# 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.
Cashmere Technical were the 2023 Women's South Island champions, with Dunedin City Royals were runners-up. Cashmere Technical are the South Island Qualifying League champions and Dunedin City Royals are the Southern Qualifying League champions.

## Qualifying Leagues
### South Island Qualifying League

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. 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.

#### 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 SAS, 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 SAS | 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 |
| Selwyn United | Foster Park | Rollerston, Canterbury | 6th South Island Qualifying League |
| University of Canterbury | 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 (C) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | +43 | 18 | Champions and qualification to South Island League |
| 2 | Coastal Spirit SAS | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 11 | Qualification to South Island League |
| 3 | Nelson Suburbs | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 10 | Qualification to South Island League |
| 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 | Qualification to Canterbury Women's Premiership |
| 7 | Selwyn United | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 31 | −31 | 0 | Qualification to Canterbury Women's Premiership |

#### 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 SAS | | | 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 | | | | |

#### South Island Qualifying League top scorers

    As of 18 May 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 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 |
| 4 | Laura Newman | Coastal Spirit SAS | 4 |
| 4 | Lara Wall | Cashmere Technical | 4 |
| 7 | Rachel Brodie | Halswell United | 3 |
| 7 | Melanie Cameron | Coastal Spirit SAS | 3 |
| 7 | Margarida Dias | Cashmere Technical | 3 |
| 7 | Emily Lauer | Nelson Suburbs | 3 |
| 7 | Samantha Whyte | Coastal Spirit SAS | 3 |

#### South Island Qualifying League hat-tricks

| Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date |
| 1 | Katie Harris | University of Canterbury | Selwyn United | Away | 0–8 | 6 April 2024 |
| 1 | Aimee Phillips | Cashmere Technical | NW United | Away | 0–7 | 6 April 2024 |
| 4 | Aimee Phillips | Cashmere Technical | Halswell United | Home | 14–1 | 28 April 2024 |
| 4 | Anna McPhie | Cashmere Technical | Halswell United | Home | 14–1 | 28 April 2024 |
| 4 | Laura Newman | Coastal Spirit SAS | Selwyn United | Home | 6–0 | 28 April 2024 |
* ↑ Player scored 5 goals
* ↑ Player scored 6 goals
* ↑ Player scored 4 goals

#### South Island Qualifying League own goals

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

### SF Women's Southern Qualifying League

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. 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 (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 | Qualification to Southern Football Women's Championship |
| 6 | Northern | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 29 | −28 | 0 | Qualification to Southern Football Women's Championship |

#### 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 | | |

#### SF Women's Southern Qualifying League top scorers

    As of 25 May 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Abbey Neilson | Roslyn Wakari | 6 |
| 2 | Charlotte Summers | Dunedin City Royals | 5 |
| 3 | Emma Black | Roslyn Wakari | 4 |
| 3 | Nieve Collin | Dunedin City Royals | 4 |
| 5 | Tyler Andrews | Queens Park | 3 |
| 5 | Hannah Hargest | Roslyn Wakari | 3 |
| 5 | Geogia Kennedy | Dunedin City Royals | 3 |
| 5 | Hannah MacKay-Wright | Dunedin City Royals | 3 |
| 5 | Charli Marvin | Otago University | 3 |
| 5 | Zara Pratley | Roslyn Wakari | 3 |
| 5 | Rebecca Walker | Queens Park | 3 |

#### SF Women's Southern Qualifying League hat-tricks

| Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date |
| 1 | Hannah Hargest | Roslyn Wakari | Queens Park | Away | 0–4 | 6 April 2024 |
| 3 | Emma Black | Roslyn Wakari | Northern | Away | 0–8 | 20 April 2024 |
| 5 | Charlotte Summers | Dunedin City Royals | Northern | Away | 0–10 | 4 May 2024 |
| 7 | Abbey Neilson | Roslyn Wakari | Green Island | Home | 10–0 | 25 May 2024 |
* 1 2 Player scored 4 goals

#### SF Women's Southern Qualifying League own-goals

| Round | Player | Club | H/A | Time | Goal | Result | Opponent | Date |
| 4 | Katrina Young | Northern | Away | 40' | 3–1 | 4–1 | Green Island | 27 April 2024 |
| 6 | Ashlynn Scherp | Queens Park | Away | 22' | 1–0 | 4–0 | Dunedin City Royals | 18 May 2024 |
| 7 | 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 took place on 8 June 2024.

### Overview

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Roslyn Wakari | 1–0 | University of Canterbury |

### Matches
## 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 SAS, 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. University of Canterbury from Mainland Football did not qualify after qualifying in 2023.
| Association | Team | Position in Regional League | App (last) | Previous best (last) |
| Mainland Football (3 berths) | Cashmere Technical | 1st | 2nd (2023) | 1st (2023) |
| Mainland Football (3 berths) | Coastal Spirit SAS | 2nd | 2nd (2023) | 3rd (2023) |
| Mainland Football (3 berths) | Nelson Suburbs | 3rd | 2nd (2023) | 6th (2023) |
| Southern Football (2 berths) | Dunedin City Royals | 1st | 2nd (2023) | 2nd (2023) |
| Southern Football (2 berths) | 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 (C) | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 6 | +43 | 25 | Winner of Women's South Island League |
| 2 | Dunedin City Royals | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 4 | +21 | 25 | |
| 3 | Coastal Spirit SAS | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 19 | |
| 4 | Otago University | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 11 | |
| 5 | Roslyn-Wakari | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 41 | −36 | 5 | |
| 6 | Nelson Suburbs | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 39 | −34 | 1 | |

### South Island League results table

| Home \ Away | CT | CS | DC | NS | OU | RW |
| Cashmere Technical | | 4–2 | 1–1 | 10–1 | 3–0 | 10–0 |
| Coastal Spirit SAS | 2–1 | | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Dunedin City Royals | 0–1 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| Nelson Suburbs | 0–5 | 1–4 | 0–5 | | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Otago University | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 5–0 | | 1–1 |
| Roslyn-Wakari | 0–11 | 1–6 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |

#### South Island League scoring

    As of 8 September 2024

#### South Island League top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Anna McPhie | Cashmere Technical | 9 |
| 2 | Melanie Cameron | Coastal Spirit SAS | 8 |
| 2 | Margarida Dias | Cashmere Technical | 8 |
| 4 | Annalie Longo | Cashmere Technical | 7 |
| 4 | Lara Wall | Cashmere Technical | 7 |
| 6 | Rose Morton | Dunedin City Royals | 6 |
| 7 | Emma Kench | Cashmere Technical | 4 |
| 8 | Whitney Hepburn | Coastal Spirit SAS | 3 |
| 8 | Georgia Kennedy | Dunedin City Royals | 3 |
| 8 | Holly Lyon | Coastal Spirit SAS | 3 |
| 8 | Hannah Mackay-Wright | Dunedin City Royals | 3 |
| 8 | Aynsley Martin | Otago University | 3 |
| 8 | Britney-Lee Nicholson | Coastal Spirit SAS | 3 |
| 8 | Raegan Potter | Dunedin City Royals | 3 |
| 8 | Shontelle Smith | Dunedin City Royals | 3 |
| 8 | Bel van Noorden | Coastal Spirit SAS | 3 |

#### South Island League hat-tricks

| Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date |
| 3 | Emma Kench | Cashmere Technical | Nelson Suburbs | Home | 10–1 | 13 July 2024 |
| 5 | Whitney Hepburn | Coastal Spirit SAS | Roslyn Wakari | Away | 1–6 | 27 July 2024 |
| 7 | Annalie Longo | Cashmere Technical | Roslyn Wakari | Away | 0–11 | 18 August 2024 |
| 7 | Lara Wall | Cashmere Technical | Roslyn Wakari | Away | 0–11 | 18 August 2024 |
* 1 2 Player scored 4 goals

#### South Island League own-goals

| Round | Player | Club | H/A | Time | Goal | Result | Opponent | Date |
| 2 | Freya des Fountain | Roslyn Wakari | Away | 28' | 4–0 | 10–0 | Cashmere Technical | 29 June 2024 |
| 4 | Amelie East Giles | Roslyn Wakari | Away | 45+1' | 1–1 | 1–1 | Otago University | 21 July 2024 |
| 4 | Yui Ishikawa | Roslyn Wakari | Home | 70' | 0–9 | 0–11 | Cashmere Technical | 18 August 2024 |
| 10 | Gabrielle Walton | Nelson Suburbs | Away | 22' | 1–0 | 5–0 | Otago University | 31 August 2024 |