Bytown Boys Supporters Club

The Bytown Boys Supporters Club (BBSC) is a Canadian independently run supporters group based in Ottawa, with the mission of promoting the growth and support for soccer in the city. Founded in 2011, they were an officially recognized supporters club to Capital City FC of Ottawa[1] Ottawa Fury PDL,[2] and are the current supporters of Ottawa Fury Women and Ottawa Fury FC.[3]

Bytown Boys Supporters Club
Founded2011
TypeSupporters' group
LocationOttawa
Websitewww.bytownboys.ca

History

Bytown Boys Supporters Club was founded in April 2011, in response to news of an expansion Canadian Soccer League (CSL) franchise being awarded to the city of Ottawa.[4] During their inaugural season with Capital City F.C. in CSL, the Bytown Boys generated a level of excitement and energy which rivaled the strongest supported teams in the league. This resulted in players, coaches, and the team itself offering praise to the supporters club, with team members such as Clint Irwin, Sullivan Silva, Kenny Caceros, Julien Edwards, Joel Bagby, and Shaun Harris commenting on the importance of the group in contributing to the home field advantage which saw Capital City play through an impressive inaugural season, culminating in an appearance at the final of the 2011 CSL season.[5][6] On March 23, 2012, Capital City announced it would not field a team for the following Canadian Soccer League season, leaving the Bytown Boys without a club to support.[7]

The sudden adjournment of Capital City put the future of the supporters club in question. In April 2012, however, it was announced that the group had reached an agreement with the Ottawa Fury, an organization which features a PDL club with NASL expansion on the horizon.[2] During the 2012 PDL season, BBSC aided the Fury as they looked to continue the historical dominance they exert on their home pitch at Algonquin College Soccer Complex. This was a largely successful season for both the soccer club and the supporters group, with the Fury reaching the PDL Conference Semifinals.[8]

In 2013, the Bytown Boys further contributed to the Ottawa Fury's continued dominance on home ground, both at PDL games, and, for the first time, at Fury W-League games. They, along with the Stony Monday Riot and Fury Ultras supporters groups, will support the Ottawa Fury's inaugural season in the 2014 North American Soccer League season and the 2014 Canadian Championship.

BBSC player of the year

At the end of every calendar year, the Bytown Boys conduct an official vote to select the group's player of the year.[9]

Year Male Player Female Player
2011 Clint Irwin Not awarded
2012 Will Beauge Not awarded
2013 Carl Haworth Jasmine Phillips
2014 Richie Ryan Kristy Moore

References
  1. Balner, Eric. Capital City FC: Supporters. Capital City FC. 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120321215238/http://www.capitalcityfc.com/supporters/clubs/. Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Ivory, Graeme. Fury Add 12th Man this Season. Ottawa Fury. 2012. http://www.ottawafury.com/fullstory.php?id=2449 Archived 2012-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Bytown Boys named first official supporters group of Ottawa Fury FC. http://www.ottawafuryfc.com/index.php?id=750 Archived 2014-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Balner, Eric. "Capital City FC Newest Member of Canadian Soccer League". Capital City FC. 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110314233157/http://capitalcityfc.com/news/index.html?article_id=4. Archived from the original on March 14, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Balner, Eric. "Crowd Playing Key Part in CCFC's Early Success". Capital City FC. 2011. http://www.capitalcityfc.com/news/index.html?article_id=44 Archived 2013-02-15 at Archive.today
  6. Balner, Eric. "Bytown Boys to Spread Soccer Cheer Around City". Capital City FC. 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121211043302/http://capitalcityfc.com/news/index.html?article_id=108. Archived from the original on December 11, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. Balner, Eric. "Capital City FC Announcement". Capital City FC. 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121211043250/http://capitalcityfc.com/news/index.html?article_id=106. Archived from the original on December 11, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. Ivory, Graeme. Dynamo End Fury Men's Season on Injury Time Winner. Ottawa Fury. 2012. http://www.ottawafury.com/fullstory.php?id=2570 Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
  9. "Bytown Boys Player of the Year". bytownboys.ca. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
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