2018 National Women's League (New Zealand)

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National Women's League
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Season2018
Champions Canterbury United Pride
Matches played43
Goals scored193 (4.49 per match)
Top goalscorerSarah Gregorius (12 goals)
Biggest home winCanterbury United Pride 8–0 Central
(11 November 2018)
Biggest away winCentral 0–7 Canterbury United Pride
(30 September 2018)
Highest scoringCentral 2–8 Southern United
(2 December 2018)
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2019 →
All statistics correct as of 16 December 2018.

The 2018 National Women's League was the sixteenth season of the NWL, New Zealand's top level women's football league since its establishment in 2002. Seven teams were again involved in this season representing the different regions in New Zealand. This was the first year that the league had two rounds with the two highest-placed sides progressing to a one-off grand final. The season also featured a double header round over Labour weekend, in which all sides except Capital played two matches over the weekend. [1]

Contents

Teams

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Northern Lights
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Auckland
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WaiBOP
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Central
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Capital
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Canterbury United Pride
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Southern United
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Locations of the 2018 National Women's League Teams
TeamLocationGroundCoach
Northern Lights North Shore QBE Stadium, Domain 3 Gemma Lewis [2]
Auckland Auckland McLennan ParkTracy Wrigley [3]
WaiBOP Hamilton Gower ParkMichael Mayne [4]
Central Football Palmerston North Massey Uni Donald Piper [5]
Capital Lower Hutt Memorial Park Emma Evans [6]
Canterbury United Pride Christchurch English Park Alana Gunn [7]
Southern United Dunedin Tahuna Park Rignacio Sande [8]

Regular season

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Northern Lights 12921338+2529Qualification to the Final
2 Canterbury United Pride (C)129034114+2727
3 Auckland 126422611+1522
4 Capital 126243227+520
5 Southern United 125163728+916
6 WaiBOP 1211101436−224
7 Central Football 121011564−593
Source: The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213
Auckland 2324233333333
Canterbury United Pride 2111111111222
Capital 5455554444444
Central Football 7677777777777
Northern Lights 4542322222111
Southern United 1233445555555
WaiBOP 5766666666666
Qualification to Grand final
Source: NZ Football

Fixtures and results

New Zealand women's football league matches took place from September to December 2018 and also for the first time include a double header round over Labour weekend. [9]

Round 1

15 September 2018 Southern United 6–1 Central Football Forrester Park, Dunedin
15:00
 Report
Referee: Wendy McNeely
15 September 2018 WaiBOP 0–4 Auckland Gower Park, Hamilton
14:00 Report
Referee: Bridget Baker
16 September 2018 Canterbury United Pride 4–0 Capital English Park, Christchurch
13:00
 Report Referee: Lindsey Robinson

Bye: Northern Lights

Round 2

22 September 2018 Canterbury United Pride 6–0 WaiBOP English Park, Christchurch
12:00
 Report Referee: Michael Killick
23 September 2018 Northern Lights 0–0 Southern United McFetridge Park, North Shore
13:00 Report Referee: Lindsey Robinson
23 September 2018 Central Football 0–5 Capital Massey Uni, Palmerston North
14:00 Report
Referee: Beth Rattray

Bye: Auckland

Round 3

29 September 2018 Capital 1–4 Northern Lights Memorial Park, Lower Hutt
13:30
 Report
Referee: Morgan Archer
30 September 2018 Central Football 0–7 Canterbury United Pride Massey Uni, Palmerston North
13:30 Report
Referee: Bridget Baker
30 September 2018 Southern United 1–2 Auckland Tahuna Park, Dunedin
14:00
 Report
Referee: Nadia Browning

Bye: WaiBOP

Round 4

7 October 2018 WaiBOP 3–6 Southern United McLennan Park, Auckland
11:00
 Report
Referee: Morgan Archer
7 October 2018 Northern Lights 7–0 Central Football McFetridge Park, North Shore
13:30
 Report Referee: Wendy McNeely
7 October 2018 Auckland 1–1 Capital McLennan Park, Auckland
14:00
 Report
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley

Bye: Canterbury United Pride

Round 5

13 October 2018 Capital 2–1 WaiBOP Memorial Park, Lower Hutt
13:00
 Report
Referee: Lindsey Robinson
14 October 2018 Northern Lights 1–2 Canterbury United Pride McFetridge Park, North Shore
13:00
 Report
Referee: Sarah Jones
14 October 2018 Central Football 0–6 Auckland Massey Uni, Palmerston North
13:00 Report
Referee: Nadia Browning

Bye: Southern United

Round 6 (Double Header Week)

19 October 2018 Auckland 0–0 Northern Lights McLennan Park, Auckland
19:00 Report Referee: Wendy McNeely
20 October 2018 WaiBOP 0–1 Central Football Massey Uni, Palmerston North
14:00 Report
Referee: Bridget Baker


22 October 2018 Central Football 0–3 WaiBOP Massey Uni, Palmerston North
13:00 Report
Referee: Morgan Archer
22 October 2018 Southern United 1–3 Canterbury United Pride Tahuna Park, Dunedin
14:00
 Report
Referee: Lindsey Robinson
23 October 2018 Northern Lights 2–0 Auckland QBE Stadium, North Shore
19:15
 Report Referee: Anne-Marie Keighley

Bye: Capital

Round 7

27 October 2018 Capital 3–1 Southern United Memorial Park, Lower Hutt
14:00
 Report
Referee: Sarah Jones
28 October 2018 Northern Lights 3–0 WaiBOP McFetridge Park, North Shore
13:00
 Report Referee: Morgan Archer
28 October 2018 Auckland 3–1 Canterbury United Pride McLennan Park, Auckland
14:00
 Report
Referee: Nadia Browning

Bye: Central

Round 8

3 November 2018 WaiBOP 1–3 Canterbury United Pride Gower Park, Hamilton
13:00
 Report
Referee: Nadia Browning
3 November 2018 Capital 5–0 Central Football Memorial Park, Lower Hutt
14:00
 Report Referee: Wendy McNeely
4 November 2018 Southern United 1–2 Northern Lights Tahuna Park, Dunedin
13:30
 Report
Referee: Dan Woulahan

Bye: Auckland

Round 9

11 November 2018 Northern Lights 4–2 Capital McFetridge Park, North Shore
13:00
 Report
Referee: Morgan Archer
11 November 2018 Auckland 3–2 Southern United McLennan Park, Auckland
14:00
 Report
Referee: Nadia Browning
11 November 2018 Canterbury United Pride 8–0 Central Football English Park, Christchurch
14:00
 Report Referee: Lindsey Robinson

Bye: WaiBOP

Round 10

17 November 2018 WaiBOP 2–3 Capital Gower Park, Hamilton
14:00
 Report
Referee: Wendy McNeely
18 November 2018 Auckland 4–0 Central Football McLennan Park, Auckland
13:00
 Report Referee: Bridger Baker

Bye: Southern United

Round 11

24 November 2018 Capital 2–2 Auckland Memorial Park, Lower Hutt
13:00
 Report
Referee: Lindsey Robinson
25 November 2018 Southern United 5–2 WaiBOP Forrester Park, Dunedin
11:00
 Report
Referee: Wendy McNeely
25 November 2018 Central Football 1–5 Northern Lights Massey Uni, Palmerston North
13:00
 Report
Referee: Andrew Turner

Bye: Canterbury United Pride

Round 12

1 December 2018 Capital 4–3 Canterbury United Pride Memorial Park, Lower Hutt
14:00
 Report
Referee: Andrew Turner
2 December 2018 Central Football 2–8 Southern United Massey Uni, Palmerston North
12:00
 Report
Referee: Wendy McNeely
2 December 2018 Auckland 1–1 WaiBOP McLennan Park, Auckland
14:00
 Report
Referee: Bridget Baker

Bye: Northern Lights

Round 13

8 December 2018 WaiBOP 1–2 Northern Lights Gower Park, Hamilton
14:00
 Report
Referee: Sarah Jones
9 December 2018 Southern United 5–4 Capital Sunnyvale Park, Dunedin
14:00
 Report
  • Gregorius Soccerball shade.svg33' (pen), 52' (pen), 56', 78' (pen)
Referee: Morgan Archer

Bye: Central

Final

Northern Lights 2–3 (a.e.t.) Canterbury United Pride
Report
The Trusts Arena, Auckland
Referee: Morgan Archer

Statistics

As of 9 December 2018

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Sarah Gregorius Capital 12
2Cody Taylor Canterbury United Pride 10
3 Annalie Longo Canterbury United Pride 7
Jade Parris Auckland
5Emily Morison Southern United 6
Ava Pritchard Northern Lights
Gabi Rennie Canterbury United Pride
8Monique Barker Canterbury United Pride 5
Shontelle Smith Southern United
10Meisha Boone Capital 4
Kelli Brown WaiBOP
Mikayla Gray Southern United
Whitney Hepburn Canterbury United Pride
Emma Main Capital
Britney-Lee Nicholson Southern United
Dayna Stevens Northern Lights

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Monique Barker Canterbury United Pride WaiBOP 6–023 September 2018 [10]
Kelli Brown WaiBOP Central Football 3–022 October 2018 [11]
Cody Taylor Canterbury United Pride Central Football 8–011 November 2018 [12]
Sarah Gregorius Capital Southern United 4–59 December 2018 [13]

Own goals

PlayerClubAgainstRound
Mackenzie Barry Central Football Southern United 1
Mackenzie Barry Central Football Canterbury United Pride 3
Kate Watson Central Football Canterbury United Pride 3
Bianca Stiles Auckland Southern United 3
Meisha Boone Capital Auckland 4
Ashley Weld WaiBOP Northern Lights 7

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