2024 League1 Alberta season

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2024 League1 Alberta
Tournament details
Country Alberta, Canada
DatesMay 7 – July 26, 2024
Teams7 (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.

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Format

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]

Teams

The following clubs are set to participate in the league.

TeamCityPrincipal Stadium [a] Men's DivisionWomen's Division
Calgary Blizzard SC Calgary Broadview ParkParticipatingParticipating
Calgary Foothills FC Calgary Broadview ParkParticipatingParticipating
Callies United Calgary Broadview ParkParticipatingParticipating
Cavalry FC U21 Calgary Shouldice Athletic ParkParticipatingDid not enter
Edmonton BTB SC Edmonton Clarke Stadium ParticipatingParticipating
Edmonton Scottish Edmonton Hamish Black FieldParticipatingParticipating
NDC Alberta Calgary Macron Performance Centre - FoothillsDid not enterParticipating
St. Albert Impact St. Albert Riel Recreation ParkParticipatingParticipating
  1. Calgary teams do not have permanent home stadiums. Stadium that hosts majority listed below.

Men's division

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Edmonton Scottish (C)127232217+523Qualified for 2025 Canadian Championship
and League1 Alberta Championship Final
2 Calgary Foothills FC 127232212+1023League1 Alberta Championship Final
3 Calgary Blizzard SC 127052718+921
4 St. Albert Impact 126332718+921
5 Cavalry FC U21 124351919015
6 Edmonton BTB SC 12237132299
7 Callies United 122191034247
Source: L1AB
(C) Champions

Championship final

Edmonton Scottish 3–1 (a.e.t.) Calgary Foothills FC
Idrizi Soccerball shade.svg4'
Habib Assem Soccerball shade.svg92', 107'
Antoniuk Soccerball shade.svg13'
Emerald Hills, Edmonton, Alberta
Referee: Noel Kelly

Statistics

Top goalscorers
(does not include playoffs)

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Owen Antoniuk Calgary Foothills FC 10
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ousman Maheshe St. Albert Impact 9
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chanan Chanda Cavalry FC U21 7
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Miguel De Rocha Calgary Blizzard SC 6
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josh Flaksman Calgary Blizzard SC 5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michael Cox Edmonton BTB SC
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Philip Masri Edmonton Scottish
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Prince Amanda St. Albert Impact
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zavier Ghebrezghi Edmonton BTB SC
103 players tied4

Source: L1A

Women's division

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Calgary Blizzard SC (C)127232013+723 2024 Inter-Provincial Championship
2 Callies United 125342521+418
3 ASA High Performance 126062422+218
4 Edmonton BTB SC 125252017+317
5 Calgary Foothills WFC 125161718116
6 Edmonton Scottish 1250717281115
7 St. Albert Impact 124261721414 [a]
Source: L1AB
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. St. Albert Impact's first six games were later forfeited due to a violation of affiliate player rules. They had a record of 5-0-1 and were in first place at the time.

Statistics

Top goalscorers
(does not include playoffs)

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kendall Showers Callies United 9
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Janai Martens St. Albert Impact 7
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Taegan Steward ASA High Performance
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tamara Djurisic Edmonton BTB SC 6
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Makenna Van Der Veen Edmonton BTB SC 5
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Aislin Phillips Calgary Blizzard SC 4
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Allie Pazarka ASA High Performance
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alyssa D'Agnone Calgary Blizzard SC
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ruth Adekugbe Calgary Foothills WFC
107 players tied3

Source: L1A

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References

  1. "League1 Canada announces expansion to Alberta". Canadian Premier League . December 7, 2023.
  2. Mahmoudi, Nelson (December 8, 2023). "League1 Alberta Joins League1 Canada Alliance". Northern Tribune.
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