2018 in Canadian soccer

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2018 in Canadian soccer

2017 · Canada · 2019

Men's Domestic Leagues
Div League Season[note 1] Cup/Playoffs[note 2]
I United States Canada MLS Vancouver Whitecaps FC (None qualified)
II United States Canada USL Ottawa Fury FC (None qualified)
III Canada L1O Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan Azzurri
Canada PLSQ AS Blainville FC Lanaudière
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 Calgary Foothills WFC Calgary Foothills WFC
United States Canada WPSL TSS Rovers (None qualified)
III Canada L1O Durham United FC Woodbridge Strikers
Canada PLSQF Dynamo de Québec (No competition)
Men's Domestic Cups
Div Name Champion Runner-Up
I Canadian Championship Toronto FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC
II
III
IV Challenge Trophy Surrey BC Tigers Hurricanes Caledon SC
Women's Domestic Cups
Div Name Champion Runner-Up
IV Jubilee Trophy Scarborough GS United Surrey United SC
  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 was the 142nd season of competitive soccer in Canada.[1]

News and events

2026 FIFA World Cup

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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.[2] The 2026 FIFA World Cup was awarded to the United bid on June 13.[3]

National teams

John Herdman was named as head coach of the men's national team in January, replacing Octavio Zambrano.[4] Mauro Biello was later named assistant coach of the men's national team.[5] Kenneth Heiner-Møller was named as head coach of the women's national team following Herdman's departure.

Women's National Team Assistant Coach Bev Priestman stepped down from her position at the end of August.[6]

Canadian Premier League

The Canadian Premier League announced that it will kick off in April 2019,[7] with Paul Beirne as its president,[8] David Clanachan as its commissioner,[9] and James Easton as its head of soccer operations.[10]

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".[11]

The Canadian Premier League announced a number of new teams for its inaugural 2019 season, at present including York 9 FC (announced May 10),[12] Cavalry FC (May 17),[13]HFX Wanderers FC (May 25),[14] Valour FC (June 6),[15] FC Edmonton (June 8),[16] Forge FC (July 12),[17] and Pacific FC (July 20).[18]

On November 14, the Canadian Premier League announced that it had acquired the Division 3 League1 Ontario.[19]

Awards & Honours

Women's national team captain Christine Sinclair, was appointed to the Order of Canada on January 24.[20]

Alphonso Davies[21] and Christine Sinclair[22] were named Canadian Player of the Year, while Davies was also named Postmedia Male Athlete of the Year.[23]

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

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Friendlies

Senior Women

2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship

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 Canada finishes in Silver medal icon.svg second place; qualifies for 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

2018 Algarve Cup

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 Canada finishes in fifth place.

Friendlies

Domestic leagues

Division 1 leagues

Major League Soccer

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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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
1 New York Red Bulls (X) 34 22 5 7 62 33 +29 71 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Atlanta United FC (C) 34 21 6 7 70 44 +26 69
3 Sporting Kansas City 34 18 8 8 65 40 +25 62
4 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 5 11 52 37 +15 59
5 Los Angeles FC 34 16 9 9 68 52 +16 57
6 FC Dallas 34 16 9 9 52 44 +8 57
7 New York City FC 34 16 8 10 59 45 +14 56
8 Portland Timbers 34 15 9 10 54 48 +6 54
9 D.C. United 34 14 9 11 60 50 +10 51
10 Columbus Crew 34 14 9 11 43 45 −2 51
11 Philadelphia Union 34 15 5 14 49 50 −1 50
12 Real Salt Lake 34 14 7 13 55 58 −3 49
13 LA Galaxy 34 13 9 12 66 64 +2 48
14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 13 8 13 54 67 −13 47
15 Montreal Impact 34 14 4 16 47 53 −6 46
16 New England Revolution 34 10 11 13 49 55 −6 41
17 Houston Dynamo 34 10 8 16 58 58 0 38 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
18 Minnesota United FC 34 11 3 20 49 71 −22 36
19 Toronto FC 34 10 6 18 59 64 −5 36 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
20 Chicago Fire 34 8 8 18 48 61 −13 32
21 Colorado Rapids 34 8 7 19 36 63 −27 31
22 Orlando City SC 34 8 4 22 43 74 −31 28
23 San Jose Earthquakes 34 4 9 21 49 71 −22 21
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
(C) Champion; (X) Supporters' Shield winner.
Notes:
  1. CONCACAF Champions League
    Selection procedure
    • Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[24] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2018 season, the following teams qualified:
      1. The winner of MLS Cup 2018 (Atlanta United FC);
      2. The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)
      Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters' Shield werw not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
      One Canada-based team qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
      1. The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

National Women's Soccer League

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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.[25] It is considered a Division 1 women's league in the United States soccer league system.

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Division 2 leagues

United Soccer League

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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

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United Women's Soccer

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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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Calgary Foothills WFC 10 7 2 1 22 8 +14 23 2018 UWS national playoffs
2 LA Galaxy Orange County 10 7 1 2 28 10 +18 22
3 Santa Clarita Blue Heat 10 5 3 2 19 11 +8 18
4 Real Salt Lake 10 4 1 5 21 20 +1 13
5 Colorado Pride 10 1 2 7 13 31 −18 5
6 SoCal Crush 10 1 1 8 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

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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)

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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 FC London 16 12 2 2 49 19 +30 38 League Playoffs
2 Sigma FC 16 11 4 1 33 9 +24 37
3 Oakville Blue Devils 16 10 5 1 41 9 +32 35
4 Toronto FC III 16 10 3 3 48 25 +23 33 No playoffs[lower-alpha 1]
5 Vaughan Azzurri (C, X) 16 10 1 5 45 23 +22 31 League Playoffs
6 Woodbridge Strikers 16 8 4 4 43 18 +25 28
7 Alliance United FC 16 7 3 6 34 24 +10 24
8 Unionville Milliken SC 16 6 5 5 25 21 +4 23
9 Darby FC 16 6 3 7 22 27 −5 21
10 Master's Futbol 16 4 7 5 28 28 0 19
11 Sanjaxx Lions 16 5 3 8 14 26 −12 18
12 Toronto Skillz FC 16 4 2 10 25 50 −25 14
13 North Mississauga SC 16 3 4 9 15 30 −15 13
14 Ottawa South United 16 3 4 9 19 50 −31 13
15 Aurora FC 16 3 3 10 20 40 −20 12
16 ProStars FC 16 2 4 10 14 34 −20 10
17 Windsor TFC 16 1 5 10 13 55 −42 8
Updated to match(es) played on September 23, 2018. Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/show/2309115-standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal differential; 5) playoff match
(C) Champion; (X) L1 Cup winner.
Notes:
  1. Toronto FC III voluntarily withdrew from league playoffs.[26]

League1 Ontario (Women)

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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 12 11 1 0 31 9 +22 34 League Playoffs
2 Woodbridge Strikers 12 9 3 0 32 9 +23 30
3 Vaughan Azzurri 12 8 0 4 31 16 +15 24
4 Durham United FA (C) 12 7 2 3 25 9 +16 23
5 Oakville Blue Devils 12 7 1 4 40 18 +22 22
6 DeRo United FC 12 6 3 3 20 12 +8 21
7 Hamilton United 12 5 3 4 22 14 +8 18
8 Unionville Milliken SC 12 5 3 4 17 12 +5 18
9 North Mississauga SC 12 4 0 8 13 39 −26 12
10 West Ottawa SC 12 3 1 8 15 28 −13 10
11 Aurora FC 12 2 2 8 10 21 −11 8
12 Darby FC 12 1 1 10 9 38 −29 4
13 Toronto Azzurri Blizzard 12 0 0 12 4 44 −40 0
Updated to match(es) played on August 21, 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
(C) Champion.

Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (Men)

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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 (C) 21 16 3 2 42 14 +28 51 2019 Canadian Championship
2 CS Mont-Royal Outremont 21 14 3 4 33 15 +18 45
3 FC Gatineau 21 9 5 7 28 21 +7 32
4 CS Longueuil 21 7 8 6 20 22 −2 29
5 Dynamo de Québec 21 7 6 8 25 28 −3 27
6 CS St-Hubert 21 6 4 11 26 36 −10 22
7 CS Fabrose 21 3 6 12 19 31 −12 15
8 FC Lanaudière 21 2 5 14 12 38 −26 11

Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (Women)

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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
1 Dynamo de Québec (C) 12 9 2 1 30 11 +19 29
2 CS Monteuil 12 5 2 5 14 23 −9 17
3 AS Blainville 12 4 3 5 17 16 +1 15
4 FC Sélect Rive-Sud 12 4 1 7 11 21 −10 13
5 Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis 12 3 2 7 19 20 −1 11
Updated to match(es) played on August 28, 2018. Source: http://www.tsisports.ca/soccer/ligue/l_classam.aspx
(C) Champion.

Division 4 leagues

Premier Development League

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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

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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) Advanced 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) Advanced to a further round; (C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner.

Domestic cups

Canadian Championship

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

First Qualifying Round Second Qualifying Round Semifinals Final
                                           
MLS
Toronto FC
1 3 4
USL
Ottawa Fury
0 0 0
USL
Ottawa Fury
1 1 2
PLSQ
A.S. Blainville
0 0 0
L1O
Oakville Blue Devils
1 0 1
PLSQ
A.S. Blainville
2 1 3
MLS
Toronto FC
2 5 7
MLS
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2 2 4
MLS
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0 2 2
MLS
Montreal Impact
1 0 1

Challenge Trophy

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

Jubilee Trophy

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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

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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.

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