The Fletcher Cup (known as the Ultra Southern Football Division One for sponsorship reasons, and formerly also called the FootballSouth Championship) is a New Zealand association football league competition administered by Southern Football involving clubs from the lower half of the South Island of New Zealand. All eight of the teams in the competition in 2024 with the exception of Mosgiel AFC and Old Boys' AFC — are from Dunedin, with several of them being second teams from clubs in higher divisions. The league sits at level 4 of the New Zealand football pyramid.
| Country |  New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) |
| Level on pyramid | 4 |
| Promotion to | Southern Premier League |
| Domestic cup(s) | Chatham Cup |
| Current champions | Old Boys' (1st title) (2024) |
| Most championships | Roslyn-Wakari (2 titles) |
| Website | FootballSouth |
The winner of each season's league, if eligible, enters a playoff series with the winners of the Donald Gray Memorial Cup (Southland) and South Canterbury Division 1 (South Canterbury) for promotion into the Southern Premier League.
Current clubs
editAs of 2024 season
| Club | Location | Home Ground(s) | 2023 season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunedin City Royals (3) | Dunedin North, Dunedin | Caledonian Ground | 1st |
| Grants Braes[1] | Ocean Grove, Dunedin | Ocean Grove Sportsground | 7th |
| Green Island (2) | Green Island, Dunedin | Sunnyvale Park | 6th |
| Mosgiel (2) | Mosgiel | Memorial Park Ground | 4th |
| Northern (2) | North East Valley, Dunedin | Forrester Park | 2nd |
| Otago University (2) | Dunedin North, Dunedin | Dunedin Artificial Turf | 3rd |
| Roslyn-Wakari (2)† | Kaikorai Valley, Dunedin | Ellis Park | 5th |
| Old Boys' | Glengarry, Invercargil | Waverley Park | - |
- † — known for sponsorship reasons as Fluid Recruitment RWAFC
- (2) and (3) — Denotes club's second or third team
Champions
edit- 2018 - Roslyn-Wakari
- 2019 - Green Island
- 2020 - Queenstown Rovers
- 2021 - Mosgiel
- 2022 - Roslyn-Wakari
- 2023 - Dunedin City Royals (3)
- 2024 - Old Boys'
References
edit- ^ Grants Braes club website
- ^ "FootballSouth Honours Board". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 4 July 2023.