NSW League One Women's

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NSW League One Women
CountryAustralia
StateNSW
Confederation AFC
Number of teams 14
Level on pyramid 3
Promotion to NPL NSW
Relegation toN/A
Domestic cup(s) Sapphire Cup
Current champions Gladesville Ravens (2022)
Current 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]

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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.

ClubLocationGroundsCapacityFoundedNotes
Blacktown City FC Blacktown Landen Stadium 7,500
Camden Tigers Camden Ron Dine Memorial Reserve
Central Coast Mariners Women's Academy Lisarow Pluim Park2,0002008
Hills United FC Hills District Bella Vista Public School
Inter Lions SC Concord Majors Bay Reserve
Marconi Stallions FC Fairfield Wanderers Football Park 3,000
Mt Druitt Town Rangers Mount Druitt Popondetta Park1,000
Nepean FC Penrith/St Marys Cook Park 1,000
SD Raiders Moorebank Ernie Smith Reserve1,0001998
South Coast Flame FC Wollongong Sir Ian McLennan Oval
South East Phoenix FC Nowra South Nowra Football Complex
St George FC St George Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre 5,000
Sutherland Shire FA Sutherland Harrie Dening Centre
University of NSW Kensington The Village Green
Source: Football NSW [3]


Honours

ClubPremiershipsYearsChampionshipsYearsTotal
Gladesville Ravens 1202222019, 20223
Sydney Olympic22017, 2018120183
Central Coast Mariners Academy12014120142
Marconi Stallions12015120152
Bankstown City0120171
Northern Tigers0120161
UNSW FC0120131
APIA Leichhardt1201901
Inter Lions1201601
Western NSW Mariners1201301

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    References

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