Rush Canada Soccer Academy is a Canadian
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 ...
club based in
Oakville, Ontario that competes in the men's and women's divisions of
League1 Ontario. The men play in the third tier League2 Ontario, while the women play in the second tier League1 Ontario Championship.
History
Rush Canada was founded in 2014, as a division of
Rush Soccer (which was founded in 1997 with the
Colorado Rush Colorado Rush may refer to:
* Colorado Rush, a youth and adult soccer club based in Littleton, Colorado and owned by Rush Soccer
** Flatirons Rush SC, a semi-professional soccer team formerly known as the Colorado Rush SC that competes in USL Leagu ...
). Rush Soccer is the largest soccer organization in the world. In 2021, they began participating in the
League1 Ontario U19 and U21 reserve divisions. In 2023, they won the U19 men's summer reserve division title and the U19 women's fall reserve division title. In September 2023, it was announced that they would join
League2 Ontario, the third tier of
League1 Ontario, as an official license holder. In February 2024, it was announced that the women would debut in the second tier League1 Ontario Championship, following
St. Catharines Roma Wolves
St. Catharines Roma Wolves (also known as St. Catharines Wolves or simply Roma Wolves), are a Canadian association football, soccer team, founded in 1967. The team currently plays in the semi-professional League1 Ontario in both the men's and Lea ...
's decision to self-relegate. Their inaugural matches occurred on April 21 in League cup action, with the women's team defeating
Master's FA 5-0, while the men fell to
Burlington SC 2-0.
References
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Association football clubs established in 2014
Soccer clubs in Ontario
League1 Ontario teams
Sports clubs and teams in Oakville, Ontario
Rush Soccer