# 2023 National Premier Leagues Victoria Women

The 2023 National Premier Leagues Victoria Women, known commonly as the NPL Victoria Women's or NPLV Women's, is the ongoing sixth season of the National Premier Leagues Victoria Women under the NPL format, and the 23rd season of top-flight Victorian Women's football overall.

## Teams

Eleven teams are competing in the league – the eight teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the VPL Women's. This was the first time teams could be promoted since the restructuring of the women's divisions for the 2020 season. The promoted teams are Preston Lions FC, Boroondara-Carey Eagles, and Southern United.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium |
| Alamein | Glen Iris | Dorothy Laver West Reserve |
| Bayside United | Cheltenham | Kingston Heath Soccer Complex |
| Boroondara-Carey Eagles | Bulleen | David Barro Stadium |
| Box Hill United | Box Hill | Wembley Park |
| Bulleen Lions | Bulleen | David Barro Stadium |
| Calder United | Keilor Park | Keilor Park Recreation Reserve |
| FV Emerging | Wantirna South | Knox Regional Football Centre |
| Heidelberg United | Heidelberg West | Olympic Park |
| Preston Lions FC | Reservoir | B.T. Connor Reserve |
| South Melbourne | Albert Park | Lakeside Stadium |
| Southern United | Clyde North | Selandra Recreation Reserve |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bulleen Lions | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 40 | Qualification for finals series |
| 2 | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 61 | 42 | +19 | 38 | Qualification for finals series |
| 3 | South Melbourne | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 36 | Qualification for finals series |
| 4 | Calder United | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 35 | Qualification for finals series |
| 5 | Alamein | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 31 | |
| 6 | Preston Lions FC | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 29 | |
| 7 | Box Hill United | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 29 | |
| 8 | Bayside United | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 23 | |
| 9 | Heidelberg United | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 23 | |
| 10 | FV Emerging | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 17 | Relegation to VPL Women's |
| 11 | Southern United | 20 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 56 | −40 | 4 | Relegation to VPL Women's |

## Results

The fixtures were released on 1 December 2022.
| Home \ Away | ALA | BAY | BOR | BOX | BUL | CAL | FVE | HEI | PRE | SOM | SOU |
| Alamein | — | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 7–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 |
| Bayside United | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 |
| Boroondara-Carey Eagles | 3–0 | 2–1 | — | 7–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 4–1 |
| Box Hill United | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 | — | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Bulleen Lions | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Calder United | 2–4 | 6–2 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| FV Emerging | 1–3 | 4–4 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–6 | 1–1 |
| Heidelberg United | 0–0 | 0–3 | 4–5 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 |
| Preston Lions FC | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–4 | 2–0 |
| South Melbourne | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 |
| Southern United | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | — |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 18 August 2023
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Kurea Okino | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | 31 |
| 2 | Danielle Wise | South Melbourne | 15 |
| 3 | Sidney Allen | Alamein | 13 |
| 4 | Kayla Deaver | Bayside United | 11 |
| 4 | Nicole Blackett | Heidelberg United | 11 |
| 4 | Raquel Deralas | Calder United | 11 |
| 4 | Tayla Christensen | South Melbourne | 11 |
| 8 | Asuka Doi | Box Hill United | 10 |
| 8 | Keiwa Hieda | Calder United | 10 |
| 10 | Kaitlyn Torpey | Preston Lions FC | 9 |
| 10 | Melindaj Barbieri | Box Hill United | 9 |

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Kurea Okino | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | Box Hill United | 1–5 (A) | 31 March 2023 |
| Sidney Allen | Alamein | Southern United | 5–1 (H) | 1 April 2023 |
| Emilie Keppens | FV Emerging | Bayside United | 4–4 (H) | 7 April 2023 |
| Kurea Okino | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | Alamein | 3–0 (H) | 8 April 2023 |
| Nicole Blackett | Heidelberg United | Southern United | 6–1 (H) | 6 May 2023 |
| Georgia Beaumont | Heidelberg United | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | 4–5 (H) | 12 May 2023 |
| Margot Robinne | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | FV Emerging | 3–2 (H) | 20 May 2023 |
| Raquel Deralas | Calder United | Bayside United | 6–2 (H) | 27 May 2023 |
| Raquel Deralas | Calder United | Alamein | 6–2 (H) | 10 June 2023 |
| Kurea Okino | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | Box Hill United | 7–0 (H) | 17 June 2023 |
| Kurea Okino | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | Calder United | 3–4 (A) | 8 July 2023 |
| Maja Markovski | Bulleen Lions | Bayside United | 4–2 (H) | 8 July 2023 |
| Kurea Okino | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | Southern United | 4–1 (H) | 15 July 2023 |
| Melindaj Barbieri | Box Hill United | Preston Lions FC | 1–5 (A) | 18 August 2023 |

### Top assists

    As of 18 August 2023
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Sidney Allen | Alamein | 9 |
| 2 | Anika Dovaston | FV Emerging | 8 |
| 2 | Becky Lim | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | 8 |
| 2 | Miri Nishimura | Preston Lions | 8 |
| 5 | Kristina Hall | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | 7 |
| 5 | Kiewa Hieda | Calder United | 7 |
| 7 | Hayley Geurts | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | 6 |
| 7 | Ashleigh Lefevre | Alamein | 6 |
| 7 | Margot Robinne | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | 6 |
| 7 | Rebecca Saber | Alamein | 6 |

### Clean sheets

    As of 9 July 2023
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Natalie Picak | Calder United | 6 |
| 1 | Gaby Garton | Bulleen Lions | 6 |
| 3 | Christine Fonua | Preston Lions FC | 5 |
| 4 | Coco Majstorovic | Bayside United | 4 |
| 5 | Ava Walters | Box Hill United | 3 |
| 5 | Deanna Bottalico | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | 3 |
| 7 | Zara Board | South Melbourne | 2 |
| 7 | Natasha Stathopoulos | Heidelberg United | 2 |
| 7 | Melissa Maizels | Heidelberg United | 2 |
| 7 | Kate Bean | Alamein | 2 |
| 7 | Alyssa Dall'Oste | Calder United | 2 |
| 7 | Miranda Templeman | South Melbourne | 2 |

### Discipline
#### Player

* Most yellow cards: 5
** Elsa Sousa (Bayside United)
** Leia Varley (South Melbourne)
** Maddison Rakic (Bayside United)
* Most red cards: 1
** Rebecca Saber (Alamein)
** Bella Stringfellow (South Melbourne)
** Bronwyn Maidment (Southern United)
** Elsa Sousa (Bayside United)
** Karina Tolios (Heidelberg United)
** Lisa Fonua (Preston Lions)
** Kayla Deaver (Bayside United)
** Alyssa Rose (Southern United)
** Annabelle Yates (FV Emerging)
** Katrina Nikpour (Heidelberg United)

#### Club

* Most yellow cards: 24
** Bayside United
* Fewest yellow cards: 7
** Boroondara-Carey Eagles
** Bulleen Lions
* Most red cards: 2
** Bayside United
** Southern United
* Fewest red cards: 0
** Five teams

## Finals Series

South Melbourne would beat Bulleen Lions 4-2 in the NPL Victoria Women's Grand Final.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 September - David Barro Stadium | 2 September - David Barro Stadium | 2 September - David Barro Stadium | | | |
| 1 | Bulleen Lions (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | |
| 1 | Bulleen Lions (a.e.t.) | 2 | 9 September - Home of the Matildas | 9 September - Home of the Matildas | 9 September - Home of the Matildas |
| 4 | Calder United | 1 | 9 September - Home of the Matildas | 9 September - Home of the Matildas | 9 September - Home of the Matildas |
| 4 | Calder United | 1 | 1 | Bulleen Lions | 2 |
| 2 September - David Barro Stadium | 2 September - David Barro Stadium | 2 September - David Barro Stadium | 1 | Bulleen Lions | 2 |
| 2 September - David Barro Stadium | 2 September - David Barro Stadium | 2 September - David Barro Stadium | 3 | South Melbourne | 4 |
| 2 | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | 1 | 3 | South Melbourne | 4 |
| 3 | South Melbourne | 2 | | | |