{{Short description|Federation of New Zealand Football}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=February 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox football association | Logo = Southern Football Logo.png | Founded = 2000 | Folded = |Headquarters = Logan Park |Location = 20 Logan Park Drive, North Dunedin, Dunedin | FIFA affiliation = New Zealand Football | Head title = Chief Executive | Head = Dougal McGowan | Website = [https://www.southernfootball.co.nz/ Official website] }}
'''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.<ref name="NLSystem">{{cite web |title=New National League system |url=https://www.sporty.co.nz/asset/downloadasset?id=3da9f0fa-187f-406d-8e40-e5a936662fcc |website=New Zealand Football |access-date=24 June 2023}}</ref>
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.<ref name="ultimate">{{cite web |title=Southern United |url=https://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/DBSouthern/id105.htm |website=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website |access-date=24 June 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref name="NLChampionship">{{cite web |title=New National League competition details confirmed |url=https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/100552 |website=New Zealand Football |access-date=24 June 2023}}</ref><ref name="NewNL">{{cite web |title=New National League competition |url=https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/98116?newsfeedId=1175318&newsfeedPageNum=5 |website=New Zealand Football |access-date=24 June 2023}}</ref>
==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
<small>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.</small>
==Current title holders== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Competition ! Year ! Champions ! Runners-up ! Next edition |- ! colspan=6|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 |- ! colspan=6|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== {{Asof|2025}}.<ref name="Club Directory">{{cite web|title=Our Clubs|url=https://www.footballsouth.co.nz/community-1/Club-Directory|website=Southern Football|accessdate=24 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Club Directory|url=https://www.southlandfootball.org.nz/get-involved/play-1/club-directory|website=Southland Football|accessdate=24 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Club Contacts|url=https://www.southlandfootball.org.nz/get-involved/club-contacts|website=Southland Football|accessdate=24 June 2024}}</ref> {| |- valign=top | {| class="wikitable" |- !Southern League |- | Dunedin City Royals |- |Northern |- |Wanaka |} | {| class="wikitable" !Southern Premier League |- |Green Island |- |Mosgiel |- |Northern Hearts |- |Old Boys |- |Otago University |- |Queens Park |- |Roslyn Wakari |} | {| class="wikitable" !Otago/Dunedin |- |Al-Huda |- |Alexandra United |- |Awamoa |- |Balclutha |- |Cromwell |- |Grants Braes |- |Harbourside |- |Maori Hill |- |Meadowbank United |- |Mornington |- |Riverside |- |Queenstown |} | {| class="wikitable" |- !South Canterbury |- |Geraldine |- |Pleasant Point |- |Temuka |- |Thistle |- |Timaru City |- |Timaru United |- |Timaru Boys' HS |- |Waimate |- |West End |} | {| class="wikitable" |- !Southland |- |Gore Wanderers |- |Southend United |- |Te Anau |- |Thistle |- |Waihopai |- |Western |- |Winton |- |Wyndham Town |} |}
== See also == * New Zealand Football * Northern Region Football * WaiBOP Football * Central Football * Capital Football * Mainland Football * Association football in New Zealand
==References== <references />
{{New Zealand Women's National League}}
Category:Association football in New Zealand Category:Sport in Otago Category:2000 establishments in New Zealand