# Pacific Coast Soccer League

The Pacific Coast Soccer League is an amateur soccer league, currently featuring teams from British Columbia. In the past, clubs from Washington and Oregon have competed. The Pacific Coast Soccer League is a recognized fourth-division league in the American Soccer Pyramid which features teams from western Canada and the Pacific Northwest.
The league has a short, 2.5-month summer season. The league winners are not eligible for any higher cup competitions; however, most players participate in a winter league, such as the VMSL, VISL or FVSL, where teams do participate in BC Provincial Cup qualification. Several clubs are directly affiliated and managed by local university soccer programs looking to keep their players in form and build team chemistry over the off-season.
The league fielded both men's and women's premier and reserve leagues with varying numbers of teams until 2014 when the league was reduced to one men's division. The current PCSL was reconstituted thereafter as a separate entity in 1995. Since 1989, the highest ranking PCSL Canadian team plays for the John F. Kennedy Cup against the Oregon Adult Soccer Association champion and the Washington State Adult Soccer Association champion.
As of 2017, the PCSL no longer operates a men's reserve division, or any women's divisions. After a four-year hiatus, John F. Kennedy Cup matches were announced to resume in 2018, with two British Columbia teams facing off against teams from Oregon.

## Teams
### Men's Premier

Following teams are listed with the league for the 2022 season.
| Teams | Affiliation | City | Home field | Manager |
| FC Tigers Vancouver | | Burnaby, British Columbia | Burnaby Lake Field | Farivar Torabi |
| Kamloops Rivers FC 2 | Rivers FC | Kamloops, British Columbia | Hillside Stadium | Jost Hausendorf |
| Khalsa Sporting Club | | New Westminster, British Columbia | Queen's Park Stadium | Parm Gill |
| Mid-Isle Mariners | Vancouver Island University Men's Soccer | Nanaimo, British Columbia | Nanaimo District Secondary School | Jeff Howe |
| Okanagan FC | | Kelowna, British Columbia | Apple Bowl | Andrew Stevenson |
| Penticton Pinnacles | Excelsior Rotterdam | Penticton, British Columbia | King's Park | Dale Anderson |
| Phytogen Koinonia | | Coquitlam, British Columbia | Towncentre Stadium | Kyung-hun Gee |
| Victoria United FC | University of Victoria | Victoria, British Columbia | Centennial Stadium | Nico Craveiro |
| Westcastle International Academy | | Victoria, British Columbia | Starlight Stadium | Eddie Mukahanana |
| Fusion FC | | Richmond, British Columbia | Hugh Boyd Secondary School | Steve Millar |
| Port Moody SC | | Port Moody, British Columbia | Trasolini Field | Srdjan Djekanovic |

## Challenge Cup winners

The Challenge Cup is with the top four teams, or the host team and the top three, competing in a straight knockout tournament seeded by league standings.

### Reserve Women – Bill Gillespie Challenge Cup
## Former men's PCSL teams
### Modern era

* 86ers Reserves (1995–1996)
* Abbotsford Athletes in Action (1995–2001)
* Abbotsford Magnuson-Ford SC (2014–2015)
* ASA Devils (2018)
* Athletic Club of BC (2010)
* Bellingham Marlins (1998–1999)
* Columbus Clan F.C. (2005)
* Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC (2012–2014)
* EDC Burnaby (2013–2014)
* Fiji Saints (1995)
* FK Pacific (2006–2007)
* Fraser Valley Action (2002–2009)
* Ismaili (1995)
* Kamloops City Blaze (2004–2005)
* Kamloops Excel (2010–2011)
* Kamloops Heat (1995–1999, 2013–2016)
* Langley Athletic (2012)
* Mid-Isle Highlanders FC (2011)
* Okanagan Challenge (1995–2012)
* Peace Arch United (2007–2008)
* Penticton Pinnacles (1997–2006)
* PoCo City FC (2012)
* Port Moody SC (2017)
* PSSA Rapids (2001–2008)
* Richmond Clan (2004)
* Seattle Hibernian Saints (1995–2006)
* Seattle Wolves (2008)
* Surrey Eagles (2014)
* Surrey United (1999–2009, 2011)
* Team BC (2001–2003)
* UBC Alumni (1995)
* Vancouver Explorers (1998–2002)
* Vancouver Thunderbirds (2010–2017)
* Vancouver United FC (2016–2018)
* Victoria United (1995–2014)
* Whitecaps FC Reserves (2005–2006)
* Whitecaps FC Prospects (2008–2009)

### Clubs timeline
## Former women's PCSL teams

* Abbotsford Athletes in Action (1999–2001)
* Bellingham Marlins (1999)
* Hibernian & Caledonian (1999–2005)
* Kamloops City (2005)
* Kamloops UCC Alumni (1999–2003)
* Kelowna United (2008)
* Okanagan Challenge (1999–2000, 2004)
* Okanagan Predators (2002–2003)
* Portland Rain (2000–2003)
* PSSA Rapids (2007–2008)
* Semiahmoo SC (2008–2010)
* Skagit Valley (2000)
* Sportstown TSS (2005)
* Surrey United (2001–2009)
* Tacoma Pride (2000–2001)
* Team BC (2001–2003)
* Vancouver Explorers (1999–2000)
* Vancouver Thunderbirds (2006)