2022 League1 British Columbia season

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League1 British Columbia
Season2022
DatesMay 22 – July 24 (regular season)
August 1 (Championship Match)
ChampionsTSS FC Rovers (men)
Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite (women)
Juan de Fuca PlateVarsity FC
2023

The 2022 League1 British Columbia season was the inaugural season of play for League1 British Columbia, a pro-am league in the Canadian soccer league system. The league is the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of British Columbia except for fully professional clubs in the Canadian Premier League and Major League Soccer. Seven clubs participated in the 2022 season in both the men's and women's divisions. TSS FC Rovers defeated Varsity FC in the final to win the inaugural men's title and qualify for the 2023 Canadian Championship, while the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Academy also defeated Varsity in the final to win the inaugural women's title. Varsity FC represented the league at the Women's Interprovincial Championship, finishing in fourth place. Varsity FC captured the Juan de Fuca Plate as the combined table leaders across the men's and women's divisions.

Format

The regular season was contested by seven clubs and ran from May 22 to July 24, 2022.[1] Each team played 12 games in a double round-robin format with six games at home and six on the road. The top-two teams advanced to the Championship Final, held on the BC Day long weekend. The men's and women's divisions used identical schedules with the two matches being played as double-headers on the same day.[2]

Men's division

The teams played each other team twice (home and away) for a 12 game season, with the top two teams facing each other in a championship final.[3][4] The winner of the men's division qualified for the 2023 Canadian Championship.[5]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Varsity FC 12 9 1 2 27 13 +14 28 Championship Final
2 TSS FC Rovers (C) 12 6 4 2 24 15 +9 22
3 Whitecaps FC Academy 12 4 4 4 22 23 −1 16
4 Altitude FC 12 4 2 6 14 20 −6 14
5 Rivers FC 12 3 4 5 12 16 −4 13
6 Unity FC 12 3 3 6 14 19 −5 12
7 Victoria Highlanders FC 12 3 2 7 18 25 −7 11
Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) most goals
(C) Champions

Championship final

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Results table

Home \ Away ALT RIV TSS UNI VAR VIC WFC
Altitude FC 0–2 3–1 1–0 1–3 3–0 0–3
Rivers FC 1–1 0–4 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–1
TSS FC Rovers 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 4–0 4–4
Unity FC 2–4 2–0 2–3 0–2 2–1 0–1
Varsity FC 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 3–0 5–2
Victoria Highlanders FC 3–0 2–1 2–3 2–2 2–3 4–0
Whitecaps FC Academy 4–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–2 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on June 28, 2022. Source: "2022 Regular Season Schedule League1 BC" (PDF).
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fixtures

May 22–28

May 29–June 4

May 29, 2022 Altitude FC 0–3 Whitecaps Academy North Vancouver
3:30pm Report Sangha File:Soccerball shade.svg 2', 11', 83' (pen.) Stadium: Kinsmen Field
Referee: David Schmidt-Schweda

June 5–11

June 5, 2022 Altitude FC 0–2 Rivers FC North Vancouver
1:00pm Report Sagno File:Soccerball shade.svg 35'
Yousef File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' (pen.)
Stadium: Kinsmen Field
Referee: Joey Ratcliffe
Note: Altitude FC manager Faly Basse was sent off Red card at full time for confronting the match officials.
June 7, 2022 Varsity FC 1–0 Altitude FC UBC Point Grey Campus
7:45pm Chung File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' Report Stadium: Rashpal Dhillon Field

June 12–18

June 19–25

June 23, 2022 Ironworkers Derby TSS Rovers 0–0 Altitude FC Burnaby
8:30pm Stadium: Swangard Stadium

June 26–July 2

June 29, 2022 Ironworkers Derby Altitude FC 3–1 TSS Rovers North Vancouver
8:30pm Stadium: Kinsmen Field

July 3–July 9

July 9, 2022 Rivers FC 0–1 Unity FC Kamloops
4:30pm Stadium: McArthur Island Field 2
Note: Venue was changed to McArthur Island to showcase League1 BC for players, coaches, referees, and spectators involved in BC Soccer's 2022 Les Sinnott Memorial Boys Provincial Cup.

July 10–July 17

July 19–July 24

Women's division

The winner of the women's division qualified for the Interprovincial Championship.[6]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Varsity FC 12 11 0 1 31 7 +24 33 Championship Final
2 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Academy (C) 12 8 1 3 22 15 +7 25
3 Unity FC 12 8 0 4 26 15 +11 24
4 TSS FC Rovers 12 6 3 3 22 15 +7 21
5 Victoria Highlanders FC 12 3 1 8 17 25 −8 10
6 Altitude FC 12 1 2 9 11 26 −15 5
7 Rivers FC 12 1 1 10 12 38 −26 4
Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) most goals
(C) Champions

Championship final

<section begin="Women's Championship Final" />

<section end="Women's Championship Final" />

Results table

Home \ Away ALT RIV TSS UNI VAR VIC WFC
Altitude FC 1–1 3–3 1–6 0–1 0–1 1–2
Rivers FC 2–0 0–3 2–3 1–4 1–4 0–3
TSS FC Rovers 1–0 7–2 1–2 0–4 1–0 2–0
Unity FC 2–1 3–1 1–2 0–2 2–1 2–0
Varsity FC 3–0 3–0 1–0 1–3 3–2 3–0
Victoria Highlanders FC 2–3 5–1 1–1 0–3 0–2 0–3
Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–4 5–1
Source: "2022 Regular Season Schedule League1 BC" (PDF).
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fixtures

May 22–28

May 29–June 4

June 5–11

June 12–18

June 19–25

June 19, 2022 Altitude FC 0–1 Varsity FC North Vancouver
3:30pm Report Tomé File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+4' Stadium: Kinsmen Field

June 26 – July 2

July 3–July 9

July 9, 2022 Rivers FC 2–3 Unity FC Kamloops
1:00pm File:Soccerball shade.svg 30'
File:Soccerball shade.svg 79'
Harvey File:Soccerball shade.svg 52'
Hicks File:Soccerball shade.svg 53'
Stewart File:Soccerball shade.svg 72'
Stadium: McArthur Island Field 2
Note: Venue was changed to McArthur Island to showcase League1 BC for players, coaches, referees, and spectators involved in BC Soccer's 2022 Les Sinnott Memorial Boys Provincial Cup.

July 10–July 17

July 17, 2022 Altitude FC 0–1 Victoria Highlanders North Vancouver
3:30pm Stadium: Kinsmen Field

July 19–July 24

Juan de Fuca Plate

The Juan de Fuca Plate was historically awarded to the top British Columbia-based team in Premier Development League based on matches played between the BC clubs. With the creation of League1 British Columbia, it was decided that the trophy would be awarded to the League1 British Columbia club with the highest combined point total between the men's and women's divisions in regular season matches.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Varsity FC (C) 24 20 1 3 58 20 +38 61
2 TSS FC Rovers 24 12 7 5 46 30 +16 43
3 Whitecaps FC Academy 24 12 5 7 44 38 +6 41
4 Unity FC 24 11 3 10 40 34 +6 36
5 Victoria Highlanders FC 24 6 3 15 35 50 −15 21
6 Altitude FC 24 5 4 15 25 46 −21 19
7 Rivers FC 24 4 5 15 24 54 −30 17
Source: Juan de Fuca Plate
(C) Champions

References

  1. Jacques, John (February 18, 2022). "League1 BC Reveals Inaugural Season Schedule". Northern Tribune. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  2. "League1 BC releases full schedule ahead of inaugural 2022 season". bcsoccer.net. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  3. Dheensaw, Cleve (May 21, 2022). "Highlanders begin new soccer era Sunday in League1 B.C." Times Colonist. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  4. Jacques, John (October 6, 2021). "Six Big Things To Know About League1 BC". Northern Tribune. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  5. "Canadian Championship welcomes League1 BC as new entrant for 2023". Canadian Soccer Association. November 3, 2022.
  6. "BC Soccer announces League1 BC participation at the Women's Interprovincial Championship". bcsoccer.net. April 8, 2022. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.

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