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
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 Premier1st in Southern Football League Coastal Spirit English Park St Albans, Christchurch 2nd in Premier6th in Southern Football League FC Twenty 11 Avonhead Park Avonhead, Christchurch 6th in Premier Ferrymead Bays Ferrymead Park Ferrymead, Christchurch 3rd in Premier3rd in Southern Football League Nelson Suburbs Saxton Field Stoke, Nelson 4th in Premier4th in Southern Football League Nomads United Tullet Park Casebrook, Christchurch 5th in Premier2nd 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
Mainland Premier League results table
Mainland Premier League Playoff Series The Mainland Premier League Playoff Series was a two-legged match that took place between the Canterbury Championship's winners and Nelson Bays Premiership's winners. The winners of the Canterbury Premiership League was Christchurch United, who faced the Nelson Bays Premiership winners, FC Nelson. The winner of the Mainland Premier League promotion play-off will play in the 2020 Mainland Premier League.
Overview
Matches – Mainland Premier League Playoff Series
Mainland Premier League top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Garbhan CoughlanCashmere Technical182 Cameron GordonNelson Suburbs173 Daniel EdeSelwyn United10 Ryan StanleyWestern5 Finbar GallawayCashmere Technical96 Declan HickfordSelwyn United8 Ashley WellbournCoastal Spirit8 Lyle MatthysenCashmere Technical79 Jacob AndersonNomads United6 Mika Rabuka Andrew TuckeyCashmere Technical
Mainland Premier League hat-tricks Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date1 Daniel Ede Selwyn United Nomads United Home 6–4 5 Cameron Gordon Nelson Suburbs FC Twenty 11 Away 2–4 Garbhan Coughlan Cashmere Technical Nomads United Home 7–08 Andrew Tuckey Cashmere Technical Selwyn United Home 6–3 10 Garbhan Coughlan Cashmere Technical FC Twenty 11 Away 0–6 Cameron Gordon Nelson Suburbs Selwyn United Away 0–4 12 Garbhan Coughlan Cashmere Technical Nelson Suburbs Home 4–0 13 Caleb Cottom Nomads United FC Twenty 11 Home 6–1 14 Ashley Wellbourn Coastal Spirit FC Twenty 11 Home 10–1 Garbhan Coughlan Cashmere Technical Ferrymead Bays Home 6–0
Mainland Premier League own goals Round Player Club Time Goal Result Opponent Date1 Jack Allatt Selwyn United Home 78' 5–4 6–4 Nomads United 3 Pieter-Taco Bierema Selwyn United Home 90' 3–3 3–3 FC Twenty 11 6 Cameron Gordon Nelson Suburbs Home 30' 0–2 0–2 Cashmere Technical Max Collingwood Nomads United Away 7' 1–0 3–4 Ferrymead Bays Oliver Scholz Ferrymead Bays Home 90' 3–4 Nomads United7 Lochlan McNicholl FC Twenty 11 Home 9' 0–1 1–6 Nomads United 10 William McLuskie FC Twenty 11 Home 43' 0–2 0–6 Cashmere Technical Michael Hogan Coastal Spirit Away 90' 2–0 2–0 Nomads United Jack Allatt Selwyn United Home 31' 0–2 0–4 Nelson Suburbs
FootballSouth Premier League
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 Premier3rd in Championship Dunedin Technical Tahuna Park Tahuna, Dunedin 1st in Premier7th in Southern Football League Green Island Sunnyvale Park Green Island, Dunedin 7th in Premier2nd in Championship Mosgiel Mosgiel Memorial Park Mosgiel 6th in Premier4th in Championship Northern Forrester Park Normanby, Dunedin 8th in Premier6th in Championship Otago University Logan Park Dunedin North, Dunedin 9th in Premier5th in Championship Queenstown Queenstown Events Centre Frankton, Queenstown 2nd in Premier5th in Southern Football League Roslyn Wakari Ellis Park Glenross, Dunedin 5th in Premier1st in Championship Southland United ILT Football Turf Invercargill 3rd in Premier8th 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
FootballSouth Premier League results table
FootballSouth Premier League top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Matthew BrazierGreen Island8 Dominic ScahillOtago University3 Luke ClissoldRoslyn Wakari7 Carlos HerrmannQueenstown Benjamin StanleyOtago University6 Jan KumarQueenstown67 Riley AndertonMosgiel5 Tennessee KinghornRoslyn Wakari Stephen PleskunWānaka10 Cameron AndersonMsogiel4 Aidan Barbour-RyanMsogiel Davi Virgilio de Carvalho Stemler VeigaSouthland United Rhys QuarrellDunedin Technical Campbell ThompsonCaversham
FootballSouth Premier League hat-tricks Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date1 Stephen Pleskun Wānaka Southland United Away 2–4 6 Benjamin Stanley Otago University Northern Home 7–0 8 Tennessee Kinghorn Roslyn Wakari Southland United Home 8–1 Riley Anderton Mosgiel Northern Home 7–0 9 Matthew Brazier Green Island Caversham Home 6–2
FootballSouth Premier League own-goals RoundPlayerClubTimeGoalResultOpponentDate3 Blair ScoullarWānakaHome38' 2–1 2–1Northern David SchipperSouthland UnitedHome53' 4–1 5–1Queenstown6 Allan CarmicharlWānakaAway70' 3–1 4–1Mosgiel Craig Ferguson Caversham Home18' 0–1 3–2 Roslyn Wakari26' 1–27 David HaymanDunedin TechnicalAway30' 1–0 1–1Northern 8 Robbie Columbus Northern Away18' 3–0 7–0 Mosgiel Matthew Johnstone39' 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 AssociationTeamPosition inRegional LeagueAppPrevious bestMainland Football Cashmere Technical1st2nd 1st Nelson Suburbs2nd2nd 4th Nomads United3rd2nd 2nd Western4th1stDebutCoastal Spirit5th2nd 6th FootballSouth Mosgiel1st1stDebutOtago University2nd1stDebutCaversham3rd1stDebut
Southern Football League table
Southern Football League results table
Southern Football League scoring Southern Football League top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Cameron GordonNelson Suburbs72 Garbhan CoughlanCashmere Technical6 Declan HickfordNomads United4 Michael HoganCoastal Spirit5 Connor NeilCaversham6 Cameron AndersonMosgiel4 Ben KioreCaversham Lyle MatthysenCashmere Technical Dominic ScahillOtago University Daniel ThomsWestern Luke TongueCashmere Technical Ashley WellbournCoastal Spirit
Southern Football League hat-tricks Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date1 Ashley Wellbourn Coastal Spirit Nomads United Home 3–0 2 Garbhan Coughlan Cashmere Technical Western Home 5–2 4 Cameron Gordon Nelson Suburbs Mosgiel Away 1–3 Ben Kiore Caversham Otago University Home 6–2 5 Declan Hickford Nomads United Western Home 5–0 Michael Hogan Coastal Spirit Otago University Away 1–97 Cameron Anderson Mosgiel Nomads United Home 3–3
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References
External links New Zealand Football official website Southern Football official website Mainland Football official website