2023 League1 Alberta Exhibition Series Explained

League1 Alberta Exhibition Series
Country:Alberta, Canada
Dates:May 12–July 28, 2023
Continental Cup Title:Men's champions
Continental Cup Qualifiers:Calgary Foothills FC
Continental Cup Title1:Women's champions
Continental Cup Qualifiers1:Calgary Blizzard SC
Num Teams:10 total from 6 clubs
Next Season:2024

The 2023 League1 Alberta Exhibition Series was an exhibition showcase season by the recently founded League1 Alberta soccer league, which is scheduled to organize its first official season in 2024.

Format

League1 Alberta was launched in 2023 with an anticipated debut season in 2024. For 2023, interested clubs participated in an exhibition series as a trial run to test the feasibility of the league. Five clubs participated in each of the male and female divisions (four clubs will enter clubs in both, while two other clubs will enter a single team in one of the divisions).[1] [2] Each participating team played eight matches (four home and four away), facing every opponent twice between May 12 and July 24. A final was played on July 28.[3]

Teams

The following clubs are set to participate in the league.

Team City Principal stadium Men's Division Women's Division
Calgary Blizzard SC Broadview Park
Calgary Foothills FC Broadview Park
Cavalry FC U21 Shouldice Athletic Park
Edmonton BTB SC
Edmonton Scottish Hamish Black Field
St. Albert Impact Riel Recreation Park

Men's standings

Championship final

Statistics

Top goalscorers
(regular season only)

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Habib AssemEdmonton BTB SC5
2 Michael CoxEdmonton Scottish4
Moe El GandourCalgary Foothills FC
4 Emmanuel Dan-AdokieneCalgary Foothills FC3
Garry OnyejelemCalgary Foothills FC
Kimia KassandaCavalry FC U21
Philip MasriEdmonton BTB SC
Updated:July 27, 2023 Source: League1 Alberta

Women's standings

Championship final

Statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Grace MwasallaSt. Albert Impact FC8
2 Alyssa D'AgnoneCalgary Blizzard SC7
Kaylee HunterCalgary Blizzard SC
4 Kaitlyn FraserSt. Albert Impact FC6
5 Sariyah BaileyEdmonton Scottish5
Updated:July 27, 2023 Source: League1 Alberta

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 Exhibition Series: The story so far. June 8, 2023. League1 Canada.
  2. Web site: League1 Alberta Exhibition Series confirms participating clubs for 2023. March 10, 2023. OneSoccer.
  3. News: Official: League1 Alberta Exhibition Series Confirmed. David. Parkes. Northern Tribune. March 10, 2023.