Alberta Major Soccer League
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The Alberta Major Soccer League (AMSL) is the highest level of amateur soccer in Alberta
. The champions of the league go on to compete in the national senior men's and women's championships.
(men) and the Jubilee Shield (women).
The AMSL is operated by the Alberta Soccer Association
, the provincial governing body for soccer in Alberta
. This has been at times a problematic arrangement, but it has stood up for the time that the league has been in existence. The various district associations in Calgary
, Edmonton
, Lethbridge
and Red Deer
fulfill some of the administrative functions that would normally be handled by such a league, and this has led to rules that apply differently to teams in the same league.
to the Alberta soccer system their reserve team will be playing an exhibition schedule with 7 of the 8 AMSL teams.
There is a post season Cup, the Mike Traficante Challenge Cup . The format qualifies 3 teams from each of the North and South regions of Alberta. The winner of this cup qualifies for the 2010 Canadian Challenge Trophy.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
. The champions of the league go on to compete in the national senior men's and women's championships.
Overview
Founded in 1991, the AMSL consists of two divisions, the Men's Division of ten teams and the Women's Division of eight (the Women's Division was added in 1992). Every year since the league's founding, the champions of the league have gone on to compete for the Challenge CupCanadian National Challenge Cup
The Challenge Trophy is a national amateur football cup in Canada contested by the champions of individual provincial soccer competitions. It is one of the oldest football competitions in Canada, being held since 1913...
(men) and the Jubilee Shield (women).
The AMSL is operated by the Alberta Soccer Association
Alberta Soccer Association
The Alberta Soccer Association is the governing body for soccer in the Canadian province of Alberta. The association was formed in 1911 as the Alberta Football Association. It is known to most members and in most situations simply as "ASA."...
, the provincial governing body for soccer in Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
. This has been at times a problematic arrangement, but it has stood up for the time that the league has been in existence. The various district associations in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Lethbridge
Lethbridge
Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada, and the largest city in southern Alberta. It is Alberta's fourth-largest city by population after Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, and the third-largest by area after Calgary and Edmonton. The nearby Canadian Rockies contribute to the city's...
and Red Deer
Red Deer, Alberta
Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills...
fulfill some of the administrative functions that would normally be handled by such a league, and this has led to rules that apply differently to teams in the same league.
Men's division
- Calgary CalliesCalgary CalliesThe Calgary Caledonian Football Club is better known as the Calgary Callies, which plays in the Alberta Major Soccer League.-History:This soccer club was founded in April, 1904. Over the years they have become a dominant club in Alberta and Canadian soccer.In 2007, the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame...
- Calgary Dinosaurs
- Calgary Villains
- Calgary Pars
- Calgary Darts
- Edmonton Green & Gold
- Edmonton Drillers SC
- Edmonton ScottishEdmonton scottishEdmonton Scottish Soccer Club is based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The club was founded by Scots that had been settled in the Edmonton area at the turn of the century...
- Edmonton Victoria
- Lethbridge FC
Women's division
- Calgary Callies
- Calgary Jaguars
- Calgary Saints
- Edmonton Angels
- Edmonton Northwest United
- Edmonton Victoria
- Lethbridge Chargers
- Red Deer Renegades
Past men's champions
- 2009 Edmonton ScottishEdmonton scottishEdmonton Scottish Soccer Club is based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The club was founded by Scots that had been settled in the Edmonton area at the turn of the century...
- 2008 Calgary CalliesCalgary CalliesThe Calgary Caledonian Football Club is better known as the Calgary Callies, which plays in the Alberta Major Soccer League.-History:This soccer club was founded in April, 1904. Over the years they have become a dominant club in Alberta and Canadian soccer.In 2007, the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame...
(Canadian National Challenge CupCanadian National Challenge CupThe Challenge Trophy is a national amateur football cup in Canada contested by the champions of individual provincial soccer competitions. It is one of the oldest football competitions in Canada, being held since 1913...
-Champions) - 2007 Calgary CalliesCalgary CalliesThe Calgary Caledonian Football Club is better known as the Calgary Callies, which plays in the Alberta Major Soccer League.-History:This soccer club was founded in April, 1904. Over the years they have become a dominant club in Alberta and Canadian soccer.In 2007, the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame...
(Canadian National Challenge CupCanadian National Challenge CupThe Challenge Trophy is a national amateur football cup in Canada contested by the champions of individual provincial soccer competitions. It is one of the oldest football competitions in Canada, being held since 1913...
-Champions) - 2006 Calgary CalliesCalgary CalliesThe Calgary Caledonian Football Club is better known as the Calgary Callies, which plays in the Alberta Major Soccer League.-History:This soccer club was founded in April, 1904. Over the years they have become a dominant club in Alberta and Canadian soccer.In 2007, the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame...
(Canadian National Challenge Cup-Runner up) - 2005 Edmonton Green & Gold (Canadian National Challenge Cup-Runner up)
- 2004
- 2003 Calgary CalliesCalgary CalliesThe Calgary Caledonian Football Club is better known as the Calgary Callies, which plays in the Alberta Major Soccer League.-History:This soccer club was founded in April, 1904. Over the years they have become a dominant club in Alberta and Canadian soccer.In 2007, the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame...
(Canadian National Challenge CupCanadian National Challenge CupThe Challenge Trophy is a national amateur football cup in Canada contested by the champions of individual provincial soccer competitions. It is one of the oldest football competitions in Canada, being held since 1913...
-Champions) - 2002 ?? (Canadian National Challenge Cup - 4th place)
- 2001
- 2000 Calgary Celtic (Canadian National Challenge Cup - 4th place)
- 1999 Calgary Celtic (Canadian National Challenge Cup - Champions)
- 1992 Edmonton ScottishEdmonton scottishEdmonton Scottish Soccer Club is based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The club was founded by Scots that had been settled in the Edmonton area at the turn of the century...
(Canadian National Challenge Cup-Runner up)
2011 Men's Season
There have been a number of changes with the Alberta Soccer Association and also to the AMSL. With the addition of FC EdmontonFC Edmonton
FC Edmonton is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 2010, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
to the Alberta soccer system their reserve team will be playing an exhibition schedule with 7 of the 8 AMSL teams.
- Edmonton DrillersEdmonton DrillersThe Edmonton Drillers were a North American Soccer League team that played both outdoors and indoors from 1979 to 1982, at the peak of the league's success. The team was brought to Edmonton by local entrepreneur and Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington, after witnessing the strong support for...
- Edmonton Green & Gold
- Edmonton ScottishEdmonton scottishEdmonton Scottish Soccer Club is based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The club was founded by Scots that had been settled in the Edmonton area at the turn of the century...
- Edmonton Croatia Dinamo
- Calgary CalliesCalgary CalliesThe Calgary Caledonian Football Club is better known as the Calgary Callies, which plays in the Alberta Major Soccer League.-History:This soccer club was founded in April, 1904. Over the years they have become a dominant club in Alberta and Canadian soccer.In 2007, the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame...
- Calgary Dinosaurs
- Calgary Villains Elite
- Lethbridge FC
- FC Edmonton ReservesFC EdmontonFC Edmonton is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 2010, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
(exhibition)
2010 Men's Season
| Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calgary Dinos | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 12 | 33 | 48 | 1st South |
| 2 | Calgary Villains Elite | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 31 | 2nd South |
| 3 | Edmonton Scottish Edmonton scottish Edmonton Scottish Soccer Club is based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The club was founded by Scots that had been settled in the Edmonton area at the turn of the century... |
18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 31 | 1st North |
| 4 | Calgary PARS | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 30 | 3rd South |
| 5 | Lethbridge FC | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 28 | |
| 6 | Edmonton Green & Gold | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 26 | 2nd North |
| 7 | Calgary Callies Calgary Callies The Calgary Caledonian Football Club is better known as the Calgary Callies, which plays in the Alberta Major Soccer League.-History:This soccer club was founded in April, 1904. Over the years they have become a dominant club in Alberta and Canadian soccer.In 2007, the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame... |
18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 20 | |
| 8 | Edmonton Drillers Edmonton Drillers The Edmonton Drillers were a North American Soccer League team that played both outdoors and indoors from 1979 to 1982, at the peak of the league's success. The team was brought to Edmonton by local entrepreneur and Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington, after witnessing the strong support for... |
18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 45 | -25 | 17 | 3rd North |
| 9 | Edmonton Victoria | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 38 | -20 | 10 | |
| 10 | Calgary Darts | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 38 | -20 | 10 |
There is a post season Cup, the Mike Traficante Challenge Cup . The format qualifies 3 teams from each of the North and South regions of Alberta. The winner of this cup qualifies for the 2010 Canadian Challenge Trophy.