2023 Women's South Island League (New Zealand)

South Island League
Season2023
Dates10 June 2023 - 2 September 2023
ChampionsCashmere Technical
Matches played29
Goals scored131 (4.52 per match)
Top goalscorerBritney-Lee Nicholson
(15 goals)
Biggest home winCoastal Spirit SAS 8–0 Nelson Suburbs
(19 August 2023)
Biggest away winOtago University 0–6 Cashmere Technical
(1 July 2023)
Highest scoringCoastal Spirit SAS 8–0 Nelson Suburbs
(19 August 2023)
Longest winning runCashmere Technical (6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runCashmere Technical (10 matches)
Longest winless runNelson Suburbs (10 matches)
Longest losing runNelson Suburbs (8 matches)
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 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 SAS 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.[2]

Qualifying League

South Island Qualifying League

South Island Qualifying League
Season2023
Dates1 April 2023 - 28 May 2023
ChampionsCoastal Spirit SAS
Matches played28
Goals scored112 (4 per match)
Top goalscorerBritney-Lee Nicholson
(15 goals)
Biggest home winCoastal Spirit SAS 12–0 Haswell Christchurch United
(29 April 2023)
Biggest away winSelwyn United 0–20 Coastal Spirit SAS
(6 May 2023)
Highest scoringSelwyn United 0–20 Coastal Spirit
(6 May 2023)
Longest winning runCoastal Spirit SAS (5 matches)
Longest unbeaten runCoastal Spirit SAS (6 matches)
Longest winless runHalswell Christchurch United (5 matches)
Longest losing runHalswell Christchurch United (6 matches)
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 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 SAS, 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.[3]

Team Home ground Location Competition
Cashmere Technical Garrick Memorial Park Woolston, Christchurch 2nd Mainland Women's Premier League
Coastal Spirit SAS English Park St Albans, Christchurch 1st Mainland Women's Premier League
Halswell Christchurch United United Sports Centre Spreydon, Christchurch
Nelson Suburbs Saxton Field Nelson
FC Nomads United WPL Tulett Park Casebrook, Christchurch 4th Mainland Women's Premier League
Selwyn United WPL Foster Park Rolleston
University of Canterbury English Park St Albans, Christchurch 3rd Mainland Women's Premier League

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Coastal Spirit SAS (C, Q) 6 5 1 0 42 2 +40 16 Winner of South Island Qualifying League and qualification to South Island League
2 Cashmere Technical (Q) 6 4 1 1 25 5 +20 13 Qualification to South Island League
3 University of Canterbury (Q) 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10
4 Nelson Suburbs (Q) 6 3 0 3 12 11 +1 9
5 FC Nomads United 6 2 0 4 8 9 −1 6 Qualification to Canterbury Women's Premiership
6 Selwyn United 6 2 0 4 5 43 −38 6
7 Halswell Christchurch United 6 0 1 5 4 28 −24 1
Source: Mainland Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head to head[4]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Result Table

Home \ Away CT CS HC NS NU SU UC
Cashmere Technical 1–1 5–0 1–2 3–0
Coastal Spirit SAS 12–0 3–0
Halswell Christchurch United 2–3 2–2
Nelson Suburbs 2–3 1–3 2–0 3–2
FC Nomads United 0–3 4–0 0–1
Selwyn United 0–12 0–20 1–4
University of Canterbury 2–0 1–0 5–0
Source: Mainland Football
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

League top scorers

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

League hat-tricks

Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date
1[5] Aimee Phillips Cashmere Technical Selwyn United Away 0–12 1 April 2023
Charlotte Mortlock
4[6] Laura Newman Coastal Spirit SAS Halswell Christchurch United Home 12–0 29 April 2023
Britney-Lee Nicholson
5[7] Melanie Cameron[a] Coastal Spirit SAS Selwyn United Away 0–20 6 May 2023
Britney-Lee Nicholson[b]
  1. ^ Player scored 4 goals
  2. ^ Player scored 8 goals

Own goals

Round Player Club Against
2[8] Jasmine Ball University of Canterbury Coastal Spirit SAS
7[9] Leigh Bowie Selwyn United University of Canterbury

ODT Women's Southern Premiership

ODT Women's Southern Premiership League
Season2023
Dates1 April 2023 - 6 May 2023
ChampionsDunedin City Royals
Matches played21
Goals scored88 (4.19 per match)
Top goalscorerNieve Collin
(6 goals)
Biggest home winQueenstown 11–0 Northern
(22 April 2023)
Biggest away winGreen Island 0–11 Dunedin City Royals
(6 May 2023)
Highest scoringQueenstown 11–0 Northern
(22 April 2023)
Green Island 0–11 Dunedin City Royals
(6 May 2023)
Longest winning runDunedin City Royals (6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runDunedin City Royals (6 matches)
Longest winless runNorthern (6 matches)
Longest losing runNorthern (6 matches)
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of Completed.

Teams

All seven teams from the previous season competed.

Team Home ground Location 2022 Season
Dunedin City Royals Logan Park Dunedin North, Dunedin 1st ODT Women's Southern Premiership
Green Island Sunnyvale Park Green Island, Dunedin 5th ODT Women's Southern Premiership
Mosgiel Memorial Park Ground Mosgiel 7th ODT Women's Southern Premiership
Northern Forrester Park Normanby, Dunedin 6th ODT Women's Southern Premiership
Otago University Logan Park Dunedin North, Dunedin 3rd ODT Women's Southern Premiership
Queenstown Rovers Queenstown Events Centre Frankton, Queenstown 4th ODT Women's Southern Premiership
Roslyn Wakari Ellis Park Glenross, Dunedin 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Dunedin City Royals (C, Q) 6 6 0 0 35 0 +35 18 Winner of Women's Southern Premiership and qualification to South Island League Playoffs
2 Roslyn-Wakari (Q) 6 4 1 1 16 6 +10 13 Qualification to South Island League Playoffs
3 Otago University (Q) 6 3 1 2 13 3 +10 10
4 Queenstown (Q) 6 3 0 3 16 12 +4 9
5 Green Island 6 2 0 4 5 16 −11 6 Qualification to Southern Football Women's Championship
6 Mosgiel 6 2 0 4 3 17 −14 6
7 Northern 6 0 0 6 0 34 −34 0
Source: Mainland Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[10]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Results Table
Home \ Away DC GI MO NO OU QU RW
Dunedin City Royals 7–0 6–0 4–0
Green Island 0–11 4–0
Mosgiel 1–0 1–0 1–3
Northern 0–6 0–1 0–7
Otago University 0–1 2–1 3–0
Queenstown 2–0 11–0 2–1 0–0
Roslyn-Wakari 1–0 8–0 4–1
Source: Mainland Football
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
League top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nieve Collin Dunedin City Royals 6
2 Chelsea Whittaker Dunedin City Royals 5
3 Mikayla Gray Dunedin City Royals 4
Keely Osborne Queenstown
Zara Partley Roslyn-Wakari
Holly White
7 Margarida Dias Dunedin City Royals 3
Madeline McCormick Otago University
Rose Hanna Morton Dunedin City Royals
Jemma Wilson Roslyn-Wakari
League hat-tricks
Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date
1[11] Rose Morton Dunedin City Royals Mosgiel Home 7–0 1 April 2023
2[12] Margarida Dias Dunedin City Royals Northern Away 0–6 5 April 2023
3 Madeline McCormick Otago University Northern Away 0–7 19 April 2023
5 Holly White Roslyn-Wakari Northern Home 8–0 25 April 2023
7 Nieve Collin Dunedin City Royals Green Island Away 0–11 6 May 2023
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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Dunedin City Royals (C, Q) 3 2 1 0 12 4 +8 7 Winner of South Island League Playoffs and qualification to South Island League
2 Otago University (Q) 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Qualification to South Island League
3 Queenstown 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2 Qualification to Southern Football Women's Championship
4 Roslyn-Wakari 3 0 1 2 3 10 −7 1
Source: Mainland Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[10]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Results Table
Home \ Away DC OU QU RW
Dunedin City Royals 3–1 7–1
Otago University 3–0
Queenstown 2–2
Roslyn-Wakari 1–2 1–1
Source: Mainland Football
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
League top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ruby Anderson Dunedin City Royals 4
3 Carolyn Days Otago University 2
Margarida Dias Dunedin City Royals
Tahlia Roome Dunedin City Royals
Morgan Smiley Otago University
Jemma Wilson Roslyn-Wakari
7 Madeline Braun Queenstown 1
Hope Donoghue
Charlotte Marvin Otago University
Abbey Neilson Queenstown
Eloise Robinson Otago University
Shontell Smite Dunedin City Royals
Chelsea Whittaker
League hat-tricks
Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date
1 Ruby Anderson Dunedin City Royals Roslyn-Wakari Home 7–1 20 May 2023

South Island League

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

Qualified Teams

Cashmere Technical, Coastal Spirit SAS 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.[3]

Association Team Position in
Regional League 		App
(last) 		Previous best
(last)
Mainland Football (4 berths) Coastal Spirit SAS 1st 1st Debut
Cashmere Technical 2nd 1st Debut
University of Canterbury 3rd 1st Debut
Nelson Suburbs 4th 1st Debut
Southern Football (2 berths) Dunedin City Royals 1st 1st Debut
Otago University 2nd 1st Debut

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cashmere Technical (C) 10 9 1 0 36 9 +27 28 Winner of Women's South Island League
2 Dunedin City Royals 10 6 2 2 30 11 +19 20
3 Coastal Spirit SAS 9 5 2 2 35 12 +23 17
4 Otago University 9 3 1 5 12 34 −22 10
5 University of Canterbury 10 1 1 8 9 31 −22 4
6 Nelson Suburbs 10 1 1 8 9 34 −25 4
Updated to match(es) played on 2 September 2023. Source: Mainland Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[10]
(C) Champions

Results Table

Home \ Away CT CS DC NS OU UC
Cashmere Technical 4–3 3–1 3–1 4–1 6–1
Coastal Spirit SAS 1–1 0–0[a] 8–0 PP[b] 2–1
Dunedin City Royals 0–2 4–2 4–0 6–1 6–0
Nelson Suburbs 1–5 0–5 1–3 0–1 2–2
Otago University 0–6 0–10 2–2 2–4 2–1
University of Canterbury 0–2 2–4 0–4 1–0 1–3
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2023. Source: Mainland Football
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ Game postponed due to Coastal's Kate Sheppard Cup semi final.[13]
  2. ^ Game postponed, reason unknown.[14]

League top scorers

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

League hat-tricks

Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date
3[16] Aimee Phillips Cashmere Technical Otago University Away 0–6 1 July 2023
5[17] Jayda Stewart[a] Coastal Spirit SAS Otago University Away 0–10 23 July 2023
Britney-Lee Nicholson[a]
7[18] Britney-Lee Nicholson Coastal Spirit SAS Nelson Suburbs Away 0–5 5 August 2023
9[19][20] Britney-Lee Nicholson[b] Home 8–0 19 August 2023
Freya Partridge-Moore Dunedin City Royals Otago University Home 6–1
10[21] Britney-Lee Nicholson Coastal Spirit SAS Cashmere Technical Away 4–3 27 August 2023
  1. ^ a b Player scored 4 goals
  2. ^ Player scored 5 goals

Own goals

Round Player Club Against
3[22] Sophie Hartshaw University of Canterbury Dunedin City Royals

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