# 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.
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.
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.

## Qualifying League
### South Island Qualifying League

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 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.
| 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

| 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 | Qualification to South Island League |
| 4 | Nelson Suburbs (Q) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 9 | Qualification to South Island League |
| 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 | Qualification to Canterbury Women's Premiership |
| 7 | Halswell Christchurch United | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 28 | −24 | 1 | Qualification to Canterbury Women's Premiership |

#### Result Table

| Home \ Away | CT | CS | HC | NS | NU | SU | UC |
| Cashmere Technical | | 1–1 | 5–0 | | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| Coastal Spirit SAS | | | 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 | |

#### League top scorers

| 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 |
| 3 | Whitney Hepburn | Coastal Spirit SAS | 5 |
| 5 | Charlotte Mortlock | Cashmere Technical | 4 |
| 5 | Jasmine Barney | Nelson Suburbs | 4 |
| 5 | Laura Newman | Coastal Spirit SAS | 4 |
| 5 | Lauren Dabner | Coastal Spirit SAS | 4 |
| 5 | Nicola Dominikovich | Cashmere Technical | 4 |
| 10 | Leanna Ryan | Cashmere Technical | 3 |

#### League hat-tricks

| Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date |
| 1 | Aimee Phillips | Cashmere Technical | Selwyn United | Away | 0–12 | 1 April 2023 |
| 1 | Charlotte Mortlock | Cashmere Technical | Selwyn United | Away | 0–12 | 1 April 2023 |
| 4 | Laura Newman | Coastal Spirit SAS | Halswell Christchurch United | Home | 12–0 | 29 April 2023 |
| 4 | Britney-Lee Nicholson | Coastal Spirit SAS | Halswell Christchurch United | Home | 12–0 | 29 April 2023 |
| 5 | Melanie Cameron | Coastal Spirit SAS | Selwyn United | Away | 0–20 | 6 May 2023 |
| 5 | Britney-Lee Nicholson | Coastal Spirit SAS | Selwyn United | Away | 0–20 | 6 May 2023 |
* ↑ Player scored 4 goals
* ↑ Player scored 8 goals

#### Own goals

| Round | Player | Club | Against |
| 2 | Jasmine Ball | University of Canterbury | Coastal Spirit SAS |
| 7 | Leigh Bowie | Selwyn United | University of Canterbury |

### ODT Women's Southern Premiership
#### Teams

All seven teams from the previous season competed.
| Team | Home ground | Location | 2022 Season |
| 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

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 | Qualification to South Island League Playoffs |
| 4 | Queenstown (Q) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 9 | Qualification to South Island League Playoffs |
| 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 | Qualification to Southern Football Women's Championship |
| 7 | Northern | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 34 | −34 | 0 | Qualification to Southern Football Women's Championship |

##### 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 | |

##### League top scorers

| 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 |
| 3 | Keely Osborne | Queenstown | 4 |
| 3 | Zara Partley | Roslyn-Wakari | 4 |
| 3 | Holly White | Roslyn-Wakari | 4 |
| 7 | Margarida Dias | Dunedin City Royals | 3 |
| 7 | Madeline McCormick | Otago University | 3 |
| 7 | Rose Hanna Morton | Dunedin City Royals | 3 |
| 7 | Jemma Wilson | Roslyn-Wakari | 3 |

##### League hat-tricks

| Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date |
| 1 | Rose Morton | Dunedin City Royals | Mosgiel | Home | 7–0 | 1 April 2023 |
| 2 | 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

| Round | Player | Club | Against |
| 3 | Laura Wallis | Queenstown | Roslyn-Wakari |
| 7 | Paige Julian | Green Island | Dunedin 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 | Qualification to Southern Football Women's Championship |

##### 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 | |

##### League top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Ruby Anderson | Dunedin City Royals | 4 |
| 3 | Carolyn Days | Otago University | 2 |
| 3 | Margarida Dias | Dunedin City Royals | 2 |
| 3 | Tahlia Roome | Dunedin City Royals | 2 |
| 3 | Morgan Smiley | Otago University | 2 |
| 3 | Jemma Wilson | Roslyn-Wakari | 2 |
| 7 | Madeline Braun | Queenstown | 1 |
| 7 | Hope Donoghue | Queenstown | 1 |
| 7 | Charlotte Marvin | Otago University | 1 |
| 7 | Abbey Neilson | Queenstown | 1 |
| 7 | Eloise Robinson | Otago University | 1 |
| 7 | Shontell Smite | Dunedin City Royals | 1 |
| 7 | Chelsea Whittaker | Dunedin City Royals | 1 |

##### League hat-tricks

| 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

The six teams each played every other team twice, once at home and once away.

### Qualified Teams

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.
| Association | Team | Position in Regional League | App (last) | Previous best (last) |
| Mainland Football (4 berths) | Coastal Spirit SAS | 1st | 1st | Debut |
| Mainland Football (4 berths) | Cashmere Technical | 2nd | 1st | Debut |
| Mainland Football (4 berths) | University of Canterbury | 3rd | 1st | Debut |
| Mainland Football (4 berths) | Nelson Suburbs | 4th | 1st | Debut |
| Southern Football (2 berths) | Dunedin City Royals | 1st | 1st | Debut |
| Southern Football (2 berths) | 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 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 | |

### Results Table

| Home \ Away | CT | CS | DC | NS | OU | UC |
| Cashmere Technical | | 4–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 6–1 |
| Coastal Spirit SAS | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 8–0 | PP | 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 | |
* ↑ Game postponed due to Coastal's Kate Sheppard Cup semi final.
* ↑ Game postponed, reason unknown.

### League top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Britney-Lee Nicholson | Coastal Spirit SAS | 15 |
| 2 | Shontelle Smith | Dunedin City Royals | 7 |
| 3 | Aimee Phillips | Cashmere Technical | 6 |
| 3 | Jayda Stewart | Coastal Spirit SAS | 6 |
| 5 | Nicola Dominkovich | Cashmere Technical | 5 |
| 5 | Amy Hislop | Otago University | 5 |
| 5 | Charlotte Roche | Cashmere Technical | 5 |
| 8 | Melanie Cameron | Coastal Spirit SAS | 4 |
| 8 | Freya Partridge-Moore | Dunedin City Royals | 4 |
| 8 | Jonelle Author | Cashmere Technical | 4 |
| 11 | Multiple players | Multiple players | 3 |

### League hat-tricks

| Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date |
| 3 | Aimee Phillips | Cashmere Technical | Otago University | Away | 0–6 | 1 July 2023 |
| 5 | Jayda Stewart | Coastal Spirit SAS | Otago University | Away | 0–10 | 23 July 2023 |
| 5 | Britney-Lee Nicholson | Coastal Spirit SAS | Otago University | Away | 0–10 | 23 July 2023 |
| 7 | Britney-Lee Nicholson | Coastal Spirit SAS | Nelson Suburbs | Away | 0–5 | 5 August 2023 |
| 9 | Britney-Lee Nicholson | Coastal Spirit SAS | Nelson Suburbs | Home | 8–0 | 19 August 2023 |
| 9 | Freya Partridge-Moore | Dunedin City Royals | Otago University | Home | 6–1 | 19 August 2023 |
| 10 | Britney-Lee Nicholson | Coastal Spirit SAS | Cashmere Technical | Away | 4–3 | 27 August 2023 |
* 1 2 Player scored 4 goals
* ↑ Player scored 5 goals

### Own goals

| Round | Player | Club | Against |
| 3 | Sophie Hartshaw | University of Canterbury | Dunedin City Royals |