What CONCACAF League taught us about Canadian SoccerPosted on August 26, 2022September 11, 2022 by Brampton Adult Soccer Canadian Premier League teams have been competing in the CONCACAF League, which is essentially our region’s equivalent to UEFA’s Europa League, a tier below the CONCACAF Champions League, since 2019. At the outset, narratives and expectations were minimalist and humble. CPL teams were still within their first year of existence with rosters comprised predominantly of […]
Bill Brown Calls It A DayPosted on August 24, 2022September 11, 2022 by BASPresident Playing adult soccer for 20 years is a feat. Running a team and bearing all the responsibility that goes with that for 20 years is another matter altogether. Add to that: convening, volunteering, assigning game officials, and serving on the Board of Directors and you have the BAS career of Bill Brown. Bill has been […]
Striker FC: 1st Ever BAS Fair Play ChampionsPosted on August 21, 2022September 11, 2022 by Brampton Adult Soccer Becoming BAS Fair Play Champions isn’t an easy task and the higher a team sits in the standings makes the achievement arguably more difficult. Striker FC finished in 3rd this season, meaning that they had their share of meaningful, competitive, ‘everything to play for’ matches. The team went 12 matches receiving a perfect FPI rating […]
New Canadian Women’s Soccer CompetitionPosted on August 12, 2022September 11, 2022 by Brampton Adult Soccer Canada Soccer Business, the parent organization of the CPL purchased League1 Ontario from Ontario Soccer back in 2019, the year it launched the CPL. The reason for the purchase was a more holistic and organic approach to building a professional pathway for soccer players in Canada. While the CPL has already provided 8 professional teams […]
Brampton Soccer’s Lowell WrightPosted on August 10, 2022September 11, 2022 by Brampton Adult Soccer If you’ve played in Brampton Adult Soccer for any reasonable amount of time (over the last 5-10 years) then you’ve already been in the presence of Brampton Soccer’s Lowell Wright who has recently seen a rise in his reputation as a potential future Canadian soccer star. Lowell, attending BAS matches with his referee father, Wayne […]
Pacific FC wins BIG in CONCACAF LeaguePosted on August 9, 2022September 11, 2022 by Brampton Adult Soccer On Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 Pacific FC hosted Waterhouse FC of Jamaica in the 2nd leg of their CONCACAF League tie. This was Pacific’s first ever CONCACAF match at home and while supporters have seen Pacific FC put up stellar performances against the likes of Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the Canadian Championship, Tuesday night’s performance […]
Aribim Pepple Transfer Highlights Key CPL BenefitPosted on August 6, 2022September 11, 2022 by Brampton Adult Soccer Just this past week Cavalry FC and the Canadian Premier League announced another high profile transfer as Aribim Pepple left Calgary to join Luton Town, a club recently promoted to England’s second tier, the EFL Championship. The transfer to Luton Town is a big enough deal in and of itself; Pepple really hit the ground […]
7v7 Charity Coed Soccer Tournament by Giving Back CanadaPosted on July 27, 2022September 11, 2022 by Brampton Adult Soccer Giving Back Canada is a charity founded and run by BAS Member Taylor Lyons who currently plays for Striker FC in the 2022 Summer Outdoor women’s program. Giving Back Canada is hosting a 7v7 Charity Coed Soccer Tournament on August 20th, 2022. All members of Brampton Adult Soccer are invited to register their coed teams […]
What is an “Olimpico” and where can you see one?Posted on July 23, 2022September 11, 2022 by Brampton Adult Soccer What exactly is an ‘Olimpico’? Well, it’s a goal, but to be considered an Olimpico Goal is has to be scored directly from a corner kick, without being touched by any other player on the pitch. (There is some debate whether the keeper getting a slight touch or not disqualifies a goal from being an […]
From Brampton To Bruges – Cyle LarinPosted on July 22, 2022September 11, 2022 by Brampton Adult Soccer Brampton soccer fans should all be crossing their fingers hoping that someone figures out a way to get the Belgian Jupiler Pro League broadcasting or streaming in Canada. Now that Cyle Larin has found his way over to join Tajon Buchanan at Club Brugge KV. The prospect of having two key parts of Canada’s attacking […]
William Akio to Ross County FC – More CPL TransfersPosted on July 21, 2022September 11, 2022 by Brampton Adult Soccer It was just 2 weeks ago when Ross County FC of Scotland initiated a transfer that saw Cavalry FC’s Victor Loturi leave for an opportunity to play in the SPL. Ross County FC weren’t finished and have now finalized a deal for Canadian Premier League side Valour FC‘s bombarding winger William Akio, who is Victor […]
Brampton Soccer in the CONCACAF W ChampionshipPosted on July 20, 2022September 11, 2022 by Brampton Adult Soccer The Canadian Women’s National Team, unfortunately, lost 1:0 to USA in final of the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship. Still, they’ve qualified for the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia/New Zealand and can still qualify for the next Summer Olympics if they win an additional qualifier. But, how did Brampton soccer fare in the CONCACAF W […]