National Premier Leagues NSW Women's
Founded2014
CountryAustralia
StateNSW
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams14
Level on pyramid2
Relegation toNSW League One
Domestic cup(s)Sapphire Cup
Current championsMacarthur Rams (2023)
Current premiersAPIA Leichhardt (2023)
Websitewomens.nplnsw.com.au

The National Premier Leagues NSW Women's, also known as the NPL NSW Women's, is a soccer competition in New South Wales, Australia. The competition is conducted by Football NSW, the organising body in New South Wales. The league is a subdivision of the second tier National Premier Leagues Women's structure, which sits below the national A-League Women. Prior to becoming a subdivision of the NPL in 2014, the league was previously known as the Womens Premier League.

History

A Football NSW panel completed a review on women's football in NSW in 2013, with a view to staying aligned with the FFA's pathway for women's football.[1] This resulted in an inaugural NPL competition in 2014, with NSW being the first in the country to introduce a women's competition under the NPL banner. The Football NSW Institute were the inaugural champions.

Clubs

The following fourteen clubs are taking part in the National Premier Leagues NSW Women’s for the 2023 season.

APIA Leichhardt Tigers
Bankstown City FC
Blacktown Spartans
Bulls FC Academy
Emerging Jets
Football NSW Institute
Gladesville Ravens
Illawarra Stingrays
Macarthur Rams
Manly United
Northern Tigers
NWS Spirit
Sydney Olympic
Sydney University

Honours

SeasonPremiersChampions
2014 Macarthur Rams Football NSW Institute
2015 Macarthur Rams Sydney University
2016 Sydney University Sydney University
2017 Macarthur Rams Manly United
2018 Sydney University Macarthur Rams
2019 Sydney University Sydney University
2020 Sydney University Manly United
2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[2]
2022 Sydney University Macarthur Rams
2023 APIA Leichhardt Macarthur Rams FC

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2014 NPL NSW Womens 1 Draw announced". 17 February 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Football NSW Cancel 2021 National Premier Leagues Season". Football NSW. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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