2022 League1 British Columbia season

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.

League1 British Columbia
Season2022
DatesMay 22 – July 24 (regular season)
August 1 (Championship Match)
ChampionsTSS FC Rovers (men)
Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite (women)
Juan de Fuca PlateVarsity FC
2023

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

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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

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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

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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
Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) most goals
(C) Champions

Championship final

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Varsity FC1–1TSS FC Rovers
Shumbusho   56' Report Jones   14' (pen.)
Penalties
Clarke  
Kaiser  
Dzikowski  
Nkoghe  
Shumbusho  
4–5   Jones
  Edwardson
  Talisuna
  O'Hea
  Escobar


Results table

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Home \ Away ALT RIV TSS UNI VAR VIC WFC
Altitude FC 0–2 3–1 1–0 1–3 3–0 0–3
Rivers FC 1–1 0–4 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–1
TSS FC Rovers 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 4–0 4–4
Unity FC 2–4 2–0 2–3 0–2 2–1 0–1
Varsity FC 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 3–0 5–2
Victoria Highlanders FC 3–0 2–1 2–3 2–2 2–3 4–0
Whitecaps FC Academy 4–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–2 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on June 28, 2022. Source: "2022 Regular Season Schedule League1 BC" (PDF).
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fixtures

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May 22–28

May 22, 2022 Whitecaps Academy 2–2 Victoria Highlanders UBC Point Grey Campus
3:30pm Peña   51'
Tome   74'
Report Sagaste   10'
Gysbers   27'
Stadium: Ken Woods Field
Referee: Seyed-Mohamad Mohseni
May 22, 2022 Rivers FC 1–1 Altitude FC Kamloops
4:30pm Sagno   90+3' (pen.) Report Bangambee   45' Stadium: Hillside Stadium
May 22, 2022 TSS Rovers 1–1 Unity FC Burnaby
5:30pm O'Hea   56' Vukaj   42' Stadium: Swangard Stadium
May 26, 2022 Unity FC 0–2 Varsity FC Langley
8:00pm Report Mrazek   16'
Clarke   84'
Stadium: Chase Office Field

May 29–June 4

May 29, 2022 Rivers FC 0–4 TSS Rovers Kamloops
2:00pm Report Edwardson   16', 42', 57' (pen.)
Davidson   74'
Stadium: Hillside Stadium
May 29, 2022 Altitude FC 0–3 Whitecaps Academy North Vancouver
3:30pm Report Sangha   2', 11', 83' (pen.) Stadium: Kinsmen Field
Referee: David Schmidt-Schweda
June 1, 2022 Whitecaps Academy 2–0 Unity FC UBC Point Grey Campus
8:30pm Peña   10'
Mann   89'
Report Stadium: Ken Woods Field
Referee: Niko Jecanski

June 5–11

June 5, 2022 Altitude FC 0–2 Rivers FC North Vancouver
1:00pm Report Sagno   35'
Yousef   57' (pen.)
Stadium: Kinsmen Field
Referee: Joey Ratcliffe
Note: Altitude FC manager Faly Basse was sent off   at full time for confronting the match officials.
June 5, 2022 Unity FC 2–3 TSS Rovers Langley
3:00pm Powell   71'
McBride   (o.g.)
Report 1
Report 2
Joseph   12'
Davidson   31' (pen.), 61'
Stadium: Chase Office Field
June 5, 2022 Victoria Highlanders 4–0 Whitecaps Academy Saanich
4:00pm Koch   20'
Nijjar   22'
Behery   45+1'
Gysbers   66' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Centennial Stadium
Referee: David Schmidt-Schweda
June 7, 2022 Varsity FC 1–0 Altitude FC UBC Point Grey Campus
7:45pm Chung   77' Report Stadium: Rashpal Dhillon Field

June 12–18

June 12, 2022 Varsity FC 2–1 Rivers FC UBC Point Grey Campus
1:00pm Clarke   71', 75' (pen.) Izett   40' Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium
June 12, 2022 Whitecaps Academy 0–2 TSS Rovers UBC Point Grey Campus
3:00pm Report Mejia   12'
Edwardson   21'
Stadium: Ken Woods Field
Referee: Joey Ratcliffe
June 15, 2022 Whitecaps Academy 4–1 Altitude FC UBC Point Grey Campus
8:30pm Album   23', 40'
Manetta   60'
Sangha   67'
Report Savane   19' Stadium: Ken Woods Field
Referee: Seyed-Mohamad Mohseni
June 16, 2022 Varsity FC 2–2 Unity FC UBC Point Grey Campus
5:30pm Shumbusho   16'
Rajab Ali   44'
Di Sabatino   14'
Vukaj   90'
Stadium: Rashpal Dhillon Field

June 19–25

June 19, 2022 Altitude FC 1–3 Varsity FC North Vancouver
1:00pm Jorges   83' Zupo   6'
Kovacevic   25', 67'
Stadium: Kinsmen Field
June 19, 2022 Rivers FC 1–1 Whitecaps Academy Kamloops
3:30pm Sagno   2' Report Peña   15' 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   17', 60', 75'
Zupo   65'
Shumbusho   71'
Report Album   18', 84' Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium
Referee: Joshua Heuving

June 26–July 2

June 26, 2022 Unity FC 2–0 Rivers FC Langley
3:00pm Di Sabatino   8'
Powell   90+2'
Report Stadium: Chase Office Field
June 26, 2022 Victoria Highlanders 2–3 TSS Rovers Saanich
3:00pm   31'
Nakabayashi   90'
  43'
  47'
  58'
Stadium: Centennial Stadium
June 29, 2022 Ironworkers Derby Altitude FC 3–1 TSS Rovers North Vancouver
8:30pm Stadium: Kinsmen Field

July 3–July 9

July 9, 2022 Victoria Highlanders 2–3 Varsity FC Saanich
3:15pm Henman   7', 49' Fisher   7'
Kaiser   28'
Clarke   51'
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   24' Report Jhutty   43'
Gardner   59'
Stadium: Ken Woods Field
July 13, 2022 TSS Rovers 4–4 Whitecaps Academy Burnaby
8:30pm MacMillan   34'
Talisuna   43'
Escobar   57'
Edwardson   65'
Report Tome   45'
Manetta   46'
Sangha   76', 90'
Stadium: Swangard Stadium
July 16, 2022 Rivers FC 2–1 Varsity FC Kamloops
1:00pm Hansen   67', 73'   90' Stadium: Hillside Stadium
July 17, 2022 Altitude FC 3–0 Victoria Highlanders North Vancouver
1:00pm Habibullah   12'
Rafael   56'
Savane   84'
Stadium: Kinsmen Field

July 19–July 24

July 19, 2022 TSS Rovers 0–2 Varsity FC Burnaby
8:30pm Dzikowski   54'
Choi   65' (o.g.)
Stadium: Swangard Stadium
July 22, 2022 Whitecaps Academy 2–2 Rivers FC UBC Point Grey Campus
8:30pm Manetta   63'
Album   75'
Report Banton   34'
Hooper   90'
Stadium: Ken Woods Field
Referee: Joshua Heuving
July 24, 2022 Altitude FC 1–0 Unity FC North Vancouver
1:00pm Habibullah   Stadium: Kinsmen Field

Women's division

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The winner of the women's division qualified for the Interprovincial Championship.[6]

League table

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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
Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) most goals
(C) Champions

Championship final

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Varsity FC1–2Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite
Baxter   1' Report Oching   84'
Hernandez-Gray   89'
Referee: Hannah Browning


Results table

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Home \ Away ALT RIV TSS UNI VAR VIC WFC
Altitude FC 1–1 3–3 1–6 0–1 0–1 1–2
Rivers FC 2–0 0–3 2–3 1–4 1–4 0–3
TSS FC Rovers 1–0 7–2 1–2 0–4 1–0 2–0
Unity FC 2–1 3–1 1–2 0–2 2–1 2–0
Varsity FC 3–0 3–0 1–0 1–3 3–2 3–0
Victoria Highlanders FC 2–3 5–1 1–1 0–3 0–2 0–3
Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–4 5–1
Source: "2022 Regular Season Schedule League1 BC" (PDF).
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fixtures

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May 22–28

May 22, 2022 Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite 5–1 Victoria Highlanders UBC Point Grey Campus
1:00pm Hauer   27', 51'
Hernandez Gray   42'
Roberts   67'
Perrault   89'
Report Miranda   46' Stadium: Ken Woods Field
Referee: Dustin Dewan
May 22, 2022 TSS Rovers 1–2 Unity FC Burnaby
3:00pm Roque   52' Report Tupper   29'
Crowther   48'
Stadium: Swangard Stadium
May 26, 2022 Unity FC 0–2 Varsity FC Langley
6:00pm Report Ward   35'
Shergill   83'
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   71' Report Roberts   12'
Ahern   28'
Stadium: Kinsmen Field
Referee: Seyed-Mohamad Mohsein
June 1, 2022 Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite 1–0 Unity FC UBC Point Grey Campus
6:00pm Roberts   60' Stadium: Ken Woods Field
Referee: Sydney Berridge
June 3, 2022 TSS Rovers 7–2 Rivers FC Burnaby
6:00pm Athwal   25'
Aitchison   34', 60', 62'
Streicek   36'
Ye   50', 84'
Report Clark   67'
Curts   71'
Stadium: Swangard Stadium

June 5–11

June 5, 2022 Altitude FC 1–1 Rivers FC North Vancouver
3:30pm Kell   7' (pen.) Report Vande Vegte   31' (o.g.) Stadium: Kinsmen Field
June 5, 2022 Unity FC 1–2 TSS Rovers Langley
1:00pm Wardope   77' Report Ye   35'
Bishop   67' (pen.)
Stadium: Chase Office Field
June 7, 2022 Varsity FC 3–0 Altitude FC UBC Point Grey Campus
5:30pm Steer   31', 90+2'
Ferreira   78'
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   56' Report Pante   45' Stadium: Ken Woods Field
Referee: Fil De Carvalo
June 15, 2022 Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite 2–1 Altitude FC UBC Point Grey Campus
6:00pm Ahern   19'
Hauer   45+1'
Report Campbell   90+2' Stadium: Ken Woods Field
Referee: Stephen Leberchthausen
June 16, 2022 Varsity FC 1–3 Unity FC UBC Point Grey Campus
7:45pm Erhardsen   25' Report Dieterich   41'
Tyrer   47' (o.g.)
Van den Brink   70'
Stadium: Rashpal Dhillon Field

June 19–25

June 19, 2022 Altitude FC 0–1 Varsity FC North Vancouver
3:30pm Report Tomé   90+4' Stadium: Kinsmen Field
June 23, 2022 Ironworkers Derby TSS Rovers 1–0 Altitude FC Burnaby
6:00pm Athwal   87' Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium

June 26 – July 2

June 26, 2022 Unity FC 3–1 Rivers FC Langley
1:00pm Dieterich   10'
Pedersen   58'
Harvey   90+3'
Clark   32' Stadium: Chase Office Field
June 29, 2022 Ironworkers Derby Altitude FC 3–3 TSS Rovers North Vancouver
5:00pm Downing   (pen.)
Aitchison  
Bishop  
Stadium: Kinsmen Field
July 2, 2022 Rivers FC 1–4 Victoria Highlanders Kamloops
8:00pm Grether   57' Kilbey   6'
  18'
Teetzen   37'
  67'
Stadium: Hillside Stadium

July 3–July 9

July 9, 2022 Rivers FC 2–3 Unity FC Kamloops
1:00pm   30'
  79'
Harvey   52'
Hicks   53'
Stewart   72'
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 Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite 1–4 Varsity FC UBC Point Grey Campus
12:00pm Bergen   21' Report Erhardsen   31'
Baxter   45', 45+1', 87'
Stadium: Ken Woods Field
July 16, 2022 Rivers FC 1–4 Varsity FC Kamloops
3:30pm Tulloch   90' Tolnai   10'
Baxter   37'
Ward   45' (pen.)
Damian   76'
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   25'
Baxter   30' (pen.)
Tolnai   35', 38'
Stadium: Swangard Stadium
July 22, 2022 Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite 2–1 Rivers FC UBC Point Grey Campus
6:00pm Hauer   25' (pen.)
Gibson   42'
Tulloch   90' (pen.) Stadium: Ken Woods Field
Referee: Stephen Lebrechtausen
July 24, 2022 Altitude FC 1–6 Unity FC North Vancouver
3:30pm A. Hughes-Goyette   75' Report   10' (o.g.)
  16'
E.Hicks   29' (pen.)
Virk   46'
  67'
  85'
Stadium: Kinsmen Field
July 24, 2022 Victoria Highlanders 5–1 Rivers FC Saanich
12:00pm   31' (o.g.)
Swift   32'
  33' (o.g.)
Kilbey   38'
Kraeutner   90'
Miljanovic   19' Stadium: Centennial Stadium

Juan de Fuca Plate

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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
Source: Juan de Fuca Plate
(C) Champions

References

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  1. ^ Jacques, John (February 18, 2022). "League1 BC Reveals Inaugural Season Schedule". Northern Tribune. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "League1 BC releases full schedule ahead of inaugural 2022 season". bcsoccer.net. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  3. ^ Dheensaw, Cleve (May 21, 2022). "Highlanders begin new soccer era Sunday in League1 B.C." Times Colonist. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  4. ^ Jacques, John (October 6, 2021). "Six Big Things To Know About League1 BC". Northern Tribune. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "Canadian Championship welcomes League1 BC as new entrant for 2023". Canadian Soccer Association. November 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "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.
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