Victoria United is a Canadian soccer team based in Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...

, Canada

Canada

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. Founded in 1904, the team plays in Pacific Coast Soccer League

Pacific Coast Soccer League

The Pacific Coast Soccer League is a soccer league featuring teams from British Columbia, although the league has also featured teams from Washington in the past as well...

 (PCSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid

American Soccer Pyramid

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, which features teams from western Canada

Canada

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 and the Pacific Northwest

Pacific Northwest

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 region of the United States of America.

The team plays its home matches Royal Athletic Park

Royal Athletic Park

Royal Athletic Park is a multi-purpose, fully lit stadium in Victoria, British Columbia. It is primarily used for baseball, soccer, softball and football, but also hosts special events, such as the annual Great Canadian Beer Festival.-History:...

, where they have played since 1995. The team's colours are blue and white.

History

The team was formed as a merger of two Victoria teams, Victoria Association Football Club, and Victoria Capitals. Being formed in 1904 makes it one of the oldest surviving sports clubs in North America

North America

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. They are one of the more successful clubs in the PCSL, having been champions on four occasions in the modern era.

Current roster

Notable former players

Adam Straith

Adam Straith

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 Simon Thomas Josh Simpson

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Open Canada Cup Open Canada Cup The Open Canada Cup was a Canadian soccer competition, similar in concept to tournaments such as the English FA Cup, the Coppa Italia, and the US Open Cup. The competition was held starting with the CSL's first season in 1998 until 2007....
1995	4	PCSL	1st		n/a
1996	4	PCSL	2nd		n/a
1997	4	PCSL	2nd		n/a
1998	4	PCSL	3rd		not invited
1999	4	PCSL	5th		not invited
2000	4	PCSL	4th		not invited
2001	4	PCSL	3rd		not invited
2002	4	PCSL	1st		not invited
2003	4	PCSL	2nd		not invited
2004	4	PCSL	1st		not invited
2005	4	PCSL	1st, South	Champions	not invited
2006	4	PCSL	5th		not invited
2007	4	PCSL	1st		Did not qualify
2008	4	PCSL	1st		n/a
2009	4	PCSL	6th		n/a
2010	4	PCSL	current		n/a

Honors

• PCSL Champions 2008
• Sheila Anderson Memorial (Challenge) Cup Winners 2008
• PCSL Champions 2007
• Sheila Anderson Memorial (Challenge) Cup Winners 2007
• Sheila Anderson Memorial (Challenge) Cup Winners 2006
• PCSL Champions 2005
• PCSL South Division Champions 2005
• J. F. Kennedy Trophy Winners 2005
• PCSL Champions 2004
• Sheila Anderson Memorial (Challenge) Cup Winners 2004
• J. F. Kennedy Trophy Winners 2004
• PCSL Champions 2002
• J. F. Kennedy Trophy Winners 2002
• Sheila Anderson Memorial (Challenge) Cup Winners 1998
• Sheila Anderson Memorial (Challenge) Cup Winners 1996
• J. F. Kennedy Trophy Winners 1996
• PCSL Champions 1995
• Sheila Anderson Memorial (Challenge) Cup Winners 1995

Pre-PCSL Honors

• Island & BC Champions 1896 (as Victoria Association Football Club)
• BC Champions 1900 (as Victoria Association Football Club)
• BC Senior Football League Champions 1901-1902 (as Victoria Association Football Club)
• Garrison Cup Winners 1904-1905
• V.A.F. League Champions 1905-1906
• Island Senior League Champions 1905-1906
• Victoria City League Champions 1906-1907 (as Wanderers)
• Brackman-Kerr Cup Winners 1933-1934
• Original PCSL Champions 1935-1936, 1951–1952, 1966–1967, 1967–1968, 1971–1972
• Nanaimo Challenge Cup Winners 1937-1938
• Jackson Cup Winners 1940-1941, 1950–1951
• Price Cup Winners 1941-1942
• Solarium Winners Cup 1950-1951
• Kennedy Cup Winners 1966-1967
• Top Star Trophy Winners 1971-1972
• Anderson Cup Winners 1994

External links

• Victoria United