U Sports men's soccer championship explained

Current Season:2023 U Sports Men's Soccer Championship
Sport:Soccer
Inaugural:1972
Teams:8
Country:Canada
Champion:Cape Breton Capers (2nd title)
Most Champs:UBC Thunderbirds (13 titles)
Organizer:U Sports

The U Sports Men's Soccer Championship is a Canadian university soccer tournament conducted by U Sports, and determines the men's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from each of Canada's four regional sports conferences. The Sam Davidson Memorial Trophy is awarded to the winners.

UBC has won the most championships with 13. Alberta, York, and Victoria are the next most successful programs, having won five championships each. Cape Breton is the reigning champion, winning for the second time in 2023.

The 2020 championship tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Format

The championship features eight teams in single-elimination matches to determine a national champion. The championship hosts 11 games over four days at a predetermined host venue. The host team is automatically qualified for the tournament, as is each of the conference champions, with additional berths awarded for the remaining spots.

Results

SeasonWinnerRunner-upScoreVenue
2024Vaso’s Field, Ontario Tech[2]
2023
Details		Cape Breton Capers (2)Montreal Carabins1–0Cape Breton Health Recreation Complex, Cape Breton[3]
2022
Details		TRU WolfPack (1)UBC Thunderbirds2–1 Hillside Stadium, Thompson Rivers
2021
Details		Montreal Carabins (2)Carleton Ravens3–2 MNP Park, Carleton[4]
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemicAwarded host: Carleton
2019
Details		UQTR Patriotes (1)Montreal Carabins2–0CEPSUM Stadium, Montréal[5]
2018
Details		Montreal Carabins (1)Cape Breton Capers2–1Thunderbird Stadium, British Columbia
2017
Details		Cape Breton Capers (1)Montreal Carabins3–2Hillside Stadium, Thompson Rivers
2016
Details		Alberta Golden Bears (5)UQAM Citadins1–0Alumni Stadium, Guelph
2015
Details		York Lions (5)UNB Varsity Reds2–0York Stadium, York
2014
Details		York Lions (4)McMaster Marauders1–0UPEI Turf field, PEI
2013
Details		UBC Thunderbirds (13)Laval Rouge et Or3–1BMO Centre, New Brunswick
2012
Details		UBC Thunderbirds (12)Cape Breton Capers1–0TELUS-Université Laval Stadium, Laval
2011
Details		Victoria Vikes (5)Saint Mary's Huskies3–1Centennial Stadium, Victoria
2010
Details		York Lions (3)UBC Thunderbirds1–0Varsity Centre, Toronto
2009
Details		Laval Rouge et Or (1)McGill Redmen3–2Trinity Western
2008
Details		York Lions (2)Trinity Western Spartans1–0Carleton
2007
Details		UBC Thunderbirds (11)Laval Rouge et Or2–1Wolfson Field, British Columbia
2006
Details		Alberta Golden Bears (4)Trinity Western Spartans2–1Foote Field, Alberta
2005
Details		UBC Thunderbirds (10)Toronto Varsity Blues2–1PEI
2004
Details		Victoria Vikes (4)McGill Redmen3–1CEPSUM Stadium, Montréal
McGill
2003
Details		Alberta Golden Bears (3)Saint Mary's Huskies2–1 McGill Stadium, Montreal
2002
Details		Brock Badgers (1)Carleton Ravens1–0 Keith Harris Stadium, Carleton
2001
Details		Laurier Golden Hawks (2)UBC Thunderbirds2–1Saint Mary's
2000
Details		Laurier Golden Hawks (1)Saint Mary's Huskies2–1 McMaster
1999
Details		Western Mustangs (2)Alberta Golden Bears1–0Victoria
1998
Details		Western Mustangs (1)Alberta Golden Bears2–0McGill
1997
Details		McGill Redmen (3)UBC Thunderbirds1–0 Dalhousie
1996
Details		Victoria Vikes (3)Western Mustangs1–0York
1995
Details		Dalhousie Tigers (1)Alberta Golden Bears3–1Québec à Trois-Rivières
1994
Details		UBC Thunderbirds (9)Alberta Golden Bears5–0British Columbia
1993
Details		Sherbrooke Vert et Or (1)UBC Thunderbirds2–1Acadia
1992
Details		UBC Thunderbirds (8)McMaster Marauders3–2Guelph
1991
Details		UBC Thunderbirds (7)McMaster Marauders3–1Queen's
1990
Details		UBC Thunderbirds (6)Guelph Gryphons2–1Guelph
1989
Details		UBC Thunderbirds (5)Saint Mary's Huskies1–0British Columbia
1988
Details		Toronto Varsity Blues (1) McGill Redmen1–0British Columbia
1987
Details		Victoria Vikes (2)Laurier Golden Hawks3–1McGill
1986
Details		UBC Thunderbirds (4)Toronto Varsity Blues4–0Toronto
1985
Details		UBC Thunderbirds (3)Concordia Stingers2–1British Columbia
1984
Details		UBC Thunderbirds (2)Carleton Ravens2–1 Carleton
1983
Details		Laurentian Voyageurs (1)McGill Redmen2–1 Laurentian
1982
Details		McGill Redmen (2)Victoria Vikes1–0McGill
1981
Details		McGill Redmen (1)Alberta Golden Bears4–2 Alberta
1980
Details		UNB Red Shirts (1)Wilfrid Laurier3–1New Brunswick
1979
Details		Alberta Golden Bears (2)Saint Mary's Huskies2–0Alberta
1978
Details		Manitoba Bisons (1)Victoria Vikings2–1Victoria
1977
Details		York Yeomen (1)Concordia Stingers2–1Waterloo
1976
Details		Concordia Stingers (1)Dalhousie Tigers2–1Concordia
1975
Details		Victoria Vikes (1)Concordia Stingers2–1Victoria
1974
Details		UBC Thunderbirds (1)Loyola College2–1Concordia
1973
Details		Loyola College (1)Alberta Golden Bears4–3 Memorial
1972
Details		Alberta Golden Bears (1)Loyola College3–1York

Awards

U Sports Championship MVP

The selection is made by a committee established by the host of the U Sports championship.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U Sports cancels 2020 fall championships due to COVID-19. U Sports. June 8, 2020.
  2. News: Ontario Tech University awarded rights to host its first-ever U SPORTS national championship event . . June 28, 2023.
  3. News: U Sports announces 2021-23 fall championship hosts in soccer and rugby. usports.ca. July 3, 2020.
  4. News: U Sports announces 10 national championship hosts in rugby, soccer and volleyball over next two seasons. usports.ca. December 11, 2018.
  5. News: U Sports announces 10 national championship hosts in rugby, soccer and volleyball over next two seasons. usports.ca. December 11, 2018.

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