Kingston Clippers was a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Kingston, Ontario. The club was founded as a youth soccer club and added its semi-professional club in League1 Ontario in 2014.
The club was one of the ten original founding men's teams in League1 Ontario, which was established in 2014, as well as one of eight original founding women’s teams of the women's division, which was established in 2015. Both teams withdrew from the league following the 2016 season. The semi-professional team was originally known as Cataraqui Clippers in 2014.
Founded in 1981,[1] the club has operated for over 30 years as a youth soccer club, originally formed under the name Kingston Township Minor Soccer Association. In 1998, they adopted the name Cataraqui Clippers when Kingston Township and Pittsburgh Township amalgamated to form the city of Kingston.[2] In 2015, they again changed their name to Kingston Clippers.[3] In 2018, the club partnered with the city's university, Queen's University whose sports teams are known as the Queen's Golden Gaels, renaming the soccer club as Kingston Junior Gaels Soccer Club.[4]
In 2014, the semi-professional club was established to play in the newly formed League1 Ontario as one of the founding members.[5][6] While it was a semi-professional league, the club announced they would field a completely amateur side and play home games at St. Lawrence College.[7]
After finishing in last place during their inaugural season, the club named Christian Hoefler as new head coach. Hoefler was also the coach of the Queen's University soccer team. Approximately 60% of the Clippers roster would be composed of the university team's players to meet the league's age requirement rules. In addition, the local professional team, Kingston FC of the Canadian Soccer League folded after 2014, with some of the players joining the Clippers. The club also moved their home field to Queen's University's Tindall Field.[8] The club finished their second season with a 4–6–12 record, finishing 9th out of 12 teams.[9]
They added a women's club to participate in the inaugural women's divisionseason.[10] The club left both the men's and women's division in the league following the 2016 season.[11]
^Graham, Doug (April 27, 2016). "Kingston Cataraqui Clippers look for improvement". The Kingston Whig-Standard.
^Rowaan, Dave (January 29, 2015). "League 1 Ontario announces expansion teams for 2015 season". Waking The Red.
^"League 1 kicks off Ontario soccer season, offering a chance to rise up the ranks". CFJC-TV. April 28, 2017.
^"League1 Ontario Historical Standings Men's Division". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
^"Kingston Clippers History". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
^"Kingston Clippers Women History". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
December 15, 2023
kingston, clippers, canadian, semi, professional, soccer, club, based, kingston, ontario, club, founded, youth, soccer, club, added, semi, professional, club, league1, ontario, 2014, full, name, soccer, clubstadiumtindall, field, queen, universitywebsiteclub, . Kingston Clippers was a Canadian semi professional soccer club based in Kingston Ontario The club was founded as a youth soccer club and added its semi professional club in League1 Ontario in 2014 Kingston ClippersFull nameKingston Clippers Soccer ClubStadiumTindall Field Queen s UniversityWebsiteClub websiteThe club was one of the ten original founding men s teams in League1 Ontario which was established in 2014 as well as one of eight original founding women s teams of the women s division which was established in 2015 Both teams withdrew from the league following the 2016 season The semi professional team was originally known as Cataraqui Clippers in 2014 Contents 1 History 2 Seasons 3 Notable former players 4 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp Cataraqui Clippers logoFounded in 1981 1 the club has operated for over 30 years as a youth soccer club originally formed under the name Kingston Township Minor Soccer Association In 1998 they adopted the name Cataraqui Clippers when Kingston Township and Pittsburgh Township amalgamated to form the city of Kingston 2 In 2015 they again changed their name to Kingston Clippers 3 In 2018 the club partnered with the city s university Queen s University whose sports teams are known as the Queen s Golden Gaels renaming the soccer club as Kingston Junior Gaels Soccer Club 4 In 2014 the semi professional club was established to play in the newly formed League1 Ontario as one of the founding members 5 6 While it was a semi professional league the club announced they would field a completely amateur side and play home games at St Lawrence College 7 After finishing in last place during their inaugural season the club named Christian Hoefler as new head coach Hoefler was also the coach of the Queen s University soccer team Approximately 60 of the Clippers roster would be composed of the university team s players to meet the league s age requirement rules In addition the local professional team Kingston FC of the Canadian Soccer League folded after 2014 with some of the players joining the Clippers The club also moved their home field to Queen s University s Tindall Field 8 The club finished their second season with a 4 6 12 record finishing 9th out of 12 teams 9 They added a women s club to participate in the inaugural women s division season 10 The club left both the men s and women s division in the league following the 2016 season 11 Seasons editMen Season League Teams Record Rank Playoffs League Cup Ref2014 League1 Ontario 9 0 4 12 9th Group Stage 12 2015 12 4 6 12 9th Quarter finals2016 16 7 5 1 5th Eastern 11th Did not qualify Quarter finals2017 On hiatus2018 Ottawa Carleton League Premier 9 8 0 8 4th 13 2019 8 2 6 6 7th Women Season League Teams Record Rank Playoffs League Cup Ref2016 League1 Ontario 9 5 2 9 7th Quarter finals 14 2017 Ottawa Carleton League 8 7 3 4 3rd 2018 8 10 1 3 1st 2019 8 12 1 1 1st Notable former players editThe following players have either played at the professional or international level either before or after playing for the League1 Ontario team nbsp Ndzemdzela Langwa nbsp Jason Massie nbsp Ryan McCurdyReferences edit Kingston Clippers Soccer Club Community Information Centre of Ottawa Fletcher Alex May 29 2014 Introducing Cataraqui Clippers League1 Ontario About Us Jr Gaels Soccer MacDonald Shawn December 6 2018 Queen s Athletics partners with Kingston Clippers for Junior Gaels Program Queen s Golden Gaels Ontario launches provincial semi professional men s league Canadian Soccer Association April 8 2014 Archived from the original on July 4 2020 OSA announces League1 Ontario teams Ontario Soccer Association April 8 2014 Archived from the original on May 18 2014 Graham Doug May 1 2014 Clippers set to debut in new league The Kingston Whig Standard Graham Doug May 5 2015 Clippers new coach full of optimism The Kingston Whig Standard Graham Doug April 27 2016 Kingston Cataraqui Clippers look for improvement The Kingston Whig Standard Rowaan Dave January 29 2015 League 1 Ontario announces expansion teams for 2015 season Waking The Red League 1 kicks off Ontario soccer season offering a chance to rise up the ranks CFJC TV April 28 2017 League1 Ontario Historical Standings Men s Division Canadian Soccer History Archives Kingston Clippers History Canadian Soccer History Archives Kingston Clippers Women History Canadian Soccer History Archives Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kingston Clippers amp oldid 1083364243, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
