Unity Football Club is a Canadian semi-professional

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club based in

Surrey, British Columbia Surrey is a city in British Columbia, Canada. It is located south of the Fraser River on the Canada–United States border. It is a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver regional district and metropolitan area. Mainly a suburban city, Surr ...

that plays in

League1 British Columbia League1 British Columbia (L1BC) is a Semi-professional sports, semi-professional men's and women's association football, soccer league in British Columbia, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association and the British Colu ...

History

The club was officially unveiled on November 22, 2021, as an inaugural license holder for the first season of the new semi-professional

in 2022, operating in Langley, British Columbia. The team was formed in partnership with

Trinity Western University Trinity Western University (TWU) is a Private university, private Christian liberal arts university with campuses in both Langley, British Columbia (district municipality), Langley and Richmond, British Columbia, Richmond, British Columbia. The ...

and their

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sports teams with the head coaches of both the TWU men's and women's soccer teams being involved with the club. Their inaugural matches occurred on May 22 on the road against

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for both the male and female teams. The women's team recorded the club's first ever victory, defeating the Rovers 2-1. In 2023, they formed an affiliation with

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club

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, which enables Vancouver to send players to Unity on short-term loans throughout the season. In 2023, the club hosted their home season opening male and female match in nearby

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, before playing the remainder of the season at their home in Langley. That season, the women advanced to the women's championship final, where they were defeated by

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, and also qualified for the

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Inter-Provincial Championship. In 2023, they announced an ownership change, with an investor group led by TSN sportscaster Kelcey Brade taking over a majority share of the club. In February 2024, it was announced that the club would move to

and formed a partnership with youth club Surrey United SC.

Seasons

Men

Women

Notable former players

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

References

{{British Columbia Sports Soccer clubs in British Columbia Unity Association football clubs established in 2021 2021 establishments in British Columbia Sport in Surrey, British Columbia