Harbourside FC

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.[1] The club will have an affiliation with youth club Nanaimo United FC, as well as Vancouver Island University.[1][2] 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.[3][4] 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.[5]

The club debuted on April 29, 2023 against Unity FC in League1 British Columbia in both the men's and women's divisions.[6][7] 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.[8][9] The men's team earned the franchise's first win in a 1-0 victory over Nautsa’mawt FC on May 7.[10] The women's team won their first ever match on May 13, defeating TSS FC Rovers.[11]

As of 5 May 2023[12]

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