British Columbia Provincial Soccer Championship
The British Columbia Provincial Soccer Championship is a football (soccer) tournament organized by the British Columbia Soccer Association. The tournament winner advances to the Canadian National Challenge Cup for men and Jubilee Trophy for women, organized by the Canadian Soccer Association. It has a history of 122 years and the men's A championship competes for the 90-year-old Province Cup trophy.[1][2] Teams qualify by final league standings or by winning their league cup. The number of berths and team seeding each league is awarded in each year’s competition is determined annually by the Adult Competitions Committee. The cup competition brackets are created by a publicly accessible or open random draw out of a “hat”. The format is a single elimination style tournament.[3] The leagues taking part in Provincial Cup in 2013 are:[3]
Women's
- Metro Women's Soccer League - [1]
- Lower Island Women's Soccer Association - [2]
- Pacific Coast Soccer League - [3]
Men's
- Vancouver Metro Soccer League - [4]
- Fraser Valley Soccer League - [5]
- Vancouver Island Soccer League - [6]
- Pacific Coast Soccer League - [7]
Recent champions
| Year | Men's | Women's |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | New Westminster Royals | N / A |
| 1961 | Vancouver Firefighters | N / A |
| 1962 | Vancouver Firefighters | N / A |
| 1963 | Vancouver Firefighters | N / A |
| 1964 | Columbus Clan FC | N / A |
| 1965 | Vancouver Firefighters | N / A |
| 1966 | British Columbia U-23 | N / A |
| 1967 | Vancouver Firefighters | N / A |
| 1968 | Columbus Clan FC | N / A |
| 1969 | Columbus Clan FC | N / A |
| 1970 | Vancouver Croatia | N / A |
| 1971 | Vancouver Eintracht[4] | |
| 1972 | New Westminster Blues[5] | |
| 1973 | Vancouver Firefighters | |
| 1974 | ||
| 1975 | London Boxing Club of Victoria[6] | |
| 1976 | Victoria West FC | |
| 1977 | Columbus Clan FC | |
| 1978 | Columbus Clan FC | |
| 1979 | Victoria West FC | |
| 1980 | Victoria West FC | |
| 1981 | Victoria West FC | |
| 1982 | Victoria West FC | |
| 1983 | Vancouver Firefighters | |
| 1984 | Victoria West FC | James Bay |
| 1985 | Vancouver Croatia | Richmond Seniors |
| 1986 | Vancouver Croatia | Richmond Seniors |
| 1987 | New Westminster Q.P.R. | Coquitlam Soccer Club |
| 1988 | NorVan ANAF | Coquitlam |
| 1989 | Westside FC | Surrey |
| 1990 | Vancouver Firefighters | Coquitlam Strikers |
| 1991 | NorVan ANAF | Surrey Marlins |
| 1992 | NorVan ANAF | Surrey Marlins |
| 1993 | Westside FC | Surrey Marlins |
| 1994 | Coquitlam Metro Ford SC | Coquitlam Strikers |
| 1995 | North Shore Pegasus | Victoria Gorge FC |
| 1996 | Westside C.I.B.C. | UBC Alumni |
| 1997 | North Shore Pegasus | UBC Alumni |
| 1998 | Vancouver Firefighters | UBC Alumni |
| 1999 | Coquitlam Metro Ford SC | UBC Alumni |
| 2000 | Westside FC | UBC Alumni |
| 2001 | Victoria Gorge FC | Burnaby Canadians Anduccis |
| 2002 | Victoria Gorge FC | Burnaby Canadians Anduccis |
| 2003 | Surrey United | SportsTown UBC |
| 2004 | Pegasus FC | Surrey United |
| 2005 | Portuguese Sporting Club | Surrey United |
| 2006 | Sapperton Rovers | Surrey United |
| 2007 | Columbus Clan FC | Surrey United |
| 2008 | Victoria Gorge FC | Surrey United |
| 2009 | West Van FC | Surrey United |
| 2010 | Victoria Gorge FC | Surrey United |
| 2011 | ICST Pegasus | Surrey United |
| 2012 | Surrey United Firefighters | Surrey United |
| 2013 | Surrey United Firefighters | Surrey United |
| 2014 | Vancouver Croatia | Surrey United |
Sources:[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
THE CANADIAN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS 1984 – 2008 or Dick Labrom Report available through the Canadian Soccer Association
Also although club or team names are sometimes substituted with the district name, the 2013 Canadian Soccer Yearbook available through the Canadian Soccer Association includes Jubilee Trophy / Trophée Jubilee lists.
See also
References
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- ↑ http://www.concacaf.com/page/NationalAssociationsDetail/0,,12813~1051264,00.html
- ↑ http://www.canadasoccer.com/history-p150292
- ↑ http://vmslsoccer.com/provincial_cup_champs.html
- ↑ http://www.soccer.on.ca/Nationals99.nsf/8a5d43de13c6f2d18525668e004fe522/6b47c960f7029dbb8525668e006ce9de?OpenDocument
- ↑ http://www.thesoccerhalloffame.ca/en-us/halloffame/virtualhalloffame/players/andreaneil.aspx
- ↑ http://www.croatiasc.bc.ca
- ↑ http://www.vicwestsoccer.com
