The 2026 South Island United Football Club season is the club's first season in existence and their inaugural season in the OFC Professional League.
Management team Technical officials PositionNameRef. Head coach Rob Sherman Assistant coach Adrià Casals Goalkeeping coach Callum Kennett Team manager Coen Lanmers Physiotherapist Michael Peterson
Management PositionNameRef. General manager Ryan Edwards
Squad information Players and squad numbers last updated on 20 May 2025. Appearances include all competitions.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
First team +No.PlayerNat.PositionsDate of birth (age)Place of birthSigned inSigned fromApps.GoalsGoalkeepers1 (V)GK Apeldoorn2025 Christchurch United17021GK Wellington2025 Upper Hutt City1023GK Wellington2025 Petone00Defenders2DF Lincoln2025 Wellington Phoenix Reserves1603 (vice-captain)DF Wellington2025 Christchurch United1104 (captain)DF Gisborne2026 Auckland City1615DF Wellington2025 Christchurch United1206DF Auckland2025 Auckland United17112DF Upper Moutere2025 Christchurch United10124 (V)DF 2025 Wynnum Wolves121Midfielders7MF Seoul2025 Auckland City1848MF Wellington2025 Auckland City17013MF2026 Christchurch United0014 (OFC)MF Campbelltown2025 Nelson Suburbs15018MF Mount Maunganui2025 Christchurch United9022MF Munda2025 West Adelaide126Forwards9FW Ashburton2025 Sydney Olympic17910FW Tauranga2025 Western Springs18111FW New Plymouth2025 Valour12017 (V)FW 2026 Al-Ittifaq3019FW Palmerston North2025 Auckland City17220FW Auckland2025 Auckland United61
Notes: Player (V) – Player who is considered as a Visa player from outside of the Oceania Football Confederation. Player (OFC) – Player who is considered as an Oceania Visa player.
Transfers Note: Transfers' in/out date may refer to the date of announcement and not the date of signing from the mentioned players.
Transfers in No. Position Name From Type/fee Date Ref. 7 Auckland City Free transfer 17 November 2025 2 Wellington Phoenix Reserves Free transfer 21 November 2025 5 Christchurch United Free transfer 27 November 2025 3 Christchurch United Free transfer 27 November 2025 14 Nelson Suburbs Free transfer 29 November 2025 12 Christchurch United Free transfer 1 December 2025 20 Auckland United Free transfer 5 December 2025 6 Auckland United Free transfer 6 December 2025 8 Auckland City Free transfer 8 December 2025 11 Valour FC Free transfer 9 December 2025 1 Christchurch United Free transfer 10 December 2025 18 Christchurch United Free transfer 11 December 2025 10 Western Springs Free transfer 11 December 2025 9 Sydney Olympic Free transfer 12 December 2025 23 Petone Free transfer 13 December 2025 21 Upper Hutt City Free transfer 13 December 2025 19 Auckland City Free transfer 18 December 2025 24 Wynnum Wolves Free transfer 22 December 2025 22 West Adelaide Free transfer 31 December 2025 17 Al-Ittifaq Free transfer 2 January 2026 4 Auckland City Free transfer 7 January 2026 13 Christchurch United Academy Promotion 6 May 2026
Competitions
Overall record
OFC Professional League
Circuit Series
Circuit Series table
Results by round
Matches The fixtures were announced on 24 November 2025.
Circuit 1
Circuit 2
Circuit 3
Circuit 4
Circuit 5
Leaders play-off group
Leaders play-off group table
Results by round
Matches The fixtures were announced on 22 April 2026 .
Knockout Stage
Statistics Appearances and goals Includes all competitions.
! colspan="12" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan="12" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan="12" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan="12" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
References
External links South Island United website