2023 Women's South Island League (New Zealand)

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.

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 8–0 Nelson Suburbs
(19 August 2023)
Biggest away winOtago University 0–6 Cashmere Technical
(1 July 2023)
Highest scoringCoastal Spirit 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.

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.[2]

Qualifying League

South Island Qualifying League
South Island Qualifying League
Season2023
Dates1 April 2023 - 28 May 2023
ChampionsCoastal Spirit
Matches played28
Goals scored112 (4 per match)
Top goalscorerBritney-Lee Nicholson
(15 goals)
Biggest home winCoastal Spirit 12–0 Haswell Christchurch United
(29 April 2023)
Biggest away winSelwyn United 0–20 Coastal Spirit
(6 May 2023)
Highest scoringSelwyn United 0–20 Coastal Spirit
(6 May 2023)
Longest winning runCoastal Spirit (5 matches)
Longest unbeaten runCoastal Spirit (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 leage - 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.[3]

TeamHome groundLocationCompetition
Cashmere TechnicalGarrick Memorial ParkWoolston, Christchurch2nd Mainland Women's Premier League
Coastal Spirit SASFCEnglish ParkSt Albans, Christchurch1st Mainland Women's Premier League
Halswell Christchurch UnitedUnited Sports CentreSpreydon, Christchurch
Nelson SuburbsSaxton FieldNelson
FC Nomads United WPLTulett ParkCasebrook, Christchurch4th Mainland Women's Premier League
Selwyn United WPLFoster ParkRolleston
University of CanterburyEnglish ParkSt Albans, Christchurch3rd Mainland Women's Premier League

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Coastal Spirit (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 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
    RankPlayerClubGoals
    1Britney-Lee NicholsonCoastal Spirit15
    2Melanie CameronCoastal Spirit6
    3Aimee PhillipsCashmere Technical5
    Whitney HepburnCoastal Spirit
    5Charlotte MortlockCashmere Technical4
    Jasmine BarneyNelson Suburbs
    Laura NewmanCoastal Spirit
    Lauren DabnerCoastal Spirit
    Nicola DominikovichCashmere Technical
    10Leanna RyanCashmere Technical3

    League hat-tricks
    RoundPlayerForAgainstHome/AwayResultDate
    1[5]Aimee PhillipsCashmere TechnicalSelwyn UnitedAway0–121 April 2023
    Charlotte Mortlock
    4[6]Laura NewmanCoastal SpiritHalswell Christchurch UnitedHome12–029 April 2023
    Britney-Lee Nicholson
    5[7]Melanie Cameron[lower-alpha 1]Coastal SpiritSelwyn UnitedAway0–206 May 2023
    Britney-Lee Nicholson[lower-alpha 2]
    1. Player scored 4 goals
    2. Player scored 8 goals

    Own goals
    RoundPlayerClubAgainst
    2[8]Jasmine BallUniversity of CanterburyCoastal Spirit
    7[9]Leigh BowieSelwyn UnitedUniversity 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.

    TeamHome groundLocation2022 Season
    Dunedin City RoyalsLogan ParkDunedin North, Dunedin1st ODT Women's Southern Premiership
    Green IslandSunnyvale ParkGreen Island, Dunedin5th ODT Women's Southern Premiership
    MosgielMemorial Park GroundMosgiel7th ODT Women's Southern Premiership
    NorthernForrester ParkNormanby, Dunedin6th ODT Women's Southern Premiership
    Otago UniversityLogan ParkDunedin North, Dunedin3rd ODT Women's Southern Premiership
    Queenstown RoversQueenstown Events CentreFrankton, Queenstown4th ODT Women's Southern Premiership
    Roslyn WakariEllis ParkGlenross, Dunedin2nd 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
      RankPlayerClubGoals
      1Nieve CollinDunedin City Royals6
      2Chelsea WhittakerDunedin City Royals5
      3Mikayla GrayDunedin City Royals4
      Keely OsborneQueenstown
      Zara PartleyRoslyn-Wakari
      Holly White
      7Margarida DiasDunedin City Royals3
      Madeline McCormickOtago University
      Rose Hanna MortonDunedin City Royals
      Jemma WilsonRoslyn-Wakari
      League hat-tricks
      RoundPlayerForAgainstHome/AwayResultDate
      1[11]Rose MortonDunedin City RoyalsMosgielHome7–01 April 2023
      2[12]Margarida DiasDunedin City RoyalsNorthernAway0–65 April 2023
      3Madeline McCormickOtago UniversityNorthernAway0–719 April 2023
      5Holly WhiteRoslyn-WakariNorthernHome8–025 April 2023
      7Nieve CollinDunedin City RoyalsGreen IslandAway0–116 May 2023
        Own goals
        RoundPlayerClubAgainst
        3Laura WallisQueenstownRoslyn-Wakari
        7Paige JulianGreen IslandDunedin 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
            RankPlayerClubGoals
            1Ruby AndersonDunedin City Royals4
            3Carolyn DaysOtago University2
            Margarida DiasDunedin City Royals
            Tahlia RoomeDunedin City Royals
            Morgan SmileyOtago University
            Jemma WilsonRoslyn-Wakari
            7Madeline BraunQueenstown1
            Hope Donoghue
            Charlotte MarvinOtago University
            Abbey NeilsonQueenstown
            Eloise RobinsonOtago University
            Shontell SmiteDunedin City Royals
            Chelsea Whittaker
            League hat-tricks
            RoundPlayerForAgainstHome/AwayResultDate
            1Ruby AndersonDunedin City RoyalsRoslyn-WakariHome7–120 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 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 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 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 1–1 0–0[lower-alpha 1] 8–0 PP[lower-alpha 2] 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
                RankPlayerClubGoals[15]
                1Britney-Lee NicholsonCoastal Spirit15
                2Shontelle SmithDunedin City Royals7
                3Aimee PhillipsCashmere Technical6
                Jayda StewartCoastal Spirit
                5Nicola DominkovichCashmere Technical5
                Amy HislopOtago University
                Charlotte RocheCashmere Technical
                8Melanie CameronCoastal Spirit4
                Freya Partridge-MooreDunedin City Royals
                Jonelle AuthorCashmere Technical
                11Multiple players3

                League hat-tricks
                RoundPlayerForAgainstHome/AwayResultDate
                3[16]Aimee PhillipsCashmere TechnicalOtago UniversityAway0–61 July 2023
                5[17]Jayda Stewart[lower-alpha 1]Coastal SpiritOtago UniversityAway0–1023 July 2023
                Britney-Lee Nicholson[lower-alpha 1]
                7[18]Britney-Lee NicholsonCoastal SpiritNelson SuburbsAway0–55 August 2023
                9[19][20]Britney-Lee Nicholson[lower-alpha 2]Home8–019 August 2023
                Freya Partridge-MooreDunedin City RoyalsOtago UniversityHome6–1
                10[21]Britney-Lee NicholsonCoastal SpiritCashmere TechnicalAway4–327 August 2023
                1. Player scored 4 goals
                2. Player scored 5 goals

                Own goals
                RoundPlayerClubAgainst
                3[22]Sophie HartshawUniversity of CanterburyDunedin City Royals

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