FC London

FC London
Full nameFootball Club London
Founded2008 (as Forest City London)
StadiumTricar Field
Capacity900
OwnerDave DeBenedictis
Head CoachYiannis Tsalatsidis (men)
Garett Peters (women)
LeagueLeague1 Ontario
2024L1O-C, 2nd - promoted (men)
L1O-P, 2nd (women)
Websitehttp://www.fclondon.ca
Current season

FC London is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in London, Ontario that plays in the men's and women's divisions of League1 Ontario in the Canadian third tier.[1] The men's plays in League1 Ontario's second tier Championship division and the women's team play's in League1 Ontario's first tier Premier Division.

The team was founded in 2008 as Forest City London Soccer Club, and were a member of the Premier Development League from 2009 to 2015; they won the 2012 PDL title, their first championship during this time. They re-branded to FC London following their move to League1 Ontario in 2016, being officially named Football Club London.

In 2017, the club partnered with Toronto FC. FC London's youth teams were renamed London TFC, while the senior team retained the name FC London, but changed its colours to red to match those of Toronto FC.

  1. ^ Elioff, Michael (May 7, 2022). "FC Men hungry to compete, develop on the pitch". gamedaylondon.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2023.