Kingston FC (CSL)

Kingston FC is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The team was awarded a franchise in 2011 as a member of the Canadian Soccer League, the third tier of soccer in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the only professional soccer league in Canada. The Club began First and Second Division CSL play on May 5th, 2012 in their inaugural 2012 season. In their 2nd CSL season, the Club was the surprise of the league capturing the 2013 CSL 1st division regular season championship. Following wins in their quarter- and semi-finals, Kingston FC's 1st Division team was defeated by SC Waterloo 3-1 for the CSL Playoff Championship on November 3rd, 2013 in Niagara Falls. In their just-completed third season of operations, the Kingston FC Club earned a sweep of the CSL 2nd Division league and playoff championships. The Kingston FC 2nd Division team completed the 2014 season with an 18 game consecutive unbeaten streak. The Reserves posted a glittering 12 win, 1 loss and 3 tie season mark to win the division by 13 points. They rolled into quarter-final and semi-final playoff wins against Brampton United Reserves (4-1) and Niagara United Reserves (5-1). They completed their remarkable 2014 campaign on October 26th in the CSL 2nd division championship finals against SC Waterloo, winning by a 2-0 final score to capture the league's playoff championship trophy. The Kingston FC 1st Division team also qualified for the 2014 CSL playoffs, after completing a strong finish with a four game unbeaten streak to take 3rd place in the regular season division standings. Kingston FC's senior team posted an 8 win, 6 loss and 4 tie season mark, and led the 1st Division in goals scored for the second straight season. The club won an exciting 3-0 quarter-final match in extra-time against the Serbian White Eagles, but then dropped a 2-1 heartbreaker against Toronto Croatia in the semi-final game on an 89th minute goal. In September, Kingston FC also announced the launch of a Professional Soccer Youth Academy for young players aged 13 and up. The Kingston FC Academy launches its advanced soccer training and development programs on October 13th, 2014.