2019 Southern Football League (New Zealand)

Southern Football League
Season2019
Dates22 June - 1 September
ChampionsNelson Suburbs
Matches28
Goals120 (4.29 per match)
Top goalscorerCameron Gordon
(7 goals)
Biggest home winNomads United 5–0 Western
(11 August 2019)
Biggest away winOtago University 1–9 Coastal Spirit
(11 August 2019)
Highest scoringOtago University 1–9 Coastal Spirit
(11 August 2019)
Longest winning run4 matches
Nelson Suburbs
Longest unbeaten run7 matches
Nelson Suburbs
Longest winless run7 matches
Otago University
Longest losing run6 matches
Otago University
2018
2021 SL

The 2019 Southern Football League was the second season of the second level of men's football in New Zealand's South Island.

Cashmere Technical were the 2018 Southern Football League champions. Cashmere Technical were the 2018 Mainland Premier League champions and Dunedin Technical were the 2018 FootballSouth Premier League champions.

Qualifying Leagues

Mainland Premier League

Mainland Premier League
Season2019
Dates9 March - 22 June
ChampionsCashmere Technical
Matches56
Goals254 (4.54 per match)
Top goalscorerGarbhan Coughlan
(18 goals)
Biggest home winCoastal Spirit 10–1 FC Twenty 11
(22 June 2019)
Biggest away winFC Twenty 11 0–6 Cashmere Technical
(25 May 2019)
Highest scoringCoastal Spirit 10–1 FC Twenty 11
(22 June 2019)
2018
2020 →

The 2019 Mainland Premier League was the 18th season of the league, the 22nd season of premiership football in the upper South Island. The shortened season started on 9 March, and finished on 22 June, being a double round. The league was to determine the top five teams in Mainland's federation, who go on to play the top three teams from FootballSouth. The bottom three will play in the teams with the teams in Canterbury Championship League to form a qualifying league for next season, starting after this league finishes.

Mainland Premier League teams

Eight team are competing in this league - seven from the previous season and one promoted team. The promoted team is Western, who replaced Canterbury Universities after five seasons. This is Western's 21st season in the league.

Team Home ground Location 2018 season
Cashmere Technical Garrick Memorial Park Woolston, Christchurch 1st in Premier
1st in Southern Football League
Coastal Spirit English Park St Albans, Christchurch 2nd in Premier
6th in Southern Football League
FC Twenty 11 Avonhead Park Avonhead, Christchurch 6th in Premier
Ferrymead Bays Ferrymead Park Ferrymead, Christchurch 3rd in Premier
3rd in Southern Football League
Nelson Suburbs Saxton Field Stoke, Nelson 4th in Premier
4th in Southern Football League
Nomads United Tullet Park Casebrook, Christchurch 5th in Premier
2nd in Southern Football League
Selwyn United Foster Park Rollerston, Canterbury 7th in Premier
Western Walter Park Mairehau, Christchurch 1st in Canterbury Championship League
(promoted)

Mainland Premier League personnel

Team Manager Captain
Cashmere Technical Deane Hutchinson Tom Schwarz
Coastal Spirit Ekow Quainoo Anthony Jones
FC Twenty 11 Robert Barraclough Callum Smith
Ferrymead Bays Joe Hall James Deehan
Nelson Suburbs Steve Bignall Sam Ayers
Nomads United Andrew Pitman Jacob Anderson
Selwyn United Christopher Brown
Western Robbie Stanton Fraser Angus

Mainland Premier League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cashmere Technical (C) 14 12 1 1 56 12 +44 37 Champions and qualification to Southern Football League
2 Nelson Suburbs 14 9 1 4 35 18 +17 28 Qualification to Southern Football League
3 Nomads United 14 8 0 6 38 37 +1 24
4 Western 14 6 2 6 25 24 +1 20
5 Coastal Spirit 14 6 1 7 35 23 +12 19
6 Ferrymead Bays 14 5 2 7 20 33 −13 17 Qualification to Mainland Premier Qualifying League
7 Selwyn United 14 5 1 8 31 41 −10 16
8 FC Twenty 11 (R) 14 0 2 12 14 66 −52 2
Qualification to Mainland Premier Qualifying League
Relegated to Canterbury Championship League
Source: Fiji Football, Ultimate New Zealand
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head to head; 3) Disciplinary record (1 Disciplinary Point for Yellow, 3 Disciplinary Points for Red); 4) Coin toss[1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Mainland Premier League results table

Home \ Away CT CS FC FB NS NU SU WS
Cashmere Technical 4–2 5–0 6–0 4–1 7–0 6–3 2–0
Coastal Spirit 0–2 10–1 0–0 1–3 3–0 1–3 4–1
FC Twenty 11 0–6 0–4 2–3 2–4 1–6 1–6 0–3
Ferrymead Bays 2–1 1–6 2–2 0–3 2–4 3–1 2–0
Nelson Suburbs 0–2 0–1 3–0 2–0 4–2 4–1 0–0
Nomads United 0–5 2–0 6–1 3–0 5–4 4–0 1–3
Selwyn United 0–2 3–2 3–3 1–3 0–4 6–4 1–3
Western 4–4 2–1 5–1 2–1 0–3 2–0 1–3
Source: Fiji Football, Ultimate New Zealand
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Mainland Premier League top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[2]
1 Garbhan Coughlan Cashmere Technical 18
2 Cameron Gordon Nelson Suburbs 17
3 Daniel Ede Selwyn United 10
Ryan Stanley Western
5 Finbar Gallaway Cashmere Technical 9
6 Declan Hickford Selwyn United 8
Ashley Wellbourn Coastal Spirit
8 Lyle Matthysen Cashmere Technical 7
9 Jacob Anderson Nomads United 6
Mika Rabuka
Andrew Tuckey Cashmere Technical

Mainland Premier League hat-tricks

Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date
1[3] Daniel Ede Selwyn United Nomads United Home 6–4 9 March 2019
5[4][5] Cameron Gordon Nelson Suburbs FC Twenty 11 Away 2–4 13 April 2019
Garbhan Coughlan[A] Cashmere Technical Nomads United Home 7–0
8[6] Andrew Tuckey Cashmere Technical Selwyn United Home 6–3 4 May 2019
10[7][8] Garbhan Coughlan[B] Cashmere Technical FC Twenty 11 Away 0–6 25 May 2019
Cameron Gordon Nelson Suburbs Selwyn United Away 0–4 3 June 2019
12[9] Garbhan Coughlan[B] Cashmere Technical Nelson Suburbs Home 4–0 8 June 2019
13[10] Caleb Cottom Nomads United FC Twenty 11 Home 6–1 15 June 2019
14[11][12] Ashley Wellbourn Coastal Spirit FC Twenty 11 Home 10–1 22 June 2019
Garbhan Coughlan Cashmere Technical Ferrymead Bays Home 6–0

Mainland Premier League own goals

Round Player Club H/A Time Goal Result Opponent Date
1[3] Jack Allatt Selwyn United Home 78' 5–4 6–4 Nomads United 9 March 2024
3[13] Pieter-Taco Bierema Selwyn United Home 90' 3–3 3–3 FC Twenty 11 30 March 2024
6[14][15] Cameron Gordon Nelson Suburbs Home 30' 0–2 0–2 Cashmere Technical 19 April 2024
Max Collingwood Nomads United Away 7' 1–0 3–4 Ferrymead Bays
Oliver Scholz Ferrymead Bays Home 90' 3–4 Nomads United
7[16] Lochlan McNicholl FC Twenty 11 Home 9' 0–1 1–6 Nomads United 28 April 2024
10[7][17][8] William McLuskie FC Twenty 11 Home 43' 0–2 0–6 Cashmere Technical 25 May 2019
Michael Hogan Coastal Spirit Away 90' 2–0 2–0 Nomads United
Jack Allatt Selwyn United Home 31' 0–2 0–4 Nelson Suburbs 3 June 2019

FootballSouth Premier League

FootballSouth Premier League
Season2019
Dates23 March - 25 May
ChampionsMosgiel
Matches45
Goals194 (4.31 per match)
Top goalscorerMatthew Brazier
Dominic Scahill
(8 goals each)
Biggest home winRoslyn Wakari 8–1 Southland United
(18 May 2019)
Otago University 7–0 Northern
(27 April 2019)
Mosgiel 7–0 Northern
(18 May 2019)
Biggest away winNorthern 1–6 Roslyn Wakari
(30 March 2019)
Northern 0–6 Dunedin Technical
(4 May 2019)
Highest scoringRoslyn Wakari 8–1 Southland United
(18 May 2019)
2018
2020 →

The 2019 FootballSouth Premier League was the 20th season of premiership football in the lower South Island. The shortened season started on 23 March, and finished on 25 May, being a single round. The league was to determine the top three teams in FootballSouth's federation, who go on to play the top five teams from Mainland Football. The bottom seven team will play in the in FootballSouth Championship League, starting after this league finishes.

FootballSouth Premier League teams

Ten teams are competing in the league - nine teams from last year and one promoted team. The promoted team is Wānaka. This is Wānaka's first season in the league.

Team Home ground Location 2018 season
Caversham Tonga Park South Dunedin, Dunedin 4th in Premier
3rd in Championship
Dunedin Technical Tahuna Park Tahuna, Dunedin 1st in Premier
7th in Southern Football League
Green Island Sunnyvale Park Green Island, Dunedin 7th in Premier
2nd in Championship
Mosgiel Mosgiel Memorial Park Mosgiel 6th in Premier
4th in Championship
Northern Forrester Park Normanby, Dunedin 8th in Premier
6th in Championship
Otago University Logan Park Dunedin North, Dunedin 9th in Premier
5th in Championship
Queenstown Queenstown Events Centre Frankton, Queenstown 2nd in Premier
5th in Southern Football League
Roslyn Wakari Ellis Park Glenross, Dunedin 5th in Premier
1st in Championship
Southland United ILT Football Turf Invercargill 3rd in Premier
8th in Championship
Wānaka Wānaka Recreation Centre Kelly's Flat, Wānaka (promoted)

FootballSouth Premier League personnel

Team Manager Captain
Caversham Richard Murray Andrew Ridden
Dunedin Technical Phillips Paul Michael Neaverson
Green Island Richard Kerrbell Cody Robinson
Mosgiel Cameron McPhail Rory Findlay
Northern Luiz Uehara Lathim Greig
Otago University Darren Hart Dominic Scahill
Queenstown Jamie Whitmarsh Lewis Walters
Roslyn Wakari Colin Thom Luke Clissold
Southland United Greig Evans Jack Boland
Wānaka Ian Bell Blair Scoullar

FootballSouth Premier League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mosgiel 9 7 2 0 27 7 +20 23 Champions and qualification to Southern Football League
2 Otago University 9 6 2 1 23 8 +15 20 Qualification to Southern Football League
3 Caversham 9 6 0 3 21 15 +6 18
4 Roslyn-Wakari 9 5 1 3 27 15 +12 16 Qualification to FootballSouth Championship
5 Queenstown 9 5 1 3 21 18 +3 16
6 Dunedin Technical 9 4 0 5 17 16 +1 12
7 Green Island 9 3 0 6 25 22 +3 9
8 Southland United (W) 9 3 0 6 16 25 −9 9
Qualification to FootballSouth Championship
Withdrew at end of season
9 Wānaka 9 3 0 6 10 23 −13 9 Qualification to FootballSouth Championship
10 Northern 9 0 0 9 7 45 −38 0
Source: Fiji Football, Ultimate New Zealand
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[18]
(W) Withdrew

FootballSouth Premier League results table

Home \ Away CA DT GI MO NO OU QT RW SL WA
Caversham 3–1 2–0 3–2 5–1
Dunedin Technical 0–3 0–1 3–2 1–2
Green Island 6–2 2–3 5–2 4–0 1–2
Mosgiel 1–0 4–2 7–0 1–0 4–1
Northern 2–5 1–6 0–3 1–6
Otago University 2–0 3–1 1–1 7–0 4–0
Queenstown 4–3 2–2 3–1 4–1
Roslyn-Wakari 2–1 1–4 2–2 1–2 8–1
Southland United 2–0 4–0 1–2 5–1 2–4
Wānaka 0–1 0–3 2–1 0–3
Source: Fiji Football, Ultimate New Zealand
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

FootballSouth Premier League top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[19]
1 Matthew Brazier Green Island 8
Dominic Scahill Otago University
3 Luke Clissold Roslyn Wakari 7
Carlos Herrmann Queenstown
Benjamin Stanley Otago University
6 Jan Kumar Queenstown 6
7 Riley Anderton Mosgiel 5
Tennessee Kinghorn Roslyn Wakari
Stephen Pleskun Wānaka
10 Cameron Anderson Msogiel 4
Aidan Barbour-Ryan Msogiel
Davi Virgilio de Carvalho Stemler Veiga Southland United
Rhys Quarrell Dunedin Technical
Campbell Thompson Caversham

FootballSouth Premier League hat-tricks

Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date
1[20] Stephen Pleskun[B] Wānaka Southland United Away 2–4 23 March 2019
6[21] Benjamin Stanley[B] Otago University Northern Home 7–0 27 April 2019
8[22][23] Tennessee Kinghorn[B] Roslyn Wakari Southland United Home 8–1 18 May 2019
Riley Anderton[B] Mosgiel Northern Home 7–0
9[24] Matthew Brazier Green Island Caversham Home 6–2 3 June 2019

FootballSouth Premier League own-goals

Round Player Club H/A Time Goal Result Opponent Date
3[25][26] Blair Scoullar Wānaka Home 38' 2–1 2–1 Northern 6 April 2019
David Schipper Southland United Home 53' 4–1 5–1 Queenstown
6[27][28] Allan Carmicharl Wānaka Away 70' 3–1 4–1 Mosgiel 27 April 2019
Craig Ferguson Caversham Home 18' 0–1 3–2 Roslyn Wakari
26' 1–2
7[29] David Hayman Dunedin Technical Away 30' 1–0 1–1 Northern 4 May 2019
8[23] Robbie Columbus Northern Away 18' 3–0 7–0 Mosgiel 18 May 2019
Matthew Johnstone 39' 5–0

Southern Football League

The Southern Football League is the culmination of the two regional leagues, each of which provide teams to the Southern Football League. The top five teams in the Mainland Premier League and top three teams from the FootballSouth Premier League qualify for entry into the Southern Football League.

Qualified Teams

Association Team Position in
Regional League
App
(last)
Previous best
(last)
Mainland Football (5 berths) Cashmere Technical 1st 2nd (2018) 1st (2018)
Nelson Suburbs 2nd 2nd (2018) 4th (2018)
Nomads United 3rd 2nd (2018) 2nd (2018)
Western 4th 1st Debut
Coastal Spirit 5th 2nd (2018) 6th (2018)
FootballSouth (3 berths) Mosgiel 1st 1st Debut
Otago University 2nd 1st Debut
Caversham 3rd 1st Debut

Southern Football League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nelson Suburbs 7 5 2 0 17 5 +12 17 Winner of Southern Football League
2 Cashmere Technical 7 5 1 1 24 7 +17 16
3 Coastal Spirit 7 4 1 2 19 12 +7 13
4 Caversham 7 3 2 2 14 10 +4 11
5 Mosgiel 7 2 1 4 12 16 −4 7
6 Nomads United 7 2 1 4 15 19 −4 7
7 Western 7 2 1 4 10 20 −10 7
8 Otago University 7 0 1 6 9 31 −22 1
Source: Fiji Football, Ultimate New Zealand
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[30]

Southern Football League results table

Home \ Away CV CT CS MO NS NU OU WS
Caversham 1–1 1–2 6–2
Cashmere Technical 5–1 4–1 0–1 5–2
Coastal Spirit 1–0 1–1 3–0
Mosgiel 0–2 1–3 3–3 4–2
Nelson Suburbs 1–1 1–0 5–1 4–2
Nomads United 2–3 1–6 4–3 5–0
Otago University 0–3 1–9 1–3
Western 2–0 3–1 1–1
Source: Fiji Football, Ultimate New Zealand
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Southern Football League scoring

Southern Football League top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Cameron Gordon Nelson Suburbs 7
2 Garbhan Coughlan Cashmere Technical 6
Declan Hickford Nomads United
4 Michael Hogan Coastal Spirit 5
Connor Neil Caversham
6 Cameron Anderson Mosgiel 4
Ben Kiore Caversham
Lyle Matthysen Cashmere Technical
Dominic Scahill Otago University
Daniel Thoms Western
Luke Tongue Cashmere Technical
Ashley Wellbourn Coastal Spirit

Southern Football League hat-tricks

Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date
1[31] Ashley Wellbourn Coastal Spirit Nomads United Home 3–0 29 June 2019
2[32] Garbhan Coughlan Cashmere Technical Western Home 5–2 14 July 2019
4[33][34] Cameron Gordon Nelson Suburbs Mosgiel Away 1–3 27 July 2019
Ben Kiore Caversham Otago University Home 6–2 28 July 2019
5[35][36] Declan Hickford Nomads United Western Home 5–0 11 August 2019
Michael Hogan[B] Coastal Spirit Otago University Away 1–9
7[37] Cameron Anderson Mosgiel Nomads United Home 3–3 25 August 2019

Notes

  1. ^ Player scored five goals
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Player scored four goals

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