2023 Women's South Island League (New Zealand) Explained

Competition:South Island League
Season:2023
Dates:10 June 2023 - 2 September 2023
Winners:Cashmere Technical
Matches:29
Total Goals:131
League Topscorer:Britney-Lee Nicholson
(15 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Coastal Spirit 8–0 Nelson Suburbs
(19 August 2023)
Biggest Away Win:Otago University 0–6 Cashmere Technical
(1 July 2023)
Highest Scoring:Coastal Spirit 8–0 Nelson Suburbs
(19 August 2023)
Longest Wins:Cashmere Technical (6 matches)
Longest Unbeaten:Cashmere Technical (10 matches)
Longest Winless:Nelson Suburbs (10 matches)
Longest Losses:Nelson Suburbs (8 matches)
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2024
Updated:2 September 2023

The 2023 Women's South Island League, is the 2nd season of the 2nd level women's football in New Zealand and the 1st season under the name Women's South Island League.

Coastal Spirit are the South Island Qualifying League, known as Mainland Women's Premiership, champions and the 2022 Women's South Island Championship champions and Dunedin City Royals are the FS Women's Premiership champions, Women's South Island League Playoff winners and 2022 Women's South Island Championship runners up.[1] [2]

The South Island League is the culmination of two regional federations, each of which provide teams to the Women's South Island League. The top four teams in the Women's Premier League and top two teams from the Women's Southern Premiership qualify for entry into the South Island League.

Qualifying League

South Island Qualifying League

Competition:South Island Qualifying League
Season:2023
Dates:1 April 2023 - 28 May 2023
Winners:Coastal Spirit
Matches:28
Total Goals:112
League Topscorer:Britney-Lee Nicholson
(15 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Coastal Spirit 12–0 Haswell Christchurch United
(29 April 2023)
Biggest Away Win:Selwyn United 0–20 Coastal Spirit
(6 May 2023)
Highest Scoring:Selwyn United 0–20 Coastal Spirit
(6 May 2023)
Longest Wins:Coastal Spirit (5 matches)
Longest Unbeaten:Coastal Spirit (6 matches)
Longest Winless:Halswell Christchurch United (5 matches)
Longest Losses:Halswell Christchurch United (6 matches)
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2024
Updated:Completed

The season started on 1 April, and finished on 28 May, being a single round. The league determined the top four teams in Mainland's federation, who went on to play the top two teams from Southern Football. The bottom three teams played in the Canterbury Women's Premiership, starting after this league finished, and were joined by the top three teams of Canterbury Women's Championship Division 1.

Team

The four teams from the 2022 league - Cashmere Technical, Coastal Spirit, FC Nomads United and University of Canterbury - were joined by Halswell Christchurch United, Nelson Suburbs, and Selwyn United. Halswell Christchurch United were a combined team of Halswell United and Christchurch United; similarly FC Nomads United was a combined team from Nomads United and FC Twenty 11.

Team Home ground Location Competition
Garrick Memorial Park 2nd Mainland Women's Premier League
1st Mainland Women's Premier League
Tulett Park 4th Mainland Women's Premier League
Foster Park
University of Canterbury3rd Mainland Women's Premier League

Table

League top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 align=left Britney-Lee Nicholson align=left Coastal Spirit 15
2 align=left Melanie Cameron align=left Coastal Spirit 6
3 align=left align=left Cashmere Technical 5
align=left Whitney Hepburn align=left Coastal Spirit
5 align=left Charlotte Mortlock align=left Cashmere Technical 4
align=left Jasmine Barney Nelson Suburbs
align=left Laura Newman Coastal Spirit
align=left Lauren Dabner Coastal Spirit
align=left Nicola Dominikovich align=left Cashmere Technical
10 align=left Leanna Ryanalign=left rowspan=2Cashmere Technical 3

League hat-tricks

Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date
1[3] Cashmere Technical Selwyn United Away 0–12
Charlotte Mortlock
4[4] Laura Newman Coastal Spirit Halswell Christchurch United Home 12–0
Britney-Lee Nicholson
5[5] Melanie Cameron Coastal Spirit Selwyn United Away 0–20
Britney-Lee Nicholson

Own goals

Round Player Club Against
2[6] Jasmine Ball University of Canterbury Coastal Spirit
7[7] Leigh Bowie Selwyn United University of Canterbury

ODT Women's Southern Premiership

Competition:ODT Women's Southern Premiership League
Season:2023
Dates:1 April 2023 - 6 May 2023
Winners:Dunedin City Royals
Matches:21
Total Goals:88
League Topscorer:Nieve Collin
(6 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Queenstown 11–0 Northern
(22 April 2023)
Biggest Away Win:Green Island 0–11 Dunedin City Royals
(6 May 2023)
Highest Scoring:Queenstown 11–0 Northern
(22 April 2023)
Green Island 0–11 Dunedin City Royals
(6 May 2023)
Longest Wins:Dunedin City Royals (6 matches)
Longest Unbeaten:Dunedin City Royals (6 matches)
Longest Winless:Northern (6 matches)
Longest Losses:Northern (6 matches)
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2024
Updated:Completed

Teams

All seven teams from the previous season competed.

Team Home ground Location 2022 Season
1st ODT Women's Southern Premiership
5th ODT Women's Southern Premiership
Memorial Park Ground 7th ODT Women's Southern Premiership
6th ODT Women's Southern Premiership
3rd ODT Women's Southern Premiership
Queenstown Events Centre 4th ODT Women's Southern Premiership
2nd ODT Women's Southern Premiership

League

The league was a single round, with the top four teams advancing to the South Island League southern playoffs. The bottom three teams played in the ODT Women's Southern Championship, with the two teams who did not qualify for the South Island League.

Table

League top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 align=left Nieve Collin align=left Dunedin City Royals 6
2 align=left Chelsea Whittaker align=left Dunedin City Royals 5
3 align=left Mikayla Gray align=left Dunedin City Royals 4
align=left Keely Osborne align=left Queenstown
align=left Zara Partley align=left rowspan=2 Roslyn-Wakari
align=left Holly White
7 align=left Margarida Dias align=left Dunedin City Royals 3
align=left Madeline McCormick align=left Otago University
align=left Rose Hanna Morton align=left Dunedin City Royals
align=left Jemma Wilson align=left Roslyn-Wakari
League hat-tricks
Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date
1[8] Rose Morton Dunedin City Royals Mosgiel Home 7–0
2[9] Margarida Dias Dunedin City Royals Northern Away 0–6
3 Madeline McCormick Otago University Northern Away 0–7
5 Holly White Roslyn-Wakari Northern Home 8–0
7 Nieve Collin Dunedin City Royals Green Island Away 0–11
Own goals
Round Player Club Against
3 Laura Wallis Queenstown Roslyn-Wakari
7 Paige Julian Green Island Dunedin City Royals

South Island League Playoffs

Each team played each other once over three rounds, with the top two advancing to the South Island League, while the bottom two played in the ODT Women's Southern Championship.

Table

League top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 align=left Ruby Anderson align=left Dunedin City Royals 4
3 align=left Carolyn Days align=left Otago University 2
align=left Margarida Dias align=left Dunedin City Royals
align=left Tahlia Roome align=left Dunedin City Royals
align=left Morgan Smiley align=left Otago University
align=left Jemma Wilson align=left Roslyn-Wakari
7 align=left Madeline Braun align=left rowspan=2Queenstown 1
align=left Hope Donoghue
align=left Charlotte Marvin align=left Otago University
align=left Abbey Neilson align=left Queenstown
align=left Eloise Robinson align=left Otago University
align=left Shontell Smitealign=left rowspan=2Dunedin City Royals
align=left Chelsea Whittaker
League hat-tricks

South Island League

The six teams each played every other team twice, once at home and once away.

Qualified Teams

Cashmere Technical, Coastal Spirit and Dunedin City Royals returned to the league, joined by Otago University from Southern Football, with Nelson Suburbs and University of Canterbury from Mainland Football.[10]

AssociationTeamPosition in
Regional League
App
Previous best
Mainland Football Coastal Spirit1st1stDebut
Cashmere Technical2nd1stDebut
University of Canterbury3rd1stDebut
Nelson Suburbs4th1stDebut
Southern Football Dunedin City Royals1st1stDebut
Otago University2nd1stDebut

Table

League top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[11]
1 align=left Britney-Lee Nicholson align=left Coastal Spirit 15
2 align=left Shontelle Smith align=left Dunedin City Royals 7
3 align=left align=left Cashmere Technical 6
align=left align=left Coastal Spirit
5 align=left Nicola Dominkovich Cashmere Technical 5
align=left Amy Hislop align=left Otago University
align=left Charlotte Roche align=left Cashmere Technical
8 align=left Melanie Cameron align=left Coastal Spirit 4
align=left Freya Partridge-Moore align=left Dunedin City Royals
align=left Jonelle Author align=left Cashmere Technical
11 Multiple players 3

League hat-tricks

Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date
3[12] Cashmere Technical Otago University Away 0–6
5[13] Coastal Spirit Otago University Away 0–10
Britney-Lee Nicholson
7[14] Britney-Lee Nicholson Coastal Spirit Nelson Suburbs Away 0–5
9[15] [16] Britney-Lee Nicholson Home 8–0
Freya Partridge-Moore Dunedin City Royals Otago University Home 6–1
10[17] Britney-Lee Nicholson Coastal Spirit Cashmere Technical Away 4–3

Own goals

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Qualifiers Confirmed . Mainland Football. 20 August 2023.
  2. Web site: Weekend Preview: SL 2nd Half and New Leagues Start. . 20 August 2023.
  3. Web site: Selwyn UFC WPL v Cashmere Technical. . 20 August 2023.
  4. Web site: Coastal Spirit SASFC v Halswell Christchurch United. . 20 August 2023.
  5. Web site: Selwyn UFC WPL v Coastal Spirit SASFC. . 20 August 2023.
  6. Web site: Coastal Spirit SASFC v Universities of Canterbury Association Football Club. . 20 August 2023.
  7. Web site: Universities of Canterbury Association Football Club v Selwyn UFC WPL . . 20 August 2023.
  8. Web site: Victory on opening day for our Premier Women!. . 20 August 2023.
  9. Web site: 6-0 win at the Turf for our Premier Women!. . 20 August 2023.
  10. Web site: Women's South Island league. Mainland Football.
  11. Web site: Women's South Island League. . 20 August 2023.
  12. Web site: Otago University AFC Women's Premier v Cashmere Technical. . 20 August 2023.
  13. Web site: Otago University AFC Women's Premier v Costal Spirit SASFC. . 20 August 2023.
  14. Web site: Nelson Suburbs FC v Coastal Spirit SASFC. . 20 August 2023.
  15. Web site: Coastal Spirit SASFC v Nelson Suburbs FC. . 20 August 2023.
  16. Web site: Dunedin City Royals FC Premier Women's v Otago University AFC Women's Premier. . 20 August 2023.
  17. Web site: Cashmere Technical v Coastal Spirit SASFC. . 27 August 2023.
  18. Web site: Dunedin City Royals FC Premier Women's v Universities of Canterbury Association Football Club. . 20 August 2023.