Southern Football
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Southern Football, formerly FootballSouth, is one of six federations of New Zealand Football, representing regions of South Canterbury, Waitaki, Dunedin, Central Otago, Clutha and Southland
History
Southern United, formerly Soccersouth until 2007, was founded in 2002, to represent the region for the New Zealand Women's National League from its inaugural season in 2002 onwards.
Southern United, formerly Otago United until 2013, was founded in 2004 as a conglomerate of various Otago area clubs, in order to form a strong team to take part in the New Zealand Football Championship, run on a regional franchise basis, and Southern United became one of the eight competing teams. In 2021, the league was replaced by New Zealand National League for more of a club based competition, causing the Southern United Men's Team to dissolve.
Competitions
Leagues
- Men's Leagues Southern League Southern Premier League Fletcher Cup South Canterbury Men's Division One Donald Gray Memorial Cup
- Women's Leagues South Island League Southern Women's Championship League Otago Women's Division One South Canterbury Women's Division One Kolk Cup Premier
Defunct Leagues
- Southern League Division One
- Southern League Division Two
Note: Southern League and South Island League includes teams from the Mainland Football Federation and is a National competition run by New Zealand Football and managed by Mainland Football.
Current title holders
| Competition | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Next edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior (Men's) | ||||
| Southern League | 2024 | Cashmere Technical | Coastal Spirit | 2025 |
| Southern Premier League | 2024 | Mosgiel AFC | Wanaka | 2025 |
| Fletcher Cup | 2024 | Old Boys | Dunedin City Royals | 2025 |
| South Canterbury Men's Division One | 2024 | West End | Timaru Thistle | 2025 |
| Donald Gray Memorial Cup | 2024 | Queens Park | Gore Wanderers | 2025 |
| Senior (Women's) | ||||
| South Island League | 2024 | Cashmere Technical | Dunedin City Royals | 2025 |
| Southern Women's Premiership League | 2024 | Green Island | Queens Park | 2025 |
| Otago Women's Division One | 2024 | Otago University 3rds | Balclutha | 2025 |
| South Canterbury Women's Division One | 2023 | Pleasant Point Women's | West End AFC Women's | —N/a |
| Kolk Cup Premier | 2024 | Thistle | Wyndham Town | 2024 |
Affiliated clubs
As of 2025[update].
| Southern League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern League Dunedin City Royals Wanaka | Southern Premier League Green Island Mosgiel Northern Northern Hearts Old Boys Otago University Queens Park Roslyn Wakari | Otago/Dunedin Al-Huda Alexandra United Awamoa Balclutha Cromwell Grants Braes Harbourside Maori Hill Meadowbank United Mornington Riverside Queenstown | South Canterbury Geraldine Pleasant Point Temuka Thistle Timaru City Timaru United Timaru Boys' HS Waimate West End | Southland Gore Wanderers Southend United Te Anau Thistle Waihopai Western Winton Wyndham Town |
| Dunedin City Royals | ||||
| Wanaka | ||||
| Southern Premier League | ||||
| Green Island | ||||
| Mosgiel | ||||
| Northern | ||||
| Northern Hearts | ||||
| Old Boys | ||||
| Otago University | ||||
| Queens Park | ||||
| Roslyn Wakari | ||||
| Otago/Dunedin | ||||
| Al-Huda | ||||
| Alexandra United | ||||
| Awamoa | ||||
| Balclutha | ||||
| Cromwell | ||||
| Grants Braes | ||||
| Harbourside | ||||
| Maori Hill | ||||
| Meadowbank United | ||||
| Mornington | ||||
| Riverside | ||||
| Queenstown | ||||
| South Canterbury | ||||
| Geraldine | ||||
| Pleasant Point | ||||
| Temuka | ||||
| Thistle | ||||
| Timaru City | ||||
| Timaru United | ||||
| Timaru Boys' HS | ||||
| Waimate | ||||
| West End | ||||
| Southland | ||||
| Gore Wanderers | ||||
| Southend United | ||||
| Te Anau | ||||
| Thistle | ||||
| Waihopai | ||||
| Western | ||||
| Winton | ||||
| Wyndham Town |