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.
Teams
Team Location Ground Coach Northern Lights North Shore QBE Stadium, Domain 3 Gemma Lewis Auckland Auckland McLennan Park Tracy Wrigley WaiBOP Hamilton Gower Park Michael Mayne Central Football Palmerston North Massey Uni Donald Piper Capital Lower Hutt Memorial Park Emma Evans Canterbury United Pride Christchurch English Park Alana Gunn Southern United Dunedin Tahuna Park Rignacio Sande
Regular season League table
Positions by round
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.
Round 1
Bye: Northern Lights
Round 2
Bye: Auckland
Round 3
Bye: WaiBOP
Round 4
Bye: Canterbury United Pride
Round 5
Bye: Southern United
Round 6 (Double Header Week)
Bye: Capital
Round 7
Bye: Central
Round 8
Bye: Auckland
Round 9
Bye: WaiBOP
Round 10
Bye: Southern United
Round 11
Bye: Canterbury United Pride
Round 12
Bye: Northern Lights
Round 13
Bye: Central
Final
Statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Sarah Gregorius Capital 12 2 Cody Taylor Canterbury United Pride 103 Annalie Longo Canterbury United Pride7 Jade Parris Auckland5 Emily Morison Southern United6 Ava Pritchard Northern Lights Gabi Rennie Canterbury United Pride8 Monique Barker Canterbury United Pride5 Shontelle Smith Southern United10 Meisha Boone Capital4 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 Player For Against Result Date Ref Monique Barker Canterbury United Pride WaiBOP 6–0 Kelli Brown WaiBOP Central Football 3–0 Cody Taylor Canterbury United Pride Central Football 8–0 Sarah Gregorius Capital Southern United 4–5
Own goals PlayerClubAgainstRoundMackenzie BarryCentral FootballSouthern United1Mackenzie BarryCentral FootballCanterbury United Pride3Kate WatsonCentral FootballCanterbury United Pride3Bianca StilesAucklandSouthern United3Meisha BooneCapitalAuckland4Ashley WeldWaiBOPNorthern Lights7
References
External links Official website