Calgary Impero, Edmonton Rangers win 2025 Alberta provincial futsal titles

Calgary Impero FC women and Edmonton Rangers FC men won their respective Alberta Cup futsal provincial championships on Sunday 23 March to qualify for Canada Soccer’s 2025 Futsal Canadian Championship. The two provincial winners will compete in the Futsal Canadian Championship from 10 to 13 April 2025 in Regina, Saskatchewan.

In the women’s Final, Calgary Impero FC won 5-2 over FK Viktoria at Seven Chiefs Sportsplex in Tsuut’ina Nation. Sidnee Richardson and Amy Iwanicki each scored two goals while Amy Risby scored the other for the winners. It marks the first time that Impero FC qualified for the Futsal Canadian Championship.

In the men’s Final, Edmonton Rangers FC blew past Calgary’s Elite FA with a 10-0 win also at Seven Chiefs Sportsplex. Rakan Yassin and Jeffrey Victoria each scored a hat trick while Rilind Idrizi (2), Stefan Gajic and Carlos Echeverria rounded out the scoring. It marked the first time that Rangers FC qualified for the Futsal Canadian Championship.

Futsal is an exciting and fast-paced sport played indoors on a small court with five players to each side. It features a sport-specific ball that does not bounce the same way as a traditional football bounces on grass or turf and the sport features its own unique Futsal Laws of the Game which differ from traditional football. Each match features two 20-minute halves with the clock stopped each time the match is interrupted as well as rolling substitutions so that players can come in and out of the match.

At the elite club level, Canada Soccer supports domestic competition through the annual Futsal Canadian Championship for men and women. Canada Soccer launched the Men’s Futsal Canadian Championship in 2015 and the Women’s Futsal Canadian Championship in 2023.