Khalsa Sporting Club
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Khalsa Sporting Club is a Canadian soccer team based in Coquitlam, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. Founded in 1995, the team plays in Pacific Coast Soccer League
Pacific Coast Soccer League
The Pacific Coast Soccer League is a soccer league featuring teams from British Columbia, although the league has also featured teams from Washington in the past as well...

 (PCSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid
American Soccer Pyramid
The United States soccer pyramid is a term used in soccer to describe the structure of the league system in the United States. The country's governing body for the sport, the United States Soccer Federation , oversees the system but does not operate any of its component leagues—with one temporary...

, which features teams from western Canada and the Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest
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 region of the United States of America.

The team plays its home matches in at Percy Perry Stadium
Percy Perry Stadium
Percy Perry Stadium is a multi-purpose, fully lit stadium in Coquitlam, British Columbia. It was built for the 1991 B.C. Summer Games, as part of the district's 100th anniversary, and has featured events with crowds of over 4,000 spectators...

, where they have played, on and off, since 2007. The team's colors are red, black and white.

For an etymology and meaning of the Club's name, see Khalsa
Khalsa
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.

History

Khalsa was originally formed by members of the Sikh
Sikh
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 community in the greater Vancouver
Vancouver
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 area. They were known as New Westminster Khalsa until 2004.

Current roster



Azad Palani
Dauphin Ngongo

Year-by-year

Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs Open Canada Cup
1995 4 PCSL 7th Did not qualify
1996 4 PCSL 7th Did not qualify
1997 4 PCSL 4th Did not qualify
1998 4 PCSL 4th Did not qualify
1999 4 PCSL 7th Did not qualify
2000 4 PCSL 3rd Did not qualify
2001 4 PCSL 7th Did not qualify
2002 4 PCSL 3rd Did not qualify
2003 4 PCSL 1st Did not qualify
2004 4 PCSL on hiatus
2005 4 PCSL 2nd, South Did not qualify Did not qualify
2006 4 PCSL 4th Did not qualify
2007 4 PCSL 7th Did not qualify
2008 4 PCSL 4th Did not qualify
2009 4 PCSL

Honors

  • Sheila Anderson Memorial (Challenge) Cup Winners 2005
  • PCSL Champions 2003
  • Sheila Anderson Memorial (Challenge) Cup Winners 2003
  • Sheila Anderson Memorial (Challenge) Cup Winners 2002
  • Sheila Anderson Memorial (Challenge) Cup Winners 2000

Stadia

  • Queen’s Park; New Westminster, British Columbia (1995–2006)
  • Gates Park; Port Coquitlam, British Columbia (2008)
  • Percy Perry Stadium
    Percy Perry Stadium
    Percy Perry Stadium is a multi-purpose, fully lit stadium in Coquitlam, British Columbia. It was built for the 1991 B.C. Summer Games, as part of the district's 100th anniversary, and has featured events with crowds of over 4,000 spectators...

    ; Coquitlam, British Columbia (2007; 2009–present)
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