2023 League1 British Columbia season

League1 British Columbia
Season2023
DatesApril 29 – July 23 (regular season)
July 28 – August 5 (playoffs)
ChampionsWhitecaps FC Academy (men)
Whitecaps FC Girls Elite (women)
Juan de Fuca PlateWhitecaps FC Academy (3rd title)
← 2022
2024 →

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.

Format

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]

Men's division

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
1 Victoria Highlanders FC 14 10 2 2 20 9 +11 32 Playoffs[a]
2 TSS Rovers 14 9 2 3 32 10 +22 29 Playoffs and Canadian Championship[b]
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
Source: League1 BC
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Victoria Highlanders originally qualified for the Canadian Championship, but the team folded in early 2024 prior to the start of the competition.
  2. ^ Due to the Victoria Highlanders withdrawing from the Canadian Championship, the League1 BC berth was given to the TSS Rovers.

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
Penalties

Statistics

Top goalscorers
(does not include playoffs)

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Canada Massud Habibullah TSS Rovers 8
2 Canada Erik Edwardson TSS Rovers 7
Democratic Republic of the Congo Victory Shumbusho Unity FC
Canada Michael Hennessy Whitecaps FC Academy
Canada Michael Henman Victoria Highlanders FC
6 Canada Ivan Mejia TSS Rovers 6
7 4 players tied 4

Source: L1BC

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
1 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite (C) 14 11 1 2 54 17 +37 34 Playoffs and Interprovincial Championship[a]
2 Nautsa’mawt FC 14 9 2 3 46 17 +29 29 Playoffs
3 Unity FC 14 7 3 4 35 25 +10 24 Playoffs and Interprovincial Championship[b]
4 TSS Rovers 14 6 3 5 23 25 −2 21 Playoffs
5 Harbourside FC 14 5 2 7 22 44 −22 17
6 Altitude FC 14 4 5 5 18 18 0 17
7 Victoria Highlanders FC 14 3 4 7 14 26 −12 13
8 Rivers FC 14 1 0 13 18 58 −40 3
Source: League1 BC
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ As regular season winners
  2. ^ As playoff runner-up (playoff champion already qualified)

Playoffs

The 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
July 29–30 		Final
August 5
      
1 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite 5
4 TSS Rovers 2
1 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite 3
3 Unity FC 1
2 Nautsa’mawt FC 1
3 Unity FC 4


Semi-finals

July 29, 2023 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite 5–2 TSS Rovers Vancouver, British Columbia
12:00 PM Kimwemwe 16'
Yee 21'
Perrault 73', 77'
Hunter 81'		 Report Friesen 2'
Virk 86'		 Stadium: Ken Woods Field
July 30, 2023 Nautsa’mawt FC 1–4 Unity FC Vancouver, British Columbia
1:00 PM
Report
Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium

Final

August 5, 2023 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite 3–1 Unity FC Vancouver, British Columbia
1:00 PM
Report
Stadium: BC Place
Referee: Sydney Berridge

Statistics

Top goalscorers
(does not include playoffs)

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Canada Kierra Blundell Whitecaps FC Girls Elite 10
Canada Katalin Tolnai Nautsa’mawt FC
3 Canada Delana Friesen TSS Rovers 7
4 Canada Bryana Buttar Unity FC 6
Canada Anna Hauer Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
Canada Jaime Perrault Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
7 Canada Charlotte Ring Altitude FC 5
Albania Esi Lufo Rivers FC
Canada Sophie Crowther Unity FC
Canada Kaylee Hunter Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
11 5 players tied 4

Source: L1BC

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
1 Whitecaps FC Academy (C) 28 16 8 4 73 31 +42 56
2 TSS FC Rovers 28 15 5 8 55 35 +20 50
3 Nautsa’mawt FC 28 13 7 8 57 35 +22 46
4 Victoria Highlanders FC 28 13 6 9 34 35 −1 45
5 Unity FC 28 12 8 8 61 40 +21 44
6 Altitude FC 28 6 8 14 36 51 −15 26
7 Harbourside FC 28 6 6 16 32 70 −38 24
8 Rivers FC 28 5 4 19 35 86 −51 19
Source: Juan de Fuca Plate
(C) Champions

References

  1. ^ a b c d "2023 League1 BC schedule format announced". League1 British Columbia. January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  2. ^ "League1 BC releases full schedule ahead of inaugural 2022 season". British Columbia Soccer Association. Retrieved February 19, 2022.