2023 League1 British Columbia season

The 2023 League1 British Columbia season was the second season of play for League1 British Columbia, a pro-am league in the Canadian soccer league system. Eight clubs participated in both the men's and women's divisions.

Format

The regular season was contested by eight clubs and ran from April 29 to July 23, 2023.^[1] Each team played 14 games in a double round-robin format with seven games at home and seven on the road. The top four teams advanced to the playoffs with the Championship Final held on the BC Day long weekend. The men's and women's divisions used identical schedules with the two matches being played as double-headers on the same day.^[2]

Men's division

The teams played each other team twice (home and away) for a 14-game season, with the top four teams advancing to the playoffs. The winner of the regular season will qualify for the 2024 Canadian Championship.^[1]

League table

Playoffs

Semi-finals

Victoria Highlanders FC v Unity FC

July 29, 2023	Victoria Highlanders FC	3–2	Unity FC	Victoria, British Columbia
1:00 PM	Walter 7' Preston 39' Henman 69'	Report	Fussell 30' Shumbusho 52'	Stadium: Centennial Stadium

TSS Rovers v Whitecaps FC Academy

July 29, 2023	TSS Rovers	0–4	Whitecaps FC Academy	Vancouver, British Columbia
3:00 PM		Report	Norman 6' Ghasemi 58' Mann 71' Wathuta 85'	Stadium: Ken Woods Field

Final

Victoria Highlanders FC v Whitecaps FC Academy

August 5, 2023	Victoria Highlanders FC	1–1 (7–8 p)	Whitecaps FC Academy	Vancouver, British Columbia
4:00 PM	Henman 45+1'	Report	Wathuta 60'	Stadium: BC Place
	Penalties
	Henman Sagaste Schaefer Yousef Gysbers Bartolillo Ando Rogozinski Hall		Manetta Baker Wathuta White Assaf Florent Ghasemi Mutombo Norman

Statistics

Top goalscorers (does not include playoffs) Rank Player Club Goals 1 Massud Habibullah TSS Rovers 8 2 Erik Edwardson TSS Rovers 7 Victory Shumbusho Unity FC Michael Hennessy Whitecaps FC Academy Michael Henman Victoria Highlanders FC 6 Ivan Mejia TSS Rovers 6 7 4 players tied 4 Source: L1BC Women's division The winner of the women's regular season will qualify for the Women's Interprovincial Championship.[1] League table Pos Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite (C) 14 11 1 2 54 17 +37 34 Playoffs and Interprovincial Championship[a] 2 Nautsa’mawt FC 14 9 2 3 46 17 +29 29 Playoffs 3 Unity FC 14 7 3 4 35 25 +10 24 Playoffs and Interprovincial Championship[b] 4 TSS Rovers 14 6 3 5 23 25 −2 21 Playoffs 5 Harbourside FC 14 5 2 7 22 44 −22 17 6 Altitude FC 14 4 5 5 18 18 0 17 7 Victoria Highlanders FC 14 3 4 7 14 26 −12 13 8 Rivers FC 14 1 0 13 18 58 −40 3 Source: League1 BC (C) Champions Notes: ^ As regular season winners ^ As playoff runner-up (playoff champion already qualified) Playoffs The playoff champion (or runner-up if the winner is the same as the regular season winner) will qualify for the Women's Interprovincial Championship.[1] Semi-finals July 29–30 Final August 5             1 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite 5 4 TSS Rovers 2 1 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite 3 3 Unity FC 1 2 Nautsa’mawt FC 1 3 Unity FC 4 Semi-finals Whitecaps FC Girls Elite v TSS Rovers July 29, 2023 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite 5–2 TSS Rovers Vancouver, British Columbia 12:00 PM Kimwemwe 16' Yee 21' Perrault 73', 77' Hunter 81' Report Friesen 2' Virk 86' Stadium: Ken Woods Field Nautsa’mawt FC v Unity FC July 30, 2023 Nautsa’mawt FC 1–4 Unity FC Vancouver, British Columbia 1:00 PM Tome 64' Report Buttar 21' Crowther 33' James 53' Bergen 59' Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium Final Whitecaps FC Girls Elite v Unity FC August 5, 2023 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite 3–1 Unity FC Vancouver, British Columbia 1:00 PM Hunter 37', 85' (pen.) Kimwemwe 52' Report James 35' Stadium: BC Place Referee: Sydney Berridge Statistics Top goalscorers (does not include playoffs) Rank Player Club Goals 1 Kierra Blundell Whitecaps FC Girls Elite 10 Katalin Tolnai Nautsa’mawt FC 3 Delana Friesen TSS Rovers 7 4 Bryana Buttar Unity FC 6 Anna Hauer Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Jaime Perrault Whitecaps FC Girls Elite 7 Charlotte Ring Altitude FC 5 Esi Lufo Rivers FC Sophie Crowther Unity FC Kaylee Hunter Whitecaps FC Girls Elite 11 5 players tied 4 Source: L1BC Juan de Fuca Plate The Juan de Fuca Plate is awarded to the League1 British Columbia club with the highest combined point total between the men's and women's divisions in regular season matches. Pos Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Whitecaps FC Academy (C) 28 16 8 4 73 31 +42 56 2 TSS FC Rovers 28 15 5 8 55 35 +20 50 3 Nautsa’mawt FC 28 13 7 8 57 35 +22 46 4 Victoria Highlanders FC 28 13 6 9 34 35 −1 45 5 Unity FC 28 12 8 8 61 40 +21 44 6 Altitude FC 28 6 8 14 36 51 −15 26 7 Harbourside FC 28 6 6 16 32 70 −38 24 8 Rivers FC 28 5 4 19 35 86 −51 19 Source: Juan de Fuca Plate (C) Champions References ^ a b c d "2023 League1 BC schedule format announced". League1 British Columbia. January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023. ^ "League1 BC releases full schedule ahead of inaugural 2022 season". British Columbia Soccer Association. Retrieved February 19, 2022. External links Official website