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]
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| State | NSW |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Level on pyramid | 3 |
| Promotion to | NPL NSW |
| Relegation to | N/A |
| Domestic cup(s) | Sapphire Cup |
| Current champions | Gladesville Ravens (2022) |
| Current premiers | Gladesville Ravens (2022) |
| Current: 2023 Football NSW season | |
History
editFollowing 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
editThe 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:
- First week – preliminary semi-final – 2nd vs 3rd + elimination semi-final – 4th vs 5th
- Second week – major semi-final – 1st vs winner PSF + minor semi-final – loser PSF vs winner ESF
- Third week – preliminary final – loser of MJF vs winner of MNS
- Final week – grand final – winner of MJF vs winner of PF
Clubs
editThe following 14 clubs competed in the NSW League One Women during the 2023 season.
| Club | Location | Grounds | Capacity | Founded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacktown City FC | Blacktown | Landen Stadium | 7,500 | ||
| Camden Tigers | Camden | Ron Dine Memorial Reserve | |||
| Central Coast Mariners Women's Academy | Lisarow | Pluim Park | 2,000 | 2008 | |
| 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 Park | 1,000 | ||
| Nepean FC | Penrith/St Marys | Cook Park | 1,000 | ||
| SD Raiders | Moorebank | Ernie Smith Reserve | 1,000 | 1998 | |
| 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
edit| Club | Premierships | Years | Championships | Years | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gladesville Ravens | 1 | 2022 | 2 | 2019, 2022 | 3 |
| Sydney Olympic | 2 | 2017, 2018 | 1 | 2018 | 3 |
| Central Coast Mariners Academy | 1 | 2014 | 1 | 2014 | 2 |
| Marconi Stallions | 1 | 2015 | 1 | 2015 | 2 |
| Bankstown City | 0 | 1 | 2017 | 1 | |
| Northern Tigers | 0 | 1 | 2016 | 1 | |
| UNSW FC | 0 | 1 | 2013 | 1 | |
| APIA Leichhardt | 1 | 2019 | 0 | 1 | |
| Inter Lions | 1 | 2016 | 0 | 1 | |
| Western NSW Mariners | 1 | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "CHANGES OF NAMES TO FOOTBALL NSW COMPETITIONS". Football NSW. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "FFA launches National Premier Leagues". Football Federation Australia. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "2017 declaration of leagues" (PDF). footballnsw.com.au. Retrieved 26 September 2016.