The Capital Football W-League (Women's Central League) is an

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league competition run by Capital Football and Central Football for women's club teams located in the southern and central parts of the

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. It is at the second level of

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, 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

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.

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 –

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*2006 – Seatoun *2007 – Seatoun *2008 – Seatoun *2009 –

*2010 –

*2011 –

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*2012 –

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*2013 –

*2014 –

*2015 – Seatoun *2016 – Wellington United *2017 – Upper Hutt City *2018 – Wellington United *2019 – Wellington United *2020 – Wellington United *2021 – Wellington United *2022 –

*2023 –

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

References

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