2023 League1 British Columbia season

Football league season

League1 British ColumbiaSeason| 2023

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Dates| April 29 – July 23 (regular season)
July 28 – August 5 (playoffs)
Champions| Whitecaps FC Academy (men)
Whitecaps FC Girls Elite (women)
Juan de Fuca Plate| Whitecaps FC Academy (3rd title)

← 2022

2024 →

The 2023 League1 British Columbia season was the second season of play for League1 British Columbia, a pro-am league in the Canadian soccer league system. Eight clubs participated in both the men's and women's divisions.

## Format

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The regular season was contested by eight clubs and ran from April 29 to July 23, 2023.[1] Each team played 14 games in a double round-robin format with seven games at home and seven on the road. The top four teams advanced to the playoffs with 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

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The teams played each other team twice (home and away) for a 14-game season, with the top four teams advancing to the playoffs. The winner of the regular season will qualify for the 2024 Canadian Championship.[1]

### League table

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Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Victoria Highlanders FC | 14  | 10  | 2  | 2  | 20  | 9  | +11  | 32  | Playoffs[a]
2  | TSS Rovers | 14  | 9  | 2  | 3  | 32  | 10  | +22  | 29  | Playoffs and Canadian Championship[b]
3  | Whitecaps FC Academy (C) | 14  | 5  | 7  | 2  | 19  | 14  | +5  | 22  | Playoffs
4  | Unity FC | 14  | 5  | 5  | 4  | 26  | 15  | +11  | 20
5  | Nautsa’mawt FC | 14  | 4  | 5  | 5  | 11  | 18  | −7  | 17  |
6  | Rivers FC | 14  | 4  | 4  | 6  | 17  | 28  | −11  | 16
7  | Altitude FC | 14  | 2  | 3  | 9  | 18  | 33  | −15  | 9
8  | Harbourside FC | 14  | 1  | 4  | 9  | 10  | 26  | −16  | 7

Source: League1 BC
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. ^ Victoria Highlanders originally qualified for the Canadian Championship, but the team folded in early 2024 prior to the start of the competition.
2. ^ Due to the Victoria Highlanders withdrawing from the Canadian Championship, the League1 BC berth was given to the TSS Rovers.

### Playoffs

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| Semi-finals
July 29 | | | Final
August 5 |

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| 1 | Victoria Highlanders FC | 3 | |
| 4 | Unity FC | 2 |
| | 1 | Victoria Highlanders FC | 1 (7) |
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| | | 3 | Whitecaps FC Academy | 1 (8) |
| 2 | TSS Rovers | 0 |

| 3 | Whitecaps FC Academy | 4 |

Semi-finals

Victoria Highlanders FC v Unity FC July 29, 2023 |  Victoria Highlanders FC | 3–2|  Unity FC | Victoria, British Columbia

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1:00 PM | Walter 7'
Preston 39'
Henman 69' | Report | Fussell 30'
Shumbusho 52' | Stadium: Centennial Stadium

TSS Rovers v Whitecaps FC Academy July 29, 2023 |  TSS Rovers | 0–4|  Whitecaps FC Academy | Vancouver, British Columbia

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3:00 PM |  | Report | Norman 6'
Ghasemi 58'
Mann 71'
Wathuta 85' | Stadium: Ken Woods Field

Final

Victoria Highlanders FC v Whitecaps FC Academy August 5, 2023 |  Victoria Highlanders FC | 1–1
(7–8 p)|  Whitecaps FC Academy | Vancouver, British Columbia

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4:00 PM | Henman 45+1' | Report | Wathuta 60' | Stadium: BC Place
| Penalties|

* Henman
* Sagaste
* Schaefer
* Yousef
* Gysbers
* Bartolillo
* Ando
* Rogozinski
* Hall

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* Manetta
* Baker
* Wathuta
* White
* Assaf
* Florent
* Ghasemi
* Mutombo
* Norman

### Statistics

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Top goalscorers
(does not include playoffs)

Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1  |  Massud Habibullah | TSS Rovers | 8
2  |  Erik Edwardson | TSS Rovers | 7
Victory Shumbusho | Unity FC
Michael Hennessy | Whitecaps FC Academy
Michael Henman | Victoria Highlanders FC
6  |  Ivan Mejia | TSS Rovers | 6
7  | 4 players tied | 4

Source: L1BC

## Women's division

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The winner of the women's regular season will qualify for the Women's Interprovincial Championship.[1]

### League table

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Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite (C) | 14  | 11  | 1  | 2  | 54  | 17  | +37  | 34  | Playoffs and Interprovincial Championship[a]
2  | Nautsa’mawt FC | 14  | 9  | 2  | 3  | 46  | 17  | +29  | 29  | Playoffs
3  | Unity FC | 14  | 7  | 3  | 4  | 35  | 25  | +10  | 24  | Playoffs and Interprovincial Championship[b]
4  | TSS Rovers | 14  | 6  | 3  | 5  | 23  | 25  | −2  | 21  | Playoffs
5  | Harbourside FC | 14  | 5  | 2  | 7  | 22  | 44  | −22  | 17  |
6  | Altitude FC | 14  | 4  | 5  | 5  | 18  | 18  | 0  | 17
7  | Victoria Highlanders FC | 14  | 3  | 4  | 7  | 14  | 26  | −12  | 13
8  | Rivers FC | 14  | 1  | 0  | 13  | 18  | 58  | −40  | 3

Source: League1 BC
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. ^ As regular season winners
2. ^ As playoff runner-up (playoff champion already qualified)

### Playoffs

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The playoff champion (or runner-up if the winner is the same as the regular season winner) will qualify for the Women's Interprovincial Championship.[1]

| Semi-finals
July 29–30 | | | Final
August 5 |

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| 1 | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 5 | |
| 4 | TSS Rovers | 2 |
| | 1 | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 3 |
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| | | 3 | Unity FC | 1 |
| 2 | Nautsa’mawt FC | 1 |

| 3 | Unity FC | 4 |

Semi-finals

Whitecaps FC Girls Elite v TSS Rovers July 29, 2023 |  Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 5–2|  TSS Rovers | Vancouver, British Columbia

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12:00 PM | Kimwemwe 16'
Yee 21'
Perrault 73', 77'
Hunter 81' | Report | Friesen 2'
Virk 86' | Stadium: Ken Woods Field

Nautsa’mawt FC v Unity FC July 30, 2023 |  Nautsa’mawt FC | 1–4|  Unity FC | Vancouver, British Columbia

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1:00 PM |

* Tome 64'

| Report |

* Buttar 21'
* Crowther 33'
* James 53'
* Bergen 59'

| Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium

Final

Whitecaps FC Girls Elite v Unity FC August 5, 2023 |  Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 3–1|  Unity FC | Vancouver, British Columbia

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1:00 PM |

* Hunter 37', 85' (pen.)
* Kimwemwe 52'

| Report |

* James 35'

| Stadium: BC Place
Referee: Sydney Berridge

### Statistics

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Top goalscorers
(does not include playoffs)

Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1  |  Kierra Blundell | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 10
Katalin Tolnai | Nautsa’mawt FC
3  |  Delana Friesen | TSS Rovers | 7
4  |  Bryana Buttar | Unity FC | 6
Anna Hauer | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
Jaime Perrault | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
7  |  Charlotte Ring | Altitude FC | 5
Esi Lufo | Rivers FC
Sophie Crowther | Unity FC
Kaylee Hunter | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
11  | 5 players tied | 4

Source: L1BC

## Juan de Fuca Plate

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The Juan de Fuca Plate is 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

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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

Source: Juan de Fuca Plate
(C) Champions

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "2023 League1 BC schedule format announced". League1 British Columbia. January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
2. ^ "League1 BC releases full schedule ahead of inaugural 2022 season". British Columbia Soccer Association. Retrieved February 19, 2022.

## External links

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* Official website

* v
* t
* e

League1 British Columbia

* League1 Canada
* Canada Soccer
* BC Soccer
* Juan de Fuca Plate

Clubs|

| Current|

* Altitude FC
* Burnaby FC
* Evolution FC
* Kamloops United FC
* Langley United
* Nanaimo United FC
* TSS FC Rovers
* Unity FC
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Former|

* Nautsaʼmawt FC
* Victoria Highlanders FC
* men
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