| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 22 – July 24 (regular season) August 1 (Championship Match) |
| Champions | TSS FC Rovers (men) Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite (women) |
| Juan de Fuca Plate | Varsity 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) most goals
(C) Champions
Championship final
| Varsity FC | 1–1 | TSS FC Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Shumbusho |
Report | Jones |
| Penalties | ||
| Clarke Kaiser Dzikowski Nkoghe Shumbusho |
4–5 | |
Results table
Fixtures
May 22–28
| May 22, 2022 | Whitecaps Academy | 2–2 | Victoria Highlanders | UBC Point Grey Campus |
| 3:30pm | Peña Tome |
Report | Sagaste Gysbers |
Stadium: Ken Woods Field Referee: Seyed-Mohamad Mohseni |
| May 22, 2022 | Rivers FC | 1–1 | Altitude FC | Kamloops |
| 4:30pm | Sagno |
Report | Bangambee |
Stadium: Hillside Stadium |
| May 22, 2022 | TSS Rovers | 1–1 | Unity FC | Burnaby |
| 5:30pm | O'Hea |
Vukaj |
Stadium: Swangard Stadium |
| May 26, 2022 | Unity FC | 0–2 | Varsity FC | Langley |
| 8:00pm | Report | Mrazek Clarke |
Stadium: Chase Office Field |
May 29–June 4
| May 29, 2022 | Rivers FC | 0–4 | TSS Rovers | Kamloops |
| 2:00pm | Report | Edwardson Davidson |
Stadium: Hillside Stadium |
| May 29, 2022 | Altitude FC | 0–3 | Whitecaps Academy | North Vancouver |
| 3:30pm | Report | Sangha |
Stadium: Kinsmen Field Referee: David Schmidt-Schweda |
| June 1, 2022 | Whitecaps Academy | 2–0 | Unity FC | UBC Point Grey Campus |
| 8:30pm | Peña Mann |
Report | Stadium: Ken Woods Field Referee: Niko Jecanski |
| June 3, 2022 | TSS Rovers | 0–0 | Rivers FC | Burnaby |
| 8:30pm | Report | Stadium: Swangard Stadium |
| June 4, 2022 | Varsity FC | 3–0 | Victoria Highlanders | UBC Point Grey Campus |
| 1:00pm | Clarke Fussell Richardson |
Report | Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium |
June 5–11
| June 5, 2022 | Altitude FC | 0–2 | Rivers FC | North Vancouver |
| 1:00pm | Report | Sagno Yousef |
Stadium: Kinsmen Field Referee: Joey Ratcliffe | |
| Note: Altitude FC manager Faly Basse was sent off |
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| June 5, 2022 | Unity FC | 2–3 | TSS Rovers | Langley |
| 3:00pm | Powell McBride |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Joseph Davidson |
Stadium: Chase Office Field |
| June 5, 2022 | Victoria Highlanders | 4–0 | Whitecaps Academy | Saanich |
| 4:00pm | Koch Nijjar Behery Gysbers |
Report | Stadium: Centennial Stadium Referee: David Schmidt-Schweda |
| June 7, 2022 | Varsity FC | 1–0 | Altitude FC | UBC Point Grey Campus |
| 7:45pm | Chung |
Report | Stadium: Rashpal Dhillon Field |
June 12–18
| June 12, 2022 | Varsity FC | 2–1 | Rivers FC | UBC Point Grey Campus |
| 1:00pm | Clarke |
Izett |
Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium |
| June 12, 2022 | Whitecaps Academy | 0–2 | TSS Rovers | UBC Point Grey Campus |
| 3:00pm | Report | Mejia Edwardson |
Stadium: Ken Woods Field Referee: Joey Ratcliffe |
| June 12, 2022 | Victoria Highlanders | 3–0 | Altitude FC | Saanich |
| 5:00pm | Henman Cole Greaves |
Stadium: Centennial Stadium |
| June 15, 2022 | Whitecaps Academy | 4–1 | Altitude FC | UBC Point Grey Campus |
| 8:30pm | Album Manetta Sangha |
Report | Savane |
Stadium: Ken Woods Field Referee: Seyed-Mohamad Mohseni |
| June 16, 2022 | Varsity FC | 2–2 | Unity FC | UBC Point Grey Campus |
| 5:30pm | Shumbusho Rajab Ali |
Di Sabatino Vukaj |
Stadium: Rashpal Dhillon Field |
June 19–25
| June 19, 2022 | Altitude FC | 1–3 | Varsity FC | North Vancouver |
| 1:00pm | Jorges |
Zupo Kovacevic |
Stadium: Kinsmen Field |
| June 19, 2022 | Unity FC | 2–1 | Victoria Highlanders | Langley |
| 3:00pm | Di Sabatino Rahiem |
Report | Stadium: Chase Office Field |
| June 19, 2022 | Rivers FC | 1–1 | Whitecaps Academy | Kamloops |
| 3:30pm | Sagno |
Report | Peña |
Stadium: Hillside Stadium Referee: Todd Wiseman |
| June 23, 2022 Ironworkers Derby | TSS Rovers | 0–0 | Altitude FC | Burnaby |
| 8:30pm | Stadium: Swangard Stadium |
| June 24, 2022 | Varsity FC | 5–2 | Whitecaps Academy | UBC Point Grey Campus |
| 5:30pm | Clarke Zupo Shumbusho |
Report | Album |
Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium Referee: Joshua Heuving |
June 26–July 2
| June 26, 2022 | Unity FC | 2–0 | Rivers FC | Langley |
| 3:00pm | Di Sabatino Powell |
Report | Stadium: Chase Office Field |
| June 26, 2022 | Victoria Highlanders | 2–3 | TSS Rovers | Saanich |
| 3:00pm | Nakabayashi |
Stadium: Centennial Stadium |
| June 29, 2022 | Unity FC | 0–1 | Whitecaps Academy | Langley |
| 8:00pm | Report | Mann |
Stadium: Chase Office Field |
| June 29, 2022 Ironworkers Derby | Altitude FC | 3–1 | TSS Rovers | North Vancouver |
| 8:30pm | Stadium: Kinsmen Field |
| July 2, 2022 | Rivers FC | 2–0 | Victoria Highlanders | Kamloops |
| 5:30pm | Sagno Hooper |
Stadium: Hillside Stadium |
July 3–July 9
| July 3, 2022 | Varsity FC | 1–2 | TSS Rovers | UBC Point Grey Campus |
| 1:00pm | Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium |
| July 3, 2022 | Unity FC | 2–4 | Altitude FC | Langley |
| 3:00pm | Stadium: Chase Office Field |
| July 9, 2022 | Victoria Highlanders | 2–3 | Varsity FC | Saanich |
| 3:15pm | Henman |
Fisher Kaiser Clarke |
Stadium: Centennial Stadium |
| 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 10, 2022 | Whitecaps Academy | 1–2 | Varsity FC | UBC Point Grey Campus |
| 3:00pm | Norman |
Report | Jhutty Gardner |
Stadium: Ken Woods Field |
| July 10, 2022 | TSS Rovers | 4–0 | Victoria Highlanders | Burnaby |
| 4:30pm | Stadium: Swangard Stadium |
| July 13, 2022 | TSS Rovers | 4–4 | Whitecaps Academy | Burnaby |
| 8:30pm | MacMillan Talisuna Escobar Edwardson |
Report | Tome Manetta Sangha |
Stadium: Swangard Stadium |
| July 16, 2022 | Rivers FC | 2–1 | Varsity FC | Kamloops |
| 1:00pm | Hansen |
Stadium: Hillside Stadium |
| July 16, 2022 | Victoria Highlanders | 2–2 | Unity FC | Saanich |
| 3:15pm | Sagaste |
Roxburgh T.Powell |
Stadium: Centennial Stadium |
| July 17, 2022 | Altitude FC | 3–0 | Victoria Highlanders | North Vancouver |
| 1:00pm | Habibullah Rafael Savane |
Stadium: Kinsmen Field |
July 19–July 24
| July 19, 2022 | TSS Rovers | 0–2 | Varsity FC | Burnaby |
| 8:30pm | Dzikowski Choi |
Stadium: Swangard Stadium |
| July 22, 2022 | Whitecaps Academy | 2–2 | Rivers FC | UBC Point Grey Campus |
| 8:30pm | Manetta Album |
Report | Banton Hooper |
Stadium: Ken Woods Field Referee: Joshua Heuving |
| July 24, 2022 | Altitude FC | 1–0 | Unity FC | North Vancouver |
| 1:00pm | Habibullah |
Stadium: Kinsmen Field |
| July 24, 2022 | Victoria Highlanders | 2–1 | Rivers FC | Saanich |
| 2:15pm | Koch Behery |
Report | Banton |
Stadium: Centennial Stadium |
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) most goals
(C) Champions
Championship final
| Varsity FC | 1–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite |
|---|---|---|
| Baxter |
Report | Oching Hernandez-Gray |
Results table
Fixtures
May 22–28
| May 22, 2022 | Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite | 5–1 | Victoria Highlanders | UBC Point Grey Campus |
| 1:00pm | Hauer Hernandez Gray Roberts Perrault |
Report | Miranda |
Stadium: Ken Woods Field Referee: Dustin Dewan |
| May 22, 2022 | Rivers FC | 2–0 | Altitude FC | Kamloops |
| 2:00pm | Clark Curts |
Report | Stadium: Hillside Stadium |
| May 22, 2022 | TSS Rovers | 1–2 | Unity FC | Burnaby |
| 3:00pm | Roque |
Report | Tupper Crowther |
Stadium: Swangard Stadium |
| May 26, 2022 | Unity FC | 0–2 | Varsity FC | Langley |
| 6:00pm | Report | Ward Shergill |
Stadium: Chase Office Field |
May 29–June 4
| May 29, 2022 | Altitude FC | 1–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite | North Vancouver |
| 1:00pm | Hughes-Goyette |
Report | Roberts Ahern |
Stadium: Kinsmen Field Referee: Seyed-Mohamad Mohsein |
| May 29, 2022 | Rivers FC | 0–3 | TSS Rovers | Kamloops |
| 4:30pm | Report | Athwal Merk |
Stadium: Hillside Stadium |
| June 1, 2022 | Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite | 1–0 | Unity FC | UBC Point Grey Campus |
| 6:00pm | Roberts |
Stadium: Ken Woods Field Referee: Sydney Berridge |
| June 3, 2022 | TSS Rovers | 7–2 | Rivers FC | Burnaby |
| 6:00pm | Athwal Aitchison Streicek Ye |
Report | Clark Curts |
Stadium: Swangard Stadium |
| June 4, 2022 | Varsity FC | 3–2 | Victoria Highlanders | UBC Point Grey Campus |
| 3:15pm | Regan Tolnai Damian |
Report | Kilby |
Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium |
June 5–11
| June 5, 2022 | Altitude FC | 1–1 | Rivers FC | North Vancouver |
| 3:30pm | Kell |
Report | Vande Vegte |
Stadium: Kinsmen Field |
| June 5, 2022 | Unity FC | 1–2 | TSS Rovers | Langley |
| 1:00pm | Wardope |
Report | Ye Bishop |
Stadium: Chase Office Field |
| June 5, 2022 | Victoria Highlanders | 0–3 | Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite | Saanich |
| 2:00pm | Report | Hauer Roberts Logan |
Stadium: Centennial Stadium |
| June 7, 2022 | Varsity FC | 3–0 | Altitude FC | UBC Point Grey Campus |
| 5:30pm | Steer Ferreira |
Report | Stadium: Rashpal Dhillon Field |
June 12–18
| June 12, 2022 | Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite | 1–1 | TSS Rovers | UBC Point Grey Campus |
| 12:00pm | Perreault |
Report | Pante |
Stadium: Ken Woods Field Referee: Fil De Carvalo |
| June 12, 2022 | Victoria Highlanders | 2–3 | Altitude FC | Saanich |
| 3:00pm | Faulkner Krautner |
Report | Hughes-Goyette Morrell Campbell |
Stadium: Centennial Stadium |
| June 12, 2022 | Varsity FC | 3–0 | Rivers FC | UBC Point Grey Campus |
| 3:30pm | Regan Shergill Tomé |
Report | Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium |
| June 15, 2022 | Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite | 2–1 | Altitude FC | UBC Point Grey Campus |
| 6:00pm | Ahern Hauer |
Report | Campbell |
Stadium: Ken Woods Field Referee: Stephen Leberchthausen |
| June 16, 2022 | Varsity FC | 1–3 | Unity FC | UBC Point Grey Campus |
| 7:45pm | Erhardsen |
Report | Dieterich Tyrer Van den Brink |
Stadium: Rashpal Dhillon Field |
June 19–25
| June 19, 2022 | Rivers FC | 0–3 | Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite | Kamloops |
| 1:00pm | Report | Perrault Hauer Blundell |
Stadium: Hillside Stadium Referee: Todd Wiseman |
| June 19, 2022 | Unity FC | 2–1 | Victoria Highlanders | Langley |
| 1:00pm | James Dieterich |
Report | Vance |
Stadium: Chase Office Field |
| June 19, 2022 | Altitude FC | 0–1 | Varsity FC | North Vancouver |
| 3:30pm | Report | Tomé |
Stadium: Kinsmen Field |
| June 23, 2022 Ironworkers Derby | TSS Rovers | 1–0 | Altitude FC | Burnaby |
| 6:00pm | Athwal |
Report | Stadium: Swangard Stadium |
| June 24, 2022 | Varsity FC | 3–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite | UBC Point Grey Campus |
| 7:45pm | Hernandez Gray Lehal Tolnai |
Report | Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium Referee: Sydney Barridge |
June 26–July 2
| June 26, 2022 | Unity FC | 3–1 | Rivers FC | Langley |
| 1:00pm | Dieterich Pedersen Harvey |
Clark |
Stadium: Chase Office Field |
| June 26, 2022 | Victoria Highlanders | 1–1 | TSS Rovers | Saanich |
| 1:00pm | Solsberg |
Downing |
Stadium: Centennial Stadium |
| June 29, 2022 Ironworkers Derby | Altitude FC | 3–3 | TSS Rovers | North Vancouver |
| 5:00pm | Downing Aitchison Bishop |
Stadium: Kinsmen Field |
| June 29, 2022 | Unity FC | 1–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite | Langley |
| 6:00pm | Kimwemwe Roberts |
Corneil |
Stadium: Chase Office Field |
| July 2, 2022 | Rivers FC | 1–4 | Victoria Highlanders | Kamloops |
| 8:00pm | Grether |
Kilbey Teetzen |
Stadium: Hillside Stadium |
July 3–July 9
| July 3, 2022 | Unity FC | 2–1 | Altitude FC | Langley |
| 1:00pm | Stadium: Chase Office Field |
| July 3, 2022 | Varsity FC | 1–0 | TSS Rovers | UBC Point Grey Campus |
| 3:30pm | Ward |
Report | Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium |
| July 9, 2022 | Victoria Highlanders | 0–2 | Varsity FC | Saanich |
| 1:00pm | Tolnai Tomé |
Stadium: Centennial Stadium |
| July 9, 2022 | Rivers FC | 2–3 | Unity FC | Kamloops |
| 1:00pm | Harvey Hicks Stewart |
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 10, 2022 | TSS Rovers | 1–0 | Victoria Highlanders | Burnaby |
| 1:00pm | Bishop |
Stadium: Swangard Stadium |
| July 10, 2022 | Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite | 1–4 | Varsity FC | UBC Point Grey Campus |
| 12:00pm | Bergen |
Report | Erhardsen Baxter |
Stadium: Ken Woods Field |
| July 13, 2022 | TSS Rovers | 2–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite | Burnaby |
| 6:00pm | Roque Ye |
Report | Stadium: Swangard Stadium |
| July 16, 2022 | Victoria Highlanders | 0–3 | Unity FC | Saanich |
| 1:00pm | T.Hicks Harvey Virk |
Stadium: Centennial Stadium |
| July 16, 2022 | Rivers FC | 1–4 | Varsity FC | Kamloops |
| 3:30pm | Tulloch |
Tolnai Baxter Ward Damian |
Stadium: Hillside Stadium |
| July 17, 2022 | Altitude FC | 0–1 | Victoria Highlanders | North Vancouver |
| 3:30pm | Stadium: Kinsmen Field |
July 19–July 24
| July 19, 2022 | TSS Rovers | 0–4 | Varsity FC | Burnaby |
| 6:00pm | Erhardsen Baxter Tolnai |
Stadium: Swangard Stadium |
| July 22, 2022 | Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite | 2–1 | Rivers FC | UBC Point Grey Campus |
| 6:00pm | Hauer Gibson |
Tulloch |
Stadium: Ken Woods Field Referee: Stephen Lebrechtausen |
| July 24, 2022 | Altitude FC | 1–6 | Unity FC | North Vancouver |
| 3:30pm | A. Hughes-Goyette |
Report | E.Hicks Virk |
Stadium: Kinsmen Field |
| July 24, 2022 | Victoria Highlanders | 5–1 | Rivers FC | Saanich |
| 12:00pm | Swift Kilbey Kraeutner |
Miljanovic |
Stadium: Centennial Stadium |
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 |
References
- ↑ Jacques, John (February 18, 2022). "League1 BC Reveals Inaugural Season Schedule". Northern Tribune. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ↑ "League1 BC releases full schedule ahead of inaugural 2022 season". bcsoccer.net. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ↑ Dheensaw, Cleve (May 21, 2022). "Highlanders begin new soccer era Sunday in League1 B.C." Times Colonist. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ↑ Jacques, John (October 6, 2021). "Six Big Things To Know About League1 BC". Northern Tribune. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ↑ "Canadian Championship welcomes League1 BC as new entrant for 2023". Canadian Soccer Association. November 3, 2022.
- ↑ "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.