New Zealand Football Championship
| Founded | 2004 |
|---|---|
| First season | 2004–05 |
| Folded | 2021 |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Confederation | OFC |
| Number of clubs | 8 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) | White Ribbon Cup |
| International cup(s) | OFC Champions League |
| Last champions | Team Wellington (3rd title) (2020–21) |
| Current premiers | Auckland City (12th title) |
| Most championships | Auckland City (8 titles) |
| Most premierships | Auckland City (12 titles) |
| Most appearances | Jake Butler (257 appearances) |
| Top goalscorer | Emiliano Tade (80 goals) |
| Broadcaster(s) | Sky Sports |
| Website | www |
The New Zealand Football Championship (Māori: Te Whakataetae Whutupaoro a Aotearoa) was a men's association football league at the top of the New Zealand league system. Founded in 2004, the New Zealand Football Championship was the successor to a myriad of short-lived football leagues in the country, including the National Soccer League, the National Summer Soccer League and the New Zealand Superclub League. The league was contested by ten teams in a franchise system. For sponsorship reasons, the competition was known as the ISPS Handa Men's Premiership. From the 2021 season, it was replaced by the New Zealand National League.
The seasons used to run from October through to April, and consist of an eighteen-round regular season followed by a playoff series involving the four highest-placed teams, culminating in a Grand Final. Each season, two clubs would gain qualification to the OFC Champions League, the continental competition for the Oceania region. The league does not use a system of promotion and relegation.
Auckland City were the most successful side since the competition's inception, with twelve premierships and seven championship titles. A youth competition, called the National Youth League, ran parallel to the regular season from October to December – the final champions were also Auckland City, winning the final season of the competition in 2019.