National Premier Leagues NSW Women's explained

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Country:Australia
State:NSW
Confed:AFC
Founded:2014
Teams:14
Relegation:NSW League One
Levels:2
Domest Cup:Sapphire Cup
Champions:Macarthur Rams (2023)
Premiers:APIA Leichhardt (2023)

The National Premier Leagues NSW Women's, also known as the NPL NSW Women's, is a soccer competition in New South Wales, Australia. The competition is conducted by Football NSW, the organising body in New South Wales. The league is a subdivision of the second tier National Premier Leagues Women's structure, which sits below the national A-League Women. Prior to becoming a subdivision of the NPL in 2014, the league was previously known as the Womens Premier League.

History

A Football NSW panel completed a review on women's football in NSW in 2013, with a view to staying aligned with the FFA's pathway for women's football.[1] This resulted in an inaugural NPL competition in 2014, with NSW being the first in the country to introduce a women's competition under the NPL banner. The Football NSW Institute were the inaugural champions.

Clubs

The following fourteen clubs are taking part in the National Premier Leagues NSW Women’s for the 2023 season.

APIA Leichhardt Tigers
Bankstown City FC
Blacktown Spartans
Bulls FC Academy
Emerging Jets
Gladesville Ravens
Illawarra Stingrays
Macarthur Rams
Manly United
Northern Tigers
NWS Spirit
Sydney Olympic
Sydney University

Honours

Season Premiers Champions
2014Football NSW Institute
2015Sydney University
2016Sydney UniversitySydney University
2017Manly United
2018Macarthur Rams
2019Sydney UniversitySydney University
2020Sydney University
2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[2]
2022Sydney UniversityMacarthur Rams
2023APIA LeichhardtMacarthur Rams FC

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 NPL NSW Womens 1 Draw announced. 17 February 2014. 27 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Football NSW Cancel 2021 National Premier Leagues Season. Football NSW. 12 August 2021. 12 August 2021.