St. Albert Soccer Association Impact FC is a Canadian women's

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team based in

St. Albert, Alberta St. Albert is a city in Alberta on the Sturgeon River northwest of the City of Edmonton. It was originally settled as a Métis community, and is now the second-largest city in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region. St. Albert first received its town ...

that plays in United Women's Soccer.

History

The St. Albert Soccer Association was founded in 1999 as a youth soccer club. The club is one of seven Alberta clubs to be a Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) National Youth License Member. In 2021, the club joined the US-based pro-am United Women's Soccer as an expansion franchise, becoming the league's second Canadian club after

Calgary Foothills WFC Calgary Foothills WFC is a Canadian soccer club based in Calgary, Alberta that currently plays in United Women's Soccer. The club was founded as a youth club in 1972 and in 2017 as a UWS franchise. The team is the women's team of Calgary Foothi ...

. The team's budget is $100,000-$150,000 depending on travel. Their initial season was in jeopardy, after missing the deadline to be approved by the

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to apply for cross-border play, but after being given a 24 hour extension, they were able to complete their registration. For their initial season, they were to play a shortened six-game season due to the

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. In their debut match, on July 2, they defeated Calgary Foothills 1-0. The match was the first all-Canadian UWS match. Ultimately they were only able to play four of the six matches for the season.

Seasons

References

{{United Women's Soccer Women's soccer clubs in Canada United Women's Soccer teams St. Albert, Alberta Soccer clubs in Alberta Expatriated football clubs