2020 in Canadian soccer explained

2020 in Canadian soccer
Men's domestic club leagues
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I CPLForge FC
III L1ONot held
PLSQA.S. Blainville
Men's international club leagues
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I MLSColumbus Crew SC
III USL1No Canadian participants
IV USL2Not held
Women's club leagues
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I NWSLRegular season not held
II UWSNot held
III L1ONot held
PLSQFA.S. Blainville
Men's domestic cups
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ICanadian ChampionshipToronto FC
IVChallenge TrophyNot held

This article is about the 2020 season of competitive soccer in Canada.[1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, several competitions were cancelled or shortened.

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.

Senior Men

Friendlies

Senior Women

Men's domestic club leagues

Canadian Premier League

See main article: 2020 Canadian Premier League season.

Eight teams play in this league, all of which are based in Canada. It is considered a Division 1 men's league in the Canadian soccer league system.

League1 Ontario (Men)

See main article: 2020 League1 Ontario season. No League1 Ontario matches were played in 2020.

Première Ligue de Soccer du Québec

See main article: 2020 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec season.

Canadian Soccer League

See main article: 2020 Canadian Soccer League season.

Men's international club leagues

Major League Soccer

See main article: 2020 Major League Soccer season.

Three Canadian teams (Montreal Impact, Toronto FC, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC) play in this league, which also contains 23 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 1 men's league in the United States soccer league system.

Overall standings

USL League One

See main article: 2020 USL League One season.

One Canadian team (Toronto FC II) plays in this league, which also contains nine teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 3 men's league in the United States soccer league system.

USL League Two

See main article: 2020 USL League Two season.

Not played.

Women's club leagues

National Women's Soccer League

See main article: 2020 National Women's Soccer League season.

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

United Women's Soccer

Not played.

League1 Ontario (Women)

Not played.

Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (Women)

See main article: 2020 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec Féminine season.

Four teams played in this league (after four other withdrew), all of which are based in Canada. It is considered a Division 3 women's league in the Canadian soccer league system.

TeamCity2020 Status
A.S. BlainvilleBlainville, LaurentidesParticipating
CS FabroseLaval, LavalParticipating
CS LongueuilLongueuil, MontérégieParticipating
CS MonteuilLaval, LavalWithdrew
CS Mont-Royal OutremontMount Royal, MontréalWithdrew
Ottawa South UnitedOttawa, OntarioParticipating
AS PierrefondsLac St-Louis, MontrealWithdrew
CS St-HubertSaint-Hubert, MontérégieWithdrew

Standings

Championship Match

Third Place Match

Domestic cups

The Challenge Trophy and Jubilee Trophy were not contested in 2020.

Canadian Championship

See main article: 2020 Canadian Championship. The Canadian Championship is a national cup contested by men's teams in divisions 1 through 3. In 2020, the championship consisted of a single match between a Canadian Premier League team and a Major League Soccer team.

Canadian clubs in international competition

2020 CONCACAF Champions League

See main article: 2020 CONCACAF Champions League.

2020 CONCACAF League

See main article: 2020 CONCACAF League.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History. canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. June 19, 2015. January 16, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130116072905/http://canadasoccer.com/history-s14653. dead.