2011 in Canadian soccer

The professional soccer clubs of Canada, year 2011.

The 2011 Season is the 99th season of competitive soccer in Canada.

National teams

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

Friendly matches

Greece  v  Canada

February 9	Greece	1–0	Canada	Larissa, Greece
10:00 UTC−05	Fetfatzidis  61'	Report		Stadium: AEL FC Arena Attendance: 14,800 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moe

Belarus  v  Canada

March 29	Belarus	0–1	Canada	Antalya, Turkey
17:00 UTC−05		Report	58' Hainault	Stadium: Antalya Atatürk Stadium Attendance: 1,400

Canada  v  Ecuador

June 1	Canada	2–2	Ecuador	Toronto
16:30 UTC-4				Stadium: BMO Field

2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup

United States  v  Canada

June 7 Group C	United States	2–0	Canada	Detroit, United States
18:00 UTC−05	Altidore  16' Dempsey  62'	Report		Stadium: Ford Field Attendance: 28,209 Referee: Marlon Mejia (El Salvador)

Canada  v  Guadeloupe

June 11 Group C	Canada	1–0	Guadeloupe	Tampa, United States
18:00 UTC−05	De Rosario  51' (p.k.)	Report		Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 27,731 Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

Canada  v  Panama

June 14 Group C	Canada	1–1	Panama	Kansas City, United States
20:00 UTC−06	De Rosario  62' (p.k.)	Report	90+1' Tejada	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 20,109 Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

Under-20

Canada U-20  v  Guadeloupe U-20

March 29 Group C	Canada U-20	2–1	Guadeloupe U-20	Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 UTC-5	Cavallini  52' Bassi  58'	Report	Houelche  25'	Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso Attendance: 150 Referee: José Molina

Costa Rica U-20  v  Canada U-20

April 1 Group C	Costa Rica U-20	3–0	Canada U-20	Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 UTC-5	Golobio  34' Campbell  66' Miller 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City Attendance: 1,445 Referee: Raymond Bogle

Mexico U-20  v  Canada U-20

April 5 Quarterfinals	Mexico U-20	3–0	Canada U-20	Guatemala City, Guatemala
22:00 UTC−05	Álvarez  33' De Buen  72' Mora  90+2'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 475 Referee: Mark Geiger

Under-17

Canada  v  Barbados U-17

February 17 Group D	Canada	8–0	Barbados U-17	Montego Bay, Jamaica
12:30 UTC−05	Petrasso  12', 29', 56' Jalali  14' Nanco  23' Aleman  33', 47' Cain  73'	Report		Stadium: Jarrett Park Attendance: 400 Referee: Jafeth Perea

Honduras U-17  v  Canada U-17

February 19 Group D	Honduras U-17	0–0	Canada U-17	Montego Bay, Jamaica
12:30 UTC−05		Report		Stadium: Catherine Hall Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Valdin Legister

United States U-17 v  El Salvador U-17

February 22 CONCACAF U-17 Champ. QF	United States U-17	3–2 (a.e.t.)	El Salvador U-17	Montego Bay, Jamaica
15:00 UTC−05	Guido  5' M. Rodriguez  96' Pelosi  112'	Report	Peña  9' Iraheta  120' (pen.)	Stadium: Catherine Hall Stadium Referee: Valdin Legister (JAM)

United States U-17 v  Jamaica U-17

February 25 CONCACAF U-17 Champ. SF	United States U-17	2–0	Jamaica U-17	Montego Bay, Jamaica
19:00 UTC−05	Pelosi  11' Oliver  90+2'	Report		Stadium: Catherine Hall Stadium Attendance: 8,361 Referee: Ricardo Arellano (MEX)

Canada U-17 v  United States U-17

February 27 CONCACAF U-17 Champ. F	Canada U-17	0–3 (a.e.t.)	United States U-17	Montego Bay, Jamaica
19:00 UTC−05		Report	Smith  92' Oliver  100' Koroma  120'	Stadium: Catherine Hall Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Enrico Winjgaarde (SUR)

Women

Senior

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

Germany  v  Canada

June 26 Group A	Germany	2–1	Canada	Berlin, Germany
18:00 UTC+01	Garefrekes  10' Okoyino da Mbabi  42'	Report	Sinclair  82'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 73,680 Referee: Jacqui Melksham Assistant referees: Allyson Flynn Sarah Ho Fourth official: Etsuko Fukano

Canada  v  France

June 30 Group A	Canada	0–4	France	Bochum, Germany
18:00 UTC+01		Report	Thiney  24', 60' Abily  66' Thomis  83'	Stadium: Ruhrstadion Attendance: 16,591 Referee: Etsuko Fukano Assistant referees: Saori Takahashi Zhang Lingling

Canada  v  Nigeria

July 6 Group A	Canada	0–1	Nigeria	Dresden, Germany
20:45 UTC+01		Report	Nkwocha  84'	Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion Attendance: 13,638 Referee: Finau Vulivuli Assistant referees: Jacqui Stephenson Lata Tuifutuna Fourth official: Thalia Mitsi

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing	Manner	Date	Table	Incoming	Date	Table
Toronto FC	Preki	Fired	October 27, 2010	8th (Western Conference) 15th (Overall)	Aron Winter	January 4, 2011[1]	Off-season
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Teitur Thordarson	Fired	May 30, 2011		Tom Soehn	May 30, 2011

League Tables

Men

Major League Soccer

Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Qualification or relegation
1	LA Galaxy (SS) (W1)	67	34	19	5	10	48	28	+20	2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ^2
2	Seattle Sounders FC	63	34	18	7	9	56	37	+19
3	Real Salt Lake	53	34	15	11	8	44	36	+8
4	FC Dallas	52	34	15	12	7	42	39	+3
5	Sporting Kansas City (E1)	51	34	13	9	12	50	40	+10
6	Houston Dynamo	49	34	12	9	13	45	41	+4	2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ^2
7	Colorado Rapids	49	34	12	9	13	44	41	+3
8	Philadelphia Union	48	34	11	8	15	44	36	+8
9	Columbus Crew	47	34	13	13	8	43	44	−1
10	New York Red Bulls	46	34	10	8	16	50	44	+6
11	Chicago Fire	43	34	9	9	16	46	45	+1
12	Portland Timbers	42	34	11	14	9	40	48	−8
13	D.C. United	39	34	9	13	12	49	52	−3
14	San Jose Earthquakes	38	34	8	12	14	40	45	−5
15	Chivas USA	36	34	8	14	12	41	43	−2
16	Toronto FC	33	34	6	13	15	36	59	−23	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ^3
17	New England Revolution	28	34	5	16	13	38	58	−20
18	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	28	34	6	18	10	35	55	−20

Updated to matches played on October 22, 2011 (NER v TFC). Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner

(E1) = Eastern Conference champion

(W1) = Western Conference champion

• ^Note 1 Teams qualify for the MLS Cup Conference Semifinals by finishing 1st, 2nd or 3rd in their respective conferences.
• ^Note 2 Since the LA Galaxy won both the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield and the 2011 MLS Cup, a place in the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League became available. The Seattle Sounders, the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up, had already qualified as they also won the 2011 U.S. Open Cup. Therefore, the CCL place went to Real Salt Lake, the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield third place. Houston Dynamo, the 2011 MLS Cup runner-up, also qualified for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League. All four teams directly enter the Group Stage as the Preliminary Round has been eliminated from CCL.
• ^Note 3 Toronto FC qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2011 Canadian Championship.

North American Soccer League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification	Head-to-head
1	Carolina RailHawks (C)	28	17	3	8	50	26	+24	54	2011 NASL Playoffs semifinals
2	Puerto Rico Islanders	28	15	7	6	41	32	+9	52
3	Tampa Bay Rowdies	28	11	8	9	41	36	+5	41	2011 NASL Playoffs quarterfinals
4	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	28	9	11	8	35	36	−1	38
5	Edmonton	28	10	6	12	35	40	−5	36		EDM: 8 pts MIN: 2 pts
6	NSC Minnesota Stars	28	9	9	10	30	32	−2	36
7	Montreal Impact	28	9	8	11	35	27	+8	35
8	Atlanta Silverbacks	28	4	4	20	25	63	−38	16

Updated to games played on September 24, 2011.
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
In the case of two or more teams are tied on points, the first tie-breaker is the head-to-head record among the tied teams.^[2]
(C) denotes regular season champion.

Canadian Soccer League

Template:2011 CSL season overall standings

Premier Development League

With 2 new franchises (WSA Winnipeg and Hamilton Rage) being added, the Canadian content in this US league has increased to 9.

Team	Province	Division	Result
Ottawa Fury	ON	Northeast
Toronto Lynx	ON	Great Lakes
Forest City London	ON	Great Lakes
Hamilton Rage	ON	Great Lakes
Thunder Bay Chill	ON	Heartland
WSA Winnipeg	MB	Heartland
Abbotsford Mariners	BC	Northwest
Vancouver Whitecaps Residency	BC	Northwest
Victoria Highlanders	BC	Northwest

Canadian clubs in international competitions

Club	Competition	Final round
Toronto FC	2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League	Group Stage
Winner of the 2011 Canadian Championship	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League	Preliminary Round

References

1. "Chivas USA end coaching search, appoints Fraser as Head Coach". 4 January 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
2. "NASL Standings".