2023 New Zealand Women's National League

Football Championship

Football league season
New Zealand National League
Season2023
Dates24 March 2023 – 26 November 2023
ChampionsAuckland United
OFC Women's Champions LeagueAuckland United
Matches played46
Goals scored173 (3.76 per match)
Top goalscorerSofia Garcia
(9 goals)
Biggest home winEastern Suburbs 6–1 Central Football
(29 October 2023)
Biggest away winCentral Football 0–8 Western Springs
(23 September 2023)
Highest scoringCentral Football 0–8 Western Springs
(23 September 2023)
Longest winning run4 matches
Eastern Suburbs
Southern United
Longest unbeaten run8 matches
Southern United
Longest winless run7 matches
Ellerslie
Longest losing run7 matches
Ellerslie
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 New Zealand Women's National League is the third scheduled season of the new National League since its restructuring in 2021; the 2021 National League was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in northern regions.[1] The 2023 season will be the twenty-first season of national women's football and will again be a hybrid season. The competition will feature four teams from the NRFL Premiership representing the Northern Conference, Central Football and two Capital Football federation sides representing the Central Conference, and Canterbury United Pride and Southern United representing the Southern Conference.[2][3]

Qualifying league

2023 NRFL Premiership

Football league season
NRFL Premiership
Season2023
Dates24 March 2023 - 27 August 2023
ChampionsAuckland United
RelegatedNorthern Rovers
Matches played8
Goals scored27 (3.38 per match)
Biggest home winWestern Springs 5–0 Hibiscus Coast
(24 March 2023)
Biggest away winNorthern Rovers 1–3 Western Springs
(2 April 2023)
Highest scoringWestern Springs 5–0 Hibiscus Coast
(24 March 2023)
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 2 April 2023.

Eight teams are competing in the league – the top seven teams from the previous season and the promoted side from the 2022 NRF Championship. The promoted team is Hibiscus Coast as winners of the NRF Championship.[4] They replaced Tauranga City.[5]

Teams

Team Location Home Ground 2022 season
Auckland United Mount Roskill, Auckland Keith Hay Park 4th
Eastern Suburbs Kohimarama, Auckland Madills Farm 3rd
Ellerslie Ellerslie, Auckland Michaels Avenue Reserve 5th
Hamilton Wanderers Chartwell, Hamilton Porritt Stadium 7th
Hibiscus Coast Whangaparaoa, Auckland Stanmore Bay Park 1st in NRF Championship (promoted)
Northern Rovers Glenfield, Auckland McFetridge Park 1st
West Coast Rangers Whenuapai, Auckland Fred Taylor Park 6th
Western Springs Westmere, Auckland Seddon Fields 2nd

NRFL Premiership table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland United (C) 14 11 1 2 42 13 +29 34 Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Eastern Suburbs 14 10 1 3 52 18 +34 31 Qualification to National League Championship
3 Western Springs 14 7 3 4 42 22 +20 24
4 Ellerslie 14 7 2 5 23 21 +2 23
5 West Coast Rangers 14 7 1 6 28 15 +13 22
6 Hamilton Wanderers 14 5 1 8 18 34 −16 16
7 Hibiscus Coast 14 4 1 9 13 36 −23 13
8 Northern Rovers (R) 14 0 0 14 3 62 −59 0 Relegation to NRFL Women's Championship
Source: Northern Region Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[6]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated


NRFL Premiership results table

Home \ Away AU ES EL HW HC NR WC WS
Auckland United — 1–4 3–0 4–1 3–1 4–0 3–0 5–1
Eastern Suburbs 3–1 — 3–2 3–0 3–4 19–1 0–1 3–2
Ellerslie 0–2 2–2 — 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–7
Hamilton Wanderers 1–2 3–2 2–1 — 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–8
Hibiscus Coast 0–4 1–3 1–1 2–1 — 1–0 1–5 0–3
Northern Rovers 0–7 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–1 — 0–4 1–3
West Coast Rangers 1–2 0–1 0–4 4–0 5–0 4–0 — 1–2
Western Springs 1–1 0–3 0–2 3–3 5–0 6–0 1–1 —
Source: Northern Region Football
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

NRFL Premiership scoring

NRFL Premiership top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[7]
1 Britney Cunningham-Lee Ellerslie 11
2 Juliette Lucas Eastern Suburbs 10
3 Zoe Benson Eastern Suburbs 8
Sofia Garcia Western Springs
5 Chelsea Elliott Auckland United 7
Ayla Koopu Hamilton Wanderers
Rene Wasi Auckland United
8 Lara Colpi Western Springs 5
Shannon Henson Auckland United
Lily Taitimu Western Springs
Sam Tawharu Western Springs
Danica Urlich-Beech Hibiscus Coast

Qualified teams

2023 New Zealand Women's National League is located in New Zealand
Central Football
Central Football
Capital Football
Capital Football
Wellington Phoenix Reserves
Wellington Phoenix Reserves
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Locations of the 2023 Women's National League Teams
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Location of clubs in Auckland Region for the 2023 Women's National League season


Association Team Position in Regional League App (last) Previous best (last)
Northern League (4 berths) Auckland United 1st 2nd (2022) 6th (2022)
Eastern Suburbs 2nd 2nd (2022) 1st (2022)
Western Springs 3rd 2nd (2022) 2nd (2022)
Ellerslie 4th 1st Debut
Central League (3 berths) Central Football N/A 21st (2022) 2nd (2004)
CF Waterside Karori N/A 21st (2022) 1st (2010)
CF Wellington United N/A 1st Debut
Southern League (2 berths) Canterbury United Pride N/A 21st (2022) 1st (2020)
Southern United N/A 21st (2022) 1st (2021)
Wellington Phoenix (automatic berth) Wellington Phoenix Reserves Automatic qualification 1st Debut

Championship phase

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland United (C) 9 7 1 1 25 9 +16 22 Qualification to Grand Final
2 Southern United 9 7 1 1 22 6 +16 22
3 Eastern Suburbs 9 7 0 2 22 12 +10 21
4 Western Springs 9 6 1 2 28 11 +17 19
5 CF Waterside Karori 9 4 1 4 18 16 +2 13[a]
6 CF Wellington United 9 4 1 4 18 16 +2 13[a]
7 Canterbury United Pride 9 2 1 6 17 22 −5 7
8 Wellington Phoenix Reserves[b] 9 2 1 6 12 26 −14 7
9 Central Football 9 1 1 7 6 30 −24 4
10 Ellerslie 9 1 0 8 3 23 −20 3
Source: New Zealand Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Head to head; 5) Disciplinary record; 6) Coin toss[9]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head to head. Disciplinary record: CF Waterside Karori 2, CF Wellington United 5
  2. ^ Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.[8]

Results table

Home \ Away AU CU CEN CWK CWU ES EL SU WP WS
Auckland United 4–2 3–0 1–1 1–0
Canterbury United Pride 1–4 1–2 2–3 3–0 3–1
Central Football 2–2 1–3 1–4 0–8
CF Waterside Karori 1–3 1–1 3–0 4–1
CF Wellington United 1–4 3–0 2–3 0–1 1–2
Eastern Suburbs 3–2 6–1 3–0 0–1
Ellerslie 0–1 0–1 2–5 0–4
Southern United 2–1 3–0 0–1 3–0 3–2
Wellington Phoenix Reserves 1–6 1–0 2–3 0–3 0–5
Western Springs 4–2 3–2 4–0 3–0 2–2
Source: New Zealand Football
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 3, but then postponed and played between rounds 6 and 7, it is added to the standings for round 6.

Source: New Zealand Football

Grand Final

Auckland United2–0Southern United
  • Cook 24'
  • Dewell 57'
 Report

Statistics

As of 19 November 2023

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[11]
1 Sofia Garcia Western Springs 9
2 Charlotte Lancaster Eastern Suburbs 8
Kaley Ward CF Waterside Karori
4 Amy Hislop Southern United 7
Pepi Olliver-Bell CF Wellington United
6 Lara Colpi Western Springs 6
Ella McCann Wellington Phoenix Reserves
8 Nicole Cooper Eastern Suburbs 5
Nicola Dominikovich Canterbury United Pride
Nikki Furukawa CF Waterside Karori
Bree Johnson Auckland United

Awards

Goal of the Week

The goal of the week for the 2023 season included goals from the 2023 New Zealand National League (men's).

Goal of the Week
Week Player Club Ref.
1 N/A [12]
2 Kendrah Smith Southern United [13]
3 N/A [14]
4 Marissa Porteous Southern United [15]
5 N/A [16]
6 Kaley Ward CF Waterside Karori [17]
7 N/A [18]
8 N/A [19]
9 N/A [20]

Annual awards

Team of the season[21]
Goalkeeper Aimee Hall (Auckland United)
Defenders Talisha Green (Auckland United) Hannah Mackay-Wright (Southern United) Chelsea Elliott (Auckland United) Saskia Vosper (CF Waterside Karori)
Midfielders Lara Colpi (Western Springs) Rose Morton (Southern United) Zoe Benson (Eastern Suburbs)
Forwards Kaley Ward (CF Waterside Karori) Sofia Garcia (Western Springs) Charlotte Lancaster (Eastern Suburbs)

See also

References

  1. ^ "National League Championship cancelled, new interregional competition announced and Chatham Cup moved to 2022". New Zealand Football.
  2. ^ "New National League system". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's National League Championship expands to ten teams including adding Wellington Phoenix reserves". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Coasting to victory". Northern Region Football. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Title-winners end season with 3-0 win at relegated Tauranga City". friendsoffootballnz.com. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Northern Region Football Competition Regulations 2023: Appendix 2, Article 7 - Declaration of Winner". Northern Region Football. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  7. ^ "National Women's League (New Zealand)". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Women's National League Regulations Season 2022: Article 26". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  9. ^ "National League Regulations 2023: Article 29". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Auckland United v Southern United". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  11. ^ "National Women's League". ultimatenzsoccer.com. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Congratulations to Edward Wilkinson of @christchurchunitedfc who has won the goal of the week in round one of the #NZNationalLeague Championship with his solo run and finish! ⚽️🔥". New Zealand Football Instagram. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Congratulations to Kendrah Smith of @southernunited.fc Who won the goal of the week in the #NZNationalLeague Championship with her long range strike! 👀⚽️". New Zealand Football Instagram. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Congratulations to Liam Schofield of @napier_city_rovers who has won goal of the week for round 3 of the #NZNationalLeague Championship with his great long range goal! ⚽️🔥". New Zealand Football Instagram. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Congratulations to Marissa Porteous of @southernunited.fc on taking out this rounds goal of the week with her lob from long range!". New Zealand Football Instagram. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Congratulations to goal of the week winner Nicolas Bobadilla of @manurewaafc winning with his stunning volley on the run! 🔥🚀". New Zealand Football Instagram. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  17. ^ "Congratulations to Kaley Ward of @watersidekaroriafc who has won goal of the week for round 6 with her curling effort at the weekend🔥👀". New Zealand Football Instagram. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  18. ^ "Congratulations to Lyle Matthysen of @cashmeretechnicalfc who won goal of the week for the round with his goal from a corner kick!! ⚽️🔥". New Zealand Football Instagram. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  19. ^ "Congratulations to Ashnarv Mustapha of @petonefc_nz who was won goal of the week with his awesome curling effort! ⚽️👀". New Zealand Football Instagram. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  20. ^ "ITS THAT TIME ⏰". New Zealand Football Instagram. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  21. ^ "4️⃣6️⃣ games played, 1️⃣1️⃣ players selected... Here is the women's National League Team of the Season 👏". New Zealand Football Instagram. 24 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

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