The Langley United U13 soccer team is looking to add one more championship to the trophy case.
The boys’ soccer team leaves for Prince George on July 3 to battle against seven other soccer clubs from around the province at the Les Sinnott Memorial Boys Provincial Cup. The tournament was formerly called the Provincial B Cup.
It runs July 4 to July 7.
“The goal was to finish in the top three or four and make a run for the league Cup,” said coach Will Bailie.
And the team did better than that, winning both the league title and the Cup title.
Those titles gave them a berth in the Coastal Cup. They came up short for a third title.
But their season was still successful enough to qualify them for provincials, which begin July in Prince George.
“This was an absolute surprise,” Bailie said about qualifying.
“To be seen as one of the top eight teams in their age group in the entire province is pretty impressive.”
Bailie knows his team is in tough against the best squads from around the province, but he is confident, too.
“Their ability to change and make adjustments tactically from game to game depending on their opponents,” he said about the team’s biggest strength.
“And they have never lost to the same twice.”
The team is grouped with Saanich Fusion FC, Williams Lake Storm and the Nelson Selects.
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The Langley FC U14 girls team is also a the Provincial B Cup championships in North Vancouver.
The team is in a pool with the Powell River Surge, the Prince George Kodiaks and the Nelson Selects.
