News about New Zealand's Central League
New Zealand U-20 goalkeeper Henry Gray will stay at English club Chelmsford City till the end of the season after keeping eight clean sheets since his arrival in December. Gray (18) is under contract to English Championship club Ipswich Town … Read More
Fixture schedules have been revealed for New Zealand’s men’s three regional leagues. The Northern League is the first to start, with games getting underway on Friday March 22. The Central League and Southern League follow a week later, with games … Read More
Former All Blacks captain Andy Leslie has become the patron of Wellington’s Petone FC, continuing a family bond with the club that goes back almost a century. Leslie (79), awarded a NZ Order of Merit in 2023 for his services … Read More
National champions Wellington Olympic will host Chatham Cup holders Christchurch United in a season-opening match for the resurrected Charity Cup. The match, to be played at Wellington’s Martin Luckie Park on Sunday March 3, provides the first opportunity in 2024 … Read More
Napier City Rovers have signed Swedish striker Oscar Faulds for the new Central League season. Faulds (22) arrives in New Zealand having played for Swedish fifth-tier club Storfors AIK last season, having joined them from second division club Hudiksvalls FF. … Read More
New Zealand age group international Dan McKay has signed a professional contract with League of Ireland first division club Cobh Ramblers. McKay (20) joins the Cork County club after a spell at the Wellington Phoenix academy and has represented New … Read More
By Alister Browne Clubs throughout the region are lining up to chase promotion from this season’s Federation League after it was revealed a new second-division competition would start in the men’s Central League in 2025. Double the number of last … Read More
Central League club Miramar Rangers have signed striker Martin Bueno who was last season’s leading goalscorer for Auckland’s Eastern Suburbs. Bueno (32) found the net 10 times for Suburbs during the 2023 Northern League season before heading to Romania for … Read More
Former New Zealand international Rory Fallon has been named first team head coach for Upper Hutt City. Fallon (41) replaces another ex-All White, Stu Jacobs, who resigned from the role in mid-January and has since been named head coach and … Read More
Central League marksman Deri Corfe has signed with second-tier Australian club Dandenong Thunder after leaving men’s National League club Napier City Rovers. Corfe (25) finished second on the Central League goalscorers’ table in 2023, scoring 15 goals for Napier. Main … Read More
Age group international Jorge Akers has left Central League club Waterside Karori to join Melbourne club Eastern Lions. The left-sided attacker Akers (23) scored eight goals for the Wharfies during their 2023 Central League campaign, after joining the club from … Read More
Cashmere Technical goalkeeper Matt Foord has signed to play Central League football with the Wellington Phoenix Reserves for the 2024 season. Foord (17) represented New Zealand at U-17 level last year and was a regular choice between the posts for … Read More
New Zealand age group international goalkeeper Kees Sims has signed a three-year deal with Swedish club GAIS. Sims (20) has joined the Gothenburg club after a move from third-tier club Ljungskile SK who he joined in 2022 and made more … Read More
Keegan Taig has rejoined his former club Stop Out to become head coach of the club’s men’s reserve team for the 2024 season. Taig (27) played for Stop Out from 2018 till 2020 before heading south to coach Dunedin club … Read More
Former All Whites coach Danny Hay has signed defender Jack Cawley from New Zealand national champions Wellington Olympic. Cawley (31) has become Hay’s second new season signing from New Zealand as he builds his squad for West Australia’s Perth SC, … Read More
Central League club Waterside Karori have parted company with recently-appointed head coach Rory Fallon, replacing him with Tomás Godoy Fouquet. In an update to supporters through their social media, Waterside Karori say they and former All White Fallon “made a … Read More
Wellington Phoenix men’s reserves head coach Chris Greenacre has been named New Zealand men’s U-20 head coach and says he’s rejected overtures to join Auckland’s new A-League club. He’s committed to stay at the Phoenix for two more years and … Read More
Central League club Western Suburbs have signed midfielder Charlie Meredith from relegated Whanganui Athletic. Meredith (18) was Athletic’s Youth Player of the Year in 2022 and 2023, having made 36 first team appearances for the club. Announcing his departure on … Read More