TSS FC Rovers

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TSS FC Rovers
File:TSS Rovers new logo 2020.jpg
Short name TSS Rovers
Founded 1997
2017 (semi-pro team)
Stadium Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia
Stadium
capacity		 5,288
Coach Will Cromack (men)
Chelsey Hannesson (women)
League League1 British Columbia
2023 L1BC, 2nd; Playoffs, SF (men)
L1BC, 4th; Playoffs, SF (women)
Website Club home page
Current season

TSS FC Rovers, commonly referred to as TSS Rovers, are a Canadian soccer team based in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada that play in League1 British Columbia. Established for the 2017 PDL season by general manager Will Cromack and head coach Colin Elmes, the Rovers are the under-23 team of the TSS Academy, one of the largest soccer schools in British Columbia's Lower Mainland.[1]

History

Founding

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Club logo from 2017 to 2020

TSS (Total Soccer Systems) Academy was founded in 1997, based in Richmond, British Columbia.[2]

PDL and WPSL era

In late 2016, TSS purchased the rights to the Premier Development League franchise of the Washington Crossfire, and in the spring of 2017 fielded their first squad.[3][4] The club has a supporters group called the "Swanguardians," alluding to the Rovers' new home, Swangard Stadium, which was previously the home stadium of the Vancouver Whitecaps before the Caps joined the MLS.[4] The team has a stated policy of fostering Canadian talent, or players eligible for the Canadian men's national teams, stating every player must be "either a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or refugee or immigrant with an intent to one day wear the Maple Leaf."[5][6]

In 2018 the women's team was founded to play in the WPSL. Notable signings included Canada WNT players Jordyn Huitema and Julia Grosso.[7] In 2018, the men's team signed its first non-Canadian, Dutchman Nick Soolsma, a former Toronto FC midfielder, as player-coach.[8]

The club competed with the Victoria Highlanders for the Juan de Fuca Plate, awarded annually to the best PDL/USL League Two club in British Columbia.[9] The Rovers won it in 2018 and 2019.[10]

In 2020, the club updated their logo to include a sword fern, a plant indigenous to coastal BC.[11]

League1 BC era

On November 1, 2021 it was announced that the club would be playing in the inaugural season of League1 British Columbia.[12] In addition, TSS decided to emulate those German clubs that were partly owned by their fans, giving the fans voting rights and a say in the direction of the team.[13][14] Fans will own 49% of the team through this initiative.[15] After finishing second in the league standings in their first season, the men's team went on to defeat Varsity FC on penalty kicks in the Championship Final,[16] thereby qualifying for the national 2023 Canadian Championship.[17] TSS Rovers made their first appearance in the Canadian Championship on April 19, 2023, at Swangard Stadium, where they defeated Valour FC 3–1, becoming the first semi-pro team to knockout a professional team in Canadian Championship history.[18][19] They were then defeated by another CPL club, Pacific FC, in the quarter-finals.[20]

Current roster

Men

As of April 26, 2023 [21]
No. Pos. Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Justyn Sandhu      Canada
2 Defender Elijah Dos Santos      Canada
3 Defender Gabriel Escobar      El Salvador
4 Defender Benjamin Hultin      Canada
5 Defender Nicholas Burret      Canada
6 Midfielder Ali Zohar      Canada
7 Midfielder Connor MacMillan      Canada
8 Midfielder Ivan Mejia      Canada
9 Forward Massud Habibullah      Canada
10 Midfielder Matteo Polisi      Canada
11 Forward Erik Edwardson      Canada
12 Defender Grant Verhoeven      Canada
13 Midfielder Kyle Jones      Canada
14 Midfielder Tyler Dhillon      Canada
15 Forward John Joseph      Canada
16 Defender Naseeb Bains      Canada
17 Midfielder Danylo Smychenko      Ukraine
18 Defender Christopher Schmit      Canada
19 Defender Brennan Slawter      Canada
20 Midfielder Taylor Richardson      Canada
21 Defender Shaya Zarjampour      Canada
24 Defender Nikolas Papakyriakopoulos      Canada
29 Defender Fugo Segawa      Japan
30 Goalkeeper Ahmed Hassona      Canada

Women

As of July 1, 2022 [22]
No. Pos. Player Nation
— Goalkeeper Mae Hobensheild      Canada
— Goalkeeper Julia McDonald      Canada
— Goalkeeper Kirstin Tynan      Canada
— Defender Cassie Chan      Canada
— Defender Jessica Fennell      Canada
— Defender Chantaya Ipsen      Canada
— Defender Reese Moffat      Canada
— Defender Molly Quarry      Canada
— Defender Brooklyn Tidder      Canada
— Defender Joanna Verzosa-Dolezal      Canada
— Defender Claire Ye      Canada
— Midfielder Kathleen Aitchison      Canada
— Midfielder Harmeet Dadrao      Canada
— Midfielder Stella Downing      Canada
— Midfielder Madi Elcombe      Canada
— Midfielder Ella Gagno      Canada
— Midfielder Megan Lauener      Canada
— Midfielder Jessica Merk      Canada
— Midfielder Maya Rogers      Canada
— Midfielder Shayla Chorney      Canada
— Midfielder Aislin Streicek      Canada
— Forward Raya Athwal      Canada
— Forward Katie Bishop      Canada
— Forward Isabella Muzzolini      Canada

Year-by-year

Men

Year Div League Record Regular season Playoffs Juan de Fuca Plate Canadian Championship Top scorer Ref
2017 4 USL League Two[lower-alpha 1] 3–3–8 6th, Northwest Did not qualify Runner-up Not eligible Daniel Davidson (5) [23]
2018 5–2–7 4th, Northwest Did not qualify Winner Zach Verhoven (5)
2019 3–2–9 6th, Northwest Did not qualify Winner Matteo Polisi (6) [24]
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Did not enter due to COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions
2022 3 League1 British Columbia 6–4–2 2nd Champions 2nd[lower-alpha 2] Not eligible Erik Edwardson (10) [25]
2023 9–2–3 2nd Semi-finals 2nd[lower-alpha 2] Quarter-finals Massud Habibullah (8) [25]
  1. ↑ The USL League Two was known as "Premier Development League" until 2018
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Juan de Fuca Plate became a combined men's and women's competition beginning in 2022

Women

Year League Record Regular season Playoffs Juan de Fuca Plate Interprovincial Championship Top scorer Ref
2018 Women's Premier Soccer League 3–2–2 4th, Northwest – – N/A Jenna Baxter (5) [26]
2019 4–0–4 5th, Northwest – – [26]
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Did not enter due to COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions
2022 League 1 British Columbia 6–3–3 4th Did not qualify 2nd[lower-alpha 1] Did not qualify Claire Ye (5) [27]
2023 6–3–5 4th Semi-finals 2nd[lower-alpha 1] Delana Friesen (7) [27]
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Juan de Fuca Plate was a combined men's and women's competition beginning in 2022

Notable former players

The following players have played at the professional or senior international level either before or after playing for the PDL/WPSL/L1BC team.

Men

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Women

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Honours

Men

Major

Champions (1): 2022

Minor

Winners (2): 2018, 2019
Runners-up (1): 2017

Combined

Runners-up (1): 2022, 2023

Supporters

The team is supported by The Swanguardians, a small group of supporters who stand at the south end of the pitch and support the team with banners, smoke displays, and original chants made primarily from Canadian songs.[28][29] The group was formed in 2017 shortly after the founding of the team, and continues to support its former players in their college, professional, and national team careers on social media through their #AlwaysARover hashtag.

References

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