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FC Edmonton - CPL
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Gronk!
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FC Edmonton’s future increasingly murky as CPL season comes to a close - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca
FC Edmonton was forced to spend the 2022 CPL season fielding players on loan from rival clubs while operating on a shoestring budget.
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realkevbo
New Member
More from Duane. It's not looking good for the Eddies :/
https://24thminute.substack.com/p/a-beautiful-mess-is-still-a-mess
https://24thminute.substack.com/p/a-beautiful-mess-is-still-a-mess
Avenuer
Senior Member
Let's hope the team can find an owner to keep them here long term (looking at you OEG).
IanO
Superstar
I'm thinking less OEG and more Gregg + Riverhawk group.
realkevbo
New Member
I can't imagine Gregg or OEG would want to take on the supposed $30m in debt FCEd are....
IanO
Superstar
Eddies - dead or alive
urbanaffairs.ca
FC Edmonton: Dead or Alive? | Urban Affairs
The City of Edmonton says it “anticipates” the club will continue to use the field and facilities at Clarke Stadium in the future
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archited
Senior Member
They should rename the club -- The Edmonton Zombies.
Gronk!
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FC Edmonton won’t operate in 2023, CPL hints at 2024 return - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca
The Canadian Premier League announced the termination of the soccer team Monday, saying the Eddies had the league’s worst fan attendance and the lowest revenue.
globalnews.ca
BASE
Active Member
Sad to see but seemed inevitable. Might be a little while before we see Soccer again with the need for new owners and the league not sounding interested in entertaining Clarke as a home field for a team.
urbanaffairs.ca
FC Edmonton Has Left the Building | Urban Affairs
Players were told over Zoom that the plug had been pulled on the pro soccer team
urbanaffairs.ca
Fetch
New Member
Very sad for the soccer community, I hope the CPL is able to return sooner rather than later and it's promising that there are conversations with potential world class parties.
With that said, I wonder what the way forward is in terms of a stadium. Can the Clarke site be salvaged at all? What kind of renovations would be necessary to facilitate what the league would be looking for? I wonder if the University would be willing to partner on renovations to Foote Field. Multi purpose field facility with multiple tenants could be useful. Maybe with MacEwan to give them a home facility, or maybe all three? I somehow doubt a greenfield type of facility would work anywhere else in the City because the investment required would be much more significant in terms of land acquisition. Can't see Commonwealth being an option long term, it's just too cavernous.
At the end of the day it will be important to find the right owners who are willing to invest in the market (not that the Faths weren't) but are also able to partner with the City or another third party to make things work. Marketing will be important and it's a shame they won't be able to take advantage of a "World Cup" bump (both from the current world cup but also from the funding and facilities that Edmonton has missed out on)
With that said, I wonder what the way forward is in terms of a stadium. Can the Clarke site be salvaged at all? What kind of renovations would be necessary to facilitate what the league would be looking for? I wonder if the University would be willing to partner on renovations to Foote Field. Multi purpose field facility with multiple tenants could be useful. Maybe with MacEwan to give them a home facility, or maybe all three? I somehow doubt a greenfield type of facility would work anywhere else in the City because the investment required would be much more significant in terms of land acquisition. Can't see Commonwealth being an option long term, it's just too cavernous.
At the end of the day it will be important to find the right owners who are willing to invest in the market (not that the Faths weren't) but are also able to partner with the City or another third party to make things work. Marketing will be important and it's a shame they won't be able to take advantage of a "World Cup" bump (both from the current world cup but also from the funding and facilities that Edmonton has missed out on)
BASE
Active Member
I believe Re/Max field conversion was discussed once upon a time but I think probably safe to say that isn’t likely right now. Maybe could partner with U of A and so something on south campus but I don’t think they would be wanting to chip in a ton as their spectator capacity requirements aren’t huge.
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
South campus area would be most central and it has an LRT station there. If only we could see a brand new dedicated soccer stadium built. I am hopeful that these next three years can see more investment in soccer nationwide building up men's and women's soccer to higher and higher levels.
God
Active Member
Imagine if Katz bought the team and built a stadium.
TAS
Senior Member
Maybe something in partnership with MacEwan University.