Southern United FC

**Southern United**, wacce a da aka fi sani da **Otago United**, ƙungiya ce ta ƙwallon ƙafa ta 'yan koyo da ke Dunedin, New Zealand. An kafa ta a shekarar 2004, kuma tana buga wasannin gida a Logan Park da kuma filin wasa na Forsyth Barr . Ita ce ƙungiyar ƙwallon ƙafa ta kudanci da ke wasa a babban gasar rukuni a duniya.

## Tarihi

An kafa Southern United a shekara ta 2004 a matsayin Otago United, wacce ke fafatawa a gasar cin kofin ƙwallon ƙafa ta New Zealand . Ƙungiyar Southern United, wacce ke da hedikwata a Dunedin, tana ɗaya daga cikin ƙungiyoyi takwas da ke fafatawa a gasar a lokacin. Ƙungiyar tana da ƙungiyoyi 21 na ciyar da 'yan wasa da ƙungiyoyi 4 daga cikin yankin ƙasa daga Timaru ta kudu zuwa Invercargill .

A kakar wasa ta farko, Otago United ta kare a matsayi na biyu daga ƙasa, amma ta samu ci gaba har ta kare a matsayi na biyar cikin takwas a kakar wasa ta gaba. Duk da haka, ƙungiyar ta koma baya a kakar wasa ta 2006-07, inda ta kare a matsayi na ƙarshe kuma ta ƙare kakar wasa ta hanyar shan kashi 8-0 daga hannun Waitakere United, wacce ta lashe gasar. Kakar wasa ta gaba ta ɗan fi kyau, inda ta kare a matsayi na bakwai a gaban Canterbury United, duk da cewa ta cimma tarihin ƙarancin kwallaye da aka ci a kakar wasa.

Rashin Prattley (ga Waitakere United) da kuma wakilin ƙasa da ƙasa na New Zealand 'yan ƙasa da shekara 20 Joel Stevens sakamakon raunin da ya samu a tsakiyar kakar wasa ya kawo cikas ga Otago, kuma sun kammala a matsayi na 7 ne kawai da nasara biyu kacal.&nbsp;– guje wa cokalin katako kawai akan bambancin kwallaye. A shekarar 2020 saboda ƙarancin kuɗi ba su sanya ƙungiya ba. A shekarar 2021 saboda sake fasalin ƙungiyar ƙwallon ƙafa ta ƙasa, ƙungiyar ba ta sake wanzuwa ba.

## Masu horarwa
A kakar wasa ta farko, tsohon mataimakin Fulham, Johan Koustall, ya jagoranci Otago United. A kakar wasa ta biyu, tsohon dan wasan Ireland, Terry Phelan, ya zo ya zama dan wasa/koci. Wannan ya dauki tsawon shekaru hudu har zuwa karshen kakar wasa ta 2008-09, inda saboda rashin kyakkyawan sakamako, aka maye gurbinsa da mataimakinsa Malcolm Fleming . Fleming ya horar da 'yan wasa a kakar wasa ta 2009-10 da 2010-11, amma a watan Agusta na 2011 ya sauka saboda rashin kudin da zai sa a kawo 'yan wasa daga wajen yankin, damuwar cewa buga wasa da matasan 'yan wasa na gida na iya zama illa, da kuma bukatar yin sauye-sauye a hukumar Otago United.

A watan Satumba na 2011 aka sanar da cewa kocin Caversham AFC Richard Murray zai karbi ragamar kakar wasa ta 2011-12. An sake nada Richard Murray da mataimakinsa Andy Duncan a kakar wasa ta 2012-13, amma bayan maki mafi muni da suka samu a kakar wasa, mulkin Murray da Duncan ya ƙare.

Matsayin kocin kakar wasa ta 2013-14 ya samu ne daga ɗan ƙasar Brazil Luiz Uehara wanda ya kusanci aikin da dogon lokaci da kuma sha'awar amfani da 'yan wasan gida; duk da haka ya ce babban abin da ya fi mayar da hankali a kai shi ne "a kan aiki da kuma buga ƙwallon ƙafa mai kyau".  Bayan kakar wasa ta farko ta Uehara, wani bita bayan matsayi na biyu a matsayin ɗan wasan tsakiya na Southern United ya sa hukumar ta tallata matsayin babban kocin na kakar wasa biyu masu zuwa. Uehara bai sake neman matsayin ba, yana mai cewa yana son ya huta daga wasan. 

An naɗa Mike Fridge na tsawon kakar wasa biyu, tun daga shekarar 2014 zuwa 2015, inda Tony Martin ya zama mataimakinsa. Rashin kyawun aikin Fridge ya haifar da rasuwarsa, inda daga baya aka naɗa ɗan ƙasar Ireland Paul O'Reilly a matsayin sabon koci a watan Yulin 2016.

*  Johan Koustall (2004–05)
*  Terry Phelan (1 July 2006 – 30 June 2009)
*  Malcolm Fleming (1 July 2009 – 30 June 2011)
*  Richard Murray (1 July 2011 – 30 June 2013)
*  Luiz Uehara (1 July 2013 – 30 June 2014)
*  Mike Fridge (1 July 2014 – June 2016)
*  Paul O'Reilly (21 June 2016 – 2019)

## Ma'aikata

* Babban Koci: Terry Boylan
* Kocin Mai Tsaron Gida: Zane Green
* Likita: Jim Webb
* Mai Binciken Fasaha: Stuart Moffatt

## Manazarta