Athletic Club of BC

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Athletic Club of BC
Athletic Club of BC (logo).jpg
Full nameAthletic Club of British Columbia
Founded2009
Dissolved2010
Stadium Burnaby Lake Athletic Complex West
ChairmanRich Gablehouse [1]
LeagueFraser Valley Soccer League

Athletic Club of BC were a now dissolved Canadian soccer team based in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.

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History

The unique British Columbia flag design ACBC jerseys. Acbc2.jpg
The unique British Columbia flag design ACBC jerseys.

The club was founded in 2009, the team played in the Pacific Coast Soccer League (PCSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, which features teams from western Canada and the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. [2] During the winter the club competed in the Premier division of the Fraser Valley Soccer League.

The team played its home matches at the Burnaby Lake Athletic Complex West, where they have played since 2009. The team's colours were blue, yellow and white. [3]

On July 7, 2010, the PCSL announced that it has suspended the Athletic Club of BC. [4]

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueSeason (W-D-L)PlayoffsOpen Canada Cup
20094PCSLT-7 (2-5-9)

Honours

Competition history

Stadium

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References

  1. Team Contact List: 2009-2010 - Fraser Valley Soccer League
  2. Pacific Coast Soccer League Archived March 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Athletic Club of BC (ACBC) | Facebook
  4. "Athletic Club BC Suspended" . Retrieved 8 July 2010.