2023 Women's South Island League (New Zealand)
Season | 2023 |
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Dates | 10 June 2023 - 2 September 2023 |
Champions | Cashmere Technical |
Matches played | 29 |
Goals scored | 131 (4.52 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Britney-Lee Nicholson (15 goals) |
Biggest home win | Coastal Spirit SAS 8–0 Nelson Suburbs (19 August 2023) |
Biggest away win | Otago University 0–6 Cashmere Technical (1 July 2023) |
Highest scoring | Coastal Spirit SAS 8–0 Nelson Suburbs (19 August 2023) |
Longest winning run | Cashmere Technical (6 matches) |
Longest unbeaten run | Cashmere Technical (10 matches) |
Longest winless run | Nelson Suburbs (10 matches) |
Longest losing run | Nelson 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
[edit]South Island Qualifying League
[edit]Season | 2023 |
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Dates | 1 April 2023 - 28 May 2023 |
Champions | Coastal Spirit SAS |
Matches played | 28 |
Goals scored | 112 (4 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Britney-Lee Nicholson (15 goals) |
Biggest home win | Coastal Spirit SAS 12–0 Haswell Christchurch United (29 April 2023) |
Biggest away win | Selwyn United 0–20 Coastal Spirit SAS (6 May 2023) |
Highest scoring | Selwyn United 0–20 Coastal Spirit (6 May 2023) |
Longest winning run | Coastal Spirit SAS (5 matches) |
Longest unbeaten run | Coastal Spirit SAS (6 matches) |
Longest winless run | Halswell Christchurch United (5 matches) |
Longest losing run | Halswell 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
[edit]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
[edit]
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head to head[4]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Result Table
[edit]League top scorers
[edit]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
[edit]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] |
Own goals
[edit]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
[edit]Season | 2023 |
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Dates | 1 April 2023 - 6 May 2023 |
Champions | Dunedin City Royals |
Matches played | 21 |
Goals scored | 88 (4.19 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Nieve Collin (6 goals) |
Biggest home win | Queenstown 11–0 Northern (22 April 2023) |
Biggest away win | Green Island 0–11 Dunedin City Royals (6 May 2023) |
Highest scoring | Queenstown 11–0 Northern (22 April 2023) Green Island 0–11 Dunedin City Royals (6 May 2023) |
Longest winning run | Dunedin City Royals (6 matches) |
Longest unbeaten run | Dunedin City Royals (6 matches) |
Longest winless run | Northern (6 matches) |
Longest losing run | Northern (6 matches) |
← 2022 2024 →
All statistics correct as of Completed. |
Teams
[edit]All seven teams from the previous season competed.
Team | Home ground | Location | 2022 Season |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]
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 |
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
[edit]League top scorers
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Round | Player | Club | Against |
---|---|---|---|
3 | Laura Wallis | Queenstown | Roslyn-Wakari |
7 | Paige Julian | Green Island | Dunedin City Royals |
South Island League Playoffs
[edit]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
[edit]
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 |
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
[edit]League top scorers
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]The six teams each played every other team twice, once at home and once away.
Qualified Teams
[edit]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
[edit]
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 |
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
[edit]- ^ Game postponed due to Coastal's Kate Sheppard Cup semi final.[13]
- ^ Game postponed, reason unknown.[14]
League top scorers
[edit]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
[edit]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 |
Own goals
[edit]Round | Player | Club | Against |
---|---|---|---|
3[22] | Sophie Hartshaw | University of Canterbury | Dunedin City Royals |
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- ^ "6-0 win at the Turf for our Premier Women!". Dunedin City Royals. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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