Nanaimo United Football Club (formerly Harbourside Football Club) is a Canadian semi-professional

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club based in

Nanaimo, British Columbia Nanaimo ( ) is a city of about 100,000 on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. "The Harbour City" was previously known as the "Hub City", which was attributed to its original layout design with streets radiating fr ...

that plays in

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History

Nanaimo United was first formed in 1903. The semi-professional team was officially unveiled on October 19, 2022, under the name Harbourside FC, as an expansion club in

for the 2023 season in both the men's and women's division, with an affiliation with youth club Nanaimo United FC, as well as

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. Their home field will be at the Q’unq’inuqwstuxw Stadium of Nanaimo District Secondary School, with a capacity of 1500, with a goal of eventually expanding to a capacity of 3500. The majority of their inaugural squads featured a majority of players from the Nanaimo and Vancouver Island area, complemented by some players from outside of the Island. The club debuted on April 29, 2023 against Unity FC in

in both the men's and women's divisions. In their debut matches, the men drew 1-1, while the women were defeated 2-1, with the teams setting a League1 British Columbia record with 1216 people in attendance. The men's team earned the franchise's first win in a 1-0 victory over Nautsa’mawt FC on May 7. The women's team won their first ever match on May 13, defeating

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. In 2025, they announced that the team would be re-named Nanaimo United FC to match the youth club, which the team wanted to use as their name originally, but were denied due to league branding restrictions at the time, which were now lifted.

Seasons

Men

Women

References

{{British Columbia Sports Soccer clubs in British Columbia Harbourside Association football clubs established in 2022 2022 establishments in British Columbia