2023_League1_British_Columbia_season
2023 League1 British Columbia season
Football league season
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.
| Season | 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 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]
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
| Pos | Team | 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[lower-alpha 1] |
| 2 | TSS Rovers | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 29 | Playoffs and Canadian Championship[lower-alpha 2] |
| 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 |
Playoffs
| Semi-finals July 29 | Final August 5 | ||||||||
| 1 | Victoria Highlanders FC | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Unity FC | 2 | |||||||
| 1 | Victoria Highlanders FC | 1 (7) | |||||||
| 3 | Whitecaps FC Academy | 1 (8) | |||||||
| 2 | TSS Rovers | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Whitecaps FC Academy | 4 | |||||||
Semi-finals
| July 29, 2023 | Victoria Highlanders FC | 3–2 | Unity FC | Victoria, British Columbia |
| 1:00 PM | Walter  7'Preston 39'Henman 69' |
Report | Fussell 30' Shumbusho 52' |
Stadium: Centennial Stadium |
| July 29, 2023 | TSS Rovers | 0–4 | Whitecaps FC Academy | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 3:00 PM | Report | Norman 6' Ghasemi 58'Mann 71'Wathuta 85' |
Stadium: Ken Woods Field |
Final
| August 5, 2023 | Victoria Highlanders FC | 1–1 (7–8 p) | Whitecaps FC Academy | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 4:00 PM | Henman 45+1' |
Report | Wathuta 60' |
Stadium: BC Place |
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Statistics
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Top goalscorers
Source: L1BC Women's divisionThe winner of the women's regular season will qualify for the Women's Interprovincial Championship.[1] League table
PlayoffsThe 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 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite v TSS Rovers
Nautsa’mawt FC v Unity FC
Final Whitecaps FC Girls Elite v Unity FC
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