Victorian Premier League Women's
Season2023
Dates24 March 2023 – 3 September 2023
Top goalscorerDayna Stevens
(21 goals)
Biggest home winSpring Hills 11–0 Glen Waverley
(11 June 2023)
Biggest away winMonbulk Rangers 0–10 Casey Comets
(6 April 2023)
Highest scoringGlen Waverly 2–10 Casey Comets
(7 May 2023)
Longest winning run7 matches
Brunswick Juventus
Longest unbeaten run8 matches
Essendon Royals
Longest winless run12 matches
Monbulk Rangers
Longest losing run12 matches
Monbulk Rangers
2022
2024
All statistics correct as of 18 June 2023.
(Note: Longest runs only include regular season results)

The 2023 Victorian Premier League Women's, known commonly as the VPL Women's or VPLW, is the ongoing second season of the Victorian Premier League Women's since it's introduction after the restructuring of the women's divisions for the 2020 season.[1]

Team changes edit

Eleven teams will compete in the league – five returning teams from the previous season, three teams promoted from Women's State League Div 1 North-West, and three teams promoted from Women's State League Div 1 South-East.

To VPLW

Promoted from Women's State League Div 1 North-West

Promoted from Women's State League Div 1 South-East

Relegated from NPL Victora Women's

  • N/A

From VPLW

Promoted to NPL Victora Women's

Women's team now defunct


Stadiums and locations edit

 
 
Casey Comets
 
Eltham Redbacks
 
 
Glen Waverley
 
Melbourne University
 
Monbulk Rangers
 
South Yarra
 
Spring Hills
Locations of 2023 NPL VIC Women clubs.
Team Location Stadium
Brunswick Juventus Hadfield Reddish Reserve
Casey Comets Cranbourne Comets Stadium
Eltham Redbacks Eltham North Eltham North Reserve
Essendon Royals Essendon Cross Keys Reserve
Geelong Galaxy United North Geelong Hume Reserve
Glen Waverley Glen Waverley Capital Reserve
Melbourne University Parkville Princes Park
Monbulk Rangers Monbulk Monbulk Regional Soccer Facility
Ringwood City Ringwood Jubilee Park
South Yarra Docklands Ron Barassi Snr Reserve
Spring Hills Caroline Springs Springside Recreational Reserve

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Essendon Royals 12 10 1 1 44 3 +41 31 Qualification for finals series
2 Spring Hills 12 9 0 3 38 13 +25 27
3 Ringwood City 12 8 1 3 39 19 +20 25
4 Brunswick Juventus 10 8 0 2 33 15 +18 24
5 Casey Comets 11 7 0 4 41 22 +19 21
6 Geelong Galaxy United 12 6 0 6 34 21 +13 18
7 Melbourne University 12 5 0 7 22 28 −6 15
8 South Yarra 11 4 0 7 20 24 −4 12
9 Eltham Redbacks 11 3 0 8 17 39 −22 9
10 Glen Waverley 11 2 0 9 15 57 −42 6 Relegation
11 Monbulk Rangers 12 0 0 12 9 71 −62 0
Updated to match(es) played on 12 June 2023. Source: NPL VIC Women
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results edit

The fixtures were released on 1 December 2022.[2]

Home \ Away BRU CAS ELT ESS GEE GLE MEL MON RIN SOU SPR
Brunswick Juventus 1–0 1–0 4–0 9–0 1–4
Casey Comets 2–1 0–3 3–4 5–2 2–1
Eltham Redbacks 3–5 1–3 2–1 1–4
Essendon Royals 3–0 4–0 3–0 6–0 5–0 4–0 4–0
Geelong Galaxy United 1–2 4–2 9–0 0–3 3–1 1–2
Glen Waverley 2–10 4–2 1–6 1–6 0–6
Melbourne University 1–4 3–1 5–0 3–1 2–1 0–1
Monbulk Rangers 0–10 2–3 0–7 0–6 1–6 3–6 1–5
Ringwood City 2–1 2–2 2–4 3–0 7–1 3–1
South Yarra 3–5 2–3 2–0 6–0 1–0
Spring Hills 2–4 4–0 11–0 2–1 3–0 3–1 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 17 June 2023. Source: NPL VIC Women
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics edit

Top scorers edit

As of 17 June 2023
Rank Player Club Goals[3]
1   Dayna Stevens Spring Hills 21
2   Natasha Lusi Ringwood City 20
3   Aya Seino Geelong Galaxy United 16
4   Mami Ambo Casey Comets 15
5   Candela Ferreyra Bas Casey Comets 12
  Rachel Alonso Essendon Royals
7   Narumi Okada Brunswick Juventus 10
8   Shianne Rosselli Geelong Galaxy United 9
9   Brydie Siryj Melbourne University 8
10   Ayano Koizumi Essendon Royals 7

Clean sheets edit

As of 12 June 2023
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[4]
1   Jenna Ibrahim Spring Hills 6
2   Bethany Mason-Jones Essendon Royals 5
  Jacqueline Broadfoot Essendon Royals
4   Sienna Gidari Brunswick Juventus 3
5   Katie Clerkin South Yarra 2
6   Rebecca Ye Melbourne University 1
  Brooke Bennett Casey Comets
  Tayla Murphy Ringwood City
  Sascha Lypiridis Geelong Galaxy United
  Indra Thomas Brunswick Juventus
  Malee Siketa Geelong Galaxy United

Discipline edit

Player edit

  • Most yellow cards: 3[5]
    •   Sarina Vallese (Spring Hills)
  • Most red cards: 1[6]
    •   Erii Yamashita (Eltham Redbacks)
    •   Indianna Tupaea (Spring Hills)

Club edit

  • Most yellow cards: 10
    • Spring Hills
  • Fewest yellow cards: 1
    • Monbulk Rangers
  • Most red cards: 1
    • Eltham Redbacks
    • Spring Hills
  • Fewest red cards: 0
    • Nine teams


Notes and references edit

  1. ^ "Football Victoria Approves New Women's Division For 2020 Season". www.footballvictoria.com.au.
  2. ^ "2023 NPL Victoria Fixtures Released". www.footballvictoria.com.au.
  3. ^ "NPL VIC Women Scoring Summary". mygameday.app.
  4. ^ "2023 Women's National Premier Leagues Victoria Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Competition Statistics for Victorian Premier League Women's - GameDay". mygameday.app. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Competition Statistics for Victorian Premier League Women's - GameDay". mygameday.app. Retrieved 20 June 2023.