# 2024 New Zealand Women's National League

The 2024 New Zealand Women's National League is the fourth scheduled season of the new National League since its restructuring in 2021; the 2021 National League was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in northern regions. The 2024 season will be the twenty-second season of national women's football and will again be a hybrid season. The competition will feature four teams from the NRFL Premiership representing the Northern Conference, Central Football and two Capital Football federation sides representing the Central Conference, and Canterbury United Pride and Southern United representing the Southern Conference.

## Qualifying league
### 2024 NRFL Premiership

Eight teams are competing in the league – the top seven teams from the previous season and the promoted side from the 2023 NRFL Championship. The promoted team is Fencibles United as winners of the 2023 NRFL Championship. They replaced Northern Rovers.

#### Teams

| Team | Location | Home Ground | 2023 season |
| Auckland United | Mount Roskill, Auckland | Keith Hay Park | 1st |
| Eastern Suburbs | Kohimarama, Auckland | Madills Farm | 2nd |
| Ellerslie | Ellerslie, Auckland | Michaels Avenue Reserve | 4th |
| Fencibles United | Pakuranga, Auckland | Riverhills Domain | 1st in NRFL Women's Championship (promoted) |
| Hamilton Wanderers | Chartwell, Hamilton | Porritt Stadium | 6th |
| Hibiscus Coast | Whangaparāoa, Auckland | Stanmore Bay Park | 7th |
| West Coast Rangers | Whenuapai, Auckland | Fred Taylor Park | 5th |
| Western Springs | Westmere, Auckland | Seddon Fields | 3rd |

#### NRFL Premiership table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Auckland United (C) | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 9 | +56 | 59 | Winner of NRFL Premiership and qualification to National League Championship |
| 2 | West Coast Rangers | 21 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 65 | 29 | +36 | 49 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 3 | Eastern Suburbs | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 31 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 4 | Western Springs | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 30 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 5 | Fencibles United | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 26 | |
| 6 | Hibiscus Coast | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 24 | |
| 7 | Ellerslie | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 48 | −27 | 16 | |
| 8 | Hamilton Wanderers (R) | 21 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 67 | −53 | 8 | Relegation to NRFL Women's Championship |

#### NRFL Premiership results table

| Home \ Away | AKU | EAS | ELL | FEN | HAM | HBC | WCR | WSP | AKU | EAS | ELL | FEN | HAM | HBC | WCR | WSP |
| Auckland United | | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | | | 3–0 | 5–1 | 4–1 | |
| Eastern Suburbs | 1–6 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | | | 3–1 | | | 0–3 | | 1–2 |
| Ellerslie | 0–4 | 0–4 | | 1–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 0–2 | | | | 3–0 | | | 0–2 |
| Fencibles United | 1–3 | 0–6 | 1–0 | | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | | | | | 2–3 |
| Hamilton Wanderers | 0–6 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–3 | | 0–5 | 0–4 | 2–2 | | 0–1 | | 0–2 | | 1–3 | 0–5 | |
| Hibiscus Coast | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | | 1–3 | 4–2 | | | 0–1 | 2–1 | | | 0–3 | |
| West Coast Rangers | 0–3 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | | 3–1 | | 0–1 | 6–0 | 5–2 | | | | 2–2 |
| Western Springs | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | | 0–1 | | | | 1–2 | 5–0 | | |

## Qualified teams

| Association | Team | Position in Regional League | App (last) | Previous best (last) |
| Northern League (4 berths) | Auckland United | 1st | 3rd (2023) | 1st (2023) |
| Northern League (4 berths) | West Coast Rangers | 2nd | 1st | Debut |
| Northern League (4 berths) | Eastern Suburbs | 3rd | 3rd (2023) | 1st (2022) |
| Northern League (4 berths) | Western Springs | 4th | 3rd (2023) | 2nd (2022) |
| Central League (3 berths) | Central Football | N/A | 22nd (2023) | 2nd (2004) |
| Central League (3 berths) | CF Waterside Karori | N/A | 2nd (2023) | 5th (2023) |
| Central League (3 berths) | CF Wellington United | N/A | 2nd (2023) | 6th (2023) |
| Southern League (2 berths) | Canterbury United Pride | N/A | 22nd (2023) | 1st (2020) |
| Southern League (2 berths) | Southern United | N/A | 22nd (2023) | 1st (2021) |
| Wellington Phoenix (automatic berth) | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Automatic qualification | 2nd (2023) | 8th (2023) |

## Championship phase
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Auckland United (C) | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 25 | Qualification to Grand Final |
| 2 | CF Waterside Karori | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 18 | Qualification to Grand Final |
| 3 | Eastern Suburbs | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 14 | |
| 4 | Western Springs | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 14 | |
| 5 | West Coast Rangers | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 14 | |
| 6 | CF Wellington United | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 13 | |
| 7 | Canterbury United Pride | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 13 | |
| 8 | Southern United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 11 | |
| 9 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 28 | −19 | 4 | |
| 10 | Central Football | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 50 | −47 | 0 | |
* ↑ Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.

### Results table

| Home \ Away | AKU | CUP | CEN | CWK | CWU | EAS | SOU | WPX | WCR | WSP |
| Auckland United | | | | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 1–0 |
| Canterbury United Pride | 1–4 | | | | | 1–3 | | 4–1 | 4–3 | 0–3 |
| Central Football | 1–5 | 1–2 | | | | 0–10 | | | 0–5 | |
| CF Waterside Karori | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | | | | | | 3–1 | |
| CF Wellington United | | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | | | 1–2 | 4–0 | | |
| Eastern Suburbs | | | | 0–1 | 2–2 | | 0–0 | | | 3–1 |
| Southern United | | 1–2 | 8–1 | 2–0 | | | | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | | | 5–0 | 0–5 | | 0–5 | | | | 1–4 |
| West Coast Rangers | 0–1 | | | | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | | 3–3 |
| Western Springs | | | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | | 2–1 | | | |

#### Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 3, but then postponed and played between rounds 6 and 7, it is added to the standings for round 6.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Auckland United | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CF Waterside Karori | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Eastern Suburbs | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Western Springs | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| West Coast Rangers | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| CF Wellington United | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Canterbury United Pride | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Southern United | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Central Football | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
* Leader and Grand Final
* Grand Final

### Grand Final
## Awards
### Annual awards

Team of the season :
| Goalkeeper | Nikki Whyte (Eastern Suburbs) | Nikki Whyte (Eastern Suburbs) | Nikki Whyte (Eastern Suburbs) | Nikki Whyte (Eastern Suburbs) | Nikki Whyte (Eastern Suburbs) | Nikki Whyte (Eastern Suburbs) | Nikki Whyte (Eastern Suburbs) | Nikki Whyte (Eastern Suburbs) | Nikki Whyte (Eastern Suburbs) | Nikki Whyte (Eastern Suburbs) | Nikki Whyte (Eastern Suburbs) | Nikki Whyte (Eastern Suburbs) |
| Defenders | Zoe Barrott (CF Wellington United) | Zoe Barrott (CF Wellington United) | Zoe Barrott (CF Wellington United) | Zoe Barrott (CF Wellington United) | Sarah Morton (CF Waterside Karori) | Sarah Morton (CF Waterside Karori) | Sarah Morton (CF Waterside Karori) | Sarah Morton (CF Waterside Karori) | Saskia Vosper (Auckland United) | Saskia Vosper (Auckland United) | Saskia Vosper (Auckland United) | Saskia Vosper (Auckland United) |
| Midfielders | Rina Hirano (Western Springs) | Rina Hirano (Western Springs) | Rina Hirano (Western Springs) | Emma Starr (CF Waterside Karori) | Emma Starr (CF Waterside Karori) | Emma Starr (CF Waterside Karori) | Kate Loye (Canterbury United Pride) | Kate Loye (Canterbury United Pride) | Kate Loye (Canterbury United Pride) | Shontelle Smith (Southern United) | Shontelle Smith (Southern United) | Shontelle Smith (Southern United) |
| Forwards | Kendall Pollock (CF Waterside Karori) | Kendall Pollock (CF Waterside Karori) | Kendall Pollock (CF Waterside Karori) | Kendall Pollock (CF Waterside Karori) | Charlotte Roche (Auckland United) | Charlotte Roche (Auckland United) | Charlotte Roche (Auckland United) | Charlotte Roche (Auckland United) | Britney Cunningham-Lee (Eastern Suburbs) | Britney Cunningham-Lee (Eastern Suburbs) | Britney Cunningham-Lee (Eastern Suburbs) | Britney Cunningham-Lee (Eastern Suburbs) |