2017-18 VMSL Recap

2017-18 VMSL Recap


2017-18 VMSL Recap


2018 Mens Nationial Championships

BCT Rovers Tigers United have come through the grueling 5 game national club championship tournament in Saskatoon this past Thanksgiving with British Columbia's first Challenge Cup since 2004. The team went undefeated and was awarded the Fair Play Award on top of the Championship. Nick Soolsma was the Tournament MVP and the Tournament Golden Boot with 9 goals in 5 games. The win capped off BCT Rovers Tigers United's premier division title and Provincial Cup Championship season.

EDC Burnaby FC M in their debut season won the VMSL Masters A Cup and Over 35 Provincial A Cup and participated in the Western Canadian Masters Championships in Richmond in September. They lost 0-1 to Alberta in the final.


2018 Men's Provincial Cup Champions

Congratulations to the following VMSL teams who won a men's provincial cup championship in 2018:

  • BCT Rovers Tigers United A – Senior Men’s Provincial A Cup Champions
    MVP – Nick Soolsma
  • EDC FC Burnaby M – Deryl Hughes Masters Over 35 Provincial Cup Champions
    MVP – Ducivan De Souza Nascimento
  • West Van FC U21 – Doug Day Under 21 Provincial Cup Champions
    MVP – Nicholas Glavas
  • Vancouver Strikers – Keith Millar Senior Men’s Provincial B Cup Champions
    MVP – Arved Poetter

2018 Men's Provincial Cup Qualifying Teams

Congratulations to the 26 VMSL teams who have qualified for Provincial Cup play in 2018 based on cup and/or league performance: 

  • BCT Rovers Tigers United A*, Pegasus FC, West Van FC A, Croatia SC A, Club Inter (holders), Rino's Tigers* – Senior Men’s Provincial A Cup
  • West Van FC M*, Coq Metro Ford PCE (holders), Westside FC M-A, EDC FC Burnaby M*, PCOV M-A – Deryl Hughes Masters Over 35 Provincial Cup
  • Coq Metro Ford Junior Wolves*, West Van FC U21*, Faly Academy Soccer U21, EDC FC Burnaby U21, BCT Rovers Tigers United U21 – Doug Day Under 21 Provincial Cup
  • Vancouver Greencaps A (holders), Coq Metro Ford Lupi*, 13th Legion FC, Metropolitan A, Gastown FC, Vancouver Strikers – Keith Millar Senior Men’s Provincial B Cup
  • NVFC Norvan Lions M-A*, Croatia SC Stallions, IG Micromed Dragons, ICSF Columbus FC M-B – O35 Men’s Provincial B Cup (new for 2018)
*Seeded


2017-18 VMSL League Cup Champions

Congratulations to the following VMSL league cup champions this season:

  • Rino's Tigers – Imperial Cup Champions - MVP: Declan Rodriguez
  • Coq Metro Ford Lupi – Division 2 Cup Champions - MVP: Matthew Krivak
  • West Van FC U21 – Under 21 Cup Champions - MVP: Chase Taylor-Robins
  • EDC FC Burnaby M – Masters A Cup Champions - MVP: Bernard Rockson
  • ICSF Columbus FC M-B – Masters B Cup Champions - MVP: Kevin Colbow
2017-18 CUP GOLDEN BOOTS 

  • 4 Goals - Mamadi Camara, CCB LFC United – Imperial Cup
  • 7 Goals - Patrick Fitzgerald, Vancouver Greencaps – Division 2 Cup
  • 5 Goals - Chase Taylor-Robins, West Van FC U21 – Under 21 Cup
  • 6 Goals - Steven Frazao, PCOV M-A – Masters A Cup
  • 6 Goals - William Foulkes, IG Micromed Dragons – Masters B Cup

2017-18 VMSL Divisional Champions

Congratulations to the following VMSL divisional champions this season:


  • BCT Rovers Tigers United A – Premier Division Champions
  • NVFC Norvan Lions A – Division 1 Champions
  • Coq Metro Ford Junior Wolves – Under 21 Division Champions
  • Coq Metro Ford Lupi – Division 2A Champions
  • Vancouver Greencaps A – Division 2B Champions
  • Westside FC Black Aces – Division 3A Champions
  • West Coast Saints – Division 3B Champions
  • Vancouver Greencaps B – Division 3C Champions
  • West Van FC M – Over 35 Premier Division Champions (undefeated season)
  • NVFC Norvan Lions M-A – Over 35 Division 1 Champions
  • FC Serbia United M-A – Over 35 Division 2 Champions
  • ICSF Columbus FC M-B – Over 45 Premier Division Champions
  • Pacific 96ers – Over 45 Division 1 Champions
2017-18 DIVISIONAL GOLDEN BOOTS

  • 19 goals - David Malamura, Croatia SC A – Premier Division
  • 22 goals - Steven Deblasio, ICSF Columbus FC A – Division 1
  • 22 goals - Emmanuel Ekeh, BCT Rover Tigers United U21 – Under 21 Division
  • 17 goals - Gavin Lytton, Vancouver Strikers – Division 2A
  • 20 goals - Michael Long, Gastown FC – Division 2B
  • 15 goals - Eoin Brady, Strathcona United – Division 3A
  • 15 goals - Arran Murphy, West Coast Saints – Division 3B
  • 17 goals - Sunmin Kim, FC Ui – Division 3C
  • 27 goals - Tiarnan King, Coq Metro Ford M-A PCE – Over 35 Premier Division
  • 17 goals - Jesse Symons, NVFC Norvan Lions M-A – Over 35 Division 1
  • 16 goals - Branko Jerkovic, FC Serbia United M-A – Over 35 Division 2
  • 25 goals - Kevin Colbow, ICSF Columbus FC M-B – Over 45 Premier Division
  • 24 goals - Peter Petrean, Pacific 96ers – Over 45 Division 1