2023 National Premier Leagues Victoria Women
Season | 2023 |
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Dates | 17 March 2023 – 10 September 2023 |
Champions | South Melbourne |
Premiers | Bulleen Lions |
Matches played | 110 |
Goals scored | 414 (3.76 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Kurea Okino (31 goals) |
Biggest home win | Boroondara-Carey Eagles 7–0 Box Hill United (17 June 2023) |
Biggest away win | Heidelberg United 0–6 Calder United (16 July 2023) |
Highest scoring | Heidelberg United 4–5 Boroondara-Carey Eagles (12 May 2023) Alamein 7-2 Heidelberg United (5 August 2023) |
Longest winning run | 4 matches Boroondara-Carey Eagles, Box Hill United, Bulleen Lions |
Longest unbeaten run | 10 matches Bulleen Lions |
Longest winless run | 15 matches Southern United |
Longest losing run | 7 matches Southern United |
← 2022 2024 →
All statistics correct as of 9 July 2023.(Note: Longest runs only include regular season results) |
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
[edit]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.[1] The promoted teams are Preston Lions FC, Boroondara-Carey Eagles, and Southern United.[2]
Stadiums and locations
[edit]Team | Location | Stadium |
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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
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 | |
3 | South Melbourne | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 36 | |
4 | Calder United | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 35 | |
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results
[edit]The fixtures were released on 1 December 2022.[3]
Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- As of 18 August 2023
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[4] |
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Boroondara-Carey Eagles | 31 |
2 | ![]() |
South Melbourne | 15 |
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Alamein | 13 |
4 | ![]() |
Bayside United | 11 |
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Heidelberg United | ||
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Calder United | ||
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South Melbourne | ||
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Box Hill United | 10 |
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Calder United | ||
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Preston Lions FC | 9 |
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Box Hill United |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Boroondara-Carey Eagles | Box Hill United | 1–5 (A)[5] | 31 March 2023 |
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Alamein | Southern United | 5–1 (H)[5] | 1 April 2023 |
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FV Emerging | Bayside United | 4–4 (H)[6] | 7 April 2023 |
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Boroondara-Carey Eagles | Alamein | 3–0 (H)[6] | 8 April 2023 |
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Heidelberg United | Southern United | 6–1 (H)[7] | 6 May 2023 |
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Heidelberg United | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | 4–5 (H)[8] | 12 May 2023 |
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Boroondara-Carey Eagles | FV Emerging | 3–2 (H)[9] | 20 May 2023 |
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Calder United | Bayside United | 6–2 (H)[10] | 27 May 2023 |
Alamein | 6–2 (H)[11] | 10 June 2023 | ||
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Boroondara-Carey Eagles | Box Hill United | 7–0 (H)[12] | 17 June 2023 |
Calder United | 3–4 (A)[13] | 8 July 2023 | ||
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Bulleen Lions | Bayside United | 4–2 (H)[14] | 8 July 2023 |
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Boroondara-Carey Eagles | Southern United | 4–1 (H)[15] | 15 July 2023 |
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Box Hill United | Preston Lions FC | 1–5 (A)[16] | 18 August 2023 |
Top assists
[edit]- As of 18 August 2023
Rank | Player | Club | Assists[17] |
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1 | ![]() |
Alamein | 9 |
2 | ![]() |
FV Emerging | 8 |
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Boroondara-Carey Eagles | ||
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Preston Lions | ||
5 | ![]() |
Boroondara-Carey Eagles | 7 |
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Calder United | ||
7 | ![]() |
Boroondara-Carey Eagles | 6 |
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Alamein | ||
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Boroondara-Carey Eagles | ||
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Alamein |
Clean sheets
[edit]- As of 9 July 2023
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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Calder United | 6 |
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Bulleen Lions | ||
3 | ![]() |
Preston Lions FC | 5 |
4 | ![]() |
Bayside United | 4 |
5 | ![]() |
Box Hill United | 3 |
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Boroondara-Carey Eagles | ||
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South Melbourne | 2 |
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Heidelberg United | ||
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Heidelberg United | ||
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Alamein | ||
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Calder United | ||
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South Melbourne |
Discipline
[edit]Player
[edit]- Most yellow cards: 5[18]
Elsa Sousa (Bayside United)
Leia Varley (South Melbourne)
Maddison Rakic (Bayside United)
- Most red cards: 1[19]
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
[edit]- 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
[edit]South Melbourne would beat Bulleen Lions 4-2 in the NPL Victoria Women's Grand Final.[20]
Semifinals | Final | |||||||
2 September - David Barro Stadium | ||||||||
1 | Bulleen Lions (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||
9 September - Home of the Matildas | ||||||||
4 | Calder United | 1 | ||||||
1 | Bulleen Lions | 2 | ||||||
2 September - David Barro Stadium | ||||||||
3 | South Melbourne | 4 | ||||||
2 | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | 1 | ||||||
3 | South Melbourne | 2 | ||||||
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ "Football Victoria Approves New Women's Division For 2020 Season". www.footballvictoria.com.au. 15 October 2019.
- ^ "2022 Victorian Women's Premier League Table". www.ozfootball.net.
- ^ "2023 NPL Victoria Fixtures Released". www.footballvictoria.com.au. December 2022.
- ^ "NPL VIC Women Scoring Summary". mygameday.app.
- ^ a b "Around The Grounds - April 4". Football Victoria. Football Victoria. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Around The Grounds - April 11". Football Victoria. Football Victoria. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Around The Grounds - May 9". Football Victoria. Football Victoria. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Around The Grounds - May 15". Football Victoria. Football Victoria. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Around The Grounds - May 22". Football Victoria. Football Victoria. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Around The Grounds - May 30". Football Victoria. Football Victoria. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Around The Grounds - June 14". Football Victoria. Football Victoria. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Around The Grounds - June 19". Football Victoria. Football Victoria. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Around The Grounds - July 10". Football Victoria. Football Victoria. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Around The Grounds - July 10". Football Victoria. Football Victoria. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Around The Grounds - July 18". Football Victoria. Football Victoria. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Around The Grounds - August 21". Football Victoria. Football Victoria. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Players - Victoria NPL Women". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Competition Statistics for NPL VIC Women - GameDay". mygameday.app. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Competition Statistics for NPL VIC Women - GameDay". mygameday.app. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "FV - NPL Women's Grand Final Match Centre". GameDay. Retrieved 12 August 2024.