Soccer Hall of Fame Nominations :
The Soccer Hall of Fame of British Columbia (SHOFBC) recognizes and honours excellence by British Columbians in soccer, whose example has brought great credit to our sport and province.
All inductees must be British Columbians who:
- Have excelled in soccer,
- Have brought great credit to the sport, and
- Are respected by the soccer community in BC.
Their achievements must be noteworthy on a “best in class” basis.
- Players must have played the game with excellence at the professional, youth or adult amateur level for a minimum of 10 years.
- Builders, Coaches and Referees must have served soccer with distinction over an extended period for a minimum of 10 years in their role.
- The Teams of Distinction award recognises soccer teams that accomplish significant feats in our sport at the international, national or provincial level. The teams can be a British Columbian club or provincial team, or a Canadian national team that includes at least one-third British Columbian players.
- The Organisation of Distinction award recognises British Columbian soccer clubs and organisations that have made a positive impact on the game at the national, provincial or community level for a minimum of 50 years.
For the purposes of the Soccer Hall of Fame of British Columbia, an individual is considered a British Columbian if they have been born in BC, been raised in BC or have become a permanent full-time resident of BC, AND have been a participant in the soccer community in the province for at least five years, as a youth and/or adult.
Those moving to BC must have been a full-time BC resident during at least some of the time of their achievements for which their award is bestowed.
Induction Recognition and Ceremonies
Recognition of Inductees will include:
A Certificate of Hall of Fame Membership; invitation for the Inductee and guest to the BC Soccer Awards Ceremony where inductees will be honoured when many of the primary leaders of soccer in BC are assembled; and inclusion in Hall of Fame communication and web-site.
- Nominees for an individual are eligible for consideration five years after their retirement from the calibre of play/involvement for which they are being honoured.
- Membership in the Hall will only be awarded to recognize truly outstanding achievement, to denote true “best in class”. New nominations will be reviewed relative to other people/bodies in the soccer community to ensure their achievements are comparable to others in the Hall of Fame and more noteworthy than others involved in soccer. There is not a fixed number of inductees each year, but it will be limited. The number of inductees may initially be higher due to “catch-up” considerations.
- The Selection Committee will seek nominations widely, may make nominations itself (before or during its consideration of new inductees), and solicit further information from nominees as required. The Committee is appointed by BC Soccer from the community based on knowledge of the history of soccer in the province and its players and reflect the diversity of soccer in BC. The Committee will function independently of the BC Soccer Board.
- The Hall of Fame recognizes achievements by all in soccer in BC, not limited to BC Soccer registrants.
- In the event of a living nominee, the person or organization must agree to be nominated.
- The Hall recognizes achievements over extended periods of time, typically at least ten years. As such its role is different from and complements BC Soccer’s Annual Awards, which mostly recognize annual achievements.
- The Soccer Hall of Fame of British Columbia operates in concert with the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame. Membership of the national Canada Soccer Hall of Fame gives automatic, immediate membership of the provincial soccer Hall of Fame to British Columbians.
- Very occasionally the Selection Committee can waive or reduce these requirements in the event of achievements at the international level, illness or death of a nominee. Also in rare circumstances, a member could be removed from the hall for bringing the game into disrepute.
- Selection decisions of the Selection Committee will not be subject to appeal, but unsuccessful nominations will be carried over for at least three years, and can be resubmitted for further consideration.
- Note: Canada Soccer notes that individual members of Teams or Organizations of Distinction are not considered members of the Hall of Fame as individuals, a convention BC will follow.
Submit a Hall of Fame Nomination :
If you would like to submit your BC Soccer Hall of Fame nomination today then please click this link to follow our digital nominations procedure. All nominations will be considered by our research team and panel at British Columbia Soccer Association...
List of Members of Soccer Hall of Fame in British Columbia:
November 2022
These 137 inductees include the inaugural 2019 class of British Columbian members of the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame and British Columbia's own inductees from 2020 to date.
Reflecting the era of male and female soccer, there are now 30 players in the Soccer Hall of Fame of BC who have been born since 1960. 15 are male, 15 are female.
Frank Ambler | Terry Felix | Joan McEachern | Clare Rustad |
George Anderson | Bill Findler | Normie McLeod | Randy Samuel |
Garry Ayre | Craig Forrest | Wes McLeod | Josh Simpson |
Eddie Bak | Martina Franko | Colin Miller | Bobby Smith |
Jim Blundell | Mike Gilmore | Dale Mitchell | Jimmy Spencer |
Bob Bolitho | Peter Greco | Domenic Mobilio | Gary Stevens |
Ian Bridge | Doug Greig | Suzanne Muir | Gogie Stewart |
Silvana Burtini Gerela | Sven Habermann | Andrea Neil | Dickie Stobbart |
Roy Cairns | Trevor Harvey | Bobby Newbold | David Stothard |
John Catliff |
Wendy Hawthorne |
Roy Nosella | Mike Sweeney |
Tony Chursky | Randee Hermus | Pat Onstad | Brittany Timko Baxter |
Carlo Corazzin | Art Hughes | George Pakos | Dave Turner |
Jock Coulter | Gordon Ion | Les (Buzz) Parsons | Carl Valentine |
Jack Cowan | Glen Johnson | Ken Pears | Gino Vazzoler |
Errol Crossan | Victor Kodelja | Brian Philley | Mark Watson |
Nick Dasovic | Karina LeBlanc | Pat Philley | Jack Whent |
Tracy David | Bob Lenarduzzi | Randy Ragan | Fred Whittaker |
Paul Dolan | Sam Lenarduzzi | David Ravenhill | Bruce Wilson |
Geraldine Donnelly | Larry Louie | Michelle Ring Passant | Frank Yallop |
Ernie Edmunds | Harry Manson | Brian Robinson | Sergio Zanatta |
Neil Ellett | Don Matheson | Cathy Ross | Emily Zurrer |
Jimmie Adam | Chris Bennett | John Buchanan |
Harry Christie | Joe Csabai | Shelley Howieson |
Brian Hughes | Joe Johnson | Don Petrie |
Bruce Twamley | Tony Waiters |
Robert Allen | Dan Kulai | Dante Maglio |
John Meachin | Michelle Pye | Bob Sawtell |
Werner Winsemann |
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Robert Adam |
Herb Capozzi | Jeff Cross |
Dave Fryatt | Alex Hylan | Jim Lamond |
Keith Millar |
Lou Moro | John Richardson |
John Russell | Aubrey Sanford | Bill Stirling |
Les Wilson | Harold Witter |
Cliff Avenue United FC | Columbus FC | Gorge Soccer Association (Gorge FC) |
Kamloops Youth Soccer Association | Nanaimo United FC |
North Shore United |
St. Andrews FC | Vancouver Firefighters FC |
Victoria West FC |
1928 Westminster Royals (Men's) |
1989 Canada Men's Francophone Games Team |
1951 Victoria All-Stars vs Fulham (Men's) |
1995 Canada Women's World Cup Team |
1957 BC All-Stars vs Tottenham Hotspur (Men's) |
1996-2003 UBC Alumni Women's Team |
1979 Vancouver Whitecaps (Men's) |
2000 Canada Men's Concacaf Gold Cup |
1984 Canada Men's Olympic Team |
2004-2014 Surrey United Premier Women's |
1986 Canada Men's World Cup Team |
2015 NIFA Women’s Indigenous Team Canada |