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The NSW League One Women is an Australian semi-professional association football league comprising teams from New South Wales. The league sits at Level 2 on the New South Wales league system, behind the National Premier Leagues NSW Women's, (Level 3 of the overall Australian league system). The competition is administered by Football NSW, the governing body of the sport in the southern region of the state (the northern region governed by Northern NSW Football). From the 2022 seasons onwards, the league name changed from "National Premier League 2 NSW Women's" to "Football NSW League One Women's".
History
Following a review by the FFA of state league competitions in Australia, it was announced that they would nationalise the competitions under the one national banner, the National Premier Leagues from the 2013 seasons onwards. This saw the first and second-tier leagues of the state renamed under the banner.
The inaugural NSW NPL2 Women's premiers in 2013 were Western NSW Mariners, while the inaugural champions were UNSW FC.
Format
The regular season consists of 26 rounds with each team playing each other twice-home and away. Following the regular season the top six teams on the table play in a finals series using the following format:
First week – preliminary semi-final – 2nd vs 3rd + elimination semi-final – 4th vs 5th
Second week – major semi-final – 1st vs winner PSF + minor semi-final – loser PSF vs winner ESF
Third week – preliminary final – loser of MJF vs winner of MNS
Final week – grand final – winner of MJF vs winner of PF
Clubs
The following 14 clubs competed in the NSW League One Women during the 2023 season.
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