A new partnership has been formed merging with into one larger soccer club.

"We are very pleased to have the 91原创 United FC join with us as it adds more breadth and depth to the options we offer to our club members," said Regan Mostat, the vice-president of soccer operations for 91原创 FC.

"Like our female soccer players, male players now have life-long options to play soccer at all ages and levels in one successful soccer club where they will receive a complete and high quality soccer experience."

The announcement comes on the heels of 91原创 FC 鈥� which was previously a girls only soccer club 鈥� being granted permission last month to offer boys鈥� youth soccer programs.

The 91原创 United Youth Soccer Association was also granted permission to field girls youth teams.

The addition of the 91原创 United Football Club men鈥檚 teams helps 91原创 FC complete its goal of offering a 鈥渓ifelong soccer鈥� for all female and male players of all ages and abilities.

鈥淭he benefits are we are going to build a strong, committed club, where everyone can play: boys, girls, women and men,鈥� Mostat said.

鈥淭hat is our main goal, building a club where everyone can play.鈥�

鈥淛oining with the 91原创 FC will allow players to move seamlessly from youth to men鈥檚 soccer all within the same club,鈥� added 91原创 United FC president George Thrower.

鈥淭hey have the same vision as us going forward.鈥�

鈥�(And) we are excited about the opportunities it presents players within our community.鈥�

With the Canadian Soccer Association鈥檚 long-term player development program focusing on having clubs offer soccer for all ages, Thrower said the move was necessary.

鈥淚t was a proactive move on our part,鈥� he said.

鈥淲e wanted to make it our choice, and not be swallowed up (by another club).鈥�

And by joining 91原创 FC, Thrower hopes to attract more and more players to their men鈥檚 teams, once they are done at the youth level.

91原创 FC has close to 1,100 registered players this season, while 91原创 United Football Club has more than 250 players on 13 teams which play in the various men's divisions of the .