2023 in Canadian soccer

The following are events related to Canadian soccer in the year 2023.^[1]

Soccer in Canada

Season	2023
Men's soccer
CPL championship	Forge FC
CPL Shield	Cavalry FC
MLS Cup	Columbus Crew[note 1]
Supporters' Shield	FC Cincinnati[note 2]
League1 Ontario	Simcoe County Rovers FC
Ligue1 Québec	CS Saint-Laurent
League1 BC	Whitecaps FC Academy
Canadian Championship	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Challenge Trophy	West Ottawa Warriors
Women's soccer
League1 Ontario	Alliance United FC
Ligue1 Québec	PEF Québec
League1 BC	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
Inter-provincial Championship	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
← 2022 2024 →

National teams

Men's

Senior

Main article: Canada men's national soccer team

As of October 13, 2023:

Wins	Losses	Draws
4	2	3

Friendlies

Japan  v  Canada

October 13	Japan	4–1	Canada	Niigata, Japan
19:35 JST (UTC+09:00)	Tanaka 2', 49' Davies 40' (o.g.) Nakamura 42'	Report	Hoilett 89'	Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Attendance: 37,125 Referee: Alex King (Australia)

2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League

Main article: 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League

Group C

Main article: 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	4	3	0	1	11	3	+8	9	Qualification for Finals and Gold Cup		—	4–1	4–0
2	Honduras	4	2	0	2	5	7	−2	6	Qualification for Gold Cup		2–1	—	1–2
3	Curaçao	4	1	0	3	2	8	−6	3	Advance to Gold Cup prelims		0–2	0–1	—

Source: CONCACAF

Curaçao  v  Canada

March 25	Curaçao	0–2	Canada	Willemstad, Curaçao
21:00 AST (UTC−04:00)		Report	David 23' Larin 43'	Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

Canada  v  Honduras

March 28	Canada	4–1	Honduras	Toronto, Ontario
20:00 EDT (UTC−04:00)	Larin 9', 12' David 50' Osorio 80'	Report	Benguché 73'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 13,626 Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Finals

Main article: 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals

Panama  v  Canada

June 15 SF	Panama	0–2	Canada	Paradise, United States
16:00 PDT (UTC−07:00)		Report	David 25' Davies 70'	Stadium: Allegiant Stadium Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

Canada  v  United States

June 18 F	Canada	0–2	United States	Paradise, United States
17:30 PDT (UTC−07:00)		Report	Richards 12' Balogun 34'	Stadium: Allegiant Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

Source: CONCACAF

2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League

Main article: 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Jamaica	4–4 (a)	Canada	1–2	3–2

Jamaica  v  Canada

November 18 QF 1st Leg	Jamaica	1–2	Canada	Kingston, Jamaica
	Nicholson 56'	Report	David 45+1' Eustáquio 86'	Stadium: Independence Park Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

Canada  v  Jamaica

November 21 QF 2nd Leg	Canada	2–3 (4–4 agg.)	Jamaica	Toronto, Ontario
19:30 EDT (UTC−04:00)	Davies 25' Koné 69'	Report	Nicholson 63', 66' Decordova-Reid 78' (pen.)	Stadium: BMO Field Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Note: Tied 4–4 on aggregate. Jamaica won on away goals, advanced to the Finals and qualified for the 2024 Copa América. Canada advanced to the play-in.

Gold Cup

Main article: 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Group D

Main article: 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Guatemala	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Canada (H)	3	1	2	0	6	4	+2	5
3	Guadeloupe	3	1	1	1	8	6	+2	4
4	Cuba	3	0	0	3	3	9	−6	0

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Co-host

Canada  v  Guadeloupe

June 27	Canada	2–2	Guadeloupe	Toronto, Ontario
19:00 EDT (UTC−04:00)	Cavallini 49' Lina 70' (o.g.)	Report	Ambrose 23' Russell-Rowe 90+3' (o.g.)	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 15,301 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)

Guatemala  v  Canada

July 1	Guatemala	0–0	Canada	Houston, United States
20:30 CDT (UTC−05:00)		Report		Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 19,766 Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)

Canada  v  Cuba

July 4	Canada	4–2	Cuba	Houston, United States
17:30 CDT (UTC−05:00)	Hoilett 21' (pen.) Osorio 27' Nelson 47' Millar 62'	Report	Paradela 45+4' (pen.) Reyes 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

Knock out

Main article: 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage

United States  v  Canada

July 9 QF	United States	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Canada	Cincinnati, United States
19:30 EDT (UTC−04:00)	Vázquez 88' Kennedy 114' (o.g.)	Report	Vitória 90+3' (pen.) Shaffelburg 109'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 24,979 Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)
	Penalties
	Vázquez Cowell Busio Ferreira		Vitória Fraser Miller Russell-Rowe Brym

U-17

Main article: Canada men's national under-17 soccer team

As of February 24, 2023.

Wins	Losses	Draws
4	2	0

Friendlies

Brazil  v  Canada

September 29	Brazil	3–1	Canada	Sorocaba, Brazil
				Stadium: Estádio Municipal Walter Ribeiro

Brazil  v  Canada

October 1	Brazil	5–0	Canada	Sorocaba, Brazil
				Stadium: Estádio Municipal Walter Ribeiro

2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship

Main article: 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	9	Round of 16
2	Canada	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6
3	Trinidad and Tobago	3	0	1	2	4	7	−3	1
4	Barbados	3	0	1	2	1	8	−7	1

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers

Canada  v  Trinidad and Tobago

February 11	Canada	3–2	Trinidad and Tobago	Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
	Vojvodic 27', 68' Omeze 61'	Report	Webb 67' Sween 81'	Stadium: Estadio Pensativo Referee: José Fuentes (Guatemala)

Barbados  v  Canada

February 13	Barbados	0–2	Canada	Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
		Report	MacKenzie 21' Biello 28' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Pensativo Referee: Sanchez Bass (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

United States  v  Canada

February 15	United States	1–0	Canada	Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
	Figueroa 64'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Pensativo Referee: Fernando Morón (Panama)

Knockout stage

Canada  v  Haiti

February 18 R16	Canada	3–0	Haiti	Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
20:00 ET	N’Diaye 4' Ozimec 16' Pop 88'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Pensativo Referee: Víctor Cáceres (Mexico)

Puerto Rico  v  Canada

February 22 QF	Puerto Rico	0–3	Canada	Guatemala City, Guatemala
17:00 ET		Report	Vojvodic 8' N’Diaye 36' Stefanovic 55'	Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)

Canada  v  United States

February 24 SF	Canada	0–2	United States	Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 ET		Report	Burton 36' Figueroa 90+4'	Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores Referee: Christopher Mason (Jamaica)

2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Main article: 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup

The 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup will be hosted by Indonesia.^[2] Canada qualified for the tournament on February 22, 2023 by defeating Puerto Rico in the quarter-finals of the 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.^[3] On September 15, 2023, Canada were drawn into Group B with Spain, Mali, and Uzbekistan.^[4]

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7	Knockout stage
2	Mali	3	2	0	1	8	2	+6	6
3	Uzbekistan	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
4	Canada	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9	0

Source: FIFA

Spain  v  Canada

November 10	Spain	2–0	Canada	Surakarta, Indonesia
7:00 ET	Guiu 21' Junyent 76'	Report		Stadium: Manahan Stadium Attendance: 6,613 Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru)

Uzbekistan  v  Canada

November 13	Uzbekistan	3–0	Canada	Surakarta, Indonesia
7:00 ET	Chukwu 22' (o.g.) Saidov 24', 81'	Report		Stadium: Manahan Stadium Attendance: 6,919 Referee: Ivo Méndez (Bolivia)

Canada  v  Mali

November 16	Canada	1–5	Mali	Surabaya, Indonesia
4:00 ET	Chukwu 45'	Report	I. Diarra 14' Barry 26' Kanaté 73' Makalou 77' Thiero 90+1'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

Women's

Senior

Main article: Canada women's national soccer team

As of December 31, 2023.

Wins	Losses	Draws
7	5	1

Friendlies

France  v  Canada

April 11	France	2–1	Canada	Le Mans, France
	Geyoro 51' Le Garrec 64'	Report	Huitema 71'	Stadium: Stade Marie-Marvingt Attendance: 14,200 Referee: Sandra Bastos

Canada  v  Brazil

October 28	Canada	0–1	Brazil	Montréal, Quebec
14:30 ET		Report	Debinha 90+4'	Stadium: Stade Saputo

Canada  v  Brazil

October 31	Canada	2–0	Brazil	Halifax, Nova Scotia
18:30 ET		Report		Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

Canada  v  Australia

December 1	Canada	5–0	Australia	Langford, British Columbia
19:30 PT		Report		Stadium: Starlight Stadium

Canada  v  Australia

December 5	Canada	1–0	Australia	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 PT		Report		Stadium: BC Place

SheBelieves Cup

Main article: 2023 SheBelieves Cup

source ^[5]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	United States (H, C)	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	9
	Japan	3	1	0	2	3	2	+1	3
	Brazil	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
4	Canada	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) fair play ranking.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

United States  v  Canada

February 16	United States	2–0	Canada	Orlando, United States
19:00 ET	Swanson 7', 34'	Report		Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 14,697 Referee: Katia Garcia (Mexico)

Brazil  v  Canada

February 19	Brazil	0–2	Canada	Nashville, United States
18:30 ET		Report	Gilles 31' Viens 71'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 6,502 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

Canada  v  Japan

February 22	Canada	0–3	Japan	Frisco, United States
16:00 ET		Report	Seike 26' Hasegawa 41' (pen.) Endo 77'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 6,975 Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group B

Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia (H)	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Nigeria	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
3	Canada	3	1	1	1	2	5	−3	4
4	Republic of Ireland	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1

Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts

Nigeria  v  Canada

July 20	Nigeria	0–0	Canada	Melbourne, Australia
22:30 ET		Report		Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 21,410 Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

Canada  v  Republic of Ireland

July 26	Canada	2–1	Republic of Ireland	Perth, Australia
8:00 ET	Connolly 45+5' (o.g.) Leon 53'	Report	McCabe 4'	Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 17,065 Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

Canada  v  Australia

July 31	Canada	0–4	Australia	Melbourne, Australia
6:00 ET		Report	Raso 9', 39' Fowler 58' Catley 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 27,706 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification (CONCACAF play-off)

Main article: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification (CONCACAF play-off)

Jamaica  v  Canada

September 22 1st Leg	Jamaica	0–2	Canada	Kingston, Jamaica
8:00 PM		Report	Prince 18' Leon 90+3'	Stadium: Independence Park Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)

Canada  v  Jamaica

September 26 2nd Leg	Canada	2–1 (4–1 agg.)	Jamaica	Toronto, Ontario
	Lacasse 40' Huitema 50'	Report	Spence 33'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 29,212 Referee: Katia Itzel García (Mexico)

U–20

Main article: Canada women's national under-20 soccer team

CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification

Main article: 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	4	4	0	0	40	1	+39	12	Qualification to Final tournament
2	El Salvador	4	3	0	1	16	11	+5	9
3	Cuba	4	2	0	2	6	6	0	6
4	Martinique	4	0	1	3	2	21	−19	1
5	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	4	0	1	3	1	26	−25	1
6	U.S. Virgin Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Canada  v  Martinique

April 14	Canada	15–0	Martinique	San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
	Mouratidis 4' Jourde 6' Ottey 11' Hernandez-Gray 21' Markesini 35' Maalouf 37' Perrault 40' Chukwu 45', 54' Smith 50', 65' Rose 64', 68', 76' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Panamericano

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  v  Canada

April 16	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0–12	Canada	San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
			Smith 20' (pen.), 25' (pen.), 45+1' Rose 31' Briggs 38' Collin 55' Maalouf 56', 89' Chukwu 70' Hernandez-Gray 72' McBride 81', 87'	Stadium: Estadio Panamericano Referee: Shandor Wilkinson (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Cuba  v  Canada

April 20	Cuba	0–4	Canada	San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
			Jourde 12', 44' Briggs 67', 81'	Stadium: Estadio Panamericano Referee: Kedeen Foster (Cayman Islands)

Canada  v  El Salvador

April 22	Canada	9–1	El Salvador	San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
	Jourde 8' Smith 14', 19' (pen.) Chukwu 43', 47' Allen 55', 73' Briggs 85', 87'		Johannes 34'	Stadium: Estadio Panamericano Referee: Karitza Guerra (Honduras)

CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship

Main article: 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	15	2	+13	9	Knockout stage
2	Canada	3	2	0	1	11	5	+6	6
3	Jamaica	3	1	0	2	4	9	−5	3
4	Panama	3	0	0	3	1	15	−14	0

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Canada  v  Jamaica

May 26	Canada	4–0	Jamaica	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	Chukwu 39', 45' Smith 56' Watson 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)

Panama  v  Canada

May 28	Panama	0–5	Canada	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
		Report	Markesini 22' Garay 25' (o.g.) Smith 29', 41' Allen 51'	Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium Referee: Sandra Benítez (El Salvador)

United States  v  Canada

May 30	United States	5–2	Canada	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	Dahlien 3' Sentnor 11', 55' Thompson 45+1' (pen.) Gamero 61'	Report	Allen 54' (pen.) Rose 67'	Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

Knockout stage

Mexico  v  Canada

June 2 SF	Mexico	2–1	Canada	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	M. Orozco 77' A. Soto 90'	Report	K. Briggs 65'	Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)

Canada  v  Costa Rica

June 4 3rd	Canada	5–3 (a.e.t.)	Costa Rica	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	Ottey 16' Jourde 27' Smith 75' Chukwu 101', 120+1'	Report	Solano 24' Scott 45+1' Briceño 45+6'	Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

Club competitions

Men's

Domestic leagues

Canadian Premier League

Main article: 2023 Canadian Premier League season

Regular season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Playoff qualification
1	Cavalry (S)	28	16	7	5	46	27	+19	55	First semifinal
2	Forge (C)	28	11	9	8	39	32	+7	42[a]
3	HFX Wanderers	28	11	9	8	39	32	+7	42[a]	Quarterfinal
4	Pacific	28	11	7	10	42	35	+7	40	Play-in round
5	York United	28	11	5	12	35	44	−9	38
6	Atlético Ottawa	28	10	6	12	38	34	+4	36
7	Vancouver	28	8	5	15	28	50	−22	29
8	Valour	28	6	8	14	25	38	−13	26

Source: CanPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goal differential; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Home goal differential; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Total minutes played by U-21 players; 10) Coin toss (2 teams tied) or drawing of lots (3+ teams tied).^[6]
(C) Champion (qualified to Champions Cup); (S) CPL Shield winner (qualified to Champions Cup)
Notes:

1. Tie resolved by away goal differential; Forge: +4, Wanderers: −2

Playoffs

Bracket

	Play-in round					First semifinal					Second semifinal					Final
						October 14										October 28
						1	Cavalry FC	1								2	Forge FC	2
						2	Forge FC	2			October 21					1	Cavalry FC	1
											1	Cavalry FC	2
						Quarterfinal					4	Pacific FC	1
						October 14
	October 11					3	HFX Wanderers FC	0
	4	Pacific FC	1			4	Pacific FC	1
	5	York United FC	0

Final

Main article: 2023 Canadian Premier League final

October 28, 2023

6:00 pm ET

Forge FC	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Cavalry FC
Badibanga 105+2' Borges 111'	Recap Report	Musse 101'

Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario

Attendance: 13,925

Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin

League1 Canada

Main article: 2023 League1 Canada season § Men's competitions

League	Playoff champion	Playoff runner-up	Regular season winner	Regular season runner-up
British Columbia	Whitecaps FC Academy	Victoria Highlanders FC	Victoria Highlanders FC	TSS FC Rovers
Ontario	Simcoe County Rovers FC	Scrosoppi FC	Scrosoppi FC	Simcoe County Rovers FC
Quebec	N/A (league championship decided by regular season)		CS Saint-Laurent	Royal-Sélect de Beauport

Canadian Soccer League

Main article: 2023 Canadian Soccer League season

Regular season winner	Regular season runner-up
Scarborough SC	Serbian White Eagles

Domestic cups

Canadian Championship

Main article: 2023 Canadian Championship

Bracket

Preliminary round April 18–20

Quarter-finals May 9–10

Semi-finals May 24

Final June 7[7]

Langford, BC

Pacific FC (p)

1 (5)

Langford, BC

Cavalry FC

1 (3)

Pacific FC

2

Burnaby, BC

TSS FC Rovers

0

TSS FC Rovers

3

Langford, BC

Valour FC

1

Pacific FC

0

Toronto, ON (York Lions)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

3

York United FC

1

Toronto, ON (York Lions)

Vancouver FC

0

York United FC

1

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

4

Vancouver, BC

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

2

CF Montréal

1

Toronto, ON (BMO)

Toronto FC

1

Montreal, QC

CF Montréal

2

CF Montréal

2

Montreal, QC

Vaughan Azzurri

0

CF Montréal

2

Hamilton, ON

Forge FC

0

Forge FC

3

Hamilton, ON

FC Laval

0

Forge FC (p)

1 (3)

Toronto, ON (York Lions)

Atlético Ottawa

1 (2)

HFX Wanderers FC

1

Atlético Ottawa

3

Final

Main article: 2023 Canadian Championship final

June 7

19:00 PT

Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2–1	CF Montréal
White 57' Gauld 65' (pen.)	Report	Ibrahim 83'

BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia

Attendance: 20,072

Referee: Filip Dujic

Challenge Trophy

Main article: 2023 Challenge Trophy

Group A Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 West Ottawa Warriors 4 9 2 Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest 4 9 3 Surrey BB5 United 4 6 4 FC Winnipeg Lions 4 6 5 Fredericton Picaroons Reds 4 0 Source: Canada Soccer

Group B Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Western Halifax FC (H) 4 10 2 Suburban FC of Fall River (H) 4 7 3 Edmonton Scottish 4 7 4 Feildians AA of St. John's 4 4 5 Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals 4 0 Source: Canada Soccer (H) Hosts

Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
West Ottawa Warriors	1–0	Western Halifax FC

USSF domestic leagues

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2023 Major League Soccer season

Regular season

Overall MLS standings table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Cincinnati (S)	34	20	5	9	57	39	+18	69	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[a]
2	Orlando City SC	34	18	7	9	55	39	+16	63	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[b]
3	Columbus Crew (C)	34	16	9	9	67	46	+21	57	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16[c]
4	St. Louis City SC	34	17	12	5	62	45	+17	56	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[d]
5	Philadelphia Union	34	15	9	10	57	41	+16	55	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[e]
6	New England Revolution	34	15	9	10	58	46	+12	55	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[f]
7	Seattle Sounders FC	34	14	9	11	41	32	+9	53	Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[g]
8	Los Angeles FC	34	14	10	10	54	39	+15	52
9	Houston Dynamo FC (U)	34	14	11	9	51	38	+13	51	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One and U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[h]
10	Atlanta United FC	34	13	9	12	66	53	+13	51	Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[g]
11	Real Salt Lake	34	14	12	8	48	50	−2	50
12	Nashville SC	34	13	11	10	39	32	+7	49	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[i]
13	Vancouver Whitecaps FC (V)	34	12	10	12	55	48	+7	48	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[j]
14	FC Dallas	34	11	10	13	41	37	+4	46	Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[g]
15	Sporting Kansas City	34	12	14	8	48	51	−3	44
16	San Jose Earthquakes	34	10	10	14	39	43	−4	44
17	New York Red Bulls	34	11	13	10	36	39	−3	43
18	Portland Timbers	34	11	13	10	46	58	−12	43
19	Charlotte FC	34	10	11	13	45	52	−7	43
20	CF Montréal	34	12	17	5	36	52	−16	41
21	Minnesota United FC	34	10	13	11	46	51	−5	41
22	New York City FC	34	9	11	14	35	39	−4	41
23	D.C. United	34	10	14	10	45	49	−4	40
24	Chicago Fire FC	34	10	14	10	39	51	−12	40
25	Austin FC	34	10	15	9	49	55	−6	39
26	LA Galaxy	34	8	14	12	51	67	−16	36
27	Inter Miami CF (L)	34	9	18	7	41	54	−13	34	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16[k]
28	Colorado Rapids	34	5	17	12	26	54	−28	27
29	Toronto FC	34	4	20	10	26	59	−33	22

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(C) MLS Cup champion; (L) Leagues Cup winner; (S) Supporters' Shield winner; (U) U.S. Open Cup winner; (V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:

1. As 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield champions
2. As highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
3. As 2023 MLS Cup champions
4. As 2023 Western Conference regular season champions
5. As 2023 Leagues Cup third place
6. As second highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
7. As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup
8. Qualify for both the Champions Cup and U.S. Open Cup as 2023 U.S. Open Cup champions
9. As 2023 Leagues Cup runner-up
10. As 2023 Canadian Championship winners
11. As 2023 Leagues Cup champion

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs

Round One

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Los Angeles FC	2–0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	5–2	1–0	—

International leagues/cups

CONCACAF Champions League

Main article: 2023 CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

Main article: 2023 CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	7–3[A]	Real España	5–0	2–3

Notes

1. Order of legs were reversed after original draw

Quarter-finals

Main article: 2023 CONCACAF Champions League Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	0–6	Los Angeles FC	0–3	0–3

Leagues Cup

Main article: 2023 Leagues Cup

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Group stage

Main article: 2023 Leagues Cup group stage

West 3

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts		LEO	VAN	LAX
1	León	2	5		—	—	—
2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2	4		2–2	—	—
3	LA Galaxy	2	0		0–1	1–2	—

Source: Leagues Cup

East 2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts		UNM	DCU	MTL
1	UNAM	2	4		—	3–0	—
2	D.C. United	2	3		—	—	—
3	CF Montréal	2	2		2–2	0–1	—

Source: Leagues Cup

East 3

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts		ATL	NYC	TOR
1	Atlas	2	6		—	—	1–0
2	New York City FC	2	3		0–1	—	5–0
3	Toronto FC	2	0		—	—	—

Source: Leagues Cup

Knockout stage

Main article: 2023 Leagues Cup knockout stage

Round of 32

Team 1	Score	Team 2
UANL	1–1 (5–3 p)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Women's

Domestic leagues

League1 Canada

Main article: 2023 League1 Canada season § Women's competitions

League	Playoff champion	Playoff runner-up	Regular season winner	Regular season runner-up
British Columbia	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite	Unity FC	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite	Nautsa’mawt FC
Ontario	Alliance United FC	NDC Ontario	NDC Ontario	Vaughan Azzurri
Quebec	N/A (league championship decided by regular season)		PEF Québec	Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest

Domestic cups

L1C Inter-provincial Championship

Main article: 2023 League1 Canada season § Inter-provincial Championship

	Semifinals				Championship Game
	PEF Québec	6
	Unity FC	4
					PEF Québec	0
					Whitecaps FC Girls Elite	5
	Alliance United FC	1
	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite	2			Third place
					Alliance United FC	0
					Unity FC	2

Youth

Youth National Championships

Competition	Host city	Boys champion	Girls champion
U–15 Cup	Waterloo, Ontario	Edmonton BTB SC	CS Longueuil
U–17 Cup	Moncton, New Brunswick	Burnaby FC	Burnaby FC

Notes

1. Vancouver Whitecaps FC was the best Canadian club in the MLS Cup Playoffs.
2. Vancouver Whitecaps FC was the best Canadian club in the Supporters' Shield standings.