The current top flight of New Zealand Football is the National League, which had its inaugural season in 2021.

[2] The top 4 Divisions of the Northern Region Football leagues for both men and women (Tiers 2–5) were restructured for the 2023 season.

Regional cup competitions are also run within federations, allowing multiple teams from the same club to enter.

Clubs at the top of the pyramid are only permitted to enter a single team in their confederation's higher levels.

[4][5] Clevedon FC and Banks Peninsula AFC are currently the lowest ranked 1st team in the country, playing in NRF South Division 9 and Mainland Division 10 (Tier 14) respectively.