Capital Football W-League

Capital Football W-League

Country	New Zealand
Number of teams	8
Level on pyramid	2
Relegation to	Capital Women's Premier / Central Women's Federation League
Domestic cup(s)	Kate Sheppard Cup
Current champions	Waterside Karori (3rd title) (2023)
Most championships	Wellington United (5 titles)
Website	Capital Football

The Capital Football W-League (Women's Central League) is an association football league competition run by Capital Football and Central Football for women's club teams located in the southern and central parts of the North Island, New Zealand.

It is at the second level of New Zealand Football, below the national association-based Women's National League, and is the highest level of club based football available to teams within the Capital and Central provinces.

Clubs are promoted via the Capital Premier Women's League or the Central Federation Premier Women's League.

League history

The Central Region Premier W-League was formed for the 2017 season after a review of the end of the 2016 Women's Central League season. It was previously known as the Women's Central League.

2024 Women's Central League Clubs

Wellington

Taradale

Moturoa

Palmerston North Marist

Wellington teams:
Petone
Seatoun
Waterside Karori
Wellington United
Victoria University of Wellington

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Location of clubs in New Zealand for the 2024 Central Region Premier W-League season

Moturoa were promoted to the 2024 league after winning the 2023 Women's Central Federation League and Central/Capital promotion playoff against Horowhenua Coastal (Te Kotahitanga FC) at the expense of relegated club North Wellington FC.

Taradale were promoted to the 2023 Central Region Premier W-League as 2022 Central Federation Premier Women's League champions increasing the league participants to include eight teams. The 2023 Central Region Premier W-League was won by Waterside Karori for the second year in succession.

Club	Location	Home Ground(s)
Moturoa AFC	New Plymouth	Onuku Taipari Domain
Palmerston North Marist	Palmerston North, New Zealand	Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Petone FC	Lower Hutt, New Zealand	Memorial Park, Lower Hutt
Seatoun AFC	Wellington, New Zealand	Seatoun Park
Taradale AFC	Napier, New Zealand	Taradale Park
Victoria University of Wellington	Wellington, New Zealand	Boyd Wilson Turf
Waterside Karori	Wellington, New Zealand	Karori Park
Wellington United AFC	Wellington, New Zealand	Newtown Park

Records

Past Champions

Note: The competition used to be called the Women's Central League until 2017 when it became the W-League

Source:

• 2005 – Wellington Marist
• 2006 – Seatoun
• 2007 – Seatoun
• 2008 – Seatoun
• 2009 – Wellington Marist
• 2010 – Wellington Marist
• 2011 – Waterside Karori
• 2012 – Massey University
• 2013 – Massey University
• 2014 – Massey University
• 2015 – Seatoun
• 2016 – Wellington United
• 2017 – Upper Hutt City
• 2018 – Wellington United
• 2019 – Wellington United
• 2020 – Wellington United
• 2021 – Wellington United
• 2022 – Waterside Karori
• 2023 – Waterside Karori

Source: Capital Football Yearbooks

Capital Football awards

The following awards were won at the Capital Football awards for the 2020 Capital Football W-League season.

Women's W-League Player of the Year

Charlotte Wilford Carroll – Wellington United

Women's Young Player of the Year

Charlotte Wilford Carroll – Wellington United