Conference South
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| Country |  England |
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| Founded | 2004 |
| Number of teams | 22 |
| Levels on pyramid | 6 Step 2 (National League System) |
| Promotion to | Conference National |
| Relegation to | Isthmian League Premier Division Southern League Premier Division |
| Domestic cup(s) | FA Cup FA Trophy Conference League Cup (defunct) |
| Current champions | Welling United (2012–13) |
| Website | Conference |
 2012–13 Football Conference |
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Conference South (as of 2011[update] billed as Blue Square Bet South for sponsorship reasons) is one of the second divisions of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. Along with Conference North it is at the second level of the National League System, and at the sixth tier overall of the English football league system.
The Conference South was introduced in 2004 as part of a major restructuring of English non-League football. The champions are automatically promoted to Conference National. A second promotion place goes to the winners of play-offs involving the teams finishing in second to fifth place. The three bottom clubs are relegated to Step 3 leagues.
From the 2007–08 season to 2009–10 it was known as Blue Square South; it is now known as the Blue Square Bet South.
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Conference South clubs, 2013–14[edit]
| Club |
Finishing position 2012-13 |
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| Basingstoke Town | 14th |
| Bath City | 11th |
| Bishop's Stortford | 17th in Conference North |
| Boreham Wood | 9th |
| Bromley | 15th |
| Chelmsford City | 5th |
| Concord Rangers | 4th in Isthmian League Premier Division (won play-offs) |
| Dorchester Town | 8th |
| Dover Athletic | 3rd |
| Eastbourne Borough | 12th |
| Eastleigh | 4th |
| Ebbsfleet United | 23rd in Conference National |
| Farnborough | 13th |
| Gosport Borough | 5th in Southern League Premier Division (won play-offs) |
| Havant & Waterlooville | 10th |
| Hayes & Yeading United | 17th |
| Maidenhead United | 19th |
| Staines Town | 18th |
| Sutton United | 6th |
| Tonbridge Angels | 16th |
| Weston-super-Mare | 7th |
| Whitehawk | 1st in Isthmian League Premier Division |
Past Conference South winners[edit]
** Not promoted. In 2004–05 only three promotion places were available to the Conference National. The third place was decided in a Playoff at Stoke's Britannia Stadium, which Eastbourne lost 2–1 to the Conference North Playoff winners, Altrincham.
Records[edit]
| Biggest home win | 8 – Maidenhead United 8 Truro City 0, 08.09.2012 |
| Biggest away win | 7 – Dorchester Town 0 Grays Athletic 7, 23.10.2004 |
| Highest scoring match | 11 – Bognor Regis Town 6 Welling United 5, 11.09.2004 |
| Consecutive wins | 12 – Welling United , 2012–13 |
| Consecutive games unbeaten | 21 – Newport County, 2009–10 |
| Most wins in a season | 32 – Newport County 2009–10 |
| Fewest wins in a season | 5 – Sutton United 2007–08 Fisher Athletic 2008–09 Weston-super-Mare & Weymouth 2009–10 Thurrock 2011–12 |
| Most defeats in a season | 34 – Fisher Athletic 2008–09 |
| Fewest defeats in a season | 3 – Newport County 2009–10 |
| Most draws in a season | 17 – Welling United 2005–06 Lewes 2006–07 Braintree Town 2009–10 Boreham Wood 2012–13 |
| Fewest draws in a season | 3 – Redbridge 2004–05 Eastleigh 2005–06 Fisher Athletic 2008–09 |
| Most goals scored in a season | 118 – Grays Athletic, 2004–05 |
| Fewest goals scored in a season | 22 – Fisher Athletic 2008–09 |
| Most goals conceded in a season | 103 – Weymouth 2009–10 |
| Fewest goals conceded in a season | 26 – Newport County, 2009–10 |
| Most clean sheets in a season | 23 – Newport County 2009–10 |
| Most points in a season | 103 – Newport County 2009–10 |
| Most individual goals in a season | 34 – Adam Birchall, Dover Athletic, 2010–11 |
| Most individual goals in a game | 6 – Mitchell Bryant, Weymouth 0 Basingstoke Town 6, 13.02.2010 |
| Highest attendance | 5,022 – Weymouth vs. St Albans City, 17.04.2006 |
| Highest average attendance | 3,219 – AFC Wimbledon, 2008–09 |
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