Soccer Nova Scotia
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Soccer Nova Scotia is the governing body for soccer in the Canadian
province of Nova Scotia
. It is a member association of the Canadian Soccer Association
. It has jurisdiction over the Nova Scotia Soccer League and the Halifax Soccer League.
The province is divided into seven districts for soccer:
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
. It is a member association of the Canadian Soccer Association
Canadian Soccer Association
The Canadian Soccer Association is the governing body of soccer in Canada. It is a national organization that oversees the Canadian men's and women's national teams for international play, as well as the respective junior sides...
. It has jurisdiction over the Nova Scotia Soccer League and the Halifax Soccer League.
The province is divided into seven districts for soccer:
- Cape Breton District (encompasses all of Cape Breton Island)
- Halifax District (the area bounded on the south by Lunenburg County and on the west by Hants County)
- Harbour East District (all areas within Halifax County southeast of Highway 118)
- Highland District (encompasses the counties of Cumberland, Colchester, Pictou, Guysborough and Antigonish)
- Scotia/East Hants/Sackville District
- South Shore District (encompasses the counties of Yarmouth, Shelbourne, Queens, and Lunenburg)
- Valley District (encompasses the counties of Hants, Kings, Annapolis and Digby)