Rivers FC

The club was officially unveiled on November 5, 2021, as an inaugural license holder for the first season of the new semi-professional League1 British Columbia in 2022.[1] The club's name is derived from the North Thompson River and South Thompson River which converge in Kamloops.[2] The club will field teams in both the male and female divisions,[3][4] and the team is affiliated with Thompson Rivers University, announcing that the head coaches of the men's and women's Thompson Rivers WolfPack teams will serve as the head coaches for the Rivers male and female teams.[5][6][7] The team is expected to serve as a good recruiting tool for the university, as well as to keep the school's players playing in the offseason.[8] The club is expected to use both the TRU's Hillside Stadium and McArthur Island Park as its home field.[9] The club's budget is expected to be approximately $150,000 annually to operate the team, the majority of which will be spent on travel costs.[10] In December, they announced a relationship with youth club Thompson Okanagan FC to develop their player pathway.[11][12] They announced the formation of a reserve team, called Rivers FC II, that will play in the Pacific Coast Soccer League.[13] Their inaugural match will occur on May 22, at home, against Altitude FC.[14]