The competition consists of four divisions across the state of New South Wales.
[1][2] The 2022 National Premier Leagues NSW Women's was the ninth edition of the NPL NSW Women's competition to be incorporated under the National Premier Leagues banner.
Football NSW soccer clubs competed in 2022 for the Waratah Cup.
The tournament doubled as the NSW qualifier for the 2022 Australia Cup, with the top four clubs progressing to the Round of 32.
In addition to four of the five NSW-based A-League clubs (Central Coast Mariners, Sydney FC, Newcastle Jets and Macarthur FC), the four qualifiers (Bonnyrigg White Eagles, NWS Spirit, Sydney United 58 and Wollongong United) entered into the final rounds of the 2022 Australia Cup.