League1 Alberta
Organising body | Canadian Soccer Association Alberta Soccer Association |
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Founded | 2023 |
First season | 2024 |
Country | Canada |
Confederation | CONCACAF |
Number of teams | 7 (men's) 7 (women's) |
Level on pyramid | 3 |
Domestic cup(s) | Canadian Championship (men) Interprovincial Championship (women) |
TV partners | Alberta's Own |
Website | League website |
Current: 2024 League1 Alberta season |
League1 Alberta (L1AB) is a semi-professional men's and women's soccer league in Alberta, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association and the Alberta Soccer Association as a third division pro–am league in the Canadian soccer league system.
In the Canadian soccer league system, the men's division is behind the Canadian Premier League (CPL). It is part of League1 Canada, the national third tier with regional division, with L1AB equivalent to Ligue1 Québec (L1Q), League1 Ontario (L1O), and League1 British Columbia (L1BC). The men's league champion qualifies for the Canadian Championship, the domestic cup championship, for the following season.
History
In 2021, a group of clubs from British Columbia, Alberta, and Manitoba organized the
In March 2023, League1 Alberta was announced with an
In December 2023, it was announced that the league would officially be sanctioned for official competition under the League1 Canada umbrella for the 2024 season, with seven clubs participating in each division.[8][9]
Clubs
Currently seven men's teams and seven women's teams have been announced to participate in the 2024 season, of which four are based in Greater Calgary and three are based in Greater Edmonton.
Men's division | |||||
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Team | City | Principal stadium | First season | ||
Edmonton BTB SC | Edmonton | Clarke Stadium | 2023 | ||
Calgary Blizzard SC | Calgary | Broadview Park | 2024 | ||
Calgary Foothills FC | Calgary | Macron Performance Centre | 2023 | ||
Calgary South West United SC | Calgary | 2024 | |||
Cavalry FC U21 | Foothills County | Hellard Field/Dino Field | 2023 | ||
Edmonton Scottish | Edmonton | Hamish Black Field | 2023 | ||
St. Albert Impact
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St. Albert | Riel Recreation Park | 2023 |
Women's division | |||||
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Team | City | Principal stadium | First season | ||
Edmonton BTB SC | Edmonton | Clarke Stadium | 2023 | ||
Calgary Blizzard SC | Calgary | Broadview Park | 2023 | ||
Calgary Foothills WFC | Calgary | Macron Performance Centre | 2023 | ||
Calgary South West United SC | Calgary | 2024 | |||
Edmonton Scottish | Edmonton | Hamish Black Field | 2023 | ||
NDC Alberta
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2024 | ||||
St. Albert Impact
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St. Albert | Riel Recreation Park | 2023 |
See also
References
- ^ "Press Release: Central League 1 2022 Exhibition Series". Calgary Foothills FC. May 5, 2022.
- ^ Parkes, David (May 6, 2022). "Is A League1 Prairies In The Pipeline?". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "League1 Alberta Exhibition Series confirms participating clubs for 2023". OneSoccer. March 10, 2023.
- ^ "League1 Alberta Exhibition Series Clubs Confirmed" (PDF). Alberta Soccer Association. March 10, 2023.
- ^ @league1alberta (April 17, 2023). "Opening day announced" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "League1 Alberta In The Works". Northern Tribune. January 19, 2023.
- ^ Parkes, David (March 10, 2023). "Official:League1 Alberta Exhibition Series Confirmed". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "League1 Canada announces expansion to Alberta". Canadian Premier League. December 7, 2023.
- ^ Mahmoudi, Nelson (December 8, 2023). "League1 Alberta Joins League1 Canada Alliance". Northern Tribune.