May 8, 2024 – Canadian Premier League (CPL)
Cavalry FC News Release
Calgary, Alta. – Cavalry FC will take on Vancouver FC next month in the inaugural edition of the Canadian Premier League’s On Tour series in Kelowna, B.C., the League announced on Wednesday.
Cavalry will be hosted by Vancouver at Kelowna’s Apple Bowl on Sunday, June 16. The regular season match will kick off at 3 p.m. MT/2 p.m. PT. and will be played in lieu of the game that had been previously scheduled for Saturday, June 16 at Willoughby Community Park in Langley, B.C. It will be featured as the TonyBet Match of the Week broadcast on OneSoccer, the dedicated home for Canadian soccer.
Kelowna 2024 will be supported by the City of Kelowna and the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport for British Columbia. The lead-up to matchday will include various family-friendly events and celebrations in the Okanagan Valley, where CPL coaches, players and personalities will be on hand to make visits to local schools and participate in guest coaching opportunities with local clubs.
Festival goers will be invited to an official Kelowna 2024 kickoff event as well as a gameday tailgate, among other activities to be staged for all ages in the days leading up to the match. More details about the festivities will be announced by the CPL as they become available.
Cavalry FC season ticker holders looking to purchase tickets to the match will have access to a pre-sale on Thursday, May 9. Tickets for the general public will go on sale on Friday, May 10.
“The CPL on Tour is an exciting concept, and we are delighted that Kelowna is the chosen market to launch,” said Ian Allison, President and Chief Operating Officer, Cavalry FC.
“While considered a neutral site, Cavalry FC fans are known to be a passionate and nomadic group so I expect we will be well supported in the Apple Bowl on June 16. The Okanagan Valley is also home to many who once, or still, call Alberta home, so it should provide for a great Tour stop. I expect to see a good representation of our colours come matchday, and our coaches and players look forward to engaging with the soccer community. We may even bring the 2023 CPL Shield for photo ops and inspiration.”
The CPL On Tour series will see Canada’s top flight of men’s professional soccer stage competitive games at neutral sites across the country in the coming years, as the League continues its mission to connect with fans of the Beautiful Game from coast to coast and expand the…
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