2015 National Women's League (New Zealand)

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National Women's League
 
Season2015
ChampionsNorthern Football
PremiersMainland Pride
Top goalscorerJacqui Hand
(11 goals)
Biggest home winNZ Development 11–2 Capital
(6 November 2016)
Biggest away winNZ Development 3–8 Northern
(29 October 2016)
Highest scoringNZ Development 11–2 Capital
(6 November 2016)
2014
2016

The 2015 National Women's League was the thirteenth season of the NWL since its establishment in 2002. Eight teams were involved this season, with the competition the last few seasons, as preparation for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, including the NZ Development Squad.[1]

2015 National Women's League

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Teams

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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]

 
 
Northern Football
 
Auckland Football
 
NZ Development
 
Waikato-Bay of Plenty
 
Central Football
 
Capital Football
 
Mainland Pride
 
Football South
Locations of the 2016 National Women's League Teams
Team Location Ground
Northern Football Auckland North Harbour Stadium
Auckland Football Auckland William Green Domain
NZ Development Squad Auckland
Waikato-Bay of Plenty Cambridge John Kerkhof Park
Central Football Palmerston North Memorial Park
Capital Football Wellington Memorial Park
Mainland Pride Christchurch English Park
Football South Dunedin Tahuna Park

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mainland Pride 7 6 1 0 20 7 +13 19 Qualification to the Finals series
2 Northern Football 7 6 0 1 29 8 +21 18
3 NZ Development Squad 7 5 0 2 29 16 +13 15
4 Auckland Football 7 2 3 2 6 5 +1 9
5 Waikato-Bay of Plenty 7 2 2 3 19 21 −2 8
6 Capital Football 7 1 2 4 12 24 −12 5
7 Central Football 7 1 1 5 8 21 −13 4
8 Football South 7 0 1 6 5 26 −21 1
Source: The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Matches

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Matches for the 2015 season took place between October and November 2016[5]

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Finals series

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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
Northern Football 4–3 NZ Development Squad
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Emma Rolston   
Jacqui Hand    Michaela Foster   pen.'
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Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jacqui Hand NZ Development Squad 11
2 Hannah Blake NZ Development Squad 8
Katie Rood Northern Football
4 Aimee Phillips Northern Football 7
Emma Rolston Northern Football
6 Paige Satchell Waikato-Bay of Plenty 6
7 Monique Barker Mainland Pride 5
Tayla Christensen Waikato-Bay of Plenty
9 Jane Barnett Central Football 4
Annalie Longo Mainland Pride
Megan Shea Mainland Pride
Sam Tawharu NZ Development Squad

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References

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  1. ^ "Turnbull names Development squad". NZ Football. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  2. ^ Ruane, Jeremy. "Five Years Of The National Women's League". ultimatenzsoccer.
  3. ^ "National women's league retains youth focus". Stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "2017 National Women's League Draw" (PDF). NZ Football. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  6. ^ "National Women's League Golden Boot". ultimatenzsoccer.com.
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