On Friday the 14^th of March South Melbourne’s women’s team will take on Bentleigh Greens away to kick off the 2025 NPLW Victoria season.

This year there will be 12 teams in the competition including Alamein, Bentleigh, Boroondara, Box Hill, Brunswick Juventus, Bulleen, Essendon Royals, FV Academy, Heidelberg, Preston, Spring Hills, and of course South Melbourne. Spring Hills replace Calder United who exited the competition.

Last season Bulleen secured the Premiership by topping the table but in the Grand Final Heidelberg secured the Championship after scoring at the 95^th minute to defeat Preston 3-2.

And what about South Melbourne? South finished 5^th last season, just missing out on the 2024 finals after being crowned champions in 2023.

South have strong credentials in the women’s competition, not just winning the Championship in 2023, but also in 2017, 2015, and 2014.

The big signing for South this year is Akeisha Sandhu, a former captain and championship winner who returns to Lakeside after a stint playing professionally in Czechia.

As always, South will be playing home games at Lakeside and as always, for the new season South will be hoping to push for a championship once more.

Upcoming South Melbourne home games in the NPL Victorian Women’s competition:

8pm, Saturday 22^nd of March
vs FV Academy

2pm 13^th of April
vs Brunswick Juventus

3pm 3^rd of May
vs Spring Hills FC