Rivers FC

This article is about the Canadian soccer team. For the Nigerian team, see Rivers United F.C.
Rivers FC
Full nameRivers Football Club
FoundedNovember 5, 2021
StadiumHillside Stadium
Kamloops, British Columbia
Capacity1,060
Head coachJohn Antulov (men)
Jost Hausendorf (women)
LeagueLeague1 British Columbia
2023L1BC, 6th (men)
L1BC, 8th (women)
WebsiteClub website

Rivers FC is a Canadian semi-professional football club based in Kamloops, British Columbia that competes in League1 British Columbia.

History

The club was officially unveiled on November 5, 2021, as an inaugural license holder for the first season of the new semi-professional League1 British Columbia in 2022. The club's name is derived from the North Thompson River and South Thompson River which converge in Kamloops. The club will field teams in both the male and female divisions, and the team is affiliated with Thompson Rivers University, announcing that the head coaches of the men's and women's Thompson Rivers WolfPack teams will serve as the head coaches for the Rivers male and female teams. The team is expected to serve as a good recruiting tool for the university, as well as to keep the school's players playing in the offseason. The club is expected to use both the TRU's Hillside Stadium and McArthur Island Park as its home field. In December, they announced a relationship with youth club Thompson Okanagan FC to develop their player pathway. They also announced the formation of a reserve team, called Rivers FC II, that will play in the Pacific Coast Soccer League.

Their inaugural matches occurred on May 22, at home, against Altitude FC for both the men and women. In their debut matches, the men's team drew 1-1, while the women won their match 2-0, with a combined attendance of over 700 watching both matches. In their inaugural season, the men finished in fifth, while the women finished in seventh.

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 Evan Scholes
2 DF ESP Jan Pirretas Glasmacher
3 DF KOR Minwoo Kang
5 DF CAN Elijah Dos Santos
6 DF CAN Domenico Comita
7 FW CAN Dylan Hooper
9 FW GHA Ayman Sahmuddeen
11 FW GER Jost Hausendorf
12 MF CAN Jonathan Rinaldi
13 DF CAN Steffen Masaites
17 MF CAN Denzel Marican
18 MF CAN Khalil Dos Santos
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF CAN Ethan Furlong
21 MF CAN Marco Favaro
22 FW CAN Finn Marshall
26 MF CAN Cole Jackson
30 GK ENG Olivier Jumeau
— DF CAN Matthew Hanks
— DF CAN Bhagvir Sidhu
— MF CAN Alesandro Comita
— MF CAN Justin Donaldson
— MF CAN Marques Scott
— MF CAN Justin Wallace

Personnel

Name Position
Keith Liddiard General manager
Mark Pennington Technical director
John Antulov Men's Head Coach
Hee Young Chung Men's and Women's Assistant Coach
Justin Donaldson Men's Assistant Coach
Kevin Brechin Athletic Therapist
Luis Adamo Men's Goalkeeper Coach
Jost Hausendorf Women's Head Coach

Seasons

Men

Season League Teams Record Rank Playoffs Juan de Fuca Plate Ref
2022 League1 British Columbia 7 3–4–5 5th did not qualify 4th
2023 8 4–4–6 6th did not qualify 8th
  1. The Juan de Fuca Plate is a combined men's and women's competition that combines both squads results

Women

Season League Teams Record Rank Playoffs Juan de Fuca Plate Ref
2022 League1 British Columbia 7 1–1–10 7th did not qualify 4th
2023 8 1–0–13 8th did not qualify 8th
  1. The Juan de Fuca Plate is a combined men's and women's competition that combines both squads results

Notable players

The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the League1 BC team:

Men

Women