Waitakere City finished last in 2002, and entered the play-off series with the winners of the northern, central, and southern regional leagues.

Somewhat controversially, this included two teams from the central region and none from the southern league, although this was partly because the southern league was undergoing restructuring.

He remained active in the minor leagues through 1896 in various southern leagues.

These were the winners of the northern, central, and southern leagues (Hamilton, Nelson United, and Dunedin City respectively).

In its early years, the club played in the leagues of the Austro-Hungarian Kingdom of Hungary, regularly winning in the southern league.

Traditionally, their places would have been taken by the top ranked teams in a play-off between the winners of the northern, central, and southern regional leagues.

The eventual integration of baseball spelled the demise of the Negro leagues, and integration of the southern minor leagues was a difficult challenge.

In 1982 it was temporarily suspended, reverting to northern and southern leagues with a play-off between each winner to determine the state champions.

Nola won its division of the southern league and the qualification match against Caserta Campania to qualify to the finals against Palermo.

Metro again finished last in 2001, but withdrew from the play-off series with the winners of the northern, central, and southern regional leagues.