2025 Mainland Football Leagues
| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 March - 4/5 October |
| Champions Hurley Shield (Men) Hawkey Shield (Women) MacFarlane Cup (Men) MacFarlane Cup (Women) | Team Coastal Spirit Cashmere Technical Christchurch United Cashmere Technical |
| Canterbury Men's Premiership (1) Canterbury Men's Championship (2) Nelson Bays Men's Premiership (3) | Christchurch United U20 Reserves (1) TBD (2) FC Nelson (3) |
| Canterbury Women's Premiership (1) Canterbury Women's Championship (2) Nelson Bays Women's Premiership (3) | Selwyn United (1) University of Canterbury 3rd Maroon (2) Richmond Athletic (3) |
| English Cup (1) Reta Fitzpatrick Cup (2) Whero Cup (3) Mawhero Cup (4) | Cashmere Technical (1) Cashmere Technical (2) Ferrymead Bays U20 Reserves (3) University of Canterbury 3rd Maroon (4) |
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Number beside teams means what league the won, not how many times they have won it. | |
The 2025 Mainland Football Leagues was the 26th season of football in the Mainland Football federation. There were four main men's leagues and four main women's leagues. The main men's leagues were Southern League, Canterbury Premiership League, Nelson Bays Premiership League, and Canterbury Championship League, respectively tier 2, 3, 3 and 4 among New Zealand men's league system. The main women's leagues were South Island League, Canterbury Women's Premiership League, Nelson Bays Women's Premiership League, and Canterbury Women's Championship League, respectively tier 2, 3, 3 and 4 among New Zealand women's league system.
Along with the main football leagues, there were two main regional knockout cups and charity cups. The main knockout cups were English Cup for all men's teams and Reta Fitzpatrick Cup for all women's teams, with generally only first teams participate. The main Canterbury men's charity cup is the Whero Cup for Canterbury Men's Championship League and Men's Division 1 as well as the reserve teams from Canterbury Men's Premiership League. The Canterbury women's charity cup is the Māwhero Cup for all Canterbury Championship League, Division 1 and Sunday League teams.
In the men's Southern League, all seven Canterbury teams were eligible to participate in the Hurley Shield, a challenge shield that has been running since 2007. In the women's South Island League, all five Canterbury teams were eligible to participate in the Hawkey Shield, that has been running since 2014.
All four of the Canterbury Premiership and Championship leagues were sponsored by New World, while both the Nelson Bays Men's and Women's Premiership leagues were sponsored by Nelson Pines. Both Canterbury challenge shields were sponsored by R&B Build.