| U Sports Men's Soccer Championship | |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Venue: | Ness Timmons Field Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Dates: | 9–12 November 2023 |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Winners: | CBU Capers (2nd title) |
| Matches: | 11 |
| Goals: | 22 |
| Scoring Leader: | Owen Sheppard, Tyler Attardo (3 each) |
| Award: | Owen Sheppard (CBU Capers) |
| Prev Season: | 2022 |
| Next Season: | 2024 |
The 2023 U Sports Men's Soccer Championship was the 51st edition of the U Sports men's soccer championship, a postseason tournament to determine the national champion of the 2023 U Sports men's soccer season. The tournament started on November 9 and ended with the bronze-medal and championship games being played on November 12 at Cape Breton University. It was the fourth tournament to be held in Nova Scotia.[1]
Thompson Rivers WolfPack were the defending champions following their victory in 2022, however, they failed the qualify for the 2023 tournament following a quarterfinal elimination in the Canada West playoffs.[2]
The tournament was held at Ness Timmons Field, on the grounds of Cape Breton University. CBU were hosting the tournament for the first time in 51 years.[3]
The championship consisted of an eight-team single-elimination tournament. Four teams automatically qualified for the tournament as one of the winners of the four conferences, three qualified as the runners-ups, and one qualified as the host.
| Team | Qualified | Last appearance | Last win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBU Capers | Host | 2022 | 2017 | |
| St. Francis Xavier X-Men | AUS champions | 2022 | Never | |
| Carleton Ravens | OUA champions | 2021 | Never | |
| York Lions | OUA finalists | 2019 | 2015 | |
| Montréal Carabins | RSEQ champions | 2022 | 2021 | |
| UQTR Patriotes | RSEQ finalists | 2022 | 2019 | |
| Mount Royal Cougars | Canada West champions | None | Never | |
| UBC Thunderbirds | Canada West finalists | 2022 | 2013 |
The conference champions were allocated seeds 1 through 4, with the additional teams (conference runners-up or host team) allocated seeds 5 through 8. Ideally, seed 1 plays seed 8, seed 2 plays seed 7, seed 3 plays seed 6, and seed 4 plays seed 5, however, the bracket may be adjusted in the interest of avoiding an intra-conference matchup in the first round.[4]