2026 South Island United FC season

South Island United FC
2026 season
Owner	Christchurch United
Chairman	Viatcheslav Meyn
Head Coach	Rob Sherman
Stadium	Christchurch Football Centre
OFC Professional League	TBD
	2027 →

Last updated December 18, 2025

The 2026 South Island United Football Club season is the club's first season in existence and their inaugural season in the OFC Professional League.

Management team

Position	Staff
Head coach	Rob Sherman

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 December 2025. Appearances include all competitions.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

First team


No.	Player	Positions	Date of birth (age)	Place of birth	Signed in	Signed from	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
—	Callum Kennett	GK	(2004-03-26)26 March 2004 (aged 21)		2025	Free Agent	0	0
—	Shea Stapleton	GK	(1999-06-23)23 June 1999 (aged 26)		2025	Petone	0	0
—	Steven van Dijk (V)	GK	(1997-09-01)1 September 1997 (aged 28)	Apeldoorn	2025	Christchurch United	0	0
Defenders
—	Riley Grover	DF	(2004-02-29)29 February 2004 (aged 21)	Upper Moutere	2025	Christchurch United	0	0
—	Ry McLeod	DF	(2004-05-02)2 May 2004 (aged 21)		2025	Western Springs	0	0
—	Lewis Partridge	DF	(2005-01-07)7 January 2005 (aged 20)	Lincoln	2025	Wellington Phoenix Reserves	0	0
—	Jaylen Rodwell	DF	(2002-05-31)31 May 2002 (aged 23)	Auckland	2025	Auckland United	0	0
—	Josh Rogerson	DF	(2000-01-04)4 January 2000 (aged 25)		2025	Christchurch United	0	0
Midfielders
—	Charlie Beale	MF	(2003-08-03)3 August 2003 (aged 22)		2025	Christchurch United	0	0
—	Jackson Manuel	MF	(2003-02-24)24 February 2003 (aged 22)		2025	Auckland City	0	0
—	Ollie van Rijssel	MF	(2000-09-04)4 September 2000 (aged 25)	Wellington	2025	Christchurch United	0	0
Forwards
—	Oliver Fay	FW	(2003-07-16)16 July 2003 (aged 22)		2025	Auckland United	0	0
—	Ryan Feutz	FW	(2001-05-18)18 May 2001 (aged 24)	Ashburton	2025	Sydney Olympic	0	0
—	Dauntae Mariner (OFC)	FW	(2000-01-25)25 January 2000 (aged 25)	Campbelltown	2025	Nelson Suburbs	0	0
—	Oskar van Hattum	FW	(2002-04-14)14 April 2002 (aged 23)	Auckland	2025	Valour	0	0
—	David Yoo	FW	(1999-12-07)7 December 1999 (aged 26)	Seoul	2025	Auckland City	0	0
—	Haris Zeb	FW	(2001-05-15)15 May 2001 (aged 24)		2025	Auckland City	0	0

Notes:

Player (V) – Player who is considered as a Visa player from outside of the Oceania Football Confederation.
Player (OFC) – Player who is considered as a Oceania Visa player.

Transfers

Note: Transfers' in/out date may refer to the date of announcement and not the date of signing from the mentioned players.

Transfers in

No.	Position	Name	From	Type/fee	Date	Ref.
—	FW	David Yoo	Auckland City	Free transfer	17 November 2025	^[1]
—	DF	Lewis Partridge	Wellington Phoenix Reserves	Free transfer	21 November 2025	^[2]
—	DF	Josh Rogerson	Christchurch United	Free transfer	27 November 2025	^[3]
—	MF	Ollie van Rijssel	Christchurch United	Free transfer	27 November 2025	^[3]
—	FW	Dauntae Mariner	Nelson Suburbs	Free transfer	29 November 2025	^[4]
—	DF	Riley Grover	Christchurch United	Free transfer	1 December 2025	^[4]
—	FW	Oliver Fay	Auckland United	Free transfer	5 December 2025
—	DF	Jaylen Rodwell	Auckland United	Free transfer	6 December 2025
—	MF	Jackson Manuel	Auckland City	Free transfer	8 December 2025
—	FW	Oskar van Hattum	Valour FC	Free transfer	9 December 2025	^[5]
—	GK	Steven van Dijk	Christchurch United	Free transfer	10 December 2025
—	MF	Charlie Beale	Christchurch United	Free transfer	11 December 2025
—	DF	Ry McLeod	Western Springs	Free transfer	11 December 2025
—	FW	Ryan Feutz	Sydney Olympic	Free transfer	12 December 2025	^[6]
—	GK	Shea Stapleton	Petone	Free transfer	13 December 2025
—	GK	Callum Kennett	Free Agent	Free transfer	13 December 2025
—	FW	Haris Zeb	Auckland City	Free transfer	18 December 2025	^[7]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
OFC Pro League	17 January 2025		Matchday 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Last updated: 17 November 2025
Source: Competitions

OFC Professional League

Circuit Series table

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
3	PNG Hekari	Qualification for Leaders play-off group
4	Solomon Kings	Qualification for Leaders play-off group
5	South Island United	Qualification for Challengers play-off group
6	South Melbourne
7	Tahiti United

First match(es) will be played: 17 January 2026. Source: OFC Pro League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head to head; 5) Head to head goal difference; 6) Head to head goals scored; 7) Disciplinary record; 8) Coin toss^[8]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 17 November 2025.
Source: OFC

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Ground
Result
Position
Points

Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2025. Source: OFC
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye

Matches

The fixtures were announced on 24 November 2025.^[9]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Circuit 1

17 January 2026 1	Auckland FC	v	South Island United	Auckland, New Zealand
19:00 (NZDT)				Stadium: Eden Park

20 January 2026 2	Bula FC	v	South Island United	Albany, New Zealand
15:00 (NZDT)				Stadium: North Harbour Stadium

23 January 2026 3	South Island United	v	Vanuatu United	Albany New Zealand
15:00 (NZDT)				Stadium: North Harbour Stadium

Circuit 2

1 February 2026 4	South Island United	v	South Melbourne	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
TBC				Stadium: PNG Football Stadium

4 February 2026 5	Solomon Kings	v	South Island United	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
TBC				Stadium: PNG Football Stadium

7 February 2026 6	PNG Hekari	v	South Island United	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
TBC				Stadium: PNG Football Stadium

Circuit 3

21 February 2026 7	Tahiti United	v	South Island United	Australia
TBC				Stadium: TBC

24 February 2026 8	South Island United	v	Auckland FC	Australia
TBC				Stadium: TBC

27 February 2026 9	South Melbourne	v	South Island United	Australia
TBC				Stadium: TBC

Circuit 4

14 March 2026 10	South Island United	v	PNG Hekari	Honiara, Solomon Islands
TBC				Stadium: National Stadium

19 March 2026 11	South Island United	v	Bula FC	Honiara, Solomon Islands
TBC				Stadium: National Stadium

Circuit 5

11 April 2026 12	Vanuatu United	v	South Island United	Fiji
TBC				Stadium: TBC

14 April 2026 13	South Island United	v	Tahiti United	Fiji
TBC				Stadium: TBC

17 April 2026 14	South Island United	v	Solomon Kings	Fiji
TBC				Stadium: TBC

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		OFC Pro League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
—	GK	NZL	Callum Kennett	0	0	0	0
—	GK	NZL	Shea Stapleton	0	0	0	0
—	GK	NED	Steven van Dijk	0	0	0	0
Defenders
—	DF	NZL	Riley Grover	0	0	0	0
—	DF	NZL	Ry McLeod	0	0	0	0
—	DF	NZL	Lewis Partridge	0	0	0	0
—	DF	NZL	Jaylen Rodwell	0	0	0	0
—	DF	NZL	Josh Rogerson	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
—	MF	NZL	Charlie Beale	0	0	0	0
—	MF	NZL	Jackson Manuel	0	0	0	0
—	MF	NZL	Ollie van Rijssel	0	0	0	0
Forwards
—	FW	NZL	Oliver Fay	0	0	0	0
—	FW	NZL	Ryan Feutz	0	0	0	0
—	FW	SAM	Dauntae Mariner	0	0	0	0
—	FW	NZL	Oskar van Hattum	0	0	0	0
—	FW	NZL	David Yoo	0	0	0	0
—	FW	PAK	Haris Zeb	0	0	0	0

References

↑ "South Island United presents David Yoo as historic first signing". Christchurch United. 17 November 2025. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
↑ "Phoenix graduate Lewis Partridge returns to South Island for OFC Pro League". Christchurch United. 21 November 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
1 2 "More signings as OFC Pro League's South Island United reveal club logo". friendsoffootballnz.com. 28 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
1 2 Brew, Andy (4 December 2025). "Nelson footballers embark on professional football dream with South Island United". The Press NZ. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
↑ "South Island United sign Kiwi striker". Star News. 9 December 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
↑ "South Island United add goalscorer Ryan Feutz to their OFC Pro League squad". friendsoffootballnz.com. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
↑ "Auckland City striker Haris Zeb signs for OFC Pro League's South Island United". friendsoffootballnz.com. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
↑ "OFC Professional League Competition Regulations" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
↑ "Match schedule confirmed for OFC Pro League". OFC Pro League. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.

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[1] "South Island United presents David Yoo as historic first signing". Christchurch United. 17 November 2025. Retrieved 17 November 2025.

[2] "Phoenix graduate Lewis Partridge returns to South Island for OFC Pro League". Christchurch United. 21 November 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.

[RogersonvanRijssel-3] 1 2 "More signings as OFC Pro League's South Island United reveal club logo". friendsoffootballnz.com. 28 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.

[MarinerGrover-4] 1 2 Brew, Andy (4 December 2025). "Nelson footballers embark on professional football dream with South Island United". The Press NZ. Retrieved 4 December 2025.

[OskarvanHattum-5] "South Island United sign Kiwi striker". Star News. 9 December 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.

[Feutz-6] "South Island United add goalscorer Ryan Feutz to their OFC Pro League squad". friendsoffootballnz.com. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.

[7] "Auckland City striker Haris Zeb signs for OFC Pro League's South Island United". friendsoffootballnz.com. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.

[regulations-8] "OFC Professional League Competition Regulations" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 24 October 2025.

[9] "Match schedule confirmed for OFC Pro League". OFC Pro League. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.

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