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Dalhousie Tigers
Founded	1947
Suspended	1976
Relocated	Competitive Club Sport
Based in	Halifax, Nova Scotia
League	Atlantic Football League
Team history	HCCFL (1947–1950); NSCFL (1951–1950); MIFL (1958–1959); AFC (1960–1965); MIAA (1966–1968); AIAA (1969–1973); AUAA (1974–1975); AFL (2010–present)
Team colours	Gold and black;
Head coaches	Dave Kelly
Owner(s)	Dalhousie University
AFL Championship wins	2016, 2018, 2021, 2022
Home field(s)	Wickwire Field
Fan website	https://dalfootball.ca/

Dalhousie Tigers
Dalhousie Tigers
University	Dalhousie University
Association	U Sports
Conference	Atlantic University Sport; RSEQ
Athletic director	Tim Maloney
Location	Halifax, Nova Scotia
Varsity teams	16 (8 women's teams and 8 men's teams)
Arena	Dalplex fieldhouse
Soccer stadium	Wickwire Field
Other venues	Halifax Forum
Nickname	Tigers
Colours	Black, Gold, and Black;
Website	daltigers.ca/landing/index

The Dalhousie Tigers are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Tigers field 14 varsity teams with seven men's teams and seven women's teams that primarily compete in the Atlantic University Sport conference of U Sports. The university also offers numerous intramural and club sports that are available to students, staff, alumni, and Dalpex members.^[2]

Varsity teams

While technically not considered a varsity team, Dalhousie has a university ringette team which competes annually in the Canadian national University Challenge Cup.

Men's sports	Women's sports
Basketball	Basketball
Cross country	Cross country
Curling	Curling
Ice hockey	Ice hockey
Soccer	Soccer
Swimming	Swimming
Track & field	Track & field
Volleyball	Volleyball

Men's basketball

The Tigers men's basketball program has won nine AUS conference championships, including seven within nine years (from the 2014–15 season to 2021–22).^[3] In the National Tournament, the Tigers won a bronze medal in 2017 and a silver medal in 2020.^[4] The team plays their home games at the Dalplex fieldhouse.

Women's basketball

The Tigers women's basketball team has finished as conference champions 11 times, with the most recent coming in the 2000–01 season.^[5] Historically, the team has won a silver medal in the U Sports women's basketball championship in 1980 and a bronze medal in 1982.^[4] The team plays their home games at the Dalplex fieldhouse.

Men's hockey

The Tigers men's hockey team has won one conference championship, with the title being awarded following the 1978–79 season.^[6]

Women's hockey

The Tigers women's ice hockey program began in 2002 and qualified for the U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Tournament in 2006.^[4]

Men's soccer

The Tigers men's soccer team are tied with the Saint Mary's Huskies for the second-most AUS conference championships (13), with their most recent in the 2008 season.^[7] The program boasts a national championship win in the 1995 edition of the U Sports Men's Soccer Championship. The team was also a bronze medal winner in the 1992 and 1997 tournaments.^[4]

Women's soccer

The Tigers women's soccer team has won the most AUS conference championships in U Sports women's soccer with 12 titles earned, the most recent coming in 2012.^[8] The program has won the most national championships among all Dalhousie varsity sports with three Gladys Bean Memorial Trophy wins. The gold medals were won in 1994, 1999, and 2000 while the team won silver medals in 1993 and 1995 and a bronze medal in 1998.^[4]

Men's volleyball

The Tiger's men's volleyball program features 36 AUS conference championship winners within 44 years (first in the 1971–72 season and last in the 2014–15 season).^[9] However, after the disbanding of the Moncton Aigles Bleus team in 2006, the AUS featured only three teams, so interlock play with the RSEQ was featured heavily.^[10] The conference was further reduced to two following the folding of the Memorial Sea-Hawks after the 2016–17 season, leaving the program in jeopardy since the AUS requires a three-team minimum for varsity leagues.^[11] However, the AUS allowed Dalhousie and the UNB Varsity Reds to play a transitional season before joining the RSEQ as full members for the 2018–19 season.^[12]

On the national stage, in the U Sports men's volleyball championship, the men's volleyball team has finished with a silver medal in 1997 and with bronze medals in 1994 and 1995.^[13]

Women's volleyball

The Tiger's women's volleyball team has won the most conference championships in the AUS with 27 titles won, including ten in a row from 2013 to 2023.^[14] The program features a U Sports women's volleyball championship team, having won a gold medal in 1982. The team also won a silver medal in 1984.^[4]^[15]

Club teams

The Dalhousie Tigers offer students the opportunity to play club sports for their university in lieu of these sports not being supported at the varsity level.^[2] The sports include, but are not limited to, baseball, cheerleading, curling, field hockey, Canadian football, lacrosse, rugby, tennis, and ultimate frisbee. Some sports were formerly offered as varsity sports, but either retained or resurrected as informal club sports.

Football

The Tigers football team first began play as an intermediate team in 1947 in the Halifax City Canadian Football League.^[16] The program was in operation until 1976 when the school decided to cease its operations and funding.^[17] The team did not win a Jewett Trophy conference championship while playing in what is now the AUS.

In 2010, with the support of Dalhousie alumni, volunteer coaches, and the Student Football Club Executive, the Tigers football team was revived as a club sport and began play in the upstart Atlantic Football League, along with the University of New Brunswick Saint John, University of New Brunswick Fredericton, and Holland College.^[18] The Tigers played in the Moosehead Cup in their inaugural year, but lost to the UNBSJ Seawolves by a score of 40–6 on November 20, 2010. The team had mixed success until they went undefeated in 2016 and captured their first Moosehead Cup on November 5, 2016, in a 29–11 victory over the three-time defending champion Holland Hurricanes.^[19] The Tigers won a second Moosehead Cup championship in 2018 with another undefeated season being capped by a win over the Hurricanes.^[20] The team won their third championship in 2021 following a 40–14 victory over the UNBF Red Bombers.^[21] The team won their fourth championship in 2022, following a 27–26 victory over the UNBF Red Bombers.

Awards and honours

Athletes of the Year

Year	Female Athlete	Sport	Male Athlete	Sport	Ref.
1999–00	Stef Finateri	Soccer
2000–01	Julie Piggozzo	Soccer
2001–02	Angelia Crealock Claire Martin	Basketball Soccer	Marty Johnson	Hockey
2002–03	Adrienne Power	Track & Field	Chris Stanley	Hockey
2003–04	Adrienne Power	Track & Field	Chris Stanley	Hockey
2004–05	Adrienne Power	Track & Field	Jeff Weiler	Volleyball
2005–06	Kiera Aitken Janice Ashworth	Swimming Cross Country	Jeff Weiler	Volleyball
2006–07	Leanne Huck	Soccer	Jeff Weiler	Volleyball
2007–08	Leanne Huck	Soccer	Nik Rademacher	Volleyball
2008–09	Jeanette Huck	Soccer	Bryce Tung	Swimming
2009–10	Celia Peters	Track & Field	David Sharpe	Swimming
2010–11	Jeanette Huck	Soccer	Simon Farine	Basketball
2011–12	Rieka Santilli	Soccer	Simon Watts	Track & Field
2012–13	Rieka Santilli	Soccer	David Sharpe	Swimming
2013–14	Rebecca Haworth	Track & Field	David Sharpe	Swimming
2014–15	Meagan Bernier	Swimming	Bryan Duquette	Volleyball
2015–16	Phoebe Lenderyou	Swimming	Ritchie Kanza Mata	Basketball
2016–17	Phoebe Lenderyou	Swimming	Kashrell Lawrence	Basketball
2017–18	Courtney Baker	Volleyball	Matthew Coolen	Track & Field
2018–19	Courtney Baker	Volleyball	Matthew Coolen	Track & Field
2019–20	Courtney Baker Lorena Heubach	Volleyball Track & Field	Keevan Veinot	Basketball	^[22]