The Calgary Caledonian Football Club, better known as the Calgary Callies, is a Canadian soccer club which currently plays in the Alberta Major Soccer League.Alberta Major Soccer League
History
This club was founded on April 26, 1904. Over the years they have become a dominant club in Alberta and Canadian soccer.
In 2007, the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame inducted the Calgary Caledonians from 1907 as a team of distinction."Team of Distinction" on The Soccer Hall of Fame of Canada Calgary Caledonians were unofficial champions of Canada in 1907, 1908 and 1909 winning the People's Shield in each of those years.Calgary Caledonia 1907 at Canadian Soccer History They won the championship of Western Canada in 1906 by beating Minnedosa 2–0 in Manitoba. The Callies great run in the People's Shield began in 1907, a year in which they dominated the Calgary League, winning 14 of the 16 games played with two being drawn. The People's Shield finals were played in Winnipeg, where the Callies beat Toronto Thistles in the semi-final and Winnipeg Brittania 1–0 in the final. The team won the championship of Alberta six times between 1908 and 1923."Canada: The People Shield" at Canadian Soccer History
The Calgary Callies played at the Canadian National Challenge Cup in 1999 and 2000 as the Calgary Celtic SFC.
In April 2008 the Callies sent senior players Chris Kooy and André Duberry to Livingston F.C. and youth player Charlie Beaulieu to Kilmarnock FC for a 2-week trial.
Year-by-year Year League AMSL League Table Alberta Provincials Canadian Nationals 1998 AMSL 1st ?? DNQ 1999 AMSL 1st Champion Champion 2000 AMSL 1st Champion 4th 2001 AMSL 1st ?? DNQ 2002 AMSL 1st 3rd 4th 2003 AMSL 2nd Champion Champion 2004 AMSL 1st Champion 9th 2005 AMSL 1st 5th DNQ 2006 AMSL 1st Champion 2nd 2007 AMSL 1st Champion Champion 2008 AMSL 1st Champion Champion 2009 AMSL 3rd Champion 4th 2010 AMSL 7th DNQ DNQ 2011 AMSL 4th Runners Up DNQ 2012 AMSL 3rd 3rd Place DNQ 2013 AMSL 2nd 3rd Place DNQ 2014 AMSL 3rd Champion 2nd
Honours Canadian National Challenge Cup Champions (4): 1907(People's Shield), 1908(People's Shield), 1909(People's Shield), (Calgary Celtic) 1999, 2003, 2007, 2008"Soccer in Alberta", Soccer Hall of Fame Runners-up (2): 2006, 2014 4th Place: 2009 9th Place: 2004 Alberta Senior Provincial Championship Champions (10): 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014 Runners Up (1): 2011 5th Place: 2005
References
External links Official website