"Football in New Zealand" redirects here. For other uses, see Football in New Zealand (disambiguation).
Association football in New Zealand
Country
New Zealand
Governing body
Football
National team(s)
New Zealand
Clubs
500[citation needed]
National competitions
New Zealand National League National Women's League Chatham Cup Kate Sheppard Cup
Club competitions
Northern League Central League Southern League Mainland Premier League Footballsouth Premier League Capital Football W-League
International competitions
OFC Champions League FIFA Club World Cup
Audience records
Single match
43,217 – (2023) 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup - 3 matches (international) 37,034 – (2017) All Whites vs Peru (national team record)[1] 32,792 – (2010) Wellington Phoenix FC vs Newcastle Jets (club – competitive) 31,853 – (2007) Wellington Phoenix FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy (club – exhibition)
Season
11,683 – (2007–08) Wellington Phoenix FC (average) 173,614 – (2009–10) Wellington Phoenix FC (cumulative)
Association football, also known as football (or sometimes as soccer), is a popular recreation sport in New Zealand. The sport is administered in New Zealand by the governing body New Zealand Football (NZF). It is the third-most popular men's team sport after rugby union and cricket.
Among New Zealand adults in 2000, it was the 12th most participated in sport, at seven percent.[2] Among boys ages 5–17, it was the most participated in sport, with a 17 percent participation rate; among girls, it ranks fifth in popularity at six percent, behind swimming, netball, horse riding, and tennis.[2]
^Hyslop, Liam (11 November 2017). "All Whites play out tense scoreless draw with Peru in World Cup playoff first leg". Stuff. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
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