Feildians Athletic Association

The Feildians Athletic Association, commonly referred to as Feildians, is an athletic club in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Clubs participate in a wide range of athletics including soccer, basketball, baseball and hockey. Historically, the club also participated in track and field, cricket and even bowling. The Old Feildian Athletic Association was officially formed in April 1899 as the Feildian Club with the election of the Hon. Edgar Bowring as President.[1] The club motto is "Mens sana in corpore sano", meaning a healthy mind in a healthy body.[2]

Feildians
Full nameFeildians Athletic Association
Nickname(s)The Double Blues
Short nameFAA
Founded1899 (1899)
StadiumFeildian Grounds
(general use)
King George V Park
(senior men's soccer)
ManagerStephen Howell
LeagueNewfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup
20174th
WebsiteClub website

History

On June 10, 1929, the club opened a multi-use facility on Rennie's Mill Road in the East End of St. John's. The Feildians made the facility available to all soccer teams (both male and female) who play under the Feildians Athletic Association banner.

The club is one of the oldest formed athletic associations in all of Canada. Founded in 1899, before the province of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) was yet part of Canada.[3] Originally stemming from Bishop Feild College as an offshoot for athletics, the club has since thrived in the capital of NL.

The Feildians Athletic Association was inducted into the Sport NL Hall of Fame as a builder on November 16, 1991.[1]

After a long absence, a group of former and current players and executives began the process of reviving the Youth Athletics Programs. That year saw the relaunch of youth programs in both soccer and basketball. In conjunction with the youth system revival, major work began around the nearly 100 year old Feildian Grounds[4] facility including a new clubhouse and plans for improved field infrastructure (turf).

Soccer

Senior

The Men's squad (aged 18–35) is a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup League. The club has one provincial title, dating back to 1969.[5] Winners of the Challenge Cup Playoffs represent NL at The Challenge Trophy Canadian Soccer Association National Championships each year. The Women's squad (aged 18–35) is a member of the Jubilee Trophy League. Winners of the Jubilee Trophy Playoffs represent NL at the National Championships each year.

The 2015 summer season ended in a semi-final loss for both the Men's & Women's teams. The men dropped a 1-0 decision against Provisional Championship Hosts, Mount Pearl.[6] The women fell 2-0 to Holy Cross at the Topsail Turf Complex in Conception Bay South.[7]

The Men's squad finished the 2016 season in 4th place with a record of 12 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses for a total of 39 points. The team scored 46 goals and allowed 30 during the 22 regular season games. The playoffs ended with a 2-0 loss to St. Lawrence in the quarter-finals. Zach Hynes led the team in scoring with 11 goals, good for 3rd most in the league.[8]

First-team squad

As of start of 2016 season

2016 Season Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
00 GK  CAN Christopher Goodridge
1 GK  CAN Michael Delong
4 DF  CAN Christopher Hart
5 DF  CAN Gregory Reid (captain)
6 DF  CAN James Seifert
7 FW  CAN Michael Dawe
8 MF  CAN Bobby Gamba
9 DF  CAN Richard Hickey
10 MF  CAN Taylor Smith
11 DF  CAN Simon Pope
12 FW  CAN Carter Mackey
14 MF  CAN Jaylen McCurbin
15 MF  CAN Steven Johnson
18 DF  CAN Ben Collingwood
20 FW  CAN Daniel Jackson
21 DF  CAN Zach Keats
22 FW  CAN Zach Hynes
23 FW  CAN Tyler Forsey
25 FW  CAN Iain Gamba
DF  CAN Kee Kee Bonia
MF  CAN Felly Elonda *
DF  CAN Thomas Osmond *
GK  CAN Marcus Greene *
  • Canada Games Player

2015 Season Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
00 GK  CAN Christopher Goodridge
0 GK  CAN David Hickey
1 GK  CAN Michael Delong
4 DF  CAN Christopher Hart
5 DF  CAN Gregory Reid
6 DF  CAN James Seifert
7 FW  CAN Michael Dawe
8 MF  CAN Bobby Gamba
9 DF  CAN Richard Hickey
10 MF  CAN Taylor Smith
11 MF  CAN Sean Fardy
12 FW  CAN Carter Mackey
13 MF  CAN Ian Mandville
14 FW  CAN Marek Nakonieczny
15 MF  CAN Steven Johnson
16 MF  CAN Kevin Connolly
17 DF  CAN Tyler Winsor
18 DF  CAN Ben Collingwood
19 FW  CAN Hassan Kamara
20 FW  CAN Aaron Buckingham
21 MF  CAN Josh Murphy
22 FW  CAN Zach Hynes (captain)
23 FW  CAN Tyler Forsey
24 MF  CAN Haydn Maclean
FW  CAN Iain Gamba
DF  CAN Simon Pope

Youth

Since the 2011 relaunch of Youth soccer within the club, the Feildians have sent two provincial champions as NL representative to Canadian Soccer Association National Championship tournaments. In 2015 the Under 16 Boys squad finished in 8th place with a 1-4 record at the Surrey, British Columbia hosted tournament.[9] The same core group of Feildian youth players also represented NL at the Under 14 National Championships in Lethbridge, Alberta where they finished as winners of the consolation bracket.

FAA Academy Logo

One of the success stories to emerge from the Feildians Athletic Association Youth Academy since its relaunch in 2011 has been Striker Emmanuel Dolo. Dolo has played with the Senior squad on numerous occasions and participated in National Youth Squad camps, has had trials with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC & Montreal Impact Academy respectively.[10][11][12]

The 2016 summer season was the first to completely bridge the gap from Under 6s to Senior Soccer as the club will have a full youth academy in both boys and girls leagues from Under 6 up to Senior level soccer. All youth and senior teams compete under the Newfoundland & Labrador Soccer Association.

The Under-18 Boys team emerged as provincial champions and represented Newfoundland & Labrador at the U18 Cup in Vaughan, ON from October 5–10, 2016. The team finished 4th in Group A with a final record of 1-1-2 for 4 points and a goal difference of +/- 0. The team earned a notable tie (2-2) against eventual tournament champion, Quebec. Emmanuel Dolo finished the tournament tied as the leading scorer with 4 goals in 5 games. Felly Elonda (2), Kyle Williams (1), Erduan Limani (1) and Josh Taylor (1) also scored for the club during the tournament. The team finished the week in 8th place.[13]

Honours

References

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  2. "Feildians Athletic Association : Powered by GOALLINE". Site3109.goalline.ca. 1928-06-10. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  3. "Oldest Sports Teams In Canada...? | UrbanToronto". Urbantoronto.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  4. "Feildians Athletic Association : Powered by Goalline". Site3109.goalline.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  5. "Challenge Cup Archives" (PDF). Nlsa.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  6. "Holy Cross beats Laurentians, goes straight to final - Soccer". The Telegram. 2015-09-04. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  7. "Holy Cross wins Jubilee Trophy semifinal, will meet Kirby for crown - Soccer". The Telegram. 2015-09-03. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  8. "Challenge Cup playoff openers set - Soccer". The Telegram. 2016-09-21. Archived from the original on 2017-02-05. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  9. "Schedule & Results : U-16 Boys U-16 Girls : Qualification Stage" (PDF). Nlsa.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  10. "Star on the horizon - Sports". The Telegram. 2014-07-18. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  11. "Dolo's desire - Soccer". The Telegram. 2015-08-22. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
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  13. "Schedule & Results". Canada Soccer. 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
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