Canadian Premier League Archives - Brampton Adult Soccer

Can Brampton’s Soccer Community have one of these?

Posted on February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 by Brampton Adult Soccer

According to our information providing friend, Google.com, Langley, British Colombia has a population of 25,000 people. The entire Vancouver Metro Area, including the City of Vancouver and all of its suburbs, has 2.6 million people. Compare that to Brampton, with a population of 600,000, Peel Region (Brampton, Mississauga and Caledon) with its population of 1.6 […]

Brampton Soccer’s Shaan Hundal Signs for Vancouver FC

Posted on February 4, 2023February 3, 2023 by Brampton Adult Soccer

Earlier this week Vancouver FC, the CPL’s newest club, announced that they had agreed to a deal with Brampton soccer’s Shaan Hundal. Hundal failed to make an impact in his first stint in the CPL during the Island Games tournament held in PEI. (The CPL’s response to running a season during the height of COVID […]

Vancouver FC: CPL’s 9th Club

Posted on November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 by Brampton Adult Soccer

In the evening on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022, Vancouver FC, a team Canada knew was coming, was unveiled as the 9th Canadian Premier League club for the 2023 season. The press conference held by former Canadian international Rob Friend’s company SixFive Sports & Entertainment unveiled the new club’s name, branding and Head Coach Afshin Ghotbi. […]

So you like goals? (5 Stunners from the CPL)

Posted on September 14, 2022November 4, 2022 by Brampton Adult Soccer

If you play soccer in Brampton, or soccer anywhere for that matter, you like goals. Even defenders like goals, just not against them. Keepers as well… …what keeper doesn’t dream of scoring a game winner in time-added on? Or catching the opposing keeper off their line and chipping them from within their own box? The […]

What CONCACAF League taught us about Canadian Soccer

Posted 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 […]

Brampton Soccer’s Lowell Wright

Posted 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 League

Posted 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 Benefit

Posted 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 […]

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 […]

William Akio to Ross County FC – More CPL Transfers

Posted 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 […]

Victor Loturi Transfers to SPL’s Ross County FC

Posted on July 2, 2022September 11, 2022 by Brampton Adult Soccer

Cavalry FC’s Victor Loturi becomes the second Canadian Premier League player this season to be the subject of a lucrative (in CPL terms) transfer to Europe. Loturi spent 3 seasons with Cavalry FC, one of the CPL’s perennial contenders. 45 total appearances for the 21 year old, who debuted with Cavalry at only 17, provided […]

Ferryside Darby: A Canadian Soccer Story

Posted on June 28, 2022September 11, 2022 by Brampton Adult Soccer

Back in January 2022 BAS shared it’s “Top 5 Matches of 2021” complete with highlight videos courtesy of OneSoccer.ca. One of those matches was the energetic, wild and highly entertaining “Ferryside Darby” which pitted Pacific FC (CPL) against Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the preliminary rounds of the Canadian Championship. Darby Magazine, in conjunction with OneSoccer.ca […]