# 2017 National Women's League (New Zealand)

The 2017 National Women's League was the fifteenth season of the NWL since its establishment in 2002. Seven teams were again involved in this season representing the different regions in New Zealand. The final was played between Canterbury United Pride and Auckland, it finished 1–1 at full time before Auckland won it in extra time 3–2. It was Aucklands sixth title and first since 2009. Eleanor Isaac from Southern United was voted the 2017 National Women's League MVP for the season.

## 2017 National Women's League
### Teams

| Team | Location | Ground | Coach |
| Northern | Auckland | QBE Stadium, Domain 3 | Hayley Stirling |
| Auckland | Auckland | Keith Hay Park | Gemma Lewis |
| WaiBOP | Cambridge | John Kerkhof Park | Barry Gardiner |
| Central Football | Palmerston North | Memorial Park | Simon Lees |
| Capital | Wellington | Memorial Park | Emma Evans |
| Canterbury United Pride | Christchurch | English Park | Mike De Bono |
| Southern United | Dunedin | Tahuna Park | Terry Parle |

### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canterbury United Pride | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 13 | Qualification to the Finals series |
| 2 | Auckland (C) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 12 | Qualification to the Finals series |
| 3 | Southern United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 10 | Qualification to the Finals series |
| 4 | Northern Lights | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 10 | |
| 5 | Capital | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 9 | |
| 6 | WaiBOP | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 4 | |
| 7 | Central Football | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 3 | |

### Matches

New Zealand women's football league matches took take place over October and November 2017

#### Round 1

Bye: Capital Football

#### Round 2

Bye: Canterbury United Pride

#### Round 3

Bye: Auckland

#### Round 4

Bye: Northern

#### Round 5

Bye: Central

#### Round 6

Bye: Southern United

#### Round 7

Bye: WaiBOP

### Finals series

For the final series, the team that finishes second played 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. Southern qualified for the final series over Northern even though they ended up on equal points and Northern had the better goal difference due to head-to-head record, with Southern beating Northern 2–1 in the regular season. This meant they would face Auckland in Auckland, while Canterbury United Pride had the week off.

#### Final
## Statistics

    As of 10 December 2017

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Jacqui Hand | Auckland | 5 |
| 1 | Dayna Stevens | Northern | 5 |
| 3 | Renee Bacon | Southern | 4 |
| 3 | Misha Boone | Central Football | 4 |
| 3 | Kim Maguire | WaiBOP | 4 |
| 3 | Tayla O'Brien | Auckland | 4 |
| 7 | Jane Barnett | Northern | 3 |
| 7 | Libby Boobyer | Capital | 3 |
| 7 | Britney Cunningham-Lee | Auckland | 3 |
| 7 | Aleesha Heywood | Central Football | 3 |
| 7 | Maggie Jenkins | Capital | 3 |
| 7 | Cara Lonergan | Northern | 3 |
| 7 | Annalie Longo | Canterbury United Pride | 3 |
| 7 | Kate Loye | Northern | 3 |
| 7 | Aimee Phillips | Canterbury United Pride | 3 |
| 7 | Stephanie Skilton | Auckland | 3 |

### Own goals

| Club | Against | Round |
| Auckland | Capital | 2 |