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

Founded	1973
Country	New Zealand
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Number of teams	8
Level on pyramid	2
Feeder to	New Zealand Women's National League
Relegation to	NRFL Women's Championship
Domestic cup(s)	Kate Sheppard Cup
Current champions	Auckland United (2nd title) (2024)
Most championships	Eastern Suburbs Lynn-Avon United (9 titles each)
Website	Northern Region Football
Current: 2024 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

Auckland

Hamilton Wanderers

Location of clubs in New Zealand for the 2024 NRFL Women's Premiership season

AKU

EAS

ELL

FEN

HBC

WCR

WSP

Location of clubs in Auckland Region for the 2024 NRFL Women's Premiership season

Fencibles United were promoted as winners of the NRFL Women's Championship.^[4] Northern Rovers were relegated to the NRFL Championship after finishing bottom last season.^[5]

Team	Location	Stadium	2023 season
Auckland United	Mount Roskill, Auckland	Keith Hay Park	1st
Eastern Suburbs	Kohimarama, Auckland	Madills Farm	2nd
Ellerslie	Ellerslie, Auckland	Michaels Avenue Reserve	4th
Fencibles United	Pakuranga, Auckland	Riverhills Park	1st in NRFL Women's Championship (promoted)
Hamilton Wanderers	Chartwell, Hamilton	Porritt Stadium	6th
Hibiscus Coast	Whangaparaoa, Auckland	Stanmore Bay Park	7th
West Coast Rangers	Whenuapai, Auckland	Fred Taylor Park	5th
Western Springs	Westmere, Auckland	Seddon Fields	3rd

Past champions

Source:^[6]

• 1973 – Metro College
• 1974 – Blockhouse Bay
• 1975 – Eastern Suburbs
• 1976 – Eastern Suburbs
• 1977 – Eastern Suburbs
• 1978 – Eastern Suburbs
• 1979 – Eastern Suburbs
• 1980 – Eastern Suburbs
• 1981 – Mt Wellington
• 1982 – Mt Wellington
• 1983 – Mt Wellington
• 1984 – Mt Wellington
• 1985 – Mt Wellington
• 1986 – Mt Wellington
• 1987 – Eden
• 1988 – Massey
• 1989 – South Auckland Rangers
• 1990 – West Auckland
• 1991 – Eden
• 1992 – Pakuranga Town
• 1993 – Avondale United
• 1994 – Te Atatu
• 1995 – Avondale United
• 1996 – Lynn-Avon United
• 1997 – Lynn-Avon United
• 1998 – Three Kings United
• 1999 – Three Kings United
• 2000 – Lynn-Avon United
• 2001 – Lynn-Avon United
• 2002 – Lynn-Avon United
• 2003 – Lynn-Avon United
• 2004 – Lynn-Avon United
• 2005 – Lynn-Avon United
• 2006 – Three Kings United
• 2007 – Three Kings United
• 2008 – Western Springs
• 2009 – Lynn-Avon United
• 2010 – Glenfield Rovers
• 2011 – Glenfield Rovers
• 2012 – Claudelands Rovers
• 2013 – Eastern Suburbs
• 2014 – Forrest Hill-Milford United
• 2015 – Claudelands Rovers
• 2016 – Three Kings United
• 2017 – Three Kings United
• 2018 – Glenfield Rovers
• 2019 – Eastern Suburbs
• 2020 – season cancelled due to COVID-19
• 2021 – Eastern Suburbs
• 2022 – Northern Rovers
• 2023 – Auckland United
• 2024 – Auckland United

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. "2023 Season". ultimatenzsoccer.com. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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.

External links

• NRFL Football League
• Northern League