2023 National Premier Leagues Victoria Women Explained

Competition:National Premier Leagues Victoria Women
Season:2023
Dates:17 March 2023 – 10 September 2023
Winners:South Melbourne
Premiers:Bulleen Lions
Matches:110
Total Goals:414
League Topscorer:Kurea Okino
(31 goals)
Biggest Home Win:
(17 June 2023)
Highest Scoring:
Longest Wins:4 matches
Boroondara-Carey Eagles, Box Hill United, Bulleen Lions
Longest Unbeaten:10 matches
Bulleen Lions
Longest Winless:15 matches
Southern United
Longest Losses:7 matches
Southern United
Updated:9 July 2023
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2024

The 2023 National Premier Leagues Victoria Women, known commonly as the NPL Victoria Women's or NPLV Women's, is the ongoing sixth season of the National Premier Leagues Victoria Women under the NPL format, and the 23rd season of top-flight Victorian Women's football overall.

Teams

Eleven teams are competing in the league – the eight teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the VPL Women's. This was the first time teams could be promoted since the restructuring of the women's divisions for the 2020 season.[1] The promoted teams are Preston Lions FC, Boroondara-Carey Eagles, and Southern United.[2]

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadium
AlameinGlen IrisDorothy Laver West Reserve
Bayside UnitedCheltenhamKingston Heath Soccer Complex
Boroondara-Carey EaglesBulleenDavid Barro Stadium
Box Hill UnitedBox HillWembley Park
Bulleen LionsBulleenDavid Barro Stadium
Calder UnitedKeilor ParkKeilor Park Recreation Reserve
FV EmergingWantirna SouthKnox Regional Football Centre
Heidelberg UnitedHeidelberg WestOlympic Park
Preston Lions FCReservoirB.T. Connor Reserve
South MelbourneAlbert ParkLakeside Stadium
Southern UnitedClyde NorthSelandra Recreation Reserve

Results

The fixtures were released on 1 December 2022.[3]

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[4]
1 Kurea OkinoBoroondara-Carey Eagles31
2 Danielle WiseSouth Melbourne15
3 Sidney AllenAlamein13
4 Kayla DeaverBayside United11
Nicole BlackettHeidelberg United
Raquel DeralasCalder United
Tayla ChristensenSouth Melbourne
8 Asuka DoiBox Hill United10
Keiwa HiedaCalder United
10 Kaitlyn TorpeyPreston Lions FC9
Melindaj BarbieriBox Hill United

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Kurea OkinoBoroondara-Carey EaglesBox Hill United1–5 (A)[5] 31 March 2023
Sidney AllenAlameinSouthern United5–1 (H)1 April 2023
Emilie KeppensFV EmergingBayside United4–4 (H)[6] 7 April 2023
Kurea OkinoBoroondara-Carey EaglesAlamein3–0 (H)8 April 2023
Nicole BlackettHeidelberg UnitedSouthern United6–1 (H)[7] 6 May 2023
Georgia BeaumontHeidelberg UnitedBoroondara-Carey Eagles4–5 (H)[8] 12 May 2023
Margot RobinneBoroondara-Carey EaglesFV Emerging3–2 (H)[9] 20 May 2023
Raquel DeralasCalder UnitedBayside United6–2 (H)[10] 27 May 2023
Alamein6–2 (H)[11] 10 June 2023
Kurea OkinoBoroondara-Carey EaglesBox Hill United7–0 (H)[12] 17 June 2023
Calder United3–4 (A)[13] 8 July 2023
Maja MarkovskiBulleen LionsBayside United4–2 (H)[14] 8 July 2023
Kurea OkinoBoroondara-Carey EaglesSouthern United4–1 (H)[15] 15 July 2023
Melindaj BarbieriBox Hill UnitedPreston Lions FC1–5 (A)[16] 18 August 2023

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists[17]
1 Sidney AllenAlamein9
2 Anika DovastonFV Emerging8
Becky LimBoroondara-Carey Eagles
Miri NishimuraPreston Lions
5 Kristina HallBoroondara-Carey Eagles7
Kiewa HiedaCalder United
7 Hayley GeurtsBoroondara-Carey Eagles6
Ashleigh LefevreAlamein
Margot RobinneBoroondara-Carey Eagles
Rebecca SaberAlamein

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean
sheets
1 Natalie PicakCalder United6
Gaby GartonBulleen Lions
3 Christine FonuaPreston Lions FC5
4 Coco MajstorovicBayside United4
5 Ava WaltersBox Hill United3
Deanna BottalicoBoroondara-Carey Eagles
7 Zara BoardSouth Melbourne2
Natasha StathopoulosHeidelberg United
Melissa MaizelsHeidelberg United
Kate BeanAlamein
Alyssa Dall'OsteCalder United
Miranda TemplemanSouth Melbourne

Discipline

Player

Club

Finals Series

South Melbourne would beat Bulleen Lions 4-2 in the NPL Victoria Women's Grand Final.[20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Football Victoria Approves New Women's Division For 2020 Season. www.footballvictoria.com.au. 15 October 2019 .
  2. Web site: 2022 Victorian Women's Premier League Table. www.ozfootball.net.
  3. Web site: 2023 NPL Victoria Fixtures Released. www.footballvictoria.com.au. December 2022 .
  4. Web site: NPL VIC Women Scoring Summary. mygameday.app.
  5. News: Around The Grounds - April 4. Football Victoria. 4 April 2023. 26 May 2023. Football Victoria.
  6. News: Around The Grounds - April 11. Football Victoria. 11 April 2023. 26 May 2023. Football Victoria.
  7. News: Around The Grounds - May 9. Football Victoria. 9 May 2023. 26 May 2023. Football Victoria.
  8. News: Around The Grounds - May 15. Football Victoria. 15 May 2023. 26 May 2023. Football Victoria.
  9. News: Around The Grounds - May 22. Football Victoria. 22 May 2023. 26 May 2023. Football Victoria.
  10. News: Around The Grounds - May 30. Football Victoria. 30 May 2023. 9 June 2023. Football Victoria.
  11. News: Around The Grounds - June 14. Football Victoria. 14 June 2023. 14 June 2023. Football Victoria.
  12. News: Around The Grounds - June 19. Football Victoria. 19 June 2023. 21 June 2023. Football Victoria.
  13. News: Around The Grounds - July 10. Football Victoria. 10 July 2023. 11 July 2023. Football Victoria.
  14. News: Around The Grounds - July 10. Football Victoria. 10 July 2023. 11 July 2023. Football Victoria.
  15. News: Around The Grounds - July 18. Football Victoria. 18 July 2023. 29 September 2023. Football Victoria.
  16. News: Around The Grounds - August 21. Football Victoria. 21 August 2023. 29 September 2023. Football Victoria.
  17. Web site: Players - Victoria NPL Women. Soccerway. 26 May 2023.
  18. Web site: Competition Statistics for NPL VIC Women - GameDay. mygameday.app. 26 May 2023.
  19. Web site: Competition Statistics for NPL VIC Women - GameDay. mygameday.app. 26 May 2023.
  20. Web site: FV - NPL Women's Grand Final Match Centre . 2024-08-12 . GameDay . en.