The Borough FC explained

Clubname:The Borough FC
Upright:0.8
Fullname:The Borough Football Club
Founded:2011/2023
Stadium:Birchmount Stadium
Capacity:2,000
Chrtitle:Owner
Chairman:Dutch Connections FC
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Andrew Ornoch
League:League2 Ontario
Current:2024 League1 Ontario season
Website:https://www.theboroughfc.com/

The Borough Football Club is a Canadian soccer club based in Scarborough, Ontario that competes in the men's division of League2 Ontario. The club was founded by youth club Dutch Connections FC.

History

In 2011, Dutch Connections FC was founded as a youth soccer club by former Canadian national team player Andrew Ornoch and former Dutch player Jörg van Nieuwenhuijzen, who were previously teammates at Dutch club Heracles Almelo.[1] [2] The club has been successful at youth level, winning the 2021 U13 and 2023 U15 Ontario Cup titles.[3] [4] The club has organized several camps with Dutch club Feyenoord's academy.[5] [6]

In October 2023, it was announced that they would field a senior men's team in League2 Ontario as an expansion side, as well as fielding a team in the reserve division, with the longer-term ambition of creating an L1O women's team.[7] [8] Rob Jenkins, who was previously the Manager of Football Operations for Cavalry FC in the Canadian Premier League between 2018 and 2020 and President of L1O's Electric City FC in the following two years, joined the club as a partner ahead of their League1 Ontario expansion bid. The club wants the team to be more of a community team, rather than just an extension of the youth club team, and decided that they would unveil a new name that the team would operate under rather than the Dutch Connections name.[9] In February 2024, they announced the club would be known as The Borough FC.[10] [11] The club also unveiled their crest which honours its local roots through the inclusion of elements evoking the iconic Scarborough Bluffs, the waters of Lake Ontario, and the Scarborough coat of arms.[12] The club's inaugural match occurred on April 20, 2024, where they defeated League1 Ontario Championship side Pickering FC in a league cup match.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our Story. Dutch Connections FC.
  2. Web site: Andrew Ornoch brings Dutch style soccer home to Scarborough. June 29, 2012. Scarborough Mirror.
  3. Web site: Dutch Connections Toronto win U-13 Boys Ontario Cup in high-scoring affair. September 14, 2021. Ontario Soccer Association.
  4. Web site: Dutch Connections Win Tight MilkUP Ontario Cup Final in Penalty Shootout. September 9, 2023. Ontario Soccer Association.
  5. Web site: Sharing the Feyenoord methodology with over 250 players in Canada. July 25, 2022. Feyenoord.
  6. Web site: Inspiring trip for Dutch Connections FC to the Feyenoord Academy. June 9, 2023. Feyenoord.
  7. Web site: Dutch Connections acquire League2 license. October 10, 2023. League1 Ontario.
  8. Web site: League2 Ontario Gets Dutch Touch With New Club. Nelson. Mahmoudi. October 11, 2023. Northern Tribune.
  9. Web site: Peterborough could still be a good professional soccer community says former Electric City FC pres. The Peterborough Examiner. January 11, 2024. Mike. Davies.
  10. Web site: Dutch Connections announce The Borough Football Club. February 5, 2024. League1 Ontario.
  11. Web site: Dutch Connections Rebrands As ‘The Borough FC’ For 2024. February 5, 2024. Northern Tribune. Nelson. Mahmoudi.
  12. Web site: Toronto talent hotbed Scarborough gets League1 Ontario club for 2024. Canadian Soccer Daily. Tom. Nightingale. February 5, 2024.
  13. Web site: Weekly rewind: L1 Cup. April 23, 2024. League1 Ontario.

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