NASL Commissioner talks Edmonton stadium, new expansion team, Minnesota situation 21 Sep 2012 A new soccer stadium for Edmonton. The fate of the Minnesota Stars. More expansion teams. These were all hot topics as NASL Commissioner David Downs sat down with The 11 in Edmonton Thursday afternoon.
Let there be beer… FC Edmonton has application in front of AGLC 12 Jul 2012 Team general manager Tom Leip confirmed that the team has placed a liquor-licence application to the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission, but have yet to get it back with a stamp of approval.
FCE to add 600 more seats to stadium: Expecting biggest Clarke crowd of season on Sunday 31 May 2012 FC Edmonton is planning to bring in 600 temporary seats for Sunday’s match between the Eddies and the Atlanta Silverbacks.
City of Edmonton says it is waiting on FC Edmonton’s Clarke Stadium plans 22 May 2012 “The staff at Commonwealth Stadium and Clarke Field have continued to be supportive and provide consultative assistance to the staff of FC Edmonton for this project since the concept was first brought to our attention. We will continue to do all we can to assist FC Edmonton to bring this plan to fruition this season.”
Waiting on paperwork: Clarke Stadium likely won’t have new seats for next FCE home game 18 May 2012 “Due process” are the words coming from the team’s front office. The wheels of bureaucracy don’t turn very fast — that’s simply the nature of civic government.
Minnesota capitalizes on FCE’s defensive errors in wild 4-3 game 22 Apr 2012 A cavalcade of defensive and goalkeeping mistakes allowed the NASL champion Minnesota Stars to come away from FC Edmonton’s Clarke Stadium opener with a 4-3 win.
NASL commissioner speaks about Ottawa, FC Edmonton and Canadian expansion 17 Apr 2012 NASL Commissioner David Downs made himself available to be interviewed by The 11 on Tuesday. The commissioner, now in his second year with the league, talked about the Ottawa situation, Edmonton's new stadium plans and further expansion into Canada, the U.S. and the Caribbean.
FC Edmonton confirms Clarke Stadium move, shows off new black-and-blue look 29 Mar 2012 FC Edmonton confirmed that Clarke Stadium, located right next door to Commonwealth Stadium and just steps from the LRT, will be the team’s new home as it hopes for a new soccer-specific stadium to be built in Edmonton. And, during a Thursday press conference at Commonwealth Stadium's Green and Gold Room, FCE also debuted its new Adidas home, road and keeper kits, which sees the black and blue replace the blue and white scheme of the 2011 home kit.
FC Edmonton invites fans to jersey unveiling, stadium announcement 27 Mar 2012 FC Edmonton will unveil the team’s new Adidas jerseys and announce its new venue for the 2012 season on Thursday afternoon — and fans have been invited to see it firsthand.
FC Edmonton will delay stadium announcement 22 Feb 2012 FC Edmonton will be delaying the announcement of where it will play its home games in the 2012 season.