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Calgary Granted Approval For UWS Expansion

02/14/2017, 11:30am EST
By Admin

Foothills F.C. brings Canada’s highest level of women’s soccer to Calgary

CALGARY, AB, CANADA - United Women's Soccer (UWS) is excited to announce that Calgary Foothills Women's F.C. will be competing in the West Conference for the Summer 2017 season. The team will be playing at the highest league level of any female team in Canada and will provide elite soccer development & training to the female players in the region. This initiative is part of the Foothills F.C. mandate to provide Calgary players further high level opportunity as has been illustrated by the Foothills Men's PDL team which were the division and conference champions in 2016.

The franchise has been approved by UWS and sanctioned by Alberta Soccer, Canada Soccer Association (CSA) and the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF).

“We are excited to have Calgary join UWS,” said League Director Joe Ferrara, Jr. “In all my years as an administrator, I have seen many business plans and none have been more impressive than the one submitted by Foothills F.C. With its PDL men’s side, the organization has demonstrated that it is a professional operation on and off the field. Calgary Foothills will have the same positive impact on women's soccer in North America.”

Foothills WFC will be led by head coach Troye Flannery. Coach Flannery previously coached youth teams to National gold medals, coached the Calgary Storm Player Development League (PDL) team, assisted the Mariners PDL team in Abbotsford and is currently the head coach of the University of Calgary Women’s Soccer team. Coach Flannery is employed by Calgary Foothills Youth Club as the Girls Technical Director.

“Bringing this high-level of female soccer to Calgary has been a long journey that I am very pleased is moving forward,” said Flannery. “We wanted a standards based spring/summer league that will allow our players to maximize their development. An extension enabling motivated young adult female players to continue their development and training for post-secondary teams during the summer months as well as for professional and other opportunities. We have found this in the UWS and could not be more excited - we are ready to endear our supporters with an incredible Summer 2017.”

Foothills WFC will be supported by the Calgary Foothills Youth Club which has a strong youth program that includes back-to-back Canadian National Championship titles in their 2001 and 2002 girls groups. Foothills Youth Club also has Canadian International players Mya Jones and Sarah Kinzner. The UWS provides a club pathway for all women of Calgary to follow past their youth academy programs.

For more information, go to the team’s official website at www.foothillsfc.ca.

About Calgary Foothills F.C.: Calgary Foothills F.C. has a mandate to bring professional soccer to Calgary for both Men’s Soccer (PDL) and Women’s Soccer. Foothills FC is supported by Calgary Foothills Soccer Club which has achieved success at Provincial, National and International levels to provide a solid foundation for the franchise. Foothills FC believes that Calgary is a world class city and that the youth of Calgary deserve to have professional opportunities for advancement.

About United Women’s Soccer (UWS): UWS is a national women’s soccer league sanctioned by U.S. Soccer through the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA). UWS is a professionally operated league created for teams that meet high minimum standards. The season runs from May until the end of July, culminating in a National Championship match. The UWS player pool is comprised of college players, aspiring & former professionals and international stars. You can follow UWS on social media on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

UWS is managed by EDP, a leading soccer management company that runs a number of leagues and tournaments. In addition to UWS, EDP operates youth leagues that includes an NPL league, the EDP Super Club program, the EDP Premier League and the EDP Championship League. EDP also runs EDP Futures programs for U-7’s to U-12’s and it conducts more than 20 youth tournaments, including tournaments within its EDP Cup Series and EDP Showcase Series.

Media can contact UWS Director of Communications Jorma Kansanen by e-mail at Press@UWSSoccer.com. You can visit the league’s official website at UWSSoccer.com. Interested team applicants can contact League Director Joe Ferrara by e-mail at Joe@UWSSoccer.com.

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