# Whitby FC

Whitby Football Club is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Whitby, Ontario that plays in the League1 Ontario men's and women's divisions. The club was founded in 2015 as Darby FC as a partnership between Whitby FC and Darlington SC.

## Founders

The club was founded in 2015 as a joint partnership between Durham Region clubs Darlington Soccer Club and Whitby Soccer Club with the name Darby coming from name blending the two names.

### Darlington SC

Darlington Soccer Club is a youth soccer club from the municipality of Clarington. Its roots date back to the foundation of the Darlington Soccer League founded in 1880; which is argued to be the oldest in Canada.

### Whitby FC

Whitby FC is a youth soccer club in Whitby, Ontario. It was founded in 1966 as the Whitby Iroquois SC. In 2016, the club rebranded as Whitby FC with a new logo.

## History

The club's first team entered the women's division of League1 Ontario in 2016. Their inaugural game resulted in a 1–1 draw with North Mississauga SC. They finished their debut season in eighth place, out of nine clubs.
In 2018, Darby added their men's team to the men's league, which is one division below the top-tier Canadian Premier League. Many of the players on their inaugural roster came from the prior year's Durham United FA roster, as Durham did not enter a team for the 2018 season. Their debut match on April 28, 2018 was against the Woodbridge Strikers and resulted in a 1–1 draw.
In December 2024, the club announced the re-branding of their League1 Ontario team to Whitby FC for the 2025 season.

## Seasons
### Men

| Season | League | Teams | Record | Rank | Playoffs | League Cup | Ref |
| 2018 | League1 Ontario | 17 | 6–3–7 | 9th | Group stage | Round of 16 | |
| 2019 | League1 Ontario | 16 | 7–2–6 | 9th | Did not qualify | – | |
| 2020 | League1 Ontario | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | League1 Ontario | 15 | 3–3–6 | 6th, East (12th overall) | Did not qualify | – | |
| 2022 | League1 Ontario | 22 | 7–4–10 | 13th | Did not qualify | – | |
| 2023 | League1 Ontario | 21 | 6–5–9 | 14th | Did not qualify | – | |
| 2024 | League1 Ontario Championship | 10 | 5–2–11 | 8th | – | Round of 16 | |

### Women

| Season | League | Teams | Record | Rank | Playoffs | League Cup | Ref |
| 2016 | League1 Ontario | 9 | 2–3–11 | 8th | – | Preliminary Round | |
| 2017 | League1 Ontario | 11 | 2–2–16 | 11th | – | Round of 16 | |
| 2018 | League1 Ontario | 13 | 1–1–10 | 12th | Did not qualify | Round of 16 | |
| 2019 | League1 Ontario | 14 | 6–1–6 | 8th | Quarter-finals | – | |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | League1 Ontario Summer Championship | 7 | 1–1–4 | 7th | – | – | |
| 2022 | League1 Ontario | 20 | 9–0–9 | 10th | Did not qualify | – | |
| 2023 | League1 Ontario | 19 | 4–4–10 | 16th | Did not qualify | – | |
| 2024 | League1 Ontario Championship | 10 | 4–4–10 | 9th | – | Semi-finals | |

## Notable former players

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

### Men

* Kashiff de Jonge
* Trivine Esprit
* Steven Furlano
* Stefan Lamanna
* Shawn-Claud Lawson
* Taylor Lord
* Cale Loughrey
* Frantz Pangop
* Joe Zupo

### Women

* Alicia Zaban
* Christine Exeter