Upper Island Riptide

2020-2021 Riptide Intake Training and Assessment starts October 16

by Christine Carson | Oct 6, 2019 | Team Staff

We are pleased to announce training and development for 2007 and 2008 born players interested in playing for the VIPL Upper Island Riptide in 2020-2021 Season. These sessions will provide each player with an opportunity to play in front...

Riptide U16G and U18G teams for 2019-20

by Christine Carson | Jun 9, 2019 | Team Staff

Riptide are pleased to announce our last two team rosters for the 2019-20 season, the U15/16G (2005/2004) and U16/18G (2004/2003/2002). Looking forward to another good year! 2019-20 U16G Kassie Ackinclose Kaitlyn Anderson Hannah Barrios L Marielle Campbell...

2019-20 U14G Riptide team

by Christine Carson | Apr 15, 2019 | Team Staff

Riptide are happy to announce their U14 (2006) Girls team for the 2019-20 VIPL season! Looking forward to a great inaugural season with our new players! 2019-20 Riptide U14G Alana Anderson Ella Ashfield Remi Bidewell Sage Cole-Hamilton Keira Cummings Selam Cooper...

What is VIPL?

Vancouver Island Premier League is a BC Soccer-sanctioned, Island-based competitive league comprised of teams from both Upper Island Soccer Association (UISA ) and Lower Island Soccer Association (LISA ). It is the second tier of four recognized by the BC Soccer League Play Pathway.

VIPL is equivalent to Metro/Select on the Mainland and teams compete provincially at the “A” Cup level.

Player Pathway:

Tier I = BCSPL (BC Soccer Premier League) – Also called HPL

Tier II = VIPL (Vancouver Island Premier League) Also called A-Cup

Tier III = UISA Pacific Development League – Also called Gold, Rep, or B-Cup

Tier IV = House – also called Club or Silver/Bronze

VIPL age divisions: Boys and Girls – U14, U15, U16 and U18.

*U17 age players attend evaluations with the U18s – if there is a large enough cohort, U17 teams may be fielded. Otherwise, U17s and U18s will play together on the U18 teams.

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About Upper Island Soccer

The Riptide franchise is an elite soccer program for players in the upper Vancouver Island “North” region. The Riptide franchise forms both Boys and Girls teams at the U14, U15, U16, and U17-18 levels. Riptide teams play in the Vancouver Island Premier League (VIPL) along with the Upper Island South franchise, the “Storm”, and four teams from the Lower Island Soccer Association.
Our program features players from four upper island soccer clubs:

Campbell River Youth Soccer Association
Comox Valley United Soccer Club
Port Hardy Youth Soccer Association
Powell River Youth Soccer ssociation