The 2018 Southern Football League was the first season of the second level of men's football in New Zealand's South Island.
Caversham were the 2017 South Island Football Championship champions. Ferrymead Bays were the 2017 Mainland Premier League champions and Caversham were the 2017 FootballSouth Premier League champions.
Qualifying Leagues Mainland Premier League
The 2018 Mainland Premier League was the 17th season of the league, the 21st season of premiership football in the upper South Island. The shortened season started on 17 March, and finished on 9 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; with the bottom three will play in the teams with will play each other twice to determine who will face relegation to the Canterbury Championship League, both 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 Selwyn United, who replaced Western after five seasons.
Team Home ground Location 2017 season Canterbury Universities Ilam Fields Ilam, Christchurch 7th Cashmere Technical Garrick Memorial Park Woolston, Christchurch 2nd Coastal Spirit English Park St Albans, Christchurch 3rd FC Twenty 11 Avonhead Park Avonhead, Christchurch 5th Ferrymead Bays Ferrymead Park Ferrymead, Christchurch 1st Nelson Suburbs Saxton Field Stoke, Nelson 4th Nomads United Tullet Park Casebrook, Christchurch 6th Selwyn United Foster Park Rollerston, Canterbury 1st in Canterbury Championship League(promoted)
Mainland Premier League personnel Team Manager Canterbury Universities Cashmere Technical Jesse Rawlings Deane Hutchinson Coastal Spirit Ekow Quainoo FC Twenty 11 Glen Lapslie Ferrymead Bays Danny Halligan Nelson Suburbs Steve Bignall Nomads United Andrew Pitman Selwyn United Lee Padmore
Mainland Premier League table
Mainland Premier League results table
Mainland Premier League top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Stephen HoyleNomads United152 Lyle MatthysenCashmere Technical133 Dan EdeSelwyn United12 Anthony JonesCoastal Spirit5 Nishan BishwaNomads United96 Aidan Barbour-RyanSelwyn United7 Max ChrétienCashmere Technical Byron HeathSelwyn United Andrew TuckeyCashmere Technical Ben WrightNelson Suburbs Haris ZebCoastal Spirit
Mainland Premier League hat-tricks Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date1 Anthony Jones Coastal Spirit Selwyn United Away 3–4 2 Michael Forshaw Ferrymead Bays Selwyn United Away 6–6 5 Juan José Chang Ferrymead Bays Canterbury University Home 7–0 Nishan Bishwa Nomads United Selwyn United Home 6–2 Stephen Hoyle8 Max Chrétien Cashmere Technical Canterbury University Home 9–1 Tom Schwarz9 Stephen Hoyle Nomads United FC Twenty 11 Away 3–6 11 Byron Heath Nomads United Canterbury University Home 6–3 Lyle Matthysen Cashmere Technical FC Twenty 11 Away 1–612 Stephen Hoyle Nomads United Selwyn United Away 5–3 13 Haris Zeb Coastal Spirit Nelson Suburbs Away 0–5
FootballSouth Premier League
The 2018 FootballSouth Premier League was the 19th season of premiership football in the lower South Island. The shortened season started on 7 April, and finished on 16 June, 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 Nine teams are competing in the league - all teams from the previous season.
Team Home ground Location 2017 season Caversham Tonga Park South Dunedin, Dunedin 1st Dunedin Technical Tahuna Park Tahuna, Dunedin 3rd Green Island Sunnyvale Park Green Island, Dunedin 2nd Mosgiel Mosgiel Memorial Park Mosgiel 7th Northern Forrester Park Normanby, Dunedin 9th Otago University Logan Park Dunedin North, Dunedin 8th Queenstown Queenstown Events Centre Frankton, Queenstown 4th Roslyn Wakari Ellis Park Glenross, Dunedin 5th Southland United ILT Football Turf Invercargill 6th
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
FootballSouth Premier League table
FootballSouth Premier League results table
FootballSouth Premier League top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Timothy McLennanDunedin Technical92 Riley AndertonMosgiel7 Regan ColdicottMosgiel Nick TreadwellRoslyn Wakari5 Cameron AndersonRoslyn Wakari6 Ryan HawkenNorthern Michael HoganCaversham8 Joshua CartmanQueenstown5 Max JohnstonGreen Island Hayato WakinoSouthland United
FootballSouth Premier League hat-tricks Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date2 Regan Coldicott Mosgiel Northern Home 3–1 4 Joshua Cartman Mosgiel Queenstown Away 1–5 Michael Hogan Caversham Otago University Home 4–0 Nick Treadwell Roslyn Wakari Northern Away 0–85 Christopher Kessell Green Island Northern Home 7–0 7 Riley Anderton Mosgiel Otago University Home 7–2
FootballSouth Premier League own-goals RoundPlayerClubTimeGoalResultOpponentDate1 George ThrussellDunedin TechnicalAway67' 1–2 1–3Otago University
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 AssociationTeamPosition inRegional LeagueAppPrevious bestMainland Football Cashmere Technical1st1stDebutCoastal Spirit2nd1stDebutFerrymead Bays3rd1stDebutNelson Suburbs4th1stDebutNomads United5th1stDebutFootballSouth Dunedin Technical1st1stDebutQueenstown2nd1stDebutSouthland United3rd1stDebut
Southern Football League table
Southern Football League results table
Southern Football League scoring Southern Football League top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Byron HeathNomads United102 Stephen HoyleNomads United7 Ashley WellbournCoastal Spirit4 Lyle MatthysenCashmere Technical65 Joshua CartmanQueenstown5 Aaron ClaphamCashmere Technical Edward SillarsNelson Suburbs8 Jan KumarQueenstown4 Mark PeersFerrymead Bays Alistair RickerbyDunedin Technical11 Juan José ChangFerrymead Bays3 Liam HareCoastal Spirit Adam HewsonQueenstown Sho MathiesonFerrymead Bays Tom SchwarzCashmere Technical Ryan StewartNelson Suburbs Haris ZebCoastal Spirit
Southern Football League hat-tricks Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date1 Aaron Clapham Cashmere Technical Queenstown Home 5–3 3 Byron Heath Nomads United Coastal Spirit Away 3–4 Ryan Stewart Nelson Suburbs Queenstown Home 5–04 Ashley Wellbourn Coastal Spirit Queenstown Away 1–11 6 Byron Heath Nomads United Queenstown Away 0–6 7 Jan Kumar Queenstown Ferrymead Bays Away 3–5
Southern Premier League own-goals RoundPlayerClubTimeGoalResultOpponentDate1 Zac MuirNelson SuburbsHome32'0–20–2Coastal Spirit6 Cohen NashQueenstownHome90'0–60–6Nomads United Sean AngusSouthland UnitedHome46'0–10–4Ferrymead Bays7 Sam AyersNelson SuburbsHome36'0–20–3Cashmere Technical
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References
External links New Zealand Football official website Southern Football official website Mainland Football official website