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Hi all and welcome back to The Sentinel. It’s been a while!! Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season.

Do you like the new Sentinel who is going to guard our future??? A guy I work with going by the name “Conn Artist” drew it while he was in dock, so to speak, after an operation. I also work with him so it was a great opportunity. Personally there has been a lot of things going on and it was a tough decision to cancel the last few issues but, ultimately, it made sense.

This issue (as late as it is) is more of a catch up on things around the Canadian soccer world. We are covering everything from the World Cup, to the National Championships, to the local leagues in BC, along with everything else.

There is a list of the Canadians who have won NCAA Championships along with the commitments to both NCAA, USports and CCAA. There are also details of the USports and CCAA regional and national Championship finals.

Speaking of NCAA, our cover photo is of Grace Stordy who you may remember gave us an excellent interview a while back. I promised her the cover if Memphis got some silverware so, a deal is a deal!! This does not lessen the achievements of all our other Canadians who lifted silverware. Congratulations to all.

On a personal note, I want to say that I am beyond excited about the news of a Women’s Professional League starting up in the country. It’s about time. It’s just a pity that it had to be ex-players who grasped the nettle and not Canada Soccer. While talking about our governing body, I also had the priveledge of going and watching some fine soccer being played in the National Championships held in Vaughan and Woodbridge (less than an hour away from our base). Ultimately, while the product on the pitch was excellent I was more than a little disappointed with the way the whole thing was run. Considering it was the pinnacle for most provincial teams, it was not great. No merchandise, no pa announcers even announcing the teams and goalscorers, no signs of who was playing where, no concessions for the spectators. Heck, they decided to come out with a kind of tournament programme mid way through the men’s final on the Monday. All round it was a very poor showing from Canada Soccer for what is a National Tournament!! On the positive side I got to meet some great people over the 3 days I was there. Congratulations must go to both Gloucester Celtic from Ontario on their Championship with a professional display and to Holy Cross Crusaders and their huge band of travelling support from Newfoundland for, not only becoming the first provincial side from Newfoundland and Labrador to reach the Jubillee Trophy final, but also to win it with an excellent performance. As I say, great on the pitch, awful off the pitch. And boy, was it ever cold on the Saturday!!! Anyway, that is it from me. My thanks to our contributors as always. I know AC is probably one of the happiest people out there with the Project 8 news. The February issue will be coming but, as some readers may know, I’m having a knee replacement on February 3, courtesy of a career ending knee injury I suffered back when I was 17. Not telling my age but it was late 80’s!!

All the best

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2022

CANADA 0 v 1 BELGIUM

AHMAD BIN ALI STADIUM, AL RAYYAN, QATAR

ATTENDANCE 40,432

A 36-year wait finally came to end for Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team when they played Belgium for their opening game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. Despite leading in shot attempts, Canada lost 1:0 with the goal coming from Michy Batshuayi in the 44’ minute. After starting the game on the front foot, Canada was awarded a penalty early on. Unfortunately, Alphonso Davies' strike from the spot was saved by Thibaut Courtois. Canada had two more penalty shouts in the first half, when Axel Witsel stepped on Richie Layea's foot inside the penalty box and when Tajon Buchanan was taken down by a Belgium defender. Both challenges were deemed fair by the referee. It was 20 minutes into the game when Belgium got their first chance. Prior to that, Canada had all the attacking play. Alistair Johnston had one of the best chances of the match. He found himself in open space on the edge of the 18yard box. He had an option to his right and an option to his left, but the defender took a powerful strike that tested Courtois, a test the Belgium keeper passed with a parried shot. Moments later, Davies had split Eden Hazard and Youri Tielemans before playing a pass to Jonathan David for a give-and-go. Davies then laid off a pass for Atiba Hutchinson who took a strike that missed the target. The second was more of the same from Canada, but the team ran out of steam and time. Canada was searching for that equalizing goal, which gave up space in their defensive-third for Belgium to hit on the counter-attack. Attackers like Kevin De Bruyne and Batshuayi tried to take advantage of the extra space but were met by Canada’s back wall. Defender Kamal Miller pulled off multiple sliding tackles that stopped Belgium in its tracks. Steven Vitoria ventured forward and stepped up to take care of passes that beat the Canadian midfield. In one instance, Richie Laryea flew in with a hard slide tackle to Block a worrying Batshuyai's shot. Canada’s defensive work wasn’t in total vain. It wasn't for the lack of chances that Canada lost the game, but for the lack of time. Substitute Cyle Larin had two chances toward the end of the match. His header in the 80’ minute was saved by Courtois, five minutes later Larin’s second header flew over the bar. Canada will take their positive performance from their opening match of the tournament into their next match against Croatia on Sunday.

FIFA WORLD CUP 2022 QATAR

SUNDAY,

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

CANADA 1 v 4 CROATIA KHALIFA INTERNATIONAL STADIUM, DOHA, QATAR

ATTENDANCE 44,374

Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team lost 4:1 to Croatia in their second match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar which saw a record-breaking moment. The match marked the 100th appearance of team captain and veteran Atiba Hutchinson. Alphonso Davies also scored 67 seconds into play for Canada’s first-ever goal at a FIFA World Cup and Davies' 13th for Canada in 38 appearances. However, Croatia would respond with four unanswered goals: two from Andrej Kramarić in the 36’ minute and the 70’ minute, the go-ahead goal from Marko Livaja in the 44’ minute and Lovro Majer’s match closer in the 94’ minute. The loss means that Canada has been eliminated from the FIFA World Cup. Despite defeat, Canada will walk away with a lot of experience and success, precisely Davies’ record-breaking moment. It was a goal to remember. Canadian goalkeeper Milan Borjan caught Croatia off guard with a long ball downfield to Cyle Larin. Larin then played a pass to Buchanan who whipped in a curling cross that sailed over Croatia’s backline and into the danger area of Croatia’s 18-yard box. This was the moment every Canadian had been waiting for. Rushing in with full pace, Davies took flight to get on the end of Buchanan’s cross. As he flew in the air, it felt as if all of time stood still, it was like the laws and physics and science knew it would witness a record-breaking moment. Davies drilled his header into the ground and under the glove of Dominik Livaković. The ball bounced into the net and Davies, along with the rest of the Canadian side, ran off in celebration. The goal was an indicator of Canada’s strong start. Although they had adapted their formation from a 3-5-2 against Belgium to a 4-4-2 for today’s match, Canada surprised Croatia by coming out of the docks firing on all cylinders. It was an entertaining opening 20 minutes of attacking soccer from both sides. After the opening goal, Croatia responded with tactical modifications of their own. They convoluted the midfield that prevented Canada from operating in the middle of the park. Croatia’s midfield trio, Luka Modrić, Mateo Kovačić and Marcelo Brozović, operated more freely as time went on. The midfield trio was a key part of Croatia’s run to the 2018 World Cup Finals. Davies had an effective first half on the ball, especially when running at Croatian defenders. In the 23’ minute, Davies beat a Croatian midfielder with a nutmeg before sending Kovacic in the wrong direction with a shoulder drop.

Canada was down 2:1 at the break but continued their hunt for an equalizer at the start of the second half. The next 15 minutes had many goal-scoring opportunities. In the 49’ minute, substitute Jonathan Osorio’s shot just curled wide of the post despite his shot appearing to be headed for the top-left corner. Milan Borjan was called into action when Modrić was played into space on the right side of Canada’s 18-yard box and whipped in a dangerous that was goal bound until Borjan stood tall to make the save. Moments later, Jonathan David came close when his one-time shot outside the box was tipped over the bar by the Croatian keeper. Canadian goalkeeper Milan Borjan came to Canada’s rescue on more than one occasion. In the 70’ minute Borjan made a double save. Ivan Perišić was dancing with Alistair Johnston before cutting the ball down the line and firing a shot that Borjan saved with his right foot. On the rebound, Kovačić attempted to slot his shot into the bottom left corner but Borjan got down to make a kick-save again. Canada tried to find a way back into the match but couldn’t find a way to break through in the attacking third.

FIFA WORLD CUP 2022 QATAR

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2022 CANADA 1 v 2 MOROCCO AL THUMAMA STADIUM, AL THUMAMA, QATAR

ATTENDANCE 43,102

Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team lost 2:1 to Morocco in its third group-stage match at the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. The match was Canada’s last game at the tournament, marking the end of their return to the World Cup after a 36-year hiatus. Morocco drew first blood in the game with two goals, one from Hakim Ziyech in the 4’ minute followed by En-Nesyri’s counterattacking strike in the 23’ minute. Canada got one back when a Sam Adekugbe cross resulted in a Nayef Aguerd own goal. Canada spent the entire second-half searching for its equalizer, dominating possession and creating goal-scoring chances, but ran out of time before it could level the game. Despite Canada’s shaky start, the team continued to fight their way back into the match. A close chance saw Cyle Larin skip past a Moroccan midfielder before curling in a low ball for Tajon Buchanan. Buchanan slid into the six-yard box, trying to get on the end of the cross, but he couldn’t direct his shot into the net. But the half-chance was a sign of things to come. In the 40’ minute, Buchanan played a short pass to Sam Adekugbe who took on Hakimi down the wing. After beating his defender, Adekugbe drilled in a low shot that took a deflection off Aguerd and directed the ball past the Moroccan keeper.

The second half was more of the same from Canada. The team continued to fight its way back into the game. Canada fired warning shots in the first 15 minutes of the second half. A Canadian corner in the 70th minute saw substitute Atiba Hutchinson direct a power header that struck the bar and bounced down on the goal line. It took goal-line technology to rule the close chance as no goal. As Canada pushed to find its equalizer, Morocco awaited its opportunity to hit on the counterattack, but Canada’s defence was not troubled. On multiple occasions, Hutchinson played deeper in the midfield to break up Morocco’s play. The likes of Kamal Miller, Steven Vitoria and Alistair Johnston stepped up as a unit to shut down Morocco’s attack in the second half.

Although this loss marks the end of Canada’s experience at the World Cup, the team will return in 2026 when the tournament heads to North America.

CANADA SOCCER WOMEN’S PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Jessie Fleming from Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team has been named the Canada Soccer Player of the Year for the second year in a row. Fleming won the 2022 award after a year in which she helped Canada qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 and then capture a silver medal at the Concacaf W Championship. She also helped her professional club Chelsea FC win the 2021-22 FA Women’s Super League and 2022 FA Cup in England.

Fleming was a Best XI all-star at the Concacaf W Championship where she featured in all five Canada matches and co-led the tournament with three goals. She scored in the opening match against Trinidad & Tobago, scored the winner against Costa Rica to secure first place in Group B, and scored the winner against Jamaica to reach Final.

Across the calendar year, the 24-year old midfielder from London, Ontario co-led Canada with five goals and led the Women’s National Team with 17 appearances and 1,420 minutes played. She also made her first-ever start as Canada’s captain in February and then made her milestone 100th international “A” appearance in a home draw against Korea Republic in June.

At the club level from January through December, Fleming has made more than 40 appearances for Chelsea FC across the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons. She helped Chelsea FC finish first overall in the FA Women’s Super League with a record of 18 wins, two draws and two losses. She also featured as a substitute in the FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, a 3:2 win over Manchester City FC. From the first half of the 2022-23 season, Chelsea FC are in first place in the FA Women’s Super League and have already qualified for the knockout phase of UEFA Women’s Champions League.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Canada Soccer Player Awards, with the two winners of the Canada Soccer Players of the Year award named Wednesday 21 December (Women’s National Team) and Thursday 22 December (Men’s National Team). Voting for the Canada Soccer Players of the Year award is conducted by Canadian media and coaches.

Fleming is now in her 10th international season with Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team, having made her international “A” debut for Canada on 15 December 2013. She has led Canada in minutes played in each of the last two seasons and has scored 19 career goals in 111 international “A” appearances. She follows Charmaine Hooper and Christine Sinclair as just the third Women’s National Team player to win Canada Soccer’s Player of the Year award in back-to-back seasons.

CANADA SOCCER MEN’S PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Alphonso Davies from Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team has been named the Canada Soccer Player of the Year for the fourth time in five seasons. Davies won the 2022 award after the Men’s National Team returned to the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 36 years and he scored the program’s first-ever goal on the world’s biggest stage. He helped his professional club FC Bayern win both the 2021-22 Bundesliga and 2022 DFL Supercup in Germany while also becoming the all-time Canadian leader in UEFA Champions League appearances.

Davies was the lone Canadian attacker to play every minute at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and he scored the opening goal of Canada’s second group match against the eventual bronze medal winners Croatia. It was the most-watched soccer match in Canadian television history with 4.4 million average viewers across TSN, CTV and RDS.

Across the calendar year, the 22-year old Canadian from Edmonton, Alberta finished tied for second on Canada with three goals in seven international matches and he earned Canada’s Player of the Match honours in both a Concacaf Nations League win against Curaçao and the FIFA World Cup loss to Croatia. He earned Canada Soccer Player of the Month honours in April, June and November.

At the club level from January through December, Davies made 27 appearances for FC Bayern across the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, notably helping his club win the 2021-22 Bundesliga title by eight points and lead the 2022-23 campaign by four points through the December break. He helped FC Bayern reach the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals in 2021-22 and then reach the knockout phase with a perfect 6-0-0 record in the 2022-23 group phase. Across the past five seasons, he has featured in a Canadian record 26 UEFA Champions League matches.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Canada Soccer Player Awards, with co-winners Jessie Fleming (Women’s National Team) and Alphonso Davies (Men’s National Team) selected the Canada Soccer Players of the Year in a vote shared by Canadian media and coaches. Alongside the 2022 Canada Soccer Players of the Year, Simi Awujo and Ismaël Koné were named the Young Players of the Year, Daniel Chamale was named the Futsal Player of the Year, and Samuel Charron was named the Para Soccer Player of the Year.

Davies is now in his sixth international season with Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team, having made his international “A” debut for Canada on 13 June 2017. He has scored 13 career goals in 33 international “A” matches and he is the Men’s National Team’s alltime leader with 16 career assists. He follows Charmaine Hooper, Christine Sinclair and Dwayne De Rosario as just the fourth player to win the Canada Soccer Player of the Year award four times.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2022

CANADA 2 v 0

ARGENTINA

ESTADIO SANLUQUEÑO, SANLÚCAR DE BARRAMEDA, CÁDIZ, SPAIN

ATTENDANCE 210

Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team posted a 2:0 victory over Argentina on Thursday in their first match of the International Soccer Festival at the Estadio Sanluqueño in Spain. Evelyne Viens was responsible for the opening goal which was redirected by Argentine defender Vanesa Santana before Cloé Lacasse doubled the lead with her first international goal for Canada. Canada scored both of their goals in the second half while goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan and the backline posted the clean sheet.

Against Argentina, the Canadians now have a lifetime record of six wins in as many games with 14 goals scored to just one conceded, since their first duel dating back to the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup USA™. The win brings the Canadian women’s record to nine wins, three draws and two losses since the start of 2022 as the squad continues its preparations for the 2023™ FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand.

“With three good chances in the first half, we took a while to get going, given that we’d only had one real training session going into it,” said Bev Priestman, Canada Soccer Women’s National Team Head Coach. “At the end of the day, I’m happy because of the finishes that came in, with Clarissa Larisey and Simi Awujo part of the build up on goals, Evelyne Viens responsible for the opening goal and then Cloé Lacasse scoring her first international goal. Overall this speaks to the depth of the team and it’s great that these players are getting the experience now for the future.”

Goals

CAN 68′ 1-0 (own goal)

CAN 87′ Cloé Lacasse 2-0

CANADA – 1 GK Kailen Sheridan; 23 Bianca St-Georges(5 Quinn HT), 3 Kadeisha Buchanan, 4 Shelina Zadorsky, 2 Allysha Chapman (27 Sura Yekka 70′), 17 Jessie Fleming capt., 7 Julia Grosso (28 Simi Awujo 64′), 16 Janine Beckie, 19 Adriana Leon (29 Clarissa Larisey 78′), 15 Nichelle Prince (20 Cloé Lacasse 64′), 9 Jordyn Huitema (24 Evelyne Viens HT) . Coach Bev Priestman.

Unused substitutes: GK 18 Sabrina D’Angelo; GK 22 Lysianne Proulx; 11 Desiree Scott, 13 Sophie Schmidt, 21 Jade Rose, 25 Sarah Stratigakis, 26 Zoe Burns.

Referee:

Alberto Sevillano Marín (Damián Aucha Trujillo, Adrián Alcón Pérez, Alejandro Ochoa Lopez)

CANADA WOMEN’S FRIENDLY

MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2022 CANADA 4 v 0 MOROCCO

ESTADIO MUNICIPAL DE CHAPÍN, JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, ANDALUCIA, SPAIN

ATTENDANCE 20

Despite missing captain Christine Sinclair and other veterans through injury, Canada coach Bev Priestman got two wins and some young players putting up their hands in the October FIFA international window. Evelyne Viens scored one goal and helped set up two others Monday as Canada defeated Morocco 4-0 in an international women’s soccer friendly, following a 2-0 victory Friday over Argentina. “It’s getting more and more exciting as a coach when you look down your bench whoever starts, whoever finishes, you know that the whole team has a contribution towards the win,” said Canada coach Bev Priestman.

Jessie Fleming, Janine Beckie and Clarissa Larisey had the other Canada goals at Estadio Municipal de Chapin. Veteran Sophie Schmidt, earning her 216th cap, provided an offensive spark off the bench. Viens, 25, notched her third goal in her 12th Canada appearance and was a threat all game. “She just looks like she’s enjoying herself rather than have the weight of the world on her shoulders I just asked her to relax and do exactly what she does at (her) club. And arguably she’s done that. I’m really happy for her,” Priestman said of Viens, who plays for Sweden’s Kristianstads DFF. The pacey 23-year-old Larisey opened her senior scoring account in her third appearance. And a pair of 19-year-olds excelled. Jade Rose started at centre back and looked calm and composed while midfielder Simi Awujo impressed off the bench.

It took a while to get going, however. Morocco, ranked 76th in the world, proved to be a stubborn opponent to break down. The seventh-ranked Canadians had 73 per cent possession in the first half but only managed three shots on target with Fleming providing the go-ahead goal in the 24th minute. “The first half I was really disappointed … Second half, I liked the response,” said Priestman. “There’s never an easy international,” she added. “These teams are resilient and they’ll do anything to try and make your lives difficult in these games At the end of the day 4-0 I’ll take it across 90 minutes. I just wish we could get that first-half performance back.”

The Atlas Lionesses, headed to their first-ever World Cup, were runner-up to South Africa at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in July. Canada downed No. 31 Argentina on Friday in Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain, taking the lead on a 68th-minute Argentine own goal and 87th-minute strike by substitute Cloe Lacasse. Morocco lost 4-0 to No. 32 Poland last Thursday in Seville, Spain. Priestman made six changes to her starting lineup inserting goalkeeper Sabrina D’Angelo, Desiree Scott, Jade Rose, Viens, Lacasse and Quinn,. The starting 11 came into the game with a combined 730 caps with 416 of those coming from Scott, Fleming and Kadeisha Buchanan. Scott, earning her 184th cap, took over as captain from Fleming. In addition to Sinclair, Canada was missing the injured Ashley Lawrence, Vanessa Gilles, Deanne Rose, Gabrielle Carle and Jayde Riviere. Allysha Chapman was hurt in the physical Argentina game.

Morocco hung back in an effective defensive block, looking to counter-attack. The Canadians had more of the ball but struggled to build on offence in a drab start to the contest. That changed in the 24th minute when a poor clearance by Morocco goalkeeper Khadija Er-Rmichi was intercepted by an opportunistic Viens, who found an onrushing Fleming in the penalty box. The Chelsea midfielder steamed past defender Nouhaila Benzina and beat Er-Rmichi for her 19th goal in 109 internationals. Viens doubled the lead in the 54th minute, rising high to head the ball home for her third international goal. The play came off a Canada corner that was initially cleared but only as far as Schmidt, who sent a fine cross back into the penalty box. A minute later, Schmidt hit the crossbar with a header of her own off another corner. Er-Rmichi got a hand to a hard Prince shot from the edge of the penalty box in the 80th minute. Priestman sent on Shelina Zadorsky, Nichelle Prince and Schmidt to start the second half. Quinn, who had been seemingly favouring an ankle, was one of the players replaced. Awujo, Larisey and Zoe Burns followed off the bench as the game wore on. A long-range shot by Morocco, its lone effort on target, produced a diving save from D’Angelo in the 48th minute after a turnover by Schmidt. Beckie made it 3-0 in the 84th after a fine feed from Schmidt. With no defender pressing, Beckie had time to choose her spot, knocking the ball in off the far post for her 36th goal in 98 appearances for Canada. Larisey finished the scoring in the 90th minute, taking advantage of a fine through ball from Viens. An onrushing Er-Rmichi blocked the ball initially but it rebounded to Larisey who poked it home for her first Canada goal.

Gatorade Performance of the Match: Quinn

CANADA WOMEN’S FRIENDLY

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2022 BRAZIL 1 v 2 CANADA VILA BELMIRO, SANTOS, BRAZIL

ATTENDANCE 3,768

Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team defeated Brazil 2:1 in Brazil on Nov. 11 in the November window of the international break. Goals from Shelina Zardorsky and Adrianna Leon would be enough to deliver the win for Canada while goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan’s performance prevented Brazil from equalizing, conceding one goal from eight shots on target.

It was an entertaining match between two attack-minded teams. Brazil looked to use their high press to force turnovers in Canada’s half, while Canada played a high line and a congested midfield to prevent Brazil from moving the ball. Brazil had a great chance early on. Canada tried to pass the ball out of their half when goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan played a short pass to midfielder Jessie Fleming from a goal kick. Within moments, Fleming was closed down and dispossessed by the Brazil front line. Canada’s defence collapsed in on the goal threat and forced a corner in the process. Canada turned things around when Christine Sinclair came close to grabbing the opening goal of the match. Canadian defender Ashley Lawrence delivered a left-sided freekick that found Sinclair, but her header was tipped onto the crossbar by Brazilian goalkeeper Leite Lorena. Moments later, Ashley Lawrence whipped in a right-sided cross from open play that found the head of Zadorsky. Zadorsky’s floating header lobbed the keeper and gave Canada a one-goal lead. Christine Sinclair came close to scoring again when her curling shot from the left side of the goal was pushed wide of the post by Lorena. On the following corner kick, Fleming delivered a cross to Sinclair who flicked on a headed pass to the top of the 18-yard box. Patiently waiting, Leon hit a left-footed volley that soared into the bottom right corner and doubled Canada’s lead. Canada’s two-goal unanswered lead received a sharp response from Brazil. In the 33rd minute, a chipped throughball put Brazil’s Debinha in a one-on-one situation against Sheridan. Debinha managed to slip the ball past the Canadian keeper and pull Brazil back into the game. The second half saw the introduction of Gabrielle Carle, Jordyn Huitema, Desiree Scott, Cloé Lacasse and debutant Amanda Allen, who had played in the U-17 World Cup India 2022. Canada didn’t vary from their tactics after the break, despite the personnel changes and leading the match by a goal. As Canada continued to push for a goal, Brazil did the same as they tried to find their equalizer. With both teams attacking, the middle of the park contained more space for Canada to move the ball around. In the 90th minute, Lacasse skipped past three Brazilian players in the attacking third before making her way into the back. She wired a shot from just inside the 18-yard box that skipped wide of the post. Canadian goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan, who is also the NWSL Golden Glove winner, made a bag full of saves throughout the match, including a second-half dive where she tipped a top corner-bound strike over the bar. Sheridan was called upon again in the last play of the match where she caught the ball to seal out Canada’s win.

CANADA WOMEN’S FRIENDLY

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2022

BRAZIL 2 v 1 CANADA

QUÍMICA ARENA, SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL

ATTENDANCE 19,589

Canada Soccer’s Women’s National team lost to Brazil 2:1 at the Vila Belmiro Stadium in their second international friendly of the November break. Brazil’s Beatriz Zaneratto Joao opened the scoring in the 41st minute before Ashley Lawrence equalized from the Penalty Spot in the 60th minute. Ana Vitoria Angélica Araujo won it late for Brazil on a disgruntled corner in the 91st minute.

Both teams played with attack-minded tactics, which rarely disappoint on the international stage. This match was nothing short of exciting, similar to the previous matchup between the two Nations on Nov. 11. However, it was the home side that found momentum first. Brazilian forward Debinha found herself in a dangerous position in the 16th minute. Less than 11-yards away from Canada’s goal, Debinha fired a shot that would have tested Kailen Sheridan until midfielder Jessie Fleming came rushing in with a sliding tackle that sent the ball wide. Moments later, Canadian midfielder Quinn found themselves in a one-on-one position on the left side of the box. She deflected a cross into the hands of Canadian goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan. The next set of minutes saw Canadian defender Shelina Zadorsky block two shots, one of which was a crucial sliding tackle within the box. Canada’s defensive efforts matched Brazil’s attack, but a controversial moment right before the half would reward Brazil. Fleming was tackled by Brazil’s Israel Ferraz in the 41st minute. The ref ruled that the tackle was clean but Canada was caught out of position and in a twoon-one situation with Ferraz sprinting towards a large amount of space ahead of her. Canadian Defender Ashely Lawrence hustled back but Ferraz slipped the ball through for her teammate Zaneratto Joao who slotted her shot into the bottom left corner. Despite being down a goal, Canada came out into the second half pushing their back line higher and maintained more possession in Brazil’s half. They were determined to equalize the scoring. It paid off when midfielder Quinn crossed the ball to Lawrence at the top-left of the 18-yard box. Lawrence controlled the bouncing ball with her thigh before flicking it up into the air and off the hand of a Brazilian player. After a penalty was awarded for Canada, Lawrence stepped up and put her shot into the side-netting. Moments later, Canada would begin a series of attacks. Forward Jordyn Huitema came close on a Canadian Counter attack, but her chance was cleared for a corner. On the corner, Fleming whipped in an outswinger for Buchannan, who had her header deflected out for another corner. Fleming then whipped in a curling inswinger that found Evelyne Viens’ head. Viens’ header was bound for the top corner but Brazil Keeper Leite Lorena tipped it onto the bar with a leaping save. It was 10 minutes of Canadian pressure and the standard refreshment break came in time to cool it off. In the final minutes of the game, a Brazilian corner was headed toward the goal by Gabriela Nunes da Silva. Canadian substitute defender Sura Yekka cleared the ball off the line but not out of danger. The ball fell to Araujo who sliced a shot past Sheridan’s fingertips, who was still down on the grass from the original shot, and into the goal.

Canada will walk away with a win and a loss in the November campaign.

CANADA MEN

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2022

BAHRAIN 2 v 2 CANADA

AL-KHALIFA STADIUM, MANAMA, BAHRAIN ATTENDANCE NOT ANNOUNCED

Missing some of its top talent, Canada tied Bahrain 2-2 on an 81st-minute own goal in a World Cup warmup match Friday. After Bahrain pulled ahead in the 65th minute from the penalty spot, it paid for failing to clear the ball. Substitute Zachary Brault-Guillard sent in a low cross that bounced off forward Lucas Cavallini's leg and a defender, deflecting into the Bahrain goal. It was eventually ruled an own goal, rather than No. 18 for the burly Vancouver Whitecap striker, who did seem to do a little dance to get his leg onto the ball. But it then hit the defender next to him. Ismael Kone scored Canada's opening goal. "A very good test and the sort of test we needed," Canada coach John Herdman said. "We knew Bahrain were going to treat this like a big match and they brought a real intensity. It's what we needed to just shake off some of the rust and for me to be able to assess some players at this level. I think what we learned is there were some good moments but there's still some work to be done. We've got to get the team into some cohesion and get them back into that match rhythm."

The Canadian men's national team tied Bahrain 2-2 in a friendly match with the FIFA World Cup on the horizon. Herdman will soon be getting reinforcements. He did not have his full squad for the Bahrain game, with almost all of his European-based players still in action with their clubs. They will be released after weekend matches with those selected to the World Cup roster heading to Doha.

Bahrain showed a physical side early with Mark-Anthony Kaye felled in a tough tackle. Ismael Kone opened the scoring in the sixth minute with his first goal for Canada, in his fourth appearance. Kamal Miller, with a long ball from deep in Canada territory, found his CF Montreal teammate, who used a deft first touch to race past a defender and steam toward goal without interference, beating Bahrain 'keeper Ebrahim Lutfalla with a high shot. A Cavallini tap-in goal in the 12th minute, off a seeing-eye pass from Jonathan Osorio, was flagged offside. Bahrain answered in the 14th minute against the run of play through Mahdi Haumaidan. After Kaye failed to corral a pass at the back, Yusuf beat Joel Waterman and found Haumaidan in the penalty box. His quick shot eluded a sliding Johnston and St. Clair, who got his right hand to the ball but could not keep it out. Yusuf's deflected shot hit the goalpost in the 16th minute after another Canadian turnover. And Yusuf, who plays his club football for Indonesia's Persija Jakarta, forced a diving save from St. Clair with a hard shot in the 32nd minute. The two teams each put two shots on target in the first half with the Canadians having 62 per cent possession. Kone should have had a second goal in the 50th minute but his header flashed wide of an empty goal after a fine cross by Raheem Edwards, who beat his man to deliver it. Richie Laryea found Osorio at the far post minutes later but a Bahrain defender prevented a shot. St. Clair had no problem palming away an on-target free kick from Marhoon in the 62nd minute but looked shaky on the ensuing corner. The Canadian starting 11 had a combined cap count of 293, led by Piette (65) and, Osorio (56). Fraser, Brault-Guillard, Ayo Akinola, Jayden Nelson, Shaffelburg and Lukas MacNaughton, making his Canadian debut, came on in the second half. Miller, who seemed to be favouring a leg, came off in the 71st minute. For Akinola, it was a first appearance for Canada since injuring his knee against the U.S. in July 2021 at the Gold Cup. Joel Waterman, making his Canada debut, started in his place with Samuel Piette leading the team out.

For the Bahrain camp and match, Herdman was relying on MLS talent along with midfielder Liam Fraser who plays in Belgium for KMSK Deinze. Eighteen of the 21 players in camp were from Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver (including Toronto winger Jacob Shaffelburg on loan to Nashville SC). TFC and Vancouver players in camp had not seen game action since the Oct. 9 MLS regularseason finale. Montreal exited the playoffs Oct. 23 in a 3-1 loss to New York City FC in the Eastern Conference semifinal. For some, the hiatus was even longer. Prior to Friday, Osorio had played just 18 minutes since Aug. 20 due to post-concussion syndrome. He earned his 56th cap for Canada on Friday and looked sharp, playing the full match. The Bahrain game was also a milestone for both Herdman and Johnston. Herdman marked his 46th international "A" match in charge of the Canadian men, moving him into second place on the all-time list past Stephen Hart with a record of (31-10-5). Bob Lenarduzzi holds the record at 62. Johnston played in his 27th consecutive match for Canada, tying the record held by former captain Bruce Wilson. The 24-year-old from Aurora, Ont., made his debut against Bermuda in March 2021 in Canada's opening World Cup qualifying game and has been a fixture ever since. Johnston, who earned his 29th cap Friday, has not missed a Canada outing since a game in Aruba in June 2021.St. Clair, earning just his second cap, started in goal behind a back three of Waterman, Johnston and Miller and a midfield of Richie Laryea, Piette, Kaye and Raheem Edwards with Osorio and Kone playing behind Cavallini.

CANADA MEN’S FRIENDLY

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2022 CANADA 2 v 1 JAPAN

AL MAKTOUM STADIUM, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

ATTENDANCE NOT ANNOUNCED

Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team triumphed over Japan 2:1 in an international friendly in Dubai at the Al Maktoum Stadium. This contest marks the third match of all-time between the two nations and Canada’s first win against Japan, while the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar was just days away. Japan opened the scoring with a goal in the ninth minute from Yuki Soma before Canada’s Steven Vitória answered back with a goal from close range in the 20th minute. The match was heading towards a one-all draw until Lucas Cavallini stepped up to score a Panenka from the penalty spot in the 94th minute. Canadian Winger and team veteran Junior Hoilett was awarded player of the match after playing the entire game and a major part in Canada’s attack. All throughout the night, Hoilett was whipping in crosses and curling corners that proved difficult for Japan to handle.

A 20th-minute corner saw Hoilett swing in a ball that missed everyone at the front post but found a wide-open Atiba Hutchinson at the penalty spot. Hutchinson’s takedown set Steven Vitoria who scored from around the 6-yard box to level the scoring at one-all. A 40th-minute inswinging free-kick from Hoilett curled to the back-post to find a darting Kamal Miller. The curling ball tempted the Japanese goalkeeper Shuichi Gonda but it was his defender who came to the rescue and headed the ball out for a corner just before Miller could get his head on it. Despite Canada’s threatening presence from set-pieces, Japan were the team that started on the front foot. Playing a high press, the Japanese forced Canada to play long balls from their defensive line to their forward line. Canada started with a high defensive block accompanied by their high backline to start the game. This prevented Japan from playing through the midfield. However, the creative runs from the Japanese forwards allowed them to take advantage of the space behind the Canadian defenders, which was the cause of the match’s opening goal. Canada started to find momentum around the 30-minute mark. Now aware of Japan's pressing tactics, Canada played through Japan’s midfield gaps and were able to find space in the attacking-third to operate possession. Reluctant to sit back and defend, Canada adopted a press of their own and looked to play possession in Japan’s half. Jonathan David often picked up the ball in the final-third, outside the 18-yard box. In the 33rd minute, David shut down a Japanese counterattack by winning the ball in the attacking-third. He turned around and found himself with yards of space before firing a left-footed shot that just missed the target. The second half saw a similar start to the first. Japan looked to the press but Canada was readily prepared. Taking the lessons they learned from the first half, Canada played out of Japan’s press with long balls to pacey players like Tajon Buchanan and David. Canada’s wingers proved too much for the Japanese fullbacks to handle. Midway through the second half, Hoilett held off two Japanese players before spinning both of them and whipping in a cross that was cleared by the Japanese centrebacks. Substitute Richie Laryea took Japanese defender Miki Yamane down the wing for a run before drawing a foul deep in Japan’s half. The introduction of Mark-Anthony Kaye in the 60th minute was a positive one. Kaye sat deep as a defensive midfielder and pulled the strings in the middle- and defensive-third, often dropping back to pick up the ball from goalkeeper Milan Borjan or the two Canadian centrebacks. Canada came knocking on Japan’s door towards the end of the game. Several chances were cleared by the Japanese defence, many of which came from Hoilett crosses. However, the last attack from Canada saw Richie Laryea sneak away from his defender before running onto a pass inside Japan’s 18-yard box. Laryea was taken down and Canada was awarded a penalty. Cavallini stepped up with confidence to place his cheeky chip-shot, commonly known as a Panenka, straight down the middle of the net.

Canada will face Nigeria, Republic of Ireland and Australia in the group phase of the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™. Drawn into Group B at the Official Draw on Saturday 22 October, this will mark Canada’s eighth consecutive participation at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the world’s largest single-sport, women’s sporting event which expands to 32 nations in 2023.

“We’re excited and getting host nation Australia is going to bring an incredible atmosphere to our group finale at the FIFA World Cup,” said Bev Priestman, Canada Soccer Women’s National Team Head Coach. “This FIFA World Cup is going to be bigger and better than ever before based on where the women’s game is and based on the number of nations involved. With matches against Australia, Nigeria and the Republic of Ireland, there won’t be an easy match in our group.”

Following Saturday’s Official Draw in Auckland, New Zealand, Canada’s schedule begins with Nigeria on Friday 21 July in Melbourne, continues with Republic of Ireland on Wednesday 26 July in Perth, and finishes with Australia on Monday 31 July in Melbourne. Matches will be broadcast live on TSN and RDS. Fans will find extended coverage for the matches across Canada Soccer’s digital channels on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube featuring the hashtag #CANWNT.

Following the group phase, the Round of 16 will be Monday 7 August in Brisbane or Sydney, the Quarter-Finals will be Saturday 12 August in Brisbane or Sydney, the Semi-Finals will be Wednesday 16 August in Sydney, and the Final will be Sunday 20 August also in Sydney.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™, which will be held from 20 July 2023 to 20 August 2023, will see 30 nations join the hosts Australia and New Zealand who have already qualified for the biggest tournament in the world. The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 will be a tournament of firsts. In 2023, fans will see 32 nations playing 64 matches across nine host cities in Australia and New Zealand for the first time in Women’s World Cup history.

SHE BELIEVES CUP

Canada will return to the SheBelieves Cup in February 2023 as they face top-ranked teams USA, Brazil and Japan in the annual fournations tournament in the United States. The round-robin tournament will mark the start to Canada’s international season as they continue their preparations for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™.

“We are excited to be participating in what we know is a great tournament with large crowds, fantastic tier-one opposition and travel, all things that can replicate the feeling and experiences of a FIFA Women’s World Cup,” said Bev Priestman, Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team Head Coach.

Across the three match days, Canada will face USA on 16 February in Orlando, Florida, Brazil on 19 February in Nashville, Tennessee, and Japan on 22 February in Frisco, Texas. Fans will find extended coverage for the matches across Canada Soccer’s digital channels on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube featuring the hashtag #CANWNT.

“To have such a good test to start the year at the SheBelieves Cup will be critical for us and it will give us a chance to test the roster in a tournament setting,” said Priestman. “We know what all three opponents can do on their day, so this is an exciting challenge and opportunity for us.”

This will mark the second time in three years that Canada takes part in the SheBelieves Cup. Canada previously took part in the tournament in February 2021 in the buildup to the Olympic Games, with champion coach Bev Priestman making her international debut as Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team’s Head Coach. In 2021, Canada lost 0:1 to USA, won 1:0 over Argentina, then lost 0:2 to Brazil.

Ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in July and August, there are few remaining opportunities for participating nations to prepare through international competition. Beyond the three-match window in February, there remains just a two-match window in April and a two-match window in June, with details on those camps to be announced in the new year.

CANADIAN PRESS TEAM OF THE YEAR

Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team was named 2022 The Canadian Press Team of the Year after returning to the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 36 years. Canada qualified for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and finished first overall in the Concacaf Final Round of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.

“It’s a huge honour,” said John Herdman, Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team Head Coach. “I think it’s a testament to the sacrifices (and) the hard work that’s gone in over a couple of decades behind the scenes the struggles for many of the past players and staff and coaches, for the organisation, I think for everyone.”

This marks just the third time that a soccer team has been voted The Canadian Press Team of the Year and the first time that soccer teams have won the award in back-to-back years. Before the Men’s National Team in 2022, Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team won The Canadian Press Team of the Year award in both 2012 (Olympic Bronze in London) and 2021 (Olympic Gold in Japan).

Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team finished first in the 2022 national poll with 23 of 48 votes while Tennis Canada’s Davis Cup Team finished second with 19 votes and Hockey Canada’s Women’s National Team finished third with five votes. Earlier this week, Tennis Canada’s Félix Auger-Aliassime was voted The Canadian Press Male Athlete of the Year while Marie-Philip Poulin was voted The Canadian Press Female Athlete of the Year. Canada Soccer’s Alphonso Davies finished second in voting by Auger-Aliassime for the athlete award.

“This group of players and staff over the last four years have really binded together and gone through probably the most difficult qualifying campaign through a COVID window,” said Herdman. “Then we were able to step onto the world stage and inspire people through our performances, let people know we’re a football nation and that we can score goals at a World Cup against good teams.”

Canada’s squad at the FIFA World Cup featured captain Atiba Hutchinson along with teammates Samuel Adekugbe, Milan Borjan Tajon Buchanan, Lucas Cavallini, Derek Cornelius, Jonathan David, Alphonso Davies, Stephen Eustáquio, Liam Fraser, Junior Hoilett, Alistair Johnston, Mark-Anthony Kaye, Ismaël Koné, Cyle Larin, Richie Laryea, Liam Millar, Kamal Miller, Jonathan Osorio, James Pantemis, Samuel Piette, Dayne St. Clair, Iké Ugbo, Steven Vitória, Joel Waterman, and David Wotherspoon. Unavailable for Qatar through injuries but part of the 2022 squad that finished first in Concacaf were Maxime Crépeau, Doneil Henry and Scott Kennedy.

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I think a lot of people expected Canada to be a passive team that would defend to counterattack.” said Herdman. “There was a refreshing excitement about the way Canada set out to play at this World Cup. I think that’s really helped our players, that we were able to attack in a way that we got see our attacking qualities.”

As for coach Herdman, he is just the eighth team sport coach to lead his team to The Canadian Press Team of Year award more than once. He is also just the second coach after Scotty Bowman to lead two different senior teams to the award: while Bowman was in charge of both Hockey Canada’s 1976 Canada Cup team and the Montréal Canadiens’ 1977 and 1978 Stanley Cup teams, Herdman has been in charge of both Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team in 2012 and the Men’s National Team in 2022. Herdman’s teams were also Postmedia Canadian Team of the Year award winners in both 2012 and 2016 (back-to-back Olympic Bronze Medals).

Looking ahead to the next four-year cycle, Canada will compete in the FIFA World Cup 2026 as one of three co-hosts alongside Mexico and USA. The new journey starts in March 2023 with the continuation of 2022-23 Concacaf Nations League and a potential berth at the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup, the region’s biennial confederation championship.

NEW PRO WOMEN’S LEAGUE TO KICK OFF 2025

It didn't take long for Christine Sinclair to see the impact from the announcement that a new pro women's soccer league planned to kick off in Canada in 2025. "The number of kids that came up to me and said, 'Well I'm going to be playing in 10 years,' I think that's why we're doing this," Sinclair said. "Inspiring the next generation of young Canadians and giving young girls an opportunity to fulfil their dreams."

On Monday night, former national team player Diana Matheson and business partner Thomas Gilbert announced plans for the league under the banner of Project 8 Sports Inc. More details were provided Tuesday on a media conference call. CIBC and Air Canada are founding partners and the league will be led "primarily by former national team players," Project 8 said. Sinclair, who's serving as an adviser, and Stephanie Labbé, the Vancouver Whitecaps GM of women's soccer, will be involved in planning and development.

"As a player that still plays on the national team, I've been waiting my entire career for even just the opportunity or the chance or the choice to play at home," Sinclair said on a video call. "I think as national team players, that's all we ever wanted."

The Whitecaps and Calgary Foothills are two of the founding clubs in the eight-team league. The other six teams are expected to be named next year.

"Women's professional sport is a new industry," Matheson said. "It's growing faster than men's sport and it will keep growing over the next two decades. We know that. So it's both the best sport and it's growing."

Canada's national teams have made significant strides over the last decade. The women's side won Olympic bronze in 2012 and 2016 before taking gold last year in Tokyo. The men's team just made its first World Cup appearance in 36 years and Canada will co -host the 2026 tournament. Canada is expected to be a contender at the women's World Cup next summer.

Canada Soccer has offered its support for the project, Matheson said, noting that official sanctioning of the league has been targeted for May 2024. "We plan to be working closer with them next year to work toward that and build out things that we know that need to be built out," she said. "Like coaching, education, coaching pathways to our league, referee pathways to our league There's lot of things that we're looking forward to collaborating (on) with them."

Many top Canadian players currently play for European clubs or the U.S.-based National Women's Soccer League. Matheson expressed optimism that "recognizable Canadian stars" will want to play in the new league, adding that each team will have at least one Canadian international.

The franchise fee has been set at $1 million and each team's operating cost is estimated to be in the $8-10 million range over the first five seasons, she confirmed. Based on early projections for corporate sponsorships and attendance, Matheson added, the average player salary should be competitive with other leagues. "We're setting our sights high because we don't think there's any reason not to given our player pool, given the companies that are behind this, given the clubs that are already behind this and given the growing women's game," Matheson said.

The league hopes to finalize a partnership with a broadcaster/distributor by the second half of 2023. Nathalie Cook, a former vicepresident at TSN and RDS, is serving as a Project 8 strategic adviser. "I think people are waiting for this product to arrive and it's our job to make sure it looks good and they can find it when it does arrive," Matheson said. "We think there's going to be a really strong foundation to build."

The league has yet to be named. Preliminary conversations have been held with several potential ownership groups, Matheson said. "We want this to be a Canadian league," she said. "So anywhere from Vancouver Island to the Maritimes."

CANADA SPORTS HALL OF FAME NEWS

DERO INDUCTED AS PART OF THE CLASS OF 2022

Dwayne De Rosario, a CONCACAF champion, two-time Canadian Championship winner and four-time MLS Cup winner, has been honoured by Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. The retired professional and international star was honoured as part of the Class of 2022 at the 66th Annual Order of Sport Awards in Toronto.

De Rosario from Scarborough, Ontario was one of five athletes inducted in 2022 alongside swimmer Tim McIsaac, lacrosse star John Tavares, canoe/kayak sprinter Adam van Koeverden, and hockey/softball star Hayley Wickenheiser. Also honoured this year are builders Edward Lennie, Tricia Smith and Brian Williams as well as the Chatham Coloured All-Stars baseball team and Preston Rivulettes ice hockey team.

De Rosario was a four-time Canada Soccer Player of the Year across a 20-year international career, notably helping Canada win the 2000 Concacaf Gold Cup and reaching the Concacaf semifinals in both 2002 and 2007. He also represented Canada at the FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001 and the FIFA U-20 World Cup Malaysia 1997. He made 81 international “A” appearances from 1996 to 2015 and left the game as Canada’s all-time leader in international “A” goals.

As a professional star, De Rosario won four MLS Cups and one MLS Supporters’ Shield in an eight-year span with the San Jose Earthquakes / Houston Dynamo organisation. He was Most Valuable Player of the MLS Cup in 2007 and he scored the MLS Goal of the Year in both 2004 and 2005. De Rosario then won back-to-back Canadian Championship titles with Toronto FC in 2009 and 2010 and then a US Open Cup with D.C. United in 2013. He won the George Gross Memorial Trophy as the Canadian Championship MVP in 2009 and 2010 and was the Major League Soccer Most Valuable Player in 2011.

You can visit the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame at 169 Canada Olympic Rd SW, Calgary, AB T3B 6B7

October 1 HFX Wanderers

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts GD 1 Atlético Ottawa 28 13 10 5 36 29 49 7 2 Forge 28 14 5 9 47 25 47 22 3 Cavalry 28 14 5 9 39 33 47 6 4 Pacific 28 13 7 8 36 33 46 3 5 Valour 28 10 7 11 36 34 37 2 6 York United 28 9 7 12 31 37 34 −6 7 HFX Wanderers 28 8 5 15 24 38 29 −14 8 FC Edmonton 28 4 8 16 31 51 20 −20

SCHEDULE

1 v 2 Atlético Ottawa

Salter 79 Tissot 40

Attendance 5,944 Bahous 57 Forge 2 v 0 York United

Olowabi-Belewu 55

Sissoko 69 Attendance 5,129

October 2 Cavalry 2 v 1 Valour Mason 39 Forbes 48 Musse 81 Attendance 2,662

October 5 Forge 0 v 1 Pacific Attendance 2,412 Brown 60

October 8 Edmonton 3 v 1 Valour

Warschewski 31 Gallardo 18

Timoteo 36

Bitar 84 Attendance 1,197 Cavalry 1 v 0 Pacific Fisk 89 Attendance 3,401

October 9 Forge 1 v 0 HFX Wanderers

Poku 8 Attendance 3,016

Atlético Ottawa 2 v 2 York United

Tissot 25 DeRosario 62 Wright 43 Wilson 79 Attendance 4,303

Semi Finals 1st leg

PLAY OFFS

October 15 Cavalry 1 v 1 Forge

Klomp 42 Pacius 47 Attendance 3,179 Pacific 0 v 2 Atlético Ottawa Tabla 79 Attendance 3,759 Verhoven 90+4 2nd leg

October 22 Forge 2 v 1 Cavalry

Chionière 69 Bevan 78 Pacius 75 pen Attendance 7,133 Forge win 3-2 on aggregate

Atlético Ottawa 1 v 1 Pacific Shaw 83 Meilleur-Giguère 28 Attendance 8,428 Atlético Ottawa win 3-1 on aggregate

Final

October 29 Atlético Ottawa 0 v 2 Forge Hojabrpour 28

Attendance 14,992 Chionière 78

CANADIAN PREMIER LEAGUE NEWS

VANCOUVER FC NAMED AS EXPANSION CLUB

The Canadian Premier League revealed that Vancouver FC will officially be the league’s newest club, to begin play next season in 2023.

The club’s name, logo and colours were launched at an in-person event at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C on Wednesday night. Owner and former Canadian men’s national team forward Rob Friend also announced that industry veteran Afshin Ghotbi, 58, will lead the club as the first head coach in club history.

Vancouver FC, or VFC, will finally kick off next season after the CPL initially announced plans to expand to the Vancouver area in November 2021. The league revealed earlier in 2022 that the team will be based out of Willoughby Community Park in Langley, but Wednesday’s announcement marks the official launch of the club.

“We are delighted to officially announce Vancouver FC as part of the Canadian Premier League family,” said CPL commissioner Mark Noonan. “Expanding into new markets across Canada is critical to the growth of the CPL, but we do not take the responsibility of launching a new team lightly. A successful expansion requires a dedicated ownership group, the backing of the local communities and corporate sponsors, and top-class infrastructure. I am confident the foundation Rob Friend, Dean Shillington and their team at Vancouver FC is laying will lead to lasting success on and off the pitch.”

The new club’s logo features a V-shape design, a silhouette traditional to many sports organizations on British Columbia’s South Coast. The design evokes a bald eagle, as the South Coast is home to the largest gathering spot for the animal in the world. The wings of the design emulate the cables that unite the Lower Mainland, as well as the precision of agricultural fields in the Fraser Valley, a symbol of the potential for growth here at home. A neutral palette of shades of grey and silver are complemented by pops of warm red throughout the club branding.

Vancouver Football Club.

“Honouring our sporting past, celebrating our region and uniting the South Coast are among our key objectives as we introduce soccer fans on the Lower Mainland to Vancouver FC,” said Friend. “We look forward to sharing the region’s existing passion for the game with the rest of the Canadian Premier League through its support for our club and, together with our fans, building an even stronger soccer culture on and off the field that serves as a point of connection for all of our local communities.”

Leading Vancouver FC’s charge on the field will be Ghotbi. The native of Iran, who was raised in the United States, has held head and assistant coaching roles in the United Soccer League, Major League Soccer, the Persian Gulf Pro League, Thailand’s Thai League 1, Japan and the Chinese Super League over a career that has spanned nearly four decades. Ghotbi was part of coaching staffs at three FIFA World Cups: as an assistant with the United States at 1998 FIFA World Cup in France and as an assistant with South Korea at the 2002 and 2006 World Cups in Korea/Japan and Germany, respectively. He previously helmed the Iranian national team as head coach from 2009 to 2011 and most recently served as the manager of Cangzhou Mighty Lions in the Chinese Super League

“I want to thank Rob Friend, Dean Shillington and the team at Vancouver FC for trusting me with this exciting project,” said Ghotbi. “Now is an exciting moment for Canadian soccer, and the ever-growing passion for the game on the Lower Mainland and from coast to coast is evident. I look forward to building a club that will make our fans proud on and off the field.

VFC will be the second expansion club to begin play in the CPL, following Atlético Ottawa who kicked off in 2020.

CANADIAN PREMIER LEAGUE NEWS

FC EDMONTON FOLD

Canadian Premier League (CPL) Commissioner, Mark Noonan, announced on November 21 that the CPL Board of Governors has unanimously voted to terminate Fath Sports Limited’s right to operate FC Edmonton, effective immediately, per the terms of the CPL Constitution. As a result of this decision, the League will not operate a team in the market for the 2023 season.

“I have made it clear since I became Commissioner that we need certain conditions in each of our markets for our clubs to be successful on and off the field. After careful review, these conditions simply didn’t exist at FC Edmonton, consistently resulting in the smallest league average attendance, lowest revenue, and poor performance in the standings, despite incremental league investment. The die-hard supporters and soccer community of Edmonton deserve better,” said Noonan.

“This decision, while painful in the short term, will allow us to reset the market for a CPL return to Edmonton in the future. The key to this return is having a proper facility to showcase our matches and provide a first-rate fan experience. Unfortunately, Clarke Stadium in its current state is outdated and not suitable for this purpose. We look forward to working with the City of Edmonton leadership on a strategy to return CPL to the market in an appropriate facility. With the right venue, we fully believe Edmonton can, and should be, one of the best markets in the CPL.”

The CPL is actively engaged in discussions with prospective world-class ownership groups about bringing a new CPL franchise to Edmonton when more favourable conditions can be established in the market.

“I would like to thank Tom and Dave Fath for their decades of commitment to growing soccer in the city of Edmonton. They love the game, love the city and have been passionate advocates for Canadian soccer. I am saddened that this has not worked out the way they had envisioned and wish them nothing but the best,” Noonan said. “To the FC Edmonton players and staff, I also thank you for your commitment to the club and the CPL under challenging circumstances.”

With the addition of Vancouver FC, the CPL will continue as an eight-team league in 2023 with 184 roster spots, maintaining the same number of players as in 2022. All FC Edmonton players that are not free agents will either return to their parent clubs and/or be eligible for selection by the existing CPL franchises.

“Let me be very clear, FC Edmonton is a unique, one-off situation, and is not at all reflective of the overall health and viability of the CPL,” said Noonan. “Building on record post-season crowds, exceptional corporate partnerships, increases in player compensation, and with active expansion discussions in no less than six prospective markets, I couldn’t be more optimistic about the future of the CPL and soccer in Canada as we head into our fifth season.”

WATCHING PACIFIC FROM OVER THE ATLANTIC

The Tridents give us their season review. A perspective from over the Atlantic Ocean.

What an end to the season we had. We suffered an aggregate loss against Atletico Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League Playoffs which meant our season ended one game shorter than we would’ve liked, however the season overall was a very mixed bag.

James Merriman had a good first season in charge, winning 13 of the 28 games played scoring 3 more goals than we had conceded. We went through patches of inconsistency, losing games we should otherwise win. Take Halifax as an example of that, a 3-0 home loss is something that we wouldn’t have predicted after our lightening start to the season.

Losing Alejandro Diaz (left) was a huge loss after his mid season transfer to Norway, we didn’t quite have the same firepower upfront for the rest of the season. We signed Jordan Brown from Electric City FC, but he never really had the impact that was needed.

The most bizarre thing about this season for the CanPL as a whole is Diaz finished top scorer, despite leaving midway through the season and playing at least 9 games less than other players in the top

re content with this season as at some points it really did look like we were out of the running but our determination and our effort pulled us through & we finished the season well.

ve lost our Captain, Jamar Dixon (in action below), who has been absolutely class as a leader both on and off the pitch. His effort has been absolutely spot on & we have been so lucky to witness his impact. I hope our next captain is just as reliable as Jamar, a true leader & a proper captain.

As I am sure you are aware, us here at The Tridents UK are based over in England so watching the CPL can be a ball ache*, but this season we watched every minute of every Pacific game. Even the 3AM kick offs which involved coffee, cans of monster and plenty of snacks!

We’ve truly enjoyed watching the boys this year, we love seeing the players develop and gain a true foothold in the league. We can’t wait to see what next season brings, we wish the players leaving Pacific FC nothing but the best for the future and we look forward to seeing what new signings and developments the off season brings. Roll on 2023 & the Vancouver derby!

*Point of order to those who are unaware of the English vernacular, ball ache is basically “a pain in the ass!!!!”

MONTRÉAL NEWS

MONTRÉAL ROLL OUT NEW LOOK

Following the unveiling of the Club’s new logo on May 27th, CF Montréal proceeded with the gradual roll-out and integration of its new brand identity throughout its digital ecosystem and physical sporting infrastructure.

The Club made the announcement at Stade Saputo in the presence of Club owner and chairman of the board, Joey Saputo, Club president and CEO, Gabriel Gervais, as well as CF Montréal employees. The use of the new brand will be phased in over the coming months, chiefly through a new marketing campaign announcing the upcoming 2023 MLS season.

Reconnecting with the key symbols of the Club’s history, the new logo will be officially used as of the 2023 MLS season. The crest includes the team's official name, CF Montréal, the fleur-de-lys, the shield, the Impact blue colour, 1993 (year of the team’s inaugural season), as well as the black and blue stripes which recall the Club’s first professional seasons, particularly in 1994 when the Impact won its first championship.

From the moment of its unveiling this past spring, the logo has been met with broad acclaim from the organization’s primary stakeholders, including supporters, employees, and corporate partners.

“The process surrounding the new logo also allowed us to reflect and clarify our raison d'être as an organization, and what defines us,” emphasized CF Montréal president and CEO Gabriel Gervais. “The logo is part of a broader reflection on CF Montréal’s identity.”

“We are united by our differences, from the first team to the stands, our front offices and the Academy: We are Montreal,” said Samia Chebeir, Vice-President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer. “The gradual integration of our new brand across our ecosystem is an important and exciting step in our identity realignment process. The solid foundations of our brand are essential for reaching out to fans and Montrealers and further cultivate their love for CF Montréal.”

In

Hernán Losada has been named as Head Coach. Former player Justin Mapp has joined the scouting team. Karifa Yao and Jean Aniel-Assi have returned after their loan spells at Cavalry have ended.

21 year old American defender George Campbell has signed from Atlanta United for $400,00 in 2023 General Allocation Money, $200,00 in 2024 GAM and up to $300,000 in conditional GAM. Atlanta will also receive a percentage of any sell on fee. 25 year old American defender Aaron Herrera has signed from Real Salt Lake for $350,000 of 2023 General Allocatio Money, $150,000 of 2024 GAM and Montreal’s 1st round pick (25th) in the 2023 MLS Super Draft.

MLS SuperDraft

Defender Milo Garvanian of South Georgia Tormenta 2 was selected at #54. Defender Ousman Jabang of Georgia Revolution was selected at #75. Goalkeeper Nick Christofferson from Vermont Green was selected at #83. Out

Head Coach Wilifried Nancy has left the club to become Columbus Crew’s new Head Coach. Assistant Coach Kwame Ampadu, fitness coach Jules Gueguen and video analyst Maxime Chalier have also joined Columbus Crew.

Ismaël Koné has joined English Championship side Watford for around $11,500,000. Alistair Johnston has joined Scottish Premiership Champions Glasgow Celtic for just under $5,000,000.

Contract Extension

Nathan Saliba has signed a 2 year contract extension with options for 2025 and 2026. Samuel Piette has signed a 3 year contract extension with an option for 2026. James Pantemis has signed a 1 year contract extension with options for 2024 and 2025.

News

Montréal has acquired $100,000 in 2023 General Allocation Money from St. Louis City in exchange for a 2023 international roster slot.

MONTRÉAL SCHEDULE AND STATS

Saturday, February 25 at Inter Miami

Saturday, March 04 at Austin

Saturday, March 11 at Nashville

Saturday, March 18 vs Philadelphia Union

Saturday, April 01 at Vancouver Whitecaps

Saturday, April 08 at New England Revolution

Saturday, April 15 vs DC United

Saturday, April 22 vs New York Red Bulls

Saturday, April 29 at Sporting KC

Saturday, May 06 vs Orlando City

Saturday, May 13 vs Toronto

Wednesday, May 17 at Cincinnati

Saturday, May 20 at New York Red Bulls

Saturday, May 27 vs Inter Miami

Wednesday, May 31 at DC United

Saturday, June 03 at Philadelphia Union

Saturday, June 10 vs Minnesota United

Wednesday, June 21 vs Nashville

Saturday, June 24 at Charlotte

Saturday, July 01 vs New York City

Saturday, July 08 vs Atlanta United

Wednesday, July 12 at Chicago Fire

Saturday, July 15 vs Charlotte

Sunday, August 20 at Toronto

Saturday, August 26 vs New England Revolution

Wednesday, August 30 at New York City

Saturday, September 02 vs Columbus Crew

Saturday, September 16 vs Chicago Fire

Wednesday, September 20 vs Cincinnati

Saturday, September 23 at Atlanta United

Saturday, September 30 at Orlando City

Wednesday, October 04 vs Houston Dynamo

Saturday, October 07 vs Portland Timbers

Saturday, October 21 at Columbus Crew

TORONTO NEWS

In

21 year old goalkeeper Tomás Romero has been selected in the first stage of the MLS re-entry draft from Los Angeles.

35 year old Víctor Vázquez has been selected in the second stage of the MLS re-entry draft from LA Galaxy.

32 year old defender Matt Hedges was signed on a 2 year contract with options for 2025 and 2026 using Targeted Allocation Money from FC Dallas.

MLS SuperDraft

Defender Jalen Watson from Penn State Nittany Lions was selected at #32.

Forward Charlie Sharp from Western Michigan Broncos was signed at #61.

Out

Jacob Shaffelburg has moved to Nashville for $300,000 of General Allocation Money plus additional GAM if performance based metrics are met.

Luca Petrasso has joined Orlando City for $300,000 in General Allocation Money plus an additional $50,000 in 2024 and $50,000 in 2025 if performance based metrics are met.

Alex Bono, Quentin Westberg, Doneil Henry, Noble Okello, Auro Jnr, Chris Mavinga and Ifunanyachi Achara have all left the club after their contracts expired.

Dominic Criscito has retired.

Contract extension

Themi Antonoglu has had his option picked up for 2023

TORONTO STATS AND SCHEDULE

Wednesday February 8 v Vancouver Whitecaps (PS)

Saturday February 11 v Los Angeles (PS)

Wednesday February 15 v Portland Timbers (PS)

Saturday February 18 v LA Galaxy (PS)

Saturday February 25 at DC United

Saturday March 4 at Atlanta United

Saturday March 11 v Columbus Crew

Saturday March 18 v Inter Miami

Saturday March 25 at San Jose Earthquakes

Saturday April 1 v Charlotte

Saturday April 8 at Nashville

Saturday April 15 v Atlanta United

Saturday April 22 at Philadelphia Union

Saturday April 29 v New York City

Saturday May 6 v New England Revolution

Saturday May 13 at Montréal

Wednesday May 17 v New York Red Bulls

Saturday May 20 at Austin

Saturday May 27 v DC United

Wednesday May 31 v Chicago Fire

Saturday June 3 at Minnesota United

Saturday June 10 v Nashville

Wednesday June 21 at Cincinnati

Saturday June 24 at New England Revolution

Saturday July 1 v Real Salt Lake City

Tuesday July 4 at Orlando City

Saturday July 8 v St. Louis City

Saturday July 15 at Chicago Fire

Sunday August 20 v Montréal

Saturday August 26 at Columbus Crew

Wednesday August 30 v Philadelphia Union

Saturday September 16 v Vancouver Whitecaps

Wednesday September 20 at Inter Miami

Saturday September 23 at New York City

Saturday September 30 v Cincinnati

Wednesday October 4 at Charlotte

Saturday October 7 at New York Red Bulls

Saturday October 21 v Orlando City

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS NEWS

In

Simon Becher has signed from Whitecaps 2 on a 1 year contract with options for 2024, 2025 and 2026.

Ali Ahmed has signed from Whitecaps 2 on a 3 year contract with an option for 2026.

22 year old defender Karifa Yao has been selected in the first stage of the MLS re-entry draft.

MLS SuperDraft

Midfielder JC Ngando from North Carolina Greensboro Spartans was selected at #5 and has signed a Generation Adidas contract.

Forward Levonte Johnson (right) from Syracuse Orange was selected at #29.

Defender Daniel Nimick from Western Michigan Broncos was selected at #42

Defender Buster Sjöberg from Syracuse Orange was selected at #71.

Out

Janio Bikel, David Egbo, Evan Newton, Michael Baldisimo, Cody Cropper, Marcus Godinho, Jake Nerwinski, Leonard Owusu, Lucas Cavallini, Tosaint Ricketts and Florian Jungwirth have all left the club after their contracts expired.

Derek Cornelius (below) has signed for Swedish Allsvenskan side Malmö FF for a reported $665,000

Caio Alexandre has had his loan to Brazilian Série A side Fortaleza extended to the end of 2023. The new loan agreement includes an obligation to purchase if certain performance triggers are met.

Contract extension

Derek Cornelius, Sebastian Berhalter, Isaac Boehmer, Julian Gressel and Ryan Raposo have all had their options picked up for

The club has acquired a 2023 international roster slot from Nashville SC in exchange for $175,000 in 2023 General Allocation Money.

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS STATS AND SCHEDULE

Wednesday January 18 v Hamburger SV (PS)

Wednesday February 1 v DC United (PS)

Saturday February 4 v Charlotte (PS)

Wednesday February 8 v Toronto (PS)

Sunday February 12 v St Louis City (PS)

Saturday February 18 v Minnesota United (PS)

Saturday February 25 v Real Salt Lake City

Saturday April 3 at San Jose Earthquakes

Wednesday April 8 v Real CD España (CCL)

Saturday April 11 v Dallas

Wednesday April 15 at Real CD España (CCL)

Saturday April 18 at Los Angeles Galaxy

Saturday April 25 at Minnesota United

Saturday April 1 v Montréal

Saturday April 8 v Portland Timbers

Saturday April 15 at Austin

Saturday April 29 v Colorado Rapids

Saturday May 6 v Minnesota United

Saturday May 13 at Portland Timbers

Wednesday May 17 at Dallas

Saturday May 20 v Seattle Sounders

Saturday May 27 at St. Louis City

Wednesday May 31 v Houston Dynamo

Saturday June 3 v Sporting Kansas City

Saturday June 10 v Cincinnati

Wednesday June 21 at Colorado Rapids

Saturday June 24 at Los Angeles

Saturday July 1 at Sporting Kansas City

Saturday July 8 v Seattle Sounders

Wednesday July 12 v Austin

Saturday July 15 v Los Angeles Galaxy

Sunday August 20 v San Jose Earthquakes

Saturday August 26 at Portland Timbers

Wednesday August 30 at Chicago Fire

Friday September 1 at New York City

Saturday September 16 at Toronto

Wednesday September 20 at Houston Dynamo

Saturday September 23 at Real Salt Lake City

Saturday September 30 at DC United

Wednesday October 4 v St. Louis City

Saturday October 7 at Seattle Sounders

Saturday October 21 v Los Angeles FC

CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NEWS

WHITECAPS TO FACE REAL CD ESPAÑA

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are set to face Honduran side Real CD España in the 2023 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Round of 16. The official draw for the tournament was held on Monday night in Miami, Florida.

The ‘Caps, who secured their Champions League qualification after defeating Toronto FC last July in front of a record Canadian Championship crowd in Vancouver, will play Real CD España in a two leg aggregate series, with the first leg set to take place between March 7-9 and the second leg between March 14-16. Additional match details will be confirmed at a later date.

The winner will move on to face either MLS Cup champions Los Angeles FC or Costa Rican side LD Alajuelense in the quarterfinals.

Concacaf Champions League Schedule Windows

Round of 16: March 7-9 (first legs) and March 14-16 (second legs) 

Quarter finals: April 4-6 (first legs) and April 11-13 (second legs) 

Semi finals: April 25-27 (first legs) and May 2-4 (second legs) 

Finals: May 31 (first leg) and June 4 (second leg)

This will mark the third time in club history that Vancouver plays in the Champions League, having first qualified for the 2015-16 edition and making a run to the semifinals in the following 2016-17 tournament.

Founded in 1929, Real CD España plays in the Honduran Liga Nacional and are taking part in their fourth Concacaf Champions League campaign. España's last time competing in the Champions League came in 2014/15, when they finished third in their group behind Mexican side Pachuca CF and Guatemalan side CSD Municipal.

The team, who qualified for the tournament after reaching the semifinals of the 2022 Scotiabank Concacaf League, plays their matches at Estadio General Francisco Morazán in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP NEWS

Canada Soccer’s Canadian Championship will welcome British Columbia winners from League1 BC starting with the 2023 season. Nicknamed Canada Soccer’s Battle of the North, the 2023 Canadian Championship will now feature teams from five different leagues: the Canadian Premier League, Major League Soccer, Québec’s Premier League (Première ligue de soccer du Québec), League1 Ontario, and League1 British Columbia.

“After a successful inaugural season, League1 BC is now a welcome addition to the Canadian Championship for the 2023 season,” said Dr. Nick Bontis, Canada Soccer President. “With teams from five different leagues across the country, the Canadian Championship provides an exciting pathway on the road to CONCACAF Champions League and ultimate the FIFA Club World Cup.”

Inaugurated in 2008, the Canadian Championship is Canada Soccer’s highest domestic men’s football competition featuring clubs from coast to coast across the country. Along with every Canadian Premier League team plus Canada’s three Major League Soccer teams, the 2023 Canadian Championship will feature League1 BC Men’s Division Final winners TSS Rovers FC from Richmond, League1 Ontario Men’s Division winners Vaughan SC Azzurri, and Québec Premier League Men’s Division winners FC Laval.

Winners of the 2023 Canadian Championship lift the Voyageurs Cup and qualify for the 2024 edition of CONCACAF Champions League. Details on the Canadian Championship’s 2023 draw and match schedule will be announced in early 2023.

The teams participating in this tears tournament are:

Canadian Premier League

Atlético Ottawa Cavalry Forge HFX Wanderers

Pacific Valour Vancouver York United Major League Soccer

CF Montréal Toronto

Vancouver Whitecaps (Current holders)

Première Ligue de soccer du Québec

FC Laval

League1 British Columbia

TSS Rovers

League1 Ontario Vaughan Azzurri

MLS NEXT PRO NEWS

TFC II AND WHITECAPS 2 ANNOUNCE ROSTER MOVES

Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced on Friday the end-of-season roster decisions for Whitecaps FC 2 (WFC2), following the conclusion of the inaugural 2022 MLS NEXT Pro campaign. A total of nine players are under contract for 2022.

“The addition of WFC2 in MLS NEXT Pro has been a fundamental step in progressing the development of our young players in a competitive environment,” noted Axel Schuster, Whitecaps FC sporting director. “At the end of the season it is important for us to evaluate with each player where they are at in their career and what the next step is in their development. We have a very young core group that will return next season and will continue to grow and develop.”

Whitecaps FC 2 Roster Updates:

WFC2 exercised the 2022 options for Elage Bah, Lucas Dasovic, Vasco Fry, Joe Hanson, Jay Herdman, Finn Linder, Simone Masi and Joshué Ndakala

Lowell Wright returns on a guaranteed contract through the 2023 season

WFC2 declined the 2022 options for Giovanni Aguilar, Owen Antoniuk, Emiliano Brienza, Théo Collomb, Pípé Fernandez-Salvador, Chris Lee, Easton Ongaro, and Filip Rakic

Aguilar and Brienza have been invited to report for preseason in January

The club and Nick Salihamidzič agreed to mutually terminate his loan from FC Bayern Munich II

Ali Ahmed, Max Anchor and Simon Becher have signed MLS contracts with the first team

“We are thankful to Owen, Théo, Pípé, Chris, Easton, and Filip for their time at the club and wish them all the best,” added Schuster.

Whitecaps FC 2 current roster ahead of 2023, listed by position below:

Defenders (5): Elage Bah, Lucas Dasovic, Finn Linder, Simone Masi, Joshué Ndakala

Midfielders (2): Vasco Fry, Jay Herdman

Forwards (2): Joe Hanson, Lowell Wright

Ten players currently set to return for the 2023 MLS NEXT Pro season

Toronto FC II announced today their roster decisions following the 2022 MLS NEXT Pro season.

Toronto FC II has exercised the contract options on goalkeeper Luka Gavran; defenders Antony Curic, Kobe Franklin and Rohan Goulbourne; midfielders Julian Altobelli and Alonso Coello Camarero; and forwards Alec Díaz and Reshaun Walkes.

Defenders Matthew Medeiros and Adam Pearlman are currently guaranteed for the 2023 season.

Toronto FC II has not exercised the contract options on defender Klaidi Cela; midfielders Antonio Carlini and Kota Sakurai; and forwards Nakye Greenidge-Duncan and Stefan Karajovanovic.

Goalkeepers Baj Maan, Andreas Vaikla, midfielders Mehdi Essoussi, Steffen Yeates and forward Paul Rothrock are out of contract at the end of the year.

The Young Reds’ updated roster for the 2023 season currently stands at 10 players and is listed alphabetically by position below:

Goalkeepers (1): Luka Gavran

Defenders (5): Antony Curic, Kobe Franklin, Rohan Goulbourne, Matthew Medeiros, Adam Pearlman

Midfielders (2): Julian Altobelli, Alonso Coello Camarero

Forwards (2): Alec Díaz, Reshaun Walkes

MLS NEXT PRO EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL

Eastern Conference Final

October 2 Columbus Crew 2 4 v 3 Toronto FC II

After extra time. 2 v 2 after 90 minutes

Toronto FC II lost an unforgettable Eastern Conference Final on Sunday evening, falling 4-3 away to Columbus Crew 2 at Historic Crew Stadium.

Noah Fuson gave the home side the lead after 32 minutes, tapping in a Ryan Telfer cross, but TFC drew level two minutes into the second half through Paul Rothrock, who picked the pocket of a Columbus defender to catch the goalkeeper out of position with an unrecorded assist to Jordan Perruzza, who harried Patrick Schulte into a rushed outlet ball. Crew 2 would restore their lead on the hour mark from the penalty spot via Isaiah Parente, who converted after Antony Curic’s trailing arm blocked a low ball in the area. But just as it seemed the hosts would see out the result, supersub Reshaun Walkes won a free-kick just outside the box. After a brief discussion, Themi Antonoglou stood over the deadball in the third of three minutes of stoppage-time. With fate on his left-boot, Antonoglou placed his free-kick perfectly, slotting it inside the right-post to draw Toronto back level on virtually the last play of the game, sending the night into extra time. Not yet done Antonoglou then spotted the Crew 2 keeper off his line on a transition and hit a lofted ball from inside the centre circle to put TFC II ahead four minutes into the first half of extra time. Toronto would see out the rest of that first frame, but a well-taken free-kick from Parente in the 109th minute allowed Jordan Knight to squeeze an equalizer in at the short side and Coleman Gannon pounced on rebound in the 119th minute to put Columbus into the MLS NEXT Pro Final. Victory within their grasp, it was a tough way for the 2022 season to end for the Young Reds, but they go into the off-season with their heads held high.

“This group of guys were extremely committed throughout the year,” said head coach Gianni Cimini post-match. “If you look at the growth from day one to where we're at right now, taking the first place team right to the end, they have everything to be proud about. So proud of the guys. Obviously it's a difficult moment for them, but [I told them] to be proud of themselves.”

The season that began with such uncertainty – a new coach, a new squad, a new stadium, and a new era for the parent club – came together nicely and ended 11 minutes short of the Eastern Conference title and a spot in the final. “Today's game was a real reflection of our season in a way,” weighed Rothrock. “A lot of adversity throughout the game and throughout the season. Started off rough – in the game too – and then we had a stretch where we went winless for a couple games. When that happened our team got together, we had a team meeting and really laid down some principles for ourselves: resilience, trust, and purpose. We really started hammering that in with each other and with our coaches and then we went on a 10-game unbeaten streak and really set ourselves up for the end of the season,” he continued. “It wasn't the ending we

were looking for, but I'll speak for everybody to say that I'm very proud of the group. We're proud of where we came this year. We're proud to bring a bright spot this year for Toronto as a club. But yeah, tough way to finish.”

Signed to a first team contract earlier this year, Antonoglou has been a consistent contributor for TFC II over the last two-plus seasons. His quality was obvious, but on the biggest days it takes a special player to step up and be a difference maker. He did it twice in quick succession on Sunday.

“Themi... I mean, if you want one guy with the ball in that position, that has the confidence to do it, has the ability to do it, it's Themi for sure,” said Cimini. “Defensively there were moments that we talked about at halftime, about [Mo] Farsi getting in behind him, but in terms of with the ball you see the kind of qualities that he has on the set-piece, that he's able to deliver. We talked about the keeper being high at times. One of the staff said, ‘he’s out, he’s out, he’s out’ and because he has the confidence to do it, he does it,” he added about that stunning second goal. “Happy about the goals that he scored, how he was able to contribute.”

Said Rothrock: “Themi has been a huge player for us. He's really clean on the ball, steps up in big moments for us. He’s been a huge contributor all year, the number of assists and the goals he scored from a wing-back position. I was blown away by his two goals tonight,” he added. “He kept us in the game. Very proud of how he played tonight and he should be too.”

Though it ended in defeat it was a special night for that collection of young men, for those who watched it, and for the club itself. Rothrock, who scored the first, summed up the occasion nicely, one that was particularly special for him: “I like playing big games and I've had a history of that in my career. These games to me are the most fun. They're why I play the game. When I'm playing my best I'm playing with a sense of real joy and I felt like I found that tonight – I was having fun today,” he continued. “I was having fun playing against the opposing crowd and hearing that. And I was lucky enough that my whole family came. I have four sisters who live around the country and they all came and supported me. That's the only game I've had, in my memory, where my whole family has been there, all six of them. So that was special, to score a goal for them, but I [would have preferred] to just win.”

As has been one of their traits all season, TFC II responded well to adversity. Columbus were dominant in the first half with home field advantage, the crowd, and their place in the standings at their back. Toronto made a substitute and a tactical change at half-time, but it was the attitude that made the most pronounced difference. They took their game to Crew 2, they asked questions, and were proactive instead of reactive.

MLS NEXT PRO EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL

“In the first half the same problems presented themselves, it was execution,” said Cimini of the very different two halves. “The things that we talked about from a tactical standpoint – getting the ball on the ground, there's space to break them down, we don't have to lift balls in the air – it came down to just giving the guys belief on what we were trying to achieve and to continue to do that.”

“We had a couple of different shapes for a couple of different defensive looks that they were going to give us, we were ready every time, the solutions were there, it just came down to execution,” he stressed. “That was the message at half-time. It was just giving them confidence, to say, ‘Hey, the solutions that we've been talking about in training, they're there.’ It just comes down to guys executing in certain situations and they did it in the second half.”

The ol’ tale of two halves is a cliche, but the difference was plain to see.

“We weren't playing how we would have liked to play in the first half,” said Rothrock. “A lot of long balls, we weren't keeping the ball on the surface, and that was making it difficult for us to get into the game and play how we want to play, play in our identity.”

“Our coaches made a good shift at half-time, we switched into a 4-3-3 and that really helped. We started to take control of the game more, we started having more of the ball, we started owning the midfield a little bit more,” he continued. “And then overtime, a lot of that goes out the window and it's just who wants it more, desire. Second balls are going to be huge in that and we lost that battle near the end.”

With the final whistle fast approaching a pair of scrappy plays proved the difference.

“Individual execution,” pinpointed Cimini. “We have this method of playing late when we're up and we just want to close it out and make it difficult. It was working.”

“One of the things we talk about in those situations is that we just have to make sure that we're under control. We don't have to win anything, we just have to block crosses and don't concede fouls,” he levelled. “We concede a foul. And even though we concede the foul, we're still dealing with it well. Knight is on the ball, there’s two guys on it, so there's even a little bit of luck that goes into that situation.”

Columbus were the favourites going into that match, but one has to believe Toronto put some doubt into the equation.

“We matched them tonight. Anybody watching the game would say that, especially from the second half on,” said Rothrock. “They've been a great team all year. Credit to their management, they're a very talented group all around.”

“We were playing with a bit of a chip on our shoulder too, of being the underdog. The league has really focused on Columbus this year, rightly so – they've had the best record, a lot of top performers. We were playing with a chip on our shoulder given that none of us made the Best XI and

four of them did,” he added. “We wanted to show our quality and we did that today.”

2023 will be here soon enough. Every one of those players will have grown from their experiences this season. The future is bright.

“

The message in the changing room was, ‘Yeah, you have to absorb it, but you don't leave this room with your head down, you leave it with your head up,’” closed Cimini. “You played like men and men walk out of the changing room with their head up.’”

“

I told them how proud I was of them, of the work that they put in the whole year,” he continued. “It was an easy group to work with. It's a really close group. They feel it. There's some tears, for sure. It's a difficult moment, but they set the standard, the benchmark, higher for the following years. It's been for so long 'the playoffs,' 'making the playoffs,' and now it's 'winning the Eastern Conference, getting to the final,'” Cimini added. “They have to be proud of that.”

Challenge Trophy

GROUP A

October 5

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP NEWS

Edmonton Green & Gold 2 v 1 Rapides Chaudière-Ouest

BB5 United 7 v 0 Saskatoon Classicos

October 6 BB5 United 0 v 3 Edmonton Green & Gold

Rapides Chaudière-Ouest 2 v 4 Winnipeg Hellas

October 7 BB5 United 4 v 0 Winnipeg Hellas

Edmonton Green & Gold 4 v 0 Saskatoon Classicos

October 8 BB5 United 6 v 0 Rapides Chaudière-Ouest

Saskatoon Classicos 1 v 13 Winnipeg Hellas

October 9 Edmonton Green & Gold 1 v 0 Winnipeg Hellas

Rapides Chaudière-Ouest 6 v 1 Saskatoon Classicos

Pos Club

Pld W D L GF GA Pts GD

1 Edmonton Green & Gold 4 4 0 0 10 1 12 9

2 BB5 United 4 3 0 1 17 3 9 14

3 Winnipeg Hellas 4 2 0 2 17 8 6 9

4 Rapides Chaudière-Ouest 4 1 0 3 9 13 3 -4

5 Saskatoon Classicos 4 0 0 4 2 30 0 -28

GROUP B

October 5 Halifax Dunbrack 1 v 2 Holy Cross Crusaders

Gloucester Celtic 4 v 0 Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals

October 6 Gloucester Celtic 1 v 1 Holy Cross Crusaders

Halifax Dunbrack 4 v 2 Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals

October 8 Gloucester Celtic 3 v 1 Halifax Dunbrack

Holy Cross Crusaders 3 v 1 Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals

Pos Club

Pld W D L GF GA Pts GD

1 Gloucester Celtic 3 2 1 0 8 2 6 6

2 Holy Cross Crusaders 3 2 1 0 6 3 6 3

3 Halifax Dunbrack 3 1 0 2 6 7 3 -1

4 Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals 3 0 0 3 3 11 0 -8

Finals Day

October 10 Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals 3 v 1 Rapides Chaudière-Ouest

Halifax Dunbrack 1 v 3 Winnipeg Hellas

Holy Cross Crusaders 6 v 1 BB5 United

7th Place Play Off

5th Place Play Off

3rd Place Play Off

Gloucester Celtic 2 v 0 Edmonton Green & Gold Final

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP NEWS

MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2022 GLOUCESTER CELTIC 2 v 0 EDMONTON GREEN AND GOLD

NORTH MAPLE SOCCER FIELD, VAUGHAN, ON

Ottawa Gloucester Celtic men’s soccer team won their second Challenge Trophy as the Ontario-based club beat Edmonton Green & Gold at the 2022 Toyota National Championships. Ottawa won 2:0 in the Monday Final with goals scored by Kieran Sanders and Andrew Bryan. Bezick Evraire was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament.

Ottawa Gloucester Celtic won their first Challenge Trophy title in 2013 after a 3:0 victory over the Surrey United Firefighters in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

In the Monday Final, Ottawa’s starting lineup featured Corey Herrington in goal, Cameron Butterfield at right back, Panagiotis Manginas and Karl Bicamumpaka at centre back, captain Adam Davies at left back, Kieran Sanders and Nevelo Yoseke as central midfielders, Joey Kewin as an attacking midfielder, Olivier Babineau and Bezick Evraire on the wings, and Andrew Bryan up front. Kevin Asabre, Alex DeCouvreur, Félix Daigle (goalkeeper), Emmanuel Desjeunes and Justin Dasah featured as substitutes in the final, while Yale Chadsey and Jethro Pang dressed but did not feature. The team is managed by Matt Williams and coached by Phil Sangster.

Teck Finals Day for the Challenge Trophy was played on Monday 10 October at North Maple Soccer Fields. Referees for the Challenge Trophy Final were Robert D’Alesio as the Referee, Ian Adams and Mathias Diederichsen as Assistant Referees, and Sebastian Noshinravani as the Fourth Official. The women’s final was played one day earlier on Sunday 9 October at Vaughan Grove Sports Park with Holy Cross FC from St. John’s, Newfoundland Labrador the 2022 winners.

Jubilee Trophy

GROUP A

October 5 Halifax County United 1 v 2 London Alliance Galaxy

October 6 CS Trident 0 v 3 London Alliance Galaxy

October 8 CS Trident 4 v 0 Halifax County United

Pos Club

Pld W D L GF GA Pts GD

1 London Alliance Galaxy 2 2 0 0 5 1 6 4

2 CS Trident 2 1 0 1 4 3 3 1

3 Halifax County United 2 0 0 2 1 6 0 -5

GROUP B

October 5 Edmonton Drillers 5 v 1 Northwest Starz

Gorge 0 v 6 Holy Cross Crusaders

October 6 Edmonton Drillers 1 v 2 Holy Cross Crusaders

Gorge 5 v 0 Northwest Starz

October 8 Edmonton Drillers 3 v 2 Gorge

Holy Cross Crusaders 5 v 0 Northwest Starz

Pos Club

Pld W D L GF GA Pts GD

1 Holy Cross Crusaders 3 3 0 0 13 1 9 12

2 Edmonton Drillers 3 2 0 1 9 5 6 4

3 Gorge 3 1 0 2 7 9 3 -2

4 Northwest Starz 3 0 0 3 1 15 0 -14

Finals Day

October 9

Halifax County United 1 v 2 Gorge

CS Trident 2 v 0 Edmonton Drillers

5th Place Play Off

.03rd Place Play Off

London Alliance Galaxy 0 v 3 Holy Cross Crusaders Final

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2022

HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS 3 v 0 LONDON ALLIANCE GALAXY

VAUGHAN GROVE, WOODBRIDGE, ON

Holy Cross FC won their first Jubilee Trophy at the 2022 Toyota National Championships. The women’s team won 3:0 in the Sunday final over Ontario representatives London Alliance FC Galaxy. Lauren Taylor, Malorie Harris and Connie Lewis were the goalscorers while goalkeeper Jamie Crocker and the backline posted the clean sheet. Jane Pope was Most Valuable Player of the tournament.

“This group of girls, it’s their fourth time here at the National Championships and we won the bronze a few years back, but we were going to stay together until we won the gold,” said Noel Jake Stanford. “We weren’t going to be happy just to get the bronze medal and that was the difference this year. We wanted to win and we finally did so I am overjoyed.”

In the Sunday Final, Holy Cross FC featured Jaime Crocker in goal, Sarah Jones at right back, Alexe Morgan and Danielle Younker at centre back, Keisha Younge at left back, Alyssa Armstrong, Teri Murphy and Lauren Taylor in the midfield, and Connie Lewis, Malorie Harris and Jane Pope up front. Coach Jake Stanford featured Kate Hickey and Ciara Molloy as substitutes while Shannon Galway, Abby Evans, Morgan Fitzgerald, Noelle Stanford and Claire Kean were dressed but did not feature in the Final.

With 34 career goals at the Jubilee Trophy finals, forward Harris is the top scoring player in the competition since the start of the century. As for coach Stanford, this marked the 19th consecutive National Championships in which he coached a Newfoundland Labrador team. He previously won a silver medal with St. John’s SC U-18 side at the U-18 Cup in 2013.

Teck Finals Day for the Jubilee Trophy was played on Sunday 9 October at Vaughan Grove Sports Park. Referees for the Jubilee Trophy Final were Carly Shaw-MacLaren as Referee, Allycia Carlucci and Elizabeth Montmimy as Assistant Referees, and Shaelyn Holdaway as Fourth Official The men’s final will be played Monday 10 October at North Maple, also in Vaughan.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP NEWS

MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS ANNOUNCED

Bezick Evraire from Ottawa Gloucester Celtic and Jane Pope from Holy Cross FC St. John’s were named Most Valuable Players at the 2022 Toyota National Championships in Vaughan, Ontario. Evraire led Gloucester Celtic to their second men’s national title in 10 years while Pope led Holy Cross to the first-ever national title won by a Newfoundland Labrador women’s team.

Evraire helped Gloucester Celtic go undefeated in four matches at the Challenge Trophy finals, including a 2:0 victory over the Edmonton Green & Gold on Teck Finals Day. Evraire scored two goals and four assists, but was in fact part of the offensive build up on all eight Gloucester Celtic goals scored from open play. Ottawa Gloucester Celtic finished the 2022 tournament with three wins and one draw with 10 goals scored and just two goals conceded.

Pope helped Holy Cross FC go undefeated across the entire 2022 season including a perfect 4-0-0 record at the Jubilee Trophy finals with 16 goals scored and just one conceded. Pope co-led the tournament with five goals and also recorded six assists in four matches. She had two assists in the Final as Holy Cross won their first title.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

Members and guests from across BC came together in Richmond this past weekend to celebrate the last 12 months of soccer in the province!

Jason Elligott, BC Soccer Executive Director commented that “It was great to be back in-person with the many individuals that support soccer from across the province. It was also great to have focused workshops and presentations around Safe Sport, Strategic Planning, and player, Coach and Referee Development. Having

Allison Forsyth leading the safe sport session was extremely valuable and we are so pleased to have a strong partnership with her company, ITP.”

Many of the key initiatives from 2021-2022 is captured in BC Soccer’s Year in Review document linked here: READ the 2021-2022 Digital Year in Review document

Board Director Elections

BC Soccer’s voting delegate members elected the following Board Members to a 3-year term:

- Ralph Luongo, Vice President Adult

- Andrea Benton, Director-at-Large

- John Charlton, Director-at-Large

- Don Dancey, Director-at-Large

Ralph, John, and Don being re-elected for their respective positions while Andrea being elected as a new board member.

Landon Ling did not seek re-election to the board. BC Soccer thanks Landon for the valuable contributions made to the Association

Bylaw Amendments Update

At the meeting, bylaw amendments were considered and voted on by the voting delegates members: linked here is the complete Bylaw Amendments Package POST AGM.

Workshops

In addition to the official business conducted on Saturday morning at the Annual General Meeting, BC Soccer’s commitment to increased engagement and providing value to members included several workshops for attendees.

Friday’s Technical Lead’s workshop focused on the development of players coaches and referees, and the delivery of new programs and services over the coming months. BC Soccer’s Director of Soccer Development Chris Cerroni led the workshop: “Over the past couple of years, there has been a lot of work done in the soccer development world, the majority of which was built around stakeholder engagement/feedback. We’re very excited about some of the imminent initiatives in referee, player and coach development which we think brings value to our members, particularly the grass roots organizations.”

Saturday afternoon featured a Strategic Plan update and interactive workshop facilitated by Jason Elligott, BC Soccer Executive Director and Gayle Statton, BC Soccer President. The schedule concluded with a Safe Sport workshop led by ex-Olympic Skier Allison Forsyth, COO of ITP Sport, the independent agency which now manages BC Soccer’s Discipline, Complaints and Appeals. Gabriel Assis, Director of Soccer Operations stated, “Allison’s passion, resilience and commitment are inspiring. It highlights to all of us involved in our sport the importance of creating a safe and welcoming environment for all participants of all ages. We look forward to entering Phase 2 of our collaboration with ITP Sport, that will see a more cohesive and efficient process for intake, triage and response to discipline, complaints and appeals.”

BC Soccer 2022 Award Banquet

On the evening of November 5th, the Association hosted the first ever live inductions to the “Soccer Hall of Fame of British Columbia”. The Hall of Fame, instituted in 2019, recognizes and celebrates the achievements of BC’s most outstanding soccer players, coaches, referees, builders and teams and organizations of distinction.

The 2022 Hall of Fame Induction class featured:

Roy Nosella (Player)

Josh Simpson (Player)

Clare Rustad (Player)

Larry Louis (Player)

Sven Haberman (Player)

Brian Hughes (Coach)

Michelle Pye (Referee)

Jim Lamond (Builder)

Keith Millar (Builder)

UBC Alumni Women 1996-2003 (Team of distinction)

Victoria All-Stars 1951 (Team of distinction)

Kamloops Youth Soccer Association (Organization of Distinction)

North Shore United (Organization of Distinction).

Linked here is a fulsome description of the 2022 Hall of Fame Induction class.

The event also recognized the contributions by individuals to BC Soccer.

The 2022 BC Soccer Annual Awards recognized the following individuals:

Award of Merit: Brad Hlasney

Award of Merit: Joe Bell

Player of the Year: Cole Toupin

Coach of the Year: Jamie Pond

Administrator of the Year: Sheryl Turner Referee of the Year: Dieter Trenkel

Special Recognition: Don Taylor

NCCP Coaching Award: Joe Jutty

President’s Award: Joe Basic AC Sanford Award: Rob Lennox Life Membership: Doug Ross Life Membership: Ruben Tremarco

For more information on the significance for BC Soccer awards, visits this page.

Sincere thanks!

BC Soccer sincerely thanks the delegates and members who attended this year’s AGM weekend activity and look forward to another successful year of creating positive soccer experiences.

BRITISH COLUMBIA SOCCER NEWS

BC SOCCER ANNOUNCE A NEW MANAGER OF COMPETITIONS

BC Soccer is pleased to welcome PJ Aucoin as the new Manager of Competitions for the organization. A proud husband to Pam and father of two prospect soccer players, PJ spent is joining the Association after spending the last 10 years in the sports and entertainment industry with Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation, Edmonton Entertainment Group and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment. With vast experience in Leadership in Business Operations, Game Operations, Marketing and Events he spearheaded the transition and integration of the Toronto Argonauts into Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment. In the new role with BC Soccer, PJ will lead the areas of competition development, enhancement of game day environments at BC Soccer competitions and support the delivery of key BC Soccer programs, including Provincial Championships, BCSPL and League1 BC.

PJ’s Career achievements include award winning Game Presentation with the Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, and working the 2016 Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The new addition to the BC Soccer staff joined the team on Wednesday, November 16th.

FIVE CLUBS MERGE TO BECOME BURNABY FC

There's a new club in town.

We are pleased to announce the amalgamation of Mountain United FC, Cliff Avenue United FC, Wesburn Football Club, Burnaby Girls Soccer Club, and the inclusion of Burnaby District Metro Teams as an important strategic union bringing youth players, coaches, staff, volunteers, and parents under one club: Burnaby Football Club. Burnaby is one of Canada’s largest soccer-producing cities, yet it is one of the few regions which does not have a fully integrated club to develop and nurture players through their soccer-playing path at different technical levels. Under the current structure, we have a multi-tiered system operating in different organizations. The new organization looks to bring a comprehensive technical and operating infrastructure to yield a superior experience for the players.

Burnaby FC embraces a positive culture and facilitates a movement to improve the youth sports culture in Canada to one that encourages high-quality coaches and environments that support positive youth development and social-emotional learning and well-being.

BRITISH COLUMBIA SOCCER NEWS

BURNABY FC ANNOUNCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Burnaby FC would like to welcome the new appointment of President; Guido Titotto formerly Cliff Avenue President. Guido will be joined by the following former club representatives named as Burnaby FC Directors: Mountain United FC – Mario Montagliani and Joseph Nakhla, Cliff Avenue United FC – Richard Orazietti, Tanya Zambrano, and Andrew Blunt, Wesburn FC – Michael Iallonardo and Sandra Idema, Burnaby Girls Soccer Club –Tom Berry

“We are extremely fortunate to welcome a well-rounded board of professionals who hold in-depth knowledge of the community and its soccer clubs. The strength and the experience of our board members ensure we will be very well positioned for years to come in this new and dynamic consolidation of clubs,” said Titotto.

For the next few months, members can expect little change to current programming and operations while BFC transitions to the new club which will begin as of January 1, 2023. Through the amalgamation and development of the new club, we will continue to work hard to create a soccer experience where youth gain the skills to stay active and healthy for life. This new structure will follow the Canadian Soccer Pathway while keeping fees in line as we join together. The new BFC kit will first be used by BFC teams on the pitch for our September 2023 season. Current club kits will be used until the new kit is distributed next summer. Burnaby FC will be led by Technical Directors, Lee Tregonning and Kevin Julian. Current U13-U17 teams will remain together with very little player movement. As players develop at different rates, some players will move to a higher division and some players possibly move down a division if it is in the best interest of that player’s long-term development. Social media collaboration is underway among all four clubs. For current information on Burnaby FC, we encourage you to visit our welcome page at www.burnabyfc.com. We hope to have our new social media sites available in the New Year and new website available by April 2023. “I believe this is a proud and special moment for the City of Burnaby and the local soccer community, as it will be the coming together of well over 3,000 youth soccer players (girls & boys) to help grow the beautiful game here in Burnaby,” said Titotto. Stay tuned for upcoming announcements including our Burnaby FC Executive Director, club logo, and kit. Burnaby FC will be the largest soccer club in the City of Burnaby aiming to be the “Best in Class.”

SURREY FC SIGN GOALKEEPING COACH

We are proud to welcome Jasdeep Lally as the New Goalkeeping Coach for Surrey FC. There is more to being a goalkeeper than just saving shots. The goalkeeping coach’s job is to help the goalkeeper use every ounce of their potential. This makes them an essential part of any team, they bring a unique and essential skillset to the coaching staff and have immense value for players on their team. They can help players learn new techniques, and provide guidance in training situations at the tactical level as well as technical game resolutions. At our club, we are excited to announce the addition of Jasdeep Lally as our new goalkeeping coach.

Jas graduated from the University of Victoria in kinesiology where he also assisted in the management of varsity athlete injuries and conditioning programs to allow athletes to return to their game. Throughout his academic career, Jas has been heavily involved in soccer and community work. He spent 5 years as a student-athlete as a member of the University of Victoria Vikes soccer program and was a full-time member of the Whitecaps programs (2010-2014). As a registered Canadian soccer coach (2013-2020) responsible for planning training sessions, running academy programs and mentoring the youth community, Jasdeep Lally brings a wealth of practical knowledge and insight to Surrey FC. He recently graduated from McMaster University’s MSc Physiotherapy program. He is a highly motivated individual who is passionate about helping others achieve their goals and a strong advocate for health and wellness. “Jas will bring a vast set of skills and knowledge to Surrey FC this Fall,” said Technical Director Paul Bahia.

With a deep understanding of what it takes to be a great goalkeeper coach who knows which button to push on his player, our new coach comes in with the right expertise. He has a vast coaching experience at Toronto High Park FC – OPDL where he worked as an assistant coach + Goalkeeping Coach (2012-2021), at west castle FC- Strength + Conditioning (2019), and at Surrey FC- (2013- 2020). The sky is no limit when it comes to maintaining a high level of knowledge and skill in this profession. Our new coach proved that by getting a C License Training certificate, as well as Goalkeeper Diploma. He is currently pursuing Youth License for goalkeeping and CERTIFIED STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING SPECIALIST (CSCS)NSCA which shows his commitment to mastering the skills and passion for development in this sport. Moreover, Jas’s impressive track record in the game speaks for itself- he played at 2013 U16 National Champions, Surrey United2013-2014, and Pegasus Men’s VMSL – Current. It’s important to have the right person for the team and we believe that Jas’s expertise will be a huge asset to our team, helping us develop top-quality keepers for years to come. His passion for the game and dedication to development will be key as we work together.

HARBOURSIDE NAMED FIRST EVER EXPANSION TEAM

Following a comprehensive application process, League1 BC is excited to welcome its first expansion club, and second on Vancouver Island. With this new addition, eight clubs will now compete in the 2023 season, League1 BC’s second campaign.

The name Harbourside Football Club is a tribute to Nanaimo’s official nickname, “the Harbour City”, while also recognizing neighboring harbour communities in the region including Chemainus and Ladysmith to the South, Parksville and Qualicum to the North, and Port Alberni, Ucluelet and Tofino to the West.

“We recognize that strategic growth is a key component of League1 BC. We are thrilled to welcome Habourside FC as our first expansion team. I’m confident the club will bring communities together and be well represented in League1 BC” said Gabriel Assis, Director of Soccer Operations for BC Soccer and Chair of the League1 BC Steering Group.

Harbourside FC will proudly host games in a renovated facility at Nanaimo District Secondary School, which the City aims to turn into a “Stadium District”, that will host multiple events and teams, to be built over several phases in the coming years. Initially, the club anticipates a 1,500-seat capacity for year one, eventually expanding to 3,500 seats.

League1 BC General Manager Sian Bagshawe says the Mid-Island was identified as a key region that deserved strong consideration for a club: “During the application process, we were very pleased to have received interest from the mid-island to join League1 BC. We are grateful to have Harbourside FC join the league as their club is extremely energetic and ambitious, while also committed to pushing the standards that the founding seven clubs have established.”

Harbourside FC’s Executive Officer, Jason Coates says the leadership group is going to work extremely hard to build competitive teams, while also co-creating a totally unique atmosphere for and with supporters. “Given the rich history of the sport in this area and the youthful energy of a growing region, we want to create a festival-like experience during match days," Coates says. "It’s also very important to us that Harbourside FC is not exclusively a Nanaimo team, but that neighbouring “Harbour” communities from both sides of the Island feel a sense of ownership toward this club!”

Harbourside’s colours are “Salish Sea Blue”, which is the lighter, turquoise blue, along with the darker “Departure Bay” Blue, recognizing the deep blue waters of the bay. The club crest is shaped after the ferry, traditionally serving as the way in and out of the island. The logo is further complemented by the curled waves, representing the power and speed of both currents and tides, and the kelp that washes ashore. The letter “H” is formed from the two symbolic harbours, along with the channels and inlets which locals adeptly navigate by boat or as beachcombers.

City of Nanaimo Mayor, Leonard Krog, stated, "We are proud to welcome men's and women's semi-professional soccer teams to Nanaimo and look forward to contributing to the ever-growing success of soccer in Canada. These young athletes and leaders will provide role modelling to our youth, and in turn Nanaimo and Harbourside FC will provide them with a pathway as they transition from community soccer to their professional careers. I am excited and honoured to be a part of this process."

Harbourside will have strong collaborations with National Youth Club License holder Nanaimo United FC and with Vancouver Island University.

FRASER VALLEY SOCCER LEAGUE PREMIER

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Tigers Vancouver 10 8 1 1 37 12 25 25

2 Abbotsford United 10 7 1 2 25 9 22 16

3 Langley United 9 5 2 2 28 15 17 13

4 Vancouver Whitecaps U19 10 5 2 3 29 17 17 12

5 Faly 8 2 3 3 19 21 9 -2

6 Surrey United 10 2 1 7 10 36 7 -26

7 Surrey Pegasus Royals 8 2 0 6 13 21 6 -8

8 Micro Footie 9 0 2 7 8 38 2 -30

RESULTS

December 10 Surrey Pegasus Royals 2 v 3 Tigers Vancouver

December 11 Micro Footie 2 v 1 Surrey United

December 13 Abbotsford United 5 v 2 Langley United

December 14 Vancouver Whitecaps U19 2 v 0 Surrey United Faly 2 v 5 Tigers Vancouver

December 16 Langley United 3 v 5 Micro Footie Surrey United 1 v 2 Surrey Pegasus Royals

December 17 Tigers Vancouver 5 v 1 Abbotsford United SCHEDULE

January 13 Langley United v Abbotsford United

Surrey United v Vancouver Whitecaps U19

January 15 Micro Footie v Surrey Pegasus Royals Tigers Vancouver v Faly

January 20 Langley United v Vancouver Whitecaps U19 Surrey United v Tigers Vancouver

January 21 Surrey Pegasus Royals v Faly

January 22 Micro Footie v Abbotsford United

January 25 Langley United v Faly

January 27 Vancouver Whitecaps U19 v Micro Footie

January 28 Tigers Vancouver v Langley United

Abbotsford United v Surrey Pegasus Royals

January 29 Faly v Surrey United

December 9

FRASER VALLEY SOCCER LEAGUE DIVISION

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Langley United B 11 7 3 1 33 16 24 17

2 Surrey BB5 United 11 7 2 2 30 13 23 17

3 Trinity Western Spartans B 11 6 2 3 27 17 20 10

4 Abbotsford United U21 11 6 1 4 31 21 19 10

5 Tigers Vancouver B 11 5 0 6 25 30 15 -5

6 Greater Vancouver United Punjab 9 4 1 4 24 23 13 1

7 TSS Rovers II 11 3 4 4 18 20 13 -2

8 Surrey United Reds 11 4 1 6 20 28 13 -8

9 Stars Academy 10 3 3 4 19 21 12 -2

10 Faly B U21 10 3 2 5 12 18 11 -6

11 North Delta 10 3 1 6 14 27 10 -13

12 North Surrey Mustangs 10 2 0 8 18 37 6 -19

RESULTS

FCT Stars Academy 2 v 4 North Surrey Mustangs

December 10 Surrey United Reds 1 v 3 Langley United B

Gtr Vancouver Utd Punjab 1 v 1 Tigers Vancouver B

December 11 TSS Rovers II 2 v 0 Abbotsford United U21

December 16 Gtr Vancouver Utd Punjab 4 v 4 N Surrey Mustangs

Surrey BB5 United 3 v 1 Tigers Vancouver B

December 17 Langley United B 7 v 2 FCT Stars Academy SCHEDULE

January 6

FCT Stars Academy v Surrey United Reds

Surrey BB5 United v TSS Rovers II

January 7 Greater Vancouver United Punjab v Langley United B

January 8 North Delta v Trinity Western Spartans B

Faly B U21 v North Surrey Mustangs

January 12 Faly B U21 v North Delta

January 13 FCT Stars Academy v Surrey BB5 United

January 14 North Surrey Mustangs v Abbotsford United U21

Langley United B v Surrey United Reds

January 15 North Delta v Greater Vancouver United Punjab

Trinity Western Spartans B v TSS Rovers II

Surrey BB5 United v Faly B U21

January 20 Abbotsford United U21 v Langley United B

Surrey BB5 United v Trinity Western Spartans B

January 22

North Delta v North Surrey Mustangs

TSS Rovers II v Tigers Vancouver B

January 27 FCT Stars Academy v Faly B U21

January 28

Surrey United Reds v Abbotsford United U21

Langley United B v North Delta

North Surrey Mustangs v TSS Rovers II

Gtr Vancouver United Punjab v Surrey BB5 United

January 29 Tigers Vancouver B v Trinity Western Spartans B

January 21

Tigers Vancouver B v Surrey United Reds

Greater Vancouver United Punjab v Faly B U21

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Tzeachten

11 9 0 2 50 14 27 36

2 Aldergrove Highlanders 10 8 1 1 42 13 25 29

3 Albion United 10 7 0 3 37 17 21 20

4 Poco Titans 11 6 2 3 32 19 20 13

5 Abbotsford United B 10 4 1 5 22 20 13 2

6 Langley City 9 3 0 6 15 28 9 -13

7 Langley United Dynamo 10 3 0 7 22 36 9 -14

8 Langley United Impact 11 3 0 8 22 54 9 -32

9 North Surrey Mustangs B 10 1 0 9 9 50 3 -41

RESULTS

December 13 Langley City 3 v 3 Poco Titans

December 16 Langley United Dynamo 1 v 8 Tzeachten

December 17 Albion United 2 v 4 Aldergrove Highlanders

North Surrey Mustangs B 1 v 3 Langley Utd Impact

SCHEDULE

January 13 Langley United Dynamo 1 v 3 Albion United

January 14 North Surrey Mustangs B v Poco Titans

Abbotsford United B v Langley United Impact

January 15 Langley City v Aldergrove Highlanders

January 20 Langley United Impact v Aldergrove Highlanders

Poco Titans v Albion United

Tzeachten v Abbotsford United B

January 21 Albion United v North Surrey Mustangs B

January 22 Langley City v Langley United Dynamo

January 27 Langley United Dynamo v Abbotsford United B

Poco Titans v Aldergrove Highlanders

January 28 Albion United v Tzeachten

January 29 Langley City v Langley United Impact

December 10

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Mission 12 11 1 0 41 11 34 30

2 Ladner 11 8 1 2 25 13 25 12

3 Pacific United 11 8 0 3 40 16 24 24

4 Surrey United B 10 7 1 2 37 17 22 20

5 Coastal United 10 3 2 5 17 23 11 -6

6 Langley United Dragons 10 3 2 5 26 33 11 -7

7 Surrey Temple SDU 10 2 1 7 15 35 7 -20

8 Langley United Young Guns 9 1 2 6 18 28 5 -10

9 Juba 10 1 0 9 10 37 3 -27

10 Surrey Pegasus Royals B 5 0 0 5 7 23 0 -16

RESULTS

Coastal United 4 v 4 Langley United Dragons

Juba 3 v 4 Surrey Temple SDU

December 11 Surrey Pegasus Royals B 5 v 0 Pacific United

December 17 Surrey Temple SDU 0 v 1 Mission

Langley Utd Young Guns 1 v 5 Surrey Pegasus Ryls B Pacific United 3 v 2 Coastal United SCHEDULE

Pacific United v Mission

Langley United Young Guns v Surrey Temple SDU

January 29 Surrey United B v Coastal United

Langley United Dragons v Surrey Pegasus Royals B

January 31 Surrey Pegasus Royals B v Ladner

January 7

Coastal United v Langley United Young Guns

Ladner v Pacific United

January 8 Surrey Pegasus Royals B v Surrey Temple SDU

Surrey United B v Langley United Dragons

January 10 Surrey Pegasus Royals B v Langley Utd Young Guns

January 13 Langley United Young Guns v Ladner

January 14 Surrey Temple SDU v Coastal United Pacific United v Surrey United B

Mission v Surrey Pegasus Royals B

January 15 Langley United Dragons v Juba

January 21

Coastal United v Mission Ladner v Surrey Temple SDU

Langley United Dragons v Pacific United

January 22 Surrey Pegasus Royals B v Juba

Surrey United B v Langley United Young Guns

January 24 Surrey Pegasus Royals B v Langley United Dragons

January 26 Surrey Temple SDU v Surrey Pegasus Royals B

January 28 Ladner v Juba

FRASER VALLEY SOCCER LEAGUE

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Ridge Meadows Misfits 12 8 1 3 38 18 25 20

2 Abbotsford Selects U21 10 7 1 2 38 16 22 22

3 Poco Rockets 12 6 4 2 23 16 22 7

4 Mission B 10 5 2 3 22 18 17 4

5 Tzeachten Xwelmexw 11 5 1 5 17 20 16 -3

6 Aldergrove United 12 3 3 6 26 34 12 -8

7 Ridge Meadows Black Sheep 11 3 2 6 20 21 11 -1

8 Ridge Meadows Strikers 11 3 2 6 21 39 11 -18

9 Ridge Meadows Rowdies 10 3 1 6 11 27 10 -16

10 Tri City 11 2 3 6 14 21 9 -7

RESULTS

December 10 Aldergrove United 3 v 2 Ridge Meadows Strikers

December 17 Poco Rockets 3 v 1 Aldergrove United

Ridge Meadows Misfits 4 v 2 Tzeachten Xwelmexw

Ridge Meadows Rowdies 2 v 4 Abbotsford U21

SCHEDULE

January 6 Mission B v Ridge Meadows Misfits

January 7 Poco Rockets v Ridge Meadows Black Sheep

Abbotsford Selects U21 v Ridge Meadows Strikers

Aldergrove United v Tri City

January 8 Tzeachten Xwelmexw v Ridge Meadows Rowdies

January 14 Ridge Meadows Misfits v Poco Rockets

Ridge Meadows Rowdies v Mission B

Tri City v Abbotsford Selects U21

January 15 Ridge Meadows Black Sheep v Aldergrove United

Ridge Meadows Strikers v Tzeachten Xwelmexw

January 20 Mission B v Ridge Meadows Strikers

January 21 Poco Rockets v Ridge Meadows Rowdies

Abbotsford Selects U21 v Aldergrove United

January 22 Tzeachten Xwelmexw v Tri City

Ridge Meadows Blk Sheep v Ridge Meadows Misfits

January 27 Mission B v Aldergrove United

January 28 Poco Rockets v Tzeachten Xwelmexw

Ridge Meadows Misfits v Tri City

Abbotsford Selects U21 v Mission B

Ridge Meadows Rowdies v Ridge Meadows Strikers

December 10

FRASER VALLEY SOCCER LEAGUE DIVISION

Pos Club

1 Surrey Royals

Pld W D L F A Pts GD

11 9 1 1 31 10 28 21

2 White Rock United Cloverdale 12 6 2 4 19 14 20 5

3 White Rock United Vault 11 6 2 3 25 18 20 7

4 Aldergrove Midlanders 12 5 4 3 19 16 19 3

5 Langley United C 11 4 2 5 15 21 14 -6

6 BCT Westside United 10 4 1 5 8 13 13 -5

7 North Delta 91's 9 3 2 4 12 16 11 -4

8 Grass & Hops 9 3 1 5 11 9 10 2

9 North Delta United 11 3 1 7 15 24 10 -9

10 North Delta Titans 10 2 0 8 8 22 6 -14

RESULTS

Langley United C 2 v 0 Surrey Royals

December 11 North Delta 91's 4 v 0 Aldergrove Midlanders

Grass & Hops 2 v 2 White Rock United Cloverdale

December 17 White Rock Utd Cloverdale 1 v 3 BCT Westside Utd

Surrey Royals 4 v 1 Grass & Hops

SCHEDULE

January 6

January 7

January 8

January 14

January 15

BCT Westside United v North Delta 91's

White Rock United Cloverdale v Surrey Royals

Langley United C v Aldergrove Midlanders

North Delta Titans v North Delta United

Grass & Hops v White Rock United Vault

Aldergrove Midlanders v Grass & Hops

Surrey Royals v BCT Westside United

North Delta United v Langley United C

North Delta 91's v North Delta Titans

White Rock Utd Vault v White Rock Utd Cloverdale

January 19 Grass & Hops v North Delta 91's

January 21

Langley United C v North Delta 91's

White Rock Utd Cloverdale v Aldergrove Midlanders

Surrey Royals v White Rock United Vault

January 22

North Delta Titans v BCT Westside United

Grass & Hops v North Delta United

January 28

Aldergrove Midlanders v North Delta United

White Rock United Cloverdale v Langley United C

Surrey Royals v North Delta Titans

January 29

White Rock United Vault v North Delta 91's

Grass & Hops v BCT Westside United

December 11

FRASER VALLEY SOCCER LEAGUE DIVISION

Pos Club

Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Tzeachten Xwelmexw C 11 10 1 0 51 6 31 45

2 Ridge Meadows Dons 11 9 0 2 33 13 27 20

3 Poco Pacific 11 8 1 2 32 19 25 13

4 Poco Evolution 11 6 2 3 36 15 20 21

5 Ridge Meadows Folly 11 6 2 3 34 14 20 20

6 Poco Athletic 12 6 1 5 34 28 19 6

7 Tri City B 11 5 2 4 26 20 17 6

8 Abbotsford Phoenix 12 4 2 6 20 25 14 -5

9 Mission C 12 4 0 8 32 35 12 -3

10 Aldergrove Lowlanders 12 3 0 9 22 36 9 -14

11 Aldergrove United B 11 1 0 10 7 70 3 -63

12 Abbotsford Graduates 11 0 1 10 8 54 1 -46

RESULTS

Aldergrove United B 0 v 14 Poco Pacific

Ridge Meadows Dons 0 v 2 Tzeachten Xwelmexw C

December 16 Poco Athletic 2 v 5 Ridge Meadows Dons

December 17 Tri City B 5 v 1 Aldergrove Lowlanders

Tzeachten Xwelmexw C 1 v 0 Abbotsford Phoenix

Poco Pacific 0 v 1 Ridge Meadows Folly

SCHEDULE

January 6 Poco Evolution v Tri City B

January 7 Aldergrove Lowlanders v Mission C

Abbotsford Graduates v Tzeachten Xwelmexw C

January 8 Abbotsford Phoenix v Poco Athletic

Ridge Meadows Dons v Poco Pacific

Ridge Meadows Folly v Aldergrove United B

January 27

Poco Athletic v Tri City B

January 28 Poco Pacific v Aldergrove Lowlanders

Tzeachten Xwelmexw C v Mission C

January 29

Aldergrove United B v Abbotsford Graduates

Ridge Meadows Dons v Poco Evolution

Ridge Meadows Folly v Abbotsford Phoenix

January 13

Poco Athletic v Abbotsford Graduates

January 14 Poco Pacific v Abbotsford Phoenix

Tzeachten Xwelmexw C v Aldergrove Lowlanders

January 15 Aldergrove United B v Ridge Meadows Dons

Mission C v Tri City B

Ridge Meadows Folly v Poco Evolution

January 20 Poco Evolution v Mission C

January 21 Tri City B v Tzeachten Xwelmexw C

Abbotsford Graduates v Poco Pacific

Aldergrove Lowlanders v Poco Athletic

January 22

Abbotsford Phoenix v Aldergrove United B

Ridge Meadows Dons v Ridge Meadows Folly

December 10

FRASER VALLEY SOCCER LEAGUE

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Surrey Punjab 10 8 2 0 43 14 26 29

2 Surrey United Cosmos U21 12 8 1 3 43 27 25 16

3 BC Tigers 9 8 0 1 39 8 24 31

4 Surrey Players 11 7 0 4 35 18 21 17

5 White Falcons

11 6 2 3 20 16 20 4

6 Greater Vancouver United 11 5 3 3 39 21 18 18

7 North Delta Falcons 10 5 2 3 26 20 17 6

8 Trinity Western Spartans C 11 5 0 6 28 29 15 -1

9 Stars Academy B 11 2 1 8 16 42 7 -26

10 North Delta Royals 11 2 1 8 10 33 7 -23

11 South Delta Alumni 11 2 0 9 12 41 6 -29

12 Langley United Studs 10 0 0 10 11 53 0 -42

RESULTS

Langley Utd Studs 0 v 11 Surrey Utd Cosmos U21

BC Tigers 7 v 2 Surrey Players

Surrey Punjab 10 v 1 FCT Stars Academy B

December 11 North Delta Royals 5 v 0 Greater Vancouver United

White Falcons 2 v 1 South Delta Alumni

Trinity Western Spartans C 1 v 3 North Delta Falcons

December 17 Greater Vancouver United 5 v 10 Surrey Punjab

Surrey Players 2 v 4 White Falcons

SCHEDULE

January 7 Surrey Utd Cosmos U21 v Greater Vancouver Utd

Langley United Studs v FCT Stars Academy B

Surrey Punjab v North Delta Falcons

January 22

North Delta Royals v BC Tigers

FCT Stars Academy B v North Delta Falcons

Trinity Western Spartans C v White Falcons

January 28 BC Tigers v Surrey Punjab

Surrey Players v Surrey United Cosmos U21

January 29

North Delta Falcons v Greater Vancouver United

South Delta Alumni v FCT Stars Academy B

White Falcons v North Delta Royals

Trinity Western Spartans C v Langley United Studs

January 8

North Delta Royals v South Delta Alumni

White Falcons v BC Tigers

January 12 Surrey Punjab v BC Tigers

January 14 BC Tigers v Trinity Western Spartans C

Greater Vancouver United v FCT Stars Academy B

Surrey Players v North Delta Royals

January 15

North Delta Falcons v Surrey United Cosmos U21

South Delta Alumni v Surrey Punjab

White Falcons v Langley United Studs

Trinity Western Spartans C v Surrey Players

January 21 Surrey United Cosmos U21 v South Delta Alumni

Langley United Studs v Greater Vancouver United

Surrey Punjab v Surrey Players

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Gorge 9 7 2 0 30 7 23 23

2 Lakehill 8 2 4 2 13 14 10 -1

3 Saanich Fusion Susans 9 2 4 3 13 12 10 1

4 Nanaimo United 9 2 3 4 10 17 9 -7

5 Gorge United 9 2 1 6 10 26 7 -16

December 2 Gorge 6 v 1 Gorge United

December 9 Saanich Fusion Susans 0 v 0 Nanaimo Utd

January 8 Nanaimo United v Lakehill

January 13 Gorge v Saanich Fusion Susans

January 14 Gorge United v Nanaimo United

January 20 Nanaimo United v Gorge

January 22 Lakehill v Saanich Fusion Susans

January 27 Gorge v Lakehill Saanich Fusion Susans v Gorge United

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Lakehill Reds 11 9 2 0 27 6 29 21

2 Saanich Fusion United 12 7 2 3 26 15 23 11

3 Cowichan 11 6 3 2 14 11 21 3

4 Gorge United Reserves 11 6 2 3 12 6 20 6

5 Lakehill Reserves 11 6 1 4 22 14 19 8

6 Castaways FC 11 2 3 6 12 21 9 -9

7 Nanaimo United Reserves 11 2 3 6 9 18 9 -9

8 Castaways 12 1 5 6 7 18 8 -11

9 Prospect Lake Lakers 10 0 1 9 2 22 1 -20

December 4 Castaways 0 v 5 Saanich Fusion United Lakehill Reds 4 v 1 Lakehill Reserves

December 10 Nanaimo United Reserves 1 v 1 Castaways

December 11 Gorge United Reserves 3 v 1 Castaways

Saanich Fusion United 1 v 1 Lakehill Reds Lakehill Reserves 2 v 0 Cowichan FC

January 14 Prospect Lake Lakers v Lakehill Reserves Castaways v Gorge United Reserves

January 15 Saanich Fusion United v Nanaimo United Reserves Lakehill Reds v Cowichan FC

January 21 Nanaimo United Reserves v Lakehill Reds Lakehill Reserves v Castaways

January 22 Cowichan FC v Prospect Lake Lakers Gorge United Reserves v Saanich Fusion United

January 28

Castaways v Cowichan FC

Nanaimo United Reserves v Gorge United Reserves Castaways v Lakehill Reserves

January 29 Lakehill Reds v Prospect Lake Lakers

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Juan de Fuca United 10 8 1 1 29 4 25 25

2 Gorge Reserves 10 7 2 1 25 6 23 19

3 Saanich Fusion Cascades 10 6 0 4 23 17 18 6

4 Vic West 10 4 1 5 15 22 13 -7

5 Salt Spring United 10 3 1 6 12 21 10 -9

6 Juan de Fuca Warriors 10 2 1 7 7 30 7 -23

7 Nanaimo United C 10 1 2 7 12 23 5 -11

December 2 Juan de Fuca United 1 v 0 Saanich Fusion Cascades

December 4 Gorge Reserves 3 v 1 Salt Spring United

Vic West 2 v 0 Juan de Fuca Warriors

December 11 Saanich Fusion Cascades 3 v 1 Gorge Reserves

Salt Spring United 2 v 1 Nanaimo United C

Vic West 0 v 4 Juan de Fuca United

January 13 Nanaimo United C v Saanich Fusion Cascades

January 15

Juan de Fuca Warriors v Juan de Fuca United

Gorge Reserves v Vic West

Saanich Fusion Cascades v Salt Spring United

January 20 Juan de Fuca United v Gorge Reserves

January 22 Salt Spring United v Juan de Fuca Warriors

Vic West v Nanaimo United C

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Lakehill Limes 11 9 1 1 40 7 28 33

2 Peninsula 10 9 0 1 33 11 27 22

3 Gorge Masters 12 8 1 3 27 14 25 13

4 Prospect Lake Lakers Reserves 11 4 2 5 26 18 14 8

5 Lakehill C 10 4 2 4 20 13 14 7

6 Juan de Fuca AS 11 4 1 6 21 33 13 -12

7 Vic West Reserves 11 1 1 9 7 33 4 -26

8 Juan de Fuca TD 10 0 0 10 7 52 0 -45

December 4 Gorge Masters 4 v 0 Vic West Reserves

December 9 Peninsula 4 v 2 Lakehill C

December 11

Prospect Lake Lakers Reserves 1 v 1 Juan de Fuca AS

Lakehill Limes 3 v 0 Vic West Reserves

Juan de Fuca TD 2 v 4 Gorge Masters

January 13

January 15

Juan de Fuca AS v Peninsula

Lakehill C v Vic West Reserves

Gorge Masters v Prospect Lake Lakers Reserves

Lakehill Limes v Lakehill C

Vic West Reserves v Juan de Fuca TD

January 20 Peninsula v Gorge Masters

Lakehill C v Juan de Fuca AS

January 22

Prospect Lake Lakers Reserves v Vic West Reserves

Juan de Fuca TD v Lakehill Limes

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Riptides 9 6 1 2 25 15 19 10

2 Sooke 8 4 2 2 21 21 14 0

3 Juan de Fuca Adrenaline 9 4 2 3 9 4 14 5

4 Fernwood City 9 3 3 3 16 19 12 -3

5 Cowichan Cobras 8 2 2 4 9 14 8 -5

6 Ladysmith Strikers 8 1 4 3 8 8 7 0

7 Bays United 9 1 4 4 5 12 7 -7

January 7 Sooke v Juan de Fuca Adrenaline

January 8 Ladysmith Strikers v Bays United

January 13 Ladysmith Strikers v Sooke

January 14 Sooke v Bays United

Juan de Fuca Adrenaline v Cowichan Cobras

January 15 Riptides v Ladysmith Strikers

January 20 Bays United v Riptides

Ladysmith Strikers v Fernwood City

January 21 Cowichan Cobras v Sooke

December 9

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Surrey United 10 9 0 1 22 2 27 20

2 Burnaby Mountain 8 8 0 0 30 3 24 27

3 Trinity Western Spartans 10 6 1 3 20 12 19 8

4 Coastal 9 5 1 3 15 17 16 -2

5 Coquitlam Metro Ford Galaxy 9 4 2 3 17 17 14 0

6 Coquitlam Metro Ford 8 4 1 3 11 9 13 2

7 Vancouver United Primas 10 2 1 7 6 16 7 -10

8 TSS Rovers 9 1 3 5 12 19 6 -7

9 Venus 8 1 0 7 5 28 3 -23

10 Fusion Tigers 9 0 1 8 8 23 1 -15

Coquitlam Metro Ford 0 v 2Surrey United

TSS Rovers v Coastal

December 11 Vancouver Utd Primas 0 v 2 Trinity Western Spartans

Venus 0 v 4 Coquitlam Metro Ford Galaxy

January 6 Coquitlam Metro Ford v Vancouver United Primas

January 8 Venus v Burnaby Mountain

Coquitlam Metro Ford Galaxy v Fusion Tigers

Surrey United v Coastal

January 27 Coastal v Venus

Burnaby Mountain v Coquitlam Metro Ford Galaxy

TSS Rovers v Coquitlam Metro Ford

January 29 Fusion Tigers v Trinity Western Spartans

Surrey United v Vancouver United Primas

SELECTS

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 North Shore Impact 10 10 0 0 29 8 30 21

2 Surrey Pegasus 10 7 1 2 33 17 22 16

3 Port Moody Gunners 9 4 2 3 19 23 14 -4

4 TSS Rovers Selects 9 3 2 4 19 18 11 1

5 Tzeachten Selects 9 2 2 5 11 20 8 -9

6 Chilliwack 9 2 1 6 23 26 7 -3

7 Port Moody United 7 1 2 4 6 17 5 -11

8 Van City 9 1 2 6 9 20 5 -11

December 11 Chilliwack 0 v 2 Surrey Pegasus

North Shore Impact 5 v 0 Port Moody Gunners

Tzeachten Selects 0 v 0 TSS Rovers Selects

Port Moody United 1 v 1 Van City

January 6 Port Moody Gunners v TSS Rovers Selects

January 8 Chilliwack v Tzeachten Selects

Port Moody United v North Shore Impact

Van City v Surrey Pegasus

January 29 TSS Rovers Selects v North Shore Impact

Surrey Pegasus v Port Moody Gunners

Van City v Tzeachten Selects

Port Moody United v Chilliwack

METRO WOMEN’S SOCCER LEAGUE SELECTS DIVISION

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Vancouver United Sabres 10 9 1 0 28 5 28 23

2 Meraloma 9 5 3 1 22 6 18 16

3 PoCo Rush 10 5 3 2 12 12 18 0

4 Abbotsford Breakers 9 5 0 4 24 12 15 12

5 Cascadia 9 3 1 5 16 13 10 3

6 Surrey United Selects 8 2 1 5 13 24 7 -11

7 Premier Academy U18 Prep 9 2 0 7 18 39 6 -21

8 Venus Selects 10 1 1 8 12 34 4 -22

December 11 Meraloma 2 v 0 Surrey United Selects

Premier Academy U18 1 v 2 Vancouver Utd Sabres

January 6 PoCo Rush v Meraloma

January 7 Vancouver United Sabres v Venus Selects

January 8 Abbotsford Breakers v Premier Academy U18 Prep

Cascadia v Surrey United Selects

January 28 Venus Selects v Cascadia

January 29 Surrey United Selects v Abbotsford Breakers

Premier Academy U18 Prep v PoCo Rush

Vancouver United Sabres v Meraloma

Pos Club

Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Langley United 10 7 2 1 19 5 23 14

2 North Delta Hotshots 9 4 3 2 14 10 15 4

3 Coquitlam Metro Ford Impact 9 3 5 1 26 7 14 19

4 Ridge Meadows Sporting 9 3 3 3 19 14 12 5

5 Greater Vancouver United Selects 9 2 2 5 17 24 8 -7

6 BCT Tigress 10 1 1 8 8 43 4 -35

December 11 Ridge Meadows Sporting 1 v 2 Langley United

Greater Vancouver United Selects 9 v 0 BCT Tigress

Coq Metro Ford Impact 1 v 1 Nth Delta Hotshots

January 8 BCT Tigress v Ridge Meadows Sporting

North Delta Hotshots v Langley United

Gtr Vancouver Utd Selects v Coq Metro Ford Impact

January 29 Ridge Meadows Sporting v North Delta Hotshots

Langley United v Greater Vancouver United Selects

Coquitlam Metro Ford Impact v BCT Tigress

December 11

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Strathcona Primo

9 7 1 1 21 6 22 15

2 Westside Wild 9 5 1 3 11 8 16 3

3 Meraloma Menace 9 5 1 3 21 9 16 12

4 Croatia 9 4 1 4 11 11 13 0

5 North Shore Storm 10 4 1 5 8 13 13 -5

6 West Coast Impact 9 3 2 4 9 8 11 1

7 New West Blackout 9 2 2 5 10 15 8 -5

8 North Shore Red Socks 10 1 3 6 3 24 6 -21

North Shore Red Socks 0 v 3 West Coast Impact

Westside Wild 2 v 0 North Shore Storm

Meraloma Menace 5 v 2 Strathcona Primo

Croatia 2 v 0 New West Blackout

January 8

West Coast Impact v Strathcona Primo

Meraloma Menace v Westside Wild

Croatia v North Shore Red Socks

New West Blackout v North Shore Storm

January 29

North Shore Red Socks v Meraloma Menace

West Coast Impact v Westside Wild

Strathcona Primo v New West Blackout

North Shore Storm v Croatia

METRO WOMEN

S SOCCER LEAGUE DIVISION

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Delta United 9 8 0 1 39 9 24 30

2 Richmond United AllStars 9 7 1 1 27 6 22 21

3 ICSF United 8 5 1 2 21 11 16 10

4 B.C.P. 9 2 0 7 17 32 6 -15

5 Tsawwassen Titans 9 2 0 7 10 31 6 -21

6 BC Tigers Strikers 6 0 0 6 3 28 0 -25

December 11 Richmond United AllStars 1 v 2 Delta United

BCP 3 v 4 ICSF United

Tsawwassen Titans 3 v 1 BC Tigers Strikers

January 6 Delta United v Tsawwassen Titans

January 8 Richmond United AllStars v BCP

ICSF United v BC Tigers Strikers

January 29 Tsawwassen Titans v ICSF United

BC Tigers Strikers v Richmond United AllStars

BCP v Delta United

Pos Club

Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Langley Extreme 10 8 1 1 52 3 25 49

2 Albion All Blacks 9 7 0 2 20 7 21 13

3 Ex Patriots 9 6 0 3 46 14 18 32

4 Langley Lush Puppies 8 5 0 3 27 22 15 5

5 PoCo Kaos 9 4 2 3 23 10 14 13

6 Surrey Dash 7 4 1 2 14 12 13 2

7 Tzeachten Thunderbirds 10 1 0 9 8 58 3 -50

8 PoCo Fury 8 1 0 7 7 28 3 -21

December 11 Ex Patriots 3 v 0 Tzeachten Thunderbirds

PoCo Kaos 1 v 0 Langley Extreme

Albion All Blacks 3 v 0 Surrey Dash

January 8 Langley Lush Puppies v Ex Patriots

PoCo Fury v Langley Extreme

Tzeachten Thunderbirds v Surrey Dash

Albion All Blacks v PoCo Kaos

January 29 Ex Patriots v Albion All Blacks

Surrey Dash v PoCo Fury

Langley Extreme v Langley Lush Puppies

Tzeachten Thunderbirds v PoCo Kaos

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Squamish United 9 9 0 0 41 11 27 30

2 WC COQ Crown Royals 10 8 0 2 37 16 24 21

3 Coquitlam Metro Ford United 8 5 0 3 23 14 15 9

4 Columbus 7 4 0 3 17 14 12 3

5 Coquitlam Metro Ford Black Ice 9 4 0 5 17 23 12 -6

6 North Shore Knockouts 9 3 0 6 15 26 9 -11

7 North Delta Rangers 10 2 1 7 14 26 7 -12

8 Coquitlam Metro Ford Fury 10 0 1 9 9 43 1 -34

December 11 WC COQ Crown Royals 4 v 2 North Delta Rangers

Coq Metro Ford Fury 1 v 5 Coq Metro Ford United

January 6

North Shore Knockouts v Coquitlam Metro Ford Fury

January 8 Columbus v WC COQ Crown Royals

Coquitlam Metro Ford United v Squamish United

Coq Metro Ford Black Ice v North Delta Rangers

January 29 North Delta Rangers v North Shore Knockouts

Coquitlam Metro Ford Utd v WC COQ Crown Royals

Coquitlam Metro Ford Fury v Columbus

Squamish United v Coquitlam Metro Ford Black Ice

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Westside Wolfpac 10 8 2 0 31 5 26 26

2 Vancouver Athletic Pumas 10 7 1 2 23 10 22 13

3 Bombastic 10 6 3 1 23 9 21 14

4 Coastal Surf 9 5 2 2 19 10 17 9

5 Dunbar Thunder 9 3 1 5 10 26 10 -16

6 Burnaby Blast 10 3 0 7 7 20 9 -13

7 Richmond Olympics 9 3 0 6 12 15 9 -3

8 Columbus White 10 2 3 5 10 20 9 -10

9 Surrey United Beaver Junior 10 3 0 7 11 25 9 -14

10 Richmond Nemesis 9 2 0 7 10 16 6 -6

December 10 Bombastic 1 v 1 Coastal Surf

December 11 Dunbar Thunder 0 v 0 Columbus White

Richmond Olympics 0 v 1 Westside Wolfpac

Surrey United Beaver Junior 3 v 0 Burnaby Blast

Vancouver Athletic Pumas 1 v 0 Richmond Nemesis

January 7 Westside Wolfpac v Surrey United Beaver Junior

January 8 Richmond Nemesis v Bombastic

Columbus White v Richmond Olympics

Dunbar Thunder v Vancouver Athletic Pumas

Coastal Surf v Burnaby Blast

January 28 Burnaby Blast v Richmond Nemesis

January 29 Richmond Olympics v Coastal Surf

Surrey United Beaver Junior v Dunbar Thunder

Vancouver Athletic Pumas v Columbus White

Bombastic v Westside Wolfpac

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Macho Ladybugs

9 8 0 1 45 14 24 31

2 Abbotsford Ducks 9 6 1 2 25 13 19 12

3 Aldergrove Thunder 9 4 3 2 16 16 15 0

4 Abbotsford Graduates 8 4 1 3 34 25 13 9

5 Abbotsford Lightning 9 3 2 4 20 27 11 -7

6 Aldergrove FX 9 3 1 5 24 30 10 -6

7 Sto:Lo United 9 2 0 7 15 30 6 -15

8 Mission United 10 1 2 7 20 44 5 -24

December 11 Aldergrove FX 0 v 2 Abbotsford Ducks

January 6 Macho Ladybugs v Aldergrove FX

ASA Lightning v Abbotsford Ducks

January 8 Aldergrove Thunder v Mission United

Sto:Lo United v Abbotsford Graduates

January 27 Mission United v ASA Lightning

January 29 Abbotsford Ducks v Sto:Lo United

Aldergrove Thunder v Aldergrove FX

Abbotsford Graduates v Macho Ladybugs

METRO WOMEN

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 North Shore United 10 6 2 2 26 15 20 11

2 West Vancouver Allstars 9 5 1 3 24 15 16 9

3 North Shore Fusion 8 5 1 2 20 15 16 5

4 Burnaby Momentum 9 4 3 2 15 11 15 4

5 West Coast Synergy 10 4 1 5 25 29 13 -4

6 North ShoreIcicles 7 3 1 3 16 16 10 0

7 Burnaby Shooters 9 2 1 6 7 19 7 -12

8 Port Moody 8 1 0 7 6 19 3 -13

December 11 North Shore United 2 v 4 West Vancouver Allstars

Port Moody 4 v 6 West Coast Synergy

January 8

West Coast Synergy v Burnaby Shooters

North Shore Fusion v West Vancouver Allstars

North Shore United v North Shore Icicles

Port Moody v Burnaby Momentum

January 29 Burnaby Momentum v North Shore United

West Vancouver Allstars v West Coast Synergy

Burnaby Shooters v Port Moody

North Shore Fusion v North Shore Icicles

METRO WOMEN

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Coastal Vault 9 8 0 1 36 15 24 21

2 Sunday Caesars 8 6 0 2 31 15 18 16

3 Van City B 9 5 1 3 32 11 16 21

4 Westside Coyotes 8 5 0 3 20 16 15 4

5 West Coast Invivo 9 3 1 5 14 21 10 -7

6 Delta United B 8 1 0 7 7 40 3 -33

7 North Delta Shooters 8 1 0 7 9 35 3 -26

8 PoCo Storm 9 1 0 8 9 48 3 -39

December 11 Westside Coyotes 0 v 3 Van City B

PoCo Storm 3 v 2 West Coast Invivo

January 6

Delta United B v West Coast Invivo

January 8 Coastal Vault v Westside Coyotes

North Delta Shooters v Sunday Caesars

PoCo Storm v Van City B

January 27 Delta United B v Van City B

January 29 Westside Coyotes v North Delta Shooters

West Coast Invivo v Coastal Vault

Sunday Caesars v PoCo Storm

METRO WOMEN

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Ridge Meadows Aces 8 7 1 0 32 11 22 21

2 Royal City Kodiaks 9 6 2 1 18 13 20 5

3 Green Devils 8 6 0 2 19 3 18 16

4 Coquitlam Metro Ford Crush 9 5 0 4 21 20 15 1

5 PoCo Fire 8 5 0 3 14 11 15 3

6 Surrey United Synergy 9 2 0 7 12 31 6 -19

7 Surrey Blitz 8 1 0 7 10 20 3 -10

8 New West Hyacks 9 0 1 8 4 21 1 -17

December 11 Coquitlam Metro Ford Crush 0 v 2 Green Devils

Royal City Kodiaks 3 v 2 Surrey United Synergy

New West Hyacks 0 v 2 PoCo Fire

January 8 Surrey Blitz v Coquitlam Metro Ford Crush

Ridge Meadows Aces v PoCo Fire

Surrey United Synergy v Green Devils

Royal City Kodiaks v New West Hyacks

January 29 Green Devils v Royal City Kodiaks

PoCo Fire v Coquitlam Metro Ford Crush

Ridge Meadows Aces v Surrey United Synergy

New West Hyacks v Surrey Blitz

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Surrey Monsoon 8 7 0 1 28 8 21 20

2 Ridge Meadows United 9 6 2 1 30 13 20 17

3 Abbotsford Phoenix 9 5 3 1 18 11 18 7

4 Port Moody Wolves 8 3 3 2 12 10 12 2

5 TWU Spartans Sport Club 9 3 1 5 11 16 10 -5

6 Aldergrove Storm 9 2 2 5 14 29 8 -15

7 Albion Goaldiggerz 8 1 1 6 8 19 4 -11

8 The Chillies 8 0 2 6 8 23 2 -15

December 11 Ridge Meadows Utd 5 v 0 TWU Spartans Sport Club

January 8 Surrey Monsoon v The Chillies

TWU Spartans Sport Club v Port Moody Wolves

Aldergrove Storm v Albion Goaldiggerz

Ridge Meadows United v Abbotsford Phoenix

January 29

Abbotsford Phoenix v Surrey Monsoon

Albion Goaldiggerz v TWU Spartans Sport Club

Aldergrove Storm v The Chillies

Port Moody Wolves v Ridge Meadows United

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 PoCo Flames 9 7 0 2 25 10 21 15

2 Coquitlam ICE 8 6 1 1 38 5 19 33

3 Burnaby United 8 6 0 2 32 7 18 25

4 Ridge Meadows Ravens 8 5 1 2 26 5 16 21

5 PoCo Venom 8 3 1 4 12 20 10 -8

6 Surrey United Diamonds 9 3 1 5 8 25 10 -17

7 Ridge Meadows Warriors 8 2 0 6 17 29 6 -12

8 New West United 10 0 0 10 3 60 0 -57

December 11 PoCo Venom 2 v 1 PoCo Flames

Surrey United Diamonds 1 v 0 New West United

January 8

Surrey United Diamonds v PoCo Venom

Ridge Meadows Ravens v New West United

Coquitlam ICE v PoCo Flames

Ridge Meadows Warriors v Burnaby United

January 29 Burnaby United v PoCo Venom

PoCo Flames v Ridge Meadows Ravens

New West United v Ridge Meadows Warriors

Coquitlam ICE v Surrey United Diamonds

METRO WOMEN

S SOCCER LEAGUE DIVISION

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 United 10 9 0 1 52 11 27 41

2 Rainbow Strikers

10 6 2 2 24 9 20 15

3 Saints 10 6 1 3 15 18 19 -3

4 Hodder Tugs 10 6 0 4 33 22 18 11

5 Vancouver Phoenix

10 3 1 6 13 31 10 -18

6 Vancouver Wildcats 10 3 0 7 9 21 9 -12

7 Musqueam Strong 10 2 2 6 10 17 8 -7

8 Vancouver Geckos 10 2 0 8 7 34 6 -27

December 11 Vancouver Geckos 0 v 1 Saints

Vancouver Phoenix 2 v 1 Hodder Tugs

Rainbow Strikers 0 v 4 United

January 7 Vancouver Wildcats v Rainbow Strikers

January 8 Hodder Tugs v Musqueam Strong

Vancouver Geckos v Vancouver Phoenix

Saints v United

January 29 Hodder Tugs v Rainbow Strikers

Vancouver Phoenix v Vancouver Wildcats

Musqueam Strong v Saints

United v Vancouver Geckos

December 9

Pos Club

1 Grads

Pld W D L F A Pts GD

11 8 2 1 26 38 13 25

2 Ex Patriots Lions 11 8 1 2 25 20 12 8

3 Westcoast 12 5 4 3 19 19 10 9

4 VanSal 12 5 2 5 17 26 28 -2

5 Unicorn 12 5 2 5 17 19 25 -6

6 Richmond All Blacks 12 4 4 4 16 24 20 4

7 AC Richmond 12 2 2 8 8 18 32 -14

8 Pacific Dragon 12 1 1 10 4 8 32 -24

VanSal 0 v 1 Ex Patriots Lions

Richmond All Blacks 1 v 2 Grads

AC Richmond 1 v 0 Pacific Dragon Unicorn 1 v 1 Westcoast

January 10 Ex Patriots Lions v Grads

Pacific Dragon v Unicorn Richmond All Blacks v VanSal

January 13 Unicorn v Grads Westcoast v AC Richmond Pacific Dragon v VanSal

Ex Patriots Lions v Richmond All Blacks

January 20 Grads v Richmond All Blacks

Ex Patriots Lions v VanSal Pacific Dragon v AC Richmond Westcoast v Unicorn

January 27 Grads v AC Richmond

VanSal v Unicorn

Richmond All Blacks v Westcoast

Ex Patriots Lions v Pacific Dragon

January 31 Westcoast v Grads

Ex Patriots Lions v AC Richmond

December 8

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Heatherbrae 12 11 0 1 33 57 6 51

2 Richlads 12 9 2 1 29 52 11 41

3 United 11 9 0 2 27 33 22 11

4 Lerazo 12 7 3 2 24 34 17 17

5 AC Phantoms 11 6 0 5 18 31 20 11

6 FC Hammers 11 5 2 4 17 31 20 11

7 Lee Man 11 4 4 3 16 14 16 -2

8 Unicorn Reserves 12 5 0 7 15 21 28 -7

9 Club Ireland Rovers 11 4 0 7 12 21 37 -16

10 BG Rangers 11 3 1 7 10 15 28 -13

11 Ex Patriots Panthers 11 2 4 5 10 16 28 -12

12 Lion Rock 12 3 1 8 10 15 29 -14

13 K2 Sports 11 2 1 8 7 12 38 -26

14 Melvin 12 1 0 11 3 15 67 -52

Unicorn B 1 v 2 K2 Sports

December 11 AC Phantoms 9 v 2 Melvin

Club Ireland Rovers 0 v 6 Heatherbrae

Lerazo 4 v 0 K2 Sports Richlads 4 v 0 BG Rangers

FC Hammers 3 v 2 Lion Rock United 4 v 2 Unicorn B

Lee Man 2 v 2 Ex Patriots Panthers

December 14 Melvin 4 v 1 K2 Sports

Club Ireland Rovers 0 v 3 BG Rangers

Lion Rock 0 v 8 Heatherbrae

January 11 AC Phantoms v FC Hammers

Ex Patriots Panthers v Club Ireland Rovers BG Rangers v K2 Sports

January 12 United v Lee Man

January 15 AC Phantoms v Ex Patriots Panthers

Unicorn B v Lee Man BG Rangers v FC Hammers

Lion Rock v United K2 Sports v Richlads Melvin v Club Ireland Rovers

January 25 Heatherbrae v Lerazo

VANCOUVER ISLAND SOCCER LEAGUE ROUND

An odd weekend of amateur men's top flight soccer on the Island.

Snow and travelling conditions played a factor as 2 of 5 games were not able to be played because of those conditions.

Here is the overall view of what took place over the weekend of match week 13:

Lakehill got things going with a 6-0 drubbing over Westcastle Lakers who were on the swing up. Lakehill had a 2 goal performance from Blair Sturrock, and an amazing 4 goal performance from Patrick Nelson. Shutting out the Westcastle team was Lakehill Keeper Marko Ilich.

Friday also saw a dandy of a match at Hampton where the Victoria Highlanders defeated Gorge FC by score of 3-2. Gorge goals were from Matthew Olaks and rookie sensation James Cameron. Scoring all 3 goals in succession, and within 9 minutes, for the Highlanders was Zidane Mwinyi.

The Nanaimo vs Bays Utd game had to be postponed because of the travel advisory first and foremost, but also because there was still snow on the Nanaimo fields.

Another cancellation on Saturday saw Comox not being able to host Cowichan as the snow was still on the field there as well.

With travel advisories removed, Powell River was still able to get their road game in vs Vic West. Vic West were not hospitable at all and defeated the Villa squad by score of 5-1. Scoring for Vic West was kaelan Cooke, Salem Almardy, Daniel Pritchard, and Yassin Guitourni x 2. The lone marker for Powell River Villa was courtesy Patrick Osakabe-Green.

Lakehill are able to keep their undefeated streak in tact and do separate from some teams. Vic West & Highlanders wins allow them to move up the standings some in 2nd & 4th spots respectably. The bottom 4 of the division still look exactly the same - and they will be anxious to get back at it.

A cold weekend, some snowballs thrown to keep some people guessing if they were playing or not, but overall, a decent weekend all things considered.

The final week of top flight amateur men's soccer is now in the books for 2022. More trouble with weather up island, but just the 1 game cancelled. The remaining 4 games were played, and some interesting results to report. Here is that snapshot:

Friday did not start off well as the Cowichan vs Nanaimo game had to be cancelled because of lingering snow on the North Cowichan field.

Friday did see top place Lakehill beat up on Comox United by

score of 7-1. Lakehill had 7 different goal scorers, and they were Jack Hill, Isaac Koch, Patrick Nelson, Chris Peereboom, NorbertCedric Aba, Liam Ashton, and Craig Gorman. Notching the single for Comox was Ambrose Tinmouth.

Saturday saw a highly contested affair in Powell River as visiting Gorge FC defeated Villa 1-0. Gorge goal was scored by Dominic Colantonio. Securing the shutout for Gorge was Keeper Nick McCue.

Saturday evening saw a shootout as Bays Utd travelled to Langford and defeated the Victoria Highlanders by score of 5-3. Bays had goals from Aiden Taylor, Ethan Emile, Nick Park, and a pair from Rees Goertzen. The Highlanders had all 3 goals scored by Fardin Azizi.

The last game on Saturday night (and for 2022) had Vic West blank Westcastle by score of 2-0. Vic West goals were both scored by Yassin Guitouni. Earning the shutout was Vic West Keeper Oleksandr Harapa.

One of the big stories of 2022 has been the success of Lakehill as the remain undefeated and are a win and draw away from securing another Garrison Cup Trophy.

There is no doubt that they want a better 2023 that has a Jackson Cup run and Provincial Championship run included.

Vic West has had a good campaign to this point. Other than wanting back a couple unfortunate results, the squad will be happy with their 2022.

Gorge and Victoria Highlanders rounding out the top 4 and staying relevant in those positions.

Another feel good story for 2022 has been the upswing of the young Westcastle-Lakers squad and the rebuild from Bays Utd.

A very tough start for the teams, but they have come back to finish 2022 very respectably.

Nanaimo & Cowichan have had interesting 2022's and will look to improve on their results and start building for a decent Jackson Cup run.

Surprisingly, at the bottom in the relegation zone is Powell River and Comox Valley.

It was a strong possibility that Comox would be near the bottom as they are going through a shift in membership, but seeing Powell River in 9th has been more of a shock.

Powell River will be looking for some results come 2023 to battle out of that relegation zone.

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Lakehill 14 12 2 0 68 19 38 49

2 Vic West 14 9 3 2 38 11 30 27

3 Gorge 14 7 2 5 40 24 23 16

4 Victoria Highlanders 14 6 3 5 28 34 21 -6

5 Westcastle - Lakers 14 4 4 6 18 34 16 -16

6 Bays United 13 4 3 6 21 38 15 -17

7 Nanaimo United 12 4 2 6 23 25 14 -2

8 Cowichan Axis 12 3 4 5 21 23 13 -2

9 Powell River Villa 14 2 5 7 20 30 11 -10

10 Comox Valley United 13 2 0 11 12 51 6 -39

December 2 Lakehill 6 v 0 Westcastle - Lakers

Gorge 2 v 3 Victoria Highlanders

December 3 Vic West 5 v 1 Powell River Villa

December 9 Lakehill 7 v 1 Comox Valley United

December 10 Powell River Villa 3 v 0 Gorge

Victoria Highlanders 3 v 5 Bays United Westcastle - Lakers 0 v 2 Vic West

January 13 Lakehill v Cowichan Axis

January 14 Victoria Highlanders v Nanaimo United Bays United v Powell River Villa Westcastle - Lakers v Gorge

January 15 Vic West v Comox Valley United

January 20 Lakehill v Vic West

january 21 Powell River Villa v Nanaimo United Victoria Highlanders v Cowichan Axis Comox Valley United v Gorge Westcastle - Lakers v Bays United

January 27

Nanaimo United v Westcastle - Lakers

Gorge v Lakehill

January 28 Victoria Highlanders v Powell River Villa

Bays United v Comox Valley United Vic West v Cowichan Axis

December 2

VANCOUVER ISLAND SOCCER LEAGUE DIVISION

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Nanaimo United Reserves 13 10 1 2 31 16 31 15

2 Lakehill Reserves 13 9 2 2 37 16 29 21

3 Gorge United 14 8 2 4 30 19 26 11

4 Salt Spring 13 8 2 3 36 14 26 22

5 Prospect Lake Lakers 13 7 2 4 31 17 23 14

6 Campbell River 13 6 1 6 24 18 19 6

7 Saanich Fusion Bandits 13 4 2 7 26 24 14 2

8 Gorge Reserves 14 4 2 8 20 32 14 -12

9 Easy Touch 14 2 1 11 12 58 7 -46

10 Juan de Fuca Hellas 14 1 1 12 17 50 4 -33

Juan de Fuca Hellas 1 v 6 Gorge United

December 3 Saanich Fusion Bandits 7 v 0 Easy Touch

Gorge Reserves 0 v 1 Salt Spring

December 9 Juan de Fuca Hellas 1 v 4 Nanaimo United Reserves

December 10 Gorge United 3 v 1 Campbell River

Prospect Lake Lakers 5 v 0 Gorge Reserves

December 11 Easy Touch 1 v 5 Lakehill Reserves

January 7 Lakehill Reserves v Campbell River

January 14 Saanich Fusion Bandits v Prospect Lake Lakers

Campbell River v Easy Touch

Nanaimo United Reserves v Gorge United

Gorge Reserves v Juan de Fuca Hellas

Lakehill Reserves v Salt Spring

January 20 Juan de Fuca Hellas v Saanich Fusion Bandits

January 21 Salt Spring v Campbell River

Gorge United v Easy Touch

Nanaimo United Reserves v Gorge Reserves

Prospect Lake Lakers v Lakehill Reserves

January 28 Saanich Fusion Bandits v Nanaimo United Reserves

Campbell River v Prospect Lake Lakers

Lakehill Reserves v Juan de Fuca Hellas

Gorge Reserves v Gorge United

January 29 Easy Touch v Salt Spring

December 3

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Sooke Celtic

14 9 3 2 40 18 30 22

2 Juan de Fuca Kings 14 7 5 2 22 13 26 9

3 Saanich Fusion GBE 14 8 1 5 29 21 25 8

4 Mid Isle Mariners 13 7 4 2 28 18 25 10

5 Castaways 12 7 2 3 22 12 23 10

6 Gorge C 14 6 1 7 21 18 19 3

7 Vic West Reserves 12 6 0 6 32 22 18 10

8 Vantreights 12 3 1 8 13 23 10 -10

9 Cowichan Oak 13 2 2 9 20 38 8 -18

10 Prospect Lake Lakers Reserves 14 0 3 11 10 54 3 -44

Juan de Fuca Kings 2 v 3 Saanich Fusion GBE

December 4 Castaways 2 v 1 Sooke Celtic

Vic West Reserves 4 v 5 Mid Isle Mariners

Gorge C 4 v 2 Prospect Lake Lakers Reserves

December 9 Castaways 2 v 1 Gorge C

Sooke Celtic 2 v 2 Mid Isle Mariners

December 10 Saanich Fusion GBE 2 v 1 Cowichan Oak

December 11 Prospect Lake Lakers Res 0 v 3 Juan de Fuca Kings

January 13 Vic West Reserves v Saanich Fusion GBE

Cowichan Oak v Prospect Lake Lakers Reserves

January 14 Juan de Fuca Kings v Castaways

January 15 Gorge C v Sooke Celtic

Mid Isle Mariners v Vantreights

January 20 Sooke Celtic v Vantreights

Castaways v Cowichan Oak

January 21 Saanich Fusion GBE v Mid Isle Mariners

January 22 Prospect Lake Lakers Reserves v Vic West Reserves

Gorge C v Juan de Fuca Kings

January 27 Cowichan Oak v Gorge C

Vic West Reserves v Castaways

January 28 Vantreights v Saanich Fusion GBE

Juan de Fuca Kings v Sooke Celtic

January 29 Mid Isle Mariners v Prospect Lake Lakers Reserves

December 3

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Bays United Reserves

13 9 1 3 37 14 28 23

2 Prospect Lake Lakers C 13 8 2 3 29 12 26 17

3 Cook Street United 12 7 3 2 26 9 24 17

4 Vantreights Mates 13 7 2 4 23 15 23 8

5 Juan de Fuca Re-United 13 6 4 3 24 15 22 9

6 Saanich Fusion Matadors 13 6 4 3 20 16 22 4

7 Fernwood United 14 5 2 7 33 23 17 10

8 Nanaimo United C 12 3 2 7 13 31 11 -18

9 Lakehill Hooligans 14 2 0 12 16 54 6 -38

10 Cowichan Fury 13 0 4 9 8 40 4 -32

Lakehill Hooligans 0 v 8 Fernwood United

December 4 Bays United Reserves 4 v 0 Vantreights Mates

December 10 Vantreights Mates 6 v 2 Lakehill Hooligans

Juan de Fuca Re-United 6 v 0 Cowichan Fury

December 11 Cook Street United 0 v 3 Prospect Lake Lakers C

Saanich Fusion Matadors 1 v 0 Fernwood United

January 13

Prospect Lake Lakers C v Juan de Fuca Re-United

January 14 Cowichan Fury v Saanich Fusion Matadors

Lakehill Hooligans v Nanaimo United C

January 15 Fernwood United v Vantreights Mates

Bays United Reserves v Cook Street United

January 21

Juan de Fuca Re-United v Bays United Reserves

Cowichan Fury v Prospect Lake Lakers C

Nanaimo United C v Fernwood United

January 22 Cook Street United v Lakehill Hooligans

Saanich Fusion Matadors v Vantreights Mates

January 27 Prospect Lake Lakers C v Saanich Fusion Matadors

January 28

Vantreights Mates v Nanaimo United C

Lakehill Hooligans v Juan de Fuca Re-United

January 29 Fernwood United v Cook Street United

Bays United Reserves v Cowichan Fury

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Vic West C 13 12 1 0 65 7 37 58

2 Lakehill Reds 14 11 2 1 37 9 35 28

3 Juan de Fuca Bulldogs 14 9 2 3 30 13 29 17

4 Cook Street Soul 13 7 2 4 18 10 23 8

5 Castaways Invicta 14 6 3 5 33 16 21 17

6 Sooke 13 4 2 7 19 26 14 -7

7 Juan de Fuca United 14 4 0 10 19 41 12 -22

8 Mid Isle Mariners Reserves 12 3 3 6 21 22 12 -1

9 Tritons 13 3 1 9 15 40 10 -25

10 W_sánec 14 0 0 14 8 81 0 -73

December 2 W_sánec 0 v 7 Juan de Fuca Bulldogs

December 4 Tritons 1 v 1 Cook Street Soul

Juan de Fuca United 3 v 1 Castaways Invicta

Lakehill Reds 1 v 1 Vic West C

December 10 Vic West C 7 v 0 Juan de Fuca United Sooke 1 v 1 Castaways Invicta

December 11 Cook Street Soul 6 v 2 W_sánec

Juan de Fuca Bulldogs 0 v 4 Lakehill Reds

January 13 W_sánec v Mid Isle Mariners Reserves

January 15 Tritons v Sooke

Juan de Fuca United v Juan de Fuca Bulldogs

Lakehill Reds v Cook Street Soul

Castaways Invicta v Vic West C

January 21 Sooke v Vic West C

January 22

Cook Street Soul v Juan de Fuca United Tritons v W_sánec

Juan de Fuca Bulldogs v Castaways Invicta

Mid Isle Mariners Reserves v Lakehill Reds

January 27 W_sánec v Sooke

January 28 Vic West C v Juan de Fuca Bulldogs

January 29 Castaways Invicta v Cook Street Soul

Juan de Fuca United v Mid Isle Mariners Reserves

Lakehill Reds v Tritons

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Coquitlam Metro Ford Wolves 14 9 3 2 47 22 30 25

2 Croatia 14 8 3 3 27 16 27 11

3 BB5 United CCB 11 7 3 1 28 16 24 12

4 Inter EDC 13 8 0 5 26 18 24 8

5 West Van

14 6 3 5 25 23 21 2

6 Vancouver United Hibernian 13 6 2 5 30 26 20 4

7 Columbus 13 4 4 5 22 26 16 -4

8 Port Moody 14 4 3 7 21 29 15 -8

9 BCT Rovers Hurricanes 13 3 5 5 25 29 14 -4

10 Coastal 14 4 2 8 14 30 14 -16

11 Westside 14 3 3 8 19 28 12 -9

12 Surrey Pegasus 13 2 1 10 20 41 7 -21

December 9 Coq Metro Ford Wolves 3 v 3 BCT Rovers Hurricanes

Surrey Pegasus 3 v 4 Croatia

December 10 Coastal 1 v 1 West Van

Port Moody 2 v 4 Columbus

December 12 Westside 1 v 3 BB5 United CCB

December 16 Columbus 1 v 4 Coquitlam Metro Ford Wolves

BB5 United CCB 1 v 0 Vancouver United Hibernian

West Van 5 v 2 Port Moody

BCT Rovers Hurricanes 0 v 3 Inter EDC

Surrey Pegasus 0 v 0 Westside

December 17 Croatia 2 v 0 Coastal

January 6

Coquitlam Metro Ford Wolves v West Van

Inter EDC v Columbus

BB5 United CCB v BCT Rovers Hurricanes

January 7 Coastal v Surrey Pegasus

Westside v Vancouver United Hibernian

Port Moody v Croatia

January 13 Columbus v BB5 United CCB

West Van v Inter EDC

BCT Rovers Hurricanes v Vancouver Utd Hibernian

Surrey Pegasus v Port Moody

January 14 Croatia v Coquitlam Metro Ford Wolves

Coastal v Westside

January 20 Coquitlam Metro Ford Wolves v Surrey Pegasus

Inter EDC v Croatia

January 21

BB5 United CCB v West Van

Westside v BCT Rovers Hurricanes

Port Moody v Coastal

January 22 Vancouver United Hibernian v Columbus

January 27 Columbus v BCT Rovers Hurricanes

West Van v Vancouver United Hibernian

Surrey Pegasus v Inter EDC

January 28

Croatia v BB5 United CCB

Coastal v Coquitlam Metro Ford Wolves

Port Moody v Westside

December 9

VANCOUVER METRO SOCCER LEAGUE DIVISION

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Vancouver United Snipers 14 9 4 1 31 12 31 19

2 North Vancouver 14 9 1 4 32 16 28 16

3 Vancouver Greencaps 14 8 3 3 28 18 27 10

4 Metropolitan 12 6 1 5 25 23 19 2

5 Burnaby White Eagles 11 6 1 4 27 26 19 1

6 Coquitlam Metro Ford Lupi 13 6 0 7 28 29 18 -1

7 Rinos Fury 12 5 3 4 20 22 18 -2

8 Serbia United 12 6 0 6 21 26 18 -5

9 Metro Athletic 10 4 1 5 18 18 13 0

10 Surrey Supra Coastal 14 2 4 8 25 33 10 -8

11 GN Sporting Club 11 2 1 8 14 29 7 -15

12 Romania 11 1 1 9 12 29 4 -17

Rinos Fury 2 v 1 North Vancouver

December 10 Vancouver Greencaps 0 v 0 Surrey Supra Coastal

December 13 North Vancouver 3 v 2 Romania

December 14 Vancouver Greencaps 0 v 2 Rinos Fury

December 16

Coquitlam Metro Ford Lupi 0 v 1 Serbia United

GN Sporting Club 0 v 2 Burnaby White Eagles

December 17 Vancouver United Snipers 0 v 2 North Vancouver

Surrey Supra Coastal 1 v 1 Romania

January 27

Coquitlam Metro Ford Lupi v Metro Athletic

GN Sporting Club v Vancouver United Snipers

January 28

Vancouver Greencaps v Metropolitan Romania v Serbia United Surrey Supra Coastal v North Vancouver

January 29 Burnaby White Eagles v Rinos Fury

January 7

North Vancouver v Metro Athletic

Romania v Vancouver Greencaps

January 8 Burnaby White Eagles v Surrey Supra Coastal

Metropolitan v Coquitlam Metro Ford Lupi

Serbia United v GN Sporting Club

January 11 Rinos Fury v Vancouver United Snipers

January 13 Coquitlam Metro Ford Lupi v North Vancouver

GN Sporting Club v Metropolitan

January 14 Vancouver Greencaps v Burnaby White Eagles

Romania v Rinos Fury

Surrey Supra Coastal v Serbia United

January 15 Metro Athletic v Vancouver United Snipers

January 20 Rinos Fury v Metro Athletic

January 21

North Vancouver v GN Sporting Club

Vancouver Utd Snipers v Coquitlam Metro Ford Lupi

January 22

Burnaby White Eagles v Romania

Metropolitan v Surrey Supra Coastal

Serbia United v Vancouver Greencaps

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Strathcona Primo 13 9 1 3 35 12 28 23

2 Siaron 12 9 0 3 37 10 27 27

3 Lobbans 12 9 0 3 30 14 27 16

4 Serbia United Narps 12 7 0 5 23 12 21 11

5 Columbus B

13 5 4 4 21 17 19 4

6 Meraloma 13 6 1 6 14 16 19 -2

7 BCT Hurricane Tigers 13 5 3 5 23 29 18 -6

8 France 13 5 2 6 27 24 17 3

9 North Vancouver United 12 5 1 6 22 30 16 -8

10 Westside United 11 3 2 6 21 20 11 1

11 Metro Athletic Artistic 12 3 1 8 12 36 10 -24

12 West Van B 14 1 1 12 11 56 4 -45

December 9 Strathcona Primo 3 v 0 Metro Athletic Artistic

December 10 West Van B 1 v 1 Columbus B

North Vancouver United 3 v 2 Meraloma

December 11 France 1 v 3 Lobbans

Serbia United Narps 2 v 0 BCT Hurricane Tigers

December 16 BCT Hurricane Tigers 1 v 2 Strathcona Primo

December 17 Columbus B 1 v 3 France

West Van B 0 v 3 North Vancouver United

January 6 Westside United v BCT Hurricane Tigers

Strathcona Primo v Lobbans

January 7 Meraloma v Metro Athletic Artistic

North Vancouver United v Siaron

January 8 France v West Van B

Serbia United Narps v Columbus B

January 13 BCT Hurricane Tigers v Meraloma

January 14 Columbus B v Strathcona Primo

West Van B v Serbia United Narps

January 15 France v North Vancouver United

Metro Athletic Artistic v Siaron

Lobbans v Westside United

January 20

Strathcona Primo v West Van B

January 21 Meraloma v Lobbans

Westside United v Columbus B

North Vancouver United v Metro Athletic Artistic

January 22 Siaron v BCT Hurricane Tigers

January 27

Serbia United Narps v France

BCT Hurricane Tigers v Metro Athletic Artistic

January 28 Columbus B v Meraloma

West Van B v Westside United

January 29 France v Strathcona Primo

Serbia United Narps v North Vancouver United Lobbans v Siaron

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Bingers Army 13 9 3 1 34 10 30 24

2 Bombastic 13 9 1 3 36 21 28 15

3 Bingers Army Whistler 14 9 1 4 33 19 28 14

4 Vancouver Harps 12 7 3 2 29 12 24 17

5 Marpole Tropics 13 6 3 4 29 20 21 9

6 Westside Strikers 14 5 3 6 26 21 18 5

7 Gastown Astro 12 4 4 4 25 30 16 -5

8 Shaheen 13 4 3 6 22 28 15 -6

9 Inter EDC B 12 4 1 7 22 51 13 -29

10 Guildford 14 3 1 10 21 33 10 -12

11 Richmond Hibs 13 3 1 9 15 35 10 -20

12 NK Hrvat 13 2 2 9 16 28 8 -12

December 10 Bingers Army Whistler 1 v 2 Westside Strikers

Guildford 1 v 2 Bombastic

December 16

Bingers Army 3 v 0 Guildford

Westside Strikers 0 v 3 Marpole Tropics

December 17 Bingers Army Whistler 3 v 0 Richmond Hibs

Inter EDC B 4 v 3 NK Hrvat

Shaheen 3 v 3 Gastown Astro

January 6 Gastown Astro v Inter EDC B

January 7 Richmond Hibs v Bombastic

Marpole Tropics v Bingers Army Whistler

Vancouver Harps v Bingers Army Guildford v Shaheen

NK Hrvat v Westside Strikers

January 13 Westside Strikers v Gastown Astro

Bingers Army v Bombastic

January 14 Marpole Tropics v Richmond Hibs

Bingers Army Whistler v NK Hrvat

Inter EDC B v Guildford

Shaheen v Vancouver Harps

January 20 Gastown Astro v Bingers Army Whistler

January 21 Richmond Hibs v Bingers Army

Vancouver Harps v Inter EDC B

Guildford v Westside Strikers

Bombastic v Shaheen

January 22 NK Hrvat v Marpole Tropics

January 25 Bombastic v Vancouver Harps

January 27 Westside Strikers v Vancouver Harps

January 28 Marpole Tropics v Gastown Astro

Bingers Army Whistler v Guildford

Inter EDC B v Bombastic Shaheen v Bingers Army

NK Hrvat v Richmond Hibs

January 31 Gastown Astro v Bingers Army NK Hrvat v Shaheen

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 West Coast Celts

14 12 2 0 60 11 38 49

2 Vancouver United Balaclava 12 8 3 1 43 10 27 33

3 West Hounds 13 8 2 3 47 16 26 31

4 BCT Rovers Hurricanes B 12 7 2 3 31 16 23 15

5 Rinos East Van 14 7 2 5 43 31 23 12

6 SC 12 6 0 6 29 25 18 4

7 Mainland Athletic 13 5 2 6 30 25 17 5

8 Regent College 13 4 3 6 29 36 15 -7

9 Redeemer Eagles 12 4 2 6 33 28 14 5

10 Westside Athletic 11 2 1 8 14 40 7 -26

11 Alemania Z 13 1 2 10 9 87 5 -78

12 North Vancouver Storm 13 1 1 11 14 57 4 -43

December 9 BCT Rovers Hurricanes B 3 v 0 West Hounds

December 10 West Coast Celts 12 v 0 North Vancouver Storm

December 11 Alemania Z 0 v 8 Rinos East Van

December 17 West Coast Celts 4 v 1 Redeemer Eagles

Rinos East Van 3 v 5 SC

Regent College 2 v 1 Mainland Athletic

January 6 BCT Rovers Hurricanes B v Rinos East Van

January 7 Mainland Athletic v West Hounds

Westside Athletic v Vancouver United Balaclava

SC v North Vancouver Storm

January 8 Alemania Z v West Coast Celts

Redeemer Eagles v Regent College

January 14 West Coast Celts v SC

Rinos East Van v Westside Athletic

January 15 Alemania Z v Redeemer Eagles

Vancouver United Balaclava v Mainland Athletic

West Hounds v Regent College

North Vancouver Storm v BCT Rovers Hurricanes B

January 20 BCT Rovers Hurricanes B v West Coast Celts

January 21 Mainland Athletic v Rinos East Van

SC v Alemania Z

Regent College v Vancouver United Balaclava

Westside Athletic v North Vancouver Storm

January 22 Redeemer Eagles v West Hounds

January 28

West Coast Celts v Westside Athletic

Rinos East Van v Regent College

January 29

SC v Redeemer Eagles

Alemania Z v BCT Rovers Hurricanes B

Vancouver United Balaclava v West Hounds

North Vancouver Storm v Mainland Athletic

December 10

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Surrey Temple 14 12 1 1 56 12 37 44

2 PCOV Benfica 11 10 1 0 47 7 31 40

3 Cosmos 14 8 1 5 32 15 25 17

4 Mlima 13 7 2 4 44 26 23 18

5 Coastal B 13 7 2 4 34 27 23 7

6 Port Moody C 13 7 1 5 36 23 22 13

7 Euro 13 7 1 5 22 16 22 6

8 SST 12 6 0 6 41 23 18 18

9 Musqueam Spurs 12 3 0 9 16 40 9 -24

10 North Vancouver Lions 14 2 0 12 20 47 6 -27

11 Royal City Rangers 13 2 0 11 20 50 6 -30

12 Nottingham Deforestation 12 1 1 10 17 99 4 -82

Cosmos 2 v 3 Port Moody C

Coastal B 5 v 2 North Vancouver Lions

Surrey Temple 3 v 1 Royal City Rangers

December 11 Mlima 1 v 3 Euro

December 16 Musqueam Spurs 3 v 2 Cosmos

December 17 Nth Vancouver Lions 7 v 2 Nottingham Deforestation

Port Moody C 4 v 1 SST

Royal City Rangers 1 v 2 Coastal B

Surrey Temple 3 v 0 Mlima

January 7 Euro v Port Moody C

Cosmos v North Vancouver Lions

Nottingham Deforestation v Royal City Rangers

Coastal B v Surrey Temple

January 8 Mlima v PCOV Benfica

SST v Musqueam Spurs

January 13 Musqueam Spurs v Euro

January 14

Coastal B v Mlima

North Vancouver Lions v SST

Royal City Rangers v Cosmos

Surrey Temple v Nottingham Deforestation

Port Moody C v PCOV Benfica

January 21

Cosmos v Surrey Temple

Euro v North Vancouver Lions

Nottingham Deforestation v Coastal B

January 22 PCOV Benfica v Musqueam Spurs

Mlima v Port Moody C

SST v Royal City Rangers

January 27 Musqueam Spurs v Port Moody C

January 28 Nottingham Deforestation v Mlima

Coastal B v Cosmos

North Vancouver Lions v PCOV Benfica

Royal City Rangers v Euro

Surrey Temple v SST

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Vancouver Greencaps B 14 12 1 1 46 15 37 31

2 Vancouver Harps B 13 9 2 2 23 12 29 11

3 Metropolitan B 13 7 2 4 37 28 23 9

4 Coquitlam Metro Ford Young Boys 13 7 1 5 30 20 22 10

5 GFC United Lions

14 6 3 5 43 26 21 17

6 New West 13 5 3 5 24 20 18 4

7 Port Moody B 14 5 5 4 22 17 17 5

8 Alemania X 14 5 1 8 23 30 16 -7

9 Twin Arrows 11 4 1 6 23 24 13 -1

10 Strathcona Primo B 14 3 3 8 23 29 12 -6

11 Bombastic B 11 2 2 7 17 39 8 -22

Coq Metro Ford Young Boys 3 v 1 Port Moody B

Vancouver Greencaps B 3 v 2 Twin Arrows

December 11 Alemania X 2 v 1 Strathcona Primo B

Metropolitan B 4 v 4 GFC United Lions

December 17 Strathcona Primo B 1 v 3 Vancouver Greencaps B

GFC United Lions 1 v 4 Vancouver Harps B

Port Moody B 2 v 2 Metropolitan B

New West 1 v 2 Alemania X

January 6

Coq Metro Ford Young Boys v Strathcona Primo B

Vancouver Greencaps B v New West

January 7 Vancouver Harps B v Port Moody B

January 8

Alemania X v Bombastic B

Metropolitan B v Twin Arrows

January 14 Strathcona Primo B v Metropolitan B

Port Moody B v GFC United Lions

New West v Coquitlam Metro Ford Young Boys

Bombastic B v Vancouver Greencaps B

January 15 Twin Arrows v Vancouver Harps B

January 20 Coquitlam Metro Ford Young Boys v Bombastic B

Vancouver Greencaps B v Alemania X

January 29

Alemania X v Coquitlam Metro Ford Young Boys

Twin Arrows v Port Moody B

January 21

Vancouver Harps B v Strathcona Primo B

GFC United Lions v Twin Arrows

January 22 Metropolitan B v New West

January 28

Strathcona Primo B v GFC United Lions

New West v Vancouver Harps B

Bombastic B v Metropolitan B

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts GD

1 Metropolitan C 13 10 1 2 55 17 31 38

2 Dinamo Anatolia 12 8 2 2 40 30 26 10

3 Cliff Avenue United Mustangs 13 7 2 4 31 19 23 12

4 Cleves 14 7 1 6 34 32 22 2

5 GFC United Lions B 11 5 6 0 29 19 21 10

6 New West B 14 6 1 7 34 38 19 -4

7 Unathletico Vancouver 13 5 2 6 24 25 17 -1

8 Vancouver Patagonia 13 4 3 6 19 27 15 -8

9 Kitsilano Athletic 12 4 2 6 23 31 14 -8

10 Vancouver Athletic Dynamo 11 4 1 6 26 27 13 -1

11 Serbia United C 13 3 2 8 22 44 11 -22

12 AC Vansterdamn Reign 13 1 1 11 24 52 4 -28

December 10 AC Vansterdamn Reign 0 v 3 Unathletico Vancouver

New West B 1 v 0 Serbia United C

January 27

Metropolitan C v Cleves

Dinamo Anatolia v GFC United Lions B

December 11

Kitsilano Athletic 2 v 5 GFC United Lions B

Metropolitan C 2 v 3 Dinamo Anatolia

Cleves 4 v 3 Vancouver Athletic Dynamo

December 16 GFC United Lions B 3 v 1 New West B

December 17 Serbia United C 2 v 1 Vancouver Patagonia

AC Vansterdamn Reign 5 v 5 Cliff Ave Utd Mustangs

Unathletico Vancouver 1 v 4 Cleves

January 28 AC Vansterdamn Reign v New West B

Unathletico Vancouver v Vancouver Patagonia

Cleves v Kitsilano Athletic

January 29

Vancouver Athletic Dynamo v Serbia United C

Metropolitan C v Cliff Avenue United Mustangs

January 7

Cliff Avenue United Mustangs v Serbia United C

New West B v Dinamo Anatolia

Cleves v AC Vansterdamn Reign

January 8 Vancouver Patagonia v GFC United Lions B

Kitsilano Athletic v Vancouver Athletic Dynamo

Metropolitan C v Unathletico Vancouver

January 13

GFC United Lions B v Serbia United C

Dinamo Anatolia v Vancouver Patagonia

January 14 AC Vansterdamn Reign v Metropolitan C

Unathletico Vancouver v Kitsilano Athletic

Cleves v Cliff Avenue United Mustangs

January 15

January 21

Vancouver Athletic Dynamo v New West B

Cliff Avenue United Mustangs v GFC United Lions B

New West B v Unathletico Vancouver

Serbia United C v Dinamo Anatolia

January 22

Vancouver Patagonia v Vancouver Athletic Dynamo

Kitsilano Athletic v AC Vansterdamn Reign

ALBERTA SOCCER NEWS

AGM TAKES PLACE NEXT MONTH

The Alberta Soccer Association announced today that its Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on Sunday, February 12, 2023, starting at 9:00 AM. The meeting will be held in person, at the Delta South Hotel in Edmonton.

For the 2023 Annual General Meeting Notice, click here

For the 2023 Annual General Meeting Agenda Draft, click here.

CALGARY BLIZZARD SIGN NEW TD

Calgary Blizzard are elated to announce the appointment of one of our own, Cedric Bovon, as our new Girls Technical Director. Cedric joined Calgary Blizzard in the Fall of 2020 and has played a key role in the development of our Boys Core Program, as our Boys Core Development Manager.

While working with our Boys Program, Cedric also had the opportunity to be mentored by our previous Girls Technical Director and recently appointed Sporting Director, Diogo Raposo. Cedric is also currently on the Coaching roster with Mount Royal University Women’s Soccer Team (MRU WSOC).

Cedric has shown an interest in the development of Reach Phase athletes which closely mirrors and compliments his current development interests with the MRU WSOC Team. With his experience working alongside those athletes, along with the continued support and mentorship of Diogo, Cedric will bring a wealth of knowledge, dedication and experience to our Girls Program.

His passion for development in these groups supports his key role in the continued growth, for a love for the game, in the Reach Phase ages. Cedric will be dedicating his efforts to the development of our U14-U17 aged female athletes, while providing both collegiate and soccer for life player pathways.

SASKATCHEWAN SOCCER NEWS

RE-ORGANIZATION AND STAFFING UPDATE

Saskatchewan Soccer Association supports the development of the game as the governing body through its Member Services, Technical, and Business Operations teams led by its CEO and Sporting Director Rahim Z Mohamed. As we turn the corner on the financial challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, SSA has expanded its staffing complement.

SSA would like to thank Nicole Drozda for her 8 years of service as Coordinator, Member Services. Her commitment to developing safe soccer experience, and beneficial education to the members will leave a lasting legacy. Congratulations on your new role as Communications Coordinator with Enrolment Services at the University of Regina, Nicole!

MANITOBA NEWS

LATEST ADDITIONS TO HALL OF FAME INDUCTED

Congratulations to those who were inducted in the 2020/22 Hall of Fame and thank you to those who came to support. For those who would like to see the Hall of Fame, you can visit it at 770 Leila Avenue, Winnipeg, MB.

1987 Lucania FC

1987 Sweatshack Spirit

Tony Nocita and Richard "Dick" Derrett

FIRST ONTARIO BASED IN PERSON ALL FEMALE C-LICENSE COURSE HELD

Ontario Soccer was pleased to help Guelph Soccer with the facilitation of the first ever, all-female C-License inperson session in Ontario.

The C-License session was the culmination of year one of Guelph Soccer’s She's Got Game - She Can Coach project, which helped grow the number of female role models in the Ontario soccer community by over 50 trained coaches.

Canada Soccer Coach C Licence is the entry-level course for the Licensing Stream pathway and prepares the coach to progress to the Development Stream (Children or Youth) or Performance Stream (Senior). The C Licence involves the facilitation of learning opportunities for the coach to develop an understanding of the coaching process.

Now in year two of a three-year initiative, She's Got Game - She Can Coach, stemmed from the thought of “why not?' when it comes to Women in Sport. The project aims to empower and support women, in overcoming any barriers in coaching and in the sport. Free education, free gear, childcare at soccer games, virtual check-ins, socials, and interaction with industry leaders; are just a few ways in which the project contributes to the holistic development of potential female coaches.

The project is being spearheaded by dedicated and passionate women at Guelph Soccer such as Program Manager Caitlin Dunsmore.

“We hope that by increasing the number of female role models in our sport they are able to attract and retain more girls and women who participate,” said Ms. Dunsmore. “Having more women role models in sport mean more familiar faces for young girls to identify with and more familiar faces for young boys to learn from and respect.

Sport has the power to change lives, and to defy and modify societal norms for the better. It is now time for the frequently heard Why Not? to change to How?”

Sue Herring, a coach developer with Ontario Soccer and Canada Soccer involved with the project, also had very positive things to say about it.

“Having such courses is so important for developing female coaches,” said Ms. Herring. “In all my experiences, I have been the only, or one of a few female coaches on a male dominated course with all, or mostly male instructors. This is difficult as you feel you are being judged, and it can put you off from stepping up to coaches or speaking up in discussions. The females in this course seemed much more confident and relaxed being in an all female environment. Also, having female players to work with on the day, and for them to see so many female coaches showed the pathways that are available to them.”

The overall aim of the project is to provide an inclusive, safe environment for girls and women to play and grow in the sport, and in turn, create a transferable model that can be replicated by a sports organization anywhere in the country.

LEAGUE1 ONTARIO MEN

INDIVIDUAL

AWARD WINNERS NAMED

MVP

Massimo Ferrin – Vaughan Azzurri

Ferrin was a critical piece of the Vaughan Azzurri puzzle in 2022, helping lead the team to an undefeated season and the club's third Men’s Premier Division title. His ability to impose himself on matches caught the eye of coaches and opponents, as did his unique quality from dead ball situations. The 23-year-old forward scored 24 goals en route to the final, while providing steady leadership to his talented side. He has an incredibly bright future ahead of him.

Runners-up:

Miles Green – Hamilton United & Ethan Beckford – Simcoe County Rovers

Young Player of the Year

Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy – ProStars FC

The tall ProStars FC midfielder was a commanding presence this season, both in attack and defence, with neat footwork on the ball and a nose for goal. He was the team's 2nd leading scorer, find the back of the goal 10 times in 2022. Despite his youth (he celebrates his 19th birthday in few days), Voytsekhovskyy also led his team by appearing in all 21 regular season matches.

Runners-up:

Christian Calabro – Vaughan Azzurri & Anthony Stolar – Scrosoppi FC

Coach of the Year

Patrice Gheisar – Vaughan Azzurri

The Azzurri coach has not tasted defeat in the Men’s Premier Division regular season since 2019. He led his side to a record of 18 wins and only 3 draws in 2022 and capped off that incredible season with a championship title. A well-deserved back-to-back winner of the Coach of the Year award.

Runners-up:

Marko Milanovic – North Toronto Nitros & John Yacou – ProStars FC

Goalkeeper of the Year

Praveen Ahilan – Alliance United

In 2022, Ahilan continued to build on his reputation as one of the better goalkeepers to feature in L1O over the years. He conceded just 14 goals in 19 regular-season games – the best ratio in the Men’s Premier Division. His outstanding play was a big reason Alliance United finished in 3rd place in the regular season table and advanced all the way to the Semi-Final round in the playoffs.

Runners-up:

Ali Ghazanfari-Moghaddan – North Toronto Nitros & Quillan Roberts – Electric City FC

Defender of the Year

Amardo Oakley – Guelph United

Oakley adds more well-deserved hardware to his trophy case, after being named the L1O West Division Defender of the Year in 2021. A fan favorite in Guelph, this talented and reliable fullback has earned the respect of coaches and opponents league-wide. He played every minute in the 2022 regular season, even slotting in as a central defender at times when injuries ravaged his side's roster. He also made his Canadian Championship debut in 2022, putting in an excellent shift against HFX Wanderers in the first round of the tournament in May.

Runners-up:

Nirun Sivananthan – Alliance United & Kenny Lioutas – Alliance United

LEAGUE1 ONTARIO MEN

Midfielder of the Year

Nikola Stakic – Alliance United

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Stakic has been key to Alliance United's success since their inaugural L1O season in 2018. This marks the second time that Stakic takes home this award, having taken home this trophy for the first time in 2019. Stakic is highly respected across the league for his strong defensive play, excellent vision and precise passing. He produced plenty of memorable performances for the men in orange in 2022.

Runners-up:

Andron Kagramanyan – Vaughan Azzurri & Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy – ProStars FC

Forward of the Year

Miles Green – Hamilton United

Green scored nearly half of Hamilton United’s 50 goals this season, including a remarkable five goal performance against a normally stingy St. Catharines Roma Wolves. He definitely made a name for himself in 2022 and will be one to watch in the future.

Runners-up:

Massimo Ferrin – Vaughan Azzurri & Taha Ilyass – Blue Devils

Golden Boot Winner

Massimo Ferrin – Vaughan Azzurri

Ferrin scored 23 goals in 15 regular-season games and one playoff goal.

Runners-up:

Miles Green – Hamilton United (23 goals in 20 regular-season games)

Taha Ilyass – Blue Devils (19 goals in 19 regular-season games)

LEAGUE1 ONTARIO WOMEN

WOMEN’S AWARDS ANNOUNCED

MVP

Julia Benati – FC London

As well as scoring 12 goals in 17 regular-season games, Benati had a talismanic influence for FC London, who entered the season without the prolific Jade Kovacevic for the first time since entering the league in 2016. Thanks to Benati's outstanding play and leadership, FCL barely skipped a beat, finishing in 4th place during the regular season after sitting at the top of the table for most of the first half of the campaign. It was no surprise that this midfield maestro made a move to play professionally in Norway for Medkila IL at the conclusion of the L1O season in August, where she recorded 2 goals and 2 assists in 8 matches.

Runners-up:

Olivia Smith – North Toronto Nitros & Nadya Gill – North Mississauga

Young Player of the Year

Olivia Smith – North Toronto Nitros

At just 18 years old, Smith was the top scorer in L1O this season, netting 18 goals in just 11 games. Smith, who has two senior caps for CANWNT under belt already, received wide praise throughout the 2022 campaign and has made a strong case for a future at the professional and international level.

Runners-up:

Amanda Allen – NDC Ontario & Nia Fleming-Thompson – Vaughan Azzurri

Coach of the Year

Joey Lombardi – NDC Ontario

Lombardi led a very young group of NDC Ontario players to a Premier Division title in their inaugural League1 Ontario season. His side lost just once in the regular season and were invincible under the pressure of the playoffs. Lombardi, who also serves as Canada Soccer's Women's U20 Director, holds a National A License and has served on the staff of Canada's Men's and Women's Youth and Senior National Teams on several occasions during his career.

Runners–up:

Angelo Cavalluzzo – Alliance United & Jorden Feliciano – Vaughan Azzurri

Goalkeeper of the Year

Jadyn Steinhauer – FC London

Steinhauer conceded just 19 goals in 17 games in the 2022 regular season and made a memorable impression on many of the teams she faced, regularly stepping up with big saves when her team needed her. The Saskatoon, Saskatchewan native was also chosen for the Team of the Month for June.

Runners-up:

Mykaela Volpe – Electric City & Yazmeen Jamieson – Simcoe County Rovers

Defender of the Year

Zoe Markesini – NDC Ontario

Markesini was an important leader in the youthful back line of the Premier Division champions and earned the respect of players and coaches around the league through 2022. In addition to her strong defensive qualities, she added two goals in her 16 regularseason appearances and was one of seven L1O players called up to the Canadian U17 National Team that participated in the FIFA U17 Women's World Cup in India.

Runners up:

Renee Watson – NDC Ontario & Sonia Walk – North Toronto Nitros

LEAGUE1 ONTARIO WOMEN

Midfielder of the Year

Julia Benati – FC London

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In addition to earning 2022 MVP honours, Benati is once again selected the Midfielder of the Year, having also received this accolade in 2019. She featured in Team of the Week four times during the 2022 campaign and is regarded as one of the best midfielders in the history of League1 Ontario.

Runners–up:

April Syme – Woodbridge Strikers & Cloey Uddenberg – Simcoe County Rovers

Forward of the Year

Olivia Smith – North Toronto Nitros

It’s hard to look past a record of 1.63 goals per game across the Women’s Premier Division, and although the Nitros missed out on the playoffs, Smith deservedly comes away with multiple trophies as one of Canada’s rising stars.

Runners–up:

Nadya Gill – North Mississauga & Jessica Lisi – Woodbridge Strikers

Golden Boot Winner

Olivia Smith – North Toronto Nitros

Smith scored 18 goals in 11 regular-season games.

Runners up:

Nadya Gill – North Mississauga (17 goals in 17 regular-season games)

Jessica Lisi – Woodbridge Strikers (14 goals in 16 regular-season games)

Pos Club

1 Vaughan Azzurri

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Pld W D L GF GA Pts GD

21 18 3 0 76 25 57 51

2 Blue Devils 21 14 5 2 54 16 47 38

3 Alliance United 21 13 6 2 43 15 45 28

4 North Toronto Nitros 21 13 5 3 37 19 44 18

5 Simcoe County Rovers 21 13 5 3 37 23 44 14

6 ProStars 21 14 1 6 58 37 43 21

7 Guelph United 21 13 3 5 42 25 42 17

8 Sigma 21 9 4 8 36 27 31 9

9 Hamilton United 21 10 1 10 50 45 31 5

10 Electric City 21 8 6 7 29 23 30 6

11 Woodbridge Strikers 21 8 5 8 42 36 29 6

12 Scrosoppi 21 9 1 11 42 41 28 1

13 Darby 21 7 4 10 23 29 25 -6

14 Pickering 21 7 2 12 30 40 23 -10

15 BVB IA Waterloo 21 7 1 13 43 59 22 -16

16 St. Catharines Roma 21 5 5 11 21 36 20 -15

17 Burlington 21 4 7 10 36 53 19 -17

18 Windsor TFC 21 5 3 13 21 40 18 -19

19 Master's FA Saints 21 4 5 12 33 59 17 -26

20 Unionville Milliken 21 4 2 15 25 64 14 -39

21 North Mississauga 21 4 2 15 25 66 14 -41

22 FC London 21 2 4 15 27 52 10 -25

The 2022 season in League1 Ontario has been over for almost exactly two months but it can be considered the halfway mark on the league's plan restructuring. Twenty-two teams played through a twenty-one game regular season in nineteen weeks to finish at the positions shown above.

Halfway? Yes, the league announced at the beginning of the season that after a combining of the 2022 and 2023 seasons, the top twelve teams will be split off into a 'Premier Division' with the next ten teams forming a 'First Division'. The current Reserve Division will be renamed the 'Second Division' and from the 2024 season onward, there will be promotion and relegation (currently planned as one team up/one team down between divisions) after that. Any new teams coming in (and I've seen the application this week being sent out for next season) have to start at the Reserve/Second Division level.

Next season could be looked on as a relegation of ten teams and is the most important season in league history. For those ten dropping down, the climb back is difficult if only one team per year will come back to the top.

The cumulation of team's 2022 season points will be multiplied by 75% and added to 2023's points to decide the split so last year's points can be looked at as a head start. The league should add another column to their standings so it will be easier to keep track which I was reassured would be happening with a new stats program because last season they couldn't display a 'games played' column and in individual game stats, a goalie could never earn a card as it was impossible on the hockey league software that was used.

The 2023 fixtures will be 'reversed' in that the teams you played at home in 2022 you will play on the road next season. Teams that had ten home games will now have eleven home games and the eleven at home/ten away teams will play a reverse schedule when meeting their opponents.

I'm going to try to rank the positions from 2022 to see if I can figure out who will survive the split at the top level. I've broken the finishers into five groups.

First group: Vaughan Azzurri.....and that's it!

This team was undefeated in the regular season for the second year in a row (12 games in the Covid shortened 2021) and finished ten points ahead of the next closest team. 18 wins and 3 ties for 57 points was over twice as many as the 28 point twelfth place cut -off line. First look would be to say they could take the year off and still survive but the 75% recalculation changes that and of course this team I can not see sitting back. Their title (they won the playoffs too) means they are the first L1O team to ever earn an entry to the Canadian Championship for a second time. Their 76 goals scored was 18 more than any other team and that was with a planned striker being scooped by CPL HFX Wanderers after a pre-season game against them and another forward being signed and extended to a CPL emergency contract during the middle of the season by CPL Forge FC.

ROCKET ROBIN’S ONTARIO ROUND UP

Second group: The other playoff teams plus one. Blue Devils FC, Alliance United FC, North Toronto Nitros, Simcoe County Rovers FC, ProStars FC, and Guelph United

These teams dueled for the five remaining playoff spots and all finished within five points of each other with Guelph being squeezed out on the last weekend when they had played out their fixtures the weekend before. It was the first year for Simcoe County Rovers in L1O.

There's an 11 point gap between the seventh and eighth place team so they can be fairly comfortable with a Top 12 finish if they continue to play as well as 2022.

Third Group: Sigma FC, Hamilton United, Electric City FC, Woodbridge Strikers, and Scrosoppi FC

These teams finish up the Top 12 but there's only a 3 point gap between twelfth and thirteenth and the best of them are only 6 points ahead of the drop and even narrower with the 75% mathematics so no let up is allowed! Newcomers to L1O were Hamilton and Electric City. ECFC underwent some coaching changes early and were down as far as sixteenth at the end of Week 6.

Fourth Group: Darby FC, Pickering FC, BVB IA Waterloo, St. Catharines Roma Wolves, and Burlington SC

No real reason to break the next group at five but they have the best chance of displacing a team in the group above them and make the Top 12. All but Darby were first year teams with the caveat that Pickering were returning for the first time since 2019.

Fifth Group: Windsor TFC, Master's FA, Unionville Milliken SC, North Mississauga SC, and FC London

These teams are in trouble with them starting a minimum of 10 points behind the Top 12 (OK not so bad with the 75% recalculation). None of these teams were newcomers. Master's and London were playoff semi-finalists in 2021.

When Simcoe County and Electric City came in with flashy owners, there were a lot of players drawn to those teams from existing teams with the promise of a professionally run organization. I was warned by another fan that if I thought player movement was wild in 2022, wait until 2024 for a migration of players to the Top 12 teams to keep their names in the top tier and stay in the spotlight and the opportunity of being scouted by higher leagues.

Is having a team in the second tier a failure? Well I was able to interview an official with each club as the season wore on (it did take until Week 13 so the writing was on the wall for some as the weeks passed). I suspect it won't make too much difference to teams like Windsor TFC and FC London (both under the wing of MLS Toronto FC). It's not the L1O players that TFC are interested in, it's the 12 and 13 year olds who can be brought into the TFC Academy. I suspect that would work with Waterloo and their relationship with BVB the German team. Some of the other teams see it are the best path for their community in building a pathway from their U5's to the top. Many clubs hold bragging rights for how many scholarships their youth players earn. Earlier this week I received tweets about both male and female players committing to universities. Sigma were holding a university spotlight tourney this weekend to show off some players and they have two youth teams heading away on a European tour. Hey and Sigma has a pathway to CPL champs Forge FC!

One manager told me it was important for his club to play their young players and he wasn't going to bring in some mercenaries just to try for a Top 12 finish.

The league had to do a lot of rescheduling for things like thunderstorms and stadium lighting failures but they eventually got all 231 games played...except one! This one may loom large. Way back in Week 3, Darby FC was awarded a 3-0 victory by forfeit over BVB IA Waterloo in a player dispute over uniforms (BVB was transitioning over from Waterloo United) and didn't take the field. Not to say Darby wouldn't have won their home game anyway but at season's end Darby finished with 25 points for thirteenth and BVB have 22 for fifteenth. Game played and those standings may have been reversed. Every point matters!

A quirk in the schedule is 2022 should have been the easiest year for Simcoe County Rovers to win the fan sponsored trophy competition 'Credit River Cup' with nothing but home games against ProStars, North Mississauga, and Sigma. ProStars ended up winning after the year before not being invited because they were not 'geographically in Mississauga'. Watch for SCR to play all road games in this tourney in 2023.

QUÉBEC SOCCER NEWS

NATIONAL CLUB LICENSING TEAMS ANNOUNCED

Canada Soccer unveiled this Thursday the list of new clubs recognized in 2022 following a rigorous process in which several soccer clubs across the country were involved. The presence of Quebec clubs on this list continues to make Quebec a leader in the Club Licensing Program.

In the new cohort of recognized clubs, Quebec has 23 quality soccer clubs, seven regional clubs, 12 provincial clubs and three national clubs. This is the first time that all four levels of recognition have been represented in an unveiling. In total, considering the clubs whose recognition has been maintained, there are now 137 recognized clubs in Quebec, which remains the province with the largest number of recognized clubs in Canada. "It is a source of pride for us at the Federation to see the clubs of the province put so much effort into being recognized in order to offer quality service to our members," declared Mathieu Chamberland, General Manager of Soccer Québec. . Congratulations to the new recognized clubs but also to all the clubs that have maintained their recognition. »

Celtix du Haut-Richelieu (ARS Rive-Sud)

• FC Laval (ARS Laval)

• Lakeshore SC (ARS Lac St-Louis)

AS Montis (ARS Rive-Sud)

• Cosmos de Granby (ARS Richelieu-Yamaska)

• Club de soccer St-Lazare / Hudson (ARS Lac St-Louis)

• Club de soccer du Roussillon (ARS Rive-Sud)

• FC Challenger (ARS Laurentides)

• Soccer Pointe-Claire (ARS Lac St-Louis)

• Club de soccer de Boucherville (ARS Rive-Sud)

• Club de soccer de Trois-Rivières (ARS Mauricie)

• Optimum de Victoriaville (ARS Centre du Québec)

• Ambassadeurs de Saint-Jérôme (ARS Laurentides)

• Révolution FC (ARS Laurentides)

• Union Lanaudière Sud (ARS Lanaudière)

FC Anjou (ARS Bourassa)

• Club de soccer Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (ARS Concordia)

• Association de soccer de Gatineau (ARS Outaouais)

• Club de soccer Lévis-Est (ARS Québec)

• FC Saint-Léonard (ARS Bourassa)

• Mistral de Sherbrooke (ARS Estrie)

• Association de soccer de Brossard (ARS Rive-Sud)

The Club Licensing Program is a Canada Soccer initiative supported by Soccer Quebec. It was designed to guide soccer clubs across the country to the best principles of organizational development both on and off the field.

CF MONTRÉAL RESERVES HEAD COACH LEAVES

CF Montréal announced on Monday that its U23 head coach Nicolas Gagnon will not be back in 2023.

“I would like to thank Nicolas for his ten years at the Club. He has clearly contributed in developing local talent, and the Club’s next generation,” said Academy Director, Marinos Papageorgopoulos. “We wish him the best of luck for what’s next in his career.”

"I would like to thank the Club for the opportunity I had during all these years,” said Gagnon. “This leads me towards a different path and I am grateful for the trust the Club has placed in me during my journey."

Nicolas Gagnon held this role during the 2022 season in the Première Ligue de Soccer du Québec (PLSQ). Before joining the Club, Gagnon had been an educator with the Regional Associations of Richelieu-Yamaska, the South Shore and the Eastern Townships programs. He’s been a part of the CF Montréal Academy staff since 2011. He had previously coached the U-17 team within the Club’s developmental structure.

In 2022, in its first PLSQ season, CF Montréal U23 finished sixth in the standings, with a 12-8-2 record and 38 points.

MONT-ROYAL OUTREMONT WELCOMES FORGE TECHNICAL STAFF

Club de Soccer Mont-Royal Outremont (CS MRO) welcomed to Montreal recently crowned Canadian Premier League champions, Forge FC Hamilton. Over the course of the week, select technical staff from Forge FC worked alongside CS MRO staff to provide top boys talents from the Club multiple technical sessions and game play. This is part of an overall plan to provide CS MRO teams and technical staff access to valuable programing of Forge FC and youth component Sigma FC, including player technical sessions, coach development, showcase events and friendly match series.

CELTIX DU HAUTE-RICHELIEU ANNOUNCE COACHES FOR 2023

We are pleased to introduce the technical team for our semi-pro teams. As announced some time ago, Steve Françon will be the head coach of the men's semi-pro team. He will be accompanied by Borhane Annabi, Alex Maguisset and Lifa Bombélé as well as Marc-Antoine Côté who will be a video analyst.

Regarding the women's semi-pro team, it will be led by William Lawson accompanied by Nicholas Londei, Andréa Fox and Arnaud Zongo.

WOMXN

S SOCCER ROUND UP BY A.C.

Welcome back to the final Canadian Woso Roundup of 2022 written by AC Lang of wsoccer.ca! As always, this roundup aims to increase the visibility of Canadian womxn in soccer. We’ll start with three highlights as usual. We’re changing up the format to focus on the big news of the month: Pro Women’s Soccer is coming to Canada in 2025 thanks to Diana Matheson and Project 8. Then, we’ll end with the latest CanWNT news including POTY awards, transfer news, and XNT plans for 2023.

Highlights

Canadians shine in the UWCL

Four Canadians qualified for the Group Stage of the Champions League in the final days of December. Chelsea’s Jessie Fleming and Kadeisha Buchanan clinched on matchday five and followed that up with a 3:0 win over PSG to secure the top spot in Group A. Kadeisha was particularly impressive in a backline that only conceded one goal in group stage action. PSG on the other hand, also secured qualification on Matchday 5 thanks to a 2:1 win over Real Madrid. Ashley Lawrence once again came up clutch in that win, drawing a penalty and playing 90. She got a much-deserved rest day against Chelsea, unfortunately robbing fans of another Keisha vs Ash showdown. Group C had an epic matchup between Canadians on the final day for a chance to secure the final spot in the quarters. Lyon and Vanessa Gilles ultimately came out on top over Juve and Julia Grosso, thanks to a 0:0 draw. It was close though, as one goal for Juve would have kicked the reigning Champions out of the competition. Lastly, Cloe Lacasse’s Benfica may not have made it out of Group D (aka the Group of Death), however, our Canadian star did manage to score 5 goals (0.84 goals per game) and earn 1 assist, making her joint second top scorer in the group stage behind Pajor and tied with Kerr and Bonmati. Not bad considering she played (and scored) against teams like Barca, Bayern, and Rosengard.

Milestones in England

The strong Canadian contingent in England continued to shine in December. Jessie Fleming scored her first and second goal of the season, in an 8:0 win over Leicester. She continues to pick up solid minutes with Chelsea in part because of Pernille Harder’s unfortunate long-term injury. Shelina Zadorsky also reached a WSL milestone when she made her 50th WSL appearance for Tottenham on December 14th. The Spurs captain continues to lead the way on the pitch, starting and finishing all 9 WSL games so far this season. Lastly, Adriana Leon scored a brace in Conti Cup action for Manchester United in a win over Sheffield United. Good news for Dri who has been struggling for minutes and will look to build on her goals in the New Year. Despite limited minutes, she already has three goals for ManU in 2022 on top of her 5 National Team goals. She capped off an incredible 2022 with a new boot deal with Puma, announcing the new partnership on social media in late December.

5 Canadians in Guardian’s Top 100

As usual, the Guardian dropped their list of the Top 100 Women’s Players of 2022. Five Canadians made the list from #46 to #77. Topping the crop of Canadians was Kadeisha Buchanan who won D1Arkema and the UWCL with Lyon, earned a big-money move to Chelsea, and had 8 clean sheets in 13 caps with Canada. Next up: Ashley Lawrence at #57 who continues to be in the running for the best fullback in the World, and is definitely one of the most consistent. Ashley played about 2,500 minutes for PSG, contributed 6 assists, and won the Coupe de France in 2022. Jessie Fleming came in at #63 as a WSL and FA Cup Champion with Chelsea. She scored 5 goals for Chelsea, and 5 for Canada in 2022, adding two assists for her club. After struggling for minutes in her first six months, Jessie is somewhat of a regular in Emma Hayes’ lineup shining through her versatility, playing anywhere from central midfield to inverted winger. Coming in at #76 is Christine Sinclair. Sincy won the NWSL Championship with the Thorns, scoring 5 NWSL goals along the way. For the National Team, she scored twice and added two assists. Last but not least, Kailen Sheridan was ranked #77 thanks to a strong season with Canada and San Diego. For her club, she led the expansion side to the playoffs and won the Goalkeeper of the Year Award. For the National Team, she had 7 clean sheets in 12 matches and had some incredible performances against top teams like the US and Brazil. Now, if you’re asking me who’s missing from this list I’d say Vanessa Gilles and Julia Grosso.

in Focus: Domestic League announced

There’s no way around the big news of the month. Diana Matheson and Project 8 stunned the soccer world when they announced the creation of a women’s domestic league by 2025, a mere 2.5 years away. If you’re still looking for the details, I’ve spent the last month reading every article and listening to every podcast Diana has appeared in and summarized what we know about the league so far and what questions remain.

Here’s a more personal reflection.

As you know I am someone deeply entrenched in the women’s soccer landscape and deeply passionate about it. I have had the fortune of being privy to some of the conversations led first by Moscato and Matheson in advocacy for a women’s league since 2020. It still blew me away how important it was to actually read the headline “pro women’s soccer is coming to Canada by 2025”. One thing that goes underappreciated by some of the critics out there, is exactly how important it was for women across the country to hear this announcement, to hear a concrete date. As these women plan their next few years in soccer, they’ll finally have something to work toward. They have a reason to stay in the game and a genuine hope that there will be a spot for them in whatever pathway they chose, from playing to match officiating, to executive leadership, or as members of the media. And that’s me included. I purposely chose not to pursue a career in soccer because as I looked ahead in my last years of uni it just wasn’t a risk worth taking. Even before that, in highschool, I didn’t apply to a sports management or sports media program. Despite being a decent athlete and passionate about the sport, nothing was actively pulling me in. Something like this would have changed that, and now it will for countless others going forward.

Finally, someone is doing it. Someone has committed publicly and said here’s the plan, it’s happening by this date. All we’ve heard until now has been “we’re considering it”, “it’s something we’ll look at in the future”, or “3-5 years”. Now don’t get me started on the fact that these womxn, this generational group of players that shaped women’s soccer in Canada in the 2010’s and ’20s, led by Matheson, Sinclair, and so many others, had to be the ones to say “fuck it, then we’ll build it, and we’ll build it better”. The sense of ambition this group is approaching the league with by stating their goal of being a top 10 league off the bat, one that can compete globally, is what has been lacking from the conversation for so long. It took these winners to go off and get after it. To be ambitious. What we’ve heard from the men in power is “wait your turn” and “you need to walk before you can run”. For me, that’s reflective of a general lack of vision and lack of appreciation for the opportunity and value women’s soccer presents.

Needless to say, I’ve had a lot of emotions and thoughts about this. I can’t wait for there to be something people want to buy into and get behind. I see the appetite for it every NT matchday, every week when y’all tune into SN to watch Jessie or Kadeisha or DAZN to watch the UWCL, and every day on socials where the conversation is very much alive and growing. Join me here as we build up to 2025 and are hopefully a big part of it moving forward.

Local Footy

WOMEN

S SOCCER ROUND UP BY A.C.

It was a bit of a slow month for the National team, as there were no games or camps to speak of. Nevertheless, there were some exciting announcements to wrap up the year and look ahead to 2023.

Firstly, the Canada Soccer Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year were announced in late December. Simi Awujo was named Young Player of the Year thanks to her strong performances in the U20 and senior teams. Having started the year as a relative unknown, the dual-national from Atlanta, Georgia impressed at the CONCACAF Championship and FIFA World Cup which caught Bev Priestman’s attention. She ends the year with three senior caps to her name. The dynamic midfielder has played as an 8 or a 10 for Canada, but is typically deployed as a holding midielder for her college team, the USC Trojans (11 GP, 2G, 4A in 2022). U20 Coach Cindy Tye was smart to call her in, as she was eligible to represent the United States (she formerly represented them at U17 level) and Nigeria (where her parents were born), but ultimately picked Canada (her mother is a citizen).

Jessie Fleming was named senior Player of the Year for the second consecutive year, her second POTY award in total. Some of her accomplishments have been summarized in the monthly highlights section. Let’s just say Jessie fully deserves this honour. She is flourishing into a top 5 midfielder in the word before our eyes. Her lungs continue to impress everyone, running almost 100% of possible canWNT minutes this year. While it certainly feels like we haven’t seen her best, what’s to come is even more promising than where she already is as a 24-year-old. Her co-finalists Janine Beckie and Kadeisha Buchanan both put out messages of support for the diminutive midfielder following the announcement.

In other CanWNT news, Bev Priestman finally confirmed the team will be playing in the She Believes Cup again in 2023, joining the Americans, Japan and Brazil in the tournament. Some fans were critical of the fact that we will be playing two familiar opponents in Brazil and the US, but ultimately the level of play will be high and there will be other chances to test themselves against European opposition before the World Cup. The schedule is as follows: Tuesday February 16th at 7pm ET/ 4pm PT vs the USA, Sunday February 19th at 6:30pm ET/ 3:30pm PT vs Brazil, and Wednesday February 22nd at 4pm ET/ 1pm PT vs Japan.

Last but not least, there were two significant player moves. The first being Gabby Carle’s move from Sweden to the Washington Spirit. The second being Sarah Stratigakis’ new contract in Sweden until the end of 2023. There were also quite a few rumours circulating, including Sabs to Arsenal which is reported to be in the final stages, Juve rejecting City’s bid for Grosso, and Cloe Lacasse allegedly linked with Arsenal, Bayern and PSG.

MALE CANUCKS ABROAD NEWS

This news is based on the tweets from Canucks Abroad feed and also a little bit of research from us too. You can follow them via their website www.canucks-abroad.ca or on their Twitter feed. You can also enter the conversation with them on the Discord app.

Men Contracts and Transfers

Logan Bennett has signed for FC Malaga City Academy in Spain. Tristan Romero has also signed for FC Malaga City Academy from Edmonton Juventus. Luca Petrasso has joined MLS side Orlando City from Toronto. Ismaël Koné has signed for English Championship side Watford from Montreal. Alistair Johnston (left) has signed for Scottish Premiership Champions Celtic from Montreal. Derek Cornelius has signed for Swedish Allsvenskan side Malmö. Doneil Henry has been claimed off waivers by Minnesota United. Brandon Cambridge has been signed by Charlotte from the Universiity of Portland and have acquired his Homegrown Territory Exclusivity from Vancouver Whitecaps for $50,000 General Allocation Money. Moise Bombito was drafted in the MLS Superdraft at #3 by Colorado Rapids. Stephen Afrifa was drafted in the MLS Superdraft at #8 by Sporting Kansas City. Malcolm Johnston was drafted in the MLS Superdraft at #26 by New York City. Jassem Koleilat was drafted in the MLS Superdraft at #58 by Los Angeles. Sal Mazzaferro was drafted in the MLS Superdraft at #72 by Austin. Preston Popp (below) has signed for USL League 1 side North Carolina. Ahinga Selemani has signed for USL League 1 newcomers One Knoxville having been on loan at Gudja United of the Maltese Premier League. Charles Auguste has signed his first pro contract with MLS side Houston Dynamo. Kembo Kibato has signed for USL Championship side Hartford Athletic from fellow Championship side Tulsa. Tyler Pasha has signed for USL Championship side Birmingham Legion. Moshe Hassan has been promoted from Mons Calpe Academy to their 1st team in the Gibraltar National League. Brett Levis has joined USL Championship side FC Tulsa from Valour. Shameiks McLeod has signed for German Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz / Saar side FC Karbach. Kenneth Eligon has signed for German Oberliga Niedderrhein side Düsseldorf West.

Firsts & Milestones

Owen Stott made his debut for Beith United keeping a clean sheet in their 7-0 West of Scotland League win over Cambuslang Rangers. Mladen Ljumovic made his league debut for North Macedonian First League side Akademija Pandev coming on as an 85th minute substitute in their 1-0 defeat at Struga.

FEMALE CANUCKS ABROAD NEWS

Women

Awards and Championships

Karine LeBlanc, Rhian Wilkinson, Christine Sinclair, Janine Beckie and the Portland Thorns (below) have won the NWSL Championship. Carmelina Moscato and Tigres Femenil are Champions of Mexican Liga MX Femenil.

Firsts and Milestones

Kennedy Faulknor made her Australian A League debut for Canberra United going the full 90 in their 2-2 draw at home to Perth Glory. Amandine Pierre-Louis made her debut for Rodez coming on in the 69th minute in their 0-0 French Division 1 Féminine draw with Stade Reims. Samantha Savoy made her German 2 Bundesliga debut for Ingolstadt with 9 minutes off the bench in a 1-0 defeat to RB Leipzig.

Contracts and Transfers

Jessie Fleming has signed a contract extension with English Super League side Chelsea through to 2025. Rhian Wilkinson has resigned as head coach of Portland Thorns. Amandine Pierre-Louis has signed for French Division 1 Féminine side Rodez. Sarah Stratigakis (right) has signed a contract extension with Vittsjo until the end of 2023. Sabrina Preval-Gentile has signed a professional deal with Portuguese 2nd Division side Gil Vicente. Victoria Pickett has signed a 3 year contract extension with NY/NJ Gotham with an option for a 4th year. Quinn has signed a 2 year extension with OL Reign. Allysha Chapman and Sophie Schmidt have both signed a contract extension to the end of the 2023 season with Houston Dash. Evelyne Viens has signed a contract extension through to the end of 2024 with Kristianstads.

Rumours

Janine Beckie is on the radar of both Everton and Tottenham Hostpur in the English Super League. Cloé Lacasse is being looked at by English Super League side Arsenal.

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY COMMITMENTS

Player Club

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David Carano Woodbridge Wilfrid Laurier

Dominic Cintra North York Academy Niagara

Émile Ouellette Saint Laurent Bryant & Stratton

Jack Garner

Vancouver Island Wave British Columbia

Jacob Bagaso Burlington Mount Royal

Julian Capobianco Vaughan Purdue

Matthew Wrobel St Bonaventure Saint Louis

Nareg Chilingirian FC Durham Windsor

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Vancouver Island Wave Victoria

Alicia McMurren BVB IA Waterloo Nipissing

Aliya Gomes Woodbridge Strikers Pittsburgh

Ava Boyd

Burlington Force Drexel

Briana Henry Memphis Louisiana - Lafayette

Cassidy Wells West Ottawa Saint Mary's

Devin Dance Whitecaps London Canisius

Emma Dang West Ottawa Ontario Tech

Emma O'Connor Burlington Force Southern Illinois Èvelyn Parry Gatineau Kentucky

Haley Issel TSS Rovers Windsor

Kaitlynn Camara Woodbridge Seneca

Kate Pauli Greater Sudbury Laurentian

Lauren Adams

Fundy St Francis Xavier

Lauren Pohl Burlington Force Dalhousie

Liberty Yuke Suburban Cape Breton

Raine Fraser Mountain United McGill

Sophia Lezizidis Whitecaps London Grambling

Tatiana Kayrouz West Ottawa St Francis Xavier

Tejia Murray-Powell NDC Ontario Creighton

Tianna McDonald Internazionale Edmonton Oakland

Tori Patterson Milton Magic Nipissing

Men

Awards and Achievements

Christian Curti, Levonte Johnson (left), Olu Oyegunle and Syracuse are NCAA National Champions after securing the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship. Levonte Johnson was named in the United Soccer Coaches All American 1st team. Jordan Marwood, Daniel Stampatori, Harrison Gough and Lipscomb Bisons were crowned A-Sun Conference Champions. Charles Auguste and Creighton Bluejays were Big East Conference Champions. Malcolm Johnston, Stefan Copetti and Maryland Terrapins finished the regular season at the top of the Big Ten Conference. Nick Spittle and Rutgers Scarlet Knights were Big Ten Conference Champions. Omeed Naeemy, Danilo Bakoc and Cleveland State Vikings were Horizon League Champions. Nick Christofferson and Penn Quakers were Ivy League Champions. Santiago Frias, Malik Henry and Akron Zips finished top of the Mid American Conference. Daniel Nimick, Stephen Belanger and Western Michigan Broncos were Mid American Conference Champions. Spencer King and Fairleigh Dickinson Knights were Northeastern Conference Champions. Alex Krakowiak of James Madison Dukes was named in the All Sun Belt 2nd Team. Moïse Bombito and the New Hampshire Wildcats are America East Conference Championship. He was also named in the United Soccer Coaches All American 2nd team. Stephen and Simon Afrifa and the Florida International Panthers were American Athletic Conference Champions. Stephen was also named in the United Soccer Coaches All American 2nd team. Jonathan Monney of Saginaw Valley State Cardinals was named in the United Soccer Coaches Division 2 All American 3rd team. Ben Williams of Babson Beavers was named in the United Soccer Coaches Division 3 All American 2nd team.

Women Awards and Achievements

Jade Rose of Harvard Crimson was named in the United Soccer Coaches All-American 2nd Team. Morgan Fedosiewich of Babson Beavers in the United Soccer Coaches Division 3 All American 1st team. Jessica De Filippo named Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week on November 22. Ariel Young and Central Florida Knights finished top of the American Athletic Conference standings. Tanya Boychuk, Mya Jones, Saorla Miller, Claire Wyville, Bryana Buttar, Grace Stordy, Anne-Valerie Seto, Izzy Monck, Rebecca Grisedale, Zoe May, Briana Henry and Memphis Tigers (below left) were American Athletic Conference Champions. Eden Bretzer and Florida Gulf Coast Eagles were A-Sun Champions. Melina Descary and Floria State Seminoles were Atlantic Coast Conference Champions. Hayley Krahenbil and Campbell Fighting Camelsfinished top of the Big South Conference. Elyse Baudry and Radford Highlanders were Big South Conference Champions. MJ Andrus and Michigan State Spartans finished top of the Big Ten Conference. Olivia Smith and Penn State Nittany Lions were Big Ten Champions. Emma Regan, Teni Akindoju, Holly Ward, Olivia Ahern and Texas Longhoens finished top of the Big 12 Conference. Kayza Massey, Aaliyah Scott, Julianne Vallerand, Annika Leslie and West Virginia Mountaineers were Big 12 Conference Champions. Julia Kostecki, AnnStephanie Fortin and Rice Owls finished top of the Conference USA standings. Alissa Stewart and Texas San Antonio Roadrunners were Conference USA Champions. Miya Grant-Clavijo, Naya Cardoza and Brown Bears were Ivy League Champions. Emily Lazenby, Payton Robertson, Olivia Bizzoni, Jasmine Guerber, ALya Ruken, Arianna Zumpano and Buffalo Bulls (left) are Mid American Conference Champions. Maliah De Rosario, Taylor Dowdell, Meaghan Phillips, Olivia Scott, Courtney Chochol, Ella Gagno, Milena Branco and Quinnipiac Bobcats (below right) are Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Champions. Andrea Carina Costa Garcia and Valparaiso Beacons finished top of the Missouri Valley Conference standings. Madelyn Robbins and Fairleigh Dickinson Knights are Northeast Conference Champions. Samantha Chang and South Carolina Gamecocks are Southeastern Conference Champions. Morgan MacAslan and Samford Bulldogs are Southern Conference Champions. Alessia Skinner, Marley Thompson, Harper Bennett, Ayanna Pinder, Maya-Joy Thompson, Alanna Clarke and Jackson State Tigers are Southwestern Athletic Conference Champions. Madeline Moore and Utah Valley Wolverines finished top of the Western Athletic Conference standings. Sofia Beerworth and New Mexico State Aggies are Western Athletic Conference Champions.

WOLFPACK WIN FIRST NATIONAL TITLE

The Thompson Rivers WolfPack came up clutch in a shootout once again to capture their first national title in a 2-1 win over the UBC Thunderbirds at the 2022 U SPORTS Men’s Soccer Championship presented by RBC. Alesandro Comita for TRU and Daniel Kaiser for UBC both scored in extra time, while Domenico Comita played hero for the WolfPack with the shootout-clinching goal. A back-and-forth game throughout regulation shifted in UBC’s favour in the 69th minute when the WolfPack were reduced to ten men after a TRU player picked up his second yellow card. TRU was unable to run out the 90 minutes to send the game to extra time and then took the lead against all odds with five minutes left in the first overtime frame. Jost Hausendorf went on a great solo run and played a cross in that Alesandro Comita sent into the back of the net for the first goal of the game. The Thunderbirds refused to go away without a fight, however and the captain Daniel Kaiser knotted the game back up with just five minutes left to play. Thomas Gardner sent a free-kick into the box that Kaiser perfectly flicked into the back of the WolfPack net.

Needing a shootout victory at both the quarter-final and semifinal stages of the tournament, TRU took that high-pressure experience and used it to their advantage. Goalkeeper Jackson Gardner made a pair of stops, and five members of TRU scored from the penalty spot, including Domenico Comita with the all-important winner in the seventh round of the shootout to send TRU to the historic victory.

CARABINS WIN SECOND NATIONAL TITLE

Justine Lalande scored the game’s only goal in the 75th minute to lead the Montreal Carabins to a 1-0 victory over the Laval Rouge et Or in the gold medal final of the 2022 U SPORTS Women Soccer Championships presented by Groupe Océan in Quebec City. It is the second time that Montreal’s women soccer program wins the Gladys Bean Trophy. The Carabins rushed the opposite zone in numbers in the 75th minute to break the scoreless tie. The tournament’s MVP Mégane Sauvé sent the ball on the left flank to Justine Lalande, who took her time to put the ball to the left of Laval keeper Myriam Labrecque. This marks the end of an incredible season for Sauvé who also won the RSEQ Player of the Year Award.

The Carabins win a sixth U SPORTS medal (two gold, three silver and a bronze). Their previous title was captured in 2017. Bronze medallists in 2021, the Rouge et Or also wins a sixth medal in program history and a first silver (two gold and three bronze). The last time the tournament was played in Quebec City in 2014, Laval won its first national title.

UBC MAKE IT 5 IN A ROW

Goalkeeper Peter Whyte was the UBC Thunderbirds hero as they made it five straight Canada West men's soccer championships with a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over the Calgary Dinos on home turf at Thunderbird Stadium Sunday afternoon. The Thunderbirds were made to work hard for their 22nd conference banner by a dogged Dinos side that were hard to break down, lively on the counter, and had a kick to win it on penalties themselves before Whyte came up with two huge saves. Still scoreless at the end of 120 minutes of play, the teams headed into penalties. Calgary had a chance to win it with their fifth kick, but Whyte denied Koen Schoffner, and two rounds later Markus Kaiser tucked away the decisive penalty to claim gold and send UBC to another nationals. "I feel 10 years older and maybe a little bit closer to retirement after that one," UBC head coach Mike Mosher joked after his side's dramatic victory. "We were down to the last shots and pressure shots to sink it and keep the thing going, so credit to the boys. They stepped up and delivered in critical moments and the PK shootout there. And what can you say about Pete [Whyte]? He comes up with the saves when we needed them. Huge. Huge. Finals are never easy and they certainly made it difficult for us. We weren't at our sharpest today but we've been saying during this playoff run and even the run towards it that you deal with adversity and you take it on. With championship teams, it is how you deal with those critical moments and when you get challenged."

UBC dominated the first half possession, while Calgary were happy to hit on the counter, as the Thunderbirds fired in the shots but without causing too much issues for Dinos keeper Jake Ruschkowski. The Dinos had the first real chance of the half 19 minutes in when William Omoreniye rose well but headed wide. The Thunderbirds’ best chance came six minutes later when Ruschkowski could only parry a fierce Nick Fussell strike but the Dinos cleared the danger from the rebound.

UBC upped the intensity from the get go to start the second half, launching wave after wave of attacks and coming close on a couple of occasions. Fussell forced a save from Ruschkowski just 44 seconds after the restart. The Calgary keeper was unable to hold on to the ball but scrambled to recover the rebound with Victory Shumbusho waiting to pounce and poke home the opener. And it was the same story on the hour mark, with Rushkowski keeping out a fierce 12 yard strike from Fussell and just getting to the loose ball ahead of Shumbusho. The Dinos were still very a much a danger themselves and their semi-final hero Decklin Mahmi almost became their final hero with a lovely looping effort from an Omoreniye cross that brought a fantastic one-handed acrobatic save from Whyte as he flew across his goal. Rushkowski came up with another huge save midway through the half to deny Shumbusho, after the striker's lovely touch and turn. Both sides pushed hard to try and find the winner in regulation time, but neither could and they headed for another 30 minutes in the enthralling encounter.

The Thunderbirds dominated the play in extra time but it was the Dinos that had the best chance on one of the rare forays forward, with Gianmarco Plenzik firing into the side netting. Tristan Nkoghe almost won it in the last minute of extra time, but Ruschkowski denied the T-birds again and we were heading to spot kicks.

Eryk Kobza put away the first kick before Ruschkowski kept out Nick Fussell to give the Dinos a huge advantage. Plenzik, Omoreniye, and Mahmi converted for Calgary, with Gardner, Shumbusho, and Noah Hrdlicka scoring for UBC, giving Schoffner the chance to win it for the Albertans. Whyte came up with the big stop to send it to sudden death. Kundai Dziwa was on target of Calgary, before a cheeky hop and a skip effort from Marcus Puhalj tied it all up again. Whyte then came up big again to deny Derek Brust before Kaiser fired home the winning spot kick and give UBC the 6-5 win on penalties. It was a heartbreaking way to lose for the Dinos after such a gutsy season and late run. Calgary now have to be content with a silver medal, but it's been a strong year with a lot of upsides and solid foundations for Brendan O'Connell's side. "We're immensely proud," O'Connell said after the match. "The boys have been committed all season, they only came back in August, and we peaked at the right time. We're a very young team and this experience is going to hold them in good stead. We're very, very proud of them. I think this is going to be a strong team for the next three, four, five years and we've got others coming through as well. It does keep the program in good stead and they absolutely deserve to be there. We won the games that mattered. They gave absolutely everything." UBC now turn their attentions to their quest for a 14th U SPORTS national title in Kamloops next week and are heading into it full of confidence. "There's lots of new teams [this year]," Mosher noted. "We'll have to do a little bit of research on a few of them. But this is a good group. This is as good a group as we've had I think for a lot of years. We've been there and had some heartbreaks, a bunch of PKs and extra time and what not over the last couple of years. We'll enjoy this moment here today, but we'll be back to it tomorrow and start getting ready for Thursday. New faces but everybody's earned their way there. I say it every year - the standard has gotten better and better and better across the country in the different conferences and there's no easy games."

UBC Thunderbirds make it a double. Above are the Men’s team and below the Women’s with the Canada West title banners.

T-BIRDS TAKE THE GOLD

The UBC Thunderbirds capped off a dominant Canada West season with a 2-1 victory over their old foes the Trinity Western Spartans at Thunderbird Stadium on Saturday night to capture the T-Birds’ first conference title since 2016. Katalin Tolnai's seventh goal in three playoff matches and a first half strike from Sophie Damian gave UBC a two goal lead at the break. Trinity Western came storming back in the second half, and Sierra Halldorson reduced the deficit to one but UBC held on to claim their 16th Canada West banner.

"What a year," a jubilant UBC head coach Jesse Symons said after the match. "For me, the players through and through worked so hard for this. They came and competed every game and we got the best out of every team every game. We were able to come out on top and full credit to them, they were phenomenal this game. Trinity battled so hard against us and made it tight. We had to hold on and that's what this conference is about. Every game is so tight and we found a way. We started off so well, which we've been doing all season, so it was great to see that to start the game today too."

Their fast paced start reaped its reward again just five minutes in when Sophia Ferreira played a fantastic long ball forward for Tolnai to chase down, and she timed her run to perfection to run in on goal, and coolly slot past Hannah Miller. Trinity Western regrouped and enjoyed their best spell of pressure without really testing Sarah Johns in the UBC goal. The Spartans’ inability to turn that pressure into an equaliser was punished in the 26th minute when Damian fired home the Thunderbirds' second, bringing down a Danielle Steer knock on from a perfectly weighted long free kick into the box from Emma Hooten, shrugging off a challenge, and tucking it away past Miller. UBC wanted to put the game to bed early and kept the pressure on. They had chances to do so with an Ella Sunde header and a Ferreira shot, but had to settle for a two goal lead at the half.

Both teams came out with a lot of intensity to start the second half, with the Spartans just edging things, and they got their reward in the 58th minute to reduce the deficit to one. A long corner to the back post was met by Holland Stiel, who delicately played it back in across goal for Halldorson to put it away. UBC nearly restored their two goal lead immediately with a fantastic Nisa Reehal strike that was met by an equally fantastic acrobatic save from Miller. Reehal was sent clear in the 80th minute, but as she bore down on goal Jessica Vance did just enough defensively to stop her having a clean strike and Miller made the save at her near post. The Spartans pushed for the late leveller but couldn't find the breakthrough.

Trinity Western now turn their attention to next week's U SPORTS nationals, having clinched their spot with their semi-final win over Thompson Rivers on Friday night.

"Again, we were the makers of our own problems," Spartans head coach Graham Roxburgh said after the match. "It's just frustrating. They're a good team, you give them a sniff and they're going to score. The difference for me was they got their three or four chances and buried two, we had three or four good balls into the box in the first half but not enough hunger, not enough fight to keep the ball alive because we generated enough to score. Second half I said, girls, we didn't play well, we didn't give a good account of ourselves. All you've got to do now is go and do that and if you do that the game is going to change and it did.” UBC head off to nationals as the number one ranked team in the country, as they look to claim their eighth national championship and follow up their success in 2019 that also featured many members of Symons' current group.

"We've got a mature team and we've got a lot of players that have won a national championship," Symons said. "They felt the defeat last year in the semi-final. We're a team that objective one was to win the league, then we found a way to host, which was even better, now we're going to enjoy winning Canada West. It's such a hard conference to win. We'll enjoy this but next week is going to be tough. There's a lot of talented teams there. We're going to put our best foot forward to get back into that semi-final and make amends for last year."

MARAUDERS LEAVE IT LATE

The McMaster Marauders are the 2022 OUA Men's Soccer Champions. McMaster picked up a huge 1-0 victory over the TMU Bold in Saturday night's title contest in Toronto.

The championship marks the first for the Marauders in a decade, after last bringing home the provincial banner in 2012. The maroon and grey have also clinched the OUA champion seed at the U SPORTS National Championship, hosted by the TRU Wolfpack, from November 10th to 13th in Kamloops, B.C.

After winning two straight playoff games, the Marauders looked to finish the OUA postseason with a perfect record. The game started slow on both sides, with minimal offensive opportunities and the majority of the play occurring around midfield. In a very physical contest, the biggest play of the first half was the sending off of OUA first team all-star, Luca Di Marco. Di Marco was assessed a red card in the 25th minute, dropping the Bold to 10 men for the remainder of the contest. At the break, the score remained 0-0.

The home team came out of the dressing room strong at halftime, controlling the tempo while pushing for the first goal of the game. Despite the effort, it was the Marauders who scored the go ahead goal.

After making a save on a TMU striker, rookie goalkeeper, Ethan Cagalj (Stoney Creek, Ont.), quickly put the ball up field, finding Justin Baker (Hamilton, Ont.) on the right wing. Showcasing some fancy footwork, Baker put the ball in the box and found the foot of Amir Shirazi (Oakville, Ont.). Shirazi has been no stranger to putting the ball in the back of the net this season and did just that, beating the Bold goalkeeper low and in the corner in the 79th minute.

McMaster made some substitutions late to protect the one goal lead and were successful holding off the Bold down the stretch, helping the Marauders take the game by a 1-0 final and bring both the title and banner back to Hamilton.

Cagalj was a standout in net, picking up his second straight shutout in the postseason.

GEE-GEE’S IN DOUBLE FIGURES

It was home sweet home for the Ottawa Gee-Gees on Saturday afternoon at Matt Anthony Field, earning a 1-0 win over the York Lions to be crowned 2022 OUA champions.

The game’s difference maker came on a Nibo Dlamini penalty kick goal in stoppage time of the first half. The Ottawa native was clinical in beating York keeper Ava Jones to the left make the game’s only mark.

Jones was the busier of the two keepers in the game, stopping six of seven shots, while Ottawa keeper Juliann Lacasse earned the clean sheet with one save.

In intensely windy conditions throughout the game, the lack of scoring opportunities spoke to the level of defending that both squads had to do. In the second half, when York turned up the offensive pressure, they were repeatedly turned away by Ottawa’s backline, making it a long day for York’s strong attack.

With the win, the Gee-Gees were able to exact some revenge on the Lions that defeated them in the semifinals in 2019, before capturing gold on Ottawa’s home turf. The win now marks Ottawa’s 10th OUA women’s soccer title – the most of any school.

“It’s been a fantastic season,” said Gee-Gees head coach Steve Johnson, who has coached the team since their inception in 1994.

“We’ve had a season that is unique, going down to play in Mexico, winning a championship there, then coming back, resetting our focus, and trying to win the championship here. The 10th win is special, I’m really proud of what the program has done in our existence.”

RSEQ NEWS

CARABINS MAKE IT 5 IN A ROW

For a fifth year in a row, the Carabins are champions! A 1-0 victory over the Patriotes of the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières allowed the Carabins to lift the precious trophy and continue a season filled with success.

After a lackluster first half, this season's goal leader Thierry Côté took advantage of a penalty shot to give the crowd favorites the lead. The rest of the game was left to goaltender Jordan Tisseur. On at least three occasions, the first-year goaltender fended off threatening shots from his opponents to allow his team to win.

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ATLANTIC UNIVERSITIES SPORT MEN

CAPERS MAKE IT 6 ON THE SPIN

The Cape Breton University (CBU) Capers are the 2022 Subway Atlantic University Sport (AUS) men’s soccer champions. They secured their sixth consecutive conference banner with a 2-0 victory over the rival STFX X-Men on Saturday afternoon at Ness Timmons Field on the CBU campus. With the six-peat, the Capers tied an AUS record established by UNB, a program that made its stellar run from 1949 to 1954.

CBU took a 2-0 lead into halftime, scoring both goals off free-kick opportunities. In the fifth minute, after Sam Diltz (New Market, ON) made a sensational stop on a Jamie Watson (Kirkcaldy, Scotland) free kick, AUS first-team all-star Cian Lynch (Dublin, Ireland) swooped in and ripped the rebound under the crossbar to make it 1-0. Cameron Shaw (Ottawa, ON) collected the first scoring opportunity for the X-Men in the ninth minute when he blasted strike, but AUS first-team all-star goalkeeper Daniel Clarke (Milton Keynes, England) made a diving stop. Off another free-kick opportunity for the Capers, Diltz went airborne a la Superman and batted the ball out of harm’s way. In the 18th minute, off a free-kick opportunity, Damian DeDekker (Ottawa, ON) struck a header high and wide behind Clarke. In the 34th minute, Ze Cunha (Cascais, Portugal) bested Diltz with a left-footed strike from approximately 25 yards away on a free kick. The X-Men keeper got a piece of the ball, but it then bounded high into the top corner. The top-two finishers in the conference regular season the undefeated Capers (10-0-2), who are ranked #1 in U SPORTS, and #8 X-Men (7-3-2) – battled in a hard-fought first half. The X-Men were able to get possession in the final third of the Caper end of the field, but were unable to generate many scoring changes. And, when they garnered any, Clarke and his mates were up to the challenge. For the Capers, they took advantage of their set-piece chances, which helped offset mistakes they made in the first half.

Early in the second half, the X-Men tried to crank up offensively, but they were challenged by a stout Caper defense that allowed only seven goals – the least in the AUS – during the regular season. Trailing 2-0, the X-Men leaned on keeper Diltz to keep them within striking distance, including with a sensational save on Lynch, who got in alone behind a pair of X-Men defenders. Moments later, he dove to his right to thwart an attempt from AUS rookie of the year and conference second-team all-star Jacob Spizzirri (Woodbridge, ON) to maintain the two-goal deficit. In the 77th, Logan Rieck (Cambridge, ON) an AUS first-team all-star and the conference’s leading scorer had a chance, but his free kick sailed low and wide of the left goal post behind Clarke. Kyle Cordeiro (Oakville, ON) a conference first-team all-star put a series of moves on a couple of CBU defenders in the 79th minute, but Clarke made the save on his hard strike from just inside the 18-yard box. Only a minute or so later, Clarke also denied X-Men forward Samuel Barrowcliffe (Princeton, ON), one of the white-and-blue desperately trying to get his team within a goal, so they could make a push for the equalizer in the final minutes.

Clarke finished with two saves, while Diltz collected four stops.

The Subway players of the match were Barrowcliffe (X-Men) and Ze Cunha (Capers). Watson an AUS first-team all-star defender was named the tournament MVP.

ATLANTIC UNIVERSITIES SPORT MEN

CAPERS WIN THEIR 12TH

Amelia Carlini’s (Ottawa, ON) goal in the 27th minute is all the Cape Breton Capers needed to become the 2022 AUS Subway women’s soccer champion and hand the Dalhousie Tigers a 1-0 loss.

“It feels amazing to work that hard and just get the chance to come out with a victory,” said Alliyah Rowe (Kitchener, ON) following the game.

“It was, honestly, a little unlucky. I knew if I kept on trying, eventually one would go in. We kept pressuring the goalie and they began to lose confidence once we got more strikes on net. We came out with the victory in the end,” added Rowe after being told she had eight shots on net within the box.

For Rowe’s performance throughout the championship tournament, she was honoured as the AUS Most Valuable Player of the Championship.

The Caper’s offensive firepower was relentless, accumulating 21 shots, forcing Dalhousie’s Annabel Gravely (Toronto, ON) to make six saves. On the other end of the field, Capers’ keeper Haley Kardas (Halifax, N.S.) was tested by six shots.

Carlini, who was named the Subway Player of the Game, took three shots and landed one shot on net from her striker position. Tiger Hannah Firstbrook (Nepean, ON) was named the Dalhousie Subway Player of the Game.

This year’s championship win marks the 12th title for the Capers under head coach Ness Timmons, the first coming in 2003 a 3-1 win over Dalhousie.

The Tiger loss is their first of 2022, after posting a regular season record of 8-0-4.

HAWKS MAKE IT 2 IN A ROW

For the second straight year, the Humber Hawks are national champions.

In an all-Toronto championship final, the Hawks defeated the Seneca Sting 2-1 in extra time in the gold-medal match at the 2022 Canadian Colleges Athletic Association Men’s Soccer National Championship on Saturday at Langley’s Willoughby Community Park.

The eight-team tournament was hosted by Langara College.

The Sting were down a man from the 10th minute on when Alex Lewis received a red card. And despite that, Seneca was able to take a 1-0 lead early in the second half on a goal from Steven Janjicek (54’). However, the Sting’s Francisco Thomas Herro received his second yellow of the match in the 80th minute and was sent to the locker room, meaning the team was down two men. Humber was finally able to break through and take advantage in the 89th minute with Noah MacIntyre tying the game at a goal apiece. Federico Leal (105’ +5’) would score the decisive goal to give Humber a 2-1 lead, which the held through the second 15minute extra-time period.

“It is my last year so no better way to finish it. It is a great group of guys. We are a family and I am just happy to do this with a great group of brothers,” a jubilant 8 said post-game. “In the end, you have to got believe you are going to score, and it is going to happen that is what happened.”

It was a bitter way to lose for a Seneca squad which gave Humber all it could handle. The two teams were both 10-0 during the regular season and met in the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association championships two weeks earlier with the Hawks prevailing 40.

“They kept plugging away. It wasn’t one of our better games, but Seneca is a very good team, and they did very well in terms of their game play. Our guys just kept believing right until the very end and sometimes you need a little bit of everything to win and we were able to find it late in the game,” added Humber coach Michael Aquino. The Sting were forced to alter their game plan when they lost Lewis in the early going.

“It also challenges you mentally and you start to lose concentration. I thought the guys bounced back brilliantly, we managed to get a goal through hard work. The second red card really broke our back because know you start to lose even more belief,” said Seneca coach Patrice Gheisar.

“A one second loss of concentration and we give up a cross. But that’s how cruel this game. We were so close, but we will take the lessons and hopefully be back next year.”

“We did all we could for 120 minutes but came short at the end.”

Humber’s Danny Medeiros and Seneca goalkeeper Anthony Gurrieri were their teams’ respective 4imprint Players of the Game. Gurrieri was also chosen as the MVP of the Championship.

AHUNTSIC BEAT HOSTS FOR GOLD

The Champlain Cavaliers progressed through their brackets to the 2022 CCAA Women’s Soccer National Championship Gold Medal Game as did the #1 ranked team in the country, les Aigles d’Ahuntsic, once again setting up a battle between two Quebec powerhouses for the national title.

Champlain got an early opportunity around the Ahuntsic goal but failed to convert. The tide soon shifted as les Aigles imposed their game on the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers, however, dug deep and fended off the Ahuntsic opportunities, but failed to do so when an Ahuntsic corner fell to the feet of Alexie Bellerose, who made no mistake and buried her shot past the Cavaliers goalkeeper.

The Cavaliers managed to regroup and had a few opportunities from close range but squandered those chances as they could not finish. Ahuntsic tightened things up and showed composure and a willingness to put the Cavaliers back on their heels. It was too much for the Cavaliers to handle as they came up short and could not find the tying goal before the final whistle.

Congratulations to les Aigles d’Ahuntsic on their 2022 CCAA Women’s Soccer National Championship!

Sara Ricciardelli was named the 4-Imprint Player of the Game for the Cavaliers, while Alexie Bellerose was presented the honor for Ahuntsic.

MARINERS WIN IN STYLE

As the only team at the tournament to win two games, the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Mariners got the one that counted most Sunday evening with a 2-0 triumph over the No. 1-seed Langara College Falcons to claim their first PACWEST title in 11 years.

The win puts VIU into the CCAA National Championships on a high note. Both teams in Sunday's final were already qualified for nationals as Langara is the tournament host so the PACWEST conference had two automatic berths.

On Sunday, the Mariners got their scoring done early in each half. Coming off his two-goal game Saturday against Douglas College, Billy Bagiopoulos' marker in the ninth minute opened the scoring against Langara.

In minute 57 of the second half, big VIU fullback Matthew Coburn got on the business end of a free kick by Juan Rubiano and volleyed it home to make for the 2-0 final score.

In an odd twist, VIU was forced to use midfielder Michael Heppelle as a goalkeeper with the team's other two keepers sidelined with injury. Heppelle came on in relief of an injured Kevin Picard Saturday and completed the clean sheet before posting another on Sunday. He was name the tournament's Top Goalkeeper.

Bagiopoulos was named Top Forward and Tournament MVP while Langara's David Rodriguez Zegarra and Noah Holmes took Top Midfielder and Top Defender respectively.

PACWEST NEWS

MARINERS SCORE 5 IN TITLE ROMP

The Vancouver Island University (VIU) Mariners are champions of PACWEST women's soccer after a 5-1 victory over the Douglas College Royals on a damp Sunday afternoon.

Jade Dillabough scored twice for VIU and was supported by Shea Battie, Kate Reynolds and Saki Meshida who each had singles. A scoreless game broke open late in the first half when Reynolds and Dillabough struck in quick succession, just 55 seconds apart, to put VIU up a pair. Douglas replied just over a minute later though when Alicia Skirzyk tallied with less than a minute to go until halftime.

Early in the second half, VIU made the statement there would be no comeback for the Royals as Battie scored to restore the Mariners' two-goal lead. VIU maintained their lead until late in the game when Douglas pushed forward and conceded Dillabough's second of the game plus Meshida's tally.

VIU qualifies for the CCAA National Championships happening Nov. 9 to 12 at Champlain College Saint-Lambert just outside Montreal.

Dillabough was named Player of the Game for VIU as well as the Tournament MVP. Reynolds (Top Forward) and Melanie Osborne (Top Goalkeeper) also took home hardware for the Mariners.

Hannah Delacruz was named the tournament's Top Defender for Douglas while Royals All-Star Kya Cleto was named Top Midfielder.

ACAC NEWS

SAIT GO BACK TO BACK

They needed extra time to do it, but the SAIT Trojans men's soccer team are Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) champs for the second straight year. Fifth-year Trojan Nico Gonzalez scored the equalizer in the second half, and then the game-winner 10 minutes into extra time as SAIT defended their ACAC title with a 3-1 win over the NAIT Ooks in the Men's Soccer Championship final hosted by Lethbridge College in Raymond, Alta.

"NAIT is a tough squad, and they are coached well. All respect to them – they gave us a battle," said Gonzalez, who was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. "Once we got down early, I said to the guys to keep believing. Luckily enough, we were able to get the tying goal forcing it to extra time and then we took it from there. . . All in all, just an unbelievable performance from the guys tonight."

The title is the third in SAIT Trojans history, as they hoisted the trophy last season and in the 2012-13 campaign. SAIT will now advance to the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) National Championship, set for Nov. 9-12 in Langley, BC and hosted by Langara College. The Trojans hosted last year's national championship and went a disappointing 0-2. In his last kick at the can, Gonzalez would like a better result this time around.

"It's all I can think about; last year left a sour taste in my mouth," he said. "We're excited to get out to BC and put on another performance like we did this weekend. Hopefully, it ends with some more hardware."

NAIT started Sunday's game off by fending off a few stellar scoring chances by the Trojans, and that seemed to spark them, as they then turned around and drew first blood in the 9th minute when Pedro Neto headed a ball past SAIT keeper Marko Ilich. That's all Ilich would give up, but it wasn't for a lack of effort from the Ooks. In the 90th minute of play, Ilich stopped a breakaway by coming out and challenging the attacking NAIT player and keeping the score knotted at 1-1. Ilich was on the 2018-19 Trojans team that went 12-0 in the regular season but were upset in the semifinal and had to settle for the bronze medal. A year later, the same thing happened after going 10-1-1, but his team came away with nothing. He returned this year with one thing on his mind. Gold. "It feels unbelievable. Coming back and having this happen after all the nightmares following those losses. . . It's a surreal feeling. It's redemption," said Ilich. "It's a phenomenal feeling. I can't explain it." All season long, Ilich's play was overshadowed by how good his team's defence was in front of him. This weekend, when he was tested, he came up big. The night previous, Ilich backstopped his team to a tough 2-1 win in penalty kicks over The King's University to send them to the gold medal game. "Playoffs are a different environment. Teams you don't expect to push you, come out and do exactly that," he stated. "King's played great yesterday and NAIT was really tough tonight, but these games are the games you have to show up in and I'm happy I was able to do that for my team."

In extra time, Gonzalez scored his second of the game after crossing into the box and receiving a pass. After a few missed nets earlier in the contest, his mindset was simple this time around. "Honestly, I was just trying to put it on target," he said with a laugh. "Luckily enough, I caught it well and it curled into the top corner. It was nice."

Trojans first-year player Brock Mitchell put things away just five minutes later with an insurance marker. "That was huge because it gave us a bit of breathing room," Gonzalez added. "It allowed us to settle in a bit more and relax in the back. Absolutely tremendous goal by him."

SAIT's Jolly Kopoanomo, Jacob Hunter, Tysen Chatani and Senay Haile were all named to the tournament's all-star team.

ACAC NEWS

TROJANS GET REVENGE AFTER 3 YEARS TO LIFT TITLE

After taking numerous pictures with fellow coaches and players, SAIT Trojans head coach John Talerico made a point of getting one with Jaime McPherson, Harleen Singh and Amber Meyers.

The trio were members of the 2018 team who fell to NAIT 2-1 in overtime in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Women's Soccer championship final held at SAIT. Fast forward to three years later, the three were able to exact revenge by beating the same Ooks team 1-0 on their home field to win the gold medal.

"This feels really good. You don't even know," said McPherson, one of the team's captains. "I think this not only proved that we are the team to come out of Alberta this year, but it was a bit of redemption. We put in the time and the work, and it showed today."

The title is SAIT's first in nearly two decades - last winning it all in the 2002-03 season. It also stops a run of 12 straight years in which a north-based ACAC team has won the trophy.

"I'm just over the moon. It's an unbelievable feeling," said Talerico while being called back for more photos. "To finally have a banner as a head coach here is huge. I am so happy for the girls and the coaching staff. Every player and every coach worked so hard this year, in every aspect."

Singh scored the game's only goal 13 minutes in when she finished off an impressive cross from teammate Meaghan Wiebe with a header past the Ooks keeper, Kailey Harder.

"I just ran in and hoped for the best," said Singh about the goal. "I was taken down and didn't see the ball go in, but I'm glad it did. Getting that early lead was big for our team."

Talerico echoed Singh's assessment of the game-winning goal.

"It was bang on with no chance for the goalie," he said. "One of the ways you win a championship is to get a goal as quality and fantastic as that was."

In the second half, NAIT applied pressure the entire 45 minutes as they looked to tie the game. It's what Talerico expected, but his team was able to do just enough to keep the Ooks at bay.

"We got a little panicky at times," he admitted. "But, we recovered by defending well so that multiple players were behind the ball causing them to panic a bit more as well."

SAIT will now move on to the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) National Championship, hosted by Toronto's Humber College from Nov. 10-13.

The last time the Trojans attended a National Championship was in 2018-19 as the ACAC's wildcard. SAIT went 1-2 to finish 7th in the tournament, hosted by BC's Douglas College.

"It's an interesting comparison between this team and the team we had in 2018, but I feel this year we have a bit more depth," Talerico explained. "We're really happy to be going, but we are going to be more prepared. This team has a different psyche, so we're excited."

MCAC NEWS

LES ROUGES CAUSE UPSET TO LIFT TITLE

On a sunny, warm afternoon, the #3 seed Université de Saint-Boniface (USB) Les Rouges (7-1-4 regular season record; 2-0 postseason) won the championship after an upset over #1 seed Brandon University (BU) Bobcats (10-0-2 regular season record; 1-1 post-season) by a 4-3 margin at Sportsplex Field in the 2022 MCAC Men’s Soccer Championship Final, hosted by Assiniboine Community College (ACC), on Sunday, October 30 in Brandon.

USB have won the conference title fives times and first one since 2017 (2014-17, 2022). USB’s Michael Zarychta opened the scoring after a cross went thru a Bobcat defender at the 13 minute mark. Brandon, the defending champion, responded when 2022 MSOC Player of the Year Camilo Rodriguez was pulled down in the box and he was successful on the ensuing penalty kick halfway into the first half. Only six minutes later, Franck Oumar N’Dia notched the second of the match for Les Rouges after the ball found its way onto his foot in the box and he blasted it home for the halftime lead.

In the second half, Brandon tried for the equalizer but it was USB which increased the lead with N’Dia scoring his second with a long shot that went through the legs of the Bobcats’ keeper. Salting the game away occurred in the 84 minute as Ibrahim Bezzahou scored from a goal mouth scramble and a 4-1 lead.

The Bobcats would not go down without a fight as they scored twice in a couple minutes left in the game when Rodriguez had his second from the penalty spot and Bryson Haywood added another but it was too late and a new champion was crowned.

USB’s head coach Seif Dhaoui commented after the win, “We had new players and new system and continued to get better this season and executed the plan today. We tried to not have Camilo receive the ball and pressure the passers to him and once we had the lead to continue the momentum and not let go of it.”

Fourth year defender Ayman Soussi was named Player of the Championship and was emotional after the championship. “I thank the coaches as couldn’t do it without them. I started in 2017 and this means the world to me. Our talent didn’t change and we are a cohesive team with the young players and it showed during these playoffs.”

The MCAC champion also earned a berth into the 2022 CCAC Men’s Soccer Championships hosted by Langara College in Langley, BC running from November 9-12 as only the second time for MCAC representative at the Nationals.

Soussi remarked, “It is a big honour to represent Manitoba at the Nationals.” While Dhaoui talked about now and the future, “It will be amazing to see the level of other teams at the Nationals and we are young team with lots of second year players. Our first time there and there is no pressure and will compete as best as possible and build on that.”

MCAC NEWS

LES ROUGES THREE-PEAT

On a windy and warm day, the #1 seed Université de Saint-Boniface (USB) Les Rouges (11-0-1 regular season record; 2-0 in playoffs) accomplished a three-peat as champions with a 4-1 victory over #2 Providence University College (PUC) Pilots (8-1-3 regular season record; 1-1 playoffs) at Sportsplex Field in the 2022 MCAC Women’s Soccer Championship Final, hosted by Assiniboine Community College (ACC), on Sunday, October 30 in Brandon.

Les Rouges has now won their third consecutive conference title as they won last year and were also the last title holders prior to Covid-19 when they earned their first MCAC women’s soccer championship in 2019.

USB put a stamp on this championship early with two quick goals in the first eight minutes as they utilized the wind to their advantage. Marijka Yashysshyn scored twice as a header opened the scoring and then received a nice pass off a corner and there was no looking back for the defending champion. PUC pushed back late in the half with a free kick that just missed and then to only see USB respond with a goal mouth scramble as 2022 MCAC Player of the Year Sara Boissonneault pushed the lead to three right before the halftime whistle.

PUC’s All Conference Paige Heide breathed some life into to squad when she converted a low shot on a successful PK. The momentum was short lived as Les Rouges bounced back with Marlene Zarychta scoring off another corner kick at 71’ for the final score. Fifth year midfielder but first year with USB Marijka Yashysshyn was selected Player of the Championship. She commented after the contest, “It was an amazing game and we all worked together to get the win. We saw some open spot to find ways to score and used the win well. Extremely excited to play in my first Nationals and to challenge ourselves and see how good a team we are.”

The MCAC champion receives a berth into the 2022 CCAC Women’s Soccer Championships hosted by Champlain College SaintLambert in Saint-Lambert, QC) running from November 9-12. This is only the second time for MCAC representative at the Nationals with both years USB being there.

USB’s head coach Justin Légaré became emotional talking about this three-peat and his tenure with Les Rouges. “Being my last year as coach, this is emotionally hard with so many graduating players. We loved the competition against PUC this year. We are now going to work hard and give our best at Nationals and the goal is score first goal and first win there and then anything can happen. This is a really nice way to end my USB career with this team and win the conference championship.” The last time the same school won both MCAC women’s and men’s soccer championship in the same year was 2018 when Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) Blazers accomplish the double title feat.

OCAA MEN

HUMBER STRIKE GOLD FOR 4TH STRAIGHT YEAR

As the top two collegiate teams in the province kicked off to battle for the OCAA Men's Soccer Championship, the Hawks were looking to win their 15th OCAA gold in program history. Humber knew its clash against the Sting would be tough as Seneca was the only other team with a perfect season; however, the jam-packed bleachers at the Ontario Soccer Centre were cheering loudly for the talented Hawks squad and gave them the motivation to jump out to an early lead.

In the 23rd minute, the OCAA Defensive Player of the Year Alex Meczarski opened the scoring and put the Hawks ahead. After Damion Kaye chipped the ball into the box over two Sting defenders, Meczarski swiftly crept behind the defence to bury the go-ahead tally.

The Hawks momentum from Meczarski's goal continued as Humber doubled their lead four minutes later with a goal off the head of Abdul-Azeez Babawale. A perfectly placed corner from the captain, Luca Uccello, found Babawale in the box, and the Toronto native made no mistake in finding the top-right corner of the meshing. Babawale's second of the tournament put the Hawks in the driver's seat, sending them into the break with a 2-0 lead.

The Hawks' dream start to the gold medal game came true as they dominated Seneca in the first half. Humber controlled possession for much of the half and had five shot attempts, with four coming on target. Meanwhile, Seneca's poor first-half performance saw them only taking one shot attempt that missed the net.

After a chippy start to the half that saw the squads trade fouls and yellow cards, Babawale scored a nearly identical goal to his firsthalf marker. A Uccello corner found the head of Babawale in the box, and he potted his second of the match to put the Hawks ahead by three in the 65th minute. Babawale would score his hat-trick tally in the 77th minute to put the Hawks ahead by a dominating four goals. OCAA First-Team League All-Star Kadell Thomas rushed into the box and crossed the ball over to a speedy Babawale driving the net, where he potted his third goal of the match, securing a provincial championship for the Hawks.

As the match referee's whistle blew, the Hawks were declared the 2022 OCAA champions and the kings of collegiate soccer in Ontario for the 10th time in 12 years.

OCAA MEN

S NEWS

HUMBER WIN 1ST TITLE IN 10 YEARS

The 2022 OCAA Women's Soccer Championship came to an end on Sunday, with the Humber Hawks winning their first gold medal since 2012.

In the bronze medal match, Niagara was playing for their first OCAA medal in program history. Durham was looking to earn bronze for the first time since 2018.

In the ninth minute of the match, Megan Morgado put the Knights ahead 1-0. OCAA Women's Soccer Player of the Year Sydney Sica scored less than three minutes later to put the Knights up by two.

Erika Bjorgum scored early in the second half with a 48th minute goal assisted from Sage Thomas-Roberts. Only one minute later, Thomas-Roberts scored to tie the match, only four minutes into the second half and all of a sudden we had a whole new game.

Late in the match, Rylan Geatrix scored the winner in the 82nd minute to give the Knights their first OCAA medal in women's soccer.

Sica was named the Player of the Match for the Knights and McKenna Jackson was selected to the Championship All-Star team. Thomas-Roberts was named the Player of the Match for the Lords and earned a Championship All-Star award.

The Humber Hawks and Seneca Sting ended the championship with the gold medal match. Chantel Spalla opened the scoring 10 minutes in to give the Hawks an early lead.

Nine minutes into the second half, Kaitlynn Russell fired home a 54th minute goal to double Humber's lead over the Sting and eventually to win the gold medal.

Isabella Bernardi posted a clean sheet for the Hawks, turning aside all six shots on target. Seneca had more shots in the match, with nine to Humber's four. A relatively clean match, each side were only shown one caution.

Humber will head to the 2022 CCAA Women's Soccer Championship in Saint-Lambert, Que., as the OCAA champions and Seneca will join them as an OCAA wild card.

Montmorency 3 v 2 Garneau

HOLLAND TAKE TITLE ON PENALTIES

The Holland College Hurricanes captured the 2022 ACAA Men’s Soccer Championship after besting the St. Thomas University Tommies in penalty kicks.

Tommies’ Brett Springer netted the first goal of the match, and the Tommies carried the 1-0 lead into the half. The Hurricanes didn't get on the board until the 50th minute when Mohammed Alhaj Ali beat STU’s keeper, Luke Ewen, to even things up.

The Hurricanes took the lead by executing off a rare mistake from Ewen - a miscommunication that led Keisuke Masuda to an open net, giving the Hurricanes a 2-1 lead late in the game.

The Tommies were forced to play a man short after Gray Cyr was shown off the pitch after receiving his second yellow card of the match. Despite being a man short, there was no quit in the shorthanded Tommies. A corner kick led to an Elias Stiphout header, tying the match at two goals apiece.

In the 82nd minute, Hurricanes’ striker Mohammed Alhaj Ali managed to sneak past the STU defenders for a breakaway, but the Tommies’ keeper was up for the challenge. Ewen made a sliding tackle to rob Alhaj Ali of his second goal of the game and send the game to overtime.

But the late game heroics didn't prevent the Hurricanes from celebrating on the Grant-Harvey Turf Field. The ‘Canes captured the banner after Yannick MacPhee found the back of the net, giving Holland College the 4-3 edge in penalty kicks.

Hurricanes Head Coach Jonathan Vos couldn't have been prouder of his squad.

"It's just amazing," he said. "I'm just so proud of them."

The Hurricanes had gone to extra time in their semi-final match the previous day against the University of King's College Blue Devils as well.

Vos said he didn't have to tell his team much prior to kick-off. Holland was locked in.

"When I walked into the locker room, you could just feel the energy and the focus," Vos said. "It was just a few short words to make sure they we were in this together and to battle for each other."

ACAA Player of the Year, Mohammed Alhaj Ali, had nothing but praise for his teammates after the win.

"My teammates are unbelievable; I just want to say a big thank you to my teammates and coaches," Alhaj Ali said.

After losing to the Tommies in the finals the previous year in penalty kicks, he said Ewen knew him well, so he aimed for the left instead of his right.

"He got a touch on it, but it was a powerful kick."

MYSTICS TAKE TITLE AS THE WOMEN’S FINAL GOES TO PENALTIES

The crowd went silent, as Ashley Neves of the Mount Saint Vincent University Mystics stared down the Keeper of the Year Jillian Smith – penalty kicks would be the deciding factor in this ACAA Championship match, and Neves could end it. As the whistle blew, Neves made no mistake. The Mystics had won another ACAA Championship.

“My teammates told me to go up there with confidence,” Neves said. “That’s what I did, and it felt great.”

120 minutes wasn’t enough to find an ACAA Champion. The Mystics and University of New Brunswick Saint John Seawolves needed penalty kicks in the ACAA Finals at the Grant-Harvey Turf Field.

The Mystics held most of the possession for the first 20 minutes of the match, but couldn’t generate any dangerous scoring chances.

The Seawolves slow start didn’t last long – UNBSJ put on the pressure late in the first half. One of their best chances came in the 42nd minute, as the Seawolves attacker made a beautiful crossover before placing the ball in the box. The Seawolves couldn’t get a foot on it, as MSVU cleared.

The second half featured much of the same – a pressuring Seawolves team that couldn’t get one by Mystics goalkeeper Morgan Gillies.

The Mystics would come down the field and get their best chance of the half as well, after a centered ball created a scramble in front of the net, giving the Mystics a great scoring chance – but the ACAA Keeper of the Year, Jillian Smith, kept the game tied, making the save.

The first half of extra time was evenly contested, not seeing many scoring opportunities. MSVU cranked up the pressure late in the second half of extra time, but the game remained scoreless, forcing penalty kicks.

Gillies said it felt amazing to win the championship after losing in the finals last season.

“It just feels so good to take gold home,” she said.