League1 Alberta

Canadian soccer league founded in 2023

Football league

League1 Alberta

Organising body| Canadian Soccer Association
Alberta Soccer Association
Founded| 2023 (2023)
First season| 2024
Country| Canada
Confederation| CONCACAF
Number of clubs| 9 (men's)
9 (women's)
Level on pyramid| 3
Domestic cup(s)| Canadian Championship (men)
Interprovincial Championship (women)
Current champions| Edmonton Scottish (men)
Calgary Blizzard SC (women)
(2024)
Most championships| Edmonton Scottish (1 title - men)
Calgary Blizzard SC (1 title - women)
Broadcaster(s)| Alberta's Own
Website| League website
Current: 2025 League1 Alberta season

League1 Alberta (L1AB) is a semi-professional men's and women's soccer league in Alberta, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association and the Alberta Soccer Association as a third division pro–am league in the Canadian soccer league system.

In the Canadian soccer league system, the men's division is behind the Canadian Premier League (CPL). It is part of League1 Canada, the national third tier with regional division, with L1AB equivalent to Ligue1 Québec (L1Q), League1 Ontario (L1O), and League1 British Columbia (L1BC). The men's league champion qualifies for the Canadian Championship, the domestic cup championship, while the women's league champion qualifies for the League1 Canada Women's Inter-Provincial Championship.[1]

## History

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In 2021, a group of clubs from British Columbia, Alberta, and Manitoba organized the 2021 Summer Series, a series of friendly soccer matches played between Western Canadian soccer clubs to showcase a potential national second division.[2] In 2022, another exhibition showcase was organized by four clubs – three from Alberta (Calgary Foothills FC, Edmonton Scottish, BTB Soccer Academy) and one from Manitoba (FC Manitoba) – as an entity known as Central League1.[3]

In March 2023, League1 Alberta was announced with an exhibition series being organized, with six clubs participating (five in each gendered division) – the Calgary Foothills, Edmonton Scottish, St. Albert Impact, and BTB Soccer Academy would field teams of both genders, while Cavalry FC would field a team in the men's series and the Calgary Blizzard in the women's division.[4][5] The first matches were played on May 12, 2023,[6] with an official league season planned to be launch for the following season.[7][8]

In December 2023, it was announced that the league would officially be sanctioned for official competition under the League1 Canada umbrella for the 2024 season, with seven clubs participating in each division.[9][10]

## Clubs

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Currently eight men's teams and eight women's teams have been announced to participate in the 2025 season, of which five are based in Greater Calgary and three are based in Greater Edmonton.

Calgary

Edmonton

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Location of League1 Alberta clubs
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BTB

Edmonton Scottish

St. Albert Impact

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Location of Edmonton-area clubs

Calgary Blizzard

Foothills FC

Calgary
Rangers

Callies United

Calgary
Villains

Cavalry U21

NDC Alberta

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Locations of Calgary-area clubs
Male/female teams
Male only team
Female-only team

### Men's Division

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Men's division

Team  | City  | Principal stadium  | First season
Edmonton BTB SC | Edmonton | Clarke Stadium | 2023
Calgary Blizzard SC | Calgary | Broadview Park  | 2024
Calgary Foothills FC | Calgary | Macron Performance Centre  | 2023
Calgary Rangers SC | Calgary | Webber Athletic Park  | 2025
Calgary Villains FC | Calgary | Villains Dome  | 2025
Callies United | Calgary | Calgary West Soccer Centre  | 2024
Cavalry FC U21 | Foothills County | Shouldice Athletic Park  | 2023
Edmonton Scottish | Edmonton | Hamish Black Field | 2023
St. Albert Impact | St. Albert | Riel Recreation Park  | 2023

### Women's Division

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Women's division

Team  | City  | Principal stadium  | First season
Edmonton BTB SC | Edmonton | Clarke Stadium | 2023
Calgary Blizzard SC | Calgary | Broadview Park  | 2023
Calgary Foothills WFC | Calgary | Macron Performance Centre  | 2023
Calgary Rangers SC | Calgary |  | 2025
Calgary Villains FC | Calgary | Villains Dome  | 2025
Callies United | Calgary | Calgary West Soccer Centre  | 2024
Edmonton Scottish | Edmonton | Hamish Black Field | 2023
Calgary Wild FC U21 | Calgary | Macron Performance Centre  | 2024
St. Albert Impact | St. Albert | Riel Recreation Park  | 2023

## Seasons

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Champions  Season | Men's champion | Women's champion

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2023[a] | Calgary Foothills FC | Calgary Blizzard SC
2024 | Edmonton Scottish | Calgary Blizzard SC
2025 |  |

1. ^ Exhibition series

## See also

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* Canada portal
* Soccer portal

* 2021 Summer Series
* Canadian soccer league system
* League1 Canada
* Soccer in Canada

## References

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1. ^ "About". league1alberta.com/. League1 Alberta. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
2. ^ "Press Release: Central League 1 2022 Exhibition Series". Calgary Foothills FC. May 5, 2022.
3. ^ Parkes, David (May 6, 2022). "Is A League1 Prairies In The Pipeline?". Northern Tribune.
4. ^ "League1 Alberta Exhibition Series confirms participating clubs for 2023". OneSoccer. March 10, 2023.
5. ^ "League1 Alberta Exhibition Series Clubs Confirmed" (PDF). Alberta Soccer Association. March 10, 2023.
6. ^ @league1alberta (April 17, 2023). "Opening day announced" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
7. ^ "League1 Alberta In The Works". Northern Tribune. January 19, 2023.
8. ^ Parkes, David (March 10, 2023). "Official:League1 Alberta Exhibition Series Confirmed". Northern Tribune.
9. ^ "League1 Canada announces expansion to Alberta". Canadian Premier League. December 7, 2023.
10. ^ Mahmoudi, Nelson (December 8, 2023). "League1 Alberta Joins League1 Canada Alliance". Northern Tribune.

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League1 Alberta

* Alberta Soccer Association
* Canadian Soccer Association
* League1 Canada

Men's clubs|

* Edmonton BTB SC
* Calgary Blizzard SC
* Calgary Foothills FC
* Calgary Rangers SC
* Calgary Villains FC
* Callies United
* Cavalry FC U21
* Edmonton Scottish
* St. Albert Impact

Women's clubs|

* Edmonton BTB SC
* Calgary Blizzard WSC
* Calgary Foothills WFC
* Calgary Rangers SC
* Calgary Villains FC
* Calgary Wild FC U21
* Callies United
* Edmonton Scottish
* St. Albert Impact

Seasons|

* 2023 (exhibition)
* 2024
* 2025

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League1 Canada

* Canadian Soccer Association

Leagues|

* League1 Alberta
* League1 British Columbia
* League1 Ontario
* men
* women
* Ligue1 Québec
* men
* women

Secondary competitions|

* Coupe L1QC
* Juan de Fuca Plate
* L1 Cup
* men
* women

National competitions|

* Women's Inter-Provincial Championship

Seasons|

* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

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Soccer in Canada

* Canadian Soccer Association
* League system
* Seasons
* Hall of Fame
* Clubs
* Champions
* Club honours
* Stadiums
* Women's soccer in Canada
* Player of the Year award

Men's national teams|

* Senior
* results
* players
* records and statistics
* U-23 (Olympic)
* U-20
* U-17
* Beach soccer
* Futsal

Women's national teams|

* Senior
* results
* players
* U-20
* U-17

Men's outdoor leagues|

| Tier 1|

* Canadian Premier League
* Playoffs
* Finals
* Major League Soccer
* Playoffs
* MLS Cup

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Tier 3|

* League1 Canada
* Alberta
* British Columbia
* Ontario
* Québec
* MLS Next Pro

Below tier 3|

* Alberta Major Soccer League
* Ligue de soccer élite du Québec
* Manitoba Major Soccer League
* Ontario Soccer League
* Pacific Coast Soccer League
* Vancouver Metro Soccer League

Non-FIFA|

* Canadian Soccer League
* Finals

Women's outdoor leagues|

| Professional|

* Northern Super League

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Pro-am|

* League1 Canada
* Alberta
* British Columbia
* Ontario
* Québec

Indoor and futsal competitions|

* MASL
* Futsal Canadian Championship

Cup competitions|

| Pro / pro-am|

* Canadian Championship
* Finals
* Voyageurs Cup
* Women's Inter-Provincial Championship

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Amateur|

* National championships
* Challenge Trophy
* Jubilee Trophy
* Provincial championships
* BC
* NL
* ON

Other competitions|

* Soccer at the Canada Games
* Croatian-North American Soccer Tournament

College and university soccer|

* U Sports men's
* Championship
* U Sports women's
* Championship
* CCAA Soccer National Championship

Defunct Canadian leagues|

* Canadian Professional Soccer League (1983)
* Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992)
* Pacific Coast Soccer League
* National Soccer League
* Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League
* Western Canada Soccer League
* Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League

Defunct American leagues|

* United Soccer Association
* National Professional Soccer League
* North American Soccer League (1968–1984)
* Soccer Bowl
* North American Soccer Football League
* Western Soccer Alliance
* American Professional Soccer League
* USL First Division
* Finals
* USSF Division 2 Professional League
* North American Soccer League (2011–2017)
* Soccer Bowl
* USL W-League

Related American leagues|

* USL Championship
* USL League One
* USL League Two
* United Premier Soccer League
* Women's Premier Soccer League
* United Women's Soccer

Defunct cup competitions|

* Inter-Provincial Cup
* Mainland Cup
* Open Canada Cup
* Victoria Challenge Cup
* WFA Challenge Cup

Other|

* Canadian clubs in American leagues
* Canadian clubs in international competitions

Associations|

* AB
* BC
* MB
* NB
* NL
* NS
* NT
* NU
* ON
* PE
* QC
* SK
* YT
* Historical: DFA (1877–1881)
* WFA (1880–1940)

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Third-tier association football leagues of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

North America|

* Canada
* Alberta
* British Columbia
* Ontario
* Quebec
* Mexico
* United States
* USL1
* NISA
* MLS Next Pro

Central America|

* Costa Rica
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Honduras
* Panama

Caribbean|

* Barbados
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Suriname

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