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.
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.
Qualifying League Mainland Women's Premier League Teams 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. TeamHome groundLocation2021 Season 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 Table
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League top scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Melanie Cameron Coastal Spirit SAS 15 2 Nicola Dominikovich Cashmere Technical 8 3 Frankie Morrow TotalUniversity of CanterburyCoastal Spirit SAS 752 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
League hat-tricks Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date 1 Melanie Cameron Coastal Spirit SAS Nomads United Away 0–8 Emma Kench Cashmere Technical University of Canterbury Home 7–3 4 Melanie Cameron Coastal Spirit SAS Nomads United Home 5–1 6 Melanie Cameron Coastal Spirit SAS Cashmere Technical Away 1–7 7 Nicola Dominikovich Cashmere Technical University of Canterbury Home 5–0 8 Jess Dyer Cashmere Technical Nomads United Home 7–1
Own goal Round Player Club Against 8 Emily Lambie Nomads United Cashmere Technical
ODT Women's Southern Premiership Teams 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 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
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League top scorers 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
League hat-tricks Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date 1 Chelsea Whittaker Dunedin City Royals Green Island Home 6–0 Jasmine Prince Roslyn-Wakari Northern Away 0–10 Holly White 2 Amy Hislop Otago University Mosgiel Home 11–0 3 Amy Hislop Otago University Northern Away 0–10 4 Emily Morison Dunedin City Royals Northern Away 1–12 Chelsea Whittaker 5 Jasmine Prince Roslyn-Wakari Mosgiel Home 12–0 6 Margarida Dias Dunedin City Royals Mosgiel Away 0–15 Nieve Collin Emily Morison 7 Chelsea Whittaker Dunedin City Royals Queenstown Home 7–0 Amy Hislop Otago University Green Island Away 2–7 8 Jasmine Prince Roslyn-Wakari Northern Home 6–1 9 Jessica Fuller Otago University Mosgiel Away 0–10 10 Holly White Roslyn-Wakari Otago University Home 4–0 11 Shontelle Smith Dunedin City Royals Northern Home 10–0 Nieve Collin 12 Danielle Anderson Queenstown Mosgiel Home 3–0 13 Lauren Murry Queenstown Northern Away 0–6 14 Danielle Anderson Queenstown Otago University Home 3–1
Own goals 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 Otago University Green Island Lauren Paterson Green Island Otago University 8 Lili Clouston-Cain Green Island Dunedin City Royals 14 Player Unknown Northern Green Island
South Island Championship Teams AssociationTeamPosition inregional leagueAppPrevious bestMainland Football Coastal Spirit SAS1st1stDebutCashmere Technical2nd1stDebutSouthern Football Dunedin City Royals1st1stDebutRoslyn-Wakari2nd1stDebut
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Finals Third Place Playoff
Final
League scoring
League top scorers Rank Player Club Goals 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
League hat-tricks Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date 3 Jonelle Arthur Cashmere Technical Roslyn-Wakari Home 9–1
References
External links National League official website FootballSouth official website Mainland official website