2025 Women's South Island League (New Zealand)
{{Primary sources|date=April 2025}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=February 2025}}{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox football league season
|competition = South Island League
|season = 2025
|dates = 29 March - 31 August
|winners =
|matches = 8
|total goals = 36
|league topscorer = Kylie Jones (3 goal)
|biggest home win = {{nowrap|Dunedin City Royals 5–0 Halswell United (29 March)}}
|biggest away win = Halswell United 0–8 Otago University (5 April)
|highest scoring = Halswell United 0–8 Otago University (5 April)
|longest wins =
|longest unbeaten =
|longest winless =
|longest losses =
|prevseason = 2024
|nextseason = 2026
}}
The 2025 Women's South Island League is the first full season, fourth season in total, of the second level of women's football in New Zealand, and the third season under the name Women's South Island League.
This year the South Island League goes straight to the league phase with out the qualifying leagues. The is the culmination of the two regional federations, each of which provide teams to the Women's South Island League. The league will be a double round robin, with each team having a home and away tie against each other.
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Teams
This year, all six teams are back in the league with three team joining this season. Joining them from Mainland Football will be Halswell United, Nomads–Waimakariri United (NW United for short) and University of Canterbury. This is Halswell United and NW United's first season in the league and University of Canterbury's second season after not making the qualification in 2024
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Team !Home ground !Location !2024 season |
| Cashmere Technical
| Garrick Memorial Park |align="center"| 1st |
| Coastal Spirit
| Tāne Norton Park |align="center"| 3rd |
| Dunedin City Royals
|align="center"| 2nd |
| Halswell United
| Halswell Domain |align="center"| 3rd in Canterbury Women's Premiership League (promoted) |
| Nelson Suburbs
|align="center"| 6th |
| rowspan=2| Nomads–Waimakariri United
| Tulett Park |rowspan=2 align="center"| 2nd in Canterbury Women's Premiership League (promoted) |
| Kendal Park
| Kaiapoi |
| Otago University
|align="center"| 4th |
| Roslyn-Wakari
|align="center"| 5th |
| University of Canterbury
| English Park{{efn|Ilam Fields doesn't met NZF Pitch Regulations}} |align="center"| 1st in Canterbury Women's Premiership League (promoted) |
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Personnel
= Managerial changes =
Note: Some cases use first/last match coached
| class="wikitable" |
| Team
!Outgoing manager !Manner of departure !Date of vacancy !Position in the table !Incoming manager !Date of appointment |
|---|
| Halswell United
|Chris Hoult |Mutual Consent |24 August 2024 |rowspan=10|Pre Season |Katie Pottinger{{cite web |title=Exciting times ahead for our female teams in 2025! |url=https://www.hawkfootball.org.nz/newsarticle/148709 |website=Halswell United |access-date=23 January 2025}} |18 December 2024 |
| Cashmere Technical
|Shane Verma |Stepped Down |8 September 2024 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Fred Simpson |2 February 2025 |
| Dunedin City Royals
|{{flagicon|NZL}} Graeme Smaill{{cite web |title=DCR Football Club Announcement |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DBPQo1lzcan/ |website=Dunedin City Royals |via=Instagram |access-date=23 January 2025}} |Stepped Down |18 October 2024 |31 January 2025 |
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Table
|section=SouthIsland
|start_date=29 March 2025
|update=6 April
|source=[https://www.mff.nz/COMPETITIONS-2/Senior-Competitions/womens-south-island-league Mainland Football]
|win_CT = 1 |draw_CT = 0 |loss_CT = 1 |gf_CT = 4 |ga_CT = 3 |status_CT =
|win_CS = 1 |draw_CS = 0 |loss_CS = 0 |gf_CS = 4 |ga_CS = 1 |status_CS =
|win_DC = 2 |draw_DC = 0 |loss_DC = 0 |gf_DC = 10 |ga_DC = 0 |status_DC =
|win_HU = 0 |draw_HU = 0 |loss_HU = 2 |gf_HU = 0 |ga_HU = 13 |status_HU =
|win_NS = 0 |draw_NS = 0 |loss_NS = 1 |gf_NS = 1 |ga_NS = 3 |status_NS =
|win_NW = 1 |draw_NW = 0 |loss_NW = 1 |gf_NW = 4 |ga_NW = 6 |status_NW =
|win_OU = 2 |draw_OU = 0 |loss_OU = 0 |gf_OU = 10 |ga_OU = 1 |status_OU =
|win_RW = 0 |draw_RW = 1 |loss_RW = 1 |gf_RW = 2 |ga_RW = 5 |status_RW =
|win_UC = 0 |draw_UC = 1 |loss_UC = 1 |gf_UC = 2 |ga_UC = 5 |status_UC =
|team_order=DC, OU, CS, CT, NW, RW, UC, NS, HU
|name_CT=Cashmere Technical
|name_CS=Coastal Spirit SAS
|name_DC=Dunedin City Royals
|name_HU=Halswell United
|name_NS=Nelson Suburbs
|name_NW=Nomads–Waimakariri United
|name_OU=Otago University
|name_RW=Roslyn-Wakari
|name_UC=University of Canterbury
|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss{{cite web |url=https://www.sporty.co.nz/asset/downloadasset?id=ed211b19-f33c-48c2-bb02-414cc35c68fb |title=WOMEN'S SOUTH ISLAND LEAGUE REGULATIONS SEASON 2023: Article 29 - WSIL Format |publisher=Mainland Football |accessdate=27 March 2024}}
|res_col_header=Q
|show_limit=5
|result1=NW |col_NW=green1 |text_NW={{nowrap|Winner of Women's South Island League}}
}}
Results table
{{#invoke:sports results|main|matches_style=FBR
|source=[https://www.mff.nz/COMPETITIONS-2/Senior-Competitions/womens-south-island-qualifying-league Mainland Football]
|start_date=29 March 2025
|update=30 March
|solid_cell=grey
|team1=CT |team2=CS |team3=DC |team4=HU |team5=NS |team6=NW |team7=OU |team8=RW |team9=UC
|name_CT=Cashmere Technical
|name_CS=Coastal Spirit SAS
|name_DC=Dunedin City Royals
|name_HU=Halswell United
|name_NS=Nelson Suburbs
|name_NW=Nomads–Waimakariri United
|name_OU=Otago University
|name_RW=Roslyn-Wakari
|name_UC=University of Canterbury
|match_CT_CS=
|match_CT_DC=
|match_CT_HU=
|match_CT_NS=
|match_CT_NW=
|match_CT_OU=
|match_CT_RW=
|match_CT_UC=
|match_CS_CT=
|match_CS_DC=
|match_CS_HU=
|match_CS_NS=
|match_CS_NW=
|match_CS_OU=
|match_CS_RW=4–1
|match_CS_UC=
|match_DC_CT=
|match_DC_CS=
|match_DC_HU=5–0
|match_DC_NS=
|match_DC_NW=
|match_DC_OU=
|match_DC_RW=
|match_DC_UC=
|match_HC_CT=
|match_HC_CS=
|match_HC_DC=
|match_HC_NS=
|match_HC_NW=
|match_HC_OU=0–8
|match_HC_RW=
|match_HC_UC=
|match_NS_CT=1–3
|match_NS_CS=
|match_NS_DC=
|match_NS_HU=
|match_NS_NW=
|match_NS_OU=
|match_NS_RW=
|match_NS_UC=
|match_NW_CT=
|match_NW_CS=
|match_NW_DC=0–5
|match_NW_HU=
|match_NW_NS=
|match_NW_OU=
|match_NW_RW=
|match_NW_UC=
|match_OU_CT=2–1
|match_OU_CS=
|match_OU_DC=
|match_OU_HU=
|match_OU_NS=
|match_OU_NW=
|match_OU_RW=
|match_OU_UC=
|match_RW_CT=
|match_RW_CS=
|match_RW_DC=
|match_RW_HU=
|match_RW_NS=
|match_RW_NW=
|match_RW_OU=
|match_RW_UC=1–1
|match_UC_CT=
|match_UC_CS=
|match_UC_DC=
|match_UC_HU=
|match_UC_NS=
|match_UC_NW=1–4
|match_UC_OU=
|match_UC_RW=
}}
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Scoring
{{updated|30 March}}
= Top scorers =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1
|align=left|Kylie Jones |align=left|Dunedin City Royals |3 | |||
| rowspan=7|2
|align=left|Ashlyn Gillespie-Nye |align=left|Coastal Spirit |rowspan=7|2 | |||
| align=left|Leila Hausia-Haugen
|align=left|Otago University | |||
| align=left|Rebecca Hewitt
|align=left|NW United | |||
| align=left|Amy Hislop
|align=left|Dunedin City Royals | |||
| align=left|Madison Kay
|align=left rowspan=2|Otago University | |||
| align=left|Georgia Nixon | |||
| align=left|Raegan Potter
|align=left|Dunedin City Royals | |||
| rowspan=1|9
|colspan=2|''18 players |rowspan=1|1 |
= Own-goals =
| class="wikitable"
!Round !Player !Club !{{abbr|H/A|Home or Away}} !Time !class="unsortable"|Goal !class="unsortable"|Result !Opponent !Date |
| align=center|2{{cite web |url=https://www.mff.nz/matchcentre/2025/2713872117/2713939661 |title=Halswell United vs Otago University |publisher=Mainland Football |date=5 April 2025}}
|Tara Ballie |Halswell United |Home |align=center|4' |align=center|0–1 |align=center|0–8 |Otago University |{{dts|format=dmy|2025|4|5}} |
References
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External links
- [https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/ New Zealand Football official website]
- [https://www.footballsouth.co.nz/ Southern Football official website]
- [http://www.mainlandfootball.co.nz/ Mainland Football official website]
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