his touch wide across goal after Burns had cut one back into his path. Good start from the Tauranga native who scored twice last week and you know how sometimes there’s a visible difference in a player when they get a bit of confidence up? That was Jonty Bidois in this game. Scored twice in a win last week, made the first team bench for a derby... and then opened the scoring with a lovely header from a Codey Phoenix corner kick, nodding it down at the back stick for 1-0.
Wests snapped to attention after that. It’s not like they were sleeping, they were defending pretty well outside of those two Bidois headers, but they got on the attack after that with Jones saving neatly from a Tyler Freeman attempt to sneak one around him. Seb Sanchez nodded over from a corner. Freeman tried to sneak in a low free kick which Jones reacted late to but parried away as everyone as expecting a cross. But they didn’t take advantage and then found themselves scrambling late in the half as AFC had another strong spell. It stayed 1-0 into the midway mark.
What Wests needed was a different way to break the AFC Ressies resilience. They tried playing through the press and kept running out of space. They weren’t having much luck with their width either. But what they did have was Jonathan Robinson’s burst of pace carrying forward from left-back and there’s always the ol’ early ball over the top, right? Robbo tried it ten mins into the second spell and the AFC backline was caught having been dragged too far across. Seb Barton-Ginger with space to shoot in the area? Forget about it.
That was the only time that AFC lapsed like that and the match soon resumed its back and forth with defenders gobbling up crosses. Cam Mackenzie had a dig on the overlap which Eli Jones pushed over the top. AFC prodded away with early deliveries towards Bidois and pals. But truth be told this was a game of few overt shooting chances... although there was one unreal goalline clearance from Phoenix after some great work up the byline from Lewis Miller set up Kaelin Nguyen from about two yards out but that was too close to be able to sneak it around the perfectly positioned AFC Reserves captain. The fact that Luke Casserly subbed on Semi Nabenu for Jonty Bidois with a few minutes remaining was all you needed to know about how satisfied AFC were with the draw.
They almost didn’t get it. Four minutes into stoppage time, a snapshot from Nguyen was ruled to have hit the arm of Ryan Mackay (his back arm as he tried to twist his body to block the shot) and a penalty was awarded despite the protestations. But it turns out there was no need to complain at all because Eli Jones saved the shot from Barton-Ginger and Auckland FC Reserves escaped with that 1-1 draw after all.
That capped an excellent display from Jones, who other than the goal did all that was required of him: shot-stopping, aerials, sweeping, distribution. Codey Phoenix and Jonty Bidois were also up there in the Player of the Day stakes. Gotta love the way that AFC have settled into the National League... ever since the 3-0 loss to Miramar in week one they’ve been competitive in every single game – this one taking them to a three-match unbeaten streak (and they remain undefeated in the five games that Dejaun Naidoo has started).
Wests needed a little more variety to get the most out of this one, they were close but couldn’t shake the shackles. Missing a 90+5th minute penalty only added to that. These were their first points dropped at home, where they’re still undefeated compared to three losses from three on their travels. Jonathan Robinson was very good. Alifeiti Peini held the fort in defence. But you get the impression from things like subbing off Noah Tipene-Clegg and Tyler Freeman at first drop that Wests are in this for the development angle as much as the competitive one. In which case, sure, they ought to be learning plenty. Highly unlikely they get close to the top two now, though.
Western Suburbs 1-1 Auckland FC Reserves
14’ | 0-1 | AFC | Bidois (Phoenix)
56’ | 1-1 | WS | Barton-Ginger (Robinson)
Birkenhead United vs Christchurch United
Birkenhead won their first two games and have lost three in a row since. Christchurch Utd won their first two games and have taken two points from four matches since. Each of those droughts has included 2-0 leads at home which they didn’t turn into wins (Birko losing 4-2 to Olympic, CU drawing 2-2 with Auckland City just last week). Heck of a burnout from each of them but there’s still time to turn it (back) around.
Birko were full of changes after that very poor loss to Auckland FC. No trying to fit every striker into the team this week. It was Kian Donkers and Curtis Hughes up top this time while Sam Philip stayed in defence. John Clout made his first appearance of the National League, as did goalkeeper Jackson Gardner – a Canadian who was with Bay Olympic during the Northern League and has been brought in after an injury to Keegan Smith. Isaac Bates and Zachary Chung also returned to the side while Nathan Rostron, usually deployed in defence, got unleashed as an attacking midfielder. Christchurch United had Joel Stevens back and they put him on the right wing this week, while it was Bray Whitecliffe’s turn to partner Josh Tollervey having been alternating with Jackson Cole. Riley Grover filled in as a midfielder since Jago Godden’s gapped it overseas – Godden’s apparently got a few trials lined up in the UK.
Some initially tentative passing was busted open when Zach Chung’s pressing led to some sloppy stuff in the Rams’ own penalty area from which Ben Stroud fouled Kian Donkers and conceded a penalty. Nobody was going to take that one off Donkers who buried it emphatically beyond Steven van Dijk to give Birko the early lead. After that it reverted to arm-wrestle footy with two strong teams tussling for dominance. Donkers and Bates tested the waters with a few long shots... then Devin Slingsby dove right. The American wing-back hoofed one beyond SVD for a magnificent goal (from a very similar spot to where Tor Davenport-Petersen scored a few weeks ago... safe to say the Shepherds Park balcony crew enjoyed this one more). That made it 2-0 after 15 minutes and the question was: would Birko actually hang onto a two-goal home lead this time?
Gardner helped them out upon that quest with a great low save against Josh Tollervey, who’d been picked out by Noah Karunaratne – NK seemingly the one Rams dude who was finding space with any regularity. Maybe Ollie van Rijssel too, in fairness. But it was Birkenhead winning the duels and controlling the midfield... and if they weren’t winning them then they were fouling which is equally as imposing. Perhaps if the Rams had scored the next goal then it all might have flipped but what happened instead was that Donkers and Slingsby combined beautifully down the right with Slingsby carrying his run into the area to meet the dink from KD. He swung a boot through the bouncing ball and voila. 3-0 to Birko, in off the post. Two really excellent finishes courtesy of the man from Beaverton, Oregon.
In a reflection of the state of the game, the Rams threw on Shogo Osawa at half-time with defender Matt Duncan replaced... whereas Birko brought on defender Sammy Khan (straight swap for Paul Clout who’s had a tough time with injuries this year so may have been on limited minutes). That made a difference in as much as Birko weren’t taking as many risks in attack although it remained a common sight for Christchurch Utd to almost work a pocked of space and then a Birko player to slide in to block or tackle them. Little effort plays that made such a difference. Van Dijk made a double save against Rostron who should really have done better there but that was only a minor reprieve. It was already clear that this was not going to be Christchurch United’s day, so when Osawa ran onto miss-hit shot from Stevens and Gardner still managed to save his pinpoint shot from a few yards out that only re-emphasised the point.
At least the Rams were able to get some minutes off the bench for youngsters Harry Huxford, Isaac Walker, and Rico Pradhan (Pradhan was part of the NZ U19s squad last year). Birko also made use of the match situation to give fifteen minutes to Charlie Taylor on debut – younger bro of Birko product and current Auckland FC Reserves striker James Taylor. But yeah the rain got heavier and as much as Joel Stevens tried his best to create something it never happened for them. Very solid 3-0 win for Birkenhead to stop their own skid and extend that of the Rams.
The damage was done early thanks to Kian Donkers and Devin Slingsby. That them allowed the likes of Isaac Bates, Dino Botica, and new goalkeeper Jackson Gardner to lock in and take it the rest of the way. Just what Birko needed after a few tough weeks. Amazingly, that lifts them all the way up to fourth... although it’s getting harder and harder to envisage anyone other than Wellington Olympic or Western Springs contesting that final. We’ll see. Christchurch United have failed to win any of their last five and have been held scoreless in three of those five weeks... not sure why Shogo Osawa isn’t starting games (he started both their wins). Maybe there’s one eye already on South Island United.
Birkenhead United 3-0 Christchurch United
6’ | 1-0 | BU | Donkers [p]
15’ | 2-0 | BU | Slingsby (Bates)
41’ | 3-0 | BU | Slingsby (Donkers)
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Springs | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 16 |
| Wellington Olympic | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Auckland City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Miramar Rangers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
| Auckland FC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Birkenhead United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| Christchurch United | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 8 |
| Western Suburbs | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 7 |
| Auckland United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 5 |
| Wellington Phoenix | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 4 |
| Coastal Spirit | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | -15 | 4 |
| TOP SCORERS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Martin Bueno | Miramar Rangers | 6 |
| Sebastian Barton-Ginger | Western Suburbs | 5 |
| Kaelin Nguyen | Western Suburbs | 4 |
| Jack-Henry Sinclair | Wellington Olympic | 4 |
| Gerard Garriga | Auckland City | 4 |
| Jonty Bidois | Auckland FC | 4 |
| Isa Prins | Wellington Olympic | 3 |
| Caspar McGavin | Western Springs | 3 |
| Ben Wallace | Western Springs | 3 |
| Reid Drake | Western Springs | 3 |
| MOST ASSISTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Owen Smith | Miramar Rangers | 4 |
| Shaan Anand | Auckland United | 3 |
| Alex Solomon | Wellington Olympic | 2 |
| Joshua Tollervey | Christchurch United | 2 |
| Tyler Freeman | Western Suburbs | 2 |
| Gianni Bouzoukis | Wellington Olympic | 2 |
| Nathan Walker | Wellington Phoenix | 2 |
| Riley Dalziell | Auckland City | 2 |
| Devin Slingsby | Birkenhead United | 2 |
| Isa Prins | Wellington Olympic | 2 |
| Louis Fenton | Miramar Rangers | 2 |
| Jordan Lamb | Miramar Rangers | 2 |
| Oliver Van Rijssel | Christchurch United | 2 |
| Dejaun Naidoo | Auckland FC | 2 |
| Daniel Normann | Western Springs | 2 |
| Jerson Lagos | Auckland City | 2 |
| Patrick Tobin | Western Springs | 2 |
| Myer Bevan | Auckland City | 2 |
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