Harbourside FC

Harbourside FC

Full name	Harbourside Football Club
Founded	2022
Stadium	Q’unq’inuqwstuxw Stadium (Nanaimo District SS)
Capacity	1500
League	League1 British Columbia
2023	L1BC, 8th (men) L1BC, 5th (women)
Website	Club website

Harbourside Football Club is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Nanaimo, British Columbia that plays in League1 British Columbia.

History

The club was officially unveiled on October 19, 2022, as an expansion club in League1 British Columbia for the 2023 season in both the men's and women's division. The club will have an affiliation with youth club Nanaimo United FC, as well as Vancouver Island University. Their home field will be at the Q’unq’inuqwstuxw Stadium of Nanaimo District Secondary School, with a capacity of 1500, with a goal of eventually expanding to a capacity of 3500. The majority of their inaugural squads featured a majority of players from the Nanaimo and Vancouver Island area, complemented by some players from outside of the Island.

The club debuted on April 29, 2023 against Unity FC in League1 British Columbia in both the men's and women's divisions. In their debut matches, the men drew 1-1, while the women were defeated 2-1, with the teams setting a League1 British Columbia record with 1216 people in attendance. The men's team earned the franchise's first win in a 1-0 victory over Nautsa’mawt FC on May 7. The women's team won their first ever match on May 13, defeating TSS FC Rovers.

Players

As of 5 May 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK CAN Marko Ilich 30 GK CAN Callum Weir 13 DF CAN Declan Brown 21 DF CAN Matthew Coburn 14 DF CAN Fergus Hall 11 DF CAN Jonathan McKenzie 2 DF CAN Jordan McKinty 16 DF CAN Charlie Purcell 18 DF CAN Kyle Rothnie 7 MF EGY Hussein Behery 15 MF CAN Noah Bilodeau 8 MF CAN Tysen Chatani 19 MF CAN Alex Dedame

No. Pos. Nation Player 6 MF CAN Rhys Faragher 9 MF CAN Matthew Mehrassa 12 MF FRA Mowbray Beghin 3 MF CAN Juan Rubiano 4 MF ENG Daniel Tume Tsaru 20 FW CAN Taylor Arbour 10 FW CAN Billy Bagiopoulos 5 FW CAN Nathan Chow — FW CAN Callum Magog 22 FW CAN Ambrose Tinmouth 17 CAN Maxwell Dadzie — CAN Sebastian Yan

Seasons

Men

Season	League	Teams	Record	Rank	Playoffs	Juan de Fuca Plate	Ref
2023	League1 British Columbia	8	1–2–9	8th	did not qualify	7th

Women

Season	League	Teams	Record	Rank	Playoffs	Juan de Fuca Plate	Ref
2023	League1 British Columbia	8	5–2–7	5th	did not qualify	7th