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Burnaby FC
Burnaby Football Club is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Burnaby, British Columbia that plays in League1 British Columbia. History Burnaby FC was founded in 2023, through the merger of five youth clubs (Cliff Avenue United FC, Mountain United FC, Wesburn FC, Burnaby Girls SC and Burnaby District Metro Soccer). In announcing their inaugural logo, the five wings represent each of the five clubs from the merger. In the club's inaugural year, their U17 boys and U17 girls BCSPL teams both won the Canadian national title. In February 2024, it was announced that the club would enter senior teams in the semi-professional League1 British Columbia League1 British Columbia (L1BC) is a semi-professional men's and women's association football, soccer league in British Columbia, Canada, which began play in May 2022. The league is sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association and the British ... in both the men's and women's divisions. Seasons Men Women No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
League1 British Columbia
League1 British Columbia (L1BC) is a semi-professional men's and women's soccer league in British Columbia, Canada, which began play in May 2022. The league is sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association and the BC Soccer Association as a pro-am league in the Canadian soccer league system. The league is a member of League1 Canada. L1BC operates at the same level as League1 Ontario and the Première ligue de soccer du Québec. The semi-professional league was created to fill in the gap between the top amateur leagues in the province, such as the Pacific Coast Soccer League, Fraser Valley Soccer League, Vancouver Island Soccer League and Vancouver Metro Soccer League, with the professional top tier Canadian Premier League. The league winner qualifies for the national Canadian Championship for the following year. History BC Soccer originally looked into the possibility of starting a "Regional Tier 3" league in their 2016 Strategic Plan, with the goal of beginning in 2018 with e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emiliano Brienza
Emiliano Díaz Brienza (born 9 May 2002) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward. He has been called-up to the Canada under-17 national team but has never appeared for Canada. Early life Brienza was born in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, with his family moving to Coquitlam, British Columbia in Canada in 2015 when he was 13-years old. He was part of the Mountain United FC team at club level before joining the Whitecaps FC Academy in September 2018. In 2019, Brienza started 18 matches with the under-17 team, including three playoff matches, scoring six goals. He also made three appearances with the under-19 team Club career On 25 February 2022, it was announced that Brienza had signed with Whitecaps FC 2, Vancouver's reserve team who would compete in the newly formed MLS Next Pro. It was also announced he would join the Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS roster on a short-term deal. On 26 February, Brienza made his professional debut, appearing as an 88th-minute substit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soccer Clubs In British Columbia
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Clubs And Teams In Burnaby
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, through casual or organized participation, improve participants' physical health. Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, simultaneously or consecutively, with one winner; in others, the contest (a ''match'') is between two sides, each attempting to exceed the other. Some sports allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner and one loser. A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emile Saimovici
Emile Saimovici (born 10 April 1993) is a footballer who plays for Burnaby FC in League1 British Columbia. Born in Singapore, he plays for the Barbados national team. Besides Barbados, he has played in Canada and the United States. Early life A native of Vancouver, Canada, Saimovici is the son of a Romanian-Canadian father and a Barbadian mother. He earned a scholarship to play for the Oregon State University Beavers, but due to some logistical issues, he instead went to their feeder school Clark College. He later attended Centennial College in Toronto, where he was named an OCAA league all-star in 2013–14. Club career In 2014, he played with Durham United FC in League1 Ontario. He later played at the amateur level with Vancouver Metro Soccer League club Vancouver Croatia SC, where he captained them to their first VMSL title in 30 years. International career In March 2021, he was named to the Barbados national team for the first time for 2022 FIFA World Cup qual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Masi
Gabriele Simone Masi (born February 20, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Burnaby FC in League1 British Columbia. Early life Masi played youth soccer with the Italian Canadian Sports Federation, Cliff Avenue United FC, Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC, and Mountain United FC before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy in August 2019. In addition, he also played with the British Columbia provincial team. University career In January 2021, he committed to attend Simon Fraser University and play for the men's soccer team, beginning in the fall. On November 13, 2021, he scored his first university goal, in a victory over the Western Washington Vikings. At the end of the season, he was named to the All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference First Team (being the only freshman named to the team), the D2 All-West Region Team, and was also named SFU's Freshman of the Year. Club career In March 2022, Masi signed a professional contract with Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro. On Marc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Kaiser (soccer, Born 2000)
Daniel Matthias Kaiser (born May 3, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Burnaby FC in League1 British Columbia. Early life Kaiser began playing youth soccer at age four with Calgary NSD SC. Afterwards, he played with Calgary Foothills FC, before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy in August 2016. University career In 2018, Kaiser began attending the University of British Columbia where he played for the men's soccer team. After his rookie season, he was named to the Canada West All-Rookie Team. In 2022, he won a silver medal in the U Sports national championship, scoring in the final, as UBC were defeated in a penalty shootout by the TRU Wolfpack. Club career In the summer of 2019, he played in USL League Two with his former youth club Calgary Foothills, making six appearances. In June 2021, he signed a U Sports Development contract with Cavalry FC. He made his debut on June 27, 2021, in a 2–1 win over York United. In 2022, he joined League1 B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Apostol
Nicolas Gabriel Apostol (born January 1, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who most recently played for Cavalry FC in the Canadian Premier League. Early life Apostol began playing youth soccer with the Guildford Athletic Club in Surrey, playing with them from 2006 through 2011. From 2008 to 2011, he was a member of Whitecaps FC Prospects program, while still playing youth club soccer with Guildford, and in September 2011, he officially joined the Whitecaps FC Residency Program. In 2021, he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23. In 2017, he began attending the University of Connecticut, playing for the men's soccer team, scoring two goals in 18 games as a rookie. The following year, he departed UConn to attend Oregon State University. Club career In 2016, while with the Whitecaps Academy, he was called up to the second team Whitecaps FC 2 of the USL, making his debut on July 16, against San Antonio FC. The following year in 2017, he was called up again playing on May 28 aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 League1 British Columbia Season
The 2024 League1 British Columbia season is the third season of play for League1 British Columbia, a pro-am league in the Canadian soccer league system. Seven clubs will participate in both the men's and women's divisions. Changes from 2023 Burnaby FC joined the league as a new expansion club in both the men's and women's divisions. However, both Nautsa’mawt FC and Victoria Highlanders FC departed the league, bringing the league down to seven clubs. In addition, the Highlanders vacated their spot in the 2024 Canadian Championship, being replaced by TSS FC Rovers. Men's division The teams played each other team twice (home and away) for a 12-game season, with the top four teams advancing to the playoffs. The winner of the regular season will qualify for the 2025 Canadian Championship. League table Playoffs Semi-finals Final Statistics Top goalscorers(does not include playoffs) Sourceeague1bc.ca/competition/league1-mens/ L1BC/small> Awards Women's division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan De Fuca Plate (soccer)
The Juan de Fuca Plate is an annual trophy awarded by supporters to the best semi-professional team in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The trophy is currently awarded to the League1 British Columbia club who accrues the greatest number of combined points across the men's and women's divisions. From 2012 through 2019, it was awarded to the winner of the season series of matches played between British Columbian teams in the Premier Development League (later known as USL League Two). History The Juan de Fuca Plate was established in January 2012 by supporters of the Victoria Highlanders and Vancouver Whitecaps U-23 (Lake Side Buoys, Vancouver Southsiders, and Curva Collective), inspired by the Voyageurs Cup and Cascadia Cup to recognize high-level soccer in the province of British Columbia. The trophy was funded through the donations of 24 fans of the two clubs to purchase the plate, which has a base made of BC maple in the shape of the province, as well as a banner to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 In Canadian Soccer
The following are events related to Canadian soccer in the year 2023. National teams Men’s Senior = CONCACAF Nations League = Group C Finals = Gold Cup = U-17 = 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship = Group F Knockout stage = 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup = Canada qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup on February 22, 2023 by defeating Puerto Rico national under-17 football team, Puerto Rico in the quarter-finals of the 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. The 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup will take place from November 10 to December 2, 2023 in Peru. The draw will be held in Lima in August, 2023. Women’s Senior . =Friendlies= =SheBelieves Cup= =2023 FIFA Women's World Cup= Group B =2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification (CONCACAF play-off)= Club competitions Men’s Domestic leagues = Canadian Premier League = Regular season International leagues = Major League Soccer = = CONCACAF Champions League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
