BC Soccer is the governing body of adult and youth soccer in British Columbia , Canada. They are the head association for all FIFA affiliated soccer associations in BC . BCSA is located in Vancouver , British Columbia's largest city. There are different levels of play under this association. The British Columbia Soccer Premier League (BCSPL) is the highest level of play, followed by the Metro Select League (MSL), and then what was commonly known as "Gold", "Silver", "Bronze", and "House". These categories have now been changed to a divisional tiering beginning with Division 1, Division 2, and so on, where promotion and relegation processes align with professional leagues. These divisions are split by age, gender, and geographic location.
4-556: Each amateur league sends some of their teams to the British Columbia Provincial Soccer Championship . The BC Soccer Premier League or BCSPL is the highest level of youth soccer in the province. It was established in 2011 as a standards-based youth league in partnership with Vancouver Whitecaps FC to support player development pathways at the U13 to U18 age groups. Each season culminates with
8-755: The BC Premier Cup to determine a provincial champion, where the champions at the U15 and U17 levels will advance to the Canada soccer national championships . Below the BCSPL, regional youth soccer leagues are divided into tiers of Division 1 (formerly Metro), Division 2 (formerly Gold), and Division 3 (formerly Silver and Bronze), to ensure there is meaningful competition for each participating team. The highest ranked teams in Division 1 and Division 2 leagues qualify for
12-631: The Provincial A and B Cup competitions. source British Columbia Provincial Soccer Championship The British Columbia Provincial Soccer Championship is a soccer tournament organized by the British Columbia Soccer Association . The "A" tournament winners advance to Canada Soccer's National Championships for the Challenge Trophy (men) Jubilee Trophy women. It has a history of 122 years and
16-494: The men's 'A' championship competes for the 90-year-old Province Cup trophy. Teams qualify by final league standings or by winning their league cup. The number of berths and team seeding each league is awarded in each year's competition is determined annually by the Adult Competitions Committee. The cup competition brackets are created by a publicly accessible or open random draw out of a "hat". The format
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