VANCOUVER, BC – League1 BC announced the 2023 schedule on Wednesday, with Vancouver Whitecaps FC opening the season at home on Sunday, April 30 against Victoria Highlanders FC at Ken Woods Field.
2023 will mark the second season for League1 BC, taking place from April to July with each club facing each other home and away in a single table format. It will also be the second year playing in the league for the Whitecaps FC Boys MLS Academy and the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite program at Ken Woods Field, with the latter entering the season as defending League1 BC champions.
In a change from the inaugural season, the top four teams from the regular season standings will qualify for the playoffs. The first and second place teams will host the semifinals in the last weekend of July, and the winners of those matches advancing to the League1 BC Championship Finals held on the BC Day long weekend.
Harbourside FC of Nanaimo, BC enter the league as an expansion team, while Varsity FC have changed ownership from the University of British Columbia to Hope and Health For Life Society and been rebranded as Nautsa’mawt FC.
For more information on League1 BC, visit league1bc.ca.
Schedule
Sunday, April 30 – Thunderbird Stadium
Whitecaps FC vs. Highlanders FC
Women: 12 p.m. PT
Men: 2:30 p.m. PT
Sunday, May 7 – Thunderbird Stadium
Whitecaps FC vs. Rivers FC
Women: 12 p.m. PT
Men: 2:30 p.m. PT
Friday, May 12 – Ken Woods Field
Whitecaps FC vs. Altitude FC
Women: 6 p.m. PT
Men: 8:30 p.m. PT
Wednesday, May 24 – Q’unq’inuqwstuxw Stadium
Harbourside FC vs. Whitecaps FC
Women: 5:45 p.m. PT
Men: 8 p.m. PT
Saturday, May 27 – Ken Woods Field
Whitecaps FC vs. TSS Rovers
Women: 12 p.m. PT
Men: 2:30 p.m. PT
Sunday, June 4 – Centennial Stadium
Highlanders FC vs. Whitecaps FC
Women: 1 p.m. PT
Men: 3:30 p.m. PT
Sunday, June 11 – Ken Woods Field
Whitecaps FC vs. Nautsa’mawt FC
Women: 12 p.m. PT
Men: 2:30 p.m. PT
Wednesday, June 14 – Ken Woods Field
Whitecaps FC vs. Unity FC
Women: 6 p.m. PT
Men: 8:30 p.m. PT
Wednesday, June 21 – Swangard Stadium
TSS Rovers vs. Whitecaps FC
Women: 6 p.m. PT
Men: 8:30 p.m. PT
Sunday, June 25 – Kinsmen Field
Altitude FC vs. Whitecaps FC
Women: 1 p.m. PT
Men: 3:30 p.m. PT
Saturday, July 1 – Thunderbird Stadium
Nautsa’mawt FC vs. Whitecaps FC
Men: 1 p.m. PT
Women: 3:30 p.m. PT
Sunday, July 9 – Thunderbird Stadium
Whitecaps FC vs. Harbourside FC
Women: 12 p.m. PT
Men: 2:30 p.m. PT
Sunday, July 16 – Chase Office Field
Unity FC vs. Whitecaps FC
Women: 1 p.m. PT
Men: 3:30 p.m. PT
Sunday, July 23 – McArthur Island Park Field
Rivers FC vs. Whitecaps FC
Women: 2 p.m. PT
Men: 4:30 p.m. PT
Friday, July 28 OR Saturday, July 29
1st Place vs. 4th Place
2nd Place vs. 3rd Place
August 5-7
Championship Finals
