Southern Football, formerly FootballSouth, is one of six federations of New Zealand Football, representing regions of South Canterbury, Waitaki, Dunedin, Central Otago, Clutha and Southland.
History Southern United, formerly Soccersouth until 2007, was founded in 2002, to represent the region for the New Zealand Women's National League from its inaugural season in 2002 onwards.
Southern United, formerly Otago United until 2013, was founded in 2004 as a conglomerate of various Otago area clubs, in order to form a strong team to take part in the New Zealand Football Championship, run on a regional franchise basis, and Southern United became one of the eight competing teams. In 2021, the league was replaced by New Zealand National League for more of a club based competition, causing the Southern United Men's Team to dissolve.
Competitions Leagues Men's Leagues Southern League Southern Premier League Fletcher Cup South Canterbury Men's Division One Donald Gray Memorial Cup Women's Leagues South Island League Southern Women's Championship League Otago Women's Division One South Canterbury Women's Division One Kolk Cup Premier
Defunct Leagues Southern League Division One Southern League Division Two
Note: Southern League and South Island League includes teams from the Mainland Football Federation and is a National competition run by New Zealand Football and managed by Mainland Football.
Title holders Competition Year Champions Runners-up Next editionSenior (Men's) Southern League 2024 Cashmere Technical Coastal Spirit 2025 Southern Premier League 2024 Mosgiel AFC Wanaka 2025 Fletcher Cup 2024 Old Boys Dunedin City Royals 2025 South Canterbury Men's Division One 2024 West End Timaru Thistle 2025 Donald Gray Memorial Cup 2024 Queens Park Gore Wanderers 2025Senior (Women's) South Island League 2024 Cashmere Technical Dunedin City Royals 2025 Southern Women's Premiership League 2024 Green Island Queens Park 2025 Otago Women's Division One 2024 Otago University 3rds Balclutha 2025 South Canterbury Women's Division One 2023 Pleasant Point Women's West End AFC Women's Kolk Cup Premier 2024 Thistle Wyndham Town 2024
Affiliated clubs . Southern League Dunedin City RoyalsNorthernWanakaSouthern Premier LeagueGreen IslandMosgielNorthern HeartsOld BoysOtago UniversityQueens ParkRoslyn WakariOtago/DunedinAl-HudaAlexandra UnitedAwamoaBalcluthaCromwellGrants BraesHarboursideMaori HillMeadowbank UnitedMorningtonRiversideQueenstownSouth CanterburyGeraldinePleasant PointTemukaThistleTimaru CityTimaru UnitedTimaru Boys' HSWaimateWest EndSouthlandGore WanderersSouthend UnitedTe AnauThistleWaihopaiWesternWintonWyndham Town
See also New Zealand Football Northern Region Football WaiBOP Football Central Football Capital Football Mainland Football Association football in New Zealand
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