NSW League One Women's explained

NSW League One Women
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Country:Australia
State:NSW
Confed:AFC
Promotion:NPL NSW
Relegation:N/A
Levels:3
Teams:14
Domest Cup:Sapphire Cup
Champions:Gladesville Ravens (2022)
Premiers:Gladesville Ravens (2022)
Current:2023 Football NSW season

The NSW League One Women is an Australian semi-professional association football league comprising teams from New South Wales. The league sits at Level 2 on the New South Wales league system, behind the National Premier Leagues NSW Women's, (Level 3 of the overall Australian league system). The competition is administered by Football NSW, the governing body of the sport in the southern region of the state (the northern region governed by Northern NSW Football). From the 2022 seasons onwards, the league name changed from "National Premier League 2 NSW Women's" to "Football NSW League One Women's".[1]

History

Following a review by the FFA of state league competitions in Australia, it was announced that they would nationalise the competitions under the one national banner, the National Premier Leagues from the 2013 seasons onwards.[2] This saw the first and second-tier leagues of the state renamed under the banner.

The inaugural NSW NPL2 Women's premiers in 2013 were Western NSW Mariners, while the inaugural champions were UNSW FC.

Format

The regular season consists of 26 rounds with each team playing each other twice-home and away. Following the regular season the top six teams on the table play in a finals series using the following format:

Clubs

The following 14 clubs competed in the NSW League One Women during the 2023 season.

Club Location Grounds Capacity Founded Notes
Blacktown City FCBlacktownLanden Stadium7,500
Camden TigersCamdenRon Dine Memorial Reserve
Central Coast Mariners Women's AcademyLisarowPluim Park2,0002008
Hills United FCHills DistrictBella Vista Public School
Inter Lions SCConcordMajors Bay Reserve
Marconi Stallions FCFairfieldWanderers Football Park3,000
Mt Druitt Town RangersMount DruittPopondetta Park1,000
Nepean FCPenrith/St MarysCook Park1,000
Ernie Smith Reserve1,000 1998
South Coast Flame FCWollongongSir Ian McLennan Oval
South East Phoenix FCNowraSouth Nowra Football Complex
5,000
Harrie Dening Centre
University of NSWKensingtonThe Village Green
Source: Football NSW[3]

Honours

Club Premierships Years Championships Years Total
Gladesville Ravens1 2022 2 2019, 2022 3
Sydney Olympic 2 2017, 2018 1 2018 3
Central Coast Mariners Academy 1 2014 1 2014 2
Marconi Stallions 1 2015 1 2015 2
Bankstown City 0 1 2017 1
Northern Tigers 0 1 2016 1
UNSW FC 0 1 2013 1
APIA Leichhardt 1 2019 0 1
Inter Lions 1 2016 0 1
Western NSW Mariners 1 2013 0 1

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CHANGES OF NAMES TO FOOTBALL NSW COMPETITIONS . Football NSW . 24 August 2021 . 5 December 2021.
  2. Web site: FFA launches National Premier Leagues . Football Federation Australia . 13 February 2013 . 23 December 2013.
  3. Web site: 2017 declaration of leagues. footballnsw.com.au. 26 September 2016.