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)

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

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

2023 National Premier Leagues Victoria Women is located in Melbourne
Alamein
Alamein
Bayside United
Bayside United
Boroondara Eagles
Box Hill United
Box Hill United
Bulleen Lions
Calder United
Calder United
Preston Lions
Heidelberg United
South Melbourne
Southern United
Southern United
FV Emerging
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

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

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

Top scorers

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

Hat-tricks

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

Top assists

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


Clean sheets

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

Discipline

Player

  • Most yellow cards: 5[18]
    • Australia Elsa Sousa (Bayside United)
    • Australia Leia Varley (South Melbourne)
    • Australia Maddison Rakic (Bayside United)
  • Most red cards: 1[19]
    • Australia Rebecca Saber (Alamein)
    • Australia Bella Stringfellow (South Melbourne)
    • Australia Bronwyn Maidment (Southern United)
    • Australia Elsa Sousa (Bayside United)
    • Australia Karina Tolios (Heidelberg United)
    • Australia Lisa Fonua (Preston Lions)
    • United States Kayla Deaver (Bayside United)
    • Australia Alyssa Rose (Southern United)
    • Australia Annabelle Yates (FV Emerging)
    • Australia Katrina Nikpour (Heidelberg United)

Club

  • 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

  1. ↑ "Football Victoria Approves New Women's Division For 2020 Season". www.footballvictoria.com.au.
  2. ↑ "2022 Victorian Women's Premier League Table". www.ozfootball.net.
  3. ↑ "2023 NPL Victoria Fixtures Released". www.footballvictoria.com.au.
  4. ↑ "NPL VIC Women Scoring Summary". mygameday.app.
  5. 1 2 "Around The Grounds - April 4". Football Victoria. Football Victoria. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  6. 1 2 "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.
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