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After Two Years of Paying the Bills, Canadian Premier League Pulls the Plug on Valour
Valour FC will cease operations after 2025 due to financial losses exceeding $1 million and unsuccessful investor recruitment, the Canadian Premier League confirmed.
- Yesterday, Valour FC ownership informed the Canadian Premier League it intends to suspend operations following the 2025 season after a league review concluded there was no sustainable path forward.
- The league had repeatedly stepped in, providing loans in 2024 and again this season, while the Winnipeg Blue Bombers reported $1.25 million and $950,000 losses, reflecting financial strain.
- The club thanked supporters and pledged to honour contracts through year-end, while players under contract after 2025 will become free agents or return to parent clubs; Valour FC follows FC Edmonton as the league's second franchise to cease operations.
- The CPL said it will remain an eight-team circuit in 2026 with FC Supra du Québec joining, after exploring potential investors and alternative operational models before concluding Valour was not sustainable.
- Local financial pressures and the CPL's strategic focus shaped the club's fate, as the Winnipeg Football Club, the non-profit community-owned operator, left Valour on shaky ground while the CPL said it must focus resources for long-term impact.
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