2016 in Canadian soccer

The 2016 season is the 140th season of competitive soccer in Canada.[1]

2016 in Canadian soccer

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Men's Domestic Leagues
Div	League	Season[lower-alpha 1]	Cup/Playoffs[lower-alpha 2]
I	MLS	Toronto FC	Toronto FC
II	NASL	FC Edmonton	FC Edmonton
III	USL	Vancouver Whitecaps 2	Vancouver Whitecaps 2
	L1O	Vaughan Azzurri	Vaughan Azzurri
	PLSQ	CS Mont-Royal Outremont	AS Blainville
IV	PDL	K-W United FC	Calgary Foothills FC

Women's Domestic Leagues
Div	League	Season	Cup/Playoffs
I	NWSL	(No Canadian teams)	(No Canadian teams)
II	WPSL	NSGSC	(None qualified)
III	L1O	FC London	Vaughan Azzurri

Men's Domestic Cups
Div	Name	Champion	Runner-Up
I	Canadian Championship	Toronto FC	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
II	Canadian Championship	Toronto FC	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
III	Inter-Provincial Cup	CS Mont-Royal Outremont	Vaughan Azzurri
IV	Challenge Trophy	Edmonton Scottish	Royal Sélect de Beauport

Women's Domestic Cups
Div	Name	Champion	Runner-Up
IV	Jubilee Trophy	Royal Sélect de Beauport	Richmond FC

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

2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

March 25, 2016 Round 4	Canada	0–3	Mexico	Vancouver, Canada
7:00 pm PT		Report	Hernández 32' Lozano 40' Corona 72'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 54,798 Referee: Kimball Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

March 29, 2016 Round 4	Mexico	2–0	Canada	Mexico City, Mexico
8:30 pm CT	Guardado 17' (pen.) Corona 45+3'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

September 2, 2016 Round 4	Honduras	2–1	Canada	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
3:06 CT	Martínez 45+2' Quioto 50'	Report	James 35'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

September 6, 2016 Round 4	Canada	3–1	El Salvador	Vancouver, Canada
7:00 pm PT	Larin 11' Ledgerwood 53' Edgar 90+2'	Report	Bonilla 78'	Stadium: BC Place Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)

Canada finishes in third place; does not advance to fifth round of qualifying.

Friendlies

February 5, 2016 Friendly	United States	1–0	Canada	Carson, United States
7:45 pm PT	Altidore 90'			Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 9,274 Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)

June 3, 2016 Friendly	Canada	1–1	Azerbaijan	Rohrbach an der Lafnitz, Austria
7:00 pm CET	Akindele 43'	Report	Navarov 57' (pen)	Stadium: Stadion Rohrbach an der Lafnitz Attendance: 150

June 7, 2016 Friendly	Canada	2–1	Uzbekistan	Bad Waltersdorf, Austria
4:00 pm CET	Edgar 20' Kolimov 81' (o.g.)	Report	Shomurodov 62'	Stadium: Thermenstadion Bad Waltersdorf

October 6, 2016 Friendly	Mauritania	0–4	Canada	Marrakech, Morocco
8:00 pm WET		Report	Ricketts 53', 80' Vitoria 55' Haber 59'	Stadium: Grand Stade de Marrakech Attendance: 200

October 11, 2016 Friendly	Morocco	4–0	Canada	Marrakech, Morocco
8:00 pm WET	Carcela 12' Ziyech 65' (pen), 81' (pen) Alioui 86'	Report		Stadium: Grand Stade de Marrakech Attendance: 8,000

November 11, 2016 Friendly	South Korea	2–0	Canada	Cheonan, South Korea
8:00 pm KST	Kim 10' Lee 25'	Report		Stadium: Cheonan Baekseok Stadium Attendance: 18,920

Senior Women

2016 Olympic Games

August 3, 2016 Group stage	Canada	2–0	Australia	São Paulo, Brazil
3:00 pm BRT	Beckie 1' Sinclair 80'	Report		Stadium: Arena Corinthians Attendance: 20,521 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

August 6, 2016 Group stage	Canada	3–1	Zimbabwe	São Paulo, Brazil
3:00 pm BRT	Beckie 7', 35' Sinclair 19' (pen.)	Report	Chirandu 86'	Stadium: Arena Corinthians Referee: Olga Miranda (Paraguay)

August 9, 2016 Group stage	Germany	1–2	Canada	Brasília, Brazil
4:00 pm BRT	Behringer 13' (pen.)	Report	Tancredi 26', 60'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

August 12, 2016 Quarterfinal	Canada	1–0	France	São Paulo, Brazil
7:00 pm BRT	Schmidt 56'	Report		Stadium: Arena Corinthians Attendance: 38,688 Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)

August 16, 2016 Semifinal	Canada	0–2	Germany	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
4:00 pm BRT		Report Report	Behringer 21' (pen.) Däbritz 59'	Stadium: Mineirão Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

August 19, 2016 Bronze medal match	Brazil	1–2	Canada	São Paulo, Brazil
1:00 pm BRT	Beatriz 79'	Report	Rose 25' Sinclair 52'	Stadium: Arena Corinthians Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)

Canada finishes in third place.

2016 Olympic Games Qualifiers

February 11, 2016 Group stage	Canada	5–0	Guyana	Houston, United States
7:30 pm CT	Rose 26', 39' Lawrence 28', 46', 48'	Report		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 836 Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)

February 14, 2016 Group stage	Trinidad and Tobago	0–6	Canada	Houston, United States
3:00 pm CT		Report	Matheson 24' Tancredi 44' Sinclair 63' Buchanan 66' Beckie 75' Fleming 79'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 1,453 Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)

February 16, 2016 Group stage	Canada	10–0	Guatemala	Houston, United States
7:30 pm CT	Tancredi 4', 86' Carle 27' Beckie 35' Prince 43', 84', 88' Quinn 45+1' (pen.), 49', 52'	Report		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 859

February 19, 2016 Semifinal	Canada	3–1	Costa Rica	Houston, United States
4:30 pm CT	Sinclair 17', 51' Rose 86'	Report	Rodríguez 71' (pen.)	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 5,516

February 21, 2016 Final	Canada	0–2	United States	Houston, United States
4:00 pm CT		Report	Horan 53' Heath 61'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 10,119 Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)

Canada finishes in second place; qualifies for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

2016 Algarve Cup

March 2, 2016 Group stage	Canada	0–1	Denmark	Albufeira, Portugal
3:00 pm WET		Report	Nadim 55'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Albufeira Attendance: 500

March 4, 2016 Group stage	Canada	1–0	Belgium	Santo António, Portugal
3:00 pm WET	Clarke 89'	Report		Stadium: Complexo Desportivo

March 7, 2016 Group stage	Canada	1–0	Iceland	Lagos, Portugal
6:30 pm WET	Beckie 42'			Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Lagos

March 9, 2016 Final	Canada	2–1	Brazil	Parchal, Portugal
6:30 pm WET	Zadorsky 60' Beckie 67'	Report	Andressa Alves 90'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal da Bela Vista Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)

Canada finishes in first place.

Friendlies

April 10, 2016 Friendly	Netherlands	1–2	Canada	Eindhoven, Netherlands
4:00 pm CET	van der Gragt 58'	Report	Sinclair 34' Beckie 57'	Stadium: Jan Louwers Stadion

June 4, 2016 Friendly	Canada	0–2	Brazil	Toronto, Canada
4:00 pm ET			Marta (footballer) 11', 41'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 28,604

June 7, 2016 Friendly	Canada	1–0	Brazil	Ottawa, Canada
7:00 pm ET	Beckie 90+4'	Report		Stadium: TD Place Attendance: 23,568

July 20, 2016 Friendly	Canada	1–0	China PR	Paris, France
7:00 pm CET	Fleming 6'	Report		Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty Attendance: 95

July 23, 2016 Friendly	France	1–0	Canada	Auxerre, France
9:00 pm CET	Abily 36'	Report		Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 17,589

Domestic leagues

Men

Major League Soccer

Three Canadian teams (Montreal Impact, Toronto FC, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC) play in this league, which also contains 17 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 3]
1	FC Dallas (X)	34	17	8	9	50	40	+10	60	2018 CONCACAF Champions League
2	Colorado Rapids	34	15	6	13	39	32	+7	58
3	New York Red Bulls	34	16	9	9	61	44	+17	57
4	New York City FC	34	15	10	9	62	57	+5	54
5	Toronto FC	34	14	9	11	51	39	+12	53	2018 CONCACAF Champions League
6	LA Galaxy	34	12	6	16	54	39	+15	52
7	Seattle Sounders FC (C)	34	14	14	6	44	43	+1	48	2018 CONCACAF Champions League
8	Sporting Kansas City	34	13	13	8	42	41	+1	47
9	Real Salt Lake	34	12	12	10	44	46	−2	46
10	D.C. United	34	11	10	13	53	47	+6	46
11	Montreal Impact	34	11	11	12	49	53	−4	45
12	Portland Timbers	34	12	14	8	48	53	−5	44
13	Philadelphia Union	34	11	14	9	52	55	−3	42
14	New England Revolution	34	11	14	9	44	54	−10	42
15	Orlando City SC	34	9	11	14	55	60	−5	41
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	10	15	9	45	52	−7	39
17	San Jose Earthquakes	34	8	12	14	32	40	−8	38
18	Columbus Crew SC	34	8	14	12	50	58	−8	36
19	Houston Dynamo	34	7	14	13	39	45	−6	34
20	Chicago Fire	34	7	17	10	42	58	−16	31

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:

In American leagues; the Canadian team ranked highest in the combined league standings
In American leagues; the Canadian team which advanced farthest in the competition
CONCACAF Champions League
Selection Procedure
- Four US-based teams qualify for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League:
  1. The winner of the MLS Cup 2016 (Seattle Sounders FC);
  2. The winner of the Supporters' Shield (FC Dallas);
  3. The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (New York Red Bulls);
  4. The winner of the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (FC Dallas; already qualified, so berth passes to Colorado Rapids)
  Should a team qualify through more than one method, or should a team from Canada occupy any MLS qualifying place, the next best US team in the overall table would take its place.
  One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
  1. The winner of the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

North American Soccer League

Two Canadian teams (FC Edmonton and Ottawa Fury FC) play in this league, which also contains 12 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)	32	20	5	7	59	29	+30	65	Championship qualifiers
2	Indy Eleven	32	15	10	7	51	33	+18	55
3	FC Edmonton	32	15	8	9	25	21	+4	53
4	Rayo OKC	32	12	11	9	39	33	+6	47
5	Minnesota United	32	11	8	13	41	37	+4	41
6	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	32	11	8	13	31	40	−9	41
7	Miami FC	32	10	10	12	38	42	−4	40
8	Carolina RailHawks	32	11	7	14	36	48	−12	40
9	Tampa Bay Rowdies	32	9	12	11	40	41	−1	39
10	Ottawa Fury	32	7	10	15	32	40	−8	31
11	Jacksonville Armada	32	6	12	14	30	46	−16	30
12	Puerto Rico FC	22	5	9	8	19	31	−12	24

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 25 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	New York Red Bulls II (C, X)	30	21	6	3	61	21	+40	69	Conference Playoffs
2	Louisville City FC	30	17	9	4	52	27	+25	60
3	FC Cincinnati	30	16	8	6	41	27	+14	56
4	Rochester Rhinos	30	13	12	5	38	25	+13	51
5	Charlotte Independence	30	14	8	8	48	29	+19	50
6	Charleston Battery	30	13	9	8	38	33	+5	48
7	Richmond Kickers	30	12	9	9	33	26	+7	45
8	Orlando City B	30	9	8	13	35	49	−14	35
9	Wilmington Hammerheads FC	30	8	10	12	37	47	−10	34
10	Harrisburg City Islanders	30	8	7	15	37	54	−17	31
11	Bethlehem Steel FC	30	6	10	14	32	43	−11	28
12	Toronto FC II	30	7	5	18	36	58	−22	26
13	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	30	6	7	17	31	50	−19	25
14	FC Montreal	30	7	2	21	35	57	−22	23

Source: 2016 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
(C) Champion; (X) Regular Season League Champion.

Western Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sacramento Republic	30	14	10	6	43	27	+16	52	Conference Playoffs
2	Rio Grande Valley Toros	30	14	9	7	47	24	+23	51
3	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	30	14	7	9	37	27	+10	49
4	Swope Park Rangers	30	14	6	10	45	36	+9	48
5	LA Galaxy II	30	12	11	7	52	42	+10	47
6	Vancouver Whitecaps 2	30	12	9	9	44	44	0	45
7	Oklahoma City Energy	30	10	13	7	32	30	+2	43
8	Orange County Blues	30	12	4	14	39	41	−2	40
9	Portland Timbers 2	30	12	4	14	38	42	−4	40
10	San Antonio FC	30	10	8	12	36	36	0	38
11	Real Monarchs	30	10	6	14	31	41	−10	36
12	Seattle Sounders 2	30	9	8	13	35	50	−15	35
13	Arizona United	30	9	7	14	40	46	−6	34
14	Saint Louis FC	30	8	10	12	42	44	−2	34
15	Tulsa Roughnecks	30	5	4	21	25	64	−39	19

Source: 2016 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

League1 Ontario

16 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.

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Vaughan Azzurri (C, X)	22	17	4	1	70	24	+46	55	League Championship
2	Woodbridge Strikers	22	15	2	5	52	17	+35	47
3	North Toronto Nitros	22	14	3	5	52	29	+23	45
4	Durham United FA	22	11	3	8	54	42	+12	36
5	Kingston Clippers	22	7	5	10	34	53	−19	26
6	Aurora United FC	22	4	3	15	27	66	−39	15
7	Toronto Skillz FC	22	3	4	15	32	63	−31	13
8	Master's Futbol	22	3	2	17	38	92	−54	11

Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/show/2309115-standings
(C) Champion; (X) L1 Cup winner.

Western Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC London	22	15	2	5	64	32	+32	47	League Championship
2	Sigma FC	22	14	2	6	48	28	+20	44
3	Toronto FC Academy	22	12	2	8	70	37	+33	38
4	North Mississauga SC	22	11	5	6	63	42	+21	38
5	Windsor Stars	21	9	1	11	44	42	+2	28
6	Oakville Blue Devils	22	8	4	10	38	43	−5	28
7	Sanjaxx Lions	21	5	1	15	23	56	−33	16
8	ProStars FC	22	4	3	15	24	67	−43	15

Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/show/2309115-standings

League Championship

The league champion is determined by a single-match series between the top-ranked teams from the western and eastern conferences.

October 15, 2016	FC London	2 - 4	Vaughan Azzurri	Vaughan, Ontario
4:00 pm	Nafar 71' Gigolaj 80'	Report	Butters 9' Gogarty 12' Kovacevic 52' Whiteman 68'	Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 700

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	14	2	2	52	18	+34	44	Inter-Provincial Cup vs L1O Champion
2	AS Blainville	18	11	4	3	45	18	+27	37
3	Lakeshore SC	18	7	6	5	25	21	+4	27
4	FC Gatineau	18	6	4	8	18	30	−12	22
5	CS Longueuil	18	4	5	9	27	41	−14	17
6	FC Lanaudière	18	4	3	11	22	43	−21	15
7	Ottawa Fury FC Academy	18	4	2	12	20	38	−18	14

Source: http://www.tsisports.ca/soccer/ligue/l_classam.aspx

Premier Development League

Six Canadian teams (TFC Academy, K-W United FC, Thunder Bay Chill, WSA Winnipeg, Calgary Foothills FC, and Victoria Highlanders) play in this league, which also contains 57 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 4 league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Great Lakes Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Michigan Bucks	14	12	2	0	45	7	+38	36	Advance to Central Conference Championship
2	K-W United FC	14	11	2	1	37	18	+19	34	Advance to Central Conference Championship
3	Derby City Rovers	14	7	5	2	31	25	+6	23
4	Dayton Dutch Lions	14	4	5	5	23	30	−7	17
5	Pittsburgh Riverhounds U23	14	2	8	4	14	30	−16	10
6	TFC Academy	14	2	8	4	14	36	−22	10
7	Cincinnati Dutch Lions	14	1	10	3	11	31	−20	6

Source: Premier Development League
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Heartland Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Des Moines Menace	14	10	2	2	37	7	+30	32	Advance to Central Conference Championship
2	Thunder Bay Chill	14	7	2	5	33	19	+14	26	Advance to Central Conference Championship
3	Chicago Fire U-23	14	8	4	2	28	18	+10	26
4	Kokomo Mantis FC	14	4	6	4	23	25	−2	16
5	St. Louis Lions	14	2	8	4	19	28	−9	10
6	WSA Winnipeg	14	1	11	2	7	51	−44	5

Source: Premier Development League
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Northwest Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Calgary Foothills FC	14	8	3	3	22	12	+10	27	Advance to Western Conference Divisional Qualifiers
2	Seattle Sounders FC U-23	14	8	6	0	21	16	+5	24	Advance to Western Conference Divisional Qualifiers
3	Washington Crossfire	14	5	4	5	16	14	+2	20
4	Kitsap Pumas[lower-alpha 1]	14	5	4	5	12	15	−3	17
5	Victoria Highlanders	14	3	5	6	17	19	−2	15
6	Lane United FC	14	3	5	6	13	16	−3	15
7	Portland Timbers U23s	14	2	7	5	14	23	−9	11

Source: Premier Development League
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

Kitsap Pumas had three points deducted for using an illegal player against Victoria Highlanders.

Canadian Soccer League

Fourteen 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	York Region Shooters (A, C)	21	16	3	2	40	10	+30	51	Qualification for Playoffs
2	FC Ukraine United (A)	21	9	6	6	45	38	+7	33
3	Scarborough SC (A)	21	9	4	8	36	31	+5	31
4	Serbian White Eagles (A, O)	21	9	3	9	33	27	+6	30
5	Toronto Atomic FC (A)	21	8	6	7	36	37	−1	30
6	Hamilton City SC (A)	21	6	5	10	31	38	−7	23
7	Brantford Galaxy (A)	21	3	9	9	23	38	−15	18
8	Milton SC (A)	21	4	4	13	25	50	−25	16

Updated to match(es) played on October 9, 2016. Source: canadiansoccerleague.ca
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	SC Waterloo Region (A, C)	14	9	2	3	56	25	+31	29	Qualification for Playoffs
2	Toronto Atomic FC B (A)	15	9	2	4	56	28	+28	29
3	Brantford Galaxy B (A)	14	8	2	4	44	30	+14	26
4	York Region Shooters B (A, O)	15	5	3	7	32	34	−2	18
5	London City (A)	13	4	1	8	31	45	−14	13
6	Serbian White Eagles B (A)	13	2	0	11	19	76	−57	6

Updated to match(es) played on October 9, 2016. Source: canadiansoccerleague.ca
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	Portland Thorns FC	20	12	5	3	35	19	+16	41	NWSL Shield
2	Washington Spirit	20	12	3	5	30	21	+9	39	NWSL Playoffs
3	Chicago Red Stars	20	9	6	5	24	20	+4	33
4	Western New York Flash (C)	20	9	5	6	40	26	+14	32
5	Seattle Reign FC	20	8	6	6	29	21	+8	30
6	FC Kansas City	20	7	5	8	18	20	−2	26
7	Sky Blue FC	20	7	5	8	24	30	−6	26
8	Houston Dash	20	6	4	10	29	29	0	22
9	Orlando Pride	20	6	1	13	20	30	−10	19
10	Boston Breakers	20	3	2	15	14	47	−33	11

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion.

Women's Premier Soccer League

103 teams play in this league, one of which is based in Canada (NSGSC). It is considered a Division 2 league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Sounders Women	10	10	0	0	37	6	+31	30	Conference Champion
2	ISC Gunners FC	9	6	1	2	26	10	+16	19
3	CU Diamonds	9	5	2	2	17	10	+7	17
4	OSA Football Club	10	5	1	4	23	14	+9	16
5	NSGSC	9	3	1	5	21	22	−1	10
6	Eugene Timbers FC Azul	11	3	1	7	11	25	−14	10
7	Portland Spartans	8	1	0	7	9	30	−21	3
8	Westside Timbers	8	0	2	6	4	35	−31	2

Source: http://wpsl.info/standings/

League1 Ontario

Nine 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	FC London	16	14	0	2	50	15	+35	42	League Champion
2	Woodbridge Strikers	16	11	3	2	65	13	+52	36
3	Durham United FA	16	9	3	4	38	17	+21	30
4	Vaughan Azzurri	16	8	5	3	41	14	+27	29
5	North Mississauga SC	16	5	5	6	23	30	−7	20
6	Aurora United FC	16	5	3	8	31	34	−3	18
7	Kingston Clippers	16	5	2	9	33	53	−20	17
8	Darby FC	16	2	3	11	15	74	−59	9
9	Sanjaxx Lions	16	1	0	15	11	57	−46	3

Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/show/2309115-standings

Domestic cups

Men

Canadian Championship

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

Preliminary Round

4	Ottawa Fury FC	3	0	3
5	FC Edmonton	0	2	2

Semifinals					Final

1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	0	3	3
4	Ottawa Fury FC	2	0	2
					1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	0	2	2
					3	Toronto FC (a)	1	1	2
2	Montreal Impact	2	0	2
3	Toronto FC	4	0	4

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.

November 5, 2016	CS Mont-Royal Outremont	1 - 1	Vaughan Azzurri	Terrebonne, Quebec
6:30 pm	Rosa 24'	Report	Kovacevic 57' (pen)	Stadium: Terrebonne Sports Complex Referee: R. Schaap

November 12, 2016	Vaughan Azzurri	1 - 2	CS Mont-Royal Outremont	Pickering, Ontario
5:00 pm	Lowe 14'	Report	Ritch-Andy 41' Oliveri 67' (pen)	Stadium: Pickering Soccer Centre

CS Mont-Royal Outremont wins 3-2 on aggregate.

Challenge Trophy

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

October 10, 2016	Royal Sélect de Beauport	0 - 1	Edmonton Scottish	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
12:00 pm		Report	Wheeler 93'	Stadium: King George V Stadium

Women

Jubilee Trophy

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

October 10, 2016	Richmond FC	0 - 2	Royal Sélect de Beauport	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
8:30 am		Report	Chastenay-Joseph Verret	Stadium: King George V Stadium

Canadian clubs in international competition

2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League

August 2, 2016 Group stage	Central	0–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Couva, Trinidad and Tobago
9:00 pm AT		Report	Techera 34'	Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)

August 23, 2016 Group stage	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	3–0	Sporting Kansas City	Vancouver, Canada
7:00 pm PT	Techera 8', 64' Hurtado 12'	Report		Stadium: BC Place Referee: Erick Miranda (Mexico)

September 13, 2016 Group stage	Sporting Kansas City	1–2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Kansas City, United States
7:00 pm CT	Rubio 55'	Report	Hurtado 41' Davies 90+3'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 13,422 Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

September 28, 2016 Group stage	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	4–1	Central	Vancouver, Canada
7:00 pm PT	Pérez 11' Techera 22' (pen.), 70' Kudo 49'	Report	de Silva 44'	Stadium: BC Place Referee: Luis Santander (Mexico)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC advances to knockout stage.

References

"History". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 19 June 2015.

External links

Canadian Soccer Association

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[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

[4] CONCACAF Champions League
Selection Procedure

Four US-based teams qualify for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League:
The winner of the MLS Cup 2016 (Seattle Sounders FC);

The winner of the Supporters' Shield (FC Dallas);

The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (New York Red Bulls);

The winner of the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (FC Dallas; already qualified, so berth passes to Colorado Rapids)
Should a team qualify through more than one method, or should a team from Canada occupy any MLS qualifying place, the next best US team in the overall table would take its place.
One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
The winner of the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[4] Four US-based teams qualify for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League:
The winner of the MLS Cup 2016 (Seattle Sounders FC);

The winner of the Supporters' Shield (FC Dallas);

The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (New York Red Bulls);

The winner of the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (FC Dallas; already qualified, so berth passes to Colorado Rapids)
Should a team qualify through more than one method, or should a team from Canada occupy any MLS qualifying place, the next best US team in the overall table would take its place.
One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
The winner of the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[5] The winner of the MLS Cup 2016 (Seattle Sounders FC);

[6] The winner of the Supporters' Shield (FC Dallas);

[7] The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (New York Red Bulls);

[8] The winner of the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (FC Dallas; already qualified, so berth passes to Colorado Rapids)

[9] The winner of the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[10] The winner of the MLS Cup 2016 (Seattle Sounders FC);

[11] The winner of the Supporters' Shield (FC Dallas);

[12] The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (New York Red Bulls);

[13] The winner of the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (FC Dallas; already qualified, so berth passes to Colorado Rapids)

[14] The winner of the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[table_note_KIT0.46201852311474-5] Kitsap Pumas had three points deducted for using an illegal player against Victoria Highlanders.

[3] "History". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 19 June 2015.