The Calgary Caledonian Football Club, better known as the Calgary Callies, is a Canadian

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club which currently plays in the

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History

This club was founded on April 26, 1904. Over the years they have become a dominant club in Alberta and Canadian soccer. In 2007, the

Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame The Canada Soccer Hall of Fame honours people and institutions for their contributions to Canadian soccer. It was founded in 1997 by the Ontario Soccer Association and was originally located in Vaughan, Ontario. As of 2019, the Canada Soccer Ha ...

inducted the Calgary Caledonians from 1907 as a team of distinction. Calgary Caledonians were unofficial champions of Canada in 1907, 1908 and 1909 winning the People's Shield in each of those years. They won the championship of Western Canada in 1906 by beating Minnedosa 2–0 in Manitoba. The Callies great run in the People's Shield began in 1907, a year in which they dominated the Calgary League, winning 14 of the 16 games played with two being drawn. The People's Shield finals were played in Winnipeg, where the Callies beat Toronto Thistles in the semi-final and Winnipeg Brittania 1–0 in the final. The team won the championship of Alberta six times between 1908 and 1923."Canada: The People Shield" at Canadian Soccer History
/ref> The Calgary Callies played at the

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in 1999 and 2000 as the Calgary Celtic SFC. In April 2008 the Callies sent senior players

Chris Kooy Christopher John Kooy (June 11, 1982 – August 21, 2020) was a Canadian soccer player who played for FC Edmonton in the North American Soccer League. Career Professional In 2004, Kooy played a championship season with Mount Royal College (Vote ...

and

André Duberry André Duberry (born August 24, 1982) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for FC Edmonton in the North American Soccer League. Career Youth and college Born in Calgary, Alberta, Duberry played four years of college soccer at the M ...

to Livingston F.C. and youth player Charlie Beaulieu to

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for a 2-week trial.

Year-by-year

Honours

*Canadian National Challenge Cup **Champions (4): 1907(People's Shield), 1908(People's Shield), 1909(People's Shield), (Calgary Celtic) 1999, 2003, 2007, 2008"Soccer in Alberta", Soccer Hall of Fame
/ref> **Runners-up (2): 2006, 2014 **4th Place: 2009 **9th Place: 2004 *Alberta Senior Provincial Championship **Champions (10): 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014 **Runners Up (1): 2011 **5th Place: 2005

References

External links

Official website
{{Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame Soccer clubs in Calgary Association football clubs established in 1904

Soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...