Pacific Coast Soccer League Explained

Pacific Coast Soccer League
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Country:	Canada
Confed:	CONCACAF British Columbia Soccer Association
Founded:	1995
Teams:	11
Domest Cup:	Sheila Anderson Memorial Cup
Champions:	League: Khalsa Sporting Club Cup: Khalsa Sporting Club
Season:	2018
Most Successful Club:	League: Victoria United (5 titles) Cup: Victoria United (7 titles)

The Pacific Coast Soccer League is an amateur soccer league, currently featuring teams from British Columbia. In the past, clubs from Washington and Oregon have competed. The Pacific Coast Soccer League is a recognized fourth-division league in the American Soccer Pyramid which features teams from western Canada and the Pacific Northwest.

The league has a short, 2.5-month summer season. The league winners are not eligible for any higher cup competitions; however, most players participate in a winter league, such as the VMSL, VISL or FVSL, where teams do participate in BC Provincial Cup qualification. Several clubs are directly affiliated and managed by local university soccer programs looking to keep their players in form and build team chemistry over the off-season.

The league fielded both men's and women's premier and reserve leagues with varying numbers of teams until 2014 when the league was reduced to one men's division. The current PCSL was reconstituted thereafter as a separate entity in 1995. Since 1989, the highest ranking PCSL Canadian team plays for the John F. Kennedy Cup against the Oregon Adult Soccer Association champion and the Washington State Adult Soccer Association champion.

As of 2017, the PCSL no longer operates a men's reserve division, or any women's divisions. After a four-year hiatus, John F. Kennedy Cup matches were announced to resume in 2018, with two British Columbia teams facing off against teams from Oregon.^[1]

Teams

Men's Premier

Following teams are listed with the league for the 2022 season.^[2]

Teams	Affiliation	City	Home field	Manager
FC Tigers Vancouver		Burnaby, British Columbia	Burnaby Lake Field	Farivar Torabi
Kamloops Rivers FC 2	Rivers FC	Kamloops, British Columbia	Hillside Stadium	Jost Hausendorf
Khalsa Sporting Club		New Westminster, British Columbia	Queen's Park Stadium	Parm Gill
Mid-Isle Mariners	Vancouver Island University Men's Soccer	Nanaimo, British Columbia	Nanaimo District Secondary School	Jeff Howe
Okanagan FC		Kelowna, British Columbia	Apple Bowl	Andrew Stevenson
Penticton Pinnacles	Excelsior Rotterdam	Penticton, British Columbia	King's Park	Dale Anderson
Phytogen Koinonia		Coquitlam, British Columbia	Towncentre Stadium	Kyung-hun Gee
Victoria United FC	University of Victoria	Victoria, British Columbia	Centennial Stadium	Nico Craveiro
Westcastle International Academy		Victoria, British Columbia	Starlight Stadium	Eddie Mukahanana
Fusion FC		Richmond, British Columbia	Hugh Boyd Secondary School	Steve Millar
Port Moody SC		Port Moody, British Columbia	Trasolini Field	Srdjan Djekanovic

Champions^[3]

Men – The George Cambridge Memorial League Cup

• 1981 Croatia AFC
• 1982 Vancouver Whitecaps "B"
• 1983 Croatia FC
• 1984 New Westminster QPR
• 1985 Croatia SC
• 1986 Croatia SC
• 1987 Croatia SC
• 1988 ICSF Columbus
• 1989 ICSF Columbus
• 1990 Croatia SC
• 1991 Croatia SC
• 1992 WSSA Selects
• 1993 Croatia SC
• 1994 UBC Alumni

• 1995 Victoria United
• 1996 Seattle Hibernian and Caledonian Saints
• 1997 Okanagan Challenge
• 1998 Okanagan Challenge
• 1999 Seattle Hibernian and Caledonian Saints
• 2000 Seattle Hibernian and Caledonian Saints
• 2001 Seattle Hibernian and Caledonian Saints
• 2002 Victoria United
• 2003 New Westminster Khalsa Sporting
• 2004 Victoria United
• 2005 Victoria United
• 2006 Whitecaps FC Reserves
• 2007 Victoria United
• 2008 Victoria United

• 2009 Okanagan Challenge
• 2010 Vancouver Thunderbirds
• 2011 Vancouver Thunderbirds
• 2012 Vancouver Thunderbirds
• 2013 Khalsa Sporting Club
• 2014 Khalsa Sporting Club
• 2015 Vancouver United FC
• 2016 Vancouver Thunderbirds
• 2017 Vancouver United FC
• 2018 Khalsa Sporting Club
• 2019 Victoria Highlander Reserves
• 2022 Okanagan FC
• 2023 Victoria United

Reserve Men

• 2006 Victoria United
• 2007 Norvan SC
• 2008 Victoria United

• 2009 Okanagan Whitecaps FC
• 2010 Vancouver FC
• 2011 Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC

• 2012 Kamloops Heat
• 2013 Abbotsford Metro-Ford Mariners
• 2014 Mid Isle Highlanders

Women – The Jacques Moon Memorial League Cup

• 1999 Vancouver Explorers
• 2000 Portland Rain
• 2001 Seattle Hibernian and Caledonian Saints
• 2002 Seattle Hibernian and Caledonian Saints
• 2003 Seattle Hibernian and Caledonian Saints
• 2004 Seattle Hibernian and Caledonian Saints

• 2005 Victoria Stars
• 2006 Whitecaps Reserves
• 2007 Whitecaps Reserves
• 2008 Victoria Stars
• 2009 Fraser Valley Action

• 2010 Whitecaps Prospects
• 2011 Vancouver Thunderbirds
• 2012 Fraser Valley Action
• 2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
• 2014 Peninsula Co-op Highlanders

Reserve Women – The Len McAdams League Cup

• 2006 North Shore Eagles Stars
• 2007 Penticton Pinnacles
• 2008 Tri-Cities Xtreme

• 2009 Kamloops Heat
• 2010 Fraser Valley Action
• 2011 Kamloops Heat

• 2012 West Vancouver FC
• 2013 TSS Academy Black
• 2014 Peninsula Co-op Highlanders FC

Challenge Cup winners^[4]

The Challenge Cup is with the top four teams, or the host team and the top three, competing in a straight knockout tournament seeded by league standings.

Men – The Sheila Anderson Memorial (Challenge) Cup

• 1995 Victoria United
• 1996 Victoria United
• 1997 Okanagan Challenge
• 1998 Victoria United
• 1999 Seattle Hibernian and Caledonian Saints
• 2000 New Westminster Sporting Khalsa
• 2001 Surrey United
• 2002 New Westminster Sporting Khalsa
• 2003 New Westminster Sporting Khalsa

• 2004 Victoria United
• 2005 New Westminster Sporting Khalsa
• 2006 Victoria United
• 2007 Victoria United
• 2008 Victoria United
• 2009 Okanagan Challenge
• 2010 Vancouver Thunderbirds
• 2011 Okanagan Challenge

• 2012 Vancouver Thunderbirds
• 2013 Vancouver Thunderbirds
• 2014 Khalsa Sporting Club
• 2015 Khalsa Sporting Club
• 2016 Vancouver Thunderbirds
• 2017 Vancouver United FC
• 2018 Khalsa Sporting Club
• 2022 Port Moody Soccer Club

Women – The Dave Fryatt Challenge Cup

• 2001 Seattle Hibernian and Caledonian Saints
• 2002 Surrey United
• 2003 Tri-Cities Xtreme
• 2004 Tri-Cities Xtreme
• 2005 Seattle Hibernian and Caledonian Saints

• 2006 Whitecaps Women Reserves
• 2007 FC Xtreme
• 2008 Victoria Stars
• 2009 Whitecaps Prospects

• 2011 Vancouver Thunderbirds
• 2012 Fraser Valley Action
• 2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
• 2014 Peninsula Co-op Highlanders

Reserve Men

• 2014 Victoria Highlanders
• 2013 Penticton Pinnacles
• 2012 Victoria United

• 2011 Okanagan FC
• 2010 Vancouver FC
• 2009 Okanagan WFC

• 2008 Chilliwack FC Royal Racing
• 2007 Fraser Valley Action
• 2006 Victoria United

Reserve Women – Bill Gillespie Challenge Cup

• 2008 Tri-Cities Xtreme
• 2009 Penticton Pinnacles
• 2010 TSS Academy

• 2011 Fraser Valley Action
• 2012 Kelowna United

• 2013 Penticton Pinnacles
• 2014 Penticton Pinnacles

Former men's PCSL teams

Modern era

• 86ers Reserves (1995–1996)
• Abbotsford Athletes in Action (1995–2001)
• Abbotsford Magnuson-Ford SC (2014–2015)
• ASA Devils (2018)
• Athletic Club of BC (2010)
• Bellingham Marlins (1998–1999)
• Columbus Clan F.C. (2005)
• Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC (2012–2014)
• EDC Burnaby (2013–2014)
• Fiji Saints (1995)
• FK Pacific (2006–2007)
• Fraser Valley Action (2002–2009)
• Ismaili (1995)
• Kamloops City Blaze (2004–2005)
• Kamloops Excel (2010–2011)
• Kamloops Heat (1995–1999, 2013–2016)
• Langley Athletic (2012)
• Mid-Isle Highlanders FC (2011)
• Okanagan Challenge (1995–2012)
• Peace Arch United (2007–2008)
• Penticton Pinnacles (1997–2006)
• PoCo City FC (2012)
• Port Moody SC (2017)
• PSSA Rapids (2001–2008)
• Richmond Clan (2004)
• Seattle Hibernian Saints (1995–2006)
• Seattle Wolves (2008)
• Surrey Eagles (2014)
• Surrey United (1999–2009, 2011)
• Team BC (2001–2003)
• UBC Alumni (1995)
• Vancouver Explorers (1998–2002)
• Vancouver Thunderbirds (2010–2017)
• Vancouver United FC (2016–2018)
• Victoria United (1995–2014)
• Whitecaps FC Reserves (2005–2006)
• Whitecaps FC Prospects (2008–2009)

Clubs timeline

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1. > JOINED IN 1995 <#

bar:86R color:Former from:01/01/1995 till:12/31/1996 text:86ers Reserves bar:AAA color:Former from:01/01/1995 till:12/31/2001 text:Abbotsford Athletes in Action bar:FIJ color:Former from:01/01/1995 till:12/31/1995 text:Fiji Saints bar:ISM color:Former from:01/01/1995 till:12/31/1995 text:Ismaili

bar:KHT color:Former from:01/01/1995 till:12/31/1999 text:Kamloops Heat bar:KHT color:Former from:01/01/2013 till:12/31/2016 text:Kamloops Heat

bar:OKC color:Former from:01/01/1995 till:12/31/2012 text:Okanagan Challenge bar:SHS color:Former from:01/01/1995 till:12/31/2006 text:Seattle Hibernian Saints bar:UBA color:Former from:01/01/1995 till:12/31/1995 text:UBC Alumni bar:VIC color:Former from:01/01/1995 till:12/31/2014 text:Victoria United

1. > JOINED IN 1996 <#
2. > JOINED IN 1997 <#

bar:PEN color:Former from:01/01/1997 till:12/31/2006 text:Penticton Pinnacles bar:PEN color:Full from:01/01/2015 till:end text:Penticton Pinnacles

1. > JOINED IN 1998 <#

bar:BEL color:Former from:01/01/1998 till:12/31/1999 text:Bellingham Marlins

bar:VEX color:Former from:01/01/1998 till:12/31/2002 text:Vancouver Explorers

1. > JOINED IN 1999 <#

bar:SUR color:Former from:01/01/1999 till:12/31/2009 text:Surrey United bar:SUR color:Former from:01/01/2011 till:12/31/2012 text:Surrey United

1. > JOINED IN 2000 <#
2. > JOINED IN 2001 <#

bar:PSS color:Former from:01/01/2001 till:12/31/2008 text:PSSA Rapids

bar:TBC color:Former from:01/01/2001 till:12/31/2003 text:Team BC

1. > JOINED IN 2002 <#

bar:FVA color:Former from:01/01/2002 till:12/31/2009 text:Fraser Valley Action

1. > JOINED IN 2003 <#
2. > JOINED IN 2004 <#

bar:KCB color:Former from:01/01/2004 till:12/31/2005 text:Kamloops City Blaze

bar:RCL color:Former from:01/01/2004 till:12/31/2004 text:Richmond Clan

1. > JOINED IN 2005 <#

bar:CCF color:Former from:01/01/2005 till:12/31/2005 text:Columbus Clan FC

bar:WRS color:Former from:01/01/2005 till:12/31/2006 text:Whitecaps FC Reserves

1. > JOINED IN 2006 <#

bar:FKP color:Former from:01/01/2006 till:12/31/2007 text:FK Pacific

1. > JOINED IN 2007 <#

bar:PAU color:Former from:01/01/2007 till:12/31/2008 text:Peace Arch United

1. > JOINED IN 2008 <#

bar:SEW color:Former from:01/01/2008 till:12/31/2008 text:Seattle Wolves

bar:WPS color:Former from:01/01/2008 till:12/31/2009 text:Whitecaps FC Prospects

1. > JOINED IN 2009 <#
2. > JOINED IN 2010 <#

bar:ACB color:Former from:01/01/2010 till:12/31/2010 text:Athletic Club of BC

bar:KEX color:Former from:01/01/2010 till:12/31/2011 text:Kamloops Excel

bar:KSC color:Full from:01/01/2010 till:end text:Khalsa Sporting Club

bar:VTH color:Former from:01/01/2010 till:12/31/2017 text:Vancouver Thunderbirds

bar:VHF color:Former from:01/01/2010 till:12/31/2010 text:Victoria Highlanders FC bar:VHF color:Former from:01/01/2012 till:12/31/2013 text: bar:VHF color:Former from:01/01/2015 till:12/31/2015 text: bar:VHF color:Former from:01/01/2017 till:12/31/2021 text:Victoria Highlanders FC Reserves

1. > JOINED IN 2011 <#

bar:MHI color:Former from:01/01/2011 till:12/31/2011 text:Mid-Isle Highlanders FC

1. > JOINED IN 2012 <#

bar:COQ color:Former from:01/01/2012 till:12/31/2014 text:Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC

bar:LAN color:Former from:01/01/2012 till:12/31/2012 text:Langley Athletic

bar:POC color:Former from:01/01/2012 till:12/31/2012 text:PoCo City FC

1. > JOINED IN 2013 <#

bar:EDC color:Former from:01/01/2013 till:12/31/2014 text:EDC FC Burnaby

1. > JOINED IN 2014 <#

bar:AMF color:Former from:01/01/2014 till:12/31/2015 text:Abbotsford Magnuson-Ford SC

bar:SUE color:Former from:01/01/2014 till:12/31/2014 text:Surrey Eagles

1. > JOINED IN 2015 <#

bar:MHM color:Full from:01/01/2015 till:end text:Mid-Isle Mariners

1. > JOINED IN 2016 <#

bar:VUN color:Former from:01/01/2016 till:12/31/2018 text:Vancouver United FC

1. > JOINED IN 2017 <#

bar:POM color:Former from:01/01/2017 till:12/31/2017 text:Port Moody SC

bar:POM color:Full from:01/01/2022 till:end text:Port Moody SC

1. > JOINED IN 2018 <#

bar:ASA color:Former from:01/01/2018 till:12/31/2018 text:ASA Devils bar:KWP color:Former from:01/01/2018 till:12/31/2021 text:Kamloops Wolfpack

1. > JOINED IN 2019 <#

bar:TVA color:Former from:01/01/2015 till:12/31/2015 text:FC Tigers Vancouver bar:TVA color:Full from:01/01/2019 till:end text:FC Tigers Vancouver

bar:OFC color:Full from:01/01/2019 till:end text:Okanagan FC

bar:SUR color:Former from:01/01/2019 till:12/31/2021 text:Surrey United

bar:PHY color:Full from:01/01/2022 till:end text:Phytogen Koinonia

bar:RII color:Full from:01/01/2022 till:end text:Rivers FC II

Former women's PCSL teams

• Abbotsford Athletes in Action (1999–2001)
• Bellingham Marlins (1999)
• Hibernian & Caledonian (1999–2005)
• Kamloops City (2005)
• Kamloops UCC Alumni (1999–2003)
• Kelowna United (2008)
• Okanagan Challenge (1999–2000, 2004)
• Okanagan Predators (2002–2003)
• Portland Rain (2000–2003)
• PSSA Rapids (2007–2008)
• Semiahmoo SC (2008–2010)
• Skagit Valley (2000)
• Sportstown TSS (2005)
• Surrey United (2001–2009)
• Tacoma Pride (2000–2001)
• Team BC (2001–2003)
• Vancouver Explorers (1999–2000)
• Vancouver Thunderbirds (2006)

External links

• • https://web.archive.org/web/20131203002107/http://www.bcsoccerweb.com/articles-features/pcsl.htm
• http://www.canadiansoccerhistory.com/BC/Pacific%20Coast%20Soccer%20League.html

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pacific Coast Soccer League: Pacific Coast Soccer League. pcsl.org. March 19, 2018.
2. Web site: Pacific Coast Soccer League. PCSL.org. October 19, 2020.
3. Web site: "CUPS, TROPHIES & WINNERS". 2022-11-23.
4. Web site: "CUPS, TROPHIES & WINNERS". 2022-11-23.