Edmonton BTB SC

{{Infobox football club

| clubname = BTB SC

| image = BTB SC logo.png

| fullname = Born to Be Soccer Club

| founded = 2013

| nickname =

| stadium = Clarke Stadium
Edmonton, Alberta

| capacity = 5,100

| owntitle = Founder

| owner = Kondeh Mansaray

| chrtitle = Men's Head coach

| chairman = Cedric Kaze

| mgrtitle = Women's Head coach

| manager = Andreas Shilin

| league = League1 Alberta

| season = 2024

| position = L1AB, 6th(men)
L1AB, 4th (women)

| website = https://www.btbsoccer.com/

| current = 2025 League1 Alberta season

}}

Born to Be Soccer Club is a Canadian soccer team based in Edmonton, Alberta that plays in League1 Alberta.

History

BTB Academy was founded in 2013 by Kondeh Mansaray.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUw0Wfu-39g&ab_channel=TSN|title=Davies gives back as ambassador at the Born To Be Soccer Academy in Edmonton|date=December 1, 2022|work=TSN}}{{Cite web|url=https://league1alberta.com/article/btb-developing-a-pathway/|title=BTB developing a pathway|date=April 1, 2025|work=League1 Alberta}} Canadian national team player Alphonso Davies was a member in his youth and currently serves as an ambassador for the club and regularly joins the club for training and sponsors and donates equipment to the club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-ZUmgoqHgQ&ab_channel=OneSoccer|title=Born to Be - OneSoccer Stories|work=OneSoccer|date=April 4, 2020}} In 2020, BTB became an academy, with approximately 450 players.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alphonso-davies-dieu-merci-michel-btb-edmonton-fifa-world-cup-1.6670831|title=Alphonso Davies-backed soccer club inspires Edmonton kids to achieve their goals|date=December 1, 2022|first=Andrea|last=Huncar|work=CBC}} In December 2021, the club was named as a Canada Soccer Quality Soccer Provider.{{Cite web|url=https://albertasoccer.com/three-alberta-member-groups-appointed-as-quality-soccer-providers/|title=Three Alberta member groups appointed as Quality Soccer Provides|date=December 14, 2021|work=Alberta Soccer Association}}

In 2022, the club participated in an exhibition showcase was organized by four clubs in an entity known as Central League1.{{cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/central-league1-exhibition-2022/|title=Is A League1 Prairies In The Pipeline?|date=May 6, 2022|first=David|last=Parkes|work=Northern Tribune}} In March 2023, the club joined the League1 Alberta exhibition series.{{cite news |date=March 10, 2023|title=League1 Alberta Exhibition Series confirms participating clubs for 2023|url=https://onesoccer.ca/a/league1-alberta-exhibition-series-confirms-participating-clubs-for-2023|work=OneSoccer}}{{cite web|url=https://albertasoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/PressRelease_L1ABClubs.pdf|title=League1 Alberta Exhibition Series Clubs Confirmed|work=Alberta Soccer Association|date=March 10, 2023}} The following season, the league had its first official season.{{cite web|url=https://canadiansoccerdaily.com/2023/12/07/league1-alberta-becomes-fourth-provincial-league-to-join-league1-canada-umbrella/|title=League1 Alberta becomes fourth provincial league to join League1 Canada umbrella|date=December 7, 2023|work=Canadian Soccer Daily}}