Nanaimo United FC

Nanaimo United was first formed in 1903.{{cite web|url=https://league1bc.ca/article/nanaimo-united-building-blocks-to-a-big-future/|title=Nanaimo United: Building blocks to a big future|date=April 9, 2025|work=League1 British Columbia}}

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The semi-professional team was officially unveiled on October 19, 2022, under the name Harbourside FC, as an expansion club in League1 British Columbia for the 2023 season in both the men's and women's division,{{cite web|url=https://league1bc.ca/video/league1-bc-welcomes-harbourside-football-club-as-newest-license-holder-and-first-ever-expansion-team|title=League1 BC welcomes Harbourside Football Club as newest license holder, and first ever expansion team|date=October 19, 2022|work=League1 BC}} with an affiliation with youth club Nanaimo United FC, as well as Vancouver Island University.{{cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/league1-bc-harbourside-fc/|title=League1 BC Expands To Nanaimo With Harbourside FC|date=October 19, 2022|work=Northern Tribune|first=John|last=Jacques}} Their home field will be at the Q’unq’inuqwstuxw Stadium of Nanaimo District Secondary School, with a capacity of 1500, with a goal of eventually expanding to a capacity of 3500.{{Cite web|url=https://www.timescolonist.com/sports/nanaimos-harbourside-fc-set-to-join-highlanders-in-league1-bc-5980821|title=Nanaimo's Harbourside FC set to join Highlanders in League1 B.C.|date=October 19, 2022|first=Cleve|last=Dheensaw|work=Times Colonist}}{{Cite web|url=https://nanaimonewsnow.com/2022/10/19/semi-pro-league1-soccer-expands-to-nanaimo-through-new-harbourside-fc-team/|title=Semi-pro League1 soccer expands to Nanaimo through new Harbourside FC team|date=October 19, 2022|work=Nanaimo News Now|first=Alex|last=Rawnsley}} The majority of their inaugural squads featured a majority of players from the Nanaimo and Vancouver Island area, complemented by some players from outside of the Island.{{Cite web|url=https://nanaimonewsnow.com/2023/04/29/nanaimo-soccer-players-ready-for-another-level-above-as-harbourside-fc-debuts/|title=Nanaimo soccer players ready for ‘another level above’ as Harbourside FC debuts|date=April 29, 2023|work=Nanaimo News Now|first=Alex|last=Rawnsley}}

The club debuted on April 29, 2023 against Unity FC in League1 British Columbia in both the men's and women's divisions.{{Cite web|url=https://nanaimonewsnow.com/2023/02/16/countdown-officially-on-for-harbourside-fcs-debut-in-nanaimo/|title=Countdown officially on for Harbourside FC’s debut in Nanaimo|date=February 16, 2023|work=Nanaimo News Now|first=Alex|last=Rawnsley}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/sports/nanaimos-new-soccer-club-harbourside-fc-about-to-debut/|title=Nanaimo’s new soccer club Harbourside FC about to debut|date=April 28, 2023|first=Greg|last=Sakaki|work=Nanaimo News Bulletin}} In their debut matches, the men drew 1-1, while the women were defeated 2-1, with the teams setting a League1 British Columbia record with 1216 people in attendance.{{Cite web|url=https://nanaimonewsnow.com/2023/04/30/a-good-reaction-from-us-harbourside-fc-men-salvage-draw-as-women-fall-just-short/|title=‘A good reaction from us:’ Harbourside FC men salvage draw as women fall just short|date=April 30, 2023|work=Nanaimo News Now|first=Alex|last=Rawnsley}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/sports/record-setting-crowd-sees-nanaimos-harbourside-fc-play-first-soccer-games/|title=Record-setting crowd sees Nanaimo’s Harbourside FC play first soccer games|date=April 30, 2023|first=Greg|last=Sakaki|work=Nanaimo News Bulletin}} The men's team earned the franchise's first win in a 1-0 victory over Nautsa’mawt FC on May 7.{{cite web|url=https://nanaimonewsnow.com/2023/05/08/harbourside-fc-notch-first-win-in-franchise-history/|title=Harbourside FC notch first win in franchise history|date=May 8, 2023|work=Nanaimo News Now}} The women's team won their first ever match on May 13, defeating TSS FC Rovers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.campbellrivermirror.com/sports/nanaimos-harbourside-fc-boasts-strong-campbell-river-presence/|title=Nanaimo’s Harbourside FC boasts strong Campbell River presence|first=Edward|last=Hitchins|date=May 16, 2023|work=Campbell River Mirror}}

In 2025, they announced that the team would be re-named Nanaimo United FC to match the youth club, which the team wanted to use as their name originally, but were denied due to league branding restrictions at the time, which were now lifted.{{cite web|url=https://nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/02/09/name-change-coming-for-nanaimo-semi-pro-soccer-franchise/|title=Name change coming for Nanaimo semi-pro soccer franchise|first=Alex|last=Rawnsley|date=February 9, 2025|work=Nanaimo News Now}}{{cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/harbourside-rebrand-nanaimo-united/|title=Harbours Unite: Harbourside FC becomes Nanaimo United for 2025|date=February 11, 2025|work=Northern Tribune|first=Nelson|last=Mahmoudi}}

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