2015 in Canadian soccer

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2015 in Canadian soccer

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Men's Domestic Leagues
Div League Season Cup/Playoffs
I United States Canada MLS Vancouver Whitecaps FC
(3rd overall)
Two teams (MTL & VAN)
(Conference Semifinals)
II United States Canada NASL Ottawa Fury FC
(2nd overall)
Ottawa Fury FC
(Second place)
III United States Canada USL Vancouver Whitecaps 2
(11th overall: Western Conference)
-
(None qualified)
Canada L1O Oakville Blue Devils
(Champions)
Woodbridge Strikers
(Champions)
Canada PLSQ CS Mont-Royal Outremont
(Champions)
Lakeshore SC
(Champions)
Women's Domestic Leagues
Div League Season Cup/Playoffs
I United States NWSL No Canadian teams No Canadian teams
II United States Canada W-League Laval Comets
(1st overall: Northeast Division)
Laval Comets
(Third place)
III Canada 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

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

National teams[edit]

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[edit]

Senior[edit]

2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers[edit]
11 June 2015 Round 2 Dominica  0–2  Canada Roseau, Dominica
20:00 UTC−04:00 Report Larin 5'
Teibert 63' (pen.)
Stadium: Windsor Park
Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)
16 June 2015 Round 2 Canada  4–0
(6–0 agg.)
 Dominica Toronto, 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 3 Canada  3–0  Belize Toronto, 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 3 Belize  1–1
(1–4 agg.)
 Canada Belmopan, 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 4 Canada  1–0  Honduras Vancouver, Canada
19:07 UTC−08:00 Larin 38' Report Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 20,108
Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)
17 November 2015 Round 4 El Salvador  0–0  Canada San Salvador, El Salvador
19:30 UTC−06:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup[edit]
8 July 2015 Group stage El Salvador  0–0  Canada Carson, United States
19:30 UTC−07:00 Report Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 22,468
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
11 July 2015 Group stage Jamaica  1–0  Canada Houston, 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 stage Canada  0–0  Costa Rica Toronto, Canada
20:30 UTC−04:00 Report Stadium: BMO Field
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)

 CAN eliminated in the group stage.

Friendlies[edit]
16 January 2015 Friendly Canada  1–2  Iceland Orlando, 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 Friendly Canada  1–1  Iceland Orlando, United States
16:00 UTC−05:00 De Rosario 30' (pen.) Report Friðjónsson 65' (pen.) Stadium: University of Central Florida
Attendance: 200
27 March 2015 Friendly Canada  1–0  Guatemala Fort Lauderdale, United States
16:15 UTC−04:00 Haber 70' Report Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 5
13 October 2015 Friendly Canada  1–1  Ghana Washington, D.C., United States
19:30 UTC−04:00 de Jong 28' Report Adomah 45' Stadium: RFK Stadium

Olympic[edit]

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[edit]
12 July 2015 Group stage Canada  1–4  Brazil Hamilton, 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 stage Panama  0–0  Canada Hamilton, Canada
20:30 UTC−04:00 Report Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)
20 July 2015 Group stage Canada  0–2  Peru Hamilton, 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[edit]
1 October 2015 Group stage United States  3–1  Canada Kansas 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 stage Canada  3–1  Panama Kansas 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 stage Canada  2–2  Cuba Commerce 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 Semifinals Mexico  2–0  Canada Sandy, 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 match United States  2–0  Canada Sandy, 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[edit]

Senior[edit]

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]
6 June 2015 Group stage Canada  1–0  China Edmonton, Canada
16:00 UTC−06:00 Sinclair 90+2' (pen.) Report Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium
Attendance: 53,058
11 June 2015 Group stage Canada  0–0  New Zealand Edmonton, Canada
19:00 UTC−06:00 Report Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium
Attendance: 35,544
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
15 June 2015 Group stage Netherlands  1–1  Canada Montréal, Canada
19:30 UTC−04:00 Van de Ven 87' Report Lawrence 10' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 45,420
21 June 2015 Round of 16 Canada  1–0   Switzerland Vancouver, Canada
16:30 UTC−07:00 Bélanger 52' Report Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 53,855
27 June 2015 Quarterfinals England  2–1  Canada Vancouver, 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[edit]

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 stage Canada  5–2  Ecuador Hamilton, 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 stage Costa Rica  2–0  Canada Hamilton, 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 stage Canada  0–2  Brazil Hamilton, 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 Semifinal Colombia  1–0  Canada Hamilton, 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 match Mexico  2–1  Canada Hamilton, 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[edit]
4 March 2015 Group Stage Canada  2–0  Scotland Nicosia, Cyprus
17:30 UTC+02:00 Fleming 3'
Sinclair 55'
Report Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 30
6 March 2015 Group Stage Canada  1–0  South Korea Larnaka, Cyprus
14:30 UTC+02:00 Sinclair 46' Report Stadium: GSZ Stadium
Attendance: 30
9 March 2015 Group Stage Canada  1–0  Italy Nicosia, Cyprus
14:30 UTC+02:00 Chapman 51' Report Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 30
11 March 2015 Final Canada  0–1  England Larnaka, Cyprus
18:30 UTC+02:00 Report Sanderson 67' Stadium: GSZ Stadium
Attendance: 100

 CAN finishes in second place.

2015 Four Nations Tournament[edit]
11 January 2015 BaoAn Cup Canada  2–1  South Korea Shenzhen, 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 Cup Canada  2–1  Mexico Shenzhen, 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 Cup Canada  2–1  China Shenzhen, 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[edit]
9 December 2015 Group stage Canada  3–0  Mexico Natal, Brazil
18:15 UTC−02:00 Sinclair 15', 20'
Prince 45+2'
Report Stadium: Arena das Dunas
Attendance: 500
13 December 2015 Group stage Trinidad and Tobago  0–4  Canada Natal, Brazil
18:30 UTC−02:00 Report Matheson 10'
Beckie 46'
Prince 81'
Sinclair 85'
Stadium: Arena das Dunas
16 December 2015 Group stage Brazil  2–1  Canada Natal, Brazil
20:45 UTC−02:00 Andressa Alves 12'
Debinha 40'
Report Bélanger 43' Stadium: Arena das Dunas
20 December 2015 Final Brazil  3–1  Canada Natal, 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[edit]
9 April 2015 Friendly Canada  0–1  France Bondoufle, France
21:00 UTC+02:00 Report Le Sommer 34' Stadium: Stade Robert-Bobin Evry
Attendance: 11,441
29 May 2015 Friendly Canada  1–0  England Hamilton, Canada
19:00 UTC−04:00 Schmidt 23' Report Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 23,197

Domestic leagues[edit]

Men[edit]

Major League Soccer[edit]

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
1 New York Red Bulls (S) 34 18 10 6 62 43 +19 60 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 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 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
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield winner

North American Soccer League[edit]

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[a]
2 Ottawa Fury 30 15 11 4 42 23 +19 56 Championship qualifiers[b]
3 Minnesota United 30 14 11 5 54 39 +15 53 Championship qualifiers[c]
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) Champions; (X) Regular season champion
Notes:
  1. ^ As spring season champions
  2. ^ As fall season champions
  3. ^ As next best teams in overall standings

United Soccer League[edit]

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) Champions; (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[edit]

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) Champions; (X) L1 Cup winner

Première Ligue de soccer du Québec[edit]

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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 CS Longueuil Reserves 18 11 3 4 41 25 +16 36
2 CS Mont-Royal Outremont Reserves 18 10 4 4 49 29 +20 34
3 AS Blainville Reserves 18 9 4 5 43 34 +9 31
4 FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière Reserves 18 10 1 7 42 43 −1 31
5 FC Gatineau Reserves 18 5 2 11 22 39 −17 17
6 Ottawa Fury FC Academy Reserves 18 4 4 10 21 32 −11 16
7 Lakeshore FC Reserves 18 5 0 13 29 45 −16 15

Canadian Soccer League[edit]

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[a]
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[a]
Updated to match(es) played on October 4, 2015. Source: [1][dead link]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^ a b One match between SC Waterloo Region and Niagara United not played[5]


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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners


Women[edit]

National Women's Soccer League[edit]

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) Champions

W-League[edit]

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[6]
Semi-finals

Third place Playoff

League1 Ontario[edit]

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[edit]

Men[edit]

Canadian Championship[edit]

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[edit]

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

Ontario Oakville Blue Devils win 5–3 on aggregate.

Challenge Trophy[edit]

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

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

Women[edit]

Jubilee Trophy[edit]

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

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

Canadian clubs in international competition[edit]

2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League[edit]

3 March 2015 Quarterfinals Canada Montreal Impact 1 - 1
(3a - 3 agg.)
Mexico Pachuca Montreal, Canada
20:00 UTC−05:00 Porter 90+3' Report Cano 80' (pen.) Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 38,104[7]
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)
22 April 2015 Final Mexico América 1 - 1 Canada Montreal Impact Mexico City, Mexico
21:00 UTC−05:00 Peralta 88' Report Piatti 16' Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 56,783[9]
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)
29 April 2015 Final Canada Montreal Impact 2 - 4
(3 - 5 agg.)
Mexico América Montreal, Canada
22:00 UTC−04:00 Romero 8'
McInerney 88'
Report Benedetto 50', 67', 81'
Peralta 65'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 61,004[10]
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

Canada Montreal Impact finishes in second place.

2015-16 CONCACAF Champions League[edit]

Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC eliminated in the group stage.

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