2023 League1 British Columbia season
The 2023 League1 British Columbia season will be the second season of play for League1 British Columbia, a pro-am league in the Canadian soccer league system. Eight clubs will participate in the 2023 season in both the men's and women's divisions.
| Season | 2023 |
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| Dates | April 29 – July 23 (regular season) July 28 – August 7 (playoffs) |
← 2022 2024 → | |
Format
The regular season will be contested by eight clubs and will run from April 29 to July 23, 2023.[1] Each team will play 14 games in a double round-robin format with seven games at home and seven on the road. The top-four teams will advance to the playoffs with the Championship Final scheduled for the BC Day long weekend. The men's and women's divisions will use identical schedules with the two matches being played as double-headers on the same day.[2]
Men's division
The teams will play 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Whitecaps FC Academy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Playoffs and Canadian Championship |
| 2 | Nautsa’mawt FC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Harbourside FC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 5 | |
| 4 | TSS Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | |
| 5 | Victoria Highlanders FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | |
| 6 | Rivers FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Unity FC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | Altitude FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 |
Playoffs
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Women's division
The winner of the women's regular season will qualify for the Women's Interprovincial Championship.[1]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Nautsa’mawt FC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | +20 | 12 | Playoffs and Interprovincial Championship |
| 2 | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 9 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Unity FC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Altitude FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
| 5 | Harbourside FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 3 | |
| 6 | Victoria Highlanders FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
| 7 | TSS Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | |
| 8 | Rivers FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 0 |
Playoffs
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Juan de Fuca Plate
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 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Altitude FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Harbourside FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Nautsa’mawt FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Rivers FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | TSS FC Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Unity FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Victoria Highlanders FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Whitecaps FC Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- "2023 League1 BC schedule format announced". League1 British Columbia. January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- "League1 BC releases full schedule ahead of inaugural 2022 season". British Columbia Soccer Association. Retrieved February 19, 2022.