Whitby FC

{{Infobox football club

| clubname = Whitby FC

| image = Whitby FC logo.png

| upright = 0.8

| fullname = Whitby Football Club

| nickname =

| founded = {{start date and age|2015}}

| stadium = Whitby Soccer Centre

| capacity =

| chrtitle =

| chairman =

| mgrtitle = Head Coach

| manager = Ramin Mohammadi (men)
Rich Hirst (women)

| league = League1 Ontario

| season = 2024

| position = L1O-C, 8th (men)
L1O-C, 9th (women)

| current = 2024 League1 Ontario season

| website = https://www.whitbysoccer.com/page/show/2812831-league-1-darby-fc

}}

Whitby Football Club is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Whitby, Ontario that plays in the League1 Ontario men's and women's divisions. The club was founded in 2015 as Darby FC as a partnership between Whitby FC and Darlington SC.

Founders

The club was founded in 2015 as a joint partnership between Durham Region clubs Darlington Soccer Club and Whitby Soccer Club with the name Darby coming from name blending the two names.{{cite web|url=https://www.durhamregion.com/community-story/6211755-darlington-whitby-soccer-clubs-join-forces-to-form-darby-fc/|title=Darlington, Whitby soccer clubs join forces to form Darby FC|date=December 30, 2015|work=Clarington This Week}}{{cite web|url=https://www.durhamregion.com/community-story/9503916-women-s-soccer-in-durham-region-hits-interesting-new-heights/|title=Women's soccer in Durham Region hits interesting new heights|date=July 16, 2019|first=Brian|last=McNair|work=Durham Region News}}

=Darlington SC=

File:Darby_Founders.png

Darlington Soccer Club is a youth soccer club from the municipality of Clarington. Its roots date back to the foundation of the Darlington Soccer League founded in 1880; which is argued to be the oldest in Canada.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsengine.com/article/soccer/stewards-soccer-tradition?referrer_id=1792419#_ga=2.52543080.1571126977.1612023561-2021698227.1612023561|title=Stewards of a soccer tradition|date=July 11, 2016|work=Sports Engine|first=Al|last=Buczkowski}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.darlingtonsoccerclub.ca/page/show/2326900-about-darlington-soccer-club|title=About Darlington Soccer Club|work=Darlington Soccer Club}}

=Whitby FC=

Whitby FC is a youth soccer club in Whitby, Ontario. It was founded in 1966 as the Whitby Iroquois SC. In 2016, the club rebranded as Whitby FC with a new logo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitbysoccer.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425115949/http://www.whitbysoccer.com/|archive-date=April 25, 2017|title=Home of Whitby FC}}

History

File:Darby_FC_logo.jpg

The club's first team entered the women's division of League1 Ontario in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/news_article/show/616479|title=Darby FC Bolsters Eastern Ontario League1 Presence|date=March 19, 2016|work=League1 Ontario}} Their inaugural game resulted in a 1–1 draw with North Mississauga SC.{{Cite web|url=https://www.durhamregion.com/community-story/6720667-durham-united-fa-soccer-clubs-off-to-nice-start-in-league1-ontario/|title=Durham United FA soccer clubs off to nice start in League1 Ontario|date=June 13, 2016|work=Oshawa This Week}} They finished their debut season in eighth place, out of nine clubs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/news_article/show/1230516|title=A Bluffer’s Guide to Darby|date=June 23, 2022|work=League1 Ontario|first=Matt|last=Bates}}

In 2018, Darby added their men's team to the men's league,{{cite web|url=https://www.wakingthered.com/2018/3/16/17126148/league1-ontario-releases-their-2018-schedule-canada-soccer-toronto-fc-academy|title=League1 Ontario releases their 2018 schedule|first=Robin|last=Glover|date=March 16, 2018|work=Waking The Red}} which is one division below the top-tier Canadian Premier League.{{Cite web|url=https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/meet-the-aussie-carving-out-a-player-coach-career-in-canada|title=Former NPL defender Alfred Hess is out to make a name for himself as both a player and coach in Canada.|date=January 24, 2020|first=John|last=Davidson|work=The World Game}} Many of the players on their inaugural roster came from the prior year's Durham United FA roster, as Durham did not enter a team for the 2018 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.wakingthered.com/2018/6/20/17477658/l1o-game-of-the-week-late-equalizer-seals-alliance-united-draw-league-1-ontario-toronto-fc-academy|title=L1O Game of the Week: Late equalizer seals Alliance United draw|date=June 20, 2018|first=Robin|last=Glover|work=Waking The Red}} Their debut match on April 28, 2018 was against the Woodbridge Strikers and resulted in a 1–1 draw.{{cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/news_article/show/912108|title=Match Preview: Darby FC v Woodbridge Strikers|date=April 27, 2018|work=League1 Ontario}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/news_article/show/913254|title=Late Paredes Strike Snatches Draw For Woodbridge Away To Darby|first=Irene|last=Halis|date=April 30, 2018|work=League1 Ontario}}

In December 2024, the club announced the re-branding of their League1 Ontario team to Whitby FC for the 2025 season.{{Cite web|url=https://league1ontario.com/article/darby-rebranding-to-whitby-for-the-2025-season/|title=Darby rebranding to Whitby for the 2025 season|date=December 13, 2024|work=League1 Ontario}}

Seasons

=Men=

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!Season

!League

!Teams

!{{tooltip|Record|Wins, draws, losses}}

!Rank

!Playoffs

!League Cup

!Ref

2018

|rowspan="6"|League1 Ontario

|17

|6–3–7

|9th

|Group stage

|Round of 16

|{{cite web|url=http://cansha.coffeecup.com/l1omen.html|title=League1 Ontario Historical Standings Men's Division|work=Canadian Soccer History Archives}}

2019

|16

|7–2–6

|9th

|Did not qualify

|–

2020

|colspan="6"|Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic{{cite web |title=League1 Ontario cancels Fall season plans for 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions |url=https://canpl.ca/article/league1-ontario-cancels-fall-season-plans-for-2020-due-to-covid-19-restrictions |website=Canadian Premier League |date=September 4, 2020}}

2021

|15

|3–3–6

|6th, East (12th overall)

|Did not qualify

|–

2022

|22

|7–4–10

|13th

|Did not qualify

|–

2023

|21

|6–5–9

|14th

|Did not qualify

|–

2024

|League1 Ontario Championship

|10

|5–2–11

|8th

|–

|Round of 16

=Women=

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!Season

!League

!Teams

!{{tooltip|Record|Wins, draws, losses}}

!Rank

!Playoffs

!League Cup

!Ref

2016

|rowspan="4"|League1 Ontario

|2–3–11

|8th

|–

|Preliminary Round

|{{cite web|url=http://cansha.coffeecup.com/l1owomen.html|title=League1 Ontario Historical Standings Women's Division|work=Canadian Soccer History Archives}}

2017

|11

|2–2–16

|11th

|–

|Round of 16

2018

|13

|1–1–10

|12th

|Did not qualify

|Round of 16