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Southern League 2026

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14 days ago

VimFuego wrote:
It’s not done on points exactly, it’s on positions as I understand it, and it’s weighted year on year.

From what I’ve been told, this years first place gets (let’s use this as an example as I’m not super understanding of this bit) ten points, 2nd place 9 etc… same for the past 4 years. Those annual points are then weighted by 50% for 2026, 40% for 2025 etc.

That gives an average score for 5 years, although weighted.

Andrew Voerdman had a mega excel spreadsheet on one of the threads, I’d love to hear the fella who wrote the excellent book on national league’s take on this too.

Is this right?

Aye, substantially correct Vim. NZF are not using weighted points but instead have opted for weighted league placings over the 5 seasons, 2022-2026. Weightings are 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% for seasons 2022-25 and 30% for this season. Plugging the numbers in for 2022-2025 shows that CU have a weighting of 6.35, CashTech 6.25 and Coastal 6.00. The 2026 league will provide a margin of 0.30 between consecutive league placings. So, if CU finishes behind CashTech AND 2 places behind Coastal, they will miss 2027 qualification.

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14 days ago

I'm assuming they're banking on the Pro League ending and then picking up some guys from their sister club SIU, but with how things are panning out so far that might be a risky gamble.

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14 days ago

How many players will CU get back at the end of the OFC league season?

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14 days ago

AllWhites82 wrote:
FT Ferrymead Bays 1 Christchurch United 0 HT 1 - 0

Say it quietly but Bays could be an outside shot of National League qualification this year. Up to 2nd level on points with Tech, who have a game in hand. Have ground out a couple of home wins as well as an impressive 4-1 win in Wanaka, not an easy place to go.

Next week’s match against Coastal should be a good test of where they’re at.

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14 days ago

VimFuego wrote:
It’s not done on points exactly, it’s on positions as I understand it, and it’s weighted year on year.

From what I’ve been told, this years first place gets (let’s use this as an example as I’m not super understanding of this bit) ten points, 2nd place 9 etc… same for the past 4 years. Those annual points are then weighted by 50% for 2026, 40% for 2025 etc.

That gives an average score for 5 years, although weighted.

Andrew Voerdman had a mega excel spreadsheet on one of the threads, I’d love to hear the fella who wrote the excellent book on national league’s take on this too.

Is this right?

Voerman's one from the National League thread is based on points rather than position (unless there's a newer one somewhere I've missed).

It's a shame they're using position as (ignoring yearly weighting) Nelson's 2022 season (16 pts off 2nd) should not be worth the same as Cashmere Technical's season last year (1 pt of 2nd, 3 off top) imo.

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14 days ago · edited 14 days ago · History

CU could get 5+ players in from SIU once the OFC Pro League finishes

Do Zeb and Yoo return to ACFC or stay in ChCh?

Could some little NZ comp involving SIU, Nix and Auckland (ALM pre season) happen and make it attractive for guys like Feutz to stay around Canterbury??

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14 days ago

SamCoughlan wrote:
AllWhites82 wrote:
FT Ferrymead Bays 1 Christchurch United 0 HT 1 - 0
Say it quietly but Bays could be an outside shot of National League qualification this year. Up to 2nd level on points with Tech, who have a game in hand. Have ground out a couple of home wins as well as an impressive 4-1 win in Wanaka, not an easy place to go.

Next week’s match against Coastal should be a good test of where they’re at.

Say it very quietly - here 'outside shot' means that Bays would have to win the 2026 league with ALL of CU, CashTech and Coastal finishing in 8th, 9th and 10th places. Such a scenario could see Nelson and Bays in the 2027 NL

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14 days ago

Steptoe wrote:
SamCoughlan wrote:
AllWhites82 wrote:
FT Ferrymead Bays 1 Christchurch United 0 HT 1 - 0
Say it quietly but Bays could be an outside shot of National League qualification this year. Up to 2nd level on points with Tech, who have a game in hand. Have ground out a couple of home wins as well as an impressive 4-1 win in Wanaka, not an easy place to go.

Next week’s match against Coastal should be a good test of where they’re at.
Say it very quietly - here 'outside shot' means that Bays would have to win the 2026 league with ALL of CU, CashTech and Coastal finishing in 8th, 9th and 10th places. Such a scenario could see Nelson and Bays in the 2027 NL

I assume he is talking about this year.

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14 days ago

HT Selwyn 1 Dunedin City Royals 0

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13 days ago

HT Nomads 1 Coastal Spirit 0

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13 days ago

FT Wanaka 0 Cashmere Technical 9

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13 days ago

FT Nomads 3 Coastal 2 - Nomads score twice in added time.

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13 days ago

FT Selwyn 2 Dunedin City Royals 0

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13 days ago · edited 13 days ago · History

Scorers:
Ferrymead Bays 1 (own goal) Christchutch United 0 HT 1 - 0
Nomads 3 (Flynn Holdem 2, Jesse Burge) Coastal Spirit 2 (Leo Uribe, Michael Hogan) HT 1 - 0
Selwyn 2 (Liam Coleman, Finlay Cotton) DC Royals 0 HT 1 - 0
Wanaka 0 Cashmere Technical 9 (Garblan Coughlan 4, Zander Edwards 3, Rory Hibbert, Lyle Matthysen) HT 6 - 0

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13 days ago

So everybody has won and everybody except Cashmere has lost!

Great for Selwyn to finally grab a SL win, it's been too long and seems like they have pushed through the next generation finally.

Cashmere to walk the league? Dunno about the rest. Assuming no relegation?

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13 days ago

Southernix wrote:
VimFuego wrote:
It’s not done on points exactly, it’s on positions as I understand it, and it’s weighted year on year.

From what I’ve been told, this years first place gets (let’s use this as an example as I’m not super understanding of this bit) ten points, 2nd place 9 etc… same for the past 4 years. Those annual points are then weighted by 50% for 2026, 40% for 2025 etc.

That gives an average score for 5 years, although weighted.

Andrew Voerdman had a mega excel spreadsheet on one of the threads, I’d love to hear the fella who wrote the excellent book on national league’s take on this too.

Is this right?

Voerman's one from the National League thread is based on points rather than position (unless there's a newer one somewhere I've missed).

It's a shame they're using position as (ignoring yearly weighting) Nelson's 2022 season (16 pts off 2nd) should not be worth the same as Cashmere Technical's season last year (1 pt of 2nd, 3 off top) imo.

Yeah, I got sold a dummy here and I'm not too pleased. Their way of doing it is outrageous IMO.

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13 days ago

Feel like we're brushing over Cashmere completely bulldozing Wanaka here

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13 days ago

Noah4thenix wrote:
Feel like we're brushing over Cashmere completely bulldozing Wanaka here

Wanaka suffered some heavy losses towards the end of last season and haven't started the best. Going to be close around the bottom this year.

Cashmere? Oh yeah they walking the division

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13 days ago

Ben Sippola leaving Wanaka would be a huge loss. I imagine alot of their club growth the last few years would have been built around him.

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13 days ago

HT Northern 0 Nelson Suburbs 0

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12 days ago

FT Northern 2 Nelson Suburbs 1
Result means Northern now in second place on goal difference over Ferrymead Bays, with Northern away to Cashmere Technical on Saturday.

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12 days ago · edited 12 days ago · History

Today's scorers
Northern 2 (Nick Brett, Nicolas Treadwell) Nelson Suburbs 1 (Lennon Whewell) HT 0 - 0

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12 days ago

What a come back from the lads! That first goal from Nelson had me stressed but you can't count these guys out. They've had a good start to the season so far.

Next round it's Cashmere Technical vs Northern which could be a big one. Fun fact for those who don't know, Rory Herbert played for Northern Last year and is currently playing for Cashmere so that could make it interesting.

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12 days ago · edited 12 days ago · History

After Round 4 of the SL:
Ferrymead Bays

sitting on their best start

Christchurch United

sitting on their worst start
first time they have failed to score twice in the same season

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12 days ago

Noah4thenix wrote:
I'm assuming they're banking on the Pro League ending and then picking up some guys from their sister club SIU, but with how things are panning out so far that might be a risky gamble.

Yes, any players linking up with any club in the National League / Regional League unlikely to play until late June which in the case of the Southern League will be Round 11 or Round 12

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11 days ago

Round 5 Fixtures:
Saturday - 18 April
Midday
Cashmere Technical vs. Northern - Garrick Memorial Park
12:45pm
Dunedin City Royals vs. Nomads - Tahuna Park
5:00pm
Christchurch United vs. Wanaka - United Sports Centre
Sunday - 19 April
Midday
Coastal Spirit vs. Ferrymead Bays (Hurley Shield Challenge) - Tane Norton Park
Nelson Suburbs vs, Selwyn - Saxton Fields

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10 days ago · edited 9 days ago · History

AllWhites82 wrote:
Round 5 Fixtures:
Saturday - 18 April
Midday
Cashmere Technical vs. Northern - Garrick Memorial Park
12:45pm
Dunedin City Royals vs. Nomads - Tahuna Park
5:00pm
Christchurch United vs. Wanaka - United Sports Centre
Sunday - 19 April
Midday
Coastal Spirit vs. Ferrymead Bays (Hurley Shield Challenge) - Tane Norton Park
Nelson Suburbs vs, Selwyn - Saxton Fields

Please note ground change and kick-off times, shown in Bold
11:30am
Cashmere Technical vs. Northern - Engish Park

Change due to delay with ground works at Garrick Memorial Park.

2:00pm
Christchurch United vs. Wanaka - United Sports Centre

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8 days ago

Four games being streamed on FIFA + this Round

Saturday
Cashmere Technical vs. Northern
Christchurch United vs. Wanaka

Sunday

Coastal Spirit vs. Ferrymead Bays (Hurley Shield Challenge)
Nelson Suburbs vs, Selwyn

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7 days ago

I wanna say Northern upset incoming but CashTech is built different at the moment. Just gotta have faith

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7 days ago

I wanna say Northern upset incoming but CashTech is built different at the moment. Just gotta have faith

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7 days ago

Let's throw a few predictions around why not?
Cashmere too good for Northern, hope I'm wrong but think it might be reality check, 4-0 to Tech, but Northern are still a good team.
Think Royals against Nomads could be a shootout - Nomads recent form better, but they tend to struggle in this away game. 3-3.
A bit worried for Wanaka away to Chch United - they can swing massively against the top teams, despite poor United form I'll say 5-0.
Selwyn for an unlikely draw in Nelson, these guys can defend this year and Nelson been wasteful some games, 1-1.
Coastal against Ferrymead the toughest to pick... think it could be 1-0 either way, reckon 1-0 Coastal and they're back in the top two.

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7 days ago

Tom Schwarz what a strike from his own half! Spotted the keeper off the line. Nice of the commentary to mention a few mins later that Schwarz' wife missed the goal 😂😂 edit at least she saw the second one.

Northern have otherwise been competitive and held their own, this Cashmere team just scores at will tbh.

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6 days ago

FT
Cashmere Technical 6 Northern 0 HT 2 - 0
Dunedin City Royals 0 Nomads 2 HT 0 - 1

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6 days ago

HT Christchurch United 2 Wanaka 2

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6 days ago

AllWhites82 wrote:
FT
Cashmere Technical 6 Northern 0 HT 2 - 0
Dunedin City Royals 0 Nomads 2 HT 0 - 1

Cashmere too good! Northern weren't even particularly poor.

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6 days ago

FT Christchurch United 4 Wanaka 2 HT 2 - 2

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Today's scorers:
Cashmere Technical 6 (Tom Schwarz 3 - incl. pen, Garbhan Coughlan 2, Rory Hibbert) Northern 0 HT 2 - 0,

Christchurch United 4 (Takumi Hiruma 2, Samuel Mahlamaki, Oliver Grosso) Wanaka 2 (Robert MacKay, Will Skinner) HT 2 - 2,

Dunedin City Royals 0 Nomads 2 (Hamish Gillett, Jesse Burge) HT 0 - 1

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6 days ago

LT01 wrote:
AllWhites82 wrote:
FT
Cashmere Technical 6 Northern 0 HT 2 - 0
Dunedin City Royals 0 Nomads 2 HT 0 - 1

Cashmere too good! Northern weren't even particularly poor.

Yes, Northern will be disapponted that they failed to score a couple of goals, could have easily opened the scoring.

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6 days ago

Yeah that was unfortunate for Northern. SPL team lost as well which damped things slightly at the club room but what can you do? the result against Cashmere was worse than anticipated but not hugely unexpected. Cashmere will definitely be running away with the title this year unless, they're hit with a catastrophic injury Crisis.

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