The 2023 Women's National League is the 5th season of the Women's National League since the introduction in 2017. The season began on 19 August 2023.
Summary Eight teams will participate in the 2023 season. The league champions will receive S$8,000, while the second and third-placed teams will receive S$5,000 and S$3,500 respectively.
Police SA was the defending Champions and will be playing in the 2023 Women's Premier League, even though Football Association of Singapore mentioned that there will not be any promotions for the next three editions including the 2022 Champions.
Royal Arion WFC became the fifth winner in as many editions of the WNL, beating Mattar Sailors 2–1 in the 2023 Final. W. Orapin's stunning 35-goal tally secured her the title of the top scorer.
Admiralty FC claimed third place following a resounding 5–0 victory over Ayer Rajah Gryphons FC in the third-placing match.
There shall be no promotion and relegation of WPL or WNL clubs for Seasons 2023 and 2024.
Competition Format
The Women's National League will be played in a round-robin league format. The team which accumulates the greatest number of points at the end of the season shall be declared Champion as per the regulations released in November 2023.
However, the season proceeds with a knockout stage after the round-robin league, with the top four qualifying for the semi-finals play-off. This is a similar format to the 2022 season.
Teams
A total of 8 teams competed in the league. There are several changes to the teams participated in 2022 season. Admiralty FC and Commonwealth Cosmos FC will be making their debut in league for the 2023 season.
Commonwealth Cosmos FC are a newly formed team comprising players mostly from the recreational women's football team, Team Ohana.
Eastern Thunder FC will be participating in the league under Admiralty FC.
Team Team List Admiralty FC 2023 Ayer Rajah Gryphons FC Bussorah Youths Sports Club Commonwealth Cosmos FC Mattar Sailors 2023Royal Arion WFC 2023Singapore Khalsa Association FCWinchester Isla FC
Group Stage
League table
Fixtures and results
Knock-out Stage
Semi Final
Third Placing
Final
Note: (C) Champions
Statistics
Top scorers As of 15 Oct 2023
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Orapin WaenngoenRoyal Arion WFC352 Sharifah Nur AmaninaAdmiralty FC153 Brittanie BartlettAdmiralty FC12
Source: Women's National League
External links Football Association of Singapore website Women's National League website
See also Football in Singapore Football Association of Singapore 2023 Women's Premier League (Singapore)
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