2015 in Canadian soccer

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

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
Dominica  v  Canada
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)
Canada  v  Dominica
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)
Canada  v  Belize
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)
Belize  v  Canada
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)
Canada  v  Honduras
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)
El Salvador  v  Canada
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
El Salvador  v  Canada
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)
Jamaica  v  Canada
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)
Canada  v  Costa Rica
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
Canada  v  Iceland
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
Canada  v  Iceland
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
Canada  v  Guatemala
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
Canada  v  Puerto Rico
30 March 2015 Friendly Canada  3–0  Puerto Rico Bayamón, Puerto Rico
19:30 UTC−04:00 Ricketts 42'
Edwini-Bonsu 60'
Larin 77'
Report Stadium: Estadio Juán Rámon Loubriel
Canada  v  Ghana
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

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
Canada  v  Brazil
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)
Panama  v  Canada
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)
Canada  v  Peru
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
United States  v  Canada
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)
Canada  v  Panama
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)
Canada  v  Cuba
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)
Mexico  v  Canada
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)
United States  v  Canada
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

Senior

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
Canada  v  China
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
Canada  v  New Zealand
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)
Netherlands  v  Canada
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
Canada  v   Switzerland
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
England  v  Canada
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

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]

Canada  v  Ecuador
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)
Costa Rica  v  Canada
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)
Canada  v  Brazil
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)
Colombia  v  Canada
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)
Mexico  v  Canada
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
Canada  v  Scotland
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
Canada  v  South Korea
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
Canada  v  Italy
9 March 2015 Group Stage Canada  1–0  Italy Nicosia, Cyprus
14:30 UTC+02:00 Chapman 51' Report Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 30
Canada  v  England
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
Canada  v  South Korea
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
Canada  v  Mexico
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
Canada  v  China
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
Canada  v  Mexico
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
Trinidad and Tobago  v  Canada
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
Brazil  v  Canada
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
Brazil  v  Canada
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
Canada  v  France
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
Canada  v  England
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

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
  • v
  • t
  • e
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

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
  • v
  • t
  • e
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

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
  • v
  • t
  • e
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
  • v
  • t
  • e
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
  • v
  • t
  • e
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

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
  • v
  • t
  • e
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
Source: Publication Sports
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
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
Source: http://www.tsisports.ca/soccer/archiveLigue/l_classam.aspx

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
  • v
  • t
  • e
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
  • v
  • t
  • e
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

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
  • v
  • t
  • e
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

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
  • v
  • t
  • e
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
Washington, D.C. Washington Spirit Reserves1–0Quebec Quebec Dynamo ARSQ
Aedo 39'
Stobbs Yellow card 68'
Report Vandal Yellow card 39' Red card 76'
Gauthier Yellow card 45+'

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

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
Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/standings

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.

Oakville Blue Devils Ontario v Quebec CS Mont-Royal Outremont
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
CS Mont-Royal Outremont Quebec v Ontario Oakville Blue Devils
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

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

London Marconi Ontario v Alberta Edmonton Scottish
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

Jubilee Trophy

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

Edmonton Victoria Alberta v Quebec Royal Sélect Beauport
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

2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League

Mexico Pachuca v Canada Montreal Impact
24 February 2015 Quarterfinals Mexico Pachuca 2 - 2 Canada Montreal Impact Pachuca, Mexico
22:00 UTC−05:00 Olvera 57'
Nahuelpán 68'
Report Duka 25', 53' Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
Canada Montreal Impact v Mexico Pachuca
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)
Canada Montreal Impact v Costa Rica Alajuelense
18 March 2015 Semifinals Canada Montreal Impact 2 - 0 Costa Rica Alajuelense Montreal, Canada
20:00 UTC−04:00 Piatti 9'
Cabrera 14'
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 33,675[8]
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
Costa Rica Alajuelense v Canada Montreal Impact
7 April 2015 Semifinals Costa Rica Alajuelense 4 - 2
(4 - 4a agg.)
Canada Montreal Impact Alajuela, 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)
Mexico América v Canada Montreal Impact
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)
Canada Montreal Impact v Mexico América
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

Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC v United States Seattle Sounders FC
5 August 2015 Group stage Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 - 1 United States Seattle Sounders FC Vancouver, Canada
19:00 UTC−07:00 Parker 61' Report Neagle 71' Stadium: BC Place
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)
Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Honduras Olimpia
16 September 2015 Group stage Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 - 0 Honduras Olimpia Vancouver, Canada
19:00 UTC−07:00 Froese 42' Report Stadium: BC Place
Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)
United States Seattle Sounders FC v Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
23 September 2015 Group stage United States Seattle Sounders FC 3 - 0 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Seattle, United States
19:00 UTC−07:00 Neagle 32', 47'
Barrett 39'
Report Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 37,624
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Honduras Olimpia v Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
22 October 2015 Group stage Honduras Olimpia 1 - 0 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Tegucigalpa, Honduras
21:00 UTC−05:00 Martínez 69' Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC eliminated in the group stage.

References

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External links

  • Canadian Soccer Association