Alberta Major Soccer League

Alberta Major Soccer League
Country Canada
Confederation CONCACAF
Founded 1991
First season 1991 (1992 for women's)
Divisions 1
Number of teams 8
Level on pyramid 4
Promotion to No
Relegation to Local Tier 1 Senior Leagues
Domestic cup(s) Canadian National Challenge Cup
League cup(s) Mike Traficante Challenge Cup
Current champions Edmonton Scottish
(June - August)
TV partners No
Website 2013 Site
2013 Alberta Major Soccer League

The Alberta Major Soccer League (AMSL) is the highest level of amateur soccer in Alberta. It is roughly level 5 on the Canadian soccer pyramid although the distinction between level's 3 - 5 are not necessarily in terms of the level of competition or skill. The champions of the League Cup, renamed the Mike Traficante Challenge Cup in 2008, go on to compete in the national senior men's and women's championships.

Overview

Founded in 1991, the AMSL consists of two divisions, the Men's Division of eight teams and the Women's Division of eight (the Women's Division was added in 1992). Every year since the league's founding, the champions of the league have gone on to compete for the Canadian National Challenge Cup (men) and the Jubilee Shield (women).

The AMSL is operated by the Alberta Soccer Association (ASA), the provincial governing body for soccer in Alberta. This has been at times a problematic arrangement, but it has stood up for the time that the league has been in existence. The various district associations in Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge and Red Deer fulfill some of the administrative functions that would normally be handled by such a league, and this has led to rules being interpreted differently for different teams in the same league. Districts other than Edmonton and Calgary can use their entire men’s or woman’s league program as “reserve teams”. Calgary and Edmonton clubs are expected to field reserve teams in the local tier 1 senior leagues. The teams to be entered into the AMSL for the following season shall be based on previous season league results and relegation-promotion games, unless accepted as an expansion team. Teams wishing to withdraw or enter the league must notify the ASA in writing before November 15 of each year and attend the fall planning meeting on the last weekend in November.[1]

Mike Traficante Challenge Cup

This is a competition whereby the top 3 teams north (Edmonton, Red Deer, etc.) and south (Calgary, Lethbridge, etc.) compete for the League Cup. It has had various formats including south and north group winners advancing to a one-game final and seeded groups (based on league standings) with group winners advancing to a 1-game final. The League Cup cannot be challenged for by non-AMSL members even though it designates the Alberta Provincial Champion and Canadian National Challenge Cup representative. [1] With 4 of the most populous of the 18 districts having teams in the AMSL; however, the majority of the soccer players in the province are represented.[2]

Teams

Men's division

Women's division

  • Calgary Callies
  • Calgary Jaguars
  • Calgary Saints
  • Edmonton Angels
  • Edmonton Northwest United
  • Edmonton Victoria
  • Lethbridge Chargers
  • Red Deer Renegades

Overall yearly results

Gender Men's Women's
Year League Cup Canadian National Challenge Cup League Cup Jubilee Shield[3]
1992 Edmonton Ital Canadians ?? Edmonton Scottish Runner Up
1993 Edmonton Ital Canadians ?? Edmonton Ital Canadians Runner Up Edmonton International
1994 Edmonton Scottish ?? Edmonton Ital Canadians Champions Edmonton International
1995 Edmonton Victoria ?? ?? Edmonton Angels Edmonton Angels Champions
1996 Calgary Dinosaurs ?? ?? Edmonton Angels Calgary Dinos[4]
1997 Edmonton Victoria ?? Edmonton Ital Canadians Champions Edmonton Angels
1998 Calgary Callies ?? Calgary Dinosaurs 3rd Place Edmonton Inter Azzurri Edmonton Inter Azzurri 4th
1999 Calgary Callies Calgary Callies Calgary Callies Champions Edmonton Inter Azzurri Edmonton Angels Champions
2000 Calgary Callies Calgary Callies Calgary Callies 4th Place Edmonton Angels Edmonton Angels Champions
2001 Calgary Dinosaurs ?? Edmonton Victoria 4th Place Edmonton Victoria
2002 Calgary Callies Edmonton Scottish Calgary Callies 4th Place Edmonton VictoriaFC Calgary Saints
2003 Edmonton Scottish Calgary Callies Calgary Callies Champions Calgary Saints
2004 Calgary Callies[5] Calgary Callies Calgary Callies 9th Place Edmonton VictoriaEdmonton VictoriaEdmonton Victoria Champions
2005 Calgary Callies Edmonton Green & Gold Edmonton Green & Gold - Runner Up Calgary Dinos 3rd Edmonton VictoriaEdmonton Victoria Edmonton Victoria Champions
2006 Calgary Callies Calgary Callies Calgary Callies Runner Up Edmonton NW UnitedCalgary Dinos[4] Calgary Dinos
2007 Calgary Callies Calgary Callies Calgary Callies Champions FC Calgary SaintsEdmonton VictoriaEdmonton Victoria 3rd
2008 Calgary Callies Calgary Callies Calgary Callies Champions Edmonton NW UnitedEdmonton NW UnitedEdmonton NW United 5th
2009 Edmonton Scottish Calgary Callies Calgary Callies 4th Place Edmonton NW UnitedEdmonton VictoriaEdmonton Victoria Champions
2010 Calgary Dinosaurs Calgary Dinosaurs Calgary Dinosaurs 5th Place Edmonton AngelsEdmonton VictoriaEdmonton Victoria Runner Up
2011 Calgary Dinosaurs Edmonton Green & Gold Edmonton Green & Gold 8th Place Edmonton VictoriaEdmonton VictoriaEdmonton Victoria 4th
2012 Edmonton Scottish Edmonton Scottish Edmonton Scottish Runner Up Edmonton Victoria Edmonton AngelsEdmonton Angels 7th
2013 Edmonton Scottish Edmonton Scottish Edmonton Scottish 7th Edmonton VictoriaEdmonton VictoriaEdmonton Victoria Champions
2014 Lethbridge FC Calgary Callies Calgary Callies Runner Up Edmonton NW UnitedEdmonton VictoriaEdmonton Victoria Champions

Sources:[3][6][7][8]

Note: In 1999 and 2000 the Calgary Callies played as Calgary Celtic SFC. [7]

The Canadian National Club Championships qualifiers are done on a geographic basis with each provincial association sending a representative to the tournament; therefore, in stronger or more populous provinces it can be harder to win the provincial championship and qualify than it is to win the national tournament. Given the costs of travel, accommodations, and time off work nationals are a big commitment which ever province teams come from. In 2012 the Edmonton Angels missed out on qualifying for the 3-4th and 5-6th games by one goal on a goals for tiebreaker. They finished the 2012 tournament with a 7-1 thrashing on St John's Holy Cross.

Year by year

2002 Season

Gender Men's Women's
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Calgary Callies 13 11 0 2 41 11 30 35 1Edmonton Victoria118122891926
2 Edmonton Scottish 11 7 4 0 21 18 +3 21 2FC Calgary Saints1171324121224
3 Calgary Dinos Major 13 3 7 3 16 27 -11 12 3Edmonton Angels104421617-114
4 Calgary Villains Elite 13 3 8 2 19 32 -13 11 4Calgary Callies92611621-57
5 Edmonton Green & Gold 13 3 9 1 13 32 -19 10 5Edmonton NW United91441119-87
6Lethbridge FC120111942-331

Source[9]

2005 Season

Gender Men's Women's
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Calgary Callies 16 11 2 3 58 18 40 36 1Edmonton Victoria14110360124836
2 Edmonton Scottish 16 10 3 3 33 13 20 21 2Edmonton NW United1484235191626
3 Calgary Dinos Major 16 10 4 2 31 18 13 32 3Edmonton Angels1473436162025
4 Calgary Villains Elite 16 7 7 2 25 22 3 23 4Lethbridge FC148603228424
5 Edmonton Green & Gold 16 6 6 4 32 26 6 22 5FC Calgary Saints146712627-119
6 Edmonton Victoria 16 6 9 1 24 42 -18 19 6Red Deer Renegades1431101853-359
7 Red Deer Renegades 16 0 12 4 15 43 -28 4 7Calgary Callies140140663-570

Source[9]

2006 Season

Gender Men's Women's
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Calgary Callies 16 13 1 2 53 9 44 41 1Edmonton NW United1411213492534
2 Edmonton Green & Gold 16 11 2 3 40 17 23 36 2Edmonton Victoria1493235142129
3 Calgary Villains Elite 16 11 5 0 41 22 19 33 3Edmonton Angels1465332151721
4 Edmonton Scottish 16 8 6 2 29 21 8 26 4FC Calgary Saints145723024617
5 Edmonton Victoria 16 4 7 5 21 31 -10 17 5Lethbridge FC145811533-1816
6 Calgary Dinos Major 16 4 102 23 33 -10 14 6Red Deer Renegades1431101339-269
7 Red Deer Renegades 16 3 8 5 14 45 -31 14 7Calgary Callies1411301263-513

Source[9]

2007 Season

Gender Men's Women's
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Calgary Callies 18 14 1 3 48 20 28 45 1FC Calgary Saints14111235112435
2 Edmonton Green & Gold 18 12 2 4 45 19 26 40 2Calgary Callies1492343241930
3 Calgary Villains Elite 17 10 5 2 47 26 21 32 3Edmonton NW United1482433132028
4 Calgary Dinos Major 18 8 2 8 28 16 12 32 4Edmonton Victoria136612921819
5 Edmonton Scottish 18 8 6 4 33 30 3 28 5Edmonton Angels145722228-617
6 Lethbridge FC 18 7 8 3 27 35 -8 24 6Calgary Jaguars13490925-1612
7 Red Deer Renegades 18 5 10 3 20 44 -24 18 7Red Deer Renegades143921533-1811
8 Edmonton Victoria 18 5 11 2 20 33 -13 17 8Lethbridge FC1421201344-316
9 Edmonton KC Trojans]18 2 14 2 13 35 -22 8
10Edmonton Drillers 17 1 13 3 11 34 -23 6

Source[10][11]

2008 Season

Gender Men's Women's
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Calgary Callies 18 13 1 4 58 10 48 43 1Edmonton NW United1411213082234
2 Calgary Dinos Major18 13 4 1 47 17 30 40 2Edmonton Angels1494132151728
3 Calgary Villains Elite 18 11 3 4 41 21 20 37 3Edmonton Victoria1495036251127
4 Edmonton Green & Gold 18 10 4 4 38 13 25 34 4Calgary Callies148513123825
5 Edmonton Drillers18 7 6 5 27 27 0 26 5FC Calgary Saints147612920922
6 Edmonton Scottish 17 6 92 20 29 -9 20 6Calgary Jaguars146802829-118
7 Edmonton Victoria 17 5 7 5 20 30 -10 20 7Lethbridge FC1421202442-186
8 Lethbridge FC18 5 112 19 41 -22 17 8Red Deer Renegades1411121260-485
9 Edmonton KC Trojans18 3 114 16 34 -18 13
10 Red Deer Renegades18 0 171 6 70 -64 1

Source[9]

2009 Season

Gender Men's Women's
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Edmonton Scottish 18 12 4 2 46 20 26 38 1Edmonton NW United140142103240
2 Calgary Villains Elite18 11 4 3 48 23 25 36 2Edmonton Victoria1492337162130
3 Calgary Callies18 10 4 4 44 23 21 34 3Calgary NSD Saints1484247222526
4 Edmonton Green & Gold 18 8 6 4 38 24 14 28 4Calgary Callies1475235201525
5 Edmonton Victoria18 8 6 4 32 33 -1 28 5Edmonton Angels144732133-1223
6 Calgary Dinosaurs 18 7 65 27 21 6 26 6Lethbridge FC142921337-2415
7 Calgary PARS18 6 8 4 23 27 -4 22 7Calgary Jaguars142923261-298
8 Edmonton Drillers18 7 101 23 34 -11 22 8Red Deer Renegades1421111240-287
9 Lethbridge FC18 3 123 16 45 -29 12
10 Edmonton KC Trojans18 2 142 8 55 -47 8

Source[9]

2010 Season

Gender Men's Women's
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Calgary Dinos 18 15 0 3 45 12 33 48 1st South 1Edmonton Angels14111238132535
2 Calgary Villains Elite 18 10 7 1 40 22 +18 31 2nd South 2Edmonton Victoria14102253134032
3 Edmonton Scottish 18 9 5 4 27 16 +11 31 1st North 3Edmonton NW United14103147133431
4 Calgary PARS 18 9 6 3 31 30 +1 30 3rd South 4Calgary Callies1475242172523
5 Lethbridge FC 18 7 4 7 35 32 +3 28 5Calgary NSD Saints145722321217
6 Edmonton Green & Gold 18 8 8 2 39 32 +7 26 2nd North 6Calgary Jaguars143831952-3312
7 Calgary Callies 18 5 8 5 25 30 -5 20 7Lethbridge FC143921847-2911
8 Edmonton Drillers 18 5 11 2 20 45 -25 17 3rd North 8Red Deer Renegades1401401579-640
9 Edmonton Victoria 18 3 11 4 15 38 -20 10
10 Calgary Darts 18 3 14 1 18 38 -20 10

2011 Season

Gender Men's Women's
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Calgary Dinosaurs 14 9 0 5 31 10 2132 1Edmonton Victoria14130157114640
2 Edmonton Scottish 14 9 1 4 22 9 1331 2Edmonton Angels1493247232429
3 Edmonton Green & Gold 14 6 6 2 25 21 4 20 3Edmonton NW United1484235241126
4 Calgary Callies 14 5 7 2 24 25 -1 17 4Calgary Alliance146713242-1019
5 Lethbridge FC14 5 8 1 19 23 -3 16 5Calgary NSDSC Saints144642024-416
6 Calgary Villains Elite 14 4 8 2 20 24 -4 14 6Calgary Callies144822631-514
7 Edmonton Drillers14 4 8 2 15 32 -17 14 7Lethbridge FC1431101551-369
8 Edmonton Croatia Dinamo14 3 7 4 17 29 -12 13 8Red Deer City1421021541-268
FC Edmonton Reserves

Source[12]

2012 Season

Gender Men's Women's
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Edmonton Scottish 13 12 1 0 33 10 2336 1Edmonton Victoria 14121 1 611645 37
2 Calgary Villains Elite 11 9 3 1 27 11 1628 2Edmonton NW United 149 1 4 471730 28
3 Calgary Callies 13 7 4 2 26 25 1 18 3Calgary Alliance 147 2 5 2833-5 23
4 Edmonton Drillers 13 5 5 3 20 21 -1 18 4Calgary NSDSC Saints145 6 3 21165 21
5 Edmonton Green & Gold 13 5 6 2 26 23 3 17 5Calgary Callies 146 3 5 23230 21
6 Calgary Dinosaurs 13 4 5 4 20 20 0 16 6Edmonton Angels 145 4 5 322210 19
7 Edmonton Croatia Dinamo13 2 11 0 12 34 -22 6 7Lethbridge FC 141 3 101744-276
8 Lethbridge FC 13 1 10 2 10 30 -20 5 8Red Deer City 140 2 124 62-582

Source[13]

2013 Season

Gender Men's Women's
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Edmonton Scottish 14 9 1 4 36 15 2131 1Edmonton Victoria 14121 1 591643 37
2 Calgary Callies 14 7 2 5 20 13 726 2Edmonton NW United 1411 2 1 47839 34
3 Edmonton Drillers 14 6 4 4 17 14 3 22 3Calgary Callies 149 4 1 27234 28
4 Edmonton Green & Gold 14 5 6 3 14 21 -7 18 4Edmonton Angels 148 5 1 33267 25
5 Calgary Dinosaurs 14 5 6 3 19 30 -11 18 5Calgary SWU Saints 145 8 1 2032-12 16
6 Calgary Villains Elite 14 4 6 4 27 23 4 16 6 Red Deer Renegades 145 9 0 3041-11 15
7 Lethbridge FC 14 5 8 1 23 23 0 16 7 Calgary Alliance 142 11 11649-337
8 Edmonton Croatia Dinamo14 2 10 2 20 37 -17 8 8Lethbridge FC 141 13 016 53-373

Source[13]

There is a post season Cup.[14] The 2010 format qualified 3 teams from each of the North and South regions of Alberta. The winner of this cup is considered the Alberta Provincial Champion and qualifies for the Canadian National Challenge Cup.

Clubs

There have been a number of changes with the Alberta Soccer Association and also to the AMSL in 2011. With the addition of FC Edmonton to the Alberta soccer system their reserve team will be playing an exhibition schedule with 7 of the 8 AMSL teams.[9]

The Calgary Dinosaurs and Edmonton Green and Gold are affiliated with the summer CIS soccer programs for the University of Calgary and University of Alberta respectively.[15][16] A number of alumni typically play on these teams as well.

Clubs that have competed in the Alberta Major Soccer League

Club Years
Edmonton Drillers 2007 - current
Edmonton Knights of Columbus Trojans 2007 - 2009
Edmonton Green & Gold 2002? - current
Edmonton Scottish 2002? - current
Edmonton Croatia Dinamo 2011 - current
Edmonton Victoria 2004 - 2010
Calgary Caledonian (Callies) 1998? - current
Calgary Dinosaurs 2002? - current
Calgary Villains Elite 2002? - current
Calgary PARS 2009 - 2010
Calgary Darts 2010
Red Deer Renegades 2005 - 2008
Lethbridge FC 2007? - current
FC Edmonton Reserves Exhibition 2011 - 2012

Source[7] and [9]

References

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  10. "Alberta Major Soccer League". Itsportsnet.com. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
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  14. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
  15. "Golden Bears Soccer Progam [sic] - University of Alberta". Greenandgoldsoccer.ualberta.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
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