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League1 BC Announces Full Schedule for 2023 Season

By L1BC Staff, 02/15/23, 12:45AM PST

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With just over 70 days until kickoff of its second season, League1 BC Presented by Hall is announcing its full schedule of matches for 2023! The excitement from the Inaugural season shifts toward Season Two, with the league and all eight clubs ready to build upon the success achieved in 2022.

The eight League1 BC clubs will compete across 112 regular season matches from April to July with each club playing each other once Home and once Away in the single table format. The top four teams in each Division advance to the Semi-Final Playoffs the last weekend of July, and the winners of those matches advance to the League1 BC Championship Finals held on the BC Day long weekend.

League1 BC’s second season kicks off on April 29th with a re-match of the League1 BC Championship Finals on the Men’s side as TSS Rovers host Nautsa’mawt FC at Swangard Stadium. The excitement of the day continues with the league’s first expansion club, Harbourside FC, hosting their inaugural match day in Nanaimo against Unity FC. The second match day of the opening weekend is a repeat from last season, with Altitude FC traveling to Kamloops to face Rivers FC and Whitecaps FC hosting Highlanders FC in Point Grey.

From a rivalry perspective, the highly anticipated ‘Island Derby’ between Highlanders FC and Harbourside FC will take place in Nanaimo on May 19th, with the return leg on July 2nd in Victoria. The ‘Ironworkers Derby’ will see TSS Rovers host Altitude FC on June 11th, and one week later Altitude FC return the favour and play host in North Vancouver on June 18th.

Rivers FC and their closest geographic rival, Unity FC, get set to compete in the first of their match days on May 28th, and Unity FC heads to Kamloops on July 8th for the last of their Home and Away series. The reigning League1 BC Women’s Finals Champions, Whitecaps FC, will be formidable once again in 2023, and the club has their Finals re-match against Nautsa’mawt FC at Home on June 11th and Away on Canada Day, July 1st.

The highly contested regular season will reward the individual division champions, as the Regular Season Champion in the Men’s Division will be League1 BC’s representative into the Canadian Championship in 2024 while the regular season Champion in the Women’s Division will be League1 BC’s representative at the Women’s Inter-Provincial Championships.

Clubs will be releasing their ticket information in the coming days, so please keep your eyes on their respective websites and social media channels for additional details!

DATE DAY HOME AWAY LOCATION
29-Apr Saturday TSS Rovers Nautsa’mawt FC Swangard Stadium
29-Apr Saturday Harbourside FC Unity FC Q’unq’inuqwstuxw Stadium
30-Apr Sunday Whitecaps FC Highlanders FC Thunderbird Stadium
30-Apr Sunday Rivers FC Altitude FC MacArthur Island Park – Field 2
6-May Saturday Nautsa’mawt FC Harbourside FC Thunderbird Stadium
6-May Saturday TSS Rovers Highlanders FC Swangard Stadium
7-May Sunday Harbourside FC Nautsa’mawt FC Q’unq’inuqwstuxw Stadium
7-May Sunday Altitude FC Unity FC Kinsmen Field
7-May Sunday Whitecaps FC Rivers FC Ken Woods North Field
12-May Friday Whitecaps FC Altitude FC Ken Woods North Field
13-May Saturday TSS Rovers Harbourside FC Swangard Stadium
13-May Saturday Rivers FC Nautsa’mawt FC MacArthur Island Park – Field 2
19-May Friday Harbourside FC Highlanders FC Q’unq’inuqwstuxw Stadium
20-May Saturday TSS Rovers Unity FC Swangard Stadium
21-May Sunday Altitude FC Rivers FC Kinsmen Field
22-May Monday Nautsa’mawt FC Unity FC Thunderbird Stadium
24-May Wednesday Harbourside FC Whitecaps FC Q’unq’inuqwstuxw Stadium
27-May Saturday Whitecaps FC TSS Rovers Ken Woods North Field
27-May Saturday Highlanders FC Unity FC Centennial Stadium
28-May Sunday Highlanders FC Nautsa’mawt FC Centennial Stadium
28-May Sunday Altitude FC Harbourside FC Kinsmen Field
28-May Sunday Unity FC Rivers FC Chase Office Field
3-Jun Saturday TSS Rovers Rivers FC Swangard Stadium
3-Jun Saturday Nautsa’mawt FC Altitude FC Thunderbird Stadium
4-Jun Sunday Highlanders FC Whitecaps FC Centennial Stadium
4-Jun Sunday Unity FC Harbourside FC Chase Office Field
7-Jun Wednesday Altitude FC Nautsa’mawt FC Kinsmen Field
10-Jun Saturday Rivers FC Highlanders FC MacArthur Island Park – Field 2
11-Jun Sunday Unity FC Highlanders FC Chase Office Field
11-Jun Sunday TSS Rovers Altitude FC Swangard Stadium
11-Jun Sunday Whitecaps FC Nautsa’mawt FC Ken Woods North Field
14-Jun Wednesday Whitecaps FC Unity FC Ken Woods North Field
16-Jun Friday Harbourside FC Rivers FC Q’unq’inuqwstuxw Stadium
17-Jun Saturday Highlanders FC Rivers FC Centennial Stadium
18-Jun Sunday Altitude FC TSS Rovers Kinsmen Field
18-Jun Sunday Unity FC Nautsa’mawt FC Chase Office Field
21-Jun Wednesday TSS Rovers Whitecaps FC Swangard Stadium
24-Jun Saturday Nautsa’mawt FC Highlanders FC Thunderbird Stadium
25-Jun Sunday Altitude FC Whitecaps FC Kinsmen Field
25-Jun Sunday Unity FC TSS Rovers Chase Office Field
25-Jun Sunday Rivers FC Harbourside FC MacArthur Island Park – Field 2
30-Jun Friday Rivers FC TSS Rovers MacArthur Island Park – Field 2
1-Jul Saturday Nautsa’mawt FC Whitecaps FC Thunderbird Stadium
2-Jul Sunday Highlanders FC Harbourside FC Centennial Stadium
2-Jul Sunday Unity FC Altitude FC Chase Office Field
8-Jul Saturday Nautsa’mawt FC TSS Rovers Thunderbird Stadium
8-Jul Saturday Rivers FC Unity FC MacArthur Island Park – Field 2
9-Jul Sunday Highlanders FC Altitude FC Centennial Stadium
9-Jul Sunday Whitecaps FC Harbourside FC Thunderbird Stadium
15-Jul Saturday Nautsa’mawt FC Rivers FC Thunderbird Stadium
15-Jul Saturday Harbourside FC TSS Rovers Q’unq’inuqwstuxw Stadium
15-Jul Saturday Unity FC Whitecaps FC Chase Office Field
16-Jul Sunday Altitude FC Highlanders FC Kinsmen Field
22-Jul Saturday Highlanders FC TSS Rovers Centennial Stadium
23-Jul Sunday Harbourside FC Altitude FC Q’unq’inuqwstuxw Stadium
23-Jul Sunday Rivers FC Whitecaps FC MacArthur Island Park – Field 2
July 28-29 Fri or Sat 1st Place (W) 4th Place (W) TBA
July 28-29 Fri or Sat 2nd Place (W) 3rd Place (W) TBA
July 28-29 Fri or Sat 1st Place (M) 4th Place (M) TBA
July 28-29 Fri or Sat 2nd Place (M) 3rd Place (M) TBA
Aug 5-7 League1 BC Championship Finals TBA

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