Capital City F.C. was a Canadian

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team based in

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, which joined the

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, in January 2011. Founded by Neil Malhotra, the club pitch was

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. In April 2012, the club announced it would no longer field a team in future seasons.Bytown Boys History
, '' Bytown Boys''. Retrieved on 11 August 2015.

History

Head coach Shaun Anthony Harris led Capital City into 2011–13 season as head coach and technical director. Capital City FC opened with a 2–0 loss on May 20, 2011, vs

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. The team quickly rebounded with a successful road trip where they beat both

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(1-0) and

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(2-1). On May 28, 2011, Forward Junior Ellis scored the first goal in franchise history in the 73rd minute in a match vs TFC Academy. Alex Destine scored the winning goal later on to give CCFC their first ever win. The next day, Capital City and goalkeeper

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earned their first clean sheet by beating Mississauga 1–0. CCFC extended their winning streak to three games on June 3, 2011, with a 2–1 victory of

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. Sullivan Silva scored the game's winning goal in the 39th minute. Just over a week later, on June 12, Capital City blanked the Windsor Stars 2–0 to improve to 4-1-0 on the season. The team continued their success and soon found themselves unbeaten in 12 games. They compiled many impressive victories on the way, including a 5–0 win on Canada Day over the

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, a 4–1 win over London City. and a 2-1 comeback victory versus the

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. Capital City FC continued their successful season within the

1st Division, qualifying for the playoffs as early as August 18, 2011, with six weeks remaining in the regular season. CCFC continued their consistent form by finishing the 2011 season on a nine-game unbeaten streak, scoring sixteen times and only allowing three goals against within that run. CCFC found themselves hosting the first round home and away aggregate series versus the

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, winning the series 3–2. CCFC advanced and hosted the

1st Division single match, semi-final versus the

winning in impressive fashion 5-0 and earned a 1st Division spot in the

1st Division "Cup Final" known as the CSL Championship. CCFC consistent results ran out with a 0–1 loss to eight time 1st Division champions

. The 2011 season was capped off with

award nominees CSL League MVP nominee Sullivan Silva, CSL Goalkeeper of the Year nominee Clint Irwin and CSL winner of rookie of the year honours Akil DeFreitas. CCFC also announced their annual awards with Sullivan Silva capturing team MVP and the CCFC Supporters Award, Casey Cordray defender of the year, Emir Zrnic taking the young player of the year award and Francis LeTourneau as the club's most determined player. CCFC had the top attendance for the

in 2011. In April 2013, CCFC stated it would no longer field a team in future seasons.

Club

Capital City FC was a non-profit organisation meant to enrich soccer at all levels in the

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. The club funded local youth soccer clubs, and had

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as its official youth club partner. In addition, CCFC was very active in recruiting local players from local universities and colleges, as well as amateur clubs. Soccer is one of the most popular recreational sports in

, but clubs like

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and the Montreal Impact didn't do very much scouting there, and so the city has a very large untapped pool of soccer talent. In this way, Capital City worked as a gateway to the bigger clubs in Canada and around the world.

Players and Staff

Senior Roster

''As of December 12, 2012''

Team Staff

''as of March 12, 2013'' Shaun Anthony Harris- Head Coach and Technical Director

Attendance

Capital City lead the CSL in average attendance, attracting over 1,000 fans to most of their home games. Peak attendance is believed to have been over 1,700 for their 2011 Givova Cup Semi-Final match against the

, a 5–0 win. Capital City FC's supporters group is called " Bytown Boys Supporters Club". The

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Boys bring much energy to CCFC home games and use popular chants used by

and

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supporters' groups, in addition to original chants.

Year-by-year

References

External links

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