2024 League1 Alberta season explained

League1 Alberta
Year:2024
Country:Alberta, Canada
Dates:May 7 – July 26, 2024
Continental Cup Title:Men's champions
Continental Cup Title1:Women's champions
Num Teams:7 (men)
7 (women)
Prevseason:2023 (exhibition)
Nextseason:2025

The 2024 League1 Alberta season is the first official season of League1 Alberta, a Division 3 men's and women's soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Alberta.

Format

In 2024, the league will operate as an official League1 Canada division, after running an exhibition series in 2023.[1] [2] Seven clubs will participate in each of the men's divisions. In the men's divisions, two new clubs will join who did not participate in the 2023 Exhibition Series - Callies United and Calgary Blizzard SC (the Blizzard operated a women's team in 2023). In the women's division, two new clubs will also join - Callies United and NDC Alberta.[3] At the end of the season, the 1st place team in both the men's and women's divisions will be declared League1 Alberta Champions with the men's winner qualifying for the 2025 Canadian Championship and the women's winner qualifying for the League1 Canada Women’s Inter-Provincial Championship.[4] [5]

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
Callies United Broadview Park
Cavalry FC U21 Shouldice Athletic Park
Edmonton BTB SC
Edmonton Scottish Hamish Black Field
NDC Alberta Macron Performance Centre - Foothills
St. Albert Impact Riel Recreation Park

Men's division

Standings

Championship final

Statistics

Top goalscorers
(does not include playoffs)

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Owen AntoniukCalgary Foothills FC10
2 Ousman MahesheSt. Albert Impact9
3 Chanan ChandaCavalry FC U217
4 Miguel De RochaCalgary Blizzard SC6
5 Josh FlaksmanCalgary Blizzard SC5
Michael CoxEdmonton BTB SC
Philip MasriEdmonton Scottish
Prince AmandaSt. Albert Impact
Zavier GhebrezghiEdmonton BTB SC
103 players tied4
Source: L1A

Women's division

Statistics

Top goalscorers
(does not include playoffs)

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Kendall ShowersCallies United9
2 Janai MartensSt. Albert Impact7
Taegan StewardASA High Performance
4 Tamara DjurisicEdmonton BTB SC6
5 Makenna Van Der VeenEdmonton BTB SC5
6 Aislin PhillipsCalgary Blizzard SC4
Allie PazarkaASA High Performance
Alyssa D'AgnoneCalgary Blizzard SC
Ruth AdekugbeCalgary Foothills WFC
107 players tied3
Source: L1A

Notes and References

  1. Web site: League1 Canada announces expansion to Alberta. December 7, 2023. Canadian Premier League.
  2. Web site: League1 Alberta Joins League1 Canada Alliance. December 8, 2023. Northern Tribune. Nelson. Mahmoudi.
  3. Web site: League1 Alberta Returns For The 2024 Season. December 4, 2023. League1 Alberta.
  4. Web site: League1 Alberta 2024 Operations Manual . league1alberta.com . League1 Alberta, Alberta Soccer . 25 May 2024 . 10.
  5. Web site: About . league1alberta.com . League1 Alberta . 25 May 2024.