Maritime Super Series
{{Short description|Soccer tournament in the Maritimes, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=March 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox sports league
| logo = Maritime Super Series.png
| logo_upright = 0.7
| alt =
| sport = Association football
| first = 2023
| teams = 3
| country = Canada
| region = The Maritimes
| champions = {{Ubl|Suburban FC (men, 2023)|Suburban FC (women, 2023)}}
}}
The Maritime Super Series is an annual soccer exhibition tournament contested by three teams in the Maritimes, Canada. The competition is a showcase series for a potential semi-professional League1 Canada competition for teams in the region, to be known as "League1 Atlantic".
Format and teams
The series was formed in response to an interest in the formation of a potential League1 Atlantic division that would form part of League1 Canada.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/new-soccer-tournament-aims-to-boost-competition-for-maritime-players-1.6857151|title=New soccer tournament aims to boost competition for Maritime players|first=Gareth|last=Hampshire|work=CBC News|date=May 27, 2023}} Three clubs, one from each Maritime province, participated in the inaugural 2023 edition of the men's and women's tournaments, which were played over three weekends and each culminated in a final.{{Cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/maritime-super-series-schedule/|title=The Maritime Super Series Schedule Is Here|date=May 3, 2023|work=Northern Tribune|first=John|last=Jacques}}{{cite web|url=https://league1canada.ca/article/2023-exhibition-series-the-story-so-far|title=2023 Exhibition Series: The story so far|date=June 8, 2023|work=League1 Canada}} The HFX Wanderers initially intended to field teams in the 2024 edition,{{cite web |last1=Bauman |first1=Martin |title=How close is the Halifax Wanderers women's soccer team to a reality? |url=https://www.thecoast.ca/news-opinion/how-close-is-the-halifax-wanderers-womens-soccer-team-to-a-reality-31955960#google_vignette |website=The Coast |access-date=March 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302133827/https://www.thecoast.ca/news-opinion/how-close-is-the-halifax-wanderers-womens-soccer-team-to-a-reality-31955960 |archive-date=March 2, 2024 |date=March 2, 2024 |quote=...the Wanderers' current plan is to [...] take part in a series of exhibition matches in 2024, ramping up for whenever League1 Atlantic has other teams ready to join. |url-status=live}} however, they ultimately did not.
In May 2024, it was announced that the competition would return for the 2024 season, but solely as a women's competition. Two clubs would return from 2023, while Suburban FC was replaced by United Dartmouth FC.{{cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/martime-super-series-returns-2024/|title=Martime Super Series Returns For 2024 Women’s Tournament|date=May 19, 2024|first=Nelson|last=Mahmoudi|work=Northern Tribune}}
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! Team !! Location !! 2023 !! 2024 | |||
| Suburban FC | Bedford, NS | {{yes|Participating}} | {{no|Did not enter}} |
| Winsloe Charlottetown Royals FC | Charlottetown, PEI | {{yes|Participating}} | {{yes|Participating}} |
| Fredericton Picaroons Reds | Fredericton, NB | {{yes|Participating}} | {{yes|Participating}} |
| United Dartmouth FC | Dartmouth, NS | {{no|Did not enter}} | {{yes|Participating}} |
2023 tournaments
= Men's =
{{2023 Maritime Super Series table (men)}}
{{Football box collapsible
| round = Final
| date = August 5, 2023
| time = 21:00 ADT
| team1 = Suburban FC
| goals1 = Greedy {{goal|17||35}}
Waters {{goal|30||75}}
Bent {{goal|41}}
Jaber {{goal|66||88}}
| score = 7–0
| report =
| team2 = Fredericton Picaroons Reds
| goals2 =
| stadium = Wickwire Field, Dalhousie University
| location = Halifax, Nova Scotia
| referee =
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= Women's =
{{2023 Maritime Super Series table (women)}}
{{Football box collapsible
| round = Final
| date = August 5, 2023
| time = 17:15 ADT
| team1 = Suburban FC
| goals1 = Kennedy {{goal|16}}
Longley {{goal|39||49|pen.|79|pen.}}
| score = 4–3
| report =
| team2 = Winsloe Charlottetown Royals FC
| goals2 = {{goal|21|o.g.}}
Lepine {{goal|50}}
MacIntyre {{goal|62}}
| stadium = Wickwire Field, Dalhousie University
| location = Halifax, Nova Scotia
| referee =
}}
2024 tournament
= Women's =
{{2024 Maritime Super Series table}}
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| round = Final
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See also
References
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