Organising body | Mainland Football |
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Founded | 2016 |
Country | New Zealand |
Confederation | OFC (Oceania) |
Number of teams | 10, 9 excluding the withdrawn team |
Level on pyramid | 4 |
Promotion to | Canterbury Premiership League |
Relegation to | Canterbury Senior Men's Division 1 |
Domestic cup(s) | Chatham Cup |
League cup(s) | English Cup Whero Cup |
Current champions | University of Canterbury 2nd XI (1st title) (2024) |
Most championships | Western (2 titles) |
Website | Mainland Football |
Current: 2024 Canterbury Championship League |
The Canterbury Championship League, also known as New World Canterbury Championship League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition run by Mainland Football for association football clubs located in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is at the fourth tier of New Zealand Football, below the Canterbury Premiership League and above the Canterbury Senior Men's Division 1.
The competition currently runs between March and August each year, and consists of ten team based in Christchurch. There are 18 round where the teams play each other twice. The winner of the league is promoted to the Canterbury Premiership League and last place is relegated to Canterbury Senior Men's Division 1.