Finals
Third Place Playoff
| Cashmere Technical | 2–1 | Roslyn-Wakari |
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Final
| Coastal Spirit SAS | 4–1 | Dunedin City Royals |
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| Season | 2022 |
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| Dates | 16 July 2022 - 7 August 2022 |
| Champions | Coastal Spirit SAS |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 39 (6.5 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Isla McPherson (4 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Cashmere Technical 9–1 Roslyn-Wakari (24 July 2022) |
| Biggest away win | Roslyn-Wakari 0–7 Coastal Spirit SAS (24 July 2022) |
| Highest scoring | Cashmere Technical 9–1 Roslyn-Wakari (31 July 2022) |
| Longest winning run | Coastal Spirit SAS (3 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Coastal Spirit SAS (3 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Roslyn-Wakari (3 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Roslyn-Wakari (3 matches) |
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The 2022 Women's South Island Championship, known now as Women's South Island League, was the inaugural season of the 2nd level women's football in New Zealand.
Coastal Spirit SAS were the Mainland Women's Premiership champions and Dunedin City Royals were the ODT Women's Premiership champions. [1] [2]
The South Island Championship is the culmination of two regional federations, each of which provide teams to the Women's South Island Championship. The top two 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. [2]
There are four team competing in the Premier League, down from the previous season's six. The teams which were relegated at the end of the previous season were Waimakariri United and Ferrymead Bays.
| Team | Home ground | Location | 2021 Season [3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cashmere Technical | Garrick Memorial Park | Woolston, Christchurch | 2nd |
| Coastal Spirit SAS | English Park | St Albans, Christchurch | 1st |
| Nomads United | Tulett Park | Casebrook, Christchurch | 6th |
| University of Canterbury | English Park | St Albans, Christchurch | 3rd |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coastal Spirit SAS (C, Q) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | +39 | 27 | Winner of Women's Premier League and qualification to South Island Championship |
| 2 | Cashmere Technical (Q) | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 15 | Qualification to South Island Championship |
| 3 | University of Canterbury | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 41 | −35 | 5 | |
| 4 | Nomads United | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 29 | −20 | 2 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melanie Cameron | Coastal Spirit SAS | 15 |
| 2 | Nicola Dominikovich | Cashmere Technical | 8 |
| 3 | Frankie Morrow | Total University of Canterbury Coastal Spirit SAS | 7 5 2 |
| 4 | Jonelle Arthur | Cashmere Technical | 5 |
| Lauren Dabner | Coastal Spirit SAS | ||
| Rebecca Lake | |||
| 7 | Jess Dyer | Cashmere Technical | 4 |
| Emmer Kench | |||
| Jayda Stewart | Coastal Spirit SAS |
| Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melanie Cameron [lower-alpha 1] | Coastal Spirit SAS | Nomads United | Away | 0–8 | 2 April 2022 |
| Emma Kench | Cashmere Technical | University of Canterbury | Home | 7–3 | ||
| 4 | Melanie Cameron | Coastal Spirit SAS | Nomads United | Home | 5–1 | 7 May 2022 |
| 6 | Melanie Cameron [lower-alpha 1] | Coastal Spirit SAS | Cashmere Technical | Away | 1–7 | 28 May 2022 |
| 7 | Nicola Dominikovich | Cashmere Technical | University of Canterbury | Home | 5–0 | 11 June 2022 |
| 8 | Jess Dyer | Cashmere Technical | Nomads United | Home | 7–1 | 25 June 2022 |
| Round | Player | Club | Against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Emily Lambie | Nomads United | Cashmere Technical |
Seven teams competed in the league: five from the previous season, and two new teams, Dunedin City Royals and Northern. Dunedin City Royals were formed as an amalgamation of Dunedin Technical and Caversham, and replaced Dunedin Technical in the league.
| Team | Home ground | Location |
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| Dunedin City Royals | Logan Park | Dunedin North, Dunedin |
| Green Island | Sunnyvale Park | Green Island, Dunedin |
| Mosgiel | Memorial Park Ground | Mosgiel |
| Northern | Forrester Park | Normanby, Dunedin |
| Otago University | Logan Park | Dunedin North, Dunedin |
| Queenstown Rovers | Queenstown Events Centre | Frankton, Queenstown |
| Roslyn-Wakari | Ellis Park | Glenross, Dunedin |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dunedin City Royals (C, Q) | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 1 | +85 | 33 | Winner of Women's Southern Premiership and qualification to South Island Championship |
| 2 | Roslyn-Wakari (Q) | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 16 | +32 | 25 | Qualification to South Island Championship |
| 3 | Otago University | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 21 | +26 | 24 | |
| 4 | Queenstown | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 22 | |
| 5 | Green Island | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 36 | −22 | 12 | |
| 6 | Northern | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 64 | −59 | 3 | |
| 7 | Mosgiel | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 70 | −67 | 3 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amy Hislop | Otago University | 19 |
| Jasmine Prince | Roslyn-Wakari | ||
| 3 | Chelsea Whittaker | Dunedin City Royals | 18 |
| 4 | Jessica Fuller | Otago University | 14 |
| 5 | Margarida Dias | Dunedin City Royals | 13 |
| Emily Morison | |||
| 7 | Nieve Collin | Dunedin City Royals | 11 |
| Holly White | Roslyn-Wakari | ||
| 9 | Shontelle Smite | Dunedin City Royals | 9 |
| 10 | Danielle Anderson | Queenstown | 8 |
| Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date |
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| 1 | Chelsea Whittaker [lower-alpha 1] | Dunedin City Royals | Green Island | Home | 6–0 | 26 March 2022 |
| Jasmine Prince [lower-alpha 1] | Roslyn-Wakari | Northern | Away | 0–10 | ||
| Holly White [lower-alpha 1] | ||||||
| 2 | Amy Hislop [lower-alpha 2] | Otago University | Mosgiel | Home | 11–0 | 2 April 2022 |
| 3 | Amy Hislop [lower-alpha 3] | Otago University | Northern | Away | 0–10 | 9 April 2022 |
| 4 | Emily Morison [lower-alpha 4] | Dunedin City Royals | Northern | Away | 1–12 | 13 April 2022 |
| Chelsea Whittaker [lower-alpha 1] | ||||||
| 5 | Jasmine Prince [lower-alpha 2] | Roslyn-Wakari | Mosgiel | Home | 12–0 | 26 April 2022 |
| 6 | Margarida Dias | Dunedin City Royals | Mosgiel | Away | 0–15 | 30 April 2022 |
| Nieve Collin [lower-alpha 3] | ||||||
| Emily Morison | ||||||
| 7 | Chelsea Whittaker | Dunedin City Royals | Queenstown | Home | 7–0 | 7 May 2022 |
| Amy Hislop [lower-alpha 1] | Otago University | Green Island | Away | 2–7 | ||
| 8 | Jasmine Prince [lower-alpha 1] | Roslyn-Wakari | Northern | Home | 6–1 | 21 May 2022 |
| 9 | Jessica Fuller [lower-alpha 5] | Otago University | Mosgiel | Away | 0–10 | 28 May 2022 |
| 10 | Holly White | Roslyn-Wakari | Otago University | Home | 4–0 | 4 June 2022 |
| 11 | Shontelle Smith [lower-alpha 1] | Dunedin City Royals | Northern | Home | 10–0 | 11 June 2022 |
| Nieve Collin | ||||||
| 12 | Danielle Anderson | Queenstown | Mosgiel | Home | 3–0 | 18 June 2022 |
| 13 | Lauren Murry | Queenstown | Northern | Away | 0–6 | 25 June 2022 |
| 14 | Danielle Anderson | Queenstown | Otago University | Home | 3–1 | 9 July 2022 |
| Round | Player | Club | Against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Laura Wallis | Queenstown | Roslyn-Wakari |
| Gracie Va'afusuaga | Green Island | Mosgiel | |
| 4 | Claire Jones | Queenstown | Otago University |
| 7 | A. Parlane [lower-alpha 1] | Otago University | Green Island |
| Lauren Paterson | Green Island | Otago University | |
| 8 | Lili Clouston-Cain | Green Island | Dunedin City Royals |
| 14 | Player Unknown [lower-alpha 2] | Northern | Green Island |
| Association | Team | Position in regional league | App (last) | Previous best (last) |
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| Mainland Football (2 berths) | Coastal Spirit SAS | 1st | 1st | Debut |
| Cashmere Technical | 2nd | 1st | Debut | |
| Southern Football (2 berths) | Dunedin City Royals | 1st | 1st | Debut |
| Roslyn-Wakari | 2nd | 1st | Debut | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Coastal Spirit SAS (C) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 9 | Winner of Women's South Island League |
| 2 | Dunedin City Royals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Cashmere Technical | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Roslyn-Wakari | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 |
| Cashmere Technical | 2–1 | Roslyn-Wakari |
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| Coastal Spirit SAS | 4–1 | Dunedin City Royals |
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| Rank | Player | Club | Goals [7] |
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| 1 | Isla McPherson | Coastal Spirit SAS | 4 |
| 2 | Jonelle Arthur | Cashmere Technical | 3 |
| Mel Cameron | Coastal Spirit SAS | ||
| Aimee Phillips | Cashmere Technical | ||
| 5 | Leigh Alexander | Cashmere Technical | 2 |
| Lauren Dabner | Coastal Spirit SAS | ||
| Marga Dias | Dunedin City Royals | ||
| Lisa Evans | Cashmere Technical | ||
| Whitney Hepburn | Coastal Spirit SAS | ||
| Kate Loye | Cashmere Technical | ||
| Laura Newman | Coastal Spirit SAS | ||
| Bel van Noorden | Coastal Spirit SAS | ||
| Chelsea Whittaker | Dunedin City Royals |
| Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date |
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| 3 [7] | Jonelle Arthur | Cashmere Technical | Roslyn-Wakari | Home | 9–1 | 31 July 2022 |
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