Calgary Foothills WFC
Full name | Calgary Foothills Football Club | |
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Stadium | Calgary Soccer Centre | |
League | United Women's Soccer League1 Alberta | |
2023 | UWS: 2nd, West | |
Website | Club website | |
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Calgary Foothills WFC is a Canadian soccer club based in Calgary, Alberta that currently plays in United Women's Soccer and League1 Alberta. The club was founded as a youth club in 1972 and in 2017 as a UWS franchise. The team is the women's team of Calgary Foothills FC.
History
The Calgary Foothills Soccer Club was founded in 1972 as a youth soccer club.
In 2015, the club formed a women's side, playing an season of exhibition matches in 2015, with the aim to compete in the
The following year in 2017, they did manage to join the UWS,[6][7] becoming the first Canadian team in the US-based league,[8] after receiving their sanctioning from the CSA, Alberta Soccer Association, and the United States Soccer Federation.[9] The club's inaugural UWS game was played on May 26, 2017, against Real Salt Lake Women, with Foothills suffering a 3–0 defeat.[10] The club finished their inaugural season coming in second place in the West Conference.[11]
In 2018, the Foothills won their first West Conference title, advancing to the league playoffs where they lost in the semi-finals.[12] In 2019, they repeated as West Division Champions, earning a berth in the Final Four tournament for the second year, as well as earning the right to host the tournament at Mount Royal University field.[13] After defeating the Lancaster Inferno in the semifinals, Foothills would lose the 2019 UWS Championship 1–0 to LA Galaxy OC in front of over 1000 fans.[14][15]
In June 2020, the UWS would announce the cancellation of the 2020 season due to the
In 2021, the club became part of a group looking to create a new Canadian pro-am women's league.[19] In 2022, it was announced that the club would be, alongside Vancouver Whitecaps F.C., one of eight teams in a new Canadian women's pro-league started by former national team player Diana Matheson and targeted to start in 2025.[20]
In 2023, they added a second team to play in League1 Alberta, while also continuing to play in United Women's Soccer.[21]
Supporters' Groups
The Foot Soldiers were founded in February 2015 with the intention of bringing a passionate atmosphere to Calgary Foothills FC games.[22]
Seasons
Season | League | Division | Record | Rank | Playoffs | Ref |
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2017 | United Women's Soccer | West Conference | 4–1–3 | 2nd (5) | did not qualify | |
2018 | 7–2–1 | 1st (6) | Semi-finals | |||
2019 | 6–1–1 | 1st (5) | Finalists | |||
2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
2021 | West Conference | 2–1–1 | 2nd (5) | did not qualify | [23] | |
2022 | 10–0–0 | 1st (6) | Finalists | [24] | ||
2023 | 5–0–2 | 2nd (5) | did not qualify | [25] |
References
- ^ "Our Mandate - The Foothills Way". Calgary Foothills.
- ^ "Foothills FC joins Under-23 soccer league". Calgary Sun. December 3, 2014. Archived from the original on June 28, 2015.
- ^ "Foothills sights set on playing in W-League for 2016 season". Calgary Foothills.
- ^ a b Kelly, Ryan (May 26, 2017). "RSL Women vs. Calgary Foothills: Match Preview". RSL Soapbox.
- ^ "Foothills FC Brings Canada's Highest Level of Female Club Soccer to Calgary". Calgary Foothills. February 14, 2017.
- ^ Gradon, Stuart (April 4, 2017). "Calgary Foothills WFC holds try-outs for 2017 United Women's Soccer season". Total Soccer News.
- ^ Austin, Daniel (February 16, 2017). "Foothills FC bringing elite women's soccer back to Calgary". Calgary Herald.
- ^ Jarvie, Michele (February 16, 2017). "Foothills WFC to compete in United Women's Soccer league". Calgary Sun. Archived from the original on March 26, 2017.
- ^ "Foothills F.C. brings Canada's highest level of women's soccer to Calgary". Women's Soccer United. February 14, 2017.
- ^ "UWS Week III Roundup: West Conference". United Women's Soccer. May 29, 2017.
- ^ "UWS Week IX Roundup: West Conference - Santa Clarita stays unbeaten; Calgary wraps up 2nd place". United Women's Soccer. July 11, 2017.
- ^ Noseworthy, Jacob (May 2018). "Passion for soccer Burns bright in Calgary Foothills WFC goalkeeper". NSXI Network.
- ^ Saelhof, Todd (July 16, 2019). "Foothills WFC earn home-field advantage for UWS's final-four championship". Calgary Sun.
- ^ "In Pictures: LA Galaxy beat Calgary Foothills WFC to win United Women's Soccer championship". Total Soccer News. July 21, 2019.
- ^ "Galaxy OC shuts out Foothills WFC for league title". Calgary Sun. July 21, 2019.
- ^ "UWS Provides Update on 2020 Season". United Women's Soccer.
- ^ Prusina, Sandra (July 2, 2021). "Calgary's Foothills WFC back in action for first time since 2019". CityNews.
- ^ Kennedy, Paul (July 24, 2022). "United Women's Soccer: Chicago Mustangs win first outdoor title". Soccer America.
- ^ Kepke, Cami (August 19, 2021). "Calgary group pushing for new Canadian women's soccer league". Global News.
- ^ Dichter, Myles (December 5, 2022). "Christine Sinclair, Diana Matheson reveal pro Canadian women's soccer league set for kickoff in 2025". CBC Sports.
- ^ Saelhof, Todd (June 8, 2023). "Pathway falling into place for young female Calgarians to step toward domestic pro soccer". Calgary Sun.
- ^ "Foot Soldiers - Who Are We". Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ "2021 UWS Standings". United Women's Soccer. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021.
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