2018 in Canadian soccer

2018 in Canadian soccer

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Men's Domestic Leagues
Div League Season[note 1] Cup/Playoffs[note 2]
I United States Canada MLS (To be determined) (To be determined)
II United States Canada USL (To be determined) (To be determined)
III Canada L1O (To be determined) (To be determined)
Canada PLSQ (To be determined) (To be determined)
IV United States Canada PDL Calgary Foothills FC Calgary Foothills FC
Women's Domestic Leagues
Div League Season Cup/Playoffs
I United States NWSL (No Canadian teams) (No Canadian teams)
II United States Canada UWS (To be determined) (To be determined)
United States Canada WPSL (To be determined) (To be determined)
III Canada L1O (To be determined) (To be determined)
Canada PLSFQ (To be determined) (To be determined)
Men's Domestic Cups
Div Name Champion Runner-Up
I Canadian Championship (To be determined) (To be determined)
II
III
IV Challenge Trophy (To be determined) (To be determined)
Women's Domestic Cups
Div Name Champion Runner-Up
IV Jubilee Trophy (To be determined) (To be determined)
  1. ↑ In American leagues; the Canadian team ranked highest in the combined league standings
  2. ↑ In American leagues; the Canadian team which advanced farthest in the competition

The 2018 season is the 142nd season of competitive soccer in Canada.[1]

News and events

John Herdman was named as head coach of the men's national team in January, replacing Octavio Zambrano.[2] Mauro Biello was later named assistant coach of the men's national team.[3] Kenneth Heiner-Møller was named as head coach of the women's national team following Herdman's departure.

As part of the United 2026 World Cup bid with the United States and Mexico, the Canadian Soccer Association announced on March 15 that the three potential Canadian host cities were Edmonton, Montreal, and Toronto.[4] The 2026 FIFA World Cup was awarded to the United bid on June 13.[5]

The Canadian Premier League announced that it will kick off in April 2019,[6] with Paul Beirne as its president,[7] David Clanachan as its commissioner,[8] and James Easton as its head of soccer operations.[9]

On March 28, the Canadian Premier League and the Canadian Soccer Association announced the creation of the Canadian Soccer Business (CSB); an organization "representing commercial assets and inventory for marquee soccer properties in Canada", including "all corporate partnerships and broadcast rights related to Canada Soccer's core assets including its national teams, along with all rights associated with the CPL".[10]

The Canadian Premier League announced a number of new teams for its inaugural 2019 season, at present including York 9 FC (announced May 10),[11] Cavalry FC (May 17),[12]HFX Wanderers FC (May 25),[13] Valour FC, FC Edmonton, Forge FC and Pacific FC.

Women's national team captain, Christine Sinclair, was appointed to the Order of Canada on January 24.[14]

National teams

When available, the home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Senior Men

2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying

Friendlies

Senior Women

2018 Algarve Cup

 Canada finishes in fifth place.

Friendlies

Domestic leagues

Division 1 leagues

Major League Soccer

Three Canadian teams (Montreal Impact, Toronto FC, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC) play in this league, which also contains 20 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 1 men's league in the United States soccer league system.

Overall standings

Houston Dynamo, Sporting Kansas City and Toronto FC qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League by winning their respective domestic cup competitions, not through MLS.

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
1 Atlanta United 32 20 6 6 67 39 +28 66
2 New York Red Bulls 32 20 7 5 60 33 +27 65
3 FC Dallas 32 16 7 9 51 39 +12 57
4 Los Angeles FC 32 16 8 8 65 48 +17 56
5 Sporting Kansas City 31 15 8 8 56 38 +18 53 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
6 New York City FC 32 15 9 8 55 41 +14 53
7 Portland Timbers 32 14 9 9 50 46 +4 51
8 Seattle Sounders 31 15 11 5 45 33 +12 50
9 Philadelphia Union 32 15 12 5 48 46 +2 50
10 Columbus Crew 32 13 10 9 39 41 −2 48
11 Real Salt Lake 32 13 12 7 51 54 −3 46
12 LA Galaxy 32 12 11 9 61 60 +1 45
13 D.C. United 31 12 11 8 56 49 +7 44
14 Montreal Impact 32 13 15 4 45 52 −7 43
15 Vancouver Whitecaps 31 12 12 7 49 60 −11 43
16 New England Revolution 32 9 12 11 47 51 −4 38
17 Minnesota United 32 11 18 3 46 65 −19 36
18 Houston Dynamo 32 9 15 8 53 53 0 35 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
19 Toronto FC 31 9 16 6 55 60 −5 33
20 Chicago Fire 32 8 17 7 47 59 −12 31
21 Colorado Rapids 32 7 19 6 34 62 −28 27
22 Orlando City 31 7 20 4 40 70 −30 25
23 San Jose Earthquakes 32 4 20 8 48 69 −21 20
Updated to match(es) played on October 13, 2018. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. ↑

National Women's Soccer League

No Canadian teams play in this league, though eleven players from the Canada women's national soccer team are allocated to its teams by the Canadian Soccer Association.[16] It is considered a Division 1 women's league in the United States soccer league system.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 North Carolina Courage (C) 24 17 6 1 53 17 +36 57 NWSL Shield
2 Portland Thorns FC 24 12 6 6 40 28 +12 42 NWSL Playoffs
3 Seattle Reign FC 24 11 8 5 27 19 +8 41
4 Chicago Red Stars 24 9 10 5 38 28 +10 37
5 Utah Royals FC 24 9 8 7 22 23 −1 35
6 Houston Dash 24 9 5 10 35 39 −4 32
7 Orlando Pride 24 8 6 10 30 37 −7 30
8 Washington Spirit 24 2 5 17 12 35 −23 11
9 Sky Blue FC 24 1 6 17 21 52 −31 9
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion.

Division 2 leagues

United Soccer League

Two Canadian teams (Ottawa Fury FC and Toronto FC II) play in this league, which also contains 31 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 2 men's league in the United States soccer league system.

Eastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Cincinnati 34 23 8 3 72 34 +38 77 Conference Playoffs
2 Louisville City FC 34 19 9 6 71 38 +33 66
3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 34 15 14 5 47 26 +21 59
4 Charleston Battery 34 14 14 6 47 34 +13 56
5 New York Red Bulls II 34 13 13 8 71 59 +12 52
6 Bethlehem Steel FC 34 14 8 12 56 41 +15 50
7 Indy Eleven 34 13 10 11 45 42 +3 49
8 Nashville SC 34 12 13 9 42 31 +11 49
9 North Carolina FC 34 13 8 13 60 50 +10 47
10 Ottawa Fury 34 13 6 15 31 43 −12 45
11 Charlotte Independence 34 10 12 12 44 57 −13 42
12 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34 11 8 15 44 44 0 41
13 Penn FC 34 9 10 15 38 47 −9 37
14 Atlanta United 2 34 7 10 17 37 72 −35 31
15 Richmond Kickers 34 6 4 24 30 80 −50 22
16 Toronto FC II 34 4 6 24 42 77 −35 18
Source: 2018 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

United Women's Soccer

One Canadian team (Calgary Foothills WFC) plays in this league, which also contains 21 teams from the United States. It is unofficially considered a Division 2 league in the United States soccer league system.

Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Calgary Foothills WFC 10 7 1 2 22 8 +14 23 2018 UWS national playoffs
2 LA Galaxy Orange County 10 7 2 1 28 10 +18 22
3 Santa Clarita Blue Heat 10 5 2 3 19 11 +8 18
4 Real Salt Lake 10 4 5 1 21 20 +1 13
5 Colorado Pride 10 1 7 2 13 31 −18 5
6 SoCal Crush 10 1 8 1 9 32 −23 4
Source: UWS standings
Rules for classification: 1) Head-to-head based on total points; 2) Total wins; 3) Goal difference all league games; 4) Goals scored in league games

Women's Premier Soccer League

One Canadian team (TSS Rovers FC) plays in this league, which also contains 106 teams from the United States. It is unofficially considered a Division 2 league in the United States soccer league system.

Division 3 leagues

League1 Ontario (Men)

17 teams play in this league, all of which are based in Canada. It is considered a Division 3 men's league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toronto FC III 5 4 1 0 13 3 +10 13 League Playoffs[lower-alpha 1]
2 Oakville Blue Devils 5 3 2 0 9 2 +7 11
3 Sigma FC 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 9
4 Woodbridge Strikers 5 2 2 1 10 3 +7 8
5 Master's Futbol 4 2 2 0 10 5 +5 8
6 Unionville Milliken SC 5 2 1 2 7 6 +1 7
7 FC London 4 2 1 1 6 6 0 7
8 North Mississauga SC 4 2 1 1 4 6 −2 7
9 Vaughan Azzurri 5 2 0 3 6 8 −2 6
10 Alliance United FC 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
11 Darby FC 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
12 Ottawa South United 4 1 1 2 4 10 −6 4
13 ProStars FC 5 1 1 3 4 11 −7 4
14 Sanjaxx Lions 4 1 0 3 3 6 −3 3
15 Toronto Skillz FC 5 1 0 4 2 15 −13 3
16 Aurora FC 5 0 2 3 6 10 −4 2
17 Windsor TFC Stars 5 0 2 3 5 14 −9 2
Updated to match(es) played on June 4, 2018. Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/show/2309115-standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal differential; 5) playoff match
Notes:
  1. ↑ The winner of the league playoffs will also advance to the 2019 Canadian Championship.

League1 Ontario (Women)

13 teams play in this league, all of which are based in Canada. It is considered a Division 3 women's league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC London 5 4 1 0 13 3 +10 13 League Playoffs
2 Vaughan Azzurri 5 4 0 1 15 6 +9 12
3 Durham United FA 5 4 0 1 10 3 +7 12
4 Hamilton United 5 3 1 1 7 3 +4 10
5 DeRo United FC 5 2 2 1 8 5 +3 8
6 Unionville Milliken SC 4 2 1 1 9 3 +6 7
7 Woodbridge Strikers 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
8 Darby FC 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
9 Aurora FC 4 1 0 3 3 6 −3 3
10 North Mississauga SC 4 1 0 3 3 11 −8 3
11 Oakville Blue Devils 4 0 1 3 4 9 −5 1
12 West Ottawa SC 4 0 0 4 2 13 −11 0
13 Toronto Azzurri Blizzard 3 0 0 3 0 12 −12 0
Updated to match(es) played on June 4, 2018. Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/show/2309115-standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal differential; 5) playoff match

Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (Men)

Eight teams play in this league, all of which are based in Canada. It is considered a Division 3 league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 AS Blainville 6 4 2 0 9 4 +5 14 2019 Canadian Championship
2 CS Mont-Royal Outremont 5 3 0 2 8 5 +3 9
3 CS Saint-Hubert 5 2 1 2 6 9 −3 7
4 CS Longueuil 5 1 3 1 8 8 0 6
5 CS Fabrose 5 1 3 1 7 7 0 6
6 FC Gatineau 5 2 0 3 8 7 +1 6
7 Dynamo de Quebec 6 1 2 3 8 12 −4 5
8 FC Lanaudiere 5 0 3 2 5 7 −2 3
Updated to match(es) played on June 4, 2018. Source: http://www.tsisports.ca/soccer/ligue/l_classam.aspx

Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (Women)

Five teams play in this league, all of which are based in Canada. It is considered a Division 3 league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Dynamo de Quebec 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7 League Champion
2 Lakers du Lac St-Louis 4 2 1 1 10 6 +4 7
3 CS Monteuil 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 5
4 AS Blainville 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
5 FC Select Rive-Sud 4 1 0 3 3 9 −6 3
Updated to match(es) played on June 4, 2018. Source: http://www.tsisports.ca/soccer/ligue/l_classam.aspx

Division 4 leagues

Premier Development League

Five Canadian teams play in this league, which also contains 69 teams from the United States. It is unofficially considered a Division 4 league in the United States soccer league system.

Heartland Division - Canada Thunder Bay Chill, WSA Winnipeg

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Des Moines Menace 14 13 1 0 37 6 +31 40 Advance to the Central Conference Championship
2 Chicago FC United 14 7 2 5 23 20 +3 23
3 Kaw Valley FC 14 6 2 6 21 23 −2 20
4 St. Louis Lions 14 6 2 6 26 24 +2 20
5 Thunder Bay Chill 14 6 1 7 21 20 +1 19
6 WSA Winnipeg 14 0 0 14 10 46 −36 0
Source: Premier Development League
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Northwest Division - Canada Calgary Foothills FC, TSS FC Rovers, Victoria Highlanders

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Calgary Foothills FC 14 11 2 1 30 7 +23 35 Advance to the Western Conference Championship
2 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 14 6 3 5 26 21 +5 21
3 Lane United FC 14 5 5 4 28 22 +6 20
4 TSS FC Rovers 14 5 2 7 19 27 −8 17
5 Victoria Highlanders 14 5 0 9 14 25 −11 15
6 Portland Timbers U23 14 3 2 9 15 30 −15 11
Source: Premier Development League
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Non-FIFA leagues

Canadian Soccer League

Fifteen teams play in this league, all of which are based in Canada. It is a Non-FIFA league previously sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association and is now a member of the Soccer Federation of Canada (SFC).

First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Ukraine United (A, C) 16 12 2 2 60 16 +44 38 Qualification for Playoffs
2 FC Vorkuta (A, O) 16 12 2 2 55 16 +39 38
3 SC Waterloo Region (A) 16 9 2 5 34 33 +1 29
4 Scarborough SC (A) 16 8 5 3 34 20 +14 29
5 Hamilton City SC (A) 16 8 1 7 41 38 +3 25
6 Serbian White Eagles (A) 16 5 4 7 20 20 0 19
7 Real Mississauga SC (A) 16 3 2 11 14 42 −28 11
8 Brantford Galaxy (A) 16 3 2 11 9 37 −28 11
9 CSC Mississauga 16 1 2 13 9 37 −28 5
Updated to match(es) played on September 27, 2018. Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2018-csl-first-division-standings/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner.
Second Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Vorkuta B (A, C, O) 15 12 1 2 71 20 +51 37 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Halton United (A) 15 10 0 5 48 20 +28 30
3 Scarborough SC B (A) 15 8 0 7 48 40 +8 24
4 Milton SC (A) 15 7 0 8 37 50 −13 21
5 Brantford Galaxy B 15 5 1 9 25 32 −7 16
6 Serbian White Eagles B 15 2 0 13 13 80 −67 6
Updated to match(es) played on September 25, 2018. Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2018-second-division-standings/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner.

Domestic cups

Canadian Championship

The Canadian Championship is a national cup contested by men's teams in divisions 1 through 3.

First Qualifying RoundSecond Qualifying RoundSemifinalsFinal
                      
MLS
Toronto FC
 
USL
Ottawa Fury FC
PLSQ
AS Blainville
L1O
Oakville Blue Devils 		10  1
PLSQ
AS Blainville 		21  3
 
 
MLS
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
MLS
Montreal Impact

Challenge Trophy

The Challenge Trophy is a national cup contested by men's teams at the division 4 level and below.

Jubilee Trophy

The Jubilee Trophy is a national cup contested by women's teams at the division 4 level and below.

Canadian clubs in international competition

2018 CONCACAF Champions League

Canada Toronto FC wins 2-0 on aggregate.

Canada Toronto FC draws 4-4 on aggregate, wins 2-1 on away goals.

Canada Toronto FC wins 4-2 on aggregate.

Canada Toronto FC draws 3-3 on aggregate, draws 2-2 on away goals, loses 4-2 on penalties, and finishes in second place.

References

  1. ↑ "History". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Canada Soccer announces new leadership of Men's National Team Program under John Herdman". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Canada Soccer announces Mauro Biello as Men's National Team Assistant Coach and EXCEL U-23 Program Director". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "23 Candidate Host Cities to be Included in United Bid to Host the 2026 FIFA World Cup". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Canada wins bid to co-host FIFA World Cup in 2026". cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Canadian Premier League set to kick off in 2019". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Canadian Premier League names Paul Beirne as President". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "David Clanachan named First Commissioner of CPL". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "James Easton Named Head of Soccer Operations for the Canadian Premier League". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Canadian Soccer Business (CSB) – A New Sports Enterprise Now Represents Premier Soccer Properties in Canada". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "York 9 Football Club Joins Canadian Premier League". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Cavalry Football Club Joins Canadian Premier League". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "HFX Wanderers Football Club Joins Canadian Premier League". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "Christine Sinclair recognised with Order of Canada". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  15. ↑ Strauss, Brian (6 April 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  16. ↑ "Canada Soccer announces 2018 NWSL allocations". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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