List of soccer clubs in Canada
Appearance
This is a list of current
pro-am, or amateur. The Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) is the governing body for the sport in Canada and directly sanctions leagues that operate in more than one province.[1]
Leagues operating in a single province receive sanctioning from their provincial soccer association.
Clubs competing in the United States
The following are clubs that compete in professional and semi-professional leagues in the United States as of 2023.
Club | Home city | Stadium | Founded | Season joined | |
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Major League Soccer | |||||
CF Montréal[a] | Montreal, Quebec | Saputo Stadium | 1993[b] | 2012 | |
Toronto FC | Toronto, Ontario | BMO Field | 2005 | 2007 | |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Vancouver, British Columbia | BC Place | 1974[c] | 2011 | |
MLS Next Pro | |||||
Toronto FC II | Toronto, Ontario | York Lions Stadium | 2014 | 2022 | |
Whitecaps 2 | Burnaby, British Columbia | Swangard Stadium | 2014 | 2022 | |
USL League Two | |||||
FC Manitoba[d] | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Ralph Cantafio Soccer Complex | 2010 | 2011 | |
Thunder Bay Chill | Thunder Bay, Ontario | Fort William Stadium | 2000 | 2000 | |
United Premier Soccer League (Home games in the United States) | |||||
FC Berlin | Kitchener, Ontario | Buffalo State University (Buffalo, New York) | 2017 | 2021 Fall | |
Chantilly Forever | Hamilton, Ontario | D'Youville University (Buffalo, New York) | 2013 | 2022 Fall |
Canadian Premier League
2024 CPL teams
Club | Home city | Stadium | Finishing position last season |
Season joined |
---|---|---|---|---|
Atlético Ottawa | Ottawa, Ontario | TD Place Stadium | 6th | 2020 |
Cavalry | Foothills County, Alberta | ATCO Field | 1st | 2019 |
Forge | Hamilton, Ontario | Tim Hortons Field | 2nd | 2019 |
HFX Wanderers | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Wanderers Grounds | 3rd | 2019 |
Pacific | Langford, British Columbia | Starlight Stadium | 4th | 2019 |
Valour | Winnipeg, Manitoba | IG Field |
8th | 2019 |
Vancouver | Langley, British Columbia | Willoughby Community Park Stadium |
7th | 2023 |
York United[e] | Toronto, Ontario | York Lions Stadium | 5th | 2019 |
League1 Canada
2023 League1 British Columbia teams
Club | Home city | Stadium | Finishing position last season |
Season joined |
---|---|---|---|---|
Altitude FC | North Vancouver | Kinsmen Field | 4th | 2022 |
Harbourside FC | Nanaimo | Nanaimo District Secondary School | Debut season | 2023 |
Nautsa’mawt FC[f] | University Endowment Lands | Thunderbird Stadium | 1st | 2022 |
Rivers FC | Kamloops | Hillside Stadium | 5th | 2022 |
TSS Rovers | Burnaby | Swangard Stadium | 2nd | 2022 |
Unity FC | Langley | Chase Office Field | 6th | 2022 |
Victoria Highlanders | Victoria | Centennial Stadium | 7th | 2022 |
Whitecaps Academy | University Endowment Lands | Ken Wood Field | 7th | 2022 |
2023 League1 Ontario teams
2023 Ligue1 Québec teams
Club | Home city | Stadium | Finishing position last season |
Season joined |
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A.S. Blainville | Blainville | Parc Blainville | 3rd | 2012 |
Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | Stade Alphonse-Desjardins | 10th | 2020 |
Lanaudière-Nord | Joliette | André-Courcelles Stadium | 11th | 2022[i] |
AS Laval[j] | Laval | Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne | 9th | 2019 |
FC Laval[k] | Laval | Parc Cartier | 1st | 2018 |
CS Longueuil | Longueuil | Centre Multi-Sport | 5th | 2014 |
CF Montréal U23 | Montreal | CF Montréal Training Grounds | 6th | 2022 |
Mont-Royal Outremont | Mount Royal | Parc Recreatif de TMR | 4th | 2013 |
Ottawa South United | Ottawa, Ontario | Quinn's Point | 12th | 2020 |
Royal-Sélect de Beauport | Quebec | Centre Sportif Marc-Simoneau | 8th | 2021 |
CS Saint-Laurent | Saint-Laurent | Vanier College | 2nd | 2022 |
CS St-Hubert | Saint-Hubert | Centre Sportif Roseanne-Laflamme | 7th | 2017 |
Non-FIFA Leagues
Canadian Soccer League
The Canadian Soccer League is a Non-FIFA league previously sanctioned by the Ontario Soccer Association and Canadian Soccer Association and is now a member of the Soccer Federation of Canada (SFC).
Club | Founded | First joined | Location | Stadium |
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BGH City FC | 2021 | 2021 | Brantford & Hamilton
|
Centennial Park Stadium
|
FC Continentals | 2008 | 2017 | Vaughan | Centennial Park Stadium |
Scarborough SC | 2014 | 2015 | Toronto | Centennial Park Stadium |
Serbian White Eagles | 1968 | 2006 | Toronto | Centennial Park Stadium |
Toronto Falcons | 2022 | 2022 | Toronto | Centennial Park Stadium |
York Region Shooters | 2003 | 2003 | Vaughan | Centennial Park Stadium |
Notes
- ^ Played as Montreal Impact until the end of the 2020 MLS season.
- ^ MLS franchise granted in 2010.
- ^ MLS franchise granted in 2009.
- ^ Played as WSA Winnipeg until the end of the 2019 USL2 season.
- ^ Played as York9 FC until the end of the 2020 season.
- ^ Played as Varsity FC until the end of the 2022 season.
- ^ Played as Waterloo United until the end of the 2021 season.
- ^ Played as Windsor Stars until the end of the 2016 season, then as Windsor TFC until the end of the 2022 season.
- ^ Originally joined in the 2012 season as L'Assomption-Lanaudière until its departure at the end of the 2015 season. Rejoined the league in 2022.
- ^ Played as CS Monteuil until the end of the 2021 season.
- ^ Played as CS Fabrose until the end of the 2020 season.
See also
- Canada national soccer team (disambiguation)
References
- ^ "Canadian Soccer Association Rules and Regulations" (PDF). Canada Soccer. May 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.