West Ottawa SC

West Ottawa SC
Full nameWest Ottawa Soccer Club
Nickname(s)WOSC Warriors[1]
Founded2010
StadiumBeckwith Park[2]
LeagueLeague1 Ontario
2018League1 Ontario, 10th
Websitehttp://www.wosc.com

West Ottawa Soccer Club was a Canadian women's semi-professional soccer club based in Kanata, Ontario, just west of Ottawa that competed in the women's division League1 Ontario. The club continues to operate as a youth club.

History

The club was founded in 2010 as a youth soccer club when local clubs Goulbourn Soccer Club and Kanata Soccer Club decided to merge to form the West Ottawa Soccer Club.[3]

The club joined the women's division of League1 Ontario for the 2017 season[4][5] becoming the first team in the league from Ottawa.[6] They played their first match against Vaughan Azzurri losing 2-1.[7][8] They left the league following the 2018 season.[9]

In 2017, the club formed a partnership with Major League Soccer club Montreal Impact’s Academy, becoming the first club from Ontario to partner with them.[10]

Seasons

Women

Season League Teams Record Rank Playoffs League Cup Ref
2017 League1 Ontario 11 9–1–10 8th – Semi-finals [11]
2018 13 3–1–8 10th Did not qualify Round of 16 [12]

Notable former players

The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the League1 Ontario team:

References

  1. ^ "West Ottawa Soccer Club Head Referee" (PDF). West Ottawa Soccer Club.
  2. ^ Gesner, Tara (March 5, 2018). "Beckwith reeve talks township growth, political future in year-end review". Carleton Place Almonte Canadian Gazette.
  3. ^ "Goulbourn and Kanata Members Vote to MERGE". West Ottawa SC. October 13, 2010.
  4. ^ Nielsen, Aaron (May 10, 2017). "State of the game in Canada: 2017 League1 Ontario". Red Nation Online.
  5. ^ "League1 Ontario Announces Expansion Teams for 2017". Total 90. December 19, 2016.
  6. ^ "Match Preview: West Ottawa S.C. v Vaughan Azzurri". League1 Ontario. May 6, 2017.
  7. ^ "Match Recap: West Ottawa SC 1 - 2 Vaughan Azzurri". League1 Ontario. May 9, 2017.
  8. ^ Cudmore, John (May 7, 2017). "League1 roundup: Unionville-Milliken stops Aurora FC in League 1 debut". Aurora Banner.
  9. ^ "Three New Teams Join League1 Ontario Women's Division for 2019 Season". League1 Ontario. January 31, 2019.
  10. ^ Larocque-Cyr, Raphaël (November 9, 2017). "Impact's Academy establishes partnership with West Ottawa SC". Montreal Impact.
  11. ^ "2017 Women's Standings". League1 Ontario.
  12. ^ "2018 Women's Standings". League1 Ontario.