NRFL Women's Premiership

The Northern Regional Football League Women's Premiership, currently known as Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Women's Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is a semi-professional New Zealand association football league competition. Up until 2022, the competition was known as NRFL Women's Premier League.[1][2][3]

NRFL Women's Premiership
Founded1973
CountryNew Zealand New Zealand
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid2
Feeder toNew Zealand Women's National League
Relegation toNRFL Women's Championship
WaiBOP W-League
Domestic cup(s)Kate Sheppard Cup
Current championsAuckland United (1st title)
(2023)
Most championshipsEastern Suburbs
Lynn-Avon United
(9 titles each)
WebsiteNorthern Region Football
Current: 2023 NRFL Premiership

The league includes football clubs located in the northern part of the North Island, with clubs from the Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty provinces. The league sits at step 2 of the New Zealand football pyramid.

Current clubs
Location of clubs in New Zealand for the 2023 NRFL Women's Premiership season
Location of clubs in Auckland Region for the 2023 NRFL Women's Premiership season

Hibiscus Coast were promoted as winners of the NRF Championship.[4] Tauranga City were relegated to the NRFL Championship after finishing bottom last season.[5]

Team Location Stadium 2022 season
Auckland United Mount Roskill, Auckland Keith Hay Park 4th
Eastern Suburbs Kohimarama, Auckland Madills Farm 3rd
Ellerslie Ellerslie, Auckland Michaels Avenue Reserve 5th
Hamilton Wanderers Chartwell, Hamilton Porritt Stadium 7th
Hibiscus Coast Whangaparaoa, Auckland Stanmore Bay Park 1st in NRF Championship (promoted)
Northern Rovers Glenfield, Auckland McFetridge Park 1st
West Coast Rangers Whenuapai, Auckland Fred Taylor Park 6th
Western Springs Westmere, Auckland Seddon Fields 2nd

Past champions

Source:[6]

References
  1. "New look for LOTTO NRFL 2023". Northern Region Football. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. "Fixtures released for new season of top-level women's football in the north". friendsoffootballnz.com. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  3. "Lotto NRFL Review 2021". Northern Region Football. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  4. "Unbeaten Hibiscus Coast celebrate NRF Women's Championship title with big win". friendsoffootballnz.com. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  5. "Women's Premier League champs survive late scare before celebrations begin". friendsoffootballnz.com. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  6. "Northern Premier Women's League". ultimatenzsoccer.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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