Rivers FC is a Canadian semi-professional football club based in Kamloops, British Columbia that competes in League1 British Columbia.

Rivers FC

Full name	Rivers Football Club
Founded	November 5, 2021; 10 months ago (2021-11-05)
Stadium	Hillside Stadium Kamloops, British Columbia
Capacity	1,060
Head coach	John Antulov (men) Jost Hausendorf (women)
League	League1 British Columbia
2022	L1BC, 5th (men) L1BC, 7th (women)
Website	Club website
Current season

History

The club was officially unveiled on November 5, 2021, as an inaugural license holder for the first season of the new semi-professional League1 British Columbia in 2022.[1] The club's name is derived from the North Thompson River and South Thompson River which converge in Kamloops.[2] The club will field teams in both the male and female divisions,[3][4] and the team is affiliated with Thompson Rivers University, announcing that the head coaches of the men's and women's Thompson Rivers WolfPack teams will serve as the head coaches for the Rivers male and female teams.[5][6][7] The team is expected to serve as a good recruiting tool for the university, as well as to keep the school's players playing in the offseason.[8] The club is expected to use both the TRU's Hillside Stadium and McArthur Island Park as its home field.[9] In December, they announced a relationship with youth club Thompson Okanagan FC to develop their player pathway.[10][11] They also announced the formation of a reserve team, called Rivers FC II, that will play in the Pacific Coast Soccer League.[12][13]

Their inaugural matches occurred on May 22, at home, against Altitude FC for both the men and women.[14] In their debut matches, the men's team drew 1-1, while the women won their match 2-0, with a combined attendance of over 700 watching both matches.[15][16]

Players

Current squad

As of 17 May 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  CAN Jackson Gardner 2 DF  ESP Jan Pirretas Glasmacher 4 DF  DEN Mikkel Rosenlund 5 DF  CAN Elijah dos Santos 6 MF  CAN Akwasi Agyekum 7 FW  CAN Dylan Hooper 10 MF  CAN Patrick Izett 11 FW  CAN José Hernández 12 MF  CAN Jonathan Rinaldi 14 MF  CAN Daniel Sagno 15 MF  UZB Daler Tokhirov 17 MF  CAN Denzel Marican 18 FW  CAN Kyle Hansen 21 MF  CAN Marco Favaro 22 MF  SOM Abdelaziz Yousef 27 MF  CAN Marques Scott

No. Pos. Nation Player 29 GK  CAN Alessandro Lizzi 30 DF  CAN Domenico Comita 31 GK  ENG Olivier Jumeau — MF  CAN Dylan Wells — GK  CAN Evan Scholes — FW  ENG Charlie Waters — DF  CAN Finlay Mcphie — DF  CAN Steffen Masaites — DF  CAN Rhett Freiter — DF  CAN Ethan Furlong — DF  COL Julian Calderon — DF  GER Robert Schwiering — DF  CAN Adam Calne — MF  GER Jeremiah Kasteleiner

Personnel

Name	Position
Keith Liddiard	General Manager
Mark Pennington	Technical Director
John Antulov	Men's Head Coach
Hee Young Chung	Men's and Women's Assistant Coach
Justin Donaldson	Men's Assistant Coach
Kevin Brechin	Athletic Therapist
Luis Adamo	Men's Goalkeeper Coach
Jost Hausendorf	Women's Head Coach

Seasons

Men

Women

Notable players

The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the League1 BC team:

Men

Women

References