Capital Premier (New Zealand)

The Capital Premier League is an amateur status league competition run by Capital Football for Association football clubs located in the southern part of the North Island, New Zealand. It is at the third level of New Zealand Football behind the national club based New Zealand National League and leads to promotion into the Central League, which is the second highest level of club based football available to teams within the region.

League history
The Capital Premier, originally called the Wellington League, was the highest league in the Wellington Region, started in 1891. In 1896, the Venus Shield, named after the "New Venus" tobacco was donated by Cameron & Bros., America, the manufacturers. The league became known as the New Venus Shield league and the trophy was awarded to the winner of the competition each season.

In 1967, the league dropped to being the second level of competition with the formation of the Central League and called the Second Division. The Central League became the feeder league for the National Soccer League in 1970 dropping the Premier League to third level in New Zealand football.

In 2000, the league became the Capital Premier League with the winner then playing off from the top team from Central Football's Central Federation League for a spot in the Central League.

Current clubs
As of the 2024 season.


 * (2) — Denotes club's second team
 * (3) — Denotes club's third team

Past Champions

 * 1891 – Petone Wanderers
 * 1892 – Queen's Park Wellington
 * 1893 – Wellington Rovers
 * 1894 – Wellington Rovers
 * 1895 – Wellington Swifts
 * 1896 – Wellington Swifts
 * 1897 – Wellington Swifts
 * 1898 – Wellington Rovers
 * 1899 – Wellington Rovers
 * 1900 – Diamond Wellington
 * 1901 – Wellington Swifts
 * 1902 – Wellington St. John's
 * 1903 – Wellington St. John's
 * 1904 – Diamond Wellington
 * 1905 – Diamond Wellington
 * 1906 – Diamond Wellington
 * 1907 – Wellington Swifts
 * 1908 – Diamond Wellington
 * 1909 – Wellington Swifts
 * 1910 – Ramblers Wellington
 * 1911 – Wellington Swifts
 * 1912 – Hospital Porirua
 * 1913 – Wellington Thistle
 * 1914 – Wellington Corinthians
 * 1915 – Wellington Thistle
 * 1916–1917 – no competition
 * 1918 – Porirua Wellington
 * 1919 – YMCA Wellington
 * 1920 – Wellington Thistle
 * 1921 – Hospital
 * 1922 – Waterside
 * 1923 – Waterside
 * 1924 – YMCA
 * 1925 – YMCA
 * 1926 – Hospital
 * 1927 – YMCA
 * 1928 – YMCA
 * 1929 – Diamond
 * 1930 – Hospital
 * 1931 – Petone
 * 1932 – Marist
 * 1933 – Petone
 * 1934 – Marist
 * 1935 – Hospital
 * 1936 – Hospital
 * 1937 – Waterside
 * 1938 – Waterside
 * 1939 – Petone
 * 1940 – Waterside
 * 1941 – Seatoun
 * 1942 – Hospital
 * 1943 – Waterside
 * 1944 – Waterside
 * 1945 – Marist
 * 1946 – Marist
 * 1947 – Marist
 * 1948 – Waterside
 * 1949 – Seatoun
 * 1950 – Seatoun
 * 1951 – Seatoun
 * 1952 – Petone
 * 1953 – Marist
 * 1954 – Stop Out
 * 1955 – Stop Out
 * 1956 – Stop Out
 * 1957 – Seatoun
 * 1958 – Seatoun
 * 1959 – Northern
 * 1960 – Railways
 * 1961 – Northern
 * 1962 – Northern
 * 1963 – Diamond
 * 1964 – Diamond
 * 1965 – Diamond
 * 1966 – Miramar Rangers
 * 1967 – Hungaria
 * 1968 – Western Suburbs
 * 1969 – Western Suburbs
 * 1970 – Waterside
 * 1971 – Waterside
 * 1972 – Wellington United Diamond
 * 1973 – Waterside
 * 1974 – Porirua United
 * 1975 – Wellington United Diamond
 * 1976 – Nelson United
 * 1977 – Waterside
 * 1978 – Manawatu United
 * 1979 – Gisborne City
 * 1980 – Miramar Rangers
 * 1981 – Napier City Rovers
 * 1982 – Nelson United
 * 1983 – Stop Out
 * 1984 – Stop Out
 * 1985 – Manawatu United
 * 1986 – Napier City Rovers
 * 1987 – Waterside Karori
 * 1988 – Waterside Karori
 * 1989 – New Plymouth Old Boys
 * 1990 – Petone
 * 1991 – Wellington Olympic
 * 1992 – Tawa
 * 1993 – Stokes Valley
 * 1994 – Napier City Rovers
 * 1995 – Island Bay United
 * 1996 – Stop Out
 * 1997 – Island Bay United
 * 1998 – Upper Hutt City
 * 1999 – Napier City Rovers
 * 2000 – Western Suburbs
 * 2001 – Wellington United
 * 2002 – Western Suburbs
 * 2003 – Lower Hutt City
 * 2004 – Miramar Rangers
 * 2005 – Stop Out
 * 2006 – Petone
 * 2007 – Petone
 * 2008 – Miramar Rangers
 * 2009 – Tawa
 * 2010 – Upper Hutt City
 * 2011 – Wellington United
 * 2012 – Upper Hutt City
 * 2013 – Stop Out
 * 2014 – Stop Out
 * 2015 – Wellington United
 * 2016 – Waterside Karori
 * 2017 – Waterside Karori
 * 2018 – North Wellington
 * 2019 – Petone
 * 2020 – Wainuiomata
 * 2021 – Lower Hutt City
 * 2022 – Stop Out
 * 2023 – Wellington Olympic Reserves