British Columbia Provincial Soccer Championship Explained
The British Columbia Provincial Soccer Championship is a soccer tournament organized by the British Columbia Soccer Association. The "A" tournament winners advance to Canada Soccer's National Championships for the Challenge Trophy (men) Jubilee Trophy women. 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]
Champions
Source:[4] British Columbia Cup
- 1892 Nanaimo Rangers
- 1893 Nanaimo Ranger
- 1894 Victoria Wanderers
- 1895 Nanaimo Rangers
- 1896 Victoria Wanderers
- 1897 Victoria Wanderers
- 1898 Wellington Rovers
- 1899 Wellington Rovers
- 1900 Victoria AFC
- 1901 Victoria AFC
- 1902 Victoria AFC
- 1903 Nanaimo
- 1904 Garrison
- 1905 Garrison
- 1906 Garrison
- 1907 Ladysmith
- 1908 Nanaimo United
- 1909 Ladysmith
McBride Shield
- 1911 Victoria West FC
- 1912 Coquitlam Ranchers
- 1913 no winner declared
- 1914 no winner declared
- 1915 Coquitlam Rangers
- 1916 Vancouver St. Andrews FC
- 1917 no winner declared
- 1918 no winner declared
- 1919 Wallace Shipyard
- 1920 Cumberland United
- 1921 Cumberland
Province Cup
Mainland Cup Winners
See main article: Mainland Cup. Source:[5]
- 1914 Coquitlam
- 1915 Coquitlam Ranchers
- 1916 Vancouver St. Andrews FC
- 1917 231st Battalion
- 1918 Vancouver Coughlans
- 1919 Wallace Shipyards
- 1920 Wallace Shipyards
- 1921 Vancouver St. Andrews FC
- 1922 Vancouver St. Andrews FC
- 1923 University of British Columbia
- 1924 Vancouver St. Andrews FC
- 1925 Vancouver St. Andrews FC
- 1926 South Hill
- 1927 Empire Stevedores
- 1928 Westminster Royals FC
- 1929 Westminster Royals FC
- 1930 Vancouver St. Andrews FC
- 1931 North Shore United FC
- 1932 Vancouver Sons of Scotland
- 1933 Vancouver Chinese Students
- 1934 Nanaimo FC
- 1935 Nanaimo FC
- 1936 North Shore United FC
- 1937 Vancouver Johnston National
- 1938 Vancouver St. Andrews FC
- 1939 Vancouver St. Saviours FC
- 1940 North Shore United FC
- 1941 North Shore United FC
- 1942 Vancouver St. Andrews FC
- 1943 Vancouver St. Saviours FC
- 1944 North Shore United FC
- 1945 Vancouver St. Saviours FC
- 1946 North Shore United FC
- 1947 Vancouver St. Andrews FC
- 1948 Vancouver City FC
- 1949 North Shore United FC
- 1951 Vancouver St. Andrews FC
- 1953 Westminster Royals
- 1954 Vancouver City FC
- 1955 Vancouver Firefighters FC
Challenge Cup British Columbia Section Winners
Source:[6]
- 1947 Vancouver St. Andrews FC
- 1948 Vancouver St. Andrews FC
- 1949 North Shore United FC
- 1950 Vancouver City FC
- 1951 Vancouver St. Andrews FC
Women's Province Cup champions
- 1982 Burnaby Edmonds
- 1983 Richmond Olympic Superstars
- 1984 James Bay SC
- 1985 Richmond Kornerkicks
- 1986 Richmond Kornerkicks
- 1987 Coquitlam SC
- 1988 Coquitlam SC
- 1989 Surrey Strikers
- 1990 Coquitlam SC Strikers
- 1991 Surrey Marlins SC
- 1992 Surrey Marlins SC
- 1993 Surrey Marlins SC
- 1994 Coquitlam Strikers
Sources:[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
See also
References
Notes and References
- Web site: British Columbia: Province Cup 1922–1941. Colin Jose. 2012. Canadian Soccer History. April 3, 2013.
- Book: Westcoast Reign-The BC Soccer Championships 1892-1905. Robert Janning. 2012. Ballboy Press. 978-0-9877478-1-5.
- Web site: Provincial Cup Season Kicks Off with the Adult Draw on April 2nd. March 27, 2013. British Columbia Soccer Association. April 3, 2013.
- Web site: Canada Soccer 2022 Yearbook of Champions, Records & Results". May 17, 2022. 2022-11-23.
- Web site: Canada Soccer 2022 Yearbook of Champions, Records & Results". May 17, 2022. 2022-11-23.
- Web site: Canada Soccer 2022 Yearbook of Champions, Records & Results". May 17, 2022. 2022-11-23.
- Web site: Adult Provincial Cup Past Winners . British Columbia Soccer Association . April 9, 2013.
- Web site: Past Winners . . April 12, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130405081707/http://www.concacaf.com/page/NationalAssociationsDetail/0%2C%2C12813~1051264%2C00.html . April 5, 2013.
- Web site: National Championship Past Champions . Canadian Soccer Association.
- Web site: Provincial Cup Champions Past Winners . . April 28, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121217221750/http://www.vmslsoccer.com/provincial_cup_champs.html . December 17, 2012.
- Web site: 1999 Jubilee Shield and Challenge Cup National Championships Fixtures and Results . soccer.on.ca . 1999 . dead . https://archive.today/20130628052744/http://www.soccer.on.ca/Nationals99.nsf/8a5d43de13c6f2d18525668e004fe522/6b47c960f7029dbb8525668e006ce9de?OpenDocument . June 28, 2013 . April 28, 2013.
- Web site: Andrea Neil . April 28, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131005005316/http://www.thesoccerhalloffame.ca/en-us/halloffame/virtualhalloffame/players/andreaneil.aspx . October 5, 2013.
- Web site: Croatia SC Vancouver . June 15, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161010164020/http://www.croatiasc.bc.ca/ . October 10, 2016 . dead .
- Web site: Vic West FC.
- Web site: BC Soccer Adult Provincial Cup Listing of past winners Version 1.4 . Columbia Soccer Association .