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Country | Alberta, Canada |
Dates | May 7 – July 26, 2024 |
Teams | 7 (men) 7 (women) |
The 2024 League1 Alberta season is the first official season of League1 Alberta, a Division 3 men's and women's soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Alberta.
In 2024, the league will operate as an official League1 Canada division, after running an exhibition series in 2023. [1] [2] Seven clubs will participate in each of the men's divisions. In the men's divisions, two new clubs will join who did not participate in the 2023 Exhibition Series - Callies United and Calgary Blizzard SC (the Blizzard operated a women's team in 2023). In the women's division, two new clubs will also join - Callies United and NDC Alberta. [3] At the end of the season, the 1st place team in both the men's and women's divisions will be declared League1 Alberta Champions with the men's winner qualifying for the 2025 Canadian Championship and the women's winner qualifying for the League1 Canada Women’s Inter-Provincial Championship. [4] [5]
The following clubs are set to participate in the league.
Team | City | Principal Stadium [a] | Men's Division | Women's Division |
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Calgary Blizzard SC | Calgary | Broadview Park | Participating | Participating |
Calgary Foothills FC | Calgary | Broadview Park | Participating | Participating |
Callies United | Calgary | Broadview Park | Participating | Participating |
Cavalry FC U21 | Calgary | Shouldice Athletic Park | Participating | Did not enter |
Edmonton BTB SC | Edmonton | Clarke Stadium | Participating | Participating |
Edmonton Scottish | Edmonton | Hamish Black Field | Participating | Participating |
NDC Alberta | Calgary | Macron Performance Centre - Foothills | Did not enter | Participating |
St. Albert Impact | St. Albert | Riel Recreation Park | Participating | Participating |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Edmonton Scottish (C) | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 23 | Qualified for 2025 Canadian Championship and League1 Alberta Championship Final |
2 | Calgary Foothills FC | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 23 | League1 Alberta Championship Final |
3 | Calgary Blizzard SC | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 21 | |
4 | St. Albert Impact | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 21 | |
5 | Cavalry FC U21 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 15 | |
6 | Edmonton BTB SC | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 9 | |
7 | Callies United | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 34 | −24 | 7 |
Championship final
Edmonton Scottish | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Calgary Foothills FC |
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Idrizi 4' Habib Assem 92', 107' | Antoniuk 13' |
Top goalscorers
(does not include playoffs)
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Owen Antoniuk | Calgary Foothills FC | 10 |
2 | Ousman Maheshe | St. Albert Impact | 9 |
3 | Chanan Chanda | Cavalry FC U21 | 7 |
4 | Miguel De Rocha | Calgary Blizzard SC | 6 |
5 | Josh Flaksman | Calgary Blizzard SC | 5 |
Michael Cox | Edmonton BTB SC | ||
Philip Masri | Edmonton Scottish | ||
Prince Amanda | St. Albert Impact | ||
Zavier Ghebrezghi | Edmonton BTB SC | ||
10 | 3 players tied | 4 |
Source: L1A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Calgary Blizzard SC (C) | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 23 | 2024 Inter-Provincial Championship |
2 | Callies United | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 18 | |
3 | ASA High Performance | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 18 | |
4 | Edmonton BTB SC | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 17 | |
5 | Calgary Foothills WFC | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 16 | |
6 | Edmonton Scottish | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 15 | |
7 | St. Albert Impact | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 14 [a] |
Top goalscorers
(does not include playoffs)
Source: L1A
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