FC Oshawa

FC Oshawa is a Canadian women's semi-professional soccer club based in Oshawa, Ontario. The club was founded in 2019 to compete in the women's division League1 Ontario, as a partnership between two local area youth clubs - Oshawa Kicks SC and FC Durham Academy.

FC Oshawa
Full nameFC Oshawa
Founded2019
StadiumTerry Kelly Field at Civic Stadium[1]
Capacity2000
Head CoachRon Clarke
LeagueLeague1 Ontario
2019League1 Ontario, 6th
WebsiteClub website

Founder clubs

The club was founded in 2019 as a joint partnership between Durham Region clubs Oshawa Kicks Soccer Club and FC Durham Academy.[2][3]

Founder clubs

Oshawa Kicks SC

Oshawa Kicks SC is a youth soccer club located in Oshawa, Ontario. It was founded in 1975.[4]

FC Durham

FC Durham Academy is a youth soccer academy located in Oshawa, Ontario. It was founded in 2013.[5] They run their own team in the League1 Ontario Reserve division, separate from FC Oshawa.

History

They had originally planned to join for the 2020 season, however the opportunity arose to join a year earlier and the clubs approved the earlier entry.[6] In addition to the two founder clubs, they also used some players from the third local team in the city, Oshawa Turul.[7] Oshawa Kicks had previously been part of the partnership with L1O club Durham United FA.[8] They are one of three clubs representing Durham in League1 Ontario.[9]

The club's first team entered the women's division of League1 Ontario in 2019.[10] They played their first match on May 4 against DeRo United.[11] They finished in a three-way tie for fifth place in their debut season (ultimately finishing sixth after tie-breakers) and advanced to the playoffs,[12] where they were eliminated in the first round by eventual champions FC London.[13]

Seasons

Women

Season League Teams Record Rank Playoffs League Cup Ref
2019 League1 Ontario 14 6–2–5 6th Quarter-finals – [14]
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[15]

References
  1. "FC Oshawa enters League1 Ontario Women's Division this summer!". FC Oshawa. January 31, 2019.
  2. "FC Oshawa set to make soccer debut in League1 Ontario loop". Oshawa This Week. February 1, 2019.
  3. Jones, Chris (February 19, 2019). "Women's soccer to gain more traction in Oshawa". Oshawa Express.
  4. "Mission & Policies". Oshawa Kicks SC.
  5. "Durham Soccer". Durham Soccer.
  6. McNair, Brian (February 22, 2019). "Courtice's Elizabeth McCaw a driving force behind new FC Oshawa soccer team". Oshawa This Week.
  7. Jones, Chris (July 30, 2019). "FC Oshawa beats the odds". Oshawa Express.
  8. "Oshawa Kicks Soccer Club joins forces with Pickering to support Durham United FC". Oshawa This Week. February 20, 2015.
  9. McNair, Brian (July 16, 2019). "Women's soccer in Durham Region hits interesting new heights". Durham Region News.
  10. "Three New Teams Join League1 Ontario Women's Division for 2019 Season". League1 Ontario. January 31, 2019.
  11. McNair, Brian (April 30, 2019). "New FC Oshawa soccer team set to kick off League1 Ontario campaign". Oshawa This Week.
  12. Jones, Chris (December 3, 2019). "FC Oshawa holding team trials". Oshawa Express.
  13. Jones, Chris (August 14, 2019). "FC Oshawa eliminated from playoffs". Oshawa Express.
  14. "League1 Ontario Historical Standings Women's Division". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
  15. "League1 Ontario cancels Fall season plans for 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions". Canadian Premier League. September 4, 2020.


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