Women's South Island League (New Zealand) Explained

Women's South Island League
Country: New Zealand
Confed:OFC (Oceania)
Teams:6
Feeds:Women's National League
2026 onwards
Relegation:Canterbury Premier Women's League
Southern Football Women's Championship
Levels:2
Domest Cup:Kate Sheppard Cup
Champions:Cashmere Technical (1st title)
Season:2023
Most Successful Club:Cashmere Technical
Coastal Spirit
(1 title each)
Website:Mainland Football
Current:2024 Women's South Island 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

As of 2024 season[2]

Team Home ground Location Competition
Garrick Memorial Park 1st South Island Qualifying League (North)
2nd South Island Qualifying League (North)
1st South Island Qualifying League (South)
3rd South Island Qualifying League (North)
2nd South Island Qualifying League (South)
3rd South Island Qualifying League (South)
(Playoff Winner)

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 acted as a qualifier league to the Women's National League.

Season Top scorer(s) Club(s) Goals
Isla McPherson4
Britney-Lee Nicholson15

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 acted 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 2023 season.

Past Champions

Performance by Champions

Club Location Titles Runners Up Last title
1 1 2023
1 2022
Dunedin1

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's National League Championship expands to ten teams including adding Wellington Phoenix reserves . . 19 August 2023.
  2. Web site: Women's South Island league. Mainland Football.