2016 National Women's League (New Zealand)
The 2016 National Women's League was the fourteenth season of the NWL since its establishment in 2002. Seven teams were involved this season, after being in the competition the last few seasons as preparation for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the NZ Development Squad wasn't included in the league anymore.[1]
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Season | 2016 |
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Champions | Canterbury United Pride |
Premiers | Canterbury United Pride |
Matches played | 21 |
Goals scored | 107 (5.1 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Katie Rood (7 goals) |
Biggest home win | Capital 5–1 Southern United (6 November 2016) Auckland 5–1 Central (13 November 2016) |
Biggest away win | Southern United 0–8 Northern (29 October 2016) |
Highest scoring | Southern United 0–8 Northern (29 October 2016) Southern United 2–6 WaiBOP (12 November 2016) |
Longest winning run | Northern (4 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Capital Northern WaiBOP (4 games) |
Longest winless run | Southern United (6 games) |
Longest losing run | Southern United (6 games) |
← 2015 2017 → |
2016 National Women's League
Teams
Unlike its male counterpart, the ISPS Handa Premiership, the teams are run by the regional federations rather than as collaborative entities between local clubs.[2][3][4]
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Team | Location | Ground |
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Northern | Auckland | QBE Stadium 3 |
Auckland | Auckland | William Green Domain |
WaiBOP | Cambridge | John Kerkhof Park |
Central | Palmerston North | Memorial Park |
Capital | Wellington | Memorial Park |
Canterbury United Pride | Christchurch | English Park |
Southern United | Dunedin | Tahuna Park |
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Canterbury United Pride | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 13 | Qualification to the Finals series |
2 | Capital | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 13 | |
3 | WaiBOP | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 13 | |
4 | Northern | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 12 | |
5 | Auckland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 6 | |
6 | Central | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 4 | |
7 | Southern United | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 30 | −21 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Matches
Matches for the 2016 season took place between October and November 2016[5]
- Round 1
16 October 2016 | Central | 0–3 | Auckland | Memorial Park, Palmerston North |
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16 October 2016 | WaiBOP | 2–2 | Capital | John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge |
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16 October 2016 | Auckland | 1–4 | Canterbury United Pride | William Green Domain, Auckland |
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Bye: Southern United
- Round 2
21 October 2016 | Northern | 4–3 | Auckland | QBE Stadium 3, Auckland |
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23 October 2016 | Canterbury United Pride | 5–2 | Southern United | English Park, Christchurch |
11:00 |
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Referee: Debbie Stevens |
23 October 2016 | Capital | 3–0 | Southern United | Memorial Park, Lower Hutt |
13:00 |
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Source | Referee: Nadia Browning |
Bye: WaiBOP
- Round 3
29 October 2016 | Southern United | 0–8 | Northern | Tahuna Park, Dunedin |
12:30 | Source |
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Referee: Nadia Browning |
30 October 2016 | Auckland | 1–3 | Capital | William Green Domain, Auckland |
12:30 |
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Source | Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley |
30 October 2016 | Central | 1–4 | WaiBOP | Memorial Park, Palmerston North |
12:00 |
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Referee: Debbie Stevens |
Bye: Canterbury United Pride
- Round 4
6 November 2016 | Northern | 3–1 | Canterbury United Pride | QBE Stadium 3, Auckland |
13:00 |
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Referee: Karyn Meade |
6 November 2016 | WaiBOP | 4–2 | Auckland | John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge |
13:00 |
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Referee: Matt Trent |
6 November 2016 | Capital | 4–2 | Southern United | Memorial Park, Lower Hutt |
14:00 | Source |
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Referee: Debbie Stevens |
Bye: Central
- Round 5
12 November 2016 | Southern United | 2–6 | WaiBOP | Peter Johnstone Park, Mosgiel |
13:00 |
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Source | Referee: Karyn Meade |
13 November 2016 | Canterbury United Pride | 2–6 | Capital | English Park, Christchurch |
11:00 |
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Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley |
13 November 2016 | Auckland | 5–1 | Central | Riverhills Park, Auckland |
14:00 |
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Referee: Nadia Browning |
Bye: Northern
- Round 6
20 November 2016 | Central | 2–1 | Southern United | Memorial Park, Palmerston North |
12:00 |
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Referee: Wendy McNeely |
20 November 2016 | WaiBop | 1–6 | Canterbury United Pride | John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge |
13:00 |
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Referee: Sarah Jones |
20 November 2016 | Capital | 2–1 | Canterbury United Pride | Memorial Park, Lower Hutt |
13:30 |
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Referee: Karyn Meade |
Bye: Auckland
- Round 7
26 November 2016 | Southern United | 3–4 | Auckland | Tahuna Park, Dunedin |
13:00 |
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Referee: Sarah Jones |
27 November 2016 | Canterbury United Pride | 1–1 | Central | English Park, Christchurch |
11:00 |
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Referee: Karyn Meade |
27 November 2016 | Northern | 2–3 | WaiBOP | QBE Stadium 3, Auckland |
13:00 |
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Referee: Debbie Stevens |
Bye: Capital
Finals series
For the final series, the team that finishes second will play off at home against the team that finishes third, while the team that finishes first has the week off before playing the winner of 2nd v 3rd.
- Preliminary Final
4 December 2016 | Capital | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | WaiBOP | Memorial Park, Lower Hutt |
13:00 |
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Referee: Debbie Stevens |
- Final
11 December 2016 | Canterbury United Pride | 2–0 | Capital | English Park, Christchurch |
16:00 |
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Source | Referee: Nadia Browning |
Top goalscorers
Po. | Name | Club | Goals |
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1 | Katie Rood | Northern | 7 |
2= | Helen Arjomandi | WaiBOP | 5 |
2= | Jane Barnett | Northern | 5 |
2= | Maggie Jenkins | Capital | 5 |
2= | Holly Pascoe | Canterbury United Pride | 5 |
2= | Sammi Tawharu | Northern | 5 |
7= | Renee Bacon | Southern | 4 |
7= | Lily Bray | Canterbury United Pride | 4 |
7= | Tessa Leong | Auckland | 4 |
7= | Annalie Longo | Canterbury United Pride | 4 |
7= | Briar Palmer | Capital | 4 |
References
- "Turnbull names Development squad". NZ Football. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- Ruane, Jeremy. "Five Years Of The National Women's League". ultimatenzsoccer.
- "National women's league retains youth focus". Stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- Nothing Trivial (15 December 2008). "Sparc plays ball with women's football | Television New Zealand | News, Sport, Weather, TV ONE, TV2 | TVNZ | FOOTBALL News". TVNZ. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- "2017 National Women's League Draw" (PDF). NZ Football. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- "National Women's League Golden Boot". ultimatenzsoccer.com.