The Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association (NLSA) will name its senior men’s champions this week as the Challenge Cup Premier League division holds its semi-finals and finals August 16-18. All games will be held at the Dianne Whalen Complex in Paradise.
The winner will represent the province at the Toyota National Championships in Surrey, B.C. over the Thanksgiving weekend. A full schedule is below.
Holy Cross men finished first in the regular season with an 18-1-1 record to claim the Bobby Breen award for first place regular season. They will face fourth place Paradise (6-9-5), who secured their playoff spot in the last game of the regular season with a win over Feildians (10-6-4).
Feildians, the defending champions, finished second overall and will face third place finishers S’Pairs Optical CBS Strikers (7-7-6) in the 2v3 match.
The league will announce its all-star team and regular season award winners in between Friday’s semi-final matches.
Friday’s winners will advance to the Challenge Cup Championship final 2:00 pm Sunday, August 18.
Schedule:
*All games at Dianne Whalen Complex, Paradise
Friday, August 16
6:00pm - (1 v 4) Holy Cross v Paradise
8:30pm - (2 v 3) Feildians v S’Pairs Optical CBS Strikers
Sunday, August 18
2:00pm Gold Medal (Winner semi-final #1 v Winner semi-final #2)