Wellington United who had originally missed out on promotion to Havelock North Wanderers. Past clubs {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Club ! Location ! Home Ground(s) ! Last Played ! Promoted Club |- | Havelock North Wanderers | Guthrie Park | Havelock North | 2022 | Stop Out |- | Wairarapa United | Masterton | Memorial Park | 2021 | Withdrew before the 2022 season and replaced by Wellington United. |- | Lower Hutt City | Lower Hutt | Fraser Park | 2021 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves |- | Wainuiomata | Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt | Richard Prouse Park |2021 | Havelock North |- | Palmerston North Marist | Palmerston North | Central Energy Trust Arena |2017 | Waterside Karori |- | Team Taranaki | New Plymouth | Yarrow Stadium | 2017 | Havelock North |- | Tawa | Tawa, Wellington | Redwood Park | 2015 | Wellington United |- | Upper Hutt City | Upper Hutt | Maidstone Park | 2014 | Stop Out |- | Maycenvale United | Hastings | Hastings Sports Park |2012 | Upper Hutt City |- | Gisborne City | Gisborne | Childers Road Reserve |2007 | Withdrew end of season 2007. Replaced by Team Taranaki |- | Red Sox Manawatu | Palmerston North | Central Energy Trust Arena |2006 | Team Taranaki |- | Raumati Hearts | Raumati, Kapiti Coast | Weka Park | 1999 | League disbanded |- | Western Rangers FC | Hastings | St Leonard's Park | 1999 | League disbanded |- | Manawatu AFC | Palmerston North | Skoglund Park | 1998 | Promoted to the 1999 New Zealand island soccer leagues. |- | Wanganui East Athletic | Wanganui | Wembley Park | 1997 | Waterside Karori |- | New Plymouth City | New Plymouth | Marfell Park |1996 | NP City renames as Mt. Taranaki. Placed in Division One for 1997. Folded at season's end. |- | Seatoun | Seatoun, Wellington | Seatoun Park | 1996 | Placed in Division One for 1997, withdrew from Central League in 1998. |- | Stokes Valley| Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt | Delaney Park | 1996 | Withdrew from Central League at end of season |- | Tararua United| Upper Hutt | Harcourt Park | 1996 | Placed in Division One for 1997, merged in 1998 to become Upper Hutt City Soccer |- | Moturoa| New Plymouth | Onuku Taipari Domain | 1994 |