Women's Central League (New Zealand)
The New Zealand Women's Central League '' is an association football league competition administered by Capital Football for women's club teams located in the Wellington, Hawke's Bay, Manawatū-Whanganui, Taranaki and Gisborne–Tairāwhiti regions of the North Island, New Zealand.
The WCL is within the second level of New Zealand Football, below New Zealand Women's National League, and is the highest level of club based football available to teams within the Wellington Region and Central Districts of the lower North Island of New Zealand.
Clubs are promoted to the WCL via seasonal playoff through qualification from the Capital Football Women's Premier League or the Central Football Women's Regional Federation League.
League history
The Women's Central League was launched in 1994.The league went into recess from 1999 until 2003, recommencing in 2004.
Petone won the first five WCL titles in succession, from 1994 to 1998.
Wellington United won four successive WCL titles, from 2018 to 2021.
In 2024 the Women's Central League was expanded to include 10 clubs.
W.C.L.|Records
Past Champions
Source:- 1994 – Petone
- 1995 – Petone
- 1996 – Petone
- 1997 – Petone
- 1998 – Petone
- 1999 – 2003 League In Recess
- 2004 – Massey University
- 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
- 2024 – Wellington United
- 2025 – '''Wellington United'''
WCL Top Scorer
| Goals/Player | Season | Club |
| 35 goals ⚽️ Natalie Olson | 2025 | Wellington United |
| 12 goals ⚽️ Nikki Furukawa | 2024 | Waterside Karori |
| 17 goals ⚽️ Mikaela Boxall | 2023 | Palmerston North Marist |
| 15 goals ⚽️ Renee Bacon | 2022 | Waterside Karori |
| 18 goals ⚽️ Torijan Lyne-Lewis | 2021 | Wairarapa United |
| 26 goals ⚽️ Jemma Robertson | 2020 | Wellington United |
| 15 goals ⚽️ Kaley Ward | 2019 | Waterside Karori |
| 13 goals ⚽️ Dani Ohlsson | 2018 | Wellington United |
| 24 goals ⚽️ Sarah Gregorius | 2017 | Upper Hutt City |
| 22 goals ⚽️ Michaela Robertson | 2016 | Wellington United |
| 38 goals ⚽️ Jane Barnett | 2015 | Massey University |