Football league
The Women's South Island League is an amateur status league competition run by Southern Football and Mainland Football for Association football clubs located in the South Island of New Zealand. It is at the second level of New Zealand Football behind the national association based New Zealand Women's National League, and the highest level of club based football available to teams within the region.
In March 2023, New Zealand Football announced a change to the Women's National League to move to a fully club-based model, the same as the three regional leagues of the men's competition, when club capability allows.
Targeted for 2026, South Island clubs will be competing in the Women's National League. To support this, Mainland and Southern federations will jointly deliver a South Island league, and it will act as a pilot for future incorporation into the league, as the Southern League does for the men's competition.[1]
Current clubs
Location of clubs in New Zealand for the 2024 Women's South Island League Season
Location of clubs in Christchurch District for the 2024 Women's South Island League Season
Location of clubs in Dunedin District for the 2024 Women's South Island League Season
As of 2024 season[2]
Promotion/Relegation
As of 2024 season
Top scorers
The following list is from the 2022 season onwards after New Zealand Football changed the football league system in New Zealand. From 2026 onwards, the Women's South Island League will act as a qualifier league to the Women's National League.
Records
The following records are from the 2022 season onwards after New Zealand Football changed the football league system in New Zealand. From 2026 onwards, the Women's South Island League will act as a qualifier league to the Women's National League. Any records form 2022 season are noted. The records are up to date as of the end of the 2024 season.
- Most wins in a season: 9 – Cashmere Technical (2023)
- Fewest defeats in a season: 0 – Cashmere Technical (2023)[b]
- Most goals scored in a season: 49 – Cashmere Technical (2024)
- Fewest goals conceded in a season: 4 – Dunedin City Royals (2024)[c]
- Most points in a season: 28 – Cashmere Technical (2023)
- Fewest points in a season: 1 – Nelson Suburbs (2024)[d]
- Highest goal difference: +43 – Cashmere Technical (2024)
- Biggest home win: – Cashmere Technical 10–0 Roslyn Wakari (29 June 2024)
- Biggest away win: – Roslyn Wakari 0–11 Cashmere Technical (18 August 2024)
- Highest scoring match: 11 goals
- Cashmere Technical 10–1 Nelson Suburbs (13 July 2024)
- Roslyn Wakari 0–11 Cashmere Technical (18 August 2024)
Past Champions
Performance by Champions
Notes
- ^ a b c 2022 season only had 4 teams and 4 games before it was expanded to 6 with 10 games.
- ^ 2022 season had 1 teams with 0 losses, Coastal Spirit[a]
- ^ 2022 season had 1 teams with 2 goals conceded, Coastal Spirit[a]
- ^ 2022 season had 1 teams with 0 points, Roslyn-Wakari[a]
References
- ^ "Women's National League Championship expands to ten teams including adding Wellington Phoenix reserves". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Women's South Island league". Mainland Football.
External links
- National League official website
- FootballSouth official website
- Mainland official website