Calgary Foothills FC

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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Calgary Foothills WFC.
Calgary Foothills
Calgary Foothills Logo.png
Full name Calgary Foothills Football Club
Founded 1972; 52 years ago (1972)
Stadium Foothills Composite High School
Head coach Jay Wheeldon
League League1 Alberta
2021 Did not play (COVID-19)
Website Club home page
Current season

Calgary Foothills Football Club (CFFC) is a Canadian soccer club based in Calgary, Alberta, that competes in League1 Alberta (L1AB). The club was founded as a youth club in 1972 and joined as a USL2 franchise in 2015. The team plays its home games at the Foothills Composite High School in Okotoks.[1][2][3] The team colours are green and white.[4]

History

Calgary had previously hosted the Calgary Storm of USL2 (then known as Premier Development League) during the 2001 season.[5] Calgary Foothills FC launched in 2014 as they played a series of exhibition games against Vancouver Whitecaps U 23's,[6] FC Edmonton Reserves,[7] and local university clubs.

The club's inaugural game was played on May 17, 2015 against Puget Sound Gunners FC, winning 2–1.[8][9] The club finished 4th in the Northwest Division in 2015 with a 3–2–7 record, ultimately missing the playoffs.

In the 2016 season, Calgary Foothills won the Northwest Division with an 8–3–3 record, despite only 4% of supporters predicting the club would win the division.[citation needed] In the playoffs, Calgary Foothills would defeat Seattle Sounders U-23, FC Golden State Force, and FC Tucson to win the Western Conference.[10][11] Calgary Foothills would later defeat Ocean City Nor'easters in the semifinals to advance to the 2016 final against Michigan Bucks.[12][13] Calgary would lose the final 3–2 on a controversial penalty decision in the 86th minute.[14]

In the 2017 season, despite losing key players Elijah Adekugbe and Dominic Russo to injury, Calgary Foothills would improve on their point total from the season before, finishing second in the Northwest Division on goal differential to Portland Timbers U-23. The club would lose to Portland in the Northwest Division play-in game.[15] Off the pitch, the club would open an $11 million indoor training facility, the first of its kind in Western Canada.[16]

After playing in three stadiums in three years, and struggling to find a venue that met league standards in Calgary, the club would move 20 km south to the town of Okotoks for the 2018 season to play at Foothills Composite High School stadium.[17][18] Prior to the start of the season, the club made headlines when Canadian national women's team goalkeeper Stephanie Labbé would try out for the USL2 squad.[19][20] The club would have their best season to date during 2018, only losing once in 14 games, and would become Western Conference champions after defeating Colorado Rapids U-23 and FC Tucson.[21] Foothills would advance to the league final for the second time in three seasons after defeating Chicago FC United,[22] and would win the 2018 Championship 4–2 after extra time, over Reading United AC.[23]

The Foothills played in Saskatoon for the first ever SK Summer Soccer Series which is hosted by the Saskatchewan Selects. The Foothills defeated the Selects 2–1 in front of 3,067 people.

In April 2020, Calgary Foothills announced their withdrawal from the 2020 USL League Two season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[24] That same month, the league announced the 2020 season would be cancelled.[25]

Youth system

The Foothills have a full youth academy system from ages U4-U18 for boys and girls. Teams play in the Calgary Minor Soccer Association (CMSA) Tiers 1–6. The Generation program consists of the top players in U15 and U17 boys and girls. These teams are prepared to qualify and compete for the Canada Soccer Toyota National Championship.

Supporters' groups

The Foot Soldiers were founded in February 2015 with the intention of bringing a passionate atmosphere to Calgary Foothills FC games.[26]

Coaching staff

Roster

As of 15 May 2023[28]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
United States GK Anthony Martinez
Republic of Ireland DF Tom Field
England DF Cameron Kilbride
Canada DF Joey Plenzik
Canada DF Hyunsoo Ryu
Canada DF Malik Sylvester
Canada MF Miguel Da Rocha
Canada MF Markus Kaiser
Canada MF Max Piepgrass
Canada MF Gianmarco Plenzik
No. Position Player
Canada MF Skyler Rogers
Canada FW Soliman Aria
Nigeria FW Emmanuel Dan-Adokiene
Canada FW Mohamed El Gandour
Canada FW Josh Flaksman
Canada FW Charles Nana
Canada FW Garry Onyejelem
Canada FW Owen Sheppard

Notable former players

USL2 Squad

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Foothills Academy

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Club records

Most appearances

League and playoffs

# Pos. Name Nation Career League Playoffs Total
1 Forward Tofa Fakunle  Canada 2015–2019 51 9 60
2 Defender Dean Northover  Canada 2015–2018 49 9 58
3 Midfielder Nico Pasquotti  Canada 2016–2018 38 10 48
4 Midfielder Elijah Adekugbe  Canada 2015–2018 38 8 46
5 Defender Dominick Zator  Canada 2015–2018 36 9 45
6 Forward Ajeej Sarkaria  Canada 2016–2018 33 9 42
7 Midfielder Kyle Jones  Canada 2016–2018 35 5 40
8 Forward Dominic Russo  Canada 2015–2017 31 6 37
9 Forward William Akio  Canada 2017–2019 29 6 35
10 Defender Jonathan Wheeldon  England 2015–2018 28 6 34

Bolded players are currently on the Calgary Foothills roster.

As of July 22, 2019

Top goalscorers

League and playoffs

# Pos. Name Nation Career League Playoffs Total
1 Forward Dominic Russo  Canada 2015–2017 11 4 15
2 Forward William Akio  Canada 2017–2019 13 1 14
3 Forward Ali Musse  Canada 2017–2018 7 5 12
4 Forward Moses Danto  Canada 2018–2019 11 0 11
5 Forward Tofa Fakunle  Canada 2016–2019 8 2 10
6 Midfielder Kyle Jones  Canada 2016–2018 7 1 8
7 Midfielder Nico Pasquotti  Canada 2016–2018 4 3 7
8 Midfielder Elijah Adekugbe  Canada 2015–2018 6 0 6
Forward Ajeej Sarkaria  Canada 2016–2018 4 2 6
10 Midfielder Aribim Pepple  Canada 2019 3 1 4

Bolded players are currently on the Calgary Foothills roster.

As of July 22, 2019

Record

Year-by-year

As of July 20, 2021

Season League GP Record GF GA Pts Regular season Playoffs
2015 Premier Development League 12 3–2–7 15 16 16 4th, Northwest Did not qualify
2016 14 8–3–3 22 12 27 1st, Northwest Championship Final
2017 14 8–2–4 27 19 28 2nd, Northwest NW Division Final
2018 14 11–1–2 30 7 35 1st, Northwest PDL Champions
2019 USL League Two 14 9-3-2 25 15 29 1st, Northwest Conference Semifinals
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Did not play due to COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions
2022 Did not play
2023 L1AB Exhibition Series 8 6–2–0 20 5 20 1st, League Series Champions

Honours

  • USL League Two
    • National Champions: 2018
    • Western Conference Champions: 2016, 2018
    • Northwest Division Champions: 2016, 2018

Player honours

Year Pos Player Country Honour
2016 F Dominic Russo  CAN All-League Team
All-Western Conference Team
2018 GK Marco Carducci  CAN Goalkeeper of the Year
All-League Team
All-Western Conference Team
2018 F Moses Danto  CAN All-League Team
All-Western Conference Team
2018 M Elijah Adekugbe  CAN All-Western Conference Team
2018 M Nico Pasquotti  CAN All-Western Conference Team
2018 D Dominick Zator  CAN All-Western Conference Team

References

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