Английская Википедия:Calgary Foothills FC

Содержание

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Calgary Foothills Football Club (CFFC) is a Canadian soccer club based in Calgary, Alberta, that competes in League1 Alberta (L1AB). The club was founded as a youth club in 1972 and joined as a USL2 franchise in 2015. The team plays its home games at the Foothills Composite High School in Okotoks. The team colours are green and white.

History

Calgary had previously hosted the Calgary Storm of USL2 (then known as Premier Development League) during the 2001 season. Calgary Foothills FC launched in 2014 as they played a series of exhibition games against Vancouver Whitecaps U 23's, FC Edmonton Reserves, and local university clubs.

The club's inaugural game was played on May 17, 2015 against Puget Sound Gunners FC, winning 2–1. The club finished 4th in the Northwest Division in 2015 with a 3–2–7 record, ultimately missing the playoffs.

In the 2016 season, Calgary Foothills won the Northwest Division with an 8–3–3 record, despite only 4% of supporters predicting the club would win the division.Шаблон:Citation needed In the playoffs, Calgary Foothills would defeat Seattle Sounders U-23, FC Golden State Force, and FC Tucson to win the Western Conference. Calgary Foothills would later defeat Ocean City Nor'easters in the semifinals to advance to the 2016 final against Michigan Bucks. Calgary would lose the final 3–2 on a controversial penalty decision in the 86th minute.

In the 2017 season, despite losing key players Elijah Adekugbe and Dominic Russo to injury, Calgary Foothills would improve on their point total from the season before, finishing second in the Northwest Division on goal differential to Portland Timbers U-23. The club would lose to Portland in the Northwest Division play-in game. Off the pitch, the club would open an $11 million indoor training facility, the first of its kind in Western Canada.

After playing in three stadiums in three years, and struggling to find a venue that met league standards in Calgary, the club would move 20 km south to the town of Okotoks for the 2018 season to play at Foothills Composite High School stadium. Prior to the start of the season, the club made headlines when Canadian national women's team goalkeeper Stephanie Labbé would try out for the USL2 squad. The club would have their best season to date during 2018, only losing once in 14 games, and would become Western Conference champions after defeating Colorado Rapids U-23 and FC Tucson. Foothills would advance to the league final for the second time in three seasons after defeating Chicago FC United, and would win the 2018 Championship 4–2 after extra time, over Reading United AC.

The Foothills played in Saskatoon for the first ever SK Summer Soccer Series which is hosted by the Saskatchewan Selects. The Foothills defeated the Selects 2–1 in front of 3,067 people.

In April 2020, Calgary Foothills announced their withdrawal from the 2020 USL League Two season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That same month, the league announced the 2020 season would be cancelled.

In 2023, they joined League1 Alberta, playing in the league's exhibition series, ahead of the official launch the following season. In 2023, they won the league's exhibition series championship.

Youth system

The Foothills have a full youth academy system from ages U4-U18 for boys and girls. Teams play in the Calgary Minor Soccer Association (CMSA) Tiers 1–6. The Generation program consists of the top players in U15 and U17 boys and girls. These teams are prepared to qualify and compete for the Canada Soccer Toyota National Championship.

Supporters' groups

The Foot Soldiers were founded in February 2015 with the intention of bringing a passionate atmosphere to Calgary Foothills FC games.

Coaching staff

• Шаблон:Flagicon Jay Wheeldon – Head coach
• Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Ferries – Assistant coach
• Шаблон:Flagicon Mark McLaren – Assistant coach

Notable former players

USL2 Squad

• Canadian women's national team goalkeeper Stephanie Labbé had a tryout with the team in preparation for the 2018 season, posting a shutout against the Lethbridge Pronghorns men's soccer team.

Foothills Academy

• Source: Calgary Foothills FC

Club records

Most appearances

League and playoffs

#	Pos.	Name	Nation	Career	League	Playoffs	Total
1	Forward	Tofa Fakunle	Шаблон:CAN	2015–2019	51	9	60
2	Defender	Dean Northover	Шаблон:CAN	2015–2018	49	9	58
3	Midfielder	Nico Pasquotti	Шаблон:CAN	2016–2018	38	10	48
4	Midfielder	Elijah Adekugbe	Шаблон:CAN	2015–2018	38	8	46
5	Defender	Dominick Zator	Шаблон:CAN	2015–2018	36	9	45
6	Forward	Ajeej Sarkaria	Шаблон:CAN	2016–2018	33	9	42
7	Midfielder	Kyle Jones	Шаблон:CAN	2016–2018	35	5	40
8	Forward	Dominic Russo	Шаблон:CAN	2015–2017	31	6	37
9	Forward	William Akio	Шаблон:CAN	2017–2019	29	6	35
10	Defender	Jonathan Wheeldon	Шаблон:ENG	2015–2018	28	6	34

Bolded players are currently on the Calgary Foothills roster. Шаблон:Updated

Top goalscorers

League and playoffs

#	Pos.	Name	Nation	Career	League	Playoffs	Total
1	Forward	Dominic Russo	Шаблон:CAN	2015–2017	11	4	15
2	Forward	William Akio	Шаблон:CAN	2017–2019	13	1	14
3	Forward	Ali Musse	Шаблон:CAN	2017–2018	7	5	12
4	Forward	Moses Danto	Шаблон:CAN	2018–2019	11	0	11
5	Forward	Tofa Fakunle	Шаблон:CAN	2016–2019	8	2	10
6	Midfielder	Kyle Jones	Шаблон:CAN	2016–2018	7	1	8
7	Midfielder	Nico Pasquotti	Шаблон:CAN	2016–2018	4	3	7
8	Midfielder	Elijah Adekugbe	Шаблон:CAN	2015–2018	6	0	6
	Forward	Ajeej Sarkaria	Шаблон:CAN	2016–2018	4	2	6
10	Midfielder	Aribim Pepple	Шаблон:CAN	2019	3	1	4

Bolded players are currently on the Calgary Foothills roster. Шаблон:Updated

Record

Year-by-year

As of July 20, 2021

Season	League	GP	Record	GF	GA	Pts	Regular season	Playoffs
2015	Premier Development League	12	3–2–7	15	16	16	4th, Northwest	Did not qualify
2016		14	8–3–3	22	12	27	1st, Northwest	Championship Final
2017		14	8–2–4	27	19	28	2nd, Northwest	NW Division Final
2018		14	11–1–2	30	7	35	1st, Northwest	PDL Champions
2019	USL League Two	14	9-3-2	25	15	29	1st, Northwest	Conference Semifinals
2020		Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021		Did not play due to COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions
2022	Did not play
2023	L1AB Exhibition Series	8	6–2–0	20	5	20	1st, League	Series Champions

Honours

• USL League Two
  • National Champions: 2018
  • Western Conference Champions: 2016, 2018
  • Northwest Division Champions: 2016, 2018

Player honours

Year	Pos	Player	Country	Honour
2016	F	Dominic Russo	Шаблон:Flag	All-League Team All-Western Conference Team
2018	GK	Marco Carducci	Шаблон:Flag	Goalkeeper of the Year All-League Team All-Western Conference Team
2018	F	Moses Danto	Шаблон:Flag	All-League Team All-Western Conference Team
2018	M	Elijah Adekugbe	Шаблон:Flag	All-Western Conference Team
2018	M	Nico Pasquotti	Шаблон:Flag	All-Western Conference Team
2018	D	Dominick Zator	Шаблон:Flag	All-Western Conference Team