2023 League1 Canada season
The 2023 League1 Canada season is the second edition of League1 Canada, the 3rd division soccer in Canada. It includes league competitions from its three member leagues, and an inter-provincial championship for select teams from the women's divisions.
Men's competitions
Provincial leagues
Provincial playoffs
British Columbia and Ontario use a post-season playoff competition to determine a regional league champion. Quebec however does not have a playoff competition and uses the regular season standings to determine their league champion.
League1 BC
{{#section:2023 League1 British Columbia season|men's bracket}}
League1 Ontario
{{#section:2023 League1 Ontario season|men's bracket}}
Provincial league cups
Coupe L1QC {{#section:2023 Ligue1 Québec season|Coupe PLSQ}}
2024 Canadian Championship qualification
In the men's divisions, Victoria Highlanders FC (L1BC), Simcoe County Rovers FC (L1O), and CS Saint-Laurent (L1Q) qualified for the 2024 Canadian Championship as the sole representatives from their respective leagues.[2][3] However, the Highlanders withdrew prior to the start of the competition; the club was replaced by TSS FC Rovers.[4]
Women's competitions
Provincial leagues
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Provincial playoffs
British Columbia and Ontario use a post-season playoff competition to determine a regional league champion. Quebec however does not have a playoff competition and uses the regular season standings to determine their league champion.
League1 BC
{{#section:2023 League1 British Columbia season|women's bracket}}
League1 Ontario
{{#section:2023 League1 Ontario season (women)|women's bracket}}
Provincial league cups
Coupe PLSQ {{#section:2023 Ligue1 Québec féminine season|Coupe PLSQ}}
Inter-Provincial Championship
Tournament details | |
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Venue(s) | Willoughby Community Park, Langley, BC |
Dates | August 11–13 |
Teams | 4 |
Final positions | |
Champions | File:Flag of British Columbia.svg Whitecaps FC Girls Elite (1st title) |
Runner-up | File:Flag of Quebec.svg PEF Québec |
Third place | File:Flag of British Columbia.svg Unity FC |
Fourth place | File:Flag of Ontario.svg Alliance United FC |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 20 (5 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kierra Blundell File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Esther Brossard (3 goals each) |
Details
The Women's Inter-Provincial Championship was hosted by British Columbia, with the semi-finals occurring on August 11 and the final and third-place match occurring on August 13.[6] As hosts, an extra qualification spot was allocated to League1 British Columbia and all matches will take place at Willoughby Community Park Stadium in Langley.[6] <section begin="2023 Women's Interprovincial Championship" />
Team | Method |
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File:Flag of British Columbia.svg Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | L1BC regular season winners |
File:Flag of Ontario.svg Alliance United FC | L1O champion |
File:Flag of Quebec.svg PEF Québec | L1QC champions |
File:Flag of British Columbia.svg Unity FC | L1BC playoff runner-up[lower-alpha 1] |
File:Flag of British Columbia.svg BC Soccer | ||
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City | Stadium(s) | Capacity |
File:Flag of British Columbia.svg Langley | Willoughby Community Park | 6,600 |
- ↑ Host berth allocated for the runner-up as the L1BC playoff champion had already acquired the regular season winning berth.
Bracket
Semifinals | Championship Game | ||||||||
QC | PEF Québec | 6 | |||||||
BC-2 | Unity FC | 4 | |||||||
QC | PEF Québec | 0 | |||||||
BC-1 | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 5 | |||||||
ON | Alliance United FC | 1 | |||||||
BC-1 | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 2 | Third place | ||||||
ON | Alliance United FC | 0 | |||||||
BC-2 | Unity FC | 2 |
<section end="2023 Women's Interprovincial Championship" />
Matches
Semi-finals
August 11 | PEF Québec File:Flag of Quebec.svg | 6–4 | File:Flag of British Columbia.svg Unity FC | Langley, British Columbia |
2:30 PM PST |
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Comet report | Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium Referee: Amanda Kwan |
August 11 | Alliance United FC File:Flag of Ontario.svg | 1–2 | File:Flag of British Columbia.svg Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | Langley, British Columbia |
7:00 PM PST | Chown File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' | Comet report | Blundell File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' (pen.), 69' | Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium Referee: Sheila Couture |
Third place match
August 13 | Alliance United FC File:Flag of Ontario.svg | 0–2 | File:Flag of British Columbia.svg Unity FC | Langley, British Columbia |
10:30 AM PST | Connell File:Soccerball shade.svg Ewasiuk File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' |
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium Referee: Shaelyn Holdaway |
Final
August 13 | PEF Québec File:Flag of Quebec.svg | 0–5 | File:Flag of British Columbia.svg Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | Langley, British Columbia |
4:00 PM PST | Blundell File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' Kimwemwe File:Soccerball shade.svg 22', 86' Perrault File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' Hernandez Gray File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' |
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium Referee: Sydney Berridge |
Combined competitions
Juan de Fuca Plate (L1BC)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Whitecaps FC Academy (C) | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 73 | 31 | +42 | 56 |
2 | TSS FC Rovers | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 50 |
3 | Nautsa’mawt FC | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 57 | 35 | +22 | 46 |
4 | Victoria Highlanders FC | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 45 |
5 | Unity FC | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 40 | +21 | 44 |
6 | Altitude FC | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 26 |
7 | Harbourside FC | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 70 | −38 | 24 |
8 | Rivers FC | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 35 | 86 | −51 | 19 |
Exhibition Series
League1 Alberta held an Exhibition series for the 2023 season, ahead of their anticipated launch in 2024. An exhibition series was also held in the Maritimes, as a trial for a potential League1 Atlantic.
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Championship Final
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Championship Final
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References
- ↑ "League Operations and Game Day Manual Version 12.1" (PDF). League1 Ontario. January 25, 2022. p. 56. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ "Canada Soccer Announces Telus Canadian Championship Format". Canadian Soccer Association. February 22, 2024. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ↑ Davidson, Neil (February 22, 2024). "Fourteen clubs from five leagues to contest Canadian Championship soccer tournament". Yahoo! News. The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ↑ "Update to Participation of League1 British Columbia in the 2024 TELUS Canadian Championship". Canadian Soccer Association. April 19, 2024. Archived from the original on April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ↑ "League Operations and Game Day Manual Version 12.1" (PDF). League1 Ontario. January 25, 2022. p. 56. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "League1 Canada's Women's Inter-Provincial Championship Heads to British Columbia in August". Canadian Premier League. July 21, 2023.