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Southern League (New Zealand)

The Southern League is an amateur status league competition run by Southern Football and Mainland Football for Association football clubs located in the South Island of New Zealand. It is at the second level of New Zealand Football behind the national association based New Zealand National League, and the highest level of club based football available to teams within the region.

Renaming and restructuring of leagues in the country

In March 2021, New Zealand Football announced a change to the structure of both the premiership and the top regional leagues around the country. The four top regional leagues (NRFL Premier, Central Premier League, Mainland Premier League and the FootballSouth Premier League) would be formed into the Northern League, Central League, and the Southern League. These leagues would allow local clubs to qualify for the premiership season (now known as the National League Championship), with the top 4 teams from the Northern League, the top 3 teams from the Central League, and the top 2 teams from the Southern League making up the competition, alongside the Wellington Phoenix Reserve side. All teams that qualify plus the Phoenix Reserves, would then play a single round-robin competition between September and December.[1] For the Southern League, the two existing competitions run in the South Island (Mainland Premier League and FootballSouth Premier League) play their original league seasons for the teams to then qualify for a place in the newly formed competition.[2] Five teams from Mainland Premiership, which covers the top of the South Island to Christchurch and three teams from FootballSouth Premier League, covering from below Christchurch to the bottom of the South Island, will qualify.[2] The competition will start on the 17 July 2021.[2]

Current clubs

Southern League (New Zealand) is located in New Zealand
Christchurch
Christchurch
Dunedin City Royals
Nelson Suburbs
Selwyn United
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Location of clubs in New Zealand for the 2024 Southern League season
Southern League (New Zealand) is located in Christchurch, New Zealand
Cashmere Technical
Christchurch United
Coastal Spirit
FC Twenty 11
Ferrymead Bays
Nomads United
University of Canterbury
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Location of clubs in Christchurch District for the 2024 Southern League season

As of 2024 season[3]

Promotion/Relegation

As of 2024 season

Awards

The following lists are from the 2021 season onwards after New Zealand Football changed the football league system in New Zealand. From 2021, the Southern League has acted as a qualifier league to the National League.

Records

The following records are from the 2021 season onwards after New Zealand Football changed the football league system in New Zealand. From 2021, the Southern League has acted as a qualifier league to the National League. Any records form 2021 season are noted. The records are up to date as of the end of the 2023 season.

Champions

Performance by Champions

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e 2021 season only had 8 teams and 7 games before it was expanded to 10 with 18 games.
  2. ^ 2021 season had 2 teams with 1 win, Nelson Suburbs and Green Island[a]
  3. ^ Dunedin City Royals were called South City Royals for the 2021 season.
  4. ^ 2021 season had 4 teams with 0 draws, Cashmere Technical, Coastal Spirit, South City Royals[c] and Otago University[a]
  5. ^ 2021 season had 1 team with only 1 loss, Cashmere Technical[a]
  6. ^ 2021 season had 1 team with 7 goals conceded, Cashmere Technical[a]
  7. ^ 2021 season had 2 teams with 4 points, Nelson Suburbs and Green Island [a]

References

  1. ^ "New National League competition details confirmed". New Zealand Football. 26 February 2021. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Who is in the running for Southern League qualification?". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Southern League". www.mff.nz.
  4. ^ a b "National League MVPs and Golden Boot winners named". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Goal-filled final weekend in the South Central Series as Miramar Rangers (men) and Southern United (women) crowned winners". NZFootball.co.nz. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Congratulations to the winners of the MVP awards in the Northern, Central and Southern Leagues #NZNationalLeague". New Zealand Football Instagram. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

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