Pickering FC

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Pickering FC
Full namePickering Football Club
Founded1984 / 2014
StadiumKinsmen Park
Head CoachEric Polo Soldevila (men)
Peter Hogg (women)
LeagueLeague1 Ontario Championship
2024L1O-C, 10th - relegated (men)
L1O-C, 5th (women)
Websitehttps://www.pickeringfc.ca/league1ontario
Current season

Pickering Football Club, commonly known as Pickering FC, is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Pickering, Ontario that plays in League1 Ontario. The club was founded in 1984 as a youth soccer club and added its semi-professional club in League1 Ontario in 2014.[1] The team plays home games at Kinsmen Park.[2]

The club was one of the ten original founding men's teams in League1 Ontario, which was established in 2014, as well as one of eight original founding women's teams of the League1 Ontario women's division which was established in 2015. The semi-professional team was originally known as Durham United FC from 2014 until 2015, and then Durham United FA from 2016 until 2019, when they re-branded as Pickering FC. Also until 2019, their youth OPDL teams were known simply as United FA.[3]

History

Club logo from 2014 to 2015 - Durham United FC
Club logo from 2016 until 2019 - Durham United FA

In 2014, the semi-professional club was established by Pickering Soccer Club to play in the newly formed League1 Ontario as one of the founding members, with a placeholder name of Durham Power FC,[4][5] referencing their youth competitive teams which went by the name Pickering Power,[6] whose nickname references the Pickering Power Plant in the city. However, in an effort to be inclusive of the larger region beyond Pickering, the club was ultimately named Durham United FC. This inclusivity allowed the club to form working relationships with other local clubs - Oshawa Kicks SC and West Rouge SC - to participate in the club,[7][8] although Oshawa Kicks later formed their own club in 2019.[9] To recognize this partnership, in 2016, the club changed the FC to FA to be known as Durham United Football Alliance.[10] Durham United played their first home match against Internacional de Toronto at Kinsmen Park in Pickering, Ontario on June 8, 2014, defeating the visitors 2–0.[11]

In 2015, they added a women's club to participate in the inaugural season of the League1 Ontario women's division.[12] The women's team won the inaugural 2015 league championship.[13] After playing in the league's first four seasons, the men's team went on hiatus for the 2018 season (while the women's club remained active in their division),[14] before returning to the league in 2019.[15] In 2018, the women's team once again won the league championship, after winning the league playoffs.[16]

For the 2020 season, the club re-branded as Pickering Football Club, matching the name of the youth club, who changed their name from Pickering Soccer Club.[17]

After opting out of the 2021 seasons, following the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced that the club would return to both the male and female divisions, under a new ownership group, Evolution Sports & Entertainment, led by led by principal investors Ritchie Jeune and Chris Rivett, who co-own USL League Two side South Bend Lions FC (Jeune also owns English sixth tier side Kettering Town F.C. and Chinese club Shantou Lions).[18] In 2023, the club withdrew from the Premier Division in both the men's and women's divisions in League1 Ontario, after being unable to find a club partner to operate the team, although they continued to field teams in the reserve division for each gender, with the hope of returning to the top division in 2024.[19] Nevertheless, in July 2023, the league chose to terminate their licence held by Evolution Sports & Entertainment, for the top two tiers for 2024 for both the male and female divisions.[20]

However, in January 2024, the youth club (separate from the Evolution Sports & Entertainment group) purchased the licences of Electric City FC, to re-join the league, entering in the new second tier Championship division (after the top tier division split) for the 2024 season.[21][22] They finished in last place in the division in 2024, initially set to be relegated to the third tier League2 Ontario for 2025, however, they were re-instated in the Championship, following Scrosoppi FC B declining their promotion spot.[23]

Seasons

Men

Season League Teams Record Rank Playoffs League Cup Ref
2014 League1 Ontario 9 2–4–10 8th – Semi-finals [24]
2015 12 11–3–8 7th – Semi-finals [24]
2016 16 11–3–8 4th, Eastern (8th overall) did not qualify Quarter-finals [24]
2017 16 11–3–8 3rd, Eastern (7th overall) did not qualify Semi-finals [24]
2018 on hiatus
2019 League1 Ontario 16 2–2–11 14th did not qualify – [24]
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[25]
2021 on hiatus
2022 League1 Ontario 22 7–2–12 14th Did not qualify –
2023 on hiatus
2024 League1 Ontario Championship 10 4–3–11 10th ↓ – Round of 32

Women

Season League Teams Record Rank Playoffs League Cup Ref
2015 League1 Ontario 7 14–2–2 Champions – Semi-finals [26]
2016 9 9–3–4 3rd – Quarter-finals [26]
2017 11 9–4–7 5th – Quarter-finals [26]
2018 13 7–2–3 4th Champions Round of 16 [26]
2019 14 4–5–4 10th Did not qualify – [26]
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[25]
2021 Did not enter due to COVID-19 pandemic (entered Reserve division)
2022 League1 Ontario 20 3–3–13 17th Did not qualify –
2023 on hiatus
2024 League1 Ontario Championship 10 6–6–6 5th – Round of 16

Notable former players

The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the League1 Ontario team:

Men

Women

References

  1. ^ "The Club". Pickering FC.
  2. ^ "Durham United FC home opener is June 8". Pickering News Advertiser. May 27, 2014.
  3. ^ "The OPDL Spotlight Series - United FA". Ontario Soccer Association. June 27, 2016.
  4. ^ "Ontario launches provincial semi-professional men's league". Canadian Soccer Association. April 8, 2014. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020.
  5. ^ "OSA announces League1 Ontario teams". Ontario Soccer Association. April 8, 2014. Archived from the original on May 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "Pickering Soccer Club going strong". Oshawa This Week. August 12, 2009.
  7. ^ "Oshawa Kicks Soccer Club joins forces with Pickering to support Durham United FC". Oshawa This Week. February 20, 2015.
  8. ^ "Pickering Soccer Club joins forces with Oshawa Kicks, West Rouge". Pickering News Advertiser. March 24, 2016.
  9. ^ "FC Oshawa set to make soccer debut in League1 Ontario loop". Oshawa This Week. February 1, 2019.
  10. ^ "Pickering Soccer Club Announces Elite Player Pathway Rebrand". League1 Ontario. February 12, 2016.
  11. ^ "Soccer Fans Cheer for Durham United FC at Home Opener". Snapd Pickering. June 8, 2014. Archived from the original on July 16, 2020.
  12. ^ "Durham United F.C. Women - 2015 Season Preview". League1 Ontario. May 22, 2015.
  13. ^ Cudmore, John (May 17, 2016). "Durham spoils League1 Ontario soccer home opener for Aurora United women". Aurora Banner.
  14. ^ "2018 League1 Ontario Season To Feature New Format, Divisional Configuration And Several Exciting New Additions". League1 Ontario. March 14, 2018.
  15. ^ "Durham United FA Return to League1 Ontario Men's Division for 2019". League1 Ontario. December 20, 2018.
  16. ^ McNair, Brian (July 16, 2019). "Women's soccer in Durham Region hits interesting new heights". Durham Region News.
  17. ^ Greenwood, Matt [@MattGreenwood74] (September 24, 2019). "The next step in our club evolution" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "Pickering FC to rejoin L1O Premier in 2022 with new ownership". League1 Ontario. October 19, 2021.
  19. ^ Jacques, John (March 7, 2023). "Pickering FC Can't Field League1 Ontario Premier Division Teams This Year". Northern Tribune.
  20. ^ "Applications invited to play in the men's and women's League1 Ontario Championship Division in 2024". League1 Ontario. July 4, 2023.
  21. ^ "Pickering return to League1 Ontario men's and women's divisions". League1 Ontario. January 9, 2024.
  22. ^ Parkes, David (January 10, 2024). "Pickering FC Takes Electric City's License, Returns To L1O". Northern Tribune.
  23. ^ "Sudbury Cyclones and The Borough join the Men's Championship". League1 Ontario. December 30, 2024.
  24. ^ a b c d e "League1 Ontario Historical Standings Men's Division". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
  25. ^ a b "League1 Ontario cancels Fall season plans for 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions". Canadian Premier League. September 4, 2020.
  26. ^ a b c d e "League1 Ontario Historical Standings Women's Division". Canadian Soccer History Archives.

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