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{{Short description|Athletic teams of Cape Breton University}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}{{Infobox college athletics
 | name = CBU Capers
 | logo = CBUcapers.png
 | university = [[Cape Breton University]]
 | association = [[U Sports]]
 | conference = [[Atlantic University Sport]]
 | director = John D. Ryan
 | location = [[Sydney, Nova Scotia]]
 | teams = 6
| mens_teams   = 3
| womens_teams = 3
| coed_teams   = 
 | stadium =
| basketballarena             = Sullivan fieldhouse CBU
| volleyballarena             = 
| icehockeyarena              = 
| baseballfield               = 
| softballstadium             = 
| soccerstadium               = Ness Timmons Field
| mascot = Caper
| nickname = Capers
| fightsong = 
| colour1 = Orange
 | hex1 = FF7028
 | colour2 = Green
 | hex2 = 008000
 | colour3 = White
 | hex3 = FFFFFF
 | pageurl = https://www.gocapersgo.ca/ 
| altlogo = 
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The '''CBU Capers''' are the athletic teams that represent [[Cape Breton University]] in [[Sydney, Nova Scotia]].  The teams were known as the '''UCCB Capers''' from 1982 to 2005 and their present name reflects the change in the institution's name.  There are CBU Capers varsity teams for men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Cape Breton Athletics |url=https://www.gocapersgo.ca/ |access-date=November 13, 2023}}</ref> There is also a CBU Capers women's hockey team which plays in the Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association |url=http://www.atlanticcollegiatehockey.ca/site/3333/page.asp?LeagueID=9796&SeasonID=16&Page=Team_List |access-date=November 13, 2023}}</ref>

==Varsity teams==
{| class="wikitable"; style= "text-align: "
! width= 150px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|CBU Capers|border=1|color= white }}"| Men's sports
! width= 150px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|CBU Capers|border=1|color= white }}"| Women's sports
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| Basketball ||Basketball
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| Soccer || Soccer
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| Track and field ||  Track and field
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==Former teams==
* [[CBU Capers men's ice hockey|Ice hockey (men's)]]

==Championships==
*[[Atlantic University Sport|AUS]] Men's Basketball Championships: 1994, 1995, 2010, 2013<ref>{{Cite web |title=Atlantic University Sport Men's Basketball Past Champions |url=https://www.atlanticuniversitysport.com/sports/mbkb/records/pastchamps |access-date=November 13, 2023 |website=[[Atlantic University Sport]]}}</ref>
*[[Atlantic University Sport|AUS]] Women's Basketball Championships: 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017<ref>{{Cite web |title=Atlantic University Sport Women's Basketball Past Champions |url=https://www.atlanticuniversitysport.com/sports/wbkb/records/pastchamps |access-date=November 13, 2023 |website=[[Atlantic University Sport]]}}</ref>
*[[Atlantic University Sport|AUS]] Men's Soccer Championships: 2007, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Atlantic University Sport Men's Soccer Past Champions |url=https://www.atlanticuniversitysport.com/sports/msoc/records/pastchamps |access-date=November 13, 2023 |website=[[Atlantic University Sport]]}}</ref>
*[[Atlantic University Sport|AUS]] Women's Soccer Championships: 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2015<ref>{{Cite web |title=Atlantic University Sport Women's Soccer Past Champions |url=https://www.atlanticuniversitysport.com/sports/wsoc/records/pastchamps |access-date=November 13, 2023 |website=[[Atlantic University Sport]]}}</ref>
*[[U Sports women's soccer championship]]s: 2007
*[[U Sports men's soccer championship]]s: 2017, 2023<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 12, 2023 |title=MSOC GOLD - Make it CB-Two! Host Capers capture second national title |url=https://usports.ca/en/sports/soccer/m/news/2023/11/4154394294/msoc-gold |website=[[U SPORTS]]}}</ref>

==Notable athletes==
*[[Peter Schaale]], Professional footballer.
*[[Isaiah Johnston]], Professional footballer with [[Huntsville City FC|Huntsville City]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [http://faculty.cbu.ca/athletics/site/media/Soccer%20Magazine%202007.pdf CBU Capers Soccer Magazine]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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[[Category:U Sports teams]]
[[Category:Sports clubs and teams in Nova Scotia]]
[[Category:Cape Breton University]]


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