# 2019 National Women's League (New Zealand)

The 2019 National Women's League was the seventeenth season of the NWL, New Zealand's top level women's football league since its establishment in 2002. Seven teams were involved in this season representing the different regions in New Zealand. This was the second year that the league played 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 Central played two matches over the weekend.

## Teams

| Team | Location | Ground | Coach |
| Northern Lights | North Shore | Allen Hill Stadium | Shane Verma |
| Auckland | Auckland | McLennan Park | Nic Downes |
| WaiBOP | Cambridge | John Kerkhof Park | Nico Girard |
| Central Football | Palmerston North | Massey Uni | Barry Scullion |
| Capital | Lower Hutt | Petone Memorial Park | Natalie Lawrence |
| Canterbury United Pride | Christchurch | English Park | Alana Gunn |
| Southern United | Dunedin | Logan Park | Nick Pierce |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canterbury United Pride (C) | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 8 | +28 | 31 | Qualification to the Final |
| 2 | Northern Lights | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 8 | +20 | 26 | Qualification to the Final |
| 3 | Auckland | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 22 | |
| 4 | Southern United | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 20 | |
| 5 | Capital | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 11 | |
| 6 | WaiBOP | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 33 | −27 | 7 | |
| 7 | Central Football | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 40 | −31 | 1 | |
*Round 13 match between WaiBOP and Northern Lights was abandoned at half-time with the score 0-0
**Round 13 match between Central and Capital was postponed due to inclement weather and road closures. Was not played and declared a 0–0 draw

### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Auckland | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Canterbury United Pride | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Capital | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Central Football | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Northern Lights | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Southern United | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| WaiBOP | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
* Qualification to Grand final

### Fixtures and results

New Zealand women's football league matches took place from September to December 2019 and for the second year running, included a double header round over the Labour weekend.

#### Round 1

Bye: Northern Lights

#### Round 2

Bye: Auckland

#### Round 3

Bye: Canterbury United

#### Round 4

Bye: Capital

#### Round 5

Bye: Southern United

#### Round 6

Bye: WaiBOP

#### Round 7 (Double Header Week)

Bye: Central

#### Round 8

Bye: Northern Lights

#### Round 9

Bye: Auckland

#### Round 10

Bye: Canterbury United

#### Round 11

Bye: Capital

#### Round 12

Bye: WaiBOP

#### Round 13

Bye: Southern United
*Match abandoned at half-time with the score 0-0
**Postponed due to inclement weather and road closures. Not going to be played so declared a 0–0 draw

## Statistics

    As of 11 December 2019

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Emma Rolston | Capital Football | 10 |
| 2 | Britney-Lee Nicholson | Canterbury United Pride | 9 |
| 3 | Britney Cunningham-Lee | Auckland Football | 7 |
| 3 | Gabi Rennie | Canterbury United Pride | 7 |
| 5 | Amy Hislop | Southern United | 6 |
| 6 | Kelli Brown | Northern Lights | 5 |
| 6 | Nicola Dominikovich | Canterbury United Pride | 5 |
| 6 | Chloe Knott | Northern Lights | 5 |
| 6 | Ava Pritchard | Northern Lights | 5 |
| 6 | Steph Skilton | Auckland Football | 5 |
| 11 | Ruby Anderson | Southern United | 4 |
| 11 | Renee Bacon | Southern United | 4 |
| 11 | Kelsey Wilkinson | Capital Football | 4 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
| Emma Rolston | Capital Football | WaiBOP | 8–0 | 29 October 2019 | |