2026 South Island United FC season
| 2026 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Christchurch United |
| Chairman | Viatcheslav Meyn |
| Head Coach | Rob Sherman |
| Stadium | United Sports Centre |
| OFC Professional League | 4th |
| Top goalscorer | Ryan Feutz Haris Zeb (2 goals each) |
| Biggest win | 2–1 vs Vanuatu United (H), 23 January 2026, OFC Pro League vs PNG Hekari (A), 7 February 2026, OFC Pro League |
| All statistics correct as of 7 February 2026. | |
The 2026 South Island United Football Club season is the club's first season in existence and their inaugural season in the OFC Professional League.
Management team
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Rob Sherman |
Squad information
Players and squad numbers last updated on 4 February 2025. Appearances include all competitions.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
First team
| No. | Player | Nat. | Positions | Date of birth (age) | Place of birth | Signed in | Signed from | Apps. | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 1 | Steven van Dijk (V) | GK | 1 September 1997 (aged 28) | Apeldoorn | 2025 | Christchurch United | 4 | 0 | |
| 21 | Callum Kennett | GK | 26 March 2004 (aged 21) | 2025 | Upper Hutt City | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | Shea Stapleton | GK | 23 June 1999 (aged 26) | 2025 | Petone | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 2 | Lewis Partridge | DF | 7 January 2005 (aged 20) | Lincoln | 2025 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 4 | 0 | |
| 4 | Christian Gray (captain) | DF | 29 November 1996 (aged 29) | Gisborne | 2025 | Auckland City | 4 | 0 | |
| 5 | Josh Rogerson | DF | 4 January 2000 (aged 25) | 2025 | Christchurch United | 2 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Jaylen Rodwell | DF | 31 May 2002 (aged 23) | Auckland | 2025 | Auckland United | 4 | 1 | |
| 10 | Ry McLeod | DF | 2 May 2004 (aged 21) | 2025 | Western Springs | 4 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Riley Grover | DF | 29 February 2004 (aged 21) | Upper Moutere | 2025 | Christchurch United | 3 | 0 | |
| 24 | Jacob Krayem (V) | DF | 3 June 2002 (aged 23) | 2025 | Wynnum Wolves | 4 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 3 | Ollie van Rijssel (vice-captain) | MF | 4 September 2000 (aged 25) | Wellington | 2025 | Christchurch United | 4 | 0 | |
| 8 | Jackson Manuel | MF | 24 February 2003 (aged 22) | 2025 | Auckland City | 4 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Dauntae Mariner (OFC) | MF | 25 January 2000 (aged 25) | Campbelltown | 2025 | Nelson Suburbs | 3 | 0 | |
| 17 | Deen Hasanovic (V) | MF | 17 June 2002 (aged 23) | 2026 | Al-Ittifaq | 2 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Charlie Beale | MF | 3 August 2003 (aged 22) | 2025 | Christchurch United | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Rovu Boyers (OFC) | MF | 19 April 2003 (aged 22) | Munda | 2025 | West Adelaide | 1 | 0 | |
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 7 | David Yoo | FW | 7 December 1999 (aged 26) | Seoul | 2025 | Auckland City | 4 | 1 | |
| 9 | Ryan Feutz | FW | 18 May 2001 (aged 24) | Ashburton | 2025 | Sydney Olympic | 4 | 1 | |
| 11 | Oskar van Hattum | FW | 14 April 2002 (aged 23) | Auckland | 2025 | Valour | 3 | 0 | |
| 19 | Haris Zeb | FW | 15 May 2001 (aged 24) | 2025 | Auckland City | 4 | 2 | ||
| 20 | Oliver Fay | FW | 16 July 2003 (aged 22) | 2025 | Auckland United | 1 | 0 | ||
Notes:
- Player (V) – Player who is considered as a Visa player from outside of the Oceania Football Confederation.
- Player (OFC) – Player who is considered as an Oceania Visa player.
Transfers
Note: Transfers' in/out date may refer to the date of announcement and not the date of signing from the mentioned players.
Transfers in
| No. | Position | Name | From | Type/fee | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | FW | David Yoo | Auckland City | Free transfer | 17 November 2025 | [1] |
| 2 | DF | Lewis Partridge | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Free transfer | 21 November 2025 | [2] |
| 5 | DF | Josh Rogerson | Christchurch United | Free transfer | 27 November 2025 | [3] |
| 3 | MF | Ollie van Rijssel | Christchurch United | Free transfer | 27 November 2025 | [3] |
| 14 | FW | Dauntae Mariner | Nelson Suburbs | Free transfer | 29 November 2025 | [4] |
| 12 | DF | Riley Grover | Christchurch United | Free transfer | 1 December 2025 | [4] |
| 20 | FW | Oliver Fay | Auckland United | Free transfer | 5 December 2025 | |
| 6 | DF | Jaylen Rodwell | Auckland United | Free transfer | 6 December 2025 | |
| 8 | MF | Jackson Manuel | Auckland City | Free transfer | 8 December 2025 | |
| 11 | FW | Oskar van Hattum | Valour FC | Free transfer | 9 December 2025 | [5] |
| 1 | GK | Steven van Dijk | Christchurch United | Free transfer | 10 December 2025 | |
| 18 | MF | Charlie Beale | Christchurch United | Free transfer | 11 December 2025 | |
| 10 | DF | Ry McLeod | Western Springs | Free transfer | 11 December 2025 | |
| 9 | FW | Ryan Feutz | Sydney Olympic | Free transfer | 12 December 2025 | [6] |
| 23 | GK | Shea Stapleton | Petone | Free transfer | 13 December 2025 | |
| 21 | GK | Callum Kennett | Upper Hutt City | Free transfer | 13 December 2025 | |
| 19 | FW | Haris Zeb | Auckland City | Free transfer | 18 December 2025 | [7] |
| 24 | DF | Jacob Krayem | Wynnum Wolves | Free transfer | 22 December 2025 | |
| 22 | MF | Rovu Boyers | West Adelaide | Free transfer | 31 December 2025 | |
| 17 | MF | Deen Hasanovic | Al-Ittifaq | Free transfer | 2 January 2026 | [8] |
| 4 | DF | Christian Gray | Auckland City | Free transfer | 7 January 2026 | [9] |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| OFC Pro League | 17 January 2026 | Matchday 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 50.00 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 50.00 | |||
Last updated: 23 January 2026
Source: Competitions
OFC Professional League
Circuit Series table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Solomon Kings | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 15 | Qualification for Leaders play-off group |
| 5 | Vanuatu United | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 13 | Qualification for Challengers play-off group |
| 6 | South Island United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 13 | |
| 7 | Tahiti United | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 10 | |
| 8 | PNG Hekari (W) | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 5 |
Updated to match(es) played on 19 March 2026. Source: OFC Pro League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head to head; 5) Head to head goal difference; 6) Head to head goals scored; 7) Disciplinary record; 8) Coin toss[10]
(W) Assured of a bottom four finish
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head to head; 5) Head to head goal difference; 6) Head to head goals scored; 7) Disciplinary record; 8) Coin toss[10]
(W) Assured of a bottom four finish
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 |
Last updated: 4 February 2026.
Source: OFC Pro League
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2026. Source: OFC Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye
Notes:
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye
Notes:
- 1 Matchday 8 (vs Auckland FC) was postponed due to adverse weather conditions.
- 2 Matchday 2 (vs Bula FC) was postponed due to adverse weather conditions.
Matches
The fixtures were announced on 24 November 2025.[11]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Circuit 1
| 17 January 2026 1 | Auckland FC | 3–0 | South Island United | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 19:00 (NZDT) | (Report) (OFC) |
Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 5,910 Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands) |
| 23 January 2026 3 | South Island United | 2–1 | Vanuatu United | Albany, New Zealand |
| 15:00 (NZDT) |
|
(Report) (OFC) |
|
Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 427 Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea) |
Circuit 2
| 1 February 2026 4 | South Island United | 3–3 | South Melbourne | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| 11:30 (PGT) | (Report) (OFC) |
Stadium: PNG Football Stadium Attendance: 155 Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands) |
| 4 February 2026 5 | Solomon Kings | 0–0 | South Island United | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| 11:30 (PGT) | (Report) (OFC) |
Stadium: PNG Football Stadium Attendance: 156 Referee: Jose Cabero (Chile) |
| 7 February 2026 6 | PNG Hekari | 1–2 | South Island United | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| 15:30 (PGT) |
|
(Report) (OFC) |
Stadium: PNG Football Stadium Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji) |
Circuit 3
| 21 February 2026 7 | Tahiti United | v | South Island United | Melbourne, Australia |
| 13:00 (AEDT) | Stadium: Olympic Village |
| 24 February 2026 8 | South Island United | v | Auckland FC | Melbourne, Australia |
| 15:00 (AEDT) | Stadium: Home of the Matildas |
| 27 February 2026 9 | South Melbourne | v | South Island United | Melbourne, Australia |
| 19:00 (AEDT) | Stadium: Home of the Matildas |
| 3 March 2026 2 | Bula FC | v | South Island United | Melbourne, Australia |
| 19:00 (AEDT) | (OFC) | Stadium: Home of the Matildas | ||
| Note: Originally scheduled to be played in Auckland at North Harbour Stadium on 20 January 2026 during Circuit 1, but was postponed due to adverse weather in Auckland.[12][13] | ||||
Circuit 4
| 14 March 2026 10 | South Island United | v | PNG Hekari | Honiara, Solomon Islands |
| TBC | Stadium: National Stadium |
| 19 March 2026 11 | South Island United | v | Bula FC | Honiara, Solomon Islands |
| TBC | Stadium: National Stadium |
Circuit 5
| 11 April 2026 12 | Vanuatu United | v | South Island United | Fiji |
| TBC | Stadium: TBC |
| 14 April 2026 13 | South Island United | v | Tahiti United | Fiji |
| TBC | Stadium: TBC |
| 17 April 2026 14 | South Island United | v | Solomon Kings | Fiji |
| TBC | Stadium: TBC |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Includes all competitions.
- As of 7 February 2026
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | OFC Pro League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | GK | NED | Steven van Dijk | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | GK | NZL | Callum Kennett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | GK | NZL | Shea Stapleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | DF | NZL | Lewis Partridge | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | DF | NZL | Christian Gray | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | DF | NZL | Josh Rogerson | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | DF | NZL | Jaylen Rodwell | 5 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | ||||
| 12 | DF | NZL | Riley Grover | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | DF | AUS | Jacob Krayem | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 3 | MF | NZL | Ollie van Rijssel | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | MF | NZL | Jackson Manuel | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | MF | NZL | Ry McLeod | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | MF | SAM | Dauntae Mariner | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | MF | AUS | Deen Hasanovic | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | MF | NZL | Charlie Beale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | MF | SOL | Rovu Boyers | 2 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 7 | FW | NZL | David Yoo | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 9 | FW | NZL | Ryan Feutz | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 11 | FW | NZL | Oskar van Hattum | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | FW | PAK | Haris Zeb | 5 | 2 | 4+1 | 2 | ||||
| 20 | FW | NZL | Oliver Fay | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
References
- ^ "South Island United presents David Yoo as historic first signing". Christchurch United. 17 November 2025. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ "Phoenix graduate Lewis Partridge returns to South Island for OFC Pro League". Christchurch United. 21 November 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ a b "More signings as OFC Pro League's South Island United reveal club logo". friendsoffootballnz.com. 28 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ a b Brew, Andy (4 December 2025). "Nelson footballers embark on professional football dream with South Island United". The Press NZ. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "South Island United sign Kiwi striker". Star News. 9 December 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ "South Island United add goalscorer Ryan Feutz to their OFC Pro League squad". friendsoffootballnz.com. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ^ "Auckland City striker Haris Zeb signs for OFC Pro League's South Island United". friendsoffootballnz.com. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Midfielder becomes 20th signing for OFC Pro League's South Island United". friendsoffootballnz.com. 3 January 2026. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "South Island United sign Auckland City's Club World Cup hero Christian Gray". stuff.co.nz. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "OFC Professional League Competition Regulations" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "Match schedule confirmed for OFC Pro League". OFC Pro League. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ "Weather forces postponement of Wednesday's games in OFC Pro League". friendsoffootballnz.com. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ "OFC Pro League matches postponed due to severe weather". friendsoffootballnz.com. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.