2015 in Canadian soccer

The 2015 season is the 139th season of competitive soccer in Canada.[1]

2015 in Canadian soccer

2014 · · 2016

Men's Domestic Leagues
Div League Season Cup/Playoffs
I MLS Vancouver Whitecaps FC
(3rd overall)
Two teams (MTL & VAN)
(Conference Semifinals)
II NASL Ottawa Fury FC
(2nd overall)
Ottawa Fury FC
(Second place)
III USL Vancouver Whitecaps 2
(11th overall: Western Conference)
-
(None qualified)
L1O Oakville Blue Devils
(Champions)
Woodbridge Strikers
(Champions)
PLSQ CS Mont-Royal Outremont
(Champions)
Lakeshore SC
(Champions)
Women's Domestic Leagues
Div League Season Cup/Playoffs
I NWSL No Canadian teams No Canadian teams
II W-League Laval Comets
(1st overall: Northeast Division)
Laval Comets
(Third place)
III L1O Durham United FC
(Champions)
North Mississauga SC
(Champions)
Men's Domestic Cups
Div Name Champion Runner-Up
I Canadian Championship Vancouver Whitecaps FC Montreal Impact
II
III Inter-Provincial Cup Oakville Blue Devils CS Mont-Royal Outremont
IV Challenge Trophy London Marconi Edmonton Scottish
Women's Domestic Cups
Div Name Champion Runner-Up
IV Jubilee Trophy Edmonton Victoria Royal Sélect Beauport

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

Men

Senior

2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
11 June 2015 Round 2Dominica 0 - 2 CanadaRoseau, Dominica
20:00 UTC−04:00 Report Larin  5'
Teibert  63' (pen.)
Stadium: Windsor Park
Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)
16 June 2015 Round 2Canada 4 - 0
(6 - 0 agg.)
 DominicaToronto, Canada
19:37 UTC−04:00 Akindele  4'
Larin  41'
Ricketts  52', 77'
Report Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 9,749
Referee: Gianni Ascani (Turks and Caicos Islands)
4 September 2015 Round 3Canada 3 - 0 BelizeToronto, Canada
19:30 UTC−04:00 Ricketts  25', 65'
Hutchinson  90+1'
Report Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 10,412
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
8 September 2015 Round 3Belize 1 - 1
(1 - 4 agg.)
 CanadaBelmopan, Belize
19:00 UTC−06:00 McCaulay  26' Report Johnson  45+1' Stadium: FFB Stadium
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)
13 November 2015 Round 4Canada 1 - 0 HondurasVancouver, Canada
19:07 UTC−08:00 Larin  38' Report Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 20,108
Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8 July 2015 Group StageEl Salvador 0 - 0 CanadaCarson, United States
19:30 UTC−07:00 Report Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 22,468
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
11 July 2015 Group StageJamaica 1 - 0 CanadaHouston, United States
17:30 UTC−05:00 Austin  90+2' Report Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,017
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
14 July 2015 Group StageCanada 0 - 0 Costa RicaToronto, Canada
20:30 UTC−04:00 Report Stadium: BMO Field
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)

 CAN eliminated in the group stage.

Friendlies
16 January 2015 FriendlyCanada 1 - 2 IcelandOrlando, United States
16:30 UTC−05:00 De Rosario  70' Report Steindorsson  6'
Vilhjalmsson  42'
Stadium: University of Central Florida
Attendance: 100
19 January 2015 FriendlyCanada 1 - 1 IcelandOrlando, United States
16:00 UTC−05:00 De Rosario  30' (pen.) Report Fridjonsson  65' (pen.) Stadium: University of Central Florida
Attendance: 200
27 March 2015 FriendlyCanada 1 - 0 GuatemalaFort Lauderdale, United States
16:15 UTC−04:00 Haber  70' Report Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 5
30 March 2015 FriendlyCanada 3 - 0 Puerto RicoBayamón, Puerto Rico
19:30 UTC−04:00 Ricketts  42'
Edwini-Bonsu  60'
Larin  77'
Report Stadium: Estadio Juán Rámon Loubriel
13 October 2015 FriendlyCanada 1 - 1 GhanaWashington, D.C., United States
19:30 UTC−04:00 de Jong  28' Report Adomah  45' Stadium: RFK Stadium

Olympic

Many Olympic competitions place certain age restrictions on competitors for the men's tournament (for example, a U-22 requirement at the 2015 Pan American Games).[2] These teams are listed by Soccer Canada as "Olympic teams".

2015 Pan American Games
12 July 2015 Group stageCanada 1 - 4 BrazilHamilton, Canada
20:30 UTC−04:00 Babouli  56' Report Luciano  7'
Rômulo  38'
Clayton  47'
Erik  87'
Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: José Peñaloza (Mexico)
16 July 2015 Group stagePanama 0 - 0 CanadaHamilton, Canada
20:30 UTC−04:00 Report Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)
20 July 2015 Group stageCanada 0 - 2 PeruHamilton, Canada
20:30 UTC−04:00 Report Rodas  12'
James  68' (o.g.)
Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)

 CAN eliminated in the group stage.

2016 Olympic Qualifiers
1 October 2015 Group stageUnited States 3 - 1 CanadaKansas City, United States
20:00 UTC−05:00 Morris  1', 73'
Gil  90+2' (pen.)
Report Petrasso  81' Stadium: Sporting Park
Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)
3 October 2015 Group stageCanada 3 - 1 PanamaKansas City, United States
13:30 UTC−05:00 Petrasso  30'
Thomas  35'
Fisk  74'
Report Bárcenas  61' Stadium: Sporting Park
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)
6 October 2015 Group stageCanada 2 - 2 CubaCommerce City, United States
17:00 UTC−06:00 Petrasso  26'
Babouli  52'
Report Hernández  33', 87' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Referee: Adrián Skeete (Barbados)
10 October 2015 SemifinalsMexico 2 - 0 CanadaSandy, United States
16:00 UTC−06:00 Torres  6'
Lozano  57'
Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)
13 October 2015 Third place matchUnited States 2 - 0 CanadaSandy, United States
17:00 UTC−06:00 Pelosi  69'
Kiesewetter  84' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)

 CAN finishes in fourth place; does not qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Women

Senior

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
6 June 2015 Group StageCanada 1 - 0 China PREdmonton, Canada
16:00 UTC−06:00 Sinclair  90+2' (pen.) Report Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium
Attendance: 53,058
11 June 2015 Group StageCanada 0 - 0 New ZealandEdmonton, Canada
19:00 UTC−06:00 Report Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium
Attendance: 35,544
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
15 June 2015 Group StageNetherlands 1 - 1 CanadaMontréal, Canada
19:30 UTC−04:00 Van de Ven  87' Report Lawrence  10' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 45,420
21 June 2015 Round of 16Canada 1 - 0  SwitzerlandVancouver, Canada
16:30 UTC−07:00 Bélanger  52' Report Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 53,855
27 June 2015 QuarterfinalsEngland 2 - 1 CanadaVancouver, Canada
16:30 UTC−07:00 Taylor  11'
Bronze  14'
Report Sinclair  42' Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 54,027
Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)

 CAN eliminated in the quarterfinals.

2015 Pan American Games

While there were no age restrictions placed on teams in this tournament, Canada opted to enter an under-23 squad to provide experience for those who may join the senior national team in the future.[3]

11 July 2015 Group stageCanada 5 - 2 EcuadorHamilton, Canada
21:00 UTC−04:00 Beckie  12', 77'
Zadorsky  44', 48'
Fletcher  79'
Report Moreira  29', 90' Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: Alondra Arellano (Mexico)
15 July 2015 Group stageCosta Rica 2 - 0 CanadaHamilton, Canada
20:30 UTC−04:00 Cruz  60'
Villalobos  74'
Report Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: Tatiana Guzman (Nicaragua)
19 July 2015 Group stageCanada 0 - 2 BrazilHamilton, Canada
20:30 UTC−04:00 Report Alves  55'
Cristiane  87'
Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
22 July 2015 SemifinalColombia 1 - 0 CanadaHamilton, Canada
20:35 UTC−04:00 Ospina  29' Report Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: Mirian Leon (El Salvador)
24 July 2015 Bronze medal matchMexico 2 - 1 CanadaHamilton, Canada
20:35 UTC−04:00 Ocampo  29'
Mayor  37'
Report Fleming  88' (pen.) Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

 CAN finishes in fourth place.

2015 Cyprus Women's Cup
4 March 2015 Group StageCanada 2 - 0 ScotlandNicosia, Cyprus
17:30 UTC+02:00 Fleming  3'
Sinclair  55'
Report Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 30
6 March 2015 Group StageCanada 1 - 0 South KoreaLarnaka, Cyprus
14:30 UTC+02:00 Sinclair  46' Report Stadium: GSZ Stadium
Attendance: 30
9 March 2015 Group StageCanada 1 - 0 ItalyNicosia, Cyprus
14:30 UTC+02:00 Chapman  51' Report Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 30
11 March 2015 FinalCanada 0 - 1 EnglandLarnaka, Cyprus
18:30 UTC+02:00 Report Sanderson  67' Stadium: GSZ Stadium
Attendance: 100

 CAN finishes in second place.

2015 Four Nations Tournament
11 January 2015 BaoAn CupCanada 2 - 1 South KoreaShenzhen, China
16:00 UTC+08:00 Beckie  51'
Buchanan  55'
Report Yue  33' Stadium: Shenzhen Bao'an Sports Center
Attendance: 365
13 January 2015 BaoAn CupCanada 2 - 1 MexicoShenzhen, China
16:00 UTC+08:00 Leon  47'
Sinclair  80'
Report Corral  79' Stadium: Shenzhen Bao'an Sports Center
Attendance: 532
15 January 2015 BaoAn CupCanada 2 - 1 China PRShenzhen, China
19:30 UTC+08:00 Sinclair  63' (pen.), 64' Report Gu  31' Stadium: Shenzhen Bao'an Sports Center
Attendance: 6,683

 CAN finishes in first place.[4]

2015 International Tournament of Natal
9 December 2015 Group stageCanada 3 - 0 MexicoNatal, Brazil
18:15 UTC−02:00 Sinclair  15', 20'
Prince  45+2'
Report Stadium: Arena das Dunas
Attendance: 500
13 December 2015 Group stageTrinidad and Tobago 0 - 4 CanadaNatal, Brazil
18:30 UTC−02:00 Report Matheson  10'
Beckie  46'
Prince  81'
Sinclair  85'
Stadium: Arena das Dunas
16 December 2015 Group stageBrazil 2 - 1 CanadaNatal, Brazil
20:45 UTC−02:00 Andressa Alves  12'
Debinha  40'
Report Bélanger  43' Stadium: Arena das Dunas
20 December 2015 FinalBrazil 3 - 1 CanadaNatal, Brazil
18:30 UTC−02:00 Andressa Alves  47'
Mônica  63', 81'
Beckie  46' Stadium: Arena das Dunas
Attendance: 10,643
Referee: Report

 CAN finishes in second place.

Friendlies
9 April 2015 FriendlyCanada 0 - 1 FranceBondoufle, France
21:00 UTC+02:00 Report Le Sommer  34' Stadium: Stade Robert-Bobin Evry
Attendance: 11,441
29 May 2015 FriendlyCanada 1 - 0 EnglandHamilton, Canada
19:00 UTC−04:00 Schmidt  23' Report Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 23,197

Domestic leagues

Men

Major League Soccer

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

Overall standings
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
1 New York Red Bulls (X) 34 18 10 6 62 43 +19 60 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
2 FC Dallas 34 18 10 6 52 39 +13 60
3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 16 13 5 45 36 +9 53
4 Columbus Crew 34 15 11 8 58 53 +5 53
5 Portland Timbers (C) 34 15 11 8 41 39 +2 53 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
6 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 13 6 44 36 +8 51
7 Montreal Impact 34 15 13 6 48 44 +4 51
8 D.C. United 34 15 13 6 43 45 2 51
9 LA Galaxy 34 14 11 9 56 46 +10 51
10 Sporting Kansas City 34 14 11 9 48 45 +3 51 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
11 New England Revolution 34 14 12 8 48 47 +1 50
12 Toronto FC 34 15 15 4 58 58 0 49
13 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 13 8 41 39 +2 47
14 Orlando City SC 34 12 14 8 46 56 10 44
15 Houston Dynamo 34 11 14 9 42 49 7 42
16 Real Salt Lake 34 11 15 8 38 48 10 41
17 New York City FC 34 10 17 7 49 58 9 37
18 Philadelphia Union 34 10 17 7 42 55 13 37
19 Colorado Rapids 34 9 15 10 33 43 10 37
20 Chicago Fire 34 8 20 6 43 58 15 30
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) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion; (X) Supporters' Shield winner.
Notes:

North American Soccer League

Two Canadian teams (FC Edmonton and Ottawa Fury FC) play in this league, which also contains nine teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 2 league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Overall standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Cosmos (C, X) 30 15 11 4 49 30 +19 56 Championship qualifiers
2 Ottawa Fury 30 15 11 4 42 23 +19 56
3 Minnesota United 30 14 11 5 54 39 +15 53
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 30 11 8 11 49 40 +9 41
5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 30 10 9 11 33 37 4 39
6 Carolina RailHawks 30 9 8 13 44 49 5 35
7 FC Edmonton 30 9 8 13 41 46 5 35
8 Atlanta Silverbacks 30 7 12 11 31 40 9 33
9 Indy Eleven 30 8 9 13 36 48 12 33
10 San Antonio Scorpions 30 7 10 13 41 52 11 31
11 Jacksonville Armada 30 8 7 15 33 49 16 31
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(C) Champion; (X) Regular season champion.

United Soccer League

Three Canadian teams (FC Montreal, Toronto FC II, and Whitecaps FC 2) play in this league, which also contains 21 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 3 league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Eastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rochester Rhinos (C, X) 28 17 10 1 40 15 +25 61 Conference Semi-finals
2 Louisville City FC 28 14 6 8 55 34 +21 48
3 Charleston Battery 28 12 10 6 43 28 +15 46 First round
4 New York Red Bulls II 28 12 6 10 46 45 +1 42
5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 28 11 8 9 53 42 +11 41
6 Richmond Kickers 28 10 11 7 41 35 +6 41
7 Charlotte Independence 28 10 10 8 38 35 +3 40
8 Harrisburg City Islanders 28 11 6 11 49 53 4 39
9 Saint Louis FC 28 8 9 11 30 40 10 33
10 FC Montreal 28 8 4 16 32 46 14 28
11 Toronto FC II 28 6 5 17 26 52 26 23
12 Wilmington Hammerheads 28 3 10 15 22 42 20 19
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion; (X) Regular Season League Champion.
Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Orange County Blues 28 14 5 9 38 34 +4 47 Conference Semi-finals
2 Oklahoma City Energy 28 13 8 7 44 36 +8 47
3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 28 14 4 10 53 35 +18 46 First round
4 Sacramento Republic 28 13 7 8 43 31 +12 46
5 LA Galaxy II 28 14 3 11 39 31 +8 45
6 Seattle Sounders 2 28 13 3 12 45 42 +3 42
7 Tulsa Roughnecks 28 11 6 11 49 46 +3 39
8 Portland Timbers 2 28 11 2 15 38 45 7 35
9 Austin Aztex 28 10 3 15 32 41 9 33
10 Arizona United 28 10 2 16 31 55 24 32
11 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 28 8 6 14 39 53 14 30
12 Real Monarchs 28 7 8 13 32 42 10 29
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots

League1 Ontario

Twelve 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 Oakville Blue Devils (C) 22 17 2 3 57 18 +39 53 Inter-Provincial Cup
2 Woodbridge Strikers (X) 22 15 2 5 44 16 +28 47
3 Vaughan Azzurri 22 12 7 3 55 22 +33 43
4 Sigma FC 22 12 6 4 62 33 +29 42
5 Toronto FC Academy 22 13 1 8 61 37 +24 40
6 ANB Futbol 22 12 3 7 50 28 +22 39
7 Durham United FC 22 11 3 8 44 29 +15 36
8 Windsor Stars 22 7 6 9 39 43 4 27
9 Kingston Clippers 22 4 6 12 33 50 17 18
10 ProStars FC 22 4 3 15 24 78 54 15
11 Sanjaxx Lions 22 3 0 19 14 66 52 9
12 Master's FA 22 1 3 18 20 83 63 6
Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/standings
(C) Champion; (X) L1 Cup winner.

Première Ligue de soccer du Québec

Seven 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 CS Mont-Royal Outremont 18 11 3 4 44 24 +20 36 Inter-Provincial Cup vs L1O Champion
2 Lakeshore FC 18 10 5 3 36 21 +15 35
3 AS Blainville 18 8 6 4 32 26 +6 30
4 CS Longueuil 18 7 5 6 27 28 1 26
5 Ottawa Fury FC Academy 18 6 0 12 23 32 9 18
6 FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière 18 5 2 11 32 41 9 17
7 FC Gatineau 18 4 3 11 24 46 22 15

Canadian Soccer League

Twenty two 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 Serbian White Eagles (A, C) 22 16 4 2 52 17 +35 52 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Toronto Croatia (A, O) 22 15 3 4 57 18 +39 48
3 York Region Shooters (A) 22 13 1 8 56 35 +21 40
4 SC Waterloo Region (A) 21 11 3 7 34 27 +7 36[lower-alpha 1]
5 Toronto Atomic FC (A) 22 10 2 10 23 37 14 32
6 Burlington SC (A) 22 8 3 11 41 44 3 27
7 Milton SC (A) 22 8 3 11 32 43 11 27
8 London City (A) 22 8 2 12 31 46 15 26
9 Brampton United 22 7 5 10 31 33 2 26
10 Scarborough SC 22 6 8 8 32 49 17 26
11 Brantford Galaxy 22 7 3 12 32 44 12 24
12 Niagara United 21 2 3 16 23 71 48 9[lower-alpha 1]
Updated to match(es) played on October 4, 2015. Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/first-division-standings-2015/
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.
Notes:
  1. One match between SC Waterloo Region and Niagara United not played
Second Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 SC Waterloo Region B (A, C) 18 10 6 2 58 23 +35 36 Qualification for Playoffs
2 York Region Shooters B (A) 18 11 1 6 45 37 +8 34
3 Milton SC B (A, O) 18 9 5 4 44 31 +13 32
4 Burlington SC B (A) 18 9 3 6 34 34 0 30
5 Brantford Galaxy B (A) 18 9 1 8 36 33 +3 28
6 Toronto Atomic FC B (A) 18 7 3 8 42 39 +3 24
7 Niagara United B (A) 18 6 5 7 38 37 +1 23
8 Serbian White Eagles B (A) 18 5 4 9 31 62 31 19
9 Toronto Croatia B 18 4 2 12 35 57 22 14
10 Brampton United B 18 3 4 11 27 37 10 13
Updated to match(es) played on October 5, 2015. Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2015-2nd-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.

Women

National Women's Soccer League

No Canadian teams play in this league, though eleven players from the Canada women's national soccer team play on its teams. It is considered a Division 1 league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Overall standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Seattle Reign FC 20 13 4 3 41 21 +20 43 NWSL Shield
2 Chicago Red Stars 20 8 9 3 31 22 +9 33 NWSL Playoffs
3 FC Kansas City (C) 20 9 5 6 32 20 +12 32
4 Washington Spirit 20 8 6 6 31 28 +3 30
5 Houston Dash 20 6 6 8 21 26 5 24
6 Portland Thorns FC 20 6 5 9 27 29 2 23
7 Western New York Flash 20 6 5 9 24 34 10 23
8 Sky Blue FC 20 5 7 8 22 28 6 22
9 Boston Breakers 20 4 3 13 22 43 21 15
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion.

W-League

Two Canadian teams (Laval Comets and Quebec Dynamo ARSQ) play in this league, which also contains sixteen teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 2 league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Northeastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Laval Comets 12 9 1 2 32 11 +21 28 2015 Championship Host
2 Quebec Dynamo ARSQ 12 8 2 2 22 12 +10 26 2015 Playoff Team
3 Long Island Rough Riders 12 6 2 4 24 15 +9 20
4 North Jersey Valkyries 12 3 3 6 19 28 9 10
5 New Jersey Wildcats 12 3 1 8 13 30 17 10
6 New York Magic 12 1 3 8 16 30 14 5
Source: wleaguesoccer.com[5]
Semi-Finals
Washington Spirit Reserves1–0 Quebec Dynamo ARSQ
Aedo  39'
Stobbs  68'
Report Vandal  39'  76'
Gauthier  45+'
Desjardins Stadium
Laval, Québec

Colorado Pride4–0 Laval Comets
Jerman  31'
Watt  42'
Andrews  45+'
O'breham  57' (o.g.)
Report Charron-Delage  63'
Desjardins Stadium
Laval, Québec
Third Place Playoff
Laval Comets2–0 Quebec Dynamo ARSQ
Maranda  4'
Laverdiere  76'
Busque  90+'
Report Levasseur  13'
Desjardins Stadium
Laval, Québec

League1 Ontario

Seven 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 Notes
1 Durham United FC 18 14 2 2 69 8 +61 44 2015 L1O Women's Division champion
2 Woodbridge Strikers 18 13 2 3 53 22 +31 41
3 Vaughan Azzurri 18 10 5 3 50 21 +29 35
4 North Mississauga SC 18 8 3 7 25 22 +3 27
5 ANB Futbol 18 4 1 13 25 70 45 13
6 Sanjaxx Lions 18 3 2 13 17 58 41 11
7 Pro Stars FC 18 2 3 13 13 51 38 9

Domestic Cups

Men

Canadian Championship

The Canadian Championship is contested by men's teams at the division 1 & 2 level.

  Preliminary Round
           
  FC Edmonton 3 3 6
  Ottawa Fury FC 1 1 2
  Semifinals Final
                         
1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 2 3  
4 FC Edmonton 1 1 2  
    1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 2 4
  3 Montreal Impact 2 0 2
2 Toronto FC 0 3 3
3 Montreal Impact (a) 1 2 3  

Inter-Provincial Cup

The Inter-Provincial Cup is a two-legged home-and-away series at the division 3 level played between the season champions of League1 Ontario and the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.

1 November 2015 Oakville Blue Devils 3 - 1 CS Mont-Royal OutremontVaughan, Ontario
13:30 UTC−05:00 Wason  4', 36'
Ellis  65'
Report Dagrou  20' Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
14 November 2015 CS Mont-Royal Outremont 2 - 2 Oakville Blue DevilsTerrebonne, Quebec
18:00 UTC−05:00 Sissoko  28'
Ritchie-Andy  36'
Report Mitchell  55'
Novak  85'
Stadium: Complexes Sportifs Terrebonne

Oakville Blue Devils win 5–3 on aggregate.

Challenge Trophy

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

October 12, 2015 London Marconi 2 - 1 (a.e.t.) Edmonton ScottishCalgary, Alberta
1:00 pm Ivanovich  18', 115' (pen.) Lam  82' (pen.) Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT2

Women

Jubilee Trophy

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

October 12, 2015 Edmonton Victoria 2 - 1 Royal Sélect BeauportCalgary, Alberta
10:30 am Miller
Lund
Report Bourgoing Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT2

Canadian clubs in international competition

2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League

24 February 2015 Quarterfinals Pachuca2 - 2 Montreal ImpactPachuca, Mexico
22:00 UTC−05:00 Olvera  57'
Nahuelpán  68'
Report Duka  25', 53' Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Referee: Jhon Pitti (Panama)
3 March 2015 Quarterfinals Montreal Impact1 - 1
(3a - 3 agg.)
PachucaMontreal, Canada
20:00 UTC−05:00 Porter  90+3' Report Cano  80' (pen.) Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 38,104[6]
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)
18 March 2015 Semifinals Montreal Impact2 - 0 AlajuelenseMontreal, Canada
20:00 UTC−04:00 Piatti  9'
Cabrera  14'
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 33,675[7]
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
7 April 2015 Semifinals Alajuelense4 - 2
(4 - 4a agg.)
Montreal ImpactAlajuela, Costa Rica
22:00 UTC−06:00 Gabas  47', 61'
Guevara  79'
McDonald  90+3'
Report McInerney  42'
Romero  72'
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Attendance: 17,895
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
22 April 2015 Final América1 - 1 Montreal ImpactMexico City, Mexico
21:00 UTC−05:00 Peralta  88' Report Piatti  16' Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 56,783[8]
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)
29 April 2015 Final Montreal Impact2 - 4
(3 - 5 agg.)
AméricaMontreal, Canada
22:00 UTC−04:00 Romero  8'
McInerney  88'
Report Benedetto  50', 67', 81'
Peralta  65'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 61,004[9]
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

Montreal Impact finishes in second place.

2015-16 CONCACAF Champions League

5 August 2015 Group stage Vancouver Whitecaps FC1 - 1 Seattle Sounders FCVancouver, Canada
19:00 UTC−07:00 Parker  61' Report Neagle  71' Stadium: BC Place
Referee: Luis Santander (Mexico)
16 September 2015 Group stage Vancouver Whitecaps FC1 - 0 OlimpiaVancouver, Canada
19:00 UTC−07:00 Froese  42' Report Stadium: BC Place
Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)
23 September 2015 Group stage Seattle Sounders FC3 - 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FCSeattle, United States
19:00 UTC−07:00 Neagle  32', 47'
Barrett  39'
Report Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 37,624
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
22 October 2015 Group stage Olimpia1 - 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FCTegucigalpa, Honduras
21:00 UTC−05:00 Martínez  69' Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC eliminated in the group stage.

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