2022 Women's South Island League (New Zealand)

South Island Championship
Season2022
Dates16 July 2022 - 7 August 2022
ChampionsCoastal Spirit SAS
Matches played6
Goals scored39 (6.5 per match)
Top goalscorerIsla McPherson
(4 goals)
Biggest home winCashmere Technical 9–1 Roslyn-Wakari
(24 July 2022)
Biggest away winRoslyn-Wakari 0–7 Coastal Spirit SAS
(24 July 2022)
Highest scoringCashmere Technical 9–1 Roslyn-Wakari
(31 July 2022)
Longest winning runCoastal Spirit SAS (3 matches)
Longest unbeaten runCoastal Spirit SAS (3 matches)
Longest winless runRoslyn-Wakari (3 matches)
Longest losing runRoslyn-Wakari (3 matches)
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The 2022 Women's South Island Championship, known now as Women's South Island League, was the inaugural season of the 2nd level women's football in New Zealand.

Coastal Spirit SAS were the Mainland Women's Premiership champions and Dunedin City Royals were the ODT Women's Premiership champions.[1][2]

The South Island Championship is the culmination of two regional federations, each of which provide teams to the Women's South Island Championship. The top two 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.[2]

Qualifying League

Mainland Women's Premier League

Teams

There are four team competing in the Premier League, down from the previous season's six. The teams which were relegated at the end of the previous season were Waimakariri United and Ferrymead Bays.

Team Home ground Location 2021 Season[3]
Cashmere Technical Garrick Memorial Park Woolston, Christchurch 2nd
Coastal Spirit SAS English Park St Albans, Christchurch 1st
Nomads United Tulett Park Casebrook, Christchurch 6th
University of Canterbury English Park St Albans, Christchurch 3rd

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Coastal Spirit SAS (C, Q) 9 9 0 0 43 4 +39 27 Winner of Women's Premier League and qualification to South Island Championship
2 Cashmere Technical (Q) 8 5 0 3 32 16 +16 15 Qualification to South Island Championship
3 University of Canterbury 8 1 2 5 6 41 −35 5
4 Nomads United 9 0 2 7 9 29 −20 2
Source: Yellow Fever
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head to head[4]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Result Table

Home \ Away CT CS NU UC CT CS NU UC
Cashmere Technical 1–7 5–0 7–3 7–1 5–0
Coastal Spirit SAS 4–2 5–1 5–0 1–0
Nomads United 0–5 0–8 3–3 0–5 1–1
University of Canterbury DNP[a] 0–4 2–0 0–4
Source: Yellow Fever
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ Postponed due to Covid; game was never played

League top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Melanie Cameron Coastal Spirit SAS 15
2 Nicola Dominikovich Cashmere Technical 8
3 Frankie Morrow Total
University of Canterbury
Coastal Spirit SAS		 7
5
2
4 Jonelle Arthur Cashmere Technical 5
Lauren Dabner Coastal Spirit SAS
Rebecca Lake
7 Jess Dyer Cashmere Technical 4
Emmer Kench
Jayda Stewart Coastal Spirit SAS

League hat-tricks

Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date
1 Melanie Cameron[a] Coastal Spirit SAS Nomads United Away 0–8 2 April 2022
Emma Kench Cashmere Technical University of Canterbury Home 7–3
4 Melanie Cameron Coastal Spirit SAS Nomads United Home 5–1 7 May 2022
6 Melanie Cameron[a] Coastal Spirit SAS Cashmere Technical Away 1–7 28 May 2022
7 Nicola Dominikovich Cashmere Technical University of Canterbury Home 5–0 11 June 2022
8 Jess Dyer Cashmere Technical Nomads United Home 7–1 25 June 2022
  1. ^ a b Player scored 4 goals

Own goal

Round Player Club Against
8 Emily Lambie Nomads United Cashmere Technical

ODT Women's Southern Premiership

Teams

Seven teams competed in the league: five from the previous season, and two new teams, Dunedin City Royals and Northern. Dunedin City Royals were formed as an amalgamation of Dunedin Technical and Caversham, and replaced Dunedin Technical in the league.

Team Home ground Location
Dunedin City Royals Logan Park Dunedin North, Dunedin
Green Island Sunnyvale Park Green Island, Dunedin
Mosgiel Memorial Park Ground Mosgiel
Northern Forrester Park Normanby, Dunedin
Otago University Logan Park Dunedin North, Dunedin
Queenstown Rovers Queenstown Events Centre Frankton, Queenstown
Roslyn-Wakari Ellis Park Glenross, Dunedin

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Dunedin City Royals (C, Q) 11 11 0 0 86 1 +85 33 Winner of Women's Southern Premiership and qualification to South Island Championship
2 Roslyn-Wakari (Q) 12 8 1 3 48 16 +32 25 Qualification to South Island Championship
3 Otago University 12 8 0 4 47 21 +26 24
4 Queenstown 11 7 1 3 28 23 +5 22
5 Green Island 12 4 0 8 14 36 −22 12
6 Northern 12 1 0 11 5 64 −59 3
7 Mosgiel 12 1 0 11 3 70 −67 3
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[5]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results Table

Home \ Away DC GI MO NO OU QU RW
Dunedin City Royals 6–0 6–0 10–0 3–0 7–0 4–0
Green Island 0–10 3–0 2–0 2–7 0–1 1–2
Mosgiel 0–15 1–2 1–0 0–10 0–2 0–4
Northern 1–12 1–2 1–0 0–10 0–6 0–10
Otago University 0–8 1–0 11–0 3–0 2–1 2–1
Queenstown DNP[a] 3–1 3–0 2–1 3–1 2–2
Roslyn-Wakari 0–5 4–1 12–0 6–1 3–0[b] 4–0
Source: Yellow Fever
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ Game got cancelled, Likely due to Kate Sheppard Cup fixture for Dunedin City Royals, unsure if game was ever played, likely not.
  2. ^ Otago University Defaulted, Roslyn-Wakari won 3–0 by default.

League top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Amy Hislop Otago University 19
Jasmine Prince Roslyn-Wakari
3 Chelsea Whittaker Dunedin City Royals 18
4 Jessica Fuller Otago University 14
5 Margarida Dias Dunedin City Royals 13
Emily Morison
7 Nieve Collin Dunedin City Royals 11
Holly White Roslyn-Wakari
9 Shontelle Smite Dunedin City Royals 9
10 Danielle Anderson Queenstown 8

League hat-tricks

Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date
1 Chelsea Whittaker[a] Dunedin City Royals Green Island Home 6–0 26 March 2022
Jasmine Prince[a] Roslyn-Wakari Northern Away 0–10
Holly White[a]
2 Amy Hislop[b] Otago University Mosgiel Home 11–0 2 April 2022
3 Amy Hislop[c] Otago University Northern Away 0–10 9 April 2022
4 Emily Morison[d] Dunedin City Royals Northern Away 1–12 13 April 2022
Chelsea Whittaker[a]
5 Jasmine Prince[b] Roslyn-Wakari Mosgiel Home 12–0 26 April 2022
6 Margarida Dias Dunedin City Royals Mosgiel Away 0–15 30 April 2022
Nieve Collin[c]
Emily Morison
7 Chelsea Whittaker Dunedin City Royals Queenstown Home 7–0 7 May 2022
Amy Hislop[a] Otago University Green Island Away 2–7
8 Jasmine Prince[a] Roslyn-Wakari Northern Home 6–1 21 May 2022
9 Jessica Fuller[e] Otago University Mosgiel Away 0–10 28 May 2022
10 Holly White Roslyn-Wakari Otago University Home 4–0 4 June 2022
11 Shontelle Smith[a] Dunedin City Royals Northern Home 10–0 11 June 2022
Nieve Collin
12 Danielle Anderson Queenstown Mosgiel Home 3–0 18 June 2022
13 Lauren Murry Queenstown Northern Away 0–6 25 June 2022
14 Danielle Anderson Queenstown Otago University Home 3–1 9 July 2022
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Player scored 4 goals
  2. ^ a b Player scored 7 goals
  3. ^ a b Player scored 6 goals
  4. ^ Player scored 5 goals
  5. ^ Player scored 8 goals

Own goals

Round Player Club Against
3 Laura Wallis Queenstown Roslyn-Wakari
Gracie Va'afusuaga Green Island Mosgiel
4 Claire Jones Queenstown Otago University
7 A. Parlane[a] Otago University Green Island
Lauren Paterson Green Island Otago University
8 Lili Clouston-Cain Green Island Dunedin City Royals
14 Player Unknown[b] Northern Green Island
  1. ^ Unable to find players first name
  2. ^ Unable to find player's name

South Island Championship

Teams

Association Team Position in
regional league 		App
(last) 		Previous best
(last)
Mainland Football (2 berths) Coastal Spirit SAS 1st 1st Debut
Cashmere Technical 2nd 1st Debut
Southern Football (2 berths) Dunedin City Royals 1st 1st Debut
Roslyn-Wakari 2nd 1st Debut

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Coastal Spirit SAS (C) 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9 Winner of Women's South Island League
2 Dunedin City Royals 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
3 Cashmere Technical 3 1 0 2 11 7 +4 3
4 Roslyn-Wakari 3 0 0 3 2 18 −16 0
Source: Yellow Fever
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[6]
(C) Champions

Results Table

Home \ Away CT CS DC RW
Cashmere Technical 9–1
Coastal Spirit SAS 3–1 3–0
Dunedin City Royals 3–1 2–1
Roslyn-Wakari 0–7
Source: Yellow Fever
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals

Third Place Playoff

Cashmere Technical2–1Roslyn-Wakari
  • L. Evans 28'
  • C. Wilson 84'
  • A. Newlands 76'

Final

Coastal Spirit SAS4–1Dunedin City Royals
  • M. Cameron 40', 90+1'
  • L. Dabner 51'
  • W. Hepburn 87'
  • C. Whittaker 29'

League scoring

As of Completed

League top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[7]
1 Isla McPherson Coastal Spirit SAS 4
2 Jonelle Arthur Cashmere Technical 3
Mel Cameron Coastal Spirit SAS
Aimee Phillips Cashmere Technical
5 Leigh Alexander Cashmere Technical 2
Lauren Dabner Coastal Spirit SAS
Marga Dias Dunedin City Royals
Lisa Evans Cashmere Technical
Whitney Hepburn Coastal Spirit SAS
Kate Loye Cashmere Technical
Laura Newman Coastal Spirit SAS
Bel van Noorden Coastal Spirit SAS
Chelsea Whittaker Dunedin City Royals

League hat-tricks

Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date
3[7] Jonelle Arthur Cashmere Technical Roslyn-Wakari Home 9–1 31 July 2022

References

  1. ^ "Inaugural Women's South Island Championship Kick-offs". Mainland Football. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "South Island Championship kicks off this weekend". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  3. ^ "2020-24". ultimatenzsoccer. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Top of the table clashes". Mainland Football. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  5. ^ "National League Regulations 2021: Article 28 - NL Format". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  6. ^ "National League Regulations 2021: Article 28 - NL Format". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  7. ^ a b "South Island Women's Championship 2022". Yellow Fever, AllWhites82. Retrieved 19 August 2023.