2016 National Women's League (New Zealand)

The 2016 National Women's League was the fourteenth season of the NWL since its establishment in 2002. Seven teams were involved this season, after being in the competition the last few seasons as preparation for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the NZ Development Squad wasn't included in the league anymore.[1]

National Women's League
Season2016
ChampionsCanterbury United Pride
PremiersCanterbury United Pride
Matches played21
Goals scored107 (5.1 per match)
Top goalscorerKatie Rood
(7 goals)
Biggest home winCapital 5–1 Southern United
(6 November 2016)
Auckland 5–1 Central
(13 November 2016)
Biggest away winSouthern United 0–8 Northern
(29 October 2016)
Highest scoringSouthern United 0–8 Northern
(29 October 2016)
Southern United 2–6 WaiBOP
(12 November 2016)
Longest winning runNorthern (4 games)
Longest unbeaten runCapital
Northern
WaiBOP
(4 games)
Longest winless runSouthern United (6 games)
Longest losing runSouthern United (6 games)
2015
2017

2016 National Women's League

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Teams

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Unlike its male counterpart, the ISPS Handa Premiership, the teams are run by the regional federations rather than as collaborative entities between local clubs.[2][3][4]

 
 
Northern
 
Auckland
 
WaiBOP
 
Central
 
Capital
 
Canterbury United Pride
 
Southern United
Locations of the 2016 National Women's League Teams
Team Location Ground
Northern Auckland QBE Stadium 3
Auckland Auckland William Green Domain
WaiBOP Cambridge John Kerkhof Park
Central Football Palmerston North Memorial Park
Capital Football Wellington Memorial Park
Canterbury United Pride Christchurch English Park
Southern United Dunedin Tahuna Park

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Canterbury United Pride (C) 6 4 1 1 20 9 +11 13 Qualification to the Finals series
2 Capital 6 4 1 1 16 8 +8 13
3 WaiBOP 6 4 1 1 20 15 +5 13
4 Northern Lights 6 4 0 2 21 9 +12 12
5 Auckland 6 2 0 4 16 19 −3 6
6 Central Football 6 1 1 4 5 17 −12 4
7 Southern United 6 0 0 6 9 30 −21 0
Source: The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Matches

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Matches for the 2016 season took place between October and November 2016[5]

Round 1
16 October 2016 Central 0–3 Auckland Memorial Park, Palmerston North
13:00 Source
16 October 2016 WaiBOP 2–2 Capital John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge
13:00
Source
16 October 2016 Auckland 1–4 Canterbury United Pride William Green Domain, Auckland
13:00
Source

Bye: Southern United

Round 2
21 October 2016 Northern 4–3 Auckland QBE Stadium 3, Auckland
19:30
Source
23 October 2016 Canterbury United Pride 5–2 Southern United English Park, Christchurch
11:00
Source
Referee: Debbie Stevens
23 October 2016 Capital 3–0 Southern United Memorial Park, Lower Hutt
13:00
Source Referee: Nadia Browning

Bye: WaiBOP

Round 3
29 October 2016 Southern United 0–8 Northern Tahuna Park, Dunedin
12:30 Source
Referee: Nadia Browning
30 October 2016 Auckland 1–3 Capital William Green Domain, Auckland
12:30
Source
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
30 October 2016 Central 1–4 WaiBOP Memorial Park, Palmerston North
12:00
Source
Referee: Debbie Stevens

Bye: Canterbury United Pride

Round 4
6 November 2016 Northern 3–1 Canterbury United Pride QBE Stadium 3, Auckland
13:00
Source
Referee: Karyn Meade
6 November 2016 WaiBOP 4–2 Auckland John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge
13:00
Source
Referee: Matt Trent
6 November 2016 Capital 4–2 Southern United Memorial Park, Lower Hutt
14:00
Source
Referee: Debbie Stevens

Bye: Central

Round 5
12 November 2016 Southern United 2–6 WaiBOP Peter Johnstone Park, Mosgiel
13:00
Source
Referee: Karyn Meade
13 November 2016 Canterbury United Pride 2–6 Capital English Park, Christchurch
11:00
Source
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
13 November 2016 Auckland 5–1 Central Riverhills Park, Auckland
14:00
Source
Referee: Nadia Browning

Bye: Northern

Round 6
20 November 2016 Central 2–1 Southern United Memorial Park, Palmerston North
12:00 Source
Referee: Wendy McNeely
20 November 2016 WaiBop 1–6 Canterbury United Pride John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge
13:00
Source
Referee: Sarah Jones
20 November 2016 Capital 2–1 Canterbury United Pride Memorial Park, Lower Hutt
13:30
Source
Referee: Karyn Meade

Bye: Auckland

Round 7
26 November 2016 Southern United 3–4 Auckland Tahuna Park, Dunedin
13:00
Source
Referee: Sarah Jones
27 November 2016 Canterbury United Pride 1–1 Central English Park, Christchurch
11:00
Source
Referee: Karyn Meade
27 November 2016 Northern 2–3 WaiBOP QBE Stadium 3, Auckland
13:00
Source
Referee: Debbie Stevens

Bye: Capital

Finals series

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For the final series, the team that finishes second will play 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.

Preliminary Final
4 December 2016 Capital 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
WaiBOP Memorial Park, Lower Hutt
13:00
Source
Referee: Debbie Stevens
Final
11 December 2016 Canterbury United Pride 2–0 Capital English Park, Christchurch
16:00
Source Referee: Nadia Browning

Top goalscorers

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Po. Name Club Goals
1 Katie Rood Northern 7
2= Helen Arjomandi WaiBOP 5
2= Jane Barnett Northern 5
2= Maggie Jenkins Capital 5
2= Holly Pascoe Canterbury United Pride 5
2= Sammi Tawharu Northern 5
7= Renee Bacon Southern 4
7= Lily Bray Canterbury United Pride 4
7= Tessa Leong Auckland 4
7= Annalie Longo Canterbury United Pride 4
7= Briar Palmer Capital 4

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References

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  1. ^ "Turnbull names Development squad". NZ Football. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  2. ^ Ruane, Jeremy. "Five Years Of The National Women's League". ultimatenzsoccer.
  3. ^ "National women's league retains youth focus". Stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  4. ^ Nothing Trivial (15 December 2008). "Sparc plays ball with women's football | Television New Zealand | News, Sport, Weather, TV ONE, TV2 | TVNZ | FOOTBALL News". TVNZ. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  5. ^ "2017 National Women's League Draw" (PDF). NZ Football. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  6. ^ "National Women's League Golden Boot". ultimatenzsoccer.com.
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