Auckland City Football Club is based in Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city. The club competes in the 12-team Northern League which is part of New Zealand Football’s new National League System.
This new competition replaces the ISPS Handa Premiership (New Zealand Football Championship).
Auckland City won the now defunct competition in eight of the 17 years since its inception.
Auckland City FC has won the OFC Champions League 13 times since their first crown in 2006 and remain Oceania’s premier football club.
Auckland City FC is an amateur club with our players having full-time occupations outside of football or studying in some form.
Teams and Membership
The club has a membership of approximately 400 and fields 12 teams, including a senior men’s team and youth teams ranging from under-13 to under-23. Auckland City FC also supports men’s and women’s futsal teams in collaboration with Northern Regional Football (NRF).
Club History (Season by Season)
Auckland City FC has been active in competitive domestic, regional and international football since 2004-05’s inaugural season. For a full and comprehensive history of this journey please click here.
AUCKLAND CITY FC – CLUB HONOURS
FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP TROPHIES AND PARTICIPATIONS (SENIOR MEN’S)
FIFA Club World Cup Bronze Medal 2014 (1)
FIFA Club World Cup 5th Place 2009 (1)
FIFA Club World Cup 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020*, 2021*, 2022, 2023, 2025 (12)
FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2024 (1)
* OFC nominated Auckland City FC as its representative at the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020 and FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2021. Auckland City FC withdrew from participation due to travel restrictions imposed by the New Zealand Government during the Covid-19 Global Pandemic.
OCEANIA TROPHIES (SENIOR MEN’S)
OFC Champions League Winners 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 (13).
OFC Champions League Club World Cup Nomination 2020*, 2021* (2)
OFC Presidents Cup Winners 2014 (1)
* OFC nominated Auckland City FC as its representative at the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020 and FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2021. Auckland City FC withdrew from participation due to travel restrictions imposed by the New Zealand Government during the Covid-19 Global Pandemic.
INTERNATIONAL TROPHIES (SENIOR MEN’S)
Nike Lunar New Year Cup 2017 (1)
NATIONAL LEAGUE TROPHIES (SENIOR MEN’S)
National League Championship Winners 2022, 2024 (2)
National League Championship Runners-Up 2023 (1)
National League Championship League Title Winners 2022 (1)
New Zealand Football Championship Winners 2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2008/09, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2017/18, 2019/20* (8).
New Zealand Football Championship Runners-Up 2010/11, 2012/13, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2020/21 (5)
New Zealand Football Championship League Winners 2004/05, 2005/06, 2009/10, 2011/12, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20*, 2020/21 (12)
* Footnote – Auckland City FC has won 10 National League Finals since its formation in 2004-05, a record that covers the New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC) and National League Championship eras. During this period, the club has also won the league stage of the two competition structures a total of 13 times (12 NZFC league titles and 1 National League Championship title). The runners-up records noted here only refer to National League Final defeats.
NATIONAL CUP TROPHIES (SENIOR MEN’S)
Chatham Cup Winners 2022 (1)
Chatham Cup Runners-Up 2024 (1)
REGIONAL TROPHIES (SENIOR MEN’S)
Northern League Winners 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 (4)
MINOR TROPHIES (SENIOR MEN’S)
NZF Charity Cup 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020 (7)
NZF Charity Cup Runners-Up 2012, 2014, 2017 (3)
Mediterranean Cup Winners 2022, 2024 (2)
Steve Sumner Memorial Trophy Winners 2017 (1)
AGE-GROUP TROPHIES
NZF National Youth League Champions 2006/07, 2008/09, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 (7)
Lotto NRFL U-23 Premier Division Winners 2021, 2022, 2023 (3)
FUTSAL
MEN’S
NZF Futsal Men’s National SuperLeague Winners 2020 (1)
NZF Futsal Men’s National SuperLeague Runners-Up 2022, 2024 (2)
NZF Futsal Men’s National SuperLeague Semi-Finalists 2023 (1)
NZF Youth Futsal Boy’s U-15 Championship Runners-Up 2023 (1)
NZF Youth Futsal Boy’s U-19 Championship Bronze 2023 (1)
WOMEN’S
NZF Youth Futsal Women’s U-17 Championship Winners 2023 (1)
NZF Youth Futsal Women’s U-17 Championship Runners-Up 2022 (1)
NZF Youth Futsal Women’s U-19 Championship Bronze 2023 (1)
NZF Youth Futsal Women’s U-15 Championship Bronze 2023 (1)
Notes
*New Zealand Football cancelled the 2019/20 season and awarded the ISPS Handa Premiership and ISPS Handa Premiership minor title to Auckland City FC after 16 rounds due to Covid-19.
**Oceania Football Confederation cancelled the OFC Champions League at the quarter-final stage due to Covid-19. No champions were declared.
FIFA Club World Cup Appearances
Japan 2006, UAE 2009, Japan 2011, Japan 2012, Morocco 2013, Morocco 2014, Japan 2015, Japan 2016, UAE 2017, Qatar 2020*, Qatar 2021*, Morocco 2022, Saudi Arabia 2023, USA 2025 (10)
*Auckland City FC withdrew from the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020 and 2021 after the New Zealand Government was unable to provide the club with Managed Isolation & Quarantine (MIQ) facilities.
Team Awards
IFFHS Oceania Club of the Decade (2001 – 2010)
IFFHS Oceania Club of the Decade (2011 – 2020)
Sport Auckland Team of the Year 2006, 2010, 2011 & 2012
