2016 in Canadian soccer

2016 in Canadian soccer

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Men's Domestic Leagues
Div	League	Season^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Cup/Playoffs^{[lower-alpha 2]}
I	MLS	(To be determined)	(To be determined)
II	NASL	(To be determined)	(To be determined)
III	USL	(To be determined)	(To be determined)
	L1O	(To be determined)	(To be determined)
	PLSQ	(To be determined)	(To be determined)
IV	PDL	(To be determined)	(To be determined)

Women's Domestic Leagues
Div	League	Season	Cup/Playoffs
I	NWSL	No Canadian teams	No Canadian teams
II	(No league exists)
III	L1O	(To be determined)	(To be determined)

Men's Domestic Cups
Div	Name	Champion	Runner-Up
I	Canadian Championship	(To be determined)	(To be determined)
II	Canadian Championship	(To be determined)	(To be determined)
III	Inter-Provincial Cup	(To be determined)	(To be determined)
IV	Challenge Trophy	(To be determined)	(To be determined)

Women's Domestic Cups
Div	Name	Champion	Runner-Up
IV	Jubilee Trophy	(To be determined)	(To be determined)

The 2016 season is the 140th 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

Senior Men

2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

March 25, 2016 Round 4	Canada	0 - 3	Mexico	Vancouver, Canada
7:00 pm PT		Report	Hernández 32' Lozano 40' Corona 72'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 54,798 Referee: Kimball Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

March 29, 2016 Round 4	Mexico	2 - 0	Canada	Mexico City, Mexico
8:30 pm CT	Guardado 17' (pen.) Corona 45+3'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

September 2, 2016 Round 4	Honduras	v	Canada	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

September 6, 2016 Round 4	Canada	v	El Salvador	Vancouver, Canada
				Stadium: BC Place

Friendlies

February 5, 2016 Friendly	United States	1 - 0	Canada	Carson, United States
7:45 pm PT	Altidore 90'			Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 9,274 Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)

June 3, 2016 Friendly	Canada	v	Azerbaijan	Rohrbach an der Lafnitz, Austria
TBD CET				Stadium: Stadion Rohrbach an der Lafnitz

June 7, 2016 Friendly	Canada	v	Uzbekistan	Bad Waltersdorf, Austria
TBD CET				Stadium: Thermenstadion Bad Waltersdorf

Senior Women

2016 Olympic Games

Main article: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

August 3, 2016 Group stage	Canada	v	Australia	São Paulo, Brazil
3:00 pm BRT				Stadium: Arena Corinthians

August 6, 2016 Group stage	Canada	v	Zimbabwe	São Paulo, Brazil
3:00 pm BRT				Stadium: Arena Corinthians

August 9, 2016 Group stage	Germany	v	Canada	Brasília, Brazil
4:00 pm BRT				Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha

2016 Olympic Games Qualifiers

Main article: 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship

February 11, 2016 Group stage	Canada	5 - 0	Guyana	Houston, United States
7:30 pm CT	Rose 26', 39' Lawrence 28', 46', 48'	Report		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 836 Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)

February 14, 2016 Group stage	Trinidad and Tobago	0 - 6	Canada	Houston, United States
3:00 pm CT		Report	Matheson 24' Tancredi 44' Sinclair 63' Buchanan 66' Beckie 75' Fleming 79'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 1,453 Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)

February 16, 2016 Group stage	Canada	10 - 0	Guatemala	Houston, United States
7:30 pm CT	Tancredi 4', 86' Carle 27' Beckie 35' Prince 43', 84', 88' Quinn 45+1' (pen.), 49', 52'	Report		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 859

February 19, 2016 Semifinal	Canada	3 - 1	Costa Rica	Houston, United States
4:30 pm CT	Sinclair 17', 51' Rose 86'	Report	Rodríguez 71' (pen.)	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 5,516

February 21, 2016 Final	Canada	0 - 2	United States	Houston, United States
4:00 pm CT		Report	Horan 53' Heath 61'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 10,119 Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)

Canada finishes in second place; qualifies for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

2016 Algarve Cup

Main article: 2016 Algarve Cup

March 2, 2016 Group stage	Canada	0 - 1	Denmark	Albufeira, Portugal
3:00 pm WET		Report	Nadim 55'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Albufeira Attendance: 500

March 4, 2016 Group stage	Canada	1 - 0	Belgium	Santo António, Portugal
3:00 pm WET	Clarke 89'	Report		Stadium: Complexo Desportivo

March 7, 2016 Group stage	Canada	1 - 0	Iceland	Lagos, Portugal
6:30 pm WET	Beckie 42'			Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Lagos

March 9, 2016 Final	Canada	2 - 1	Brazil	Parchal, Portugal
6:30 pm WET	Zadorsky 60' Beckie 67'	Report	Andressa Alves 90'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal da Bela Vista Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)

Canada finishes in first place.

Friendlies

April 10, 2016 Friendly	Netherlands	1 - 2	Canada	Eindhoven, Netherlands
4:00 pm CET	van der Gragt 58'	Report	Sinclair 34' Beckie 57'	Stadium: Jan Louwers Stadion

June 4, 2016 Friendly	Canada	v	Brazil	Toronto, Canada
4:00 pm ET				Stadium: BMO Field

June 7, 2016 Friendly	Canada	v	Brazil	Ottawa, Canada
7:00 pm ET				Stadium: TD Place

Domestic leagues

Men

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2016 Major League Soccer season

Three Canadian teams (Montreal Impact, Toronto FC, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC) play in this league, which also contains 17 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	Colorado Rapids	10	6	2	2	13	8	+5	20
2	Real Salt Lake	9	5	2	2	14	13	+1	17
3	FC Dallas	11	5	4	2	15	18	−3	17
4	LA Galaxy	8	4	1	3	18	8	+10	15
5	Montreal Impact	10	4	3	3	17	15	+2	15
6	San Jose Earthquakes	10	4	3	3	12	13	−1	15
7	Toronto FC	9	4	3	2	10	7	+3	14
8	Sporting Kansas City	11	4	5	2	11	12	−1	14
9	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	11	4	5	2	14	16	−2	14
10	Philadelphia Union	8	4	3	1	11	8	+3	13
11	Seattle Sounders FC	9	4	4	1	10	10	0	13
12	Portland Timbers	10	3	4	3	15	18	−3	12
13	Orlando City SC	9	2	2	5	16	14	+2	11
14	New York Red Bulls	10	3	6	1	13	18	−5	10
15	D.C. United	9	2	3	4	11	11	0	10
16	New York City FC	9	2	3	4	13	15	−2	10
17	New England Revolution	10	1	2	7	11	16	−5	10
18	Columbus Crew	9	2	4	3	11	14	−3	9
19	Houston Dynamo	9	2	5	2	16	16	0	8
20	Chicago Fire	7	1	2	4	7	8	−1	7

Updated to match(es) played on May 7, 2016. Source: 2016 MLS schedule
Rules for classification: 1) points; 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
Notes:

↑ In American leagues; the Canadian team ranked highest in the combined league standings
↑ In American leagues; the Canadian team which advanced farthest in the competition
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CONCACAF Champions League
Selection Procedure
- Four US-based teams qualify for the 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League:
  1. The winner of the MLS Cup 2016;
  2. The winner of the Supporters' Shield;
  3. The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters' Shield ;
  4. The winner of the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup .
  Each qualifier is placed in Pot 3, along with the four Mexican qualifiers. Should a team qualify through more than one method, or should a team from Canada occupy any MLS qualifying place, the next best US team in the overall table would take its place.
  One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
  1. The winner of the 2016 Canadian Championship
  They are placed in Pot 1, along with the three Caribbean qualifiers, the two qualifiers from El Salvador, and one qualifier each from Belize and Nicaragua.

North American Soccer League

Main article: 2016 North American Soccer League season

Two Canadian teams (FC Edmonton and Ottawa Fury FC) play in this league, which also contains 12 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	6	4	0	2	10	3	+7	12	North American Supporters' Trophy winner and 2016 NASL Playoffs
2	Carolina RailHawks	6	4	0	2	10	8	+2	12	2016 NASL Playoffs
3	Minnesota United	5	3	1	1	9	4	+5	10
4	Indy Eleven	5	2	3	0	6	4	+2	9
5	Tampa Bay Rowdies	5	2	2	1	4	4	0	8
6	Edmonton	6	2	2	2	4	4	0	8
7	Rayo OKC	5	2	1	2	7	7	0	7
8	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	5	1	2	2	5	7	−2	5
9	Ottawa Fury	6	1	2	3	5	9	−4	5
10	Jacksonville Armada	5	1	1	3	3	6	−3	4
11	Miami	6	0	2	4	5	12	−7	2
12	Puerto Rico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on May 7, 2016. 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

United Soccer League

Main article: 2016 USL season

Three Canadian teams (FC Montréal, Toronto FC II, and Whitecaps FC 2) play in this league, which also contains 25 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	Louisville City FC	8	5	2	1	15	9	+6	17	Conference Playoffs
2	FC Cincinnati	7	4	1	2	12	9	+3	13
3	Rochester Rhinos	6	4	1	1	8	5	+3	13
4	Charlotte Independence	6	4	0	2	11	8	+3	12
5	New York Red Bulls II	6	3	2	1	9	4	+5	11
6	Richmond Kickers	6	3	1	2	8	6	+2	10
7	Charleston Battery	7	2	3	2	8	8	0	9
8	Wilmington Hammerheads	6	2	2	2	6	5	+1	8
9	Bethlehem Steel FC	6	2	2	2	4	7	−3	8
10	Orlando City B	8	2	1	5	7	13	−6	7
11	Harrisburg City Islanders	6	2	0	4	8	11	−3	6
12	Toronto FC II	6	1	2	3	7	10	−3	5
13	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	5	0	3	2	6	8	−2	3
14	FC Montréal	5	0	0	5	2	8	−6	0

Updated to match(es) played on May 6, 2016. Source: 2016 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Western Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	LA Galaxy II	8	4	4	0	17	9	+8	16	Conference Playoffs
2	Vancouver Whitecaps 2	6	4	2	0	11	6	+5	14
3	Orange County Blues	6	3	1	2	5	5	0	10
4	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	5	3	0	2	7	5	+2	9
5	San Antonio FC	6	2	2	2	8	5	+3	8
6	Real Monarchs	6	2	2	2	5	5	0	8
7	Saint Louis FC	6	2	2	2	6	7	−1	8
8	Swope Park Rangers	5	2	1	2	6	6	0	7
9	Rio Grande Valley Toros	5	2	1	2	5	6	−1	7
10	Sacramento Republic	6	2	1	3	2	3	−1	7
11	Arizona United	6	2	1	3	4	6	−2	7
12	Portland Timbers 2	7	2	1	4	6	9	−3	7
13	Seattle Sounders 2	7	1	3	3	4	9	−5	6
14	Oklahoma City Energy	4	1	2	1	5	5	0	5
15	Tulsa Roughnecks	7	1	1	5	6	11	−5	4

Updated to match(es) played on May 4, 2016. Source: 2016 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

League1 Ontario

Main article: 2016 League1 Ontario season

16 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.

Western Conference

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	FC London	League Championship
2	North Mississauga SC
3	Oakville Blue Devils
4	ProStars FC
5	Sanjaxx Lions
6	Sigma FC
7	Toronto FC Academy
8	Windsor Stars

First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Aurora United FC	League Championship
2	Durham United FC
3	Kingston Clippers
4	Master's FA
5	North Toronto Nitros
6	Toronto Skillz FC
7	Vaughan Azzurri
8	Woodbridge Strikers

First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/standings

Première Ligue de soccer du Québec

Main article: 2016 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec season

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	Qualification
1	AS Blainville	Inter-Provincial Cup vs L1O Champion
2	FC Gatineau
3	Lakeshore FC
4	FC Lanaudière
5	CS Longueuil
6	CS Mont-Royal Outremont
7	Ottawa Fury FC Academy

First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source: http://www.tsisports.ca/soccer/ligue14/index_.htm

Premier Development League

Main article: 2016 PDL season

Five Canadian teams (TFC Academy, K-W United FC, Thunder Bay Chill, WSA Winnipeg, and Victoria Highlanders) play in this league, which also contains 57 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 4 league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Great Lakes Division

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Cincinnati Dutch Lions	Advance to the Central Conference Championship
2	Dayton Dutch Lions	Advance to the Central Conference Championship
3	Derby City Rovers
4	K-W United FC
5	Michigan Bucks
6	Pittsburgh Riverhounds U23
7	TFC Academy

First match(es) will be played on May 2016. Source: Premier Development League
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Heartland Division

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Chicago Fire U-23	Advance to the Central Conference Championship
2	Des Moines Menace	Advance to the Central Conference Championship
3	Kokomo Mantis FC
4	St. Louis Lions
5	Thunder Bay Chill
6	WSA Winnipeg

First match(es) will be played on May 2016. Source: Premier Development League
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Northwest Division

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Calgary Foothills FC	Advance to the Western Conference Championship
2	Kitsap Pumas	Possibly advance to the Western Conference Championship
3	Lane United FC	Possibly advance to the Western Conference Championship
4	Portland Timbers U23s
5	Seattle Sounders FC U-23
6	Victoria Highlanders
7	Washington Crossfire

First match(es) will be played on May 2016. Source: Premier Development League
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Women

National Women's Soccer League

Main article: 2016 National Women's Soccer League season

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	Washington Spirit	4	3	1	0	6	1	+5	10	NWSL Shield
2	Chicago Red Stars	4	3	0	1	4	3	+1	9	NWSL Playoffs
3	Portland Thorns FC	4	2	2	0	4	2	+2	8
4	Seattle Reign FC	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
5	Western New York Flash	4	2	0	2	3	5	−2	6
6	Houston Dash	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
7	Sky Blue FC	4	1	1	2	4	5	−1	4
8	Orlando Pride	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
9	FC Kansas City	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1
10	Boston Breakers	4	0	0	4	0	6	−6	0

Updated to match(es) played on May 7, 2016. Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

League1 Ontario

Main article: 2016 League1 Ontario season § Women's Division

Nine 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	Notes
1	Aurora United FC	2015 L1O Women's Division champion
2	Darby FC
3	Durham United FC
4	Kingston Clippers
5	FC London
6	North Mississauga SC
7	Sanjaxx Lions
8	Vaughan Azzurri
9	Woodbridge Strikers

First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/standings

Domestic cups

Men

Canadian Championship

Main article: 2016 Canadian Championship

The Canadian Championship is contested by men's teams at the division 1 & 2 level.

	Preliminary Round

	4	Ottawa Fury FC
	5	FC Edmonton

Semifinals		Final

1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC



2	Montreal Impact
3	Toronto FC

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.

November 5, 2016	Quebec	v	Ontario

November 12, 2016	Ontario	v	Quebec

Challenge Trophy

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

		v

Women

Jubilee Trophy

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

		v

References

↑ "History". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 19 June 2015.

External links

Canadian Soccer Association

2016 in Canadian soccer

Men's Leagues

Women's Leagues

Cups

Canadian Championship
Inter-Provincial Cup
Challenge Trophy
Jubilee Trophy
MLS Cup (Playoffs)
Soccer Bowl

Other

International

Club competitions

CONCACAF Champions League
- 2016–17

National teams

Men	FIFA World Cup qualification

Women	Olympic qualification

Women U20	FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Women U17	CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship

Team seasons

Club seasons

MLS	Montreal Impact Toronto FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC

NASL	FC Edmonton Ottawa Fury FC

USL	FC Montreal Toronto FC II Whitecaps FC 2

PDL	Calgary Foothills FC K-W United FC Thunder Bay Chill Victoria Highlanders WSA Winnipeg

Soccer in Canada

Overview	Canada Soccer Association League system History Hall of Fame Clubs Champions Coaches Venues (stadiums by capacity, SSS) Women's soccer in Canada

Men's national teams	Senior U23 U20 U17

Leagues	MLS MLS Cup Canadian Premier League NASL Soccer Bowl League1 Ontario PLSQ USL PCSL PDL CMISL AMSL LSEQ MMSL NLCC OSL VMSL

CIS	Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's soccer Atlantic University Sport Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec Ontario University Athletics Canada West Universities Athletic Association

CCAA	Atlantic Colleges Athletic Association Quebec Student Sports Federation Ontario Colleges Athletic Association Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference British Columbia Colleges Athletic Association

Cup competitions	Canadian Championship Open Cup (defunct) Challenge Cup C-NA ST Victoria Challenge Cup (defunct) Canada Games

Men's college soccer	CIS Men's Soccer Championship CCAA Championship

Women's national teams	Senior U20 U17

Women's leagues	USL W-League

Women's college soccer	CIS Women's Soccer Championship

Defunct leagues	USSF Division 2 USL First Division Canadian National Soccer League Canadian Soccer League (1987–92)

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