Evolution FC
{{short description|Semi-professional soccer club}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Evolution FC
| image = File:EvolutionFC.jpg
| upright = 0.8
| fullname =
| nickname =
| founded = 2024
| stadium = Percy Perry Stadium
| capacity =
| chrtitle = Owner
| chairman = Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC
| mgrtitle = Head Coach
| manager = Les Krivak (men)
Liam Carter (women)
| league = League1 British Columbia
| season =
| position =
| current = 2025 League1 British Columbia season
| website = https://www.evolutionfc.ca/
}}
Evolution FC is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Coquitlam, British Columbia that plays in League1 British Columbia.
History
In July 2024, it was announced that Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC was awarded an expansion franchise to play in the men's and women's divisions of League1 British Columbia for the 2025 season.{{cite web|url=https://league1bc.ca/article/evolution-fc-to-join-league1-bc-in-2025/|title=Evolution FC to join League1 BC in 2025|work=League1 British Columbia|date=July 23, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/league1-bc-coquitlam-evolution-fc-expansion/|first=John|last=Jacques|title=Coquitlam Calls: League1 BC Adds Evolution FC For 2025|date=July 23, 2024|work=Northern Tribune}} The club will play out of Percy Perry Stadium at Town Centre Park, which has been the home of Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC for several years. The club played their inaugural matches on April 4, 2025, with both clubs drawing TSS FC Rovers 2-2, however the women's team illegally substituted a previously substituted player in the 90th minute, resulting in the match being changed to a 3-0 forfeit loss.{{Cite web|url=https://aftn.ca/eight-goals-and-a-substitute-mix-up-kicks-off-the-new-league1-bc-season/|title=Eight goals and a substitute mix-up kicks off the new League1 BC season|date=April 5, 2025|work=Away from the Numbers|first=Corey|last=Almond}}{{Cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/league1-canada-womens-review-2025-week-1/|title=League1 Canada Women’s Review: Week 1|date=April 16, 2025|work=Northern Tribune|first=David|last=Parkes}} In the following matchday on April 12, both teams earned their first victories with the men winning 1-0 and the women winning 3-1, both over Nanaimo United.{{Cite web|url=https://aftn.ca/evolution-get-first-l1bc-victories-after-nanaimo-double/|title=Evolution get first L1BC victories after Nanaimo double|date=April 14, 2025|first=John|last=May|work=Away from the Numbers}}
References
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{{League1 British Columbia}}
{{British Columbia Sports}}
Category:League1 British Columbia clubs
Category:Soccer clubs in British Columbia