2023 National Premier Leagues Victoria Women

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.

National Premier Leagues Victoria Women
Season2023
Dates17 March 2023 – 10 September 2023
ChampionsSouth Melbourne
PremiersBulleen Lions
Matches played110
Goals scored414 (3.76 per match)
Top goalscorerKurea Okino
(31 goals)
Biggest home winBoroondara-Carey Eagles 7–0 Box Hill United
(17 June 2023)
Biggest away winHeidelberg United 0–6 Calder United
(16 July 2023)
Highest scoringHeidelberg United 4–5 Boroondara-Carey Eagles
(12 May 2023)

Alamein 7-2 Heidelberg United
(5 August 2023)
Longest winning run4 matches
Boroondara-Carey Eagles, Box Hill United, Bulleen Lions
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
Bulleen Lions
Longest winless run15 matches
Southern United
Longest losing run7 matches
Southern United
2022
2024
All statistics correct as of 9 July 2023.
(Note: Longest runs only include regular season results)

Teams

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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

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Alamein
 
Bayside United
 
Calder United
 
Southern United
Locations of 2023 NPL VIC Women clubs.
Team Location Stadium
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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2023. Source: NPL VIC Women
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

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The fixtures were released on 1 December 2022.[3]

Home \ Away ALA BAY BOR BOX BUL CAL FVE HEI PRE SOM SOU
Alamein 2–2 3–3 0–3 2–4 0–5 3–1 7–2 1–1 3–3 5–1
Bayside United 2–3 2–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 1–3 0–2 0–1 0–4 3–0
Boroondara-Carey Eagles 3–0 2–1 7–0 2–3 3–2 3–2 2–4 1–4 0–2 4–1
Box Hill United 0–2 2–1 1–5 0–1 3–3 2–5 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–0
Bulleen Lions 2–1 4–2 2–2 3–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–0
Calder United 2–4 6–2 3–4 1–3 0–0 3–0 4–2 2–1 2–0 2–1
FV Emerging 1–3 4–4 2–3 1–4 1–2 1–1 3–2 1–3 1–6 1–1
Heidelberg United 0–0 0–3 4–5 3–2 1–1 0–6 3–0 1–1 2–0 6–1
Preston Lions FC 3–3 0–1 2–5 1–5 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–4 2–0
South Melbourne 0–1 2–1 4–3 1–0 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–0
Southern United 1–1 2–3 0–3 2–4 0–2 1–2 2–4 1–1 0–3 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2023. Source: NPL VIC Women
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 18 August 2023
Rank Player Club Goals[4]
1   Kurea Okino Boroondara-Carey Eagles 31
2   Danielle Wise South Melbourne 15
3   Sidney Allen Alamein 13
4   Kayla Deaver Bayside United 11
  Nicole Blackett Heidelberg United
  Raquel Deralas Calder United
  Tayla Christensen South Melbourne
8   Asuka Doi Box Hill United 10
  Keiwa Hieda Calder United
10   Kaitlyn Torpey Preston Lions FC 9
  Melindaj Barbieri Box Hill United

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
  Kurea Okino Boroondara-Carey Eagles Box Hill United 1–5 (A)[5] 31 March 2023
  Sidney Allen Alamein Southern United 5–1 (H)[5] 1 April 2023
  Emilie Keppens FV Emerging Bayside United 4–4 (H)[6] 7 April 2023
  Kurea Okino Boroondara-Carey Eagles Alamein 3–0 (H)[6] 8 April 2023
  Nicole Blackett Heidelberg United Southern United 6–1 (H)[7] 6 May 2023
  Georgia Beaumont Heidelberg United Boroondara-Carey Eagles 4–5 (H)[8] 12 May 2023
  Margot Robinne Boroondara-Carey Eagles FV Emerging 3–2 (H)[9] 20 May 2023
  Raquel Deralas Calder United Bayside United 6–2 (H)[10] 27 May 2023
Alamein 6–2 (H)[11] 10 June 2023
  Kurea Okino Boroondara-Carey Eagles Box Hill United 7–0 (H)[12] 17 June 2023
Calder United 3–4 (A)[13] 8 July 2023
  Maja Markovski Bulleen Lions Bayside United 4–2 (H)[14] 8 July 2023
  Kurea Okino Boroondara-Carey Eagles Southern United 4–1 (H)[15] 15 July 2023
  Melindaj Barbieri Box Hill United Preston Lions FC 1–5 (A)[16] 18 August 2023

Top assists

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As of 18 August 2023
Rank Player Club Assists[17]
1   Sidney Allen Alamein 9
2   Anika Dovaston FV Emerging 8
  Becky Lim Boroondara-Carey Eagles
  Miri Nishimura Preston Lions
5   Kristina Hall Boroondara-Carey Eagles 7
  Kiewa Hieda Calder United
7   Hayley Geurts Boroondara-Carey Eagles 6
  Ashleigh Lefevre Alamein
  Margot Robinne Boroondara-Carey Eagles
  Rebecca Saber Alamein


Clean sheets

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As of 9 July 2023
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1   Natalie Picak Calder United 6
  Gaby Garton Bulleen Lions
3   Christine Fonua Preston Lions FC 5
4   Coco Majstorovic Bayside United 4
5   Ava Walters Box Hill United 3
  Deanna Bottalico Boroondara-Carey Eagles
7   Zara Board South Melbourne 2
  Natasha Stathopoulos Heidelberg United
  Melissa Maizels Heidelberg United
  Kate Bean Alamein
  Alyssa Dall'Oste Calder United
  Miranda Templeman South Melbourne

Discipline

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Player

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Club

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  • 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


Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Football Victoria Approves New Women's Division For 2020 Season". www.footballvictoria.com.au. 15 October 2019.
  2. ^ "2022 Victorian Women's Premier League Table". www.ozfootball.net.
  3. ^ "2023 NPL Victoria Fixtures Released". www.footballvictoria.com.au. December 2022.
  4. ^ "NPL VIC Women Scoring Summary". mygameday.app.
  5. ^ a b "Around The Grounds - April 4". Football Victoria. Football Victoria. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Around The Grounds - April 11". Football Victoria. Football Victoria. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Around The Grounds - May 9". Football Victoria. Football Victoria. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Around The Grounds - May 15". Football Victoria. Football Victoria. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Around The Grounds - May 22". Football Victoria. Football Victoria. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Around The Grounds - May 30". Football Victoria. Football Victoria. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Around The Grounds - June 14". Football Victoria. Football Victoria. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Around The Grounds - June 19". Football Victoria. Football Victoria. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Around The Grounds - July 10". Football Victoria. Football Victoria. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Around The Grounds - July 10". Football Victoria. Football Victoria. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Around The Grounds - July 18". Football Victoria. Football Victoria. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Around The Grounds - August 21". Football Victoria. Football Victoria. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  17. ^ "Players - Victoria NPL Women". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  18. ^ "Competition Statistics for NPL VIC Women - GameDay". mygameday.app. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  19. ^ "Competition Statistics for NPL VIC Women - GameDay". mygameday.app. Retrieved 26 May 2023.