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Soccer in Canada
Season2016
Men's soccer
MLS Cup Seattle Sounders FC[note 1]
Supporters' ShieldFC Dallas[note 2]
League1 OntarioVaughan Azzurri
PLSQCS Mont-Royal Outremont
USL New York Red Bulls II[note 3]
PDL Michigan Bucks[note 4]
Canadian ChampionshipToronto FC
Challenge TrophyEdmonton Scottish
Inter-Provincial CupCS Mont-Royal Outremont
Women's soccer
WPSL Boston Breakers[note 5]
League1 OntarioFC London
Jubilee TrophyRoyal Sélect de Beauport
← 2015 Canada 2017 →

The 2016 in Canadian soccer was the 140th edition of competitive soccer in Canada.[1]

National teams

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When available, the left column indicates the home team or the home team designate; the right column, away team or away team designate.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Senior Men

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2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

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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  2–1  Canada San Pedro Sula, Honduras
3:06 CT Martínez 45+2'
Quioto 50'		 Report James 35' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
September 6, 2016 Round 4 Canada  3–1  El Salvador Vancouver, Canada
7:00 pm PT Larin 11'
Ledgerwood 53'
Edgar 90+2'		 Report Bonilla 78' Stadium: BC Place
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)

 Canada finishes in third place; does not advance to fifth round of qualifying.

Friendlies

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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  1–1  Azerbaijan Rohrbach an der Lafnitz, Austria
7:00 pm CET Akindele 43' Report Navarov 57' (pen) Stadium: Stadion Rohrbach an der Lafnitz
Attendance: 150
June 7, 2016 Friendly Canada  2–1  Uzbekistan Bad Waltersdorf, Austria
4:00 pm CET Edgar 20'
Kolimov 81' (o.g.)		 Report Shomurodov 62' Stadium: Thermenstadion Bad Waltersdorf
October 6, 2016 Friendly Mauritania  0–4  Canada Marrakech, Morocco
8:00 pm WET Report Ricketts 53', 80'
Vitoria 55'
Haber 59'		 Stadium: Grand Stade de Marrakech
Attendance: 200
October 11, 2016 Friendly Morocco  4–0  Canada Marrakech, Morocco
8:00 pm WET Carcela 12'
Ziyech 65' (pen), 81' (pen)
Alioui 86'		 Report Stadium: Grand Stade de Marrakech
Attendance: 8,000
November 11, 2016 Friendly South Korea  2–0  Canada Cheonan, South Korea
8:00 pm KST Kim 10'
Lee 25'		 Report Stadium: Cheonan Baekseok Stadium
Attendance: 18,920

Senior Women

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2016 Olympic Games

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Main article: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
August 3, 2016 Group stage Canada  2–0  Australia São Paulo, Brazil
3:00 pm BRT Beckie 1'
Sinclair 80'		 Report Stadium: Arena Corinthians
Attendance: 20,521
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
August 6, 2016 Group stage Canada  3–1  Zimbabwe São Paulo, Brazil
3:00 pm BRT Beckie 7', 35'
Sinclair 19' (pen.)		 Report Chirandu 86' Stadium: Arena Corinthians
Referee: Olga Miranda (Paraguay)
August 9, 2016 Group stage Germany  1–2  Canada Brasília, Brazil
4:00 pm BRT Behringer 13' (pen.) Report Tancredi 26', 60' Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)
August 12, 2016 Quarterfinal Canada  1–0  France São Paulo, Brazil
7:00 pm BRT Schmidt 56' Report Stadium: Arena Corinthians
Attendance: 38,688
Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)
August 16, 2016 Semifinal Canada  0–2  Germany Belo Horizonte, Brazil
4:00 pm BRT https://web.archive.org/web/20160827005630/https://www.rio2016.com/en/football-womens-semifinal-fb-3 Report Behringer 21' (pen.)
Däbritz 59'		 Stadium: Mineirão
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)
August 19, 2016 Bronze medal match Brazil  1–2  Canada São Paulo, Brazil
1:00 pm BRT Beatriz 79' Report Rose 25'
Sinclair 52'		 Stadium: Arena Corinthians
Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)

 Canada finishes in third place.

2016 Olympic Games Qualifiers

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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

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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

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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  0–2  Brazil Toronto, Canada
4:00 pm ET Marta (footballer) 11', 41' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 28,604
June 7, 2016 Friendly Canada  1–0  Brazil Ottawa, Canada
7:00 pm ET Beckie 90+4' Report Stadium: TD Place
Attendance: 23,568
July 20, 2016 Friendly Canada  1–0  China Paris, France
7:00 pm CET Fleming 6' Report Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty
Attendance: 95
July 23, 2016 Friendly France  1–0  Canada Auxerre, France
9:00 pm CET Abily 36' Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 17,589

Domestic leagues

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Men

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Major League Soccer

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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 Qualification
1 FC Dallas (S) 34 17 8 9 50 40 +10 60 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Colorado Rapids 34 15 6 13 39 32 +7 58
3 New York Red Bulls 34 16 9 9 61 44 +17 57
4 New York City FC 34 15 10 9 62 57 +5 54
5 Toronto FC 34 14 9 11 51 39 +12 53 CONCACAF Champions League
6 LA Galaxy 34 12 6 16 54 39 +15 52
7 Seattle Sounders FC (C) 34 14 14 6 44 43 +1 48 CONCACAF Champions League
8 Sporting Kansas City 34 13 13 8 42 41 +1 47
9 Real Salt Lake 34 12 12 10 44 46 −2 46
10 D.C. United 34 11 10 13 53 47 +6 46
11 Montreal Impact 34 11 11 12 49 53 −4 45
12 Portland Timbers 34 12 14 8 48 53 −5 44
13 Philadelphia Union 34 11 14 9 52 55 −3 42
14 New England Revolution 34 11 14 9 44 54 −10 42
15 Orlando City SC 34 9 11 14 55 60 −5 41
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 10 15 9 45 52 −7 39
17 San Jose Earthquakes 34 8 12 14 32 40 −8 38
18 Columbus Crew SC 34 8 14 12 50 58 −8 36
19 Houston Dynamo 34 7 14 13 39 45 −6 34
20 Chicago Fire 34 7 17 10 42 58 −16 31
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

North American Soccer League

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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 (C, X) 32 20 5 7 59 29 +30 65 Championship qualifiers
2 Indy Eleven 32 15 10 7 51 33 +18 55
3 FC Edmonton 32 15 8 9 25 21 +4 53
4 Rayo OKC 32 12 11 9 39 33 +6 47
5 Minnesota United 32 11 8 13 41 37 +4 41
6 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 32 11 8 13 31 40 −9 41
7 Miami FC 32 10 10 12 38 42 −4 40
8 Carolina RailHawks 32 11 7 14 36 48 −12 40
9 Tampa Bay Rowdies 32 9 12 11 40 41 −1 39
10 Ottawa Fury 32 7 10 15 32 40 −8 31
11 Jacksonville Armada 32 6 12 14 30 46 −16 30
12 Puerto Rico FC 22 5 9 8 19 31 −12 24
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

United Soccer League

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Main article: 2016 USL season

Three Canadian teams (FC Montreal, 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 New York Red Bulls II (C, X) 30 21 6 3 61 21 +40 69 Conference Playoffs
2 Louisville City FC 30 17 9 4 52 27 +25 60
3 FC Cincinnati 30 16 8 6 41 27 +14 56
4 Rochester Rhinos 30 13 12 5 38 25 +13 51
5 Charlotte Independence 30 14 8 8 48 29 +19 50
6 Charleston Battery 30 13 9 8 38 33 +5 48
7 Richmond Kickers 30 12 9 9 33 26 +7 45
8 Orlando City B 30 9 8 13 35 49 −14 35
9 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 30 8 10 12 37 47 −10 34
10 Harrisburg City Islanders 30 8 7 15 37 54 −17 31
11 Bethlehem Steel FC 30 6 10 14 32 43 −11 28
12 Toronto FC II 30 7 5 18 36 58 −22 26
13 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 30 6 7 17 31 50 −19 25
14 FC Montreal 30 7 2 21 35 57 −22 23
Source: 2016 USL Standings
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
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion
Western Conference
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sacramento Republic 30 14 10 6 43 27 +16 52 Conference Playoffs
2 Rio Grande Valley Toros 30 14 9 7 47 24 +23 51
3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 30 14 7 9 37 27 +10 49
4 Swope Park Rangers 30 14 6 10 45 36 +9 48
5 LA Galaxy II 30 12 11 7 52 42 +10 47
6 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 30 12 9 9 44 44 0 45
7 Oklahoma City Energy 30 10 13 7 32 30 +2 43
8 Orange County Blues 30 12 4 14 39 41 −2 40
9 Portland Timbers 2 30 12 4 14 38 42 −4 40
10 San Antonio FC 30 10 8 12 36 36 0 38
11 Real Monarchs 30 10 6 14 31 41 −10 36
12 Seattle Sounders 2 30 9 8 13 35 50 −15 35
13 Arizona United 30 9 7 14 40 46 −6 34
14 Saint Louis FC 30 8 10 12 42 44 −2 34
15 Tulsa Roughnecks 30 5 4 21 25 64 −39 19
Source: 2016 USL Standings
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

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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.

Eastern Conference

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vaughan Azzurri (C, X) 22 17 4 1 70 24 +46 55 League Championship
2 Woodbridge Strikers 22 15 2 5 52 17 +35 47
3 North Toronto Nitros 22 14 3 5 52 29 +23 45
4 Durham United FA 22 11 3 8 54 42 +12 36
5 Kingston Clippers 22 7 5 10 34 53 −19 26
6 Aurora United FC 22 4 3 15 27 66 −39 15
7 Toronto Skillz FC 22 3 4 15 32 63 −31 13
8 Master's Futbol 22 3 2 17 38 92 −54 11
Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/show/2309115-standings
(C) Champions; (X) L1 Cup winner
Western Conference

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC London 22 15 2 5 64 32 +32 47 League Championship
2 Sigma FC 22 14 2 6 48 28 +20 44
3 Toronto FC Academy 22 12 2 8 70 37 +33 38
4 North Mississauga SC 22 11 5 6 63 42 +21 38
5 Windsor Stars 21 9 1 11 44 42 +2 28
6 Oakville Blue Devils 22 8 4 10 38 43 −5 28
7 Sanjaxx Lions 21 5 1 15 23 56 −33 16
8 ProStars FC 22 4 3 15 24 67 −43 15
Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/show/2309115-standings
League Championship

The league champion is determined by a single-match series between the top-ranked teams from the western and eastern conferences.

October 15, 2016 FC London 2–4 Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan, Ontario
4:00 pm Nafar 71'
Gigolaj 80'		 Report Butters 9'
Gogarty 12'
Kovacevic 52'
Whiteman 68'		 Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
Attendance: 700

Première Ligue de soccer du Québec

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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
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 CS Mont-Royal Outremont 18 14 2 2 52 18 +34 44 Inter-Provincial Cup vs L1O Champion
2 AS Blainville 18 11 4 3 45 18 +27 37
3 Lakeshore SC 18 7 6 5 25 21 +4 27
4 FC Gatineau 18 6 4 8 18 30 −12 22
5 CS Longueuil 18 4 5 9 27 41 −14 17
6 FC Lanaudière 18 4 3 11 22 43 −21 15
7 Ottawa Fury FC Academy 18 4 2 12 20 38 −18 14
Source: TSI Sports
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 AS Blainville Reserves 12 9 2 1 32 12 +20 29
2 CS Mont-Royal Outremont Reserves 12 7 2 3 29 18 +11 23
3 FC Gatineau Reserves 12 7 1 4 19 17 +2 22
4 Lakeshore FC Reserves 12 4 5 3 26 21 +5 17
5 CS Longueuil Reserves 12 4 2 6 25 26 −1 14
6 Ottawa Fury FC Academy Reserves 12 2 2 8 17 30 −13 8
7 FC Lanaudière Reserves 12 2 0 10 14 38 −24 6
Source: http://www.tsisports.ca/soccer/archiveLigue/l_classam.aspx

Premier Development League

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Main article: 2016 PDL season

Six Canadian teams (TFC Academy, K-W United FC, Thunder Bay Chill, WSA Winnipeg, Calgary Foothills FC, 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
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Michigan Bucks 14 12 2 0 45 7 +38 36 Advance to Central Conference Championship
2 K-W United FC 14 11 2 1 37 18 +19 34
3 Derby City Rovers 14 7 5 2 31 25 +6 23
4 Dayton Dutch Lions 14 4 5 5 23 30 −7 17
5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds U23 14 2 8 4 14 30 −16 10
6 TFC Academy 14 2 8 4 14 36 −22 10
7 Cincinnati Dutch Lions 14 1 10 3 11 31 −20 6
Source: Premier Development League
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Heartland Division

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Des Moines Menace 14 10 2 2 37 7 +30 32 Advance to Central Conference Championship
2 Thunder Bay Chill 14 7 2 5 33 19 +14 26
3 Chicago Fire U-23 14 8 4 2 28 18 +10 26
4 Kokomo Mantis FC 14 4 6 4 23 25 −2 16
5 St. Louis Lions 14 2 8 4 19 28 −9 10
6 WSA Winnipeg 14 1 11 2 7 51 −44 5
Source: Premier Development League
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Northwest Division

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Calgary Foothills FC 14 8 3 3 22 12 +10 27 Advance to Western Conference Divisional Qualifiers
2 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 14 8 6 0 21 16 +5 24
3 Washington Crossfire 14 5 4 5 16 14 +2 20
4 Kitsap Pumas[a] 14 5 4 5 12 15 −3 17
5 Victoria Highlanders 14 3 5 6 17 19 −2 15
6 Lane United FC 14 3 5 6 13 16 −3 15
7 Portland Timbers U23s 14 2 7 5 14 23 −9 11
Source: Premier Development League
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Kitsap Pumas had three points deducted for using an illegal player against Victoria Highlanders.


Canadian Soccer League

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Main article: 2016 Canadian Soccer League season

Fourteen 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 York Region Shooters (A, C) 21 16 3 2 40 10 +30 51 Qualification for Playoffs
2 FC Ukraine United (A) 21 9 6 6 45 38 +7 33
3 Scarborough SC (A) 21 9 4 8 36 31 +5 31
4 Serbian White Eagles (A, O) 21 9 3 9 33 27 +6 30
5 Toronto Atomic FC (A) 21 8 6 7 36 37 −1 30
6 Hamilton City SC (A) 21 6 5 10 31 38 −7 23
7 Brantford Galaxy (A) 21 3 9 9 23 38 −15 18
8 Milton SC (A) 21 4 4 13 25 50 −25 16
Updated to match(es) played on October 9, 2016. Source: canadiansoccerleague.ca
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


Second Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 SC Waterloo Region (A, C) 14 9 2 3 56 25 +31 29 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Toronto Atomic FC B (A) 15 9 2 4 56 28 +28 29
3 Brantford Galaxy B (A) 14 8 2 4 44 30 +14 26
4 York Region Shooters B (A, O) 15 5 3 7 32 34 −2 18
5 London City (A) 13 4 1 8 31 45 −14 13
6 Serbian White Eagles B (A) 13 2 0 11 19 76 −57 6
Updated to match(es) played on October 9, 2016. Source: canadiansoccerleague.ca
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

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National Women's Soccer League

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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 Portland Thorns FC 20 12 5 3 35 19 +16 41 NWSL Shield
2 Washington Spirit 20 12 3 5 30 21 +9 39 NWSL Playoffs
3 Chicago Red Stars 20 9 6 5 24 20 +4 33
4 Western New York Flash (C) 20 9 5 6 40 26 +14 32
5 Seattle Reign FC 20 8 6 6 29 21 +8 30
6 FC Kansas City 20 7 5 8 18 20 −2 26
7 Sky Blue FC 20 7 5 8 24 30 −6 26
8 Houston Dash 20 6 4 10 29 29 0 22
9 Orlando Pride 20 6 1 13 20 30 −10 19
10 Boston Breakers 20 3 2 15 14 47 −33 11
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Women's Premier Soccer League

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Main article: Women's Premier Soccer League § Northwest_Conference

103 teams play in this league, one of which is based in Canada (NSGSC). It is considered a Division 2 league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Sounders Women 10 10 0 0 37 6 +31 30 Conference Champion
2 ISC Gunners FC 9 6 1 2 26 10 +16 19
3 CU Diamonds 9 5 2 2 17 10 +7 17
4 OSA Football Club 10 5 1 4 23 14 +9 16
5 NSGSC 9 3 1 5 21 22 −1 10
6 Eugene Timbers FC Azul 11 3 1 7 11 25 −14 10
7 Portland Spartans 8 1 0 7 9 30 −21 3
8 Westside Timbers 8 0 2 6 4 35 −31 2
Source: http://wpsl.info/standings/

League1 Ontario

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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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 FC London 16 14 0 2 50 15 +35 42 League Champion
2 Woodbridge Strikers 16 11 3 2 65 13 +52 36
3 Durham United FA 16 9 3 4 38 17 +21 30
4 Vaughan Azzurri 16 8 5 3 41 14 +27 29
5 North Mississauga SC 16 5 5 6 23 30 −7 20
6 Aurora United FC 16 5 3 8 31 34 −3 18
7 Kingston Clippers 16 5 2 9 33 53 −20 17
8 Darby FC 16 2 3 11 15 74 −59 9
9 Sanjaxx Lions 16 1 0 15 11 57 −46 3
Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/show/2309115-standings

Domestic cups

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Men

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Canadian Championship

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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 3 0 3
5 FC Edmonton 0 2 2
Semifinals Final
          
1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 3 3
4 Ottawa Fury FC 2 0 2
1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 2 2
3 Toronto FC (a) 1 1 2
2 Montreal Impact 2 0 2
3 Toronto FC 4 0 4

Inter-Provincial Cup

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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 CS Mont-Royal Outremont Quebec 1–1 Ontario Vaughan Azzurri Terrebonne, Quebec
6:30 pm Rosa 24' Report Kovacevic 57' (pen) Stadium: Terrebonne Sports Complex
Referee: R. Schaap
November 12, 2016 Vaughan Azzurri Ontario 1–2 Quebec CS Mont-Royal Outremont Pickering, Ontario
5:00 pm Lowe 14' Report Ritch-Andy 41'
Oliveri 67' (pen)		 Stadium: Pickering Soccer Centre

CS Mont-Royal Outremont wins 3–2 on aggregate.

Challenge Trophy

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Main article: 2016 Canadian Challenge Trophy

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

October 10, 2016 Royal Sélect de Beauport Quebec 0–1 Alberta Edmonton Scottish St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
12:00 pm Report Wheeler 93' Stadium: King George V Stadium

Women

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Jubilee Trophy

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Main article: 2016 Jubilee Trophy

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

October 10, 2016 Richmond FC British Columbia 0–2 Quebec Royal Sélect de Beauport St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
8:30 am Report Chastenay-Joseph
Verret 		Stadium: King George V Stadium

Canadian clubs in international competition

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2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League

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Main article: 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
August 2, 2016 Group stage Central Trinidad and Tobago 0–1 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Couva, Trinidad and Tobago
9:00 pm AT Report Techera 34' Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)
August 23, 2016 Group stage Vancouver Whitecaps FC Canada 3–0 United States Sporting Kansas City Vancouver, Canada
7:00 pm PT Techera 8', 64'
Hurtado 12'		 Report Stadium: BC Place
Referee: Erick Miranda (Mexico)
September 13, 2016 Group stage Sporting Kansas City United States 1–2 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Kansas City, United States
7:00 pm CT Rubio 55' Report Hurtado 41'
Davies 90+3'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 13,422
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
September 28, 2016 Group stage Vancouver Whitecaps FC Canada 4–1 Trinidad and Tobago Central Vancouver, Canada
7:00 pm PT Pérez 11'
Techera 22' (pen.), 70'
Kudo 49'		 Report De Silva 44' Stadium: BC Place
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)

Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC advances to knockout stage.

References

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  1. ^ Toronto FC was the best Canadian club, reaching the final of the MLS Cup Playoffs.
  2. ^ Toronto FC was the best Canadian club, placing 5th in the Supporters' Shield standings.
  3. ^ Whitecaps FC 2 was the best Canadian club, reaching the Conference Finals of the USL Playoffs.
  4. ^ Calgary Foothills FC was the best Canadian club, reaching the final of the PDL national playoffs.
  5. ^ North Shore Girls SC were the best Canadian club, placing 5th in the Northwest division.
  1. ^ "History". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
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