The following records are from the 2025 season onwards after the re–formation of Eastern Premiership.
The following records are from the 2025 season onwards after the re–formation of Eastern Premiership.
* ”’Most wins in a season: ”’ – (2025)
* ”’Most wins in a season: ”’ – (2025)
* ”’Fewest defeats in a season: ”’ – (2025)
* ”’Fewest defeats in a season: ”’ – (2025)
* ”’Most goals scored in a season: ”’ – (2025)
* ”’Most goals scored in a season: ”’ – (2025)
* ”’Fewest goals conceded in a season: ”’ – (2025)
* ”’Fewest goals conceded in a season: ”’ – (2025)
* ”’Most points in a season: ”’ – (2025)
* ”’Most points in a season: ”’ – (2025)
* ”’Fewest points in a season: ”’ – (2025)
* ”’Fewest points in a season: ”’ (2025)
* ”’Highest goal difference: ”’ – (2025)
* ”’Highest goal difference: ”’ – (2025)
* ”’Biggest home win: goals”’ – (2025)
* ”’Biggest home win: goals”’ – (2025)
* ”’Biggest away win: goals”’ – (2025)
* ”’Biggest away win: goals”’ – (2025)
* ”’Highest scoring match: goals”’ -(2025)
* ”’Highest scoring match: goals”’ -(2025)
* ”’Highest scoring draw: goals”’ – (2025)
* ”’Highest scoring draw: goals”’ – (2025)
* ”’Biggest title-winning margin: points”’ – 2025 —
* ”’Biggest title-winning margin: points”’ –
* ”’Smallest title-winning margin:”’ – n/a
* ”’Smallest title-winning margin:”’ – n/a
* ”’Most goals in a single match: goals”’ –
* ”’Most goals in a single match: goals”’ –
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Football league
The Eastern Premiership is an amateur-status association football league in New Zealand, run by Central Football, for clubs located in the eastern regions of the North Island. It is composed of clubs from the Hawke’s Bay Region and Gisborne District as a tier-four competition alongide the Western Premiership, one tier below Central League 2.
The Eastern and Western Premierships were inaugurated in 2025 as part of a reformatting of football leagues in the central and southern North Island. They replaced the former Central Federation League which had been in operation since 2000, and the Pacific Premiership which had existed since 2007.
As of 2026[update] the league comprises 10 teams, who each play a double round of competition.
The champions of the Eastern Premiership then play a two-legged tie against the Western Premiership champions.
The winning club of this play–off then plays a two-legged tie against the Capital Premier League champions to decide which club is promoted to next season’s Central League 2.
The team in last place of the of the Eastern Premiership may be relegated to either the Gisborne or Hawke’s Bay Championships and replaced by the highest ranking side from either the championship.
As of the 2025 season.
| Team | Home ground | Location | 2025 season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gisborne High School Old Boys | Gisborne High School | Gisborne-Tairāwhiti | 10th |
| Gisborne United | Harry Barker Reserve | Gisborne-Tairāwhiti | 3rd |
| Gisborne Thistle | Childers Road Reserve | Gisborne-Tairāwhiti | 6th |
| Havelock North Wanderers | Guthrie Park | Havelock North, Hawke’s Bay | 1st |
| Napier City Rovers Reserves | Park Island | Napier, Hawke’s Bay | 2nd |
| Napier Marist | Bond Field, Park Island |
Napier, Hawke’s Bay | 9th |
| Maycenvale United | Hawke’s Bay Regional Sports Park | Hastings, Hawke’s Bay | 4th |
| Porthill United | Marewa Park | Napier, Hawke’s Bay | 7th |
| Taradale [2] | Taradale Park | Taradale, Napier, Hawke’s Bay |
5th |
| Western Rangers | St. Leonards Park | St. Leonards, Hastings, Hawke’s Bay |
8th |
Teams marked [2] are reserve teams that may not be eligible for promotion.
The following list is from the 2025 Eastern Premiership season onwards.
The following records are from the 2025 season onwards after the re–formation of Eastern Premiership.
- Most wins in a season: 15 – Havelock North Wanderers (2025)
- Fewest defeats in a season: 3 – Havelock North Wanderers (2025)
- Most goals scored in a season: – (2025)
- Fewest goals conceded in a season: – (2025)
- Most points in a season: 45 – Havelock North Wanderers from 18 matches (2025)
- Fewest points in a season: 17 – Napier Marist from 18 matches (2025)
- Highest goal difference: – (2025)
- Biggest home win: goals – (2025)
- Biggest away win: goals – (2025)
- Highest scoring match: 11 goals – Port Hill United v Maycenvale United; 8 – 3, 29 March (2025)
- Highest scoring draw: goals – (2025)
- Biggest title-winning margin: 9 points – Havelock North Wanderers – 45 points over Napier City Rovers Reserves – 36 points (2025)
- Smallest title-winning margin: – n/a
- Most goals in a single match: goals –
The Eastern Premiership acts as a qualifier league to the Central League 2 by way of a four match, two legged, home and away play–off series, first with the Western Premiership qualifier, with the winner facing the Capital Premier qualifying club.
2025 Eastern versus Western Premiership play–off
Whanganui Athletic won 5–1 on aggregate to proceed to the Central versus Capital Federation play–off against Capital qualifier Wainuiomata AFC.
