# 2022 New Zealand Women's National League

The 2022 New Zealand Women's National League is the second 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 2022 season will be the twentieth season of national women's football and will be a hybrid season. The competition will feature four teams from the NRFL Premier League representing the Northern Conference, Central Football and Capital Football representing the Central Conference and Canterbury United Pride and Southern United representing the Southern Conference.

## Qualifying league
### 2022 NRFL Premier League

After a shortened season in 2021, no teams were relegated and instead 2022 saw the league expand to eight teams with the inclusion of West Coast Rangers and Tauranga City.

#### Teams

| Team | Location | Home Ground | 2021 season |
| Auckland United | Mount Roskill, Auckland | Keith Hay Park | 6th |
| Eastern Suburbs | Kohimarama, Auckland | Madills Farm | 1st |
| Ellerslie | Ellerslie, Auckland | Michaels Avenue Reserve | 5th |
| Hamilton Wanderers | Chartwell, Hamilton | Porritt Stadium | 4th |
| Northern Rovers | Glenfield, Auckland | McFetridge Park | 3rd |
| Tauranga City | Mount Maunganui, Tauranga | Links Avenue | 1st in WaiBOP W-League (promoted) |
| West Coast Rangers | Whenuapai, Auckland | Fred Taylor Park | 1st in NRF Championship (promoted) |
| Western Springs | Westmere, Auckland | Seddon Fields | 2nd |

#### NRFL Premier League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Northern Rovers (C) | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 14 | +39 | 54 | Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship |
| 2 | Western Springs | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 43 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 3 | Eastern Suburbs | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 73 | 36 | +37 | 41 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 4 | Auckland United | 21 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 37 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 5 | Ellerslie | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 27 | |
| 6 | West Coast Rangers | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 22 | |
| 7 | Hamilton Wanderers | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 26 | 56 | −30 | 16 | |
| 8 | Tauranga City (R) | 21 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 85 | −72 | 4 | Relegation to NRF Championship/WaiBOP W-League |
* Western Springs drew 0–0 with Ellerslie on 15 July 2022, but Western Springs fielded an ineligible player. Result overturned to a 3–0 win for Ellerslie.

#### NRFL Premier League results table

| Home \ Away | AU | ES | EL | HW | NR | TC | WC | WS | AU | ES | EL | HW | NR | TC | WC | WS |
| Auckland United | | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 8–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | | | | 3–0 | | | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Eastern Suburbs | 3–2 | | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–6 | 11–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | | | | 2–3 | 7–1 | | |
| Ellerslie | 1–4 | 0–3 | | 2–0 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 6–1 | 2–3 | | | | 6–0 | 3–0 | |
| Hamilton Wanderers | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | | 1–5 | 2–1 | | | | | 2–4 |
| Northern Rovers | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | | 2–2 | 4–0 | | | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Tauranga City | 1–3 | 3–7 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | | 1–4 | 0–3 | | | |
| West Coast Rangers | 2–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | | 2–2 | | 5–1 | | 2–0 | | 1–2 |
| Western Springs | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | | | 2–1 | 3–2 | | | 2–0 | | |
* ↑ Default by Auckland United.
* ↑ Western Springs drew 0–0 with Ellerslie on 15 July 2022, but Western Springs fielded an ineligible player. Result overturned to a 3–0 win for Ellerslie.

#### NRFL Premier League scoring

    As of complete

##### NRFL Premier League top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Juliette Lucas | Eastern Suburbs | 16 |
| 2 | Jade Parris | Eastern Suburbs | 13 |
| 3 | Helen Arjomandi | Hamilton Wanderers | 12 |
| 3 | Deven Jackson | Eastern Suburbs | 12 |
| 3 | Tayla O'Brien | Eastern Suburbs | 12 |
| 6 | Michaela Foster | Auckland United | 11 |
| 7 | Britney Cunningham-Lee | Ellerslie | 10 |
| 7 | Sofia Garcia | Western Springs | 10 |
| 9 | Danielle Canham | Northern Rovers | 8 |
| 9 | Rina Hirano | Western Springs | 8 |
| 9 | Bree Johnson | Auckland United | 8 |
| 9 | Martine Puketapu | Auckland United | 8 |

##### NRFL Premier League hat-tricks

| Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date |
| 1 | Hollie Leona | Ellerslie | Tauranga City | Home | 6–0 | 27 March 2022 |
| 6 | Jade Parris | Eastern Suburbs | Tauranga City | Home | 11–1 | 1 May 2022 |
| 6 | Juliette Lucas | Eastern Suburbs | Tauranga City | Home | 11–1 | 1 May 2022 |
| 7 | Rina Hirano | Western Springs | Ellerslie | Away | 0–4 | 8 May 2022 |
| 9 | Prue Catton | Auckland United | Tauranga City | Home | 8–1 | 22 May 2022 |
| 13 | Deven Jackson | Eastern Suburbs | Tauranga City | Away | 3–7 | 3 July 2022 |
| 14 | Martine Puketapu | Auckland United | West Coast Rangers | Away | 2–5 | 15 July 2022 |
| 14 | Danielle Canham | Northern Rovers | Tauranga City | Home | 5–0 | 17 July 2022 |
| 18 | Juliette Lucas | Eastern Suburbs | Auckland United | Home | 6–1 | 14 August 2022 |
| 20 | Britney Cunningham-Lee | Ellerslie | Auckland United | Home | 6–1 | 25 August 2022 |
| 21 | Juliette Lucas | Eastern Suburbs | Hamilton Wanderers | Away | 1–5 | 4 September 2022 |
* 1 2 Player scored 4 goals

##### Own goals

| Round | Player | Club | Against |
| 4 | Rebekah van Dort | Eastern Suburbs | Auckland United |
| 7 | Karly Knight | West Coast Rangers | Auckland United |
| 9 | Bailey Payne | Tauranga City | Auckland United |
| 10 | Caitlin Byrne | Hamilton Wanderers | Auckland United |
| 12 | Erinna Wong | Eastern Suburbs | West Coast Rangers |
| 13 | Angelique Tuisamoa | Western Springs | Northern Rovers |
| 15 | Alisha Perry | Hamilton Wanderers | Northern Rovers |
| 15 | Emma Cawte | Tauranga City | Ellerslie |
| 19 | Serena Murrihy | Tauranga City | Hamilton Wanderers |
| 19 | Julia Edwards | Tauranga City | Hamilton Wanderers |

## Qualified teams

| Association | Team | Position in Regional League | App (last) | Previous best (last) |
| Northern League (4 berths) | Northern Rovers | 1st | 1st | Debut |
| Northern League (4 berths) | Western Springs | 2nd | 1st | Debut |
| Northern League (4 berths) | Eastern Suburbs | 3rd | 1st | Debut |
| Northern League (4 berths) | Auckland United | 4th | 1st | Debut |
| Central League (2 berths) | Central Football | N/A | 20th (2021) | 2nd (2004) |
| Central League (2 berths) | Capital Football | N/A | 20th (2021) | 1st (2010) |
| Southern League (2 berths) | Canterbury United Pride | N/A | 20th (2021) | 1st (2020) |
| Southern League (2 berths) | Southern United | N/A | 20th (2021) | 1st (2021) |

## Championship phase
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Eastern Suburbs (C) | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 17 | +38 | 36 | Qualification to Grand Final |
| 2 | Western Springs | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 21 | +26 | 29 | Qualification to Grand Final |
| 3 | Northern Rovers | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 25 | |
| 4 | Canterbury United Pride | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 20 | |
| 5 | Southern United | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 20 | |
| 6 | Auckland United | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 14 | |
| 7 | Capital Football | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 35 | −18 | 12 | |
| 8 | Central Football | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 70 | −58 | 3 | |

### Results table

| Home \ Away | AU | CU | CAP | CEN | ES | NR | SU | WS |
| Auckland United | | 2–3 | 3–2 | 9–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 |
| Canterbury United Pride | 7–2 | | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| Capital Football | 4–4 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
| Central Football | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–4 | | 1–9 | 0–9 | 2–1 | 1–5 |
| Eastern Suburbs | 5–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 8–0 | | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| Northern Rovers | 3–2 | 6–3 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 2–5 | | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Southern United | 0–7 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 |
| Western Springs | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 9–0 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 6–1 | |
* ↑ This match was cancelled due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the Canterbury United squad. The match was declared as a 0–0 draw.

#### 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 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Eastern Suburbs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Western Springs | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Northern Rovers | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Canterbury United Pride | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Southern United | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Auckland United | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Capital Football | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Central Football | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
* Leader and Grand Final
* Grand Final

### Grand Final
## Statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Tayla O'Brien | Eastern Suburbs | 17 |
| 2 | Deven Jackson | Eastern Suburbs | 14 |
| 3 | Bree Johnson | Auckland United | 13 |
| 4 | Kelli Brown | Northern Rovers | 12 |
| 5 | Sofia Garcia | Western Springs | 11 |
| 6 | Rina Hirano | Western Springs | 8 |
| 6 | Charlotte Roche | Canterbury United Pride | 8 |
| 8 | Jessica Innes | Western Springs | 7 |
| 9 | Manaia Elliott | Auckland United | 6 |
| 9 | Juliette Lucas | Eastern Suburbs | 6 |

### Hat-tricks

    As of 25 September 2022
| Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date |
| 1 | Tayla O'Brien | Eastern Suburbs | Capital Football | Away | 1–4 | 17 September 2022 |
| 1 | Sofia Garcia | Western Springs | Southern United | Home | 6–1 | 18 September 2022 |
| 2 | Michaela Foster | Northern Rovers | Capital Football | Home | 5–0 | 24 September 2022 |
| 2 | Tayla O'Brien | Eastern Suburbs | Central Football | Home | 8–0 | 25 September 2022 |
* ↑ Player scored 4 goals

### Own goals

    As of 25 September 2022
| Round | Player | Club | Against |
| 2 | Freya Partridge-Moore | Southern United | Auckland United |
| 2 | Una Foyle | Canterbury United Pride | Western Springs |

## Awards
### Goal of the Week

Goal of the Week :
| Week | Player | Club |
| 1 | | |
| 2 | Lara Colpi | Western Springs |
| 3 | Jasmine Prince | Southern United |
| 4 | Kate Guildford | Canterbury United Pride |
| 5 | Pepi Olliver-Bell | Capital Football |
| 6 | Ashley Arquette | Central Football |
| 7 | Arisa Takeda | Western Springs |

### Team of the Month

Team of the Month :
| Month | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| October | Una Foyle (CU) | Erina Wong (ES) Jana Niedermayr (CEN) Rebekah Van Dort(ES) Arisa Takeda (WS) | Rina Hirano (WS) Michaela Foster (NR) Rose Morton (SU) Renee Bacon (CAP) | Tayla O'Brien(ES) Bree Johnson (AU) |