North Shore Girls SC
{{Use Canadian English|date=December 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Short description|Canadian soccer team}}
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North Shore Girls Soccer Club was a Canadian women's soccer team based in North Vancouver, British Columbia that played in the Women's Premier Soccer League. The club continues to operate as a youth club.
History
North Shore Girls SC was founded in 1986 as a youth soccer club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sd44.ca/ProgramsServices/Academies/SoccerAcademy/PublishingImages/SD44%20Soccer%20Academy%20Info%20Night%202021-2_C.pptx|title=NVSD Soccer Academy|work=North Vancouver School District}}
In 2015, they hosted a pair of friendlies against the Cameroon national team.{{cite web|url=https://www.nsnews.com/local-sports/north-shore-soccer-team-set-to-host-cameroon-for-pair-of-world-cup-tune-ups-3010952|title=North Shore soccer team set to host Cameroon for pair of World Cup tune-ups|date=May 12, 2015|work=North Shore News}}
In 2016, they added a team in the Women's Premier Soccer League.{{Cite web|url=http://bcsoccerweb.com/nsgsc-presents-the-wpsl/|title=NSGSC Presents the WPSL|date=May 20, 2016|work=BC Soccer Web}} They made their debut on May 21, becoming the first Canadian team to play in the WPSL, against OSA Seattle FC, losing 4-1.{{cite web|url=https://www.nsnews.com/local-sports/north-shore-girls-team-makes-historic-debut-in-international-soccer-league-3033316|first=Andy|last=Prest|date=May 27, 2016|title=North Shore Girls team makes historic debut in international soccer league|work=North Shore News}} They recorded their first victory on June 4, defeating Eugene Timbers FC Azul 3-1.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028081534/http://wpsl.info/team/index.php?tid=250|title=NSGSC|url=http://wpsl.info/team/index.php?tid=250|archive-date=October 28, 2016|work=Women's Premier Soccer League}} The team featured many local Canadian players and a complement of NCAA players playing in the school summer break.{{Cite web|url=http://sounderswomen.com/Team/NewsItem/206|title=Sounders Women open at NSGSC|date=May 25, 2017|work=Seattle Sounders Women}} The team did not return to the league in 2018.{{cn|date=December 2021}}
Seasons
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!Year !League !{{tooltip|Record|Wins, draws, losses}} !Regular season !Playoffs !Ref |
2016
| rowspan=2|WPSL | 4–1–5 | 5th, Northwest | ? | [https://web.archive.org/web/20161028081534/http://wpsl.info/team/index.php?tid=250] |
2017
| 4–2–2 | 3rd, Northwest | ? | [https://web.archive.org/web/20170805200349/http://www.wpsl.info/team/index.php?tid=250] |
Notable former players
The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the WPSL team:
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- {{flagicon|CAN}} Emma Fletcher
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Selenia Iacchelli
- {{flagicon|PHI}}{{flagicon|CAN}} Jaclyn Sawicki
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