2024 Women's South Island League (New Zealand)
| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | Late June - TBD |
← 2023 2025 → | |
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.
Cashmere Technical were the 2023 Women's South Island champions, with Dunedin City Royals were runners-up.
Qualifying Leagues
South Island Qualifying League
| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 April 2024 - 26 May 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.
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.
| Team | Home ground | Location | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cashmere Technical | Garrick Memorial Park | Woolston, Christchurch | 2nd South Island Qualifying League |
| Coastal Spirit SASFC | English Park | St Albans, Christchurch | 1st South Island Qualifying League |
| Halswell United | Halswell Domain | Halswell, Christchurch | 7th South Island Qualifying League |
| Nelson Suburbs | Saxton Field | Stoke, Nelson | 4th South Island Qualifying League |
| Nomads-Waimakariri United | Kendall Park | Kaiapoi, Canterbury | 5th South Island Qualifying League[a] |
| Selwyn United WPL | Foster Park | Rollerston, Canterbury | 6th South Island Qualifying League |
| University of Canterbury AFC | English Park | St Albans, Christchurch | 3rd South Island Qualifying League |
- ^ 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Champions and qualification to South Island League |
| 2 | Coastal Spirit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to South Island League |
| 3 | Halswell United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Nelson Suburbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to South Island League Playoff |
| 5 | Nomads-Waimakariri United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Canterbury Women's Premiership |
| 6 | Selwyn United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | University of Canterbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head to head[2]
South Island Qualifying League results table
SF Women's Southern Qualifying League
| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 April 2024 - 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.
| Team | Home ground | Location | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Northern | Forrester Park | Normanby, Dunedin | 7th ODT Women's Southern Premiership |
| Otago University | Logan Park | Dunedin North, Dunedin | 3rd ODT Women's Southern Premiership |
| Queens Park | Surrey Park | Glengarry, Invercargill | 1st Kolk Cup Premier |
| Roslyn-Wakari | Ellis Park | Glenross, Dunedin | 2nd ODT Women's Southern Premiership |
Southern Qualifying League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dunedin City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Champions and qualification to South Island League |
| 2 | Green Island | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to South Island League |
| 3 | Northern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to South Island League Playoffs |
| 4 | Otago University | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Southern Football Women's Championship |
| 5 | Queens Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Roslyn-Wakari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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[3]
Southern Qualifying League results table
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
| Association | Team | Position in Regional League |
App (last) | Previous best (last) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mainland Football (3 berths) | 1st | |||
| 2nd | ||||
| 3rd | ||||
| Southern Football (2 berths) | 1st | |||
| 2nd | ||||
| Playoff winners (1 berth) | 1st |
South Island League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mainland Qualified 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Winner of Women's South Island League |
| 2 | Mainland Qualified 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Mainland Qualified 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Playoff Winners 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Southern Qualified 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Southern Qualified 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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[4]
South Island League results table
References
- ^ a b "Weekend Preview: Let the games begin". Mainland Football. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Top of the table clashes". Mainland Football. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "National League Regulations 2021: Article 28 - NL Format". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "WOMEN'S SOUTH ISLAND LEAGUE REGULATIONS SEASON 2023: Article 29 - WSIL Format". Mainland Football. Retrieved 27 March 2024.