List of Canadian soccer clubs in American leagues
The following lists contain Canadian soccer clubs who have played in US-based leagues at Division I, II, III, or below in the United States soccer league system.
Men's teams
Active teams
Division I
Team | City | Debut season |
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CF Montréal[a] | Montreal, Quebec | 2012 |
Toronto FC | Toronto, Ontario | 2007 |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC[b] | Vancouver, British Columbia | 2011 |
Division III
Team | City | Debut season |
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Toronto FC II[a] | Toronto, Ontario | 2022 |
Whitecaps FC 2[b] | Burnaby, British Columbia | 2022 |
Lower divisions
Team | City | Debut season |
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Thunder Bay Chill | Thunder Bay, Ontario | 2000[a] |
- ^ Thunder Bay Chill did not play in 2020 and 2021 in USL2, due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Team | City | Debut season |
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FC Berlin | Buffalo, New York[a] | 2021 |
Chantilly Forever FC | Marysville, Michigan[b] | 2022 |
- ^ FC Berlin is a club from Kitchener, Ontario, but operates the club out of Buffalo, NY for the UPSL season
- ^ Chantilly Forever FC is a club from Hamilton, Ontario, but operates the club out of Marysville, Michigan for the UPSL season
Former teams
Division I
Team | City | Seasons | Debut season | Final season |
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Toronto City | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 1967 | |
Vancouver Royal Canadians | Vancouver, British Columbia | 1 | 1967 |
Team | City | Seasons | Debut season | Final season |
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Toronto Falcons | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 1967 |
Team | City | Seasons | Debut season | Final season |
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Calgary Boomers | Calgary, Alberta | 1 | 1981 | |
Edmonton Drillers | Edmonton, Alberta | 4 | 1979 | 1982 |
Montreal Manic | Montreal, Quebec | 3 | 1981 | 1983 |
Montreal Olympique | Montreal, Quebec | 3 | 1971 | 1973 |
Toronto Metros/Metro-Croatia/Blizzard | Toronto, Ontario | 14 | 1971 | 1984 |
Toronto Falcons | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 1968 | |
Vancouver Royals | Vancouver, British Columbia | 1 | 1968 | |
Vancouver Whitecaps | Vancouver, British Columbia | 11 | 1974 | 1984 |
Division II
Team | City | Seasons | Debut season | Final season |
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Toronto Greenbacks | Toronto, Ontario | 2 | 1946 | 1947 |
Team | City | Seasons | Debut season | Final season |
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Edmonton Brick Men | Edmonton, Alberta | 1[a] | 1986 | |
Victoria Riptides | Victoria, British Columbia | 1 | 1985 |
- ^ Edmonton played as a guest team for some matches in the 1985 WSA season
Team | City | Seasons | Debut season | Final season |
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Montreal Impact[a] | Montreal, Quebec | 4 | 1993 | 1996 |
Toronto Blizzard | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 1993 | |
Toronto Rockets | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 1994 | |
Vancouver 86ers[b] | Vancouver, British Columbia | 4 | 1993 | 1996 |
Team | City | Seasons | Debut season | Final season |
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Calgary Storm/Mustangs[a] | Calgary, Alberta | 3 | 2002 | 2004 |
Edmonton Aviators | Edmonton, Alberta | 1 | 2004 | |
Montreal Impact[b] | Montreal, Quebec | 13[c] | 1997 | 2010 |
Toronto Lynx[d] | Toronto, Ontario | 10 | 1997 | 2006 |
Vancouver 86ers/Whitecaps[e] | Vancouver, British Columbia | 14 | 1997 | 2010 |
- ^ Calgary played in the PDL in 2001
- ^ Montreal also played in the APSL in 1993–1996 and afterwards played in the NASL in 2011, followed by the MLS beginning in 2012
- ^ Montreal was on hitaus in 1999.
- ^ Toronto Lynx played in the PDL from 2007 to 2014
- ^ Vancouver also played in the APSL in 1993–1996 and afterwards played in the MLS beginning in 2011
Team | City | Seasons | Debut season | Final season |
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FC Edmonton | Edmonton, Alberta | 7 | 2011 | 2017 |
Montreal Impact[a] | Montreal, Quebec | 1 | 2011 | |
Ottawa Fury FC[b] | Ottawa, Ontario | 3 | 2014 | 2016 |
Team | City | Seasons | Debut season | Final season |
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FC Montreal | Montreal, Quebec | 2 | 2015 | 2016 |
Ottawa Fury FC[b] | Ottawa, Ontario | 3 | 2017 | 2019 |
Toronto FC II[c] | Toronto, Ontario | 4 | 2015 | 2018 |
Whitecaps FC 2 | Vancouver, British Columbia | 3 | 2015 | 2017 |
Division III
Team | City | Seasons | Debut season | Final season |
---|---|---|---|---|
Toronto FC II[a] | Toronto, Ontario | 2[b] | 2019 | 2021 |
Lower divisions
- ^ Calgary played in the USL A-League from 2002–2004
- ^ FC Manitoba was previously known as WSA Winnipeg
- ^ FC Manitoba did not play in 2020 and 2021 in USL2, due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- ^ Ottawa later played in the NASL from 2014–2016 and later the USL Championship from 2017–2019
- ^ Toronto Lynx played in the USL leagues from 1997–2006
- ^ Victoria Highlanders did not play in the PDL in 2015
League Championship seasons
Div. | Team | Year | Final |
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I | Toronto Metros-Croatia | 1976 | 3–0 vs Minnesota Kicks |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 1979 | 2–1 vs Tampa Bay Rowdies | |
Toronto FC | 2017 | 2–0 vs Seattle Sounders FC | |
II | Montreal Impact | 1994 | 1–0 vs Colorado Foxes |
Montreal Impact (2) | 2004 | 2–0 vs Seattle Sounders | |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2006 | 3–0 vs Rochester Raging Rhinos | |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2) | 2008 | 2–1 Puerto Rico Islanders | |
Montreal Impact (3) | 2009 | 6–3 (agg.) vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC | |
IV[a] | Thunder Bay Chill | 2008 | 1–1 (4–1 p.) vs Laredo Heat |
Forest City London | 2012 | 2–1 vs Carolina Dynamo | |
Calgary Foothills FC | 2018 | 4–2 (a.e.t.) vs Reading United AC |
- ^ Leagues below tier three are not officially ranked. Division 4 is an unofficial classification.
Women's teams
Active teams
Division II
Team | City | Debut season |
---|---|---|
Calgary Foothills WFC | Calgary, Alberta | 2017 |
FC Berlin | Buffalo, New York[a] | 2022 |
- ^ FC Berlin is a club from Kitchener, Ontario, but operates the club out of Buffalo, NY for the UWS season
Former teams
Division II
Team | City | Seasons | Debut season | Final season |
---|---|---|---|---|
St. Albert Impact FC | St. Albert, Alberta | 2 | 2021 | 2022 |
Team | City | Seasons | Debut season | Final season |
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Vancouver Angels | Vancouver, British Columbia | 1 | 2000 | |
North Shore Girls SC | North Vancouver, British Columbia | 2 | 2016 | 2017 |
TSS FC Rovers Women | Burnaby, British Columbia | 2 | 2018 | 2019 |
Vancouver Island FC | Victoria, British Columbia | 1 | 2019 |
Team | City | Seasons | Debut season | Final season |
---|---|---|---|---|
Calgary Wildfire | Calgary, Alberta | 1 | 2004 | |
Edmonton Aviators Women | Edmonton, Alberta | 1 | 2004 | |
Laval Dynamites | Laval, Quebec | 5 | 1997 | 2001 |
Laval Comets | Laval, Quebec | 10 | 2006 | 2015 |
Quebec Amiral/Dynamo | Quebec City, Quebec | 7 | 2009 | 2015 |
Hamilton Avalanche/Rage/K-W United Women | Kitchener, Ontario | 9 | 2006 | 2014 |
Montreal Xtreme | Montreal, Quebec | 1 | 2004 | |
Ottawa Fury Women | Ottawa, Ontario | 15 | 2000 | 2014 |
Sudbury Canadians | Sudbury, Ontario | 2 | 2004 | 2006 |
Victoria Highlanders Women | Victoria, British Columbia | 2 | 2011 | 2012 |
London Gryphons | London, Ontario | 11 | 2004 | 2014 |
Toronto Inferno | Toronto, Ontario | 6 | 1999 | 2004 |
Toronto Lady Lynx | Toronto, Ontario | 10 | 2005 | 2014 |
Vancouver Breakers/Whitecaps Women | Vancouver, British Columbia | 12 | 2001 | 2012 |
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