League1 Alberta

In 2021, a group of clubs from British Columbia, Alberta, and Manitoba organized the 2021 Summer Series, a series of friendly soccer matches played between Western Canadian soccer clubs to showcase a potential national second division.{{cite web|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/10wvL8R3kBDkT9R3HUYAASSkkalQYudQ5/view|title=Press Release: Central League 1 2022 Exhibition Series|date=May 5, 2022|work=Calgary Foothills FC}} In 2022, another exhibition showcase was organized by four clubs – three from Alberta (Calgary Foothills FC, Edmonton Scottish, BTB Soccer Academy) and one from Manitoba (FC Manitoba) – as 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, League1 Alberta was announced with an exhibition series being organized, with six clubs participating (five in each gendered division) – the Calgary Foothills, Edmonton Scottish, St. Albert Impact, and BTB Soccer Academy would field teams of both genders, while Cavalry FC would field a team in the men's series and the Calgary Blizzard in the women's division.{{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 first matches were played on May 12, 2023,{{cite tweet|user=league1alberta|number=1648021395241328640|title=Opening day announced|date=April 17, 2023}} with an official league season planned to be launch for the following season.{{cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/league1-alberta-in-the-works/|title=League1 Alberta In The Works|date=January 19, 2023|work=Northern Tribune}}{{cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/league1-alberta-coming/|title=Official:League1 Alberta Exhibition Series Confirmed|date=March 10, 2023|first=David|last=Parkes|work=Northern Tribune}}

In December 2023, it was announced that the league would officially be sanctioned for official competition under the League1 Canada umbrella for the 2024 season, with seven clubs participating in each division.{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/league1-canada-announces-expansion-to-alberta|title=League1 Canada announces expansion to Alberta|date=December 7, 2023|work=Canadian Premier League}}{{cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/league1-alberta-joins-league1-canada-alliance/|title=League1 Alberta Joins League1 Canada Alliance|date=December 8, 2023|first=Nelson|last=Mahmoudi|work=Northern Tribune}}

Currently eight men's teams and eight women's teams have been announced to participate in the 2025 season, of which five are based in Greater Calgary and three are based in Greater Edmonton.

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{{Location map~ | Canada Calgary |lat= 51.1054 |long= -114.2459|label=Callies United|position=right|mark=Red pog.svg}}

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