Southern League 2023

Final Round fixtures - all being played at 1:30pm Sunday
Christchurch United vs. Cashmere Technical
Dunedin City Royals vs. Coastal Spirit
Ferrymead Bays vs. Green Island
Nelson Suburbs vs. FC Twenty11
Selwyn vs. Nomads 

Results - Round 18 of 18
Christchurch United 1 Cashmere Technical 3
Dunedin City Royal 5 Coastal Spirit 0
Ferrymead Bays 2 Green Island 1
Nelson Suburbs 3 FC Twenty11 1
Selwyn 0 Nomads 3

Final Table:

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Today's Scorers
Christchurch United 1 (Eddie Wilkinson) Cashmere Technical 3 (Luke Tongue, Lyle Matthysen, Lachie McIsaac) HT 0 - 2
Dunedin City Royal 5 (En Watanabe 2, Will Turner, Hayden Aish, Raven August) Coastal Spirit 0 HT 3 - 0
Ferrymead Bays 2 (Daniel Thoms, Danny Boys - pen) Green Island 1 (Tom Milton - pen) HT 1 - 1
Nelson Suburbs 3 (Alex Ward, Lennon Whewell. Ben Polak) FC Twenty11 1 (Daniel Oakman) HT 3 - 1 
Selwyn 0 Nomads 3 (Niraj Basnet, Jacob Anderson, own goal) HT 0 - 1 

2022: University AFC from Dunedin denied entry to the Southern League by NZF due to not having a B licensed coach.

2023: Dunedin City Royals play the whole season without a B licensed coach on their bench. Apparently they have even falsified their team cards to try and hide it. Women's coach is listed in Comet as on the men's bench on multiple occasions this season when he was in another city coaching the women's team.

Seemingly no action taken from NZF.

FC Twenty going to be relegated. Fair based on performance, but when another club has broken the rules and actively tried to cover it up it raises questions about the integrity of the competition.

Action likely to have been taken as per the regs for the league, which is a monetary 'fine'.   

TrentAA

2022: University AFC from Dunedin denied entry to the Southern League by NZF due to not having a B licensed coach.

2023: Dunedin City Royals play the whole season without a B licensed coach on their bench. Apparently they have even falsified their team cards to try and hide it. Women's coach is listed in Comet as on the men's bench on multiple occasions this season when he was in another city coaching the women's team.

Seemingly no action taken from NZF.

FC Twenty going to be relegated. Fair based on performance, but when another club has broken the rules and actively tried to cover it up it raises questions about the integrity of the competition.

AllWhites82

Action likely to have been taken as per the regs for the league, which is a monetary 'fine'.   

TrentAA

2022: University AFC from Dunedin denied entry to the Southern League by NZF due to not having a B licensed coach.

2023: Dunedin City Royals play the whole season without a B licensed coach on their bench. Apparently they have even falsified their team cards to try and hide it. Women's coach is listed in Comet as on the men's bench on multiple occasions this season when he was in another city coaching the women's team.

Seemingly no action taken from NZF.

FC Twenty going to be relegated. Fair based on performance, but when another club has broken the rules and actively tried to cover it up it raises questions about the integrity of the competition.

should be a loss of 2 points per game per time it happened.

You have to wonder who the Dunedin City Royals have in their back pocket at NZF.
Several clubs around the country have had points docked or even been thrown out of competitions for fielding ineligible players in recent years. Often honest administration mistakes.
These guys have actively tried to deceive, putting a coach who's not at the games on their team cards nearly every game this season. The penalty for that is a fine? NZF need to release a statement clearing up what has taken place here.

HT in 1st leg Play-offs FC Nelson 1 Universities 1 

FT in 1st leg Play-offs FC Nelson 3 Universities 2 

2nd leg next week at English Park 11am Saturday 16th

Scorers: FC Nelson 3 (TJ Hansen - pen, Jamine Wilson, Phun Lian) Universities 2 (Hemi Innes 2 - incl pen)

Mainland Section of Play-offs 2nd Leg: Universities 3 (Charlie Bayly 2, Hemi Innes - pen) FC Nelson 0 HT 2 - 0 Universities win 5 - 3 on aggregate. 

Universities now face Roslyn Wakari - home and away, 1st Leg on Dunedin next Saturday

Has Mosgiel decided not to apply?

Kaiapoi Town

Has Mosgiel decided not to apply?

Correct

Unless the rules have changed I am surprised that UC can meet the requirements to join Southern League. 

Just before half time and Roslyn Wakari 1 Universities 1 in the 1st Leg of Promotion Play-offs 

In the closing minutes in now Universities 2 Roslyn 1

Now 2 - 2 into added time

FT Roslyn Wakari 2 Universities 2 HT 1 - 1, second leg at English Park next Saturday - 30 September 2:45pm

Play-off scorers:
Roslyn Wakari 2 (Simbarashe Muwunganirwa, Nathan Wilkie) Universities 2 (Charlie Bayly, Stu Campbell) HT 1 - 1

Southern League Promotion Play-offs 2nd Leg 

Universities 0 Roslyn Wakari 0 after extra time Universities win 6 - 5 on pens

 

Old news maybe, but the National League thread is saying Ifill won't be back in Ch-Ch next season and has picked up the Wellington Olympic job.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz2Rs15PnuM/
Exciting News for Christchurch United:
We welcome Ryan Edwards as the New First Team Head Coach and General Manager!

Full story 👉
https://cufc.co.nz/news/tpost/pv41udxvm1-exciting-news-for-christchurch-united-we?fbclid=IwAR1yAsQN9xE6r-_HtRDHEmPap7fzc0DHV6tkvS_HmR7XilVp2mRBMihZ4Nk

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who is taking Green Islands spot? Roslyn?

manmoose3

who is taking Green Islands spot? Roslyn?

What has happened to Green Island? If so, maybe a playoff between Roslyn & Nelson to get in

Green Island have decided not to enter the National League / Southern League in 2024. As the competition is administered by NZ Football under the league regs they determine the final 'make-up' of the 10 teams. Understand for various reasons it is unlikely that the tenth team will be Roslyn Wakari or FC Nelson.  

Podderick

manmoose3

who is taking Green Islands spot? Roslyn?

What has happened to Green Island? If so, maybe a playoff between Roslyn & Nelson to get in

AllWhites82

Green Island have decided not to enter the National League / Southern League in 2024. As the competition is administered by NZ Football under the league regs they determine the final 'make-up' of the 10 teams. Understand for various reasons it is unlikely that the tenth team will be Roslyn Wakari or FC Nelson.  

Podderick

manmoose3

who is taking Green Islands spot? Roslyn?

What has happened to Green Island? If so, maybe a playoff between Roslyn & Nelson to get in

Then what? FCTwenty11 get a reprieve?

Assuming that Green Island are making this call for financial reasons, this raises serious questions about the viability of the Southern League and thus the whole current National League set-up. 

Doloras

AllWhites82

Green Island have decided not to enter the National League / Southern League in 2024. As the competition is administered by NZ Football under the league regs they determine the final 'make-up' of the 10 teams. Understand for various reasons it is unlikely that the tenth team will be Roslyn Wakari or FC Nelson.  

Podderick

manmoose3

who is taking Green Islands spot? Roslyn?

What has happened to Green Island? If so, maybe a playoff between Roslyn & Nelson to get in

Then what? FCTwenty11 get a reprieve?

Assuming that Green Island are making this call for financial reasons, this raises serious questions about the viability of the Southern League and thus the whole current National League set-up. 

Assuming that Green Island are making this call for financial reasons, this raises serious questions about the viability of the Southern League and thus the whole current National League set-up.

dramatic much? They could have lost a sponsor or lost some grant funding - there are so many variables.

I don't think it's dramatic to note that it is a Dunedin club in particular facing these problems. If a Dunedin club is replaced with a Christchurch club - i.e. if the most obvious Dunedin and Nelson replacements are not being considered - then certainly the whole idea of a South Island League is in the balance, and therefore the whole current National League setup.

FC have been offered the spot and are talking to their board about it. 

Doloras

I don't think it's dramatic to note that it is a Dunedin club in particular facing these problems. If a Dunedin club is replaced with a Christchurch club - i.e. if the most obvious Dunedin and Nelson replacements are not being considered - then certainly the whole idea of a South Island League is in the balance, and therefore the whole current National League setup.

It is a bit dramatic.

Do the two Dunedin sides bus or fly to away games? For them it would be 7 trips to Christchurch and 1 trip to Nelson.

any transfer news yet? I imagine quite a few Christchurch United players will be leaving 

All teams fly, costs covered via entry fee.

reubee

Do the two Dunedin sides bus or fly to away games? For them it would be 7 trips to Christchurch and 1 trip to Nelson.

From what I understand clubs in both Dunedin and Nelson were considered but clubs felt they were unlikely to meet the licencing requirements to play in the National League.
 

Doloras

I don't think it's dramatic to note that it is a Dunedin club in particular facing these problems. If a Dunedin club is replaced with a Christchurch club - i.e. if the most obvious Dunedin and Nelson replacements are not being considered - then certainly the whole idea of a South Island League is in the balance, and therefore the whole current National League setup.

Aaron O'Driscoll will be playing for the Altona Magic club who play in the NPL in Victoria, Australia.

manmoose3

any transfer news yet? I imagine quite a few Christchurch United players will be leaving 

manmoose3

any transfer news yet? I imagine quite a few Christchurch United players will be leaving 

 You can bet that there's a couple of players that won't be allowed to play next year...

JJ Richards (Cashmere Tech) also heading across the 'ditch', and Sam Philip (ChCh United) heading to Auckland for work.

manmoose3

any transfer news yet? I imagine quite a few Christchurch United players will be leaving 

VimFuego

manmoose3

any transfer news yet? I imagine quite a few Christchurch United players will be leaving 

 You can bet that there's a couple of players that won't be allowed to play next year...

Any odds available??