Rush Canada SA

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Rush Canada
Rush Canada logo.png
Full nameRush Canada Soccer Academy
StadiumRiver Oaks Park
Owner Rush Soccer
Head CoachSlobodan Pavlovic (men)
Michael Di Blasio (women)
League League1 Ontario
2024 L2O, 2nd (men)
L1O-C, 10th - relegated (women)
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Rush Canada Soccer Academy is a Canadian soccer club based in Oakville, Ontario that competes in the men's and women's divisions of League1 Ontario. The men play in the third tier League2 Ontario, while the women play in the second tier League1 Ontario Championship.

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History

Rush Canada was founded in 2014, as a division of Rush Soccer (which was founded in 1997 with the Colorado Rush). [1] Rush Soccer is the largest soccer organization in the world. [2] In 2021, they began participating in the League1 Ontario U19 and U21 reserve divisions. In 2023, they won the U19 men's summer reserve division title and the U19 women's fall reserve division title. [3] [4] In September 2023, it was announced that they would join League2 Ontario, the third tier of League1 Ontario, as an official license holder. [5] [6] In February 2024, it was announced that the women would debut in the second tier League1 Ontario Championship, following St. Catharines Roma Wolves's decision to self-relegate. [7] [8] Their inaugural matches occurred on April 21 in League cup action, with the women's team defeating Master's FA 5–0, while the men fell to Burlington SC 2–0. [9]

Seasons

Men

SeasonLeagueTeamsRecordRankPlayoffsLeague CupRef
2024 League2 Ontario
Southwest Conference
810–0–42ndRound of 32

Women

SeasonLeagueTeamsRecordRankPlayoffsLeague CupRef
2024 League1 Ontario Championship 103–5–1010thRound of 16

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References

  1. "Rush Alumni". Rush Canada.
  2. "About Rush Soccer". Rush Canada.
  3. Cheng, Jonathan (August 7, 2023). "Rush Canada win Men's U19 Reserve Division Final on penalties". League1 Ontario .
  4. Mailloux, Ian (November 19, 2023). "Rush Academy take down North Toronto to claim Women's U19 Fall Reserve title". League1 Ontario .
  5. "Rush Canada to join League2 in 2024". League1 Ontario . September 28, 2023.
  6. Mahmoudi, Nelson (September 28, 2023). "Rush Academy Joins League2 Ontario For 2024". Northern Tribune.
  7. "Rush Canada Women's League 2 squad promoted to the Championship Division". Rush Canada SA. February 9, 2024.
  8. Mahmoudi, Nelson (February 8, 2024). "L1ONews Flash: Promotions, Relegations, And Minute-Quota Changes". Northern Tribune.
  9. "Weekly rewind: L1 Cup". League1 Ontario . April 23, 2024.