2025 New Zealand Women's National League

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New Zealand National League
Season 2025
Dates21 March 2025 – December 2025
2024
2026

The 2025 New Zealand Women's National League is the fifth scheduled season of the new National League since its restructuring in 2021; the 2021 National League was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in northern regions. [1] The 2025 season will be the twenty-third season of national women's football and will again be a hybrid season. The competition will feature four teams from the NRFL Premiership representing the Northern Conference, Central Football and two Capital Football federation sides representing the Central Conference, and Canterbury United Pride and Southern United representing the Southern Conference. [2] [3]

Contents

Qualifying league

2025 NRFL Premiership

NRFL Premiership
Season2025
Dates21 March 2025 – 31 August 2025
Champions West Coast Rangers
Relegated Hibiscus Coast
2024
2026

Eight teams are competing in the league – the top seven teams from the previous season and the promoted side from the NRFL Women's Championship. The promoted team is FC Tauranga Moana as winners of the 2024 NRFL Women's Championship. [4] They replaced Hamilton Wanderers. [5]

Teams

TeamLocationHome Ground2024 season
Auckland United Mount Roskill, Auckland Keith Hay Park 1st
Eastern Suburbs Kohimarama, Auckland Madills Farm 3rd
Ellerslie Ellerslie, Auckland Michaels Avenue Reserve7th
Fencibles United Pakuranga, Auckland Riverhills Domain5th
FC Tauranga Moana Mount Maunganui Links Avenue Reserve1st in NRFL Women's Championship (promoted)
Hibiscus Coast Whangaparāoa, Auckland Stanmore Bay Park6th
West Coast Rangers Whenuapai, Auckland Fred Taylor Park 2nd
Western Springs Westmere, Auckland Seddon Fields4th

NRFL Premiership table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 West Coast Rangers (C)2116236524+4150Winner of NRFL Premiership and qualification to National League Championship
2 Auckland United 2116147517+5849Qualification to National League Championship
3 Eastern Suburbs 2114256222+4044
4 Western Springs 219664627+1933
5 Fencibles United 217683238627
6 Ellerslie 21551133521920
7 FC Tauranga Moana 21311722997710
8 Hibiscus Coast (R)2121181167567Relegation to NRFL Women's Championship
Source: Northern Region Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss [6]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

NRFL Premiership results table

Home \ Away AKU EAS ELL TGM FEN HBC WCR WSP AKU EAS ELL TGM FEN HBC WCR WSP
Auckland United 2–04–19–01–13–04–12–01–35–04–1
Eastern Suburbs 1–31–05–03–03–01–21–28–04–0
Ellerslie 0–32–25–20–24–01–52–21–62–81–41–3
FC Tauranga Moana 0–91–51–20–34–02–41–40–51–11–61–3
Fencibles United 1–70–22–01–32–00–40–10–32–22–2
Hibiscus Coast 2–30–40–33–12–20–40–31–20–4
West Coast Rangers 2–03–51–37–02–14–12–01–07–12–24–0
Western Springs 0–31–12–21–15–01–30–19–10–0
First match(es) will be played: 21 March 2025. Source: Northern Region Football
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Qualified teams

AssociationTeamPosition in Regional LeagueApp (last)Previous best (last)
Northern League (4 berths) West Coast Rangers 1st2nd (2024)5th (2024)
Auckland United 2nd4th (2024)1st (2024)
Eastern Suburbs 3rd4th (2024)1st (2022)
Western Springs 4th4th (2024)2nd (2023)
Central League (3 berths) Central Football N/A23rd (2024)2nd (2004)
CF Petone N/A1stDebut
CF Wellington United N/A3rd (2024)6th (2024)
Southern League (2 berths) Canterbury United Pride N/A23rd (2024)1st (2020)
Southern United N/A23rd (2024)1st (2021)
Wellington Phoenix (automatic berth) Wellington Phoenix Reserves Automatic qualification3rd (2024)8th (2023)

Championship phase

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Auckland United 00000000Qualification to Grand Final
2 Canterbury United Pride 00000000
3 Central Football 00000000
4 CF Petone 00000000
5 CF Wellington United 00000000
6 Eastern Suburbs 00000000
7 Southern United 00000000
8 Wellington Phoenix Reserves [a] 00000000
9 West Coast Rangers 00000000
10 Western Springs 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 27 September 2025. Source: New Zealand Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Head to head; 5) Disciplinary record; 6) Coin toss [7]
Notes:

See also

References

  1. "National League Championship cancelled, new interregional competition announced and Chatham Cup moved to 2022". New Zealand Football.
  2. "New National League system". New Zealand Football . Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. "Women's National League Championship expands to ten teams including adding Wellington Phoenix reserves". New Zealand Football . Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  4. "Coasting to victory". Northern Region Football . Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  5. "Title-winners end season with 3-0 win at relegated Tauranga City". friendsoffootballnz.com. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  6. "LOTTO NRFL Regulations 2024: Appendix 2, Article 7 - Declaration of Winner". Northern Region Football . Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Men's National League Regulations Season 2024: Article 29 - NL Format". Northern Region Football . Retrieved 18 January 2024.