National Premier Leagues Women’s

The National Premier Leagues Women's (NPLW) are regional association football competitions in some states and territories in Australia, which act as the second tier of the sport in the country below the W-League. The WNPL consists of the highest level state league in a subset of the state-based federations within Australia, and is overseen by Football Federation Australia (FFA) in partnership with participating member federations. The WNPL is contested by clubs from six member federations; these are ACT, NSW, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia (from 2020).

National Premier Leagues Women’s
Founded2014
CountryAustralia
DivisionsACT
NSW
Queensland
South Australia
Victoria
WA (from 2020)
Number of teams61 clubs (from 6 federations)
Level on pyramid2

History

In October 2010, (FFA) commenced a National Competition Review, its main objective being to review the current structure of soccer competitions in Australia, and to monitor and improve elite player development.[1] NSW were the first federation to commence a competition, after a review on women's football in NSW in 2013, which looked at staying aligned with the FFA's pathway for women's football program.[2]

Queensland switched to the NPL format in 2015, followed by South Australia and Victoria in 2016, and the ACT (Capital Football) in 2017.

Western Australia is set to become the sixth member federation to restructure womens' competitions under the NPL banner, with the introduction of the National Premier Leagues WA women’s competition in 2020. [3]

Competition format and teams

The WNPL competitions in each state and territory are run independently by the member federations, with a similar format to the equivalent men's competition - the National Premier Leagues. Teams may be relegated from the WNPL to a third-tier league in the same state (and vice versa), but there is currently no mechanism for a team to be promoted to the first tier of Australian Football, the W-League. The number of teams promoted and relegated from third-tier leagues per state has varied over time. The table below details the number of teams relegated automatically from the WNPL at the end of the season and the number of NPL teams which go into a relegation playoff against a lower league team.

FederationNumber of ClubsCurrent Season
Automatic
Relegation		Relegation
Playoffs
ACTnone2020 NPL ACT Women's
NSW102020 NPL NSW Women's 1
Queensland102020 Women's NPL Queensland
SA102020 Women's NPL SA
Victoria102020 NPL VIC Women
WA102020 Women's NPL WA

Clubs (2020)

Below are listed the National Premier Leagues clubs in each competing member federation announced for the 2020 season.

ACT [4]
Belconnen United
Canberra Croatia
Canberra Olympic
Canberra United Academy
Gungahlin United
Monaro Panthers
Tuggeranong United
Wagga City Wanderers
Woden-Weston
NSW [5]
APIA Leichhardt Tigers
Bankstown City
Blacktown Spartans
Emerging Jets
Football NSW Institute
Illawarra Stingrays
Macarthur Rams Womens
Manly United
Northern Tigers
North West Sydney Koalas
Sydney Olympic
Sydney University
Queensland [6]
Capalaba
Eastern Suburbs
Football Queensland QAS
Gold Coast United
Lions FC
Logan Lightning
Mitchelton
Moreton Bay United
Souths United
South West Queensland Thunder
The Gap
South Australia [7]
Adelaide City
Adelaide Comets
Adelaide University
FFSA NTC
Fulham United
Metro United
Salisbury Inter
West Adelaide
Victoria [8]
Alamein FC
Bayside United
Box Hill United
Bulleen Lions
Calder United
Heidelberg United
South Melbourne
Victorian Women's NTC
Western Australia [3]
Balcatta
Curtin University
Football West NTC U-19
Fremantle City
Murdoch University Melville FC
Northern Redbacks
Perth SC
Subiaco AFC

Honours

Premiers by season
SeasonACTNew South WalesQueenslandSouth AustraliaVictoria
2014 — Macarthur Rams — — —
2015 — Macarthur Rams The Gap — —
2016 — Sydney University The Gap Metro United Calder United
2017 Belconnen United Macarthur Rams Peninsula Power West Adelaide South Melbourne
2018 Belconnen United Sydney University The Gap Metro United South Melbourne
2019 Belconnen United Sydney University Lions FC Adelaide City Calder United

Champions by season
SeasonACTNew South WalesQueenslandSouth AustraliaVictoria
2014 — Football NSW Institute — — —
2015 — Sydney University The Gap — —
2016 — Sydney University The Gap Metro United Calder United
2017 Canberra Manly United Peninsula Power Adelaide City South Melbourne
2018 Belconnen United Macarthur Rams Brisbane Roar NTC Adelaide City Bulleen Lions
2019 Belconnen United Sydney University Lions FC Adelaide City Calder United

Notes

  • Federations commenced under the WNPL Structure in different years.

See also

References
  1. Siokos, Anthony (28 May 2012). "Analysis: Review gives FFA clear signal of how they must spread the love". Sport Business Insider. Sports Business Insider Group. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  2. "2014 NPL NSW Womens 1 Draw announced". 17 February 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  3. "Female football in WA moves into new era". Football West. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  4. "1st - NPL ACT Women's 2020 Ladder". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  5. "Declaration of Leagues - 2020 FNSW Women's Competitions" (PDF). Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  6. "NPL Women's QLD 2020 Ladder". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  7. "Women's NPL SA 2020 Ladder". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  8. "NPL VIC Women Ladder". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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