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| Full name | St. Albert Soccer Association Impact Football Club |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Riel Recreation Park |
| Women's Head Coach | Dean Cordeiro |
| League | League1 Alberta |
| 2024 | L1AB, 4th(men) L1AB, 6th (women) |
| Website | Club website |
St. Albert Soccer Association Impact FC, commonly known as St. Albert Impact FC or SASA Impact FC is a Canadian soccer team based in St. Albert, Alberta that plays in the men's and women's division of League1 Alberta.
The St. Albert Soccer Association was founded in 1999 as a youth soccer club. [1] The club is one of seven Alberta clubs to be a Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) National Youth License Member. [2]
In 2021, the club joined the US-based pro-am United Women's Soccer as an expansion franchise, [3] [4] becoming the league's second Canadian club after Calgary Foothills WFC. [5] The team's budget is $100,000-$150,000 depending on travel. [6] Their initial season was in jeopardy, after missing the deadline to be approved by the Canadian Soccer Association to apply for cross-border play, but after being given a 24 hour extension, they were able to complete their registration. [7] For their initial season, they were to play a shortened six-game season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [8] In their debut match, on July 2, they defeated Calgary Foothills 1–0. [9] The match was the first all-Canadian UWS match. [10] Ultimately they were only able to play four of the six matches for the season. [11]
In 2023, they joined the newly founded League1 Alberta, with teams in both the men's and women's division and would participate in the 2023 League1 Alberta Exhibition Series, ahead of the league's anticipated formal launch in 2024. [12] During the exhibition series, the men finished second in the regular season stage, before being defeated in the championship final by the Calgary Foothills, while the women's team finished first in the regular season stage, before being defeated by the Calgary Blizzard on penalty kicks in the championship final. [13]
Men
| Season | League | Teams | Record | Rank | Playoffs | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | League1 Alberta Exhibition Series | 5 | 3–2–3 | 2nd | Finalists | |
| 2024 | League1 Alberta | 7 | 6–3–3 | 4th | did not qualify | |
Women
| Season | League | Division | Teams | Record | Rank | Playoffs | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | United Women's Soccer | West Conference | 5 | 2–0–2 | 3rd | did not qualify | [11] |
| 2022 | 6 | 4–1–5 | 3rd | did not qualify | [14] | ||
| 2023 | League1 Alberta Exhibition Series | 5 | 7–0–1 | 1st | Finalists | ||
| 2024 | League1 Alberta | 7 | 4–2–6 [lower-alpha 1] | 7th | not held | ||
The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the League1 Alberta team:
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