2022 New Zealand National League
The 2022 New Zealand Men's National League is the second scheduled season of the National League since its restructuring in 2021; the 2021 National League was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in northern regions. 32 clubs compete in the competition, with four qualifying from the Northern League, three qualifying from the Central League and two qualifying from the Southern League for the National Championship phase. Each team can field a maximum of four foreign players as well as one additional foreign player who has Oceania Football Confederation nationality. Each team must also have at least two players aged 20 or under in the starting eleven.
| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 March 2022 - 4 December 2022 |
| Champions | Auckland City |
| OFC Champions League | Auckland City Wellington Olympic |
| Matches played | 46 |
| Goals scored | 178 (3.87 per match) |
| Best Player | Silvio Rodić (Birkenhead United) |
| Top goalscorer | Garbhan Coughlan Gianni Bouzoukis (9 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Wellington Olympic 7–1 Christchurch United (19 November 2022) |
| Biggest away win | Melville United 0–4 Wellington Olympic (9 October 2022) |
| Highest scoring | Birkenhead United 5–3 Cashmere Technical (30 October 2022) Wellington Olympic 7–1 Christchurch United (19 November 2022) |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches Wellington Olympic |
| Longest unbeaten run | 7 matches Wellington Olympic |
| Longest winless run | 7 matches Napier City Rovers |
| Longest losing run | 3 matches Miramar Rangers Napier City Rovers |
← 2021 2023 → | |
This season the Wellington Phoenix Reserves replaced Lower Hutt City and was allowed to play in the Central League though they still have an automatic entry into the Championship phase. The Southern League also increased by two teams to have ten, adding three new sides to the league.