British Columbia Provincial Soccer Championship

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rdf:langString The British Columbia Provincial Soccer Championship is a soccer tournament organized by the British Columbia Soccer Association. The tournament winner advances to the national Challenge Trophy tournament for men and Jubilee Trophy tournament for women, organized by the Canadian Soccer Association. It has a history of 122 years and the men's 'A' championship competes for the 90-year-old Province Cup trophy. Teams qualify by final league standings or by winning their league cup. The number of berths and team seeding each league is awarded in each year's competition is determined annually by the Adult Competitions Committee. The cup competition brackets are created by a publicly accessible or open random draw out of a "hat". The format is a single elimination style tournament. The leagues taking part in the Provincial Cup in 2013 are: Women's * Metro Women's Soccer League * Lower Island Women's Soccer Association * Pacific Coast Soccer League Men's * Vancouver Metro Soccer League * Fraser Valley Soccer League * Vancouver Island Soccer League * Pacific Coast Soccer League * Burnaby Men's Soccer League