2018 National Women's League (New Zealand)

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]

National Women's League
Season2018
ChampionsAuckland
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)
← 2017
2019 →
All statistics correct as of 16 December 2018.

Teams
Northern Lights
Auckland
WaiBOP
Central
Capital
Canterbury United Pride
Southern United
Locations of the 2018 National Women's League Teams
TeamLocationGroundCoach
Northern LightsNorth ShoreQBE Stadium, Domain 3Gemma Lewis[2]
AucklandAucklandMcLennan ParkTracy Wrigley[3]
WaiBOPHamiltonGower ParkMichael Mayne[4]
CentralPalmerston NorthMassey UniDonald Piper[5]
CapitalLower HuttMemorial ParkEmma Evans[6]
Canterbury United PrideChristchurchEnglish ParkAlana Gunn[7]
Southern UnitedDunedinTahuna ParkRignacio Sande[8]

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Northern Lights 12 9 2 1 33 8 +25 29 Qualification to the Finals series
2 Canterbury United Pride 12 9 0 3 41 14 +27 27
3 Auckland 12 6 4 2 26 11 +15 22
4 Capital 12 6 2 4 32 27 +5 20
5 Southern United 12 5 1 6 37 28 +9 16
6 WaiBOP 12 1 1 10 14 36 −22 4
7 Central 12 1 0 11 5 64 −59 3
Source: NZ Football
Rules for classification: 1) head to head; 2) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213
Auckland2324233333333
Canterbury United Pride2111111111222
Capital5455554444444
Central7677777777777
Northern Lights4542322222111
Southern United1233445555555
WaiBOP5766666666666
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 United6–1CentralForrester Park, Dunedin
15:00
  • Whittaker  8'
  • Smith  20', 28'
  • Nicholson  24'
  • Hislop  50'
  •  69' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Crewe  12'
 Referee: Wendy McNeely
15 September 2018 WaiBOP0–4AucklandGower Park, Hamilton
14:00 Report
  • Parris  52', 75'
  • Muirhead  68'
  • Carter  71' (pen.)
 Referee: Bridget Baker
16 September 2018 Canterbury United Pride4–0CapitalEnglish Park, Christchurch
13:00
  • Longo  15', 28'
  • Rennie  46'
  • Barker  54'
 Report Referee: Lindsey Robinson

Bye: Northern Lights

Round 2
22 September 2018 Canterbury United Pride6–0WaiBOPEnglish Park, Christchurch
12:00
  • Barker  2', 21', 87'
  • Rennie  14'
  • Stewart  32'
  • Longo  90+3'
 Report Referee: Michael Killick
23 September 2018 Northern Lights0–0Southern UnitedMcFetridge Park, North Shore
13:00 Report Referee: Lindsey Robinson
23 September 2018 Central0–5CapitalMassey Uni, Palmerston North
14:00 Report
  • Boone  10'
  • Main  46'
  • Gregorius  52', 61'
  • Wilford-Carroll  68'
 Referee: Beth Rattray

Bye: Auckland

Round 3
29 September 2018 Capital1–4Northern LightsMemorial Park, Lower Hutt
13:30
  • Main  24'
 Report
  • Kelderman  24'
  • Bunge  43'
  • Savage  85'
  • Tawharu  88'
 Referee: Morgan Archer
30 September 2018 Central0–7Canterbury United PrideMassey Uni, Palmerston North
13:30 Report
  • Abbott  4'
  •  11', 53' (o.g.)
  • Rennie  35'
  • Longo  61'
  • Taylor  80'
  • Stewart  90+4'
 Referee: Bridget Baker
30 September 2018 Southern United1–2AucklandTahuna Park, Dunedin
14:00
Report
  • Muirhead  63'
  • Carter  90+4'
 Referee: Nadia Browning

Bye: WaiBOP

Round 4
7 October 2018 WaiBOP3–6Southern UnitedMcLennan Park, Auckland
11:00
  • Brady  45'
  • Golding  61'
  • Wisnewski  73'
 Report
  • Morison  37'
  • Wall  45'
  • Gray  54'
  • Hayr  60'
  • Anderson  67', 79'
 Referee: Morgan Archer
7 October 2018 Northern Lights7–0CentralMcFetridge Park, North Shore
13:30
  • Tawharu  18'
  • Jenkins  32', 40'
  • Steinmetz  57'
  • Stevens  63'
  • Mittendorf  65'
  • Kelderman  73'
 Report Referee: Wendy McNeely
7 October 2018 Auckland1–1CapitalMcLennan Park, Auckland
14:00
Report
  • Wilford-Carrol  45'
 Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley

Bye: Canterbury United Pride

Round 5
13 October 2018 Capital2–1WaiBOPMemorial Park, Lower Hutt
13:00
Report
  • Brown  39'
 Referee: Lindsey Robinson
14 October 2018 Northern Lights1–2Canterbury United PrideMcFetridge Park, North Shore
13:00
Report
  • Hepburn  36'
  • Taylor  82'
 Referee: Sarah Jones
14 October 2018 Central0–6AucklandMassey Uni, Palmerston North
13:00 Report
  • Parris  4', 56'
  • Carter  24' (pen.)
  • Satchell  30'
  • Cunningham-Lee  71'
  • Morton  80'
 Referee: Nadia Browning

Bye: Southern United

Round 6 (Double Header Week)
19 October 2018 Auckland0–0Northern LightsMcLennan Park, Auckland
19:00 Report Referee: Wendy McNeely
20 October 2018 Canterbury United Pride3–1Southern UnitedEnglish Park, Christchurch
13:00
  • Barker  19'
  • Rennie  66', 81'
 Report
  • Nicholson  25'
 Referee: Michael Killick
20 October 2018 WaiBOP0–1CentralMassey Uni, Palmerston North
14:00 Report
  • Lancaster  90+2'
 Referee: Bridget Baker


22 October 2018 Central0–3WaiBOPMassey Uni, Palmerston North
13:00 Report
  • Brown  21', 46', 78'
 Referee: Morgan Archer
22 October 2018 Southern United1–3Canterbury United PrideTahuna Park, Dunedin
14:00
  • Anderson  5'
 Report
  • Taylor  9', 53'
  • Fraser  45+2' (pen.)
 Referee: Lindsey Robinson
23 October 2018 Northern Lights2–0AucklandQBE Stadium, North Shore
19:15
Report Referee: Anne-Marie Keighley

Bye: Capital

Round 7
27 October 2018 Capital3–1Southern UnitedMemorial Park, Lower Hutt
14:00
Report
  • Smith  13'
 Referee: Sarah Jones
28 October 2018 Northern Lights3–0WaiBOPMcFetridge Park, North Shore
13:00
Report Referee: Morgan Archer
28 October 2018 Auckland3–1Canterbury United PrideMcLennan Park, Auckland
14:00
Report
Referee: Nadia Browning

Bye: Central

Round 8
3 November 2018 WaiBOP1–3Canterbury United PrideGower Park, Hamilton
13:00
  • Cawte  45+2'
 Report
  • Longo  14'
  • Hepburn  26'
  • Taylor  82'
 Referee: Nadia Browning
3 November 2018 Capital5–0CentralMemorial Park, Lower Hutt
14:00
Report Referee: Wendy McNeely
4 November 2018 Southern United1–2Northern LightsTahuna Park, Dunedin
13:30
  • Nicholson  59'
 Report
  • Turnbull  27'
  • Tawharu  49'
 Referee: Dan Woulahan

Bye: Auckland

Round 9
11 November 2018 Northern Lights4–2CapitalMcFetridge Park, North Shore
13:00
  • Loye  7'
  • Pritchard  54', 66'
  • Barnett  65'
 Report
Referee: Morgan Archer
11 November 2018 Auckland3–2Southern UnitedMcLennan Park, Auckland
14:00
  • Jale  36', 69'
  • Mettam  75'
 Report
  • Morison  29', 38'
 Referee: Nadia Browning
11 November 2018 Canterbury United Pride8–0CentralEnglish Park, Christchurch
14:00
  • Taylor  13', 56', 67'
  • Wong  15'
  • Jones  43'
  • Donald  54'
  • Hepburn  58'
  • Longo  90+4'
 Report Referee: Lindsey Robinson

Bye: WaiBOP

Round 10
17 November 2018 WaiBOP2–3CapitalGower Park, Hamilton
14:00
  • Hooper  32'
  • Brady  79'
 Report
  • Robertson  82', 90'
  • Boone  90+5'
 Referee: Wendy McNeely
18 November 2018 Auckland4–0CentralMcLennan Park, Auckland
13:00
  • Parris  21'
  • Leong  50', 64'
  • Muirhead  74'
 Report Referee: Bridger Baker
18 November 2018 Canterbury United Pride0–3Northern LightsEnglish Park, Christchurch
13:30 Report
  • Turnbull  21'
  • Pritchard  34'
  • Stevens  61'
 Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley

Bye: Southern United

Round 11
24 November 2018 Capital2–2AucklandMemorial Park, Lower Hutt
13:00
  • McPhie  37'
  • Boone  63'
 Report
  • Parris  45+1'
  • Morrissey  88'
 Referee: Lindsey Robinson
25 November 2018 Southern United5–2WaiBOPForrester Park, Dunedin
11:00
  • Morrison  1'
  • Gray  2'
  • Brown  29', 85'
  • Wall  75'
 Report
  • Elliott  32'
  • Golding  37'
 Referee: Wendy McNeely
25 November 2018 Central1–5Northern LightsMassey Uni, Palmerston North
13:00
  • Pritchard  23'
  • Barnett  30', 80'
  • Savage  70'
  • Stratford  74'
 Report
  • Ralph  72'
 Referee: Andrew Turner

Bye: Canterbury United Pride

Round 12
1 December 2018 Capital4–3Canterbury United PrideMemorial Park, Lower Hutt
14:00
  • Bryant  9'
  • Main  25'
  • Boone  81'
  • Ohlsson  90'
 Report
  • Hepburn  17'
  • Taylor  36', 73'
 Referee: Andrew Turner
2 December 2018 Central2–8Southern UnitedMassey Uni, Palmerston North
12:00
  • Frank  20', 55'
 Report
  • Morison  5', 42'
  • Gray  10'
  • Smith  47'
  • Nicholson  50'
  • Bacon  57'
  • Wall  63'
  • de Ronde  76'
 Referee: Wendy McNeely
2 December 2018 Auckland1–1WaiBOPMcLennan Park, Auckland
14:00
  • Leong  90+3'
 Report
  • Muspratt  73'
 Referee: Bridget Baker

Bye: Northern Lights

Round 13
8 December 2018 Canterbury United Pride1–0AucklandEnglish Park, Christchurch
13:00
  • Rennie  38'
 Report
8 December 2018 WaiBOP1–2Northern LightsGower Park, Hamilton
14:00
  • Henderson  21'
 Report
  • Pritchard  71', 83'
 Referee: Sarah Jones
9 December 2018 Southern United5–4CapitalSunnyvale Park, Dunedin
14:00
  • Smith  8' (pen)
  • Whittaker  20'
  • Bacon  47', 56'
  • Gray  74'
 Report
  • Gregorius  33' (pen), 52' (pen), 56', 78' (pen)
 Referee: Morgan Archer

Bye: Central

Final
Northern Lights2–3 (a.e.t.)Canterbury United Pride
 Report
  • Longo  16', 31'
  • Barker  102'
Referee: Morgan Archer

Statistics
As of 9 December 2018

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Sarah Gregorius Capital 12
2 Cody Taylor Canterbury United Pride 10
3 Annalie Longo Canterbury United Pride 7
Jade Parris Auckland
5 Emily Morison Southern United 6
Ava Pritchard Northern Lights
Gabrielle Rennie Canterbury United Pride
8 Monique Barker Canterbury United Pride 5
Shontelle Smith Southern United
10 Meisha 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 6–0 23 September 2018 [10]
Kelli Brown WaiBOP Central 3–0 22 October 2018 [11]
Cody Taylor Canterbury United Pride Central 8–0 11 November 2018 [12]
Sarah Gregorius Capital Southern United 4–5 9 December 2018 [13]

Own goals
Player Club Against Round
Mackenzie Barry Central Southern United 1
Mackenzie Barry Central Canterbury United Pride 3
Kate Watson Central Canterbury United Pride 3
Bianca Stiles Auckland Southern United 3
Meisha Boone Capital Auckland 4
Ashley Weld WaiBOP Northern Lights 7

References
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  3. "Wrigley Named AFF Head Coach". Auckland Football. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  4. "Mayne named National Women's League coach". WaiBOP Football.
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  6. "Evans and Morrissey reappointed as NWL coaching staff". Capital Football. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  7. "Gunnie achieves B Licence". Mainland Football. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  8. "New coach appointed for Southern United women". Otago Daily Times. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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  10. Voerman, Andrew (23 September 2018). "Canterbury United Pride continue hot start in National Women's Football League". Stuff.co.nz.
  11. Voerman, Andrew (24 October 2018). "Canterbury United Pride lead the way in National Women's Football League". Stuff.co.nz.
  12. Hyslop, Liam (11 November 2018). "Mario Ilich's goal from halfway helps Team Wellington to top of national league". Stuff.co.nz.
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