Season | 2025 |
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Dates | 21 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]
Season | 2025 |
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Dates | 21 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]
Team | Location | Home Ground | 2024 season |
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Auckland United | Mount Roskill, Auckland | Keith Hay Park | 1st |
Eastern Suburbs | Kohimarama, Auckland | Madills Farm | 3rd |
Ellerslie | Ellerslie, Auckland | Michaels Avenue Reserve | 7th |
Fencibles United | Pakuranga, Auckland | Riverhills Domain | 5th |
FC Tauranga Moana | Mount Maunganui | Links Avenue Reserve | 1st in NRFL Women's Championship (promoted) |
Hibiscus Coast | Whangaparāoa, Auckland | Stanmore Bay Park | 6th |
West Coast Rangers | Whenuapai, Auckland | Fred Taylor Park | 2nd |
Western Springs | Westmere, Auckland | Seddon Fields | 4th |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | West Coast Rangers (C) | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 24 | +41 | 50 | Winner of NRFL Premiership and qualification to National League Championship |
2 | Auckland United | 21 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 75 | 17 | +58 | 49 | Qualification to National League Championship |
3 | Eastern Suburbs | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 62 | 22 | +40 | 44 | |
4 | Western Springs | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 33 | |
5 | Fencibles United | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 27 | |
6 | Ellerslie | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 20 | |
7 | FC Tauranga Moana | 21 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 99 | −77 | 10 | |
8 | Hibiscus Coast (R) | 21 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 67 | −56 | 7 | Relegation to NRFL Women's Championship |
Association | Team | Position in Regional League | App (last) | Previous best (last) |
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Northern League (4 berths) | West Coast Rangers | 1st | 2nd (2024) | 5th (2024) |
Auckland United | 2nd | 4th (2024) | 1st (2024) | |
Eastern Suburbs | 3rd | 4th (2024) | 1st (2022) | |
Western Springs | 4th | 4th (2024) | 2nd (2023) | |
Central League (3 berths) | Central Football | N/A | 23rd (2024) | 2nd (2004) |
CF Petone | N/A | 1st | Debut | |
CF Wellington United | N/A | 3rd (2024) | 6th (2024) | |
Southern League (2 berths) | Canterbury United Pride | N/A | 23rd (2024) | 1st (2020) |
Southern United | N/A | 23rd (2024) | 1st (2021) | |
Wellington Phoenix (automatic berth) | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Automatic qualification | 3rd (2024) | 8th (2023) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Auckland United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Grand Final |
2 | Canterbury United Pride | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Central Football | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | CF Petone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | CF Wellington United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Eastern Suburbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Southern United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | West Coast Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Western Springs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |