2024 Women's South Island League (New Zealand)

The 2024 Women's South Island League is the third season of the second level of women's football in New Zealand, and the second season under the name Women's South Island League.

South Island League
Season2024
Dates22 June 2024 - 1 September 2024
Top goalscorerMultiple (1 Goal each)
Biggest home winDunedin City Royals 2–0 Coastal Spirit
(22 June 2024)
Biggest away winOtago University 0–3 Cashmere Technical
(23 June 2024)
Highest scoringOtago University 0–3 Cashmere Technical
(23 June 2024)
Longest winning run1 match
Cashmere Technical
Dunedin City Royals
Longest unbeaten run1 match
Cashmere Technical
Dunedin City Royals
Longest winless run1 match
Coastal Spirit
Otago University
Longest losing run1 match
Coastal Spirit
Otago University
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 23 June 2024.

Cashmere Technical were the 2023 Women's South Island champions, with Dunedin City Royals were runners-up.

Qualifying Leagues

South Island Qualifying League
South Island Qualifying League
Season2024
Dates6 April 2024 - 3 June 2024
ChampionsCashmere Technical
Matches played21
Goals scored102 (4.86 per match)
Top goalscorerAimee Phillips
(12 goals)
Biggest home winCashmere Technical 14–1 Halswell United
(27 April 2024)
Biggest away winSelwyn United 0–8 University of Canterbury
(6 April 2024)
University of Canterbury 0–8 Cashmere Technical
(25 May 2024)
Highest scoringCashmere Technical 14–1 Halswell United
(27 April 2024)
← 2023
2025 →

The South Island Qualifying League is open to teams in the northern half of the South Island. The season starts on 6 April, and finishes on 25 May, being a single round. The league is to determine the top three teams in Mainland's federation, with the fourth-placed team playing in a playoff against the third-placed team in Southern Qualifying, who go on to play the top two teams from Southern Football.[1] The bottom three or four teams will play in the Canterbury Women's Premiership, starting after this league finishes. They will be joined by the top three teams of Canterbury Women's Premiership Qualifying League.

Due to a flight cancelation, Selwyn United were unable to fly up to Nelson to play Nelson Suburbs, extending the season date by a week.[2]

South Island Qualifying League teams

Seven team are competing in this league - six from the previous season and one new combined team. The new combined team is Nomads-Waimakariri United, who replace FC Nomads United. The six returning teams are Cashmere Technical, Coastal Spirit, Halswell United, Nelson Suburbs, Selwyn United, and University of Canterbury. Nomads-Waimakariri United are a combined team of Nomads United and Waimakariri United, replacing the combined Nomads United/FC Twenty 11 team from the previous season. Halswell United are competing as a single club, rather than as the previously combined team of Halswell United and Christchurch United.

TeamHome groundLocationCompetition
Cashmere TechnicalGarrick Memorial ParkWoolston, Christchurch2nd South Island Qualifying League
Coastal SpiritEnglish ParkSt Albans, Christchurch1st South Island Qualifying League
Halswell UnitedHalswell DomainHalswell, Christchurch7th South Island Qualifying League
Nelson SuburbsSaxton FieldStoke, Nelson4th South Island Qualifying League
Nomads-Waimakariri UnitedKendall ParkKaiapoi, Canterbury5th South Island Qualifying League[lower-alpha 1]
Selwyn UnitedFoster ParkRollerston, Canterbury6th South Island Qualifying League
University of CanterburyEnglish ParkSt Albans, Christchurch3rd South Island Qualifying League
  1. Waimakariri United competed in the Canterbury Women's Championship League finishing 2nd place, while FC Nomads United finished 5th in the South Island Qualifying League.

South Island Qualifying League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cashmere Technical (C) 6 6 0 0 44 1 +43 18 Champions and qualification to South Island League
2 Coastal Spirit 6 3 2 1 13 6 +7 11 Qualification to South Island League
3 Nelson Suburbs 6 3 1 2 17 14 +3 10
4 University of Canterbury 6 3 1 2 16 14 +2 10 Qualification to South Island League Playoff
5 Nomads-Waimakariri United 6 2 0 4 5 15 −10 6 Qualification to Canterbury Women's Premiership
6 Halswell United 6 2 0 4 7 21 −14 6
7 Selwyn United 6 0 0 6 0 31 −31 0
Source: Mainland Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head to head; 3) Disciplinary record (1 Disciplinary Point for Yellow, 3 Disciplinary Points for Red); 4) Coin toss[3]
(C) Champions

South Island Qualifying League results table
Home \ Away CT CS HU NS NW SU UC
Cashmere Technical 3–0 14–1 5–0 7–0
Coastal Spirit 3–1 1–1 6–0
Halswell United 1–2 3–0
Nelson Suburbs 2–3 8–0 4–2
Nomads-Waimakariri United 0–7 0–2 1–3
Selwyn United 0–1 0–1 0–8
University of Canterbury 0–8 1–1 2–0
Source: Mainland Football
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    South Island Qualifying League top scorers
    As of 18 May 2024
    RankPlayerClubGoals
    1 Aimee Phillips Cashmere Technical 12
    2 Anna McPhie Cashmere Technical 9
    3 Katie Harris University of Canterbury 7
    4 Gillian Morgan Nelson Suburbs 4
    Laura Newman Coastal Spirit
    Lara Wall Cashmere Technical
    7 Rachel Brodie Halswell United 3
    Melanie Cameron Coastal Spirit
    Margarida Dias Cashmere Technical
    Emily Lauer Nelson Suburbs
    Samantha Whyte Coastal Spirit

    South Island Qualifying League hat-tricks
    RoundPlayerForAgainstHome/AwayResultDate
    1[4][5]Katie Harris[lower-alpha 1]University of CanterburySelwyn UnitedAway0–86 April 2024
    Aimee PhillipsCashmere TechnicalNW UnitedAway0–7
    4[6][7]Aimee Phillips[lower-alpha 2]Cashmere TechnicalHalswell UnitedHome14–128 April 2024
    Anna McPhie[lower-alpha 3]
    Laura NewmanCoastal SpiritSelwyn UnitedHome6–0
    1. Player scored 5 goals
    2. Player scored 6 goals
    3. Player scored 4 goals

    South Island Qualifying League own goals
    Round Player Club H/A Time Goal Result Opponent Date
    1[5] Ashley McLean Selwyn United Home 27' 0–2 0–8 University of Canterbury 6 April 2024
    2[8] Stella Dallimore Nelson Suburbs Home 87' 2–3 2–3 NW United 14 April 2024
    6[9] Pip Coakley Away 86' 5–0 5–0 Cashmere Technical 18 May 2024

    SF Women's Southern Qualifying League
    SF Women's Southern Qualifying League
    Season2024
    Dates6 April 2024 - 25 May 2024
    ChampionsDunedin City Royals
    Matches played12
    Goals scored64 (5.33 per match)
    Top goalscorerAbbey Neilson
    (6 goals)
    Biggest home winDunedin City Royals 10–0 Green Island
    (6 April 2024)
    Roslyn-Wakari 10–0 Green Island
    (25 May 2024)
    Biggest away winNorthern 0–10 Dunedin City Royals
    (4 May 2024)
    Highest scoringDunedin City Royals 10–0 Green Island
    (6 April 2024)
    Northern 0–10 Dunedin City Royals
    (4 May 2024)
    Roslyn-Wakari 10–0 Green Island
    (25 May 2024)
    ← 2023
    2025 →

    The SF Women's Southern Qualifying League is open to teams in the southern half of the South Island. The season starts on 6 April, and finishes on 25 May, being a single round. The league is to determine the top two teams in Southern's federation, who go on to play the top three teams from Mainland Football, with the third placed team playing in a playoff against the fourth placed team in the South Island Qualifying League.[1] The bottom 3–4 teams will play in the ODT Women's Southern Championship.

    Southern Qualifying League teams

    Six teams are competing in the league - five teams from last year and one promoted team. The promoted team is Queens Park. They will be joined by the previous season's Dunedin City Royals, Green Island, Northern, Otago University, and Roslyn-Wakari. There are two team not returning, Mosgiel and Queenstown Rovers.

    TeamHome groundLocationCompetition
    Dunedin City RoyalsLogan ParkDunedin North, Dunedin1st ODT Women's Southern Premiership
    Green IslandSunnyvale ParkGreen Island, Dunedin5th ODT Women's Southern Premiership
    NorthernForrester ParkNormanby, Dunedin7th ODT Women's Southern Premiership
    Otago UniversityLogan ParkDunedin North, Dunedin3rd ODT Women's Southern Premiership
    Queens ParkSurrey ParkGlengarry, Invercargill1st Kolk Cup Premier
    Roslyn-WakariEllis ParkGlenross, Dunedin2nd ODT Women's Southern Premiership

    Southern Qualifying League table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Dunedin City Royals (C) 5 5 0 0 26 0 +26 15 Champions and qualification to South Island League
    2 Otago University 5 4 0 1 13 4 +9 12 Qualification to South Island League
    3 Roslyn-Wakari 5 3 0 2 23 4 +19 9 Qualification to South Island League Playoffs
    4 Queens Park 5 2 0 3 8 11 −3 6 Qualification to Southern Football Women's Championship
    5 Green Island 5 1 0 4 4 27 −23 3
    6 Northern 5 0 0 5 1 29 −28 0
    Source: Southern 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

    Southern Qualifying League results table
    Home \ Away DC GI NO OU QP RW
    Dunedin City Royals 10–0 4–0 1–0
    Green Island 4–1 0–5
    Northern 0–10 0–8
    Otago University 0–1 2–0 3–2
    Queens Park 1–0 5–0 0–4
    Roslyn-Wakari 10–0 1–3
    Source: Southern Football
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

      SF Women's Southern Qualifying League top scorers
      As of 25 May 2024
      RankPlayerClubGoals
      1 Abbey Neilson Roslyn Wakari 6
      2 Charlotte Summers Dunedin City Royals 5
      3 Emma Black Roslyn Wakari 4
      Nieve Collin Dunedin City Royals
      5 Tyler Andrews Queens Park 3
      Hannah Hargest Roslyn Wakari
      Geogia Kennedy Dunedin City Royals
      Hannah MacKay-Wright Dunedin City Royals
      Charli Marvin Otago University
      Zara Pratley Roslyn Wakari
      Rebecca Walker Queens Park

      SF Women's Southern Qualifying League hat-tricks
      RoundPlayerForAgainstHome/AwayResultDate
      1[11]Hannah HargestRoslyn WakariQueens ParkAway0–46 April 2024
      3[12]Emma Black[lower-alpha 1]Roslyn WakariNorthernAway0–820 April 2024
      5[13]Charlotte SummersDunedin City RoyalsNorthernAway0–104 May 2024
      7[14]Abbey Neilson[lower-alpha 1]Roslyn WakariGreen IslandHome10–025 May 2024
      1. Player scored 4 goals

      SF Women's Southern Qualifying League own-goals
      Round Player Club H/A Time Goal Result Opponent Date
      4[15] Katrina Young Northern Away 40' 3–1 4–1 Green Island 27 April 2024
      6[16] Ashlynn Scherp Queens Park Away 22' 1–0 4–0 Dunedin City Royals 18 May 2024
      7[14] Kyla Porteous Green Island Away 85' 10–0 10–0 Roslyn Wakari 25 May 2024

        South Island League play-offs

        The South Island League play-offs was a one legged match that take place on 8 June 2024.

        Overview
        Team 1  Score  Team 2
        Roslyn Wakari 1–0 University of Canterbury
        Matches
        Roslyn Wakari1–0University of Canterbury
        • Body 90+5'

        South Island League

        The South Island League is the culmination of the two regional leagues, each of which provide teams to the Women's South Island League. The top three teams in the South Island Qualifying League and top two teams from the SF Women's Southern Qualifying League qualify for entry into the South Island League, along with the winner of a playoff between the next placed team in each regional league.

        Qualified Teams

        This year, Cashmere Technical, Coastal Spirit, Dunedin City Royals, Nelson Suburbs and Otago University are back in the league. Joining them will be Roslyn Wakari from Southern Football after not making the qualification in 2023, with each team has a home and away tie against each other.

        Association Team Position in
        Regional League        		 App
        (last)        		 Previous best
        (last)
        Mainland Football (3 berths) Cashmere Technical 1st 2nd (2023) 1st (2023)
        Coastal Spirit 2nd 2nd (2023) 3rd (2023)
        Nelson Suburbs 3rd 2nd (2023) 6th (2023)
        Southern Football (2 berths) Dunedin City Royals 1st 2nd (2023) 2nd (2023)
        Otago University 2nd 2nd (2023) 4th (2023)
        Playoff winners (1 berth) Roslyn-Wakari 3rd 1st Debut

          South Island League table

          Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
          1 Cashmere Technical 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3 Winner of Women's South Island League
          2 Dunedin City Royals 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
          3 Nelson Suburbs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
          4 Roslyn-Wakari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
          5 Coastal Spirit 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
          6 Otago University 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0
          Updated to match(es) played on 23 June 2024. 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[17]

          South Island League results table
          Home \ Away CT CS DC NS OU RW
          Cashmere Technical 24 Aug 28 July 13 July, 10 Aug 3 Aug 29 June
          Coastal Spirit 21 July 4 Aug 13 July 31 Aug
          Dunedin City Royals 1 Sep 2–0 21 July 29 June 10 Aug
          Nelson Suburbs 29 June, 17 Aug 24 Aug 27 July 3 Aug
          Otago University 0–3 10 Aug 17 Aug 31 Aug 20 July
          Roslyn-Wakari 17 Aug 27 July 13 July 6 July 24 Aug
          Updated to match(es) played on 23 June 2024. Source: Mainland Football
          Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

            South Island League top scorers
            RankPlayerClubGoals
            1 Margarida Dias Cashmere Technical 1
            Rosie Hayman
            Anna McPhie
            Rose Morton Dunedin City Royals
            Shontelle Smith

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