Whitby FC

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Whitby FC
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Full nameWhitby Football Club
Founded2015;9 years ago (2015)
StadiumWhitby Soccer Centre
Head CoachRamin Mohammadi (men)
Rich Hirst (women)
League League1 Ontario
2024 L1O-C, 8th (men)
L1O-C, 9th (women)
Website https://www.whitbysoccer.com/page/show/2812831-league-1-darby-fc
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Whitby Football Club is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Whitby, Ontario that plays in the League1 Ontario men's and women's divisions. The club was founded in 2015 as Darby FC as a partnership between Whitby FC and Darlington SC.

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Founders

The club was founded in 2015 as a joint partnership between Durham Region clubs Darlington Soccer Club and Whitby Soccer Club with the name Darby coming from name blending the two names. [1] [2]

Darlington SC

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Founding clubs of Darby FC

Darlington Soccer Club is a youth soccer club from the municipality of Clarington. Its roots date back to the foundation of the Darlington Soccer League founded in 1880; which is argued to be the oldest in Canada. [3] [4]

Whitby FC

Whitby FC is a youth soccer club in Whitby, Ontario. It was founded in 1966 as the Whitby Iroquois SC. In 2016, the club rebranded as Whitby FC with a new logo. [5]

History

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Darby FC logo

The club's first team entered the women's division of League1 Ontario in 2016. [6] Their inaugural game resulted in a 1–1 draw with North Mississauga SC. [7] They finished their debut season in eighth place, out of nine clubs. [8]

In 2018, Darby added their men's team to the men's league, [9] which is one division below the top-tier Canadian Premier League. [10] Many of the players on their inaugural roster came from the prior year's Durham United FA roster, as Durham did not enter a team for the 2018 season. [11] Their debut match on April 28, 2018 was against the Woodbridge Strikers and resulted in a 1–1 draw. [12] [13]

In December 2024, the club announced the re-branding of their League1 Ontario team to Whitby FC for the 2025 season. [14]

Seasons

Men

SeasonLeagueTeamsRecordRankPlayoffsLeague CupRef
2018 League1 Ontario 176–3–79thGroup stageRound of 16 [15]
2019 167–2–69thDid not qualify– [15]
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [16]
2021 153–3–66th, East (12th overall)Did not qualify– [15]
2022 227–4–1013thDid not qualify–
2023 216–5–914thDid not qualify–
2024 League1 Ontario Championship 105–2–118th–Round of 16

Women

SeasonLeagueTeamsRecordRankPlayoffsLeague CupRef
2016 League1 Ontario 92–3–118th–Preliminary Round [17]
2017 112–2–1611th–Round of 16 [17]
2018 131–1–1012thDid not qualifyRound of 16 [17]
2019 146–1–68thQuarter-finals– [17]
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [16]
2021 League1 Ontario Summer Championship71–1–47th–– [17]
2022 League1 Ontario 209–0–910thDid not qualify–
2023 194–4–1016thDid not qualify–
2024 League1 Ontario Championship 104–4–109th–Semi-finals

Notable former players

The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the League1 Ontario team:

Men

Women

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References

  1. ↑ "Darlington, Whitby soccer clubs join forces to form Darby FC". Clarington This Week. December 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ McNair, Brian (July 16, 2019). "Women's soccer in Durham Region hits interesting new heights". Durham Region News.
  3. ↑ Buczkowski, Al (July 11, 2016). "Stewards of a soccer tradition". Sports Engine.
  4. ↑ "About Darlington Soccer Club". Darlington Soccer Club.
  5. ↑ "Home of Whitby FC". Archived from the original on April 25, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Darby FC Bolsters Eastern Ontario League1 Presence". League1 Ontario . March 19, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Durham United FA soccer clubs off to nice start in League1 Ontario". Oshawa This Week. June 13, 2016.
  8. ↑ Bates, Matt (June 23, 2022). "A Bluffer's Guide to Darby". League1 Ontario .
  9. ↑ Glover, Robin (March 16, 2018). "League1 Ontario releases their 2018 schedule". Waking The Red.
  10. ↑ Davidson, John (January 24, 2020). "Former NPL defender Alfred Hess is out to make a name for himself as both a player and coach in Canada". The World Game.
  11. ↑ Glover, Robin (June 20, 2018). "L1O Game of the Week: Late equalizer seals Alliance United draw". Waking The Red.
  12. ↑ "Match Preview: Darby FC v Woodbridge Strikers". League1 Ontario. April 27, 2018.
  13. ↑ Halis, Irene (April 30, 2018). "Late Paredes Strike Snatches Draw For Woodbridge Away To Darby". League1 Ontario.
  14. ↑ "Darby rebranding to Whitby for the 2025 season". League1 Ontario . December 13, 2024.
  15. 1 2 3 "League1 Ontario Historical Standings Men's Division". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
  16. 1 2 "League1 Ontario cancels Fall season plans for 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions". Canadian Premier League . September 4, 2020.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 "League1 Ontario Historical Standings Women's Division". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
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