Calgary Foothills F.C.

Calgary Foothills
Full name Calgary Foothills Football Club
Founded 1972
Stadium Glenmore Athletic Park
Stadium
capacity		 3,000[1]
Head Coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr.
League Premier Development League
2016 1st, Northwest Division
Playoffs: Championship Final
Website Club home page

Calgary Foothills F.C. (CFFC) is a Canadian soccer club based in Calgary, Alberta, that competes in the Premier Development League. The club was founded as a youth club in 1972 and in 2015 as a PDL franchise. The team plays its home games at Glenmore Athletic Park.[2][3][4] The team colours are green and white.[5]

History

Calgary last hosted a team, the Calgary Storm, in the Premier Development League during the 2001 season.[6] The PDL club of Calgary Foothills FC launched in 2014 as they played a series of exhibition games against Vancouver Whitecaps U 23's,[7] FC Edmonton Reserves,[8] and local university clubs.

The club's inaugural PDL game was played on May 17, 2015 against Puget Sound, as Foothills were victorious 2-1.[9][10] The club finished 4th in the PDL's 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. In the playoffs, Calgary Foothills would defeat Seattle Sounders U-23, FC Golden State Force, and FC Tuscon to win the Western Conference.[11][12] Calgary Foothills would later defeat Ocean City Nor'easters in the PDL semifinals to advance to the 2016 PDL Final against Michigan Bucks.[13][14] Calgary would lose the PDL final 3-2 on a controversial penalty decision in the 86th minutes.[15]

Supporters' Groups

The Foot Soldiers were founded in February 2015 with the intention of bringing a passionate atmosphere to Calgary Foothills FC games.[16]

Players and Staff

As of May 12, 2016[17]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Powley, DylonDylon Powley      Canada
2 Defender Northover, DeanDean Northover      Canada
3 Defender Megna, MassimoMassimo Megna      Canada
4 Midfielder Bauche, MitchellMitchell Bauche      Canada
5 Defender Wheeldon, JonathanJonathan Wheeldon      England
6 Defender Zator, DominickDominick Zator      Canada
7 Forward Ramsay, DariusDarius Ramsay      Canada
8 Midfielder Adekugbe, ElijahElijah Adekugbe      Canada
9 Forward Russo, DominicDominic Russo      Canada
10 Midfielder Fisher, GrahamGraham Fisher      Canada
11 Midfielder Jones, KyleKyle Jones      Canada
12 Forward Pasquotti, NicoNico Pasquotti      Canada
14 Defender Hutchings, TyrinTyrin Hutchings      Canada
15 Midfielder Harrison, DanielDaniel Harrison      Canada
16 Defender Hyams, RobertRobert Hyams      England
17 Forward Fakunle, TofaTofa Fakunle      Canada
18 Midfielder Rendle, DrakeDrake Rendle      Canada
19 Forward Sarkaria, AjeejAjeej Sarkaria      Canada
21 Goalkeeper McCaw, MitchellMitchell McCaw      Canada
23 Midfielder Anderson-Louch, JustinJustin Anderson-Louch      Canada
24 Defender Odosa, LewisLewis Odosa      Canada

Staff

Notable former players

Club Records

Most Appearances

League, & Playoffs

# Pos. Name Nation Career PDL Playoffs Total
1 Defender Dean Northover  Canada 2015– 26 5 31
2 Midfielder Elijah Adekugbe  Canada 2015– 24 4 28
Forward Dominic Russo  Canada 2015– 23 5 28
5 Defender Tyrin Hutchings  Canada 2015– 22 5 27
Defender Massimo Megna  Canada 2015– 23 4 27
Defender Dominick Zator  Canada 2015– 22 5 27
7 Midfielder Mitchell Bauche  Canada 2015– 21 5 26
8 Forward Darius Ramsay  Canada 2015– 19 1 20
9 Defender Robert Hyams  England 2016– 14 5 19
10 Forward Tofa Fakunle  Canada 2015– 13 5 18
Defender Jonathan Wheeldon  Canada 2015– 16 2 18

Bolded players are currently on the Calgary Foothills roster.

As of August 7, 2016

Top goalscorers

League, & Playoffs

# Pos. Name Nation Career PDL Playoffs Total
1 Forward Dominic Russo  Canada 2015– 9 4 13
2 Midfielder Elijah Adekugbe  Canada 2015– 6 0 6
3 Midfielder Mitchell Bauche  Canada 2015– 4 0 4
4 Midfielder Nico Pasquotti  Canada 2016– 1 2 3
Midfielder Yoann Promonet  France 2015 3 0 3
Forward Darius Ramsay  Canada 2015– 3 0 3
6 Forward Tofa Fakunle  Canada 2015– 1 1 2
Forward Graham Fisher  Canada 2016– 2 0 2
Defender Robert Hyams  England 2016– 2 0 2
Forward Ajeej Sarkaria  Canada 2016– 0 2 2
Defender Jonathan Wheeldon  England 2015– 2 0 2
Defender Dominick Zator  Canada 2015– 1 1 2

Bolded players are currently on the Calgary Foothills roster.

As of August 7, 2016

Record

Year-by-year

As of July 17, 2016 [18]

Season GP Record GF GA Pts League Regular Season Playoffs Average Attendance
2015 12 3-2-7 15 16 16 PDL 4th, Northwest DNQ 530
2016 14 8-3-3 22 12 27 PDL 1st, Northwest Championship Final 599

References

  1. ↑ http://us.soccerway.com/venues/canada/glenmore-athletic-park/v25777/
  2. ↑ Calgary Foothills Twitter. "Looking forward to our new home ground for the 2016 Season".
  3. ↑ MacKinnon, Jeff (December 4, 2014). "Foothills join upper level soccer league; USL development loop welcomes Calgary squad beginning in 2015. The teams jersey sponsor is Celtic Power Canada". Calgary Herald. p. B14.
  4. ↑ "Foothills FC joins Under-23 soccer league". Calgary Sun. December 3, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ "PDL Expands to Calgary Alberta". Premier Development League (PDL). December 3, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  6. ↑ Weismiller, Bryan (March 17, 2014). "Canadian Soccer Association OKs pro-calibre Calgary team". Metro Calgary. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ MacKinnon, Jeff (June 9, 2014). "Foothills edge Whitecaps in U23 match". Calgary Herald. p. C2.
  8. ↑ MacKinnon, Jeff (April 18, 2014). "New U23 franchise to kick off exhibition season". Calgary Herald. p. D2.
  9. ↑ MacKinnon, Jeff (April 26, 2015). "Foothills FC cites fitness concerns in exhibition loss to Edmonton". Calgary Herald. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  10. ↑ MacKinnon, Jeff (May 17, 2015). "Foothills FC clinch home opener 2-1 over Gunners". Calgary Herald. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  11. ↑ David Bell (July 28, 2016). "Calgary soccer underdogs defy odds, score their way to semifinals". CBC.
  12. ↑ Rita Mingo (July 24, 2016). "Foothills FC crowned PDL Western champions". Calgary Herald.
  13. ↑ Daniel Austin (July 30, 2016). "Foothills FC beats Ocean City Nor'easters, advances to PDL championship". Calgary Herald.
  14. ↑ Aaron Cranford (August 1, 2016). "Foothills FC Relishes Huge Victory". USL PDL official website.
  15. ↑ Danny Austin. "Foothills FC falls just short in PDL final". Calgary Herald.
  16. ↑ "Foot Soldiers - Who Are We". Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Foothills FC 2016 roster". Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  18. ↑ "PDL Standings". Retrieved June 21, 2016.
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