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| Season: | 2017 |
| Matches: | 23 |
| Total Goals: | 100 |
| League Topscorer: | Dayna Stevens and Jacqui Hand (5 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Northern 5–1 Central (15 October 2017) Auckland 5–1 WaiBOP (11 November 2017) Northern 5–1 Capital (19 November 2017) Capital 6–2 Southern (26 November 2017) |
| Biggest Away Win: | WaiBOP 1–4 Capital (5 November 2017) |
| Highest Scoring: | WaiBOP 3–5 Northern (22 October 2017) Capital 6–2 Southern (26 November 2017) |
| Updated: | 10 December 2017 |
The 2017 National Women's League was the fifteenth season of the NWL since its establishment in 2002. Seven teams were again involved in this season representing the different regions in New Zealand.[1] [2] The final was played between Canterbury United Pride and Auckland, it finished 1–1 at full time before Auckland won it in extra time 3–2. It was Aucklands sixth title and first since 2009. Eleanor Isaac from Southern United was voted the 2017 National Women's League MVP for the season.[3]
| Team | Location | Ground | Coach[4] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayley Stirling | ||||
| Gemma Lewis | ||||
| Barry Gardiner | ||||
| Simon Lees | ||||
| Emma Evans | ||||
| Mike De Bono | ||||
| Southern United | Terry Parle |
New Zealand women's football league matches took take place over October and November 2017[5]
Bye: Capital Football
Bye: Canterbury United Pride
Bye: Auckland
Bye: Northern
Bye: Central
Bye: Southern United
Bye: WaiBOP
For the final series, the team that finishes second played off at home against the team that finishes third, while the team that finishes first has the week off before playing the winner of 2nd v 3rd. Southern qualified for the final series over Northern even though they ended up on equal points and Northern had the better goal difference due to head-to-head record, with Southern beating Northern 2–1 in the regular season. This meant they would face Auckland in Auckland, while Canterbury United Pride had the week off.[6]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacqui Hand | Auckland | 5 |
| Dayna Stevens | Northern | ||
| 3 | Renee Bacon | Southern | 4 |
| Misha Boone | Central Football | ||
| Kim Maguire | WaiBOP | ||
| Tayla O'Brien | Auckland | ||
| 7 | Jane Barnett | Northern | 3 |
| Libby Boobyer | Capital | ||
| Britney Cunningham-Lee | Auckland | ||
| Aleesha Heywood | Central Football | ||
| Maggie Jenkins | Capital | ||
| Cara Lonergan | Northern | ||
| Annalie Longo | Canterbury United Pride | ||
| Kate Loye | Northern | ||
| Aimee Phillips | Canterbury United Pride | ||
| Stephanie Skilton | Auckland | ||