NRFL Women's Premiership

NRFL Women's Premiership
Founded1973
CountryNew Zealand New Zealand
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Number of clubs8
Level on pyramid2
Feeder toNew Zealand Women's National League
Relegation toNRFL Women's Championship
Domestic cup(s)Kate Sheppard Cup
Current championsAuckland United (2nd title)
(2024)
Most championshipsEastern Suburbs
Lynn-Avon United
(9 titles each)
WebsiteNorthern Region Football
Current: 2024 NRFL Premiership

The Northern Regional Football League Women's Premiership, currently known as Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Women's Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is a semi-professional New Zealand association football league competition. Up until 2022, the competition was known as NRFL Women's Premier League.[1][2][3]

The league includes football clubs located in the northern part of the North Island, with clubs from the Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty provinces. The league sits at step 2 of the New Zealand football pyramid.

Current clubs

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Location of clubs in New Zealand for the 2024 NRFL Women's Premiership season
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Location of clubs in Auckland Region for the 2024 NRFL Women's Premiership season

Fencibles United were promoted as winners of the NRFL Women's Championship.[4] Northern Rovers were relegated to the NRFL Championship after finishing bottom last season.[5]

Team Location Stadium 2023 season
Auckland United Mount Roskill, Auckland Keith Hay Park 1st
Eastern Suburbs Kohimarama, Auckland Madills Farm 2nd
Ellerslie Ellerslie, Auckland Michaels Avenue Reserve 4th
Fencibles United Pakuranga, Auckland Riverhills Park 1st in NRFL Women's Championship (promoted)
Hamilton Wanderers Chartwell, Hamilton Porritt Stadium 6th
Hibiscus Coast Whangaparaoa, Auckland Stanmore Bay Park 7th
West Coast Rangers Whenuapai, Auckland Fred Taylor Park 5th
Western Springs Westmere, Auckland Seddon Fields 3rd

Past champions

Source:[6]

References

  1. ^ "New look for LOTTO NRFL 2023". Northern Region Football. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Fixtures released for new season of top-level women's football in the north". friendsoffootballnz.com. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Lotto NRFL Review 2021". Northern Region Football. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Season". ultimatenzsoccer.com. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Women's Premier League champs survive late scare before celebrations begin". friendsoffootballnz.com. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Northern Premier Women's League". ultimatenzsoccer.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.