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2026 Auckland FC (OFC Professional League) season

This article is about the OFC Professional League season. For the A-League Men season, see 2025–26 Auckland FC season.

Auckland FC
2026 season
OwnerBlack Knight Football and Entertainment
ChairmanBill Foley
Head CoachLuke Casserly
OFC Professional League1st
Top goalscorerBailey Ferguson
Emiliano Tade
(2 goals each)
Highest home attendance5,910
vs South Island United
(17 January 2026)
OFC Pro League
Lowest home attendance761
vs Vanuatu United
(20 January 2026)
OFC Pro League
Average home league attendance 2,881
Biggest win3–0
vs South Island United (H), 17 January 2026, OFC Pro League
All statistics correct as of 31 January 2026.

The 2026 Auckland Football Club (OFC Professional League) season is the club's first season in the inaugural season of the OFC Professional League.

Management team

Position Staff
Head coach Australia Luke Casserly
Assistant coach Argentina Emiliano Tade

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 31 January 2026. Appearances include all competitions.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

First team

No. Player Nat. Positions Date of birth (age) Place of birth Signed in Signed from Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Oscar Mason New Zealand GK (2004-08-16)16 August 2004 (aged 21) New Zealand Napier 2025 New Zealand Western Springs 3 0
40 Blake Callinan New Zealand GK (2006-01-28)28 January 2006 (aged 19) New Zealand Auckland 2025 Academy 1 0
50 Eli Jones New Zealand GK (2007-02-04)4 February 2007 (aged 18) New Zealand Palmerston North 2025 Academy 0 0
Defenders
3 Tass Mourdoukoutas (captain) (V) Australia DF (1999-03-03)3 March 1999 (aged 26) Australia Sydney 2025 Australia Marconi Stallions 2 0
5 Michael den Heijer New Zealand DF (1998-04-14)14 April 1998 (aged 27) New Zealand Auckland 2025 New Zealand Auckland City 4 0
7 Jonathan Robinson United States DF (2001-04-03)3 April 2001 (aged 24) United States Evanston 2026 New Zealand Western Suburbs 3 0
13 Nathan Lobo New Zealand DF (2002-12-16)16 December 2002 (aged 23) New Zealand Auckland 2026 New Zealand Auckland City 3 0
23 Ronan Wynne New Zealand DF (2001-05-28)28 May 2001 (aged 24) South Africa Cape Town 2026 Free Agent 3 0
24 Zac Zorocich New Zealand DF (2002-10-28)28 October 2002 (aged 23) Australia Gosford 2025 Australia Sydney Olympic 1 0
25 Luka Vicelich New Zealand DF (2008-05-15)15 May 2008 (aged 17) New Zealand Auckland 2026 Academy 2 1
32 Everton O'Leary New Zealand DF (2004-10-04)4 October 2004 (aged 21) New Zealand Auckland 2025 Academy 2 0
Midfielders
2 Aidan Carey New Zealand MF (2001-07-10)10 July 2001 (aged 24) New Zealand Auckland 2026 New Zealand Western Springs 4 0
6 Daniel Normann (V) Norway MF (2002-07-21)21 July 2002 (aged 23) Norway Husnes 2025 New Zealand Western Springs 4 1
8 James Bayliss Australia MF (2005-08-16)16 August 2005 (aged 20) Australia Darwin 2026 Australia Marconi Stallions 4 0
12 Isa Prins New Zealand MF (2005-07-12)12 July 2005 (aged 20) New Zealand Upper Hutt 2025 New Zealand Wellington Olympic 4 0
17 Reid Drake New Zealand MF (1996-01-19)19 January 1996 (aged 29) New Zealand Napier 2026 New Zealand Western Springs 4 0
Forwards
11 Oscar Faulds New Zealand FW (2004-09-12)12 September 2004 (aged 21) Sweden Stockholm 2026 Sweden IF Karlstad 4 1
14 Liam Gillion New Zealand FW (2002-10-17)17 October 2002 (aged 23) New Zealand Auckland 2026 First team 4 1
20 Emiliano Tade Argentina FW (1988-03-03)3 March 1988 (aged 37) Argentina Santiago del Estero 2025 New Zealand Auckland United 3 2
21 Matt Ellis New Zealand FW (2001-02-27)27 February 2001 (aged 24) New Zealand Auckland 2025 New Zealand Auckland City 3 1
28 Bailey Ferguson (V) Australia FW (2007-10-28)28 October 2007 (aged 18) Australia Carbrook 2025 Australia Eastern Suburbs 4 2
29 Kian Donkers New Zealand FW (2004-09-12)12 September 2004 (aged 21) Netherlands Veldhoven 2025 New Zealand Birkenhead United 1 0
37 Ralph Rutherford New Zealand FW (2005-04-02)2 April 2005 (aged 20) New Zealand Auckland 2025 Academy 0 0
41 Aston Burns New Zealand FW (2006-08-02)2 August 2006 (aged 19) New Zealand Auckland 2026 Academy 1 0

Notes:

  • Player (V) – Player who is considered as a Visa player from outside of the Oceania Football Confederation.
  • Player (OFC) – Player who is considered as a Oceania Visa player.

Other players with first-team appearances

Includes players to have been featured in a matchday squad for Auckland FC.

No. Player Nat. Positions Date of birth (age) Place of birth Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
47 Dejaun Naidoo New Zealand MF (2007-07-15)15 July 2007 (aged 18) New Zealand 0 0
58 Nathan Martin New Zealand MF (2008-04-19)19 April 2008 (aged 17) New Zealand 0 0

Transfers

Note: Transfers' in/out date may refer to the date of announcement and not the date of signing from the mentioned players.

Transfers in

No. Position Name From Type/fee Date Ref.
20 FW Argentina Emiliano Tade New Zealand Auckland United Free transfer 10 December 2025 [1]
29 FW New Zealand Kian Donkers New Zealand Birkenhead United Free transfer [1]
28 FW Australia Bailey Ferguson Australia Eastern Suburbs Free transfer [1]
24 DF New Zealand Zac Zoricich Australia Sydney Olympic Free transfer [1]
3 DF Australia Tass Mourdoukoutas Australia Marconi Stallions Free transfer [1]
1 GK New Zealand Oscar Mason New Zealand Western Springs Free transfer 17 December 2025 [2]
21 FW New Zealand Matt Ellis New Zealand Auckland City Free transfer [2]
12 MF New Zealand Isa Prins New Zealand Wellington Olympic Free transfer [2]
6 MF Norway Daniel Normann New Zealand Western Springs Free transfer [2]
5 DF New Zealand Michael den Heijer New Zealand Auckland City Free transfer [2]
23 DF New Zealand Ronan Wynne Free Agent Free transfer 8 January 2026 [3]
8 MF Australia James Bayliss Australia Marconi Stallions Free transfer [3]
27 MF New Zealand Reid Drake New Zealand Western Springs Free transfer [3]
13 DF New Zealand Nathan Lobo New Zealand Auckland City Free transfer [3]
11 FW New Zealand Oscar Faulds Sweden IF Karlstad Free transfer 14 January 2026 [4]
2 MF New Zealand Aidan Carey New Zealand Western Springs Free transfer [4]
7 DF United States Jonathan Robinson New Zealand Western Suburbs Free transfer [4]
14 FW New Zealand Liam Gillion First team Free transfer [4]

From youth squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
37 FW New Zealand Ralph Rutherford 20 1-year contract[5]
32 DF New Zealand Everton O'Leary 21 1-year contract[5]
40 GK New Zealand Blake Callinan 19 1-year contract[5]
50 GK New Zealand Eli Jones 18 1-year contract[5]
41 FW New Zealand Aston Burns 18 1-year contract[4]
25 DF New Zealand Luka Vicelich 17 1-year contract[4]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
OFC Pro League 17 January 2026 Matchday 1 4 4 0 0 9 1 +8 100.00
Total 4 4 0 0 9 1 +8 100.00

Last updated: 31 January 2026
Source: Competitions

OFC Professional League

Main article: 2026 OFC Professional League

Circuit Series table

Main article: 2026 OFC Professional League circuit series

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New Zealand Auckland FC 6 5 0 1 14 4 +10 15 Qualification for Leaders play-off group
2 Australia South Melbourne 5 3 2 0 16 7 +9 11
3 Solomon Islands Solomon Kings 5 2 2 1 4 2 +2 8
4 New Zealand South Island United 5 2 2 1 7 8 −1 8
5 Fiji Bula FC 5 1 2 2 4 5 −1 5 Qualification for Challengers play-off group
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2026. Source: OFC Pro League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head to head; 5) Head to head goal difference; 6) Head to head goals scored; 7) Disciplinary record; 8) Coin toss[6]


Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
4 4 0 0 9 1  +8 12 3 0 0 7 1  +6 1 0 0 2 0  +2

Last updated: 31 January 2026.
Source: OFC Pro League

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314
GroundHHHAAH
ResultWWWWWL
Position111111
Points369121515
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2026. Source: OFC Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye

Matches

The fixtures were announced on 24 November 2025.[7]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Circuit 1

17 January 2026 1 Auckland FC 3–0 South Island United Auckland, New Zealand
19:00 (NZDT)
  • Faulds 31'
  • Ferguson 83'
  • Gillion 88' (pen.)
 (Report)
(OFC)		 Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 5,910
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
20 January 2026 2 Auckland FC 3–1 Vanuatu United Albany, New Zealand
19:00 (NZDT)
(Report)
(OFC)
  • Tasip 51'
 Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 761
Referee: Mederic Lacour (New Caledonia)
23 January 2026 3 Auckland FC 1–0 Bula FC Albany, New Zealand
19:00 (NZDT)
  • Normann 12'
 (Report)
(OFC)		 Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 1,973
Referee: Ben Aukwai

Circuit 2

31 January 2026 4 PNG Hekari 0–2 Auckland FC Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
15:30 (PGT) Report
(OFC)
Stadium: PNG Football Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jose Cabero (Chile)
3 February 2026 5 Tahiti United 0–4 Auckland FC Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
11:30 (PGT) (Report)
(OFC)
  • Donkers 3'
  • Bayliss 50'
  • Burns 51'
  • Ferguson 63'
 Stadium: PNG Football Stadium
Attendance: 254
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
7 February 2026 6 Auckland FC 1–3 Solomon Kings Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
11:30 (PGT)
(Report)
(OFC)
Stadium: PNG Football Stadium
Attendance: 515
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

Circuit 3

21 February 2026 7 South Melbourne v Auckland FC Melbourne, Australia
19:00 (AEDT) Stadium: Olympic Village
24 February 2026 8 South Island United v Auckland FC Melbourne, Australia
15:00 (AEDT) Stadium: Home of the Matildas
27 February 2026 9 Auckland FC v Tahiti United Melbourne, Australia
15:00 (AEDT) Stadium: Home of the Matildas

Circuit 4

14 March 2026 10 Solomon Kings v Auckland FC Honiara, Solomon Islands
TBC Stadium: National Stadium
18 March 2026 11 Vanuatu United v Auckland FC Honiara, Solomon Islands
TBC Stadium: National Stadium

Circuit 5

12 April 2026 12 Auckland FC v South Melbourne Fiji
TBC Stadium: TBC
15 April 2026 13 Auckland FC v PNG Hekari Fiji
TBC Stadium: TBC
18 April 2026 14 Bula FC v Auckland FC Fiji
TBC Stadium: TBC

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions.

As of 31 January 2026
No. Pos Nat Player Total OFC Pro League
Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK New Zealand NZL Oscar Mason 3 0 3 0
40 GK New Zealand NZL Blake Callinan 1 0 1 0
50 GK New Zealand NZL Eli Jones 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF Australia AUS Tass Mourdoukoutas 2 0 2 0
5 DF New Zealand NZL Michael den Heijer 4 0 1+3 0
7 DF United States USA Jonathan Robinson 3 0 2+1 0
13 DF New Zealand NZL Nathan Lobo 3 0 2+1 0
23 DF New Zealand NZL Ronan Wynne 3 0 2+1 0
24 DF New Zealand NZL Zac Zorocich 1 0 1 0
25 DF New Zealand NZL Luka Vicelich 2 1 1+1 1
32 DF New Zealand NZL Everton O'Leary 2 0 2 0
Midfielders
2 MF New Zealand NZL Aidan Carey 4 0 3+1 0
6 MF Norway NOR Daniel Normann 4 0 4 0
8 MF Australia AUS James Bayliss 4 0 3+1 0
12 MF New Zealand NZL Isa Prins 4 0 2+2 0
17 MF New Zealand NZL Reid Drake 4 0 4 0
Forwards
11 FW New Zealand NZL Oscar Faulds 4 1 3+1 1
14 FW New Zealand NZL Liam Gillion 4 1 3+1 1
20 FW Argentina ARG Emiliano Tade 3 2 1+2 2
21 FW New Zealand NZL Matt Ellis 3 1 2+1 1
28 FW Australia AUS Bailey Ferguson 4 2 1+3 2
29 FW New Zealand NZL Kian Donkers 1 0 1 0
37 FW New Zealand NZL Ralph Rutherford 0 0 0 0
41 FW New Zealand NZL Aston Burns 1 0 0+1 0

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.

As of 31 January 2026
Rank No. Player OFC Pro League Total
1 1 New Zealand Oscar Mason 3 3
Total 3 3

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

As of 31 January 2026
No. Pos. Player OFC Pro League
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
32 DF New Zealand Everton O'Leary 1 1 0
12 MF New Zealand Isa Prins 1 0 0
25 DF New Zealand Luka Vicelich 1 0 0
28 FW New Zealand Bailey Ferguson 1 0 0
Total 4 1 0

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Auckland FC Announce First Five OFC Pro League Players". Auckland FC. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Five New Signings as Auckland FC's OFC Pro League Squad Assembles". Auckland FC. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b c d "More names announced for Auckland FC'S OFC Pro League Squad". Auckland FC. 8 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Final Names of Auckland FC Pro League Squad Announced". Auckland FC. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  5. ^ a b c d "Four AFC Reserves Named in OFC Pro League Squad". Auckland FC. 30 December 2025.
  6. ^ "OFC Professional League Competition Regulations" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Match schedule confirmed for OFC Pro League". OFC Pro League. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
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