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2018 in Canadian soccer

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The 2018 season was the 142nd season of competitive soccer in Canada.[1]

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News and events

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2026 FIFA World Cup

As part of the United 2026 World Cup bid with the United States and Mexico, the Canadian Soccer Association announced on March 15 that the three potential Canadian host cities were Edmonton, Montreal, and Toronto.[2] The 2026 FIFA World Cup was awarded to the United bid on June 13.[3]

National teams

John Herdman was named as head coach of the men's national team in January, replacing Octavio Zambrano.[4] Mauro Biello was later named assistant coach of the men's national team.[5] Kenneth Heiner-Møller was named as head coach of the women's national team following Herdman's departure.

Women's National Team Assistant Coach Bev Priestman stepped down from her position at the end of August.[6]

Canadian Premier League

The Canadian Premier League announced that it will kick off in April 2019,[7] with Paul Beirne as its president,[8] David Clanachan as its commissioner,[9] and James Easton as its head of soccer operations.[10]

On March 28, the Canadian Premier League and the Canadian Soccer Association announced the creation of the Canadian Soccer Business (CSB); an organization "representing commercial assets and inventory for marquee soccer properties in Canada", including "all corporate partnerships and broadcast rights related to Canada Soccer's core assets including its national teams, along with all rights associated with the CPL".[11]

The Canadian Premier League announced a number of new teams for its inaugural 2019 season, at present including York 9 FC (announced May 10),[12] Cavalry FC (May 17),[13]HFX Wanderers FC (May 25),[14] Valour FC (June 6),[15] FC Edmonton (June 8),[16] Forge FC (July 12),[17] and Pacific FC (July 20).[18]

On November 14, the Canadian Premier League announced that it had acquired the Division 3 League1 Ontario.[19]

Awards and honours

Women's national team captain Christine Sinclair, was appointed to the Order of Canada on January 24.[20]

Alphonso Davies[21] and Christine Sinclair[22] were named Canadian Player of the Year, while Davies was also named Postmedia Male Athlete of the Year.[23]

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National teams

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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

2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying

September 9, 2018 CNL Qualifying U.S. Virgin Islands  0–8  Canada Bradenton, Florida
4:00 pm AST Labrada Yellow card 71' Osorio 6' (Millar)
Cavallini 8' 44' (Arfield)
Jonathan David 32' (Hoillet) 37' (Hoillet)
Hoillet 50' (Jonathan David, Larin)
Larin 60' (Davies) 80' (Davies)
de Jong Yellow card 69'
Stadium: IMG Soccer Complex
Attendance: 150
Referee: Moeth Gaymes
October 16, 2018 CNL Qualifying Canada  5–0  Dominica Toronto, Canada
7:00 pm ET Jonathan David 3'
Hoilett 14'
Cavallini 18' (pen.)
Joseph 47' (o.g.)
Larin 82'
Report Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 10,523
Referee: Oscar Macías (Mexico)
November 18, 2018 CNL Qualifying Saint Kitts and Nevis  0–1  Canada Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
9:00 pm AST Report Hutchinson 44' Stadium: Warner Park
Attendance: 1,242
Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)

Friendlies

March 24, 2018 Friendly Canada  1–0  New Zealand Mercia, Spain
4:00 pm CET Ricketts 54' Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Attendance: 75

Senior Women

2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship

October 5, 2018 Group Stage Canada  2–0  Jamaica Edinburg, United States
7:30 pm CT Prince 33', 80' Report Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 1,379
Referee: Francia González (Mexico)
October 8, 2018 Group Stage Cuba  0–12  Canada Edinburg, United States
7:30 pm CT Report Leon 11', 23', 55', 59'
Huitema 13', 37', 52', 71'
Rose 25'
Quinn 56'
Sinclair 63'
Matheson 72'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 414
Referee: Crystal Sobers (Trinidad and Tobago)
October 11, 2018 Group Stage Costa Rica  1–3  Canada Edinburg, United States
9:00 pm CT G. Villalobos 73' Report Beckie 25'
Prince 40'
Sinclair 57'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 330
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
October 14, 2018 Semifinals Panama  0–7  Canada Frisco, United States
4:00 pm CT Report Sinclair 44', 49'
Fleming 47'
Beckie 58'
Quinn 63'
Leon 76', 78'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)
October 17, 2018 Final Canada  0–2  United States Frisco, United States
7:00 pm CT Report Lavelle 2'
Morgan 89'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 6,986
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

 Canada finishes in second place; qualifies for 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

2018 Algarve Cup

February 28, 2018 Group stage Canada  1–3  Sweden Lagos, Portugal
7:00 pm WET Beckie 46' Report Larsson 43'
Rolfö 51'
Blackstenius 87'
Stadium: Estádio Municipal da Bela Vista
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)
March 2, 2018 Group stage Russia  0–1  Canada Algarve, Portugal
7:00 pm WET Report Sinclair 25' (pen.) Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Attendance: 50
Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos (Portugal)
March 5, 2018 Group stage South Korea  0–3  Canada Lagos, Portugal
3:00 pm WET Report Sinclair 24', 79'
Fleming 73'
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Lagos
Referee: María Carvajal (Chile)
March 7, 2018 5th place match Canada  2–0  Japan Lagos, Portugal
2:55 pm WET Beckie 20'
Lawrence 50'
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal da Bela Vista
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

 Canada finishes in fifth place.

Friendlies

April 9, 2018 Friendly France  1–0  Canada Rennes, France
9:00 pm CET Le Sommer 10' (pen.) Report Stadium: Roazhan Park
Attendance: 11,058
June 10, 2018 Friendly Canada  2–3  Germany Hamilton, Canada
2:00 pm ET Sinclair 59'
Fleming 69'
Report Huth 1'
Däbritz 70'
Knaak 84'
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 22,826
September 2, 2018 Friendly Canada  1–0  Brazil Ottawa, Canada
2:00 pm ET Prince 49' Report Stadium: TD Place
Attendance: 16,128
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Domestic leagues

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Division 1 leagues

Major League Soccer

Three Canadian teams (Montreal Impact, Toronto FC, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC) play in this league, which also contains 20 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 1 men's league in the United States soccer league system.

Overall standings
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Source: MLS
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) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

National Women's Soccer League

No Canadian teams play in this league, though eleven players from the Canada women's national soccer team are allocated to its teams by the Canadian Soccer Association.[24] It is considered a Division 1 women's league in the United States soccer league system.

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Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Division 2 leagues

United Soccer League

Two Canadian teams (Ottawa Fury FC and Toronto FC II) play in this league, which also contains 31 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 2 men's league in the United States soccer league system.

Eastern Conference
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Source: 2018 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

United Women's Soccer

One Canadian team (Calgary Foothills WFC) plays in this league, which also contains 21 teams from the United States. It is unofficially considered a Division 2 league in the United States soccer league system.

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Source: UWS standings
Rules for classification: 1) Head-to-head based on total points; 2) Total wins; 3) Goal difference all league games; 4) Goals scored in league games

Women's Premier Soccer League

One Canadian team (TSS Rovers FC) plays in this league, which also contains 106 teams from the United States. It is unofficially considered a Division 2 league in the United States soccer league system.

Division 3 leagues

League1 Ontario (Men)

17 teams play in this league, all of which are based in Canada. It is considered a Division 3 men's league in the Canadian soccer league system.

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Updated to match(es) played on September 23, 2018. Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/show/2309115-standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal differential; 5) playoff match
(C) Champion and qualification to 2019 Canadian Championship; (X) L1 Cup winner
Notes:
  1. Toronto FC III voluntarily withdrew from league playoffs.[25]

League1 Ontario (Women)

13 teams play in this league, all of which are based in Canada. It is considered a Division 3 women's league in the Canadian soccer league system.

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Updated to match(es) played on August 21, 2018. Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/show/2309115-standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal differential; 5) playoff match
(C) Champions

Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (Men)

Eight 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.

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Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (Women)

Five 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.

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Updated to match(es) played on August 28, 2018. Source: http://www.tsisports.ca/soccer/ligue/l_classam.aspx
(C) Champions

Division 4 leagues

Premier Development League

Five Canadian teams play in this league, which also contains 69 teams from the United States. It is unofficially considered a Division 4 league in the United States soccer league system.

Heartland Division - Canada Thunder Bay Chill, WSA Winnipeg

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Source: Premier Development League
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Northwest Division - Canada Calgary Foothills FC, TSS FC Rovers, Victoria Highlanders

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Source: Premier Development League
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(J) Juan de Fuca Plate

Non-FIFA leagues

Canadian Soccer League

Fifteen 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
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Updated to match(es) played on September 27, 2018. Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2018-csl-first-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
Second Division
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Updated to match(es) played on September 25, 2018. Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2018-second-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
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Domestic cups

Canadian Championship

The Canadian Championship is a national cup contested by men's teams in divisions 1 through 3.

First Qualifying RoundSecond Qualifying RoundSemifinalsFinal
                      
MLS
Toronto FC
134
USL
Ottawa Fury
00 0
USL
Ottawa Fury
112
PLSQ
A.S. Blainville
00 0
L1O
Oakville Blue Devils
101
PLSQ
A.S. Blainville
21 3
MLS
Toronto FC
257
MLS
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
22 4
MLS
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
022
MLS
Montreal Impact
10 1

Challenge Trophy

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

Jubilee Trophy

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

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Canadian clubs in international competition

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2018 CONCACAF Champions League

February 27, 2018 Round of 16 Toronto FC Canada 0–0 United States Colorado Rapids Toronto, Canada
8:00 pm ET Report Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 23,383
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)

Canada Toronto FC wins 2–0 on aggregate.

March 7, 2018 Quarterfinals Toronto FC Canada 2–1 Mexico UANL Toronto, Canada
8:00 pm ET Altidore 60'
Osorio 89'
Report Vargas 52' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 25,587
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

Canada Toronto FC draws 4–4 on aggregate, wins 2–1 on away goals.

April 3, 2018 Semifinals Toronto FC Canada 3–1 Mexico América Toronto, Canada
8:00 pm ET Giovinco 9' (pen.)
Altidore 44'
Morgan 58'
Report Ibargüen 21' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 23,463
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

Canada Toronto FC wins 4–2 on aggregate.

April 17, 2018 Finals Toronto FC Canada 1–2 Mexico Guadalajara Toronto, Canada
8:15 pm ET Osorio 19' Report Pizarro 2'
Pulido 72'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 29,925
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
April 25, 2018 Finals Guadalajara Mexico 1–2
(4–2 p)
Canada Toronto FC Guadalajara, Mexico
8:30 pm CT Pineda 19' Report Altidore 25'
Giovinco 44'
Stadium: Estadio Akron
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
Penalties

Canada Toronto FC draws 3–3 on aggregate, draws 2–2 on away goals, loses 4–2 on penalties, and finishes in second place.

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