CHRONOLOGY OF YUKON
SOCCER DEVELOPMENT
Sources: the Yukon Archives' newspaper microfilms, and Dave's memory. We would like this chronology to be as complete and correct as possible. Please let the soccer office know of any additions or corrections you may have: soccer@polarcom.com
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1962 |
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May 2 |
First Whitehorse Executive formed - Leo Van Vugt is 1st President |
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May 6 |
First exhibition soccer game in Whitehorse |
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May 27 |
First official game in Whitehorse - Firth Canucks vs 918 Construction |
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918 Construction team is 1st Whitehorse League champions (25 wins/7 losses) |
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July 29 |
Elsa beats Whitehorse All-Stars 5-1 in first inter-community game held in Whitehorse. |
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Sept.1 |
First community games held in Elsa. Taylor & Drury lost 4-2 to Calumet, Firth Canucks lost 5-1 to Elsa |
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Sept.9 |
Firth Canucks become 1st Whitehorse soccer playoffs champions. They beat Taylor & Drury 5-2 in the final. |
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1963 |
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July 7/8 |
Whitehorse, Elsa and Cassiar play for Yukon Cup |
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1964 |
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Soccer Association first registered as a Society - Norm Chamberlist is the President |
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1965 |
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President is Ron Stevenson - Elsa wins the Yukon Cup. |
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1966 |
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July 1 |
First game on a grass field at F.H.Collins Secondary School |
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1967 |
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President is Alex Dickson. Junior Soccer School planned |
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1968 |
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Yukon wins Alaska All-City Cup - Franz Langbank is organizer |
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1973 |
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Yukon Senior Men's team play Vancouver Firefighters in Canadian Senior Men's Championship. They lost the game 6-1. |
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Yukon Men's team competes at the Canada Games for the first time. The Games were held in B.C. |
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1974 |
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Inuvik, NWT plays in Whitehorse for the first time. |
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1977 |
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Yukon Men's team competes at the Canada Games for the second time. |
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Whitehorse Minor Soccer Association founded |
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1983 |
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Feb.7 |
Yukon Youth Soccer Association incorporated. Prior to this date,.Whitehorse Minor Soccer and Yukon Soccer had same Executive and Board of Directors. |
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1984 |
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May 23 |
Women's Soccer begins in Whitehorse. Joanne Hillier is President |
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1995 |
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Aug. 17 |
Yukon Youth Soccer Association becomes Yukon Soccer Association (all soccer organizations in Yukon under one governing body). Dave Stockdale is first President. |
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1997 |
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Yukon Soccer Association joins the Canadian Soccer Association |
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1998 |
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July 31 |
1st Gold Rush Invitational Soccer Tournament held - to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Yukon Gold Rush. |
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Mayo takes a team to the Super Soccer Tournament in Yellowknife for the first time - coached by Bernard Menelon |
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1999 |
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April 22 |
Whitehorse Women's Soccer Association is incorporated - first President is Angelique Bernard. |
Posted 17 December
1999
D. Hitch