2016 in Canadian soccer

2016 in Canadian soccer

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Men's Domestic Leagues
Div League Season[lower-alpha 1] Cup/Playoffs[lower-alpha 2]
I United States Canada MLS (To be determined) (To be determined)
II United States Canada NASL FC Edmonton FC Edmonton
III United States Canada USL Vancouver Whitecaps 2 Vancouver Whitecaps 2
Canada L1O Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan Azzurri
Canada PLSQ CS Mont-Royal Outremont AS Blainville
IV United States Canada PDL K-W United FC Calgary Foothills FC
Women's Domestic Leagues
Div League Season Cup/Playoffs
I United States NWSL (No Canadian teams) (No Canadian teams)
II United States Canada WPSL NSGSC (None qualified)
III Canada L1O FC London Vaughan Azzurri
Men's Domestic Cups
Div Name Champion Runner-Up
I Canadian Championship Toronto FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC
II
III Inter-Provincial Cup CS Mont-Royal Outremont Vaughan Azzurri
IV Challenge Trophy Edmonton Scottish Royal Sélect de Beauport
Women's Domestic Cups
Div Name Champion Runner-Up
IV Jubilee Trophy Royal Sélect de Beauport Richmond FC

The 2016 season is the 140th season of competitive soccer in Canada.[1]

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.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Senior Men

2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

 Canada finishes in third place; does not advance to fifth round of qualifying.

Friendlies

Senior Women

2016 Olympic Games

 Canada finishes in third place.

2016 Olympic Games Qualifiers

 Canada finishes in second place; qualifies for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

2016 Algarve Cup

Main article: 2016 Algarve Cup

 Canada finishes in first place.

Friendlies

Domestic leagues

Men

Major League Soccer

Three Canadian teams (Montreal Impact, Toronto FC, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC) play in this league, which also contains 17 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 1 league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Overall standings
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 3]
1 FC Dallas (X) 34 17 8 9 50 40 +10 60 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Colorado Rapids 34 15 6 13 39 32 +7 58
3 New York Red Bulls 34 16 9 9 61 44 +17 57
4 New York City FC 34 15 10 9 62 57 +5 54
5 Toronto FC 34 14 9 11 51 39 +12 53 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League
6 LA Galaxy 34 12 6 16 54 39 +15 52
7 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 14 6 44 43 +1 48
8 Sporting Kansas City 34 13 13 8 42 41 +1 47
9 Real Salt Lake 34 12 12 10 44 46 2 46
10 D.C. United 34 11 10 13 53 47 +6 46
11 Montreal Impact 34 11 11 12 49 53 4 45
12 Portland Timbers 34 12 14 8 48 53 5 44
13 Philadelphia Union 34 11 14 9 52 55 3 42
14 New England Revolution 34 11 14 9 44 54 10 42
15 Orlando City SC 34 9 11 14 55 60 5 41
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 10 15 9 45 52 7 39
17 San Jose Earthquakes 34 8 12 14 32 40 8 38
18 Columbus Crew SC 34 8 14 12 50 58 8 36
19 Houston Dynamo 34 7 14 13 39 45 6 34
20 Chicago Fire 34 7 17 10 42 58 16 31
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) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(X) Supporters' Shield winner.
Notes:
  1. In American leagues; the Canadian team ranked highest in the combined league standings
  2. In American leagues; the Canadian team which advanced farthest in the competition

North American Soccer League

Two Canadian teams (FC Edmonton and Ottawa Fury FC) play in this league, which also contains 12 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 2 league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Overall standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Cosmos 32 20 5 7 59 29 +30 65 North American Supporters' Trophy winner and 2016 NASL Playoffs
2 Indy Eleven 32 15 10 7 51 33 +18 55 2016 NASL Playoffs
3 Edmonton 32 15 8 9 25 21 +4 53
4 Rayo OKC 32 12 11 9 39 33 +6 47
5 Minnesota United 32 11 8 13 41 37 +4 41
6 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 32 11 8 13 31 40 9 41
7 Miami 32 10 10 12 38 42 4 40
8 Carolina RailHawks 32 11 7 14 36 48 12 40
9 Tampa Bay Rowdies 32 9 12 11 40 41 1 39
10 Ottawa Fury 32 7 10 15 32 40 8 31
11 Jacksonville Armada 32 6 12 14 30 46 16 30
12 Puerto Rico 22 5 9 8 19 31 12 24
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored

United Soccer League

Main article: 2016 USL season

Three Canadian teams (FC Montréal, Toronto FC II, and Whitecaps FC 2) play in this league, which also contains 25 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 3 league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Eastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Red Bulls II (C, X) 30 21 6 3 61 21 +40 69 Conference Playoffs
2 Louisville City FC 30 17 9 4 52 27 +25 60
3 FC Cincinnati 30 16 8 6 41 27 +14 56
4 Rochester Rhinos 30 13 12 5 38 25 +13 51
5 Charlotte Independence 30 14 8 8 48 29 +19 50
6 Charleston Battery 30 13 9 8 38 33 +5 48
7 Richmond Kickers 30 12 9 9 33 26 +7 45
8 Orlando City B 30 9 8 13 35 49 14 35
9 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 30 8 10 12 37 47 10 34
10 Harrisburg City Islanders 30 8 7 15 37 54 17 31
11 Bethlehem Steel FC 30 6 10 14 32 43 11 28
12 Toronto FC II 30 7 5 18 36 58 22 26
13 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 30 6 7 17 31 50 19 25
14 FC Montreal 30 7 2 21 35 57 22 23
Source: 2016 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) Champion; (X) Regular Season League Champion.
Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sacramento Republic 30 14 10 6 43 27 +16 52 Conference Playoffs
2 Rio Grande Valley Toros 30 14 9 7 47 24 +23 51
3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 30 14 7 9 37 27 +10 49
4 Swope Park Rangers 30 14 6 10 45 36 +9 48
5 LA Galaxy II 30 12 11 7 52 42 +10 47
6 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 30 12 9 9 44 44 0 45
7 Oklahoma City Energy 30 10 13 7 32 30 +2 43
8 Orange County Blues 30 12 4 14 39 41 2 40
9 Portland Timbers 2 30 12 4 14 38 42 4 40
10 San Antonio FC 30 10 8 12 36 36 0 38
11 Real Monarchs 30 10 6 14 31 41 10 36
12 Seattle Sounders 2 30 9 8 13 35 50 15 35
13 Arizona United 30 9 7 14 40 46 6 34
14 Saint Louis FC 30 8 10 12 42 44 2 34
15 Tulsa Roughnecks 30 5 4 21 25 64 39 19
Source: 2016 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

League1 Ontario

16 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.

Eastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vaughan Azzurri 22 17 4 1 70 24 +46 55 League Championship
2 Woodbridge Strikers 22 15 2 5 52 17 +35 47
3 North Toronto Nitros 22 14 3 5 52 29 +23 45
4 Durham United FA 22 11 3 8 54 42 +12 36
5 Kingston Clippers 22 7 5 10 34 53 19 26
6 Aurora United FC 22 4 3 15 27 66 39 15
7 Toronto Skillz FC 22 3 4 15 32 63 31 13
8 Master's Futbol 22 3 2 17 38 92 54 11
Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC London 22 15 2 5 64 32 +32 47 League Championship
2 Sigma FC 22 14 2 6 48 28 +20 44
3 Toronto FC Academy 22 12 2 8 70 37 +33 38
4 North Mississauga SC 22 11 5 6 63 42 +21 38
5 Windsor Stars 21 9 1 11 44 42 +2 28
6 Oakville Blue Devils 22 8 4 10 38 43 5 28
7 Sanjaxx Lions 21 5 1 15 23 56 33 16
8 ProStars FC 22 4 3 15 24 67 43 15

League Championship

The league champion is determined by a single-match series between the top-ranked teams from the western and eastern conferences.

Première Ligue de soccer du Québec

Seven 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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 CS Mont-Royal Outremont 17 13 2 2 50 18 +32 41 Inter-Provincial Cup vs L1O Champion
2 AS Blainville 17 10 4 3 42 16 +26 34
3 Lakeshore SC 17 7 6 4 25 19 +6 27
4 FC Gatineau 17 5 4 8 17 30 13 19
5 CS Longueuil 17 4 5 8 25 38 13 17
6 FC Lanaudière 18 4 3 11 22 43 21 15
7 Ottawa Fury FC Academy 17 4 2 11 20 37 17 14
Updated to match(es) played on October 17, 2016. Source: http://www.tsisports.ca/soccer/ligue/l_classam.aspx

Premier Development League

Main article: 2016 PDL season

Six Canadian teams (TFC Academy, K-W United FC, Thunder Bay Chill, WSA Winnipeg, Calgary Foothills FC, and Victoria Highlanders) play in this league, which also contains 57 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 4 league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Great Lakes Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Michigan Bucks 14 12 0 2 45 7 +38 36 Advance to Central Conference Championship
2 K-W United FC 14 11 1 2 37 18 +19 34
3 Derby City Rovers 14 7 2 5 31 25 +6 23
4 Dayton Dutch Lions 14 4 5 5 23 30 7 17
5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds U23 14 2 4 8 14 30 16 10
6 TFC Academy 14 2 4 8 14 36 22 10
7 Cincinnati Dutch Lions 14 1 3 10 11 31 20 6
Source: Premier Development League
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Heartland Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Des Moines Menace 14 10 2 2 37 7 +30 32 Advance to Central Conference Championship
2 Thunder Bay Chill 14 7 5 2 33 19 +14 26
3 Chicago Fire U-23 14 8 2 4 28 18 +10 26
4 Kokomo Mantis FC 14 4 4 6 23 25 2 16
5 St. Louis Lions 14 2 4 8 19 28 9 10
6 WSA Winnipeg 14 1 2 11 7 51 44 5
Source: Premier Development League
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Northwest Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Calgary Foothills FC 14 8 3 3 22 12 +10 27 Advance to Western Conference Divisional Qualifiers
2 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 14 8 0 6 21 16 +5 24
3 Washington Crossfire 14 5 5 4 16 14 +2 20
4 Kitsap Pumas[lower-alpha 1] 14 5 5 4 12 15 3 17
5 Victoria Highlanders 14 3 6 5 17 19 2 15
6 Lane United FC 14 3 6 5 13 16 3 15
7 Portland Timbers U23s 14 2 5 7 14 23 9 11
Source: Premier Development League
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Kitsap Pumas had three points deducted for using an illegal player against Victoria Highlanders.

Women

National Women's Soccer League

No Canadian teams play in this league, though eleven players from the Canada women's national soccer team play on its teams. It is considered a Division 1 league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Overall standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portland Thorns FC 20 12 5 3 35 19 +16 41 NWSL Shield
2 Washington Spirit 20 12 3 5 30 21 +9 39 NWSL Playoffs
3 Chicago Red Stars 20 9 6 5 24 20 +4 33
4 Western New York Flash (C) 20 9 5 6 40 26 +14 32
5 Seattle Reign FC 20 8 6 6 29 21 +8 30
6 FC Kansas City 20 7 5 8 18 20 2 26
7 Sky Blue FC 20 7 5 8 24 30 6 26
8 Houston Dash 20 6 4 10 29 29 0 22
9 Orlando Pride 20 6 1 13 20 30 10 19
10 Boston Breakers 20 3 2 15 14 47 33 11
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion.

Women's Premier Soccer League

103 teams play in this league, one of which is based in Canada (NSGSC). It is considered a Division 2 league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Sounders Women 6 6 0 0 23 4 +19 18 Conference Champion
2 OSA Football Club 7 5 1 1 21 8 +13 16
3 CU Diamonds 6 4 2 0 15 8 +7 14
4 ISC Gunners FC 6 3 1 2 21 8 +13 10
5 NSGSC 9 3 1 5 21 22 1 10
6 Eugene Timbers FC Azul 8 1 1 6 7 23 16 4
7 Portland Spartans 8 1 0 7 9 30 21 3
8 Westside Timbers 4 0 2 2 2 16 14 2
Updated to match(es) played on June 29, 2016. Source: http://wpsl.info/standings/

League1 Ontario

Nine 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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 FC London 16 14 0 2 50 15 +35 42 League Champion
2 Woodbridge Strikers 16 11 3 2 65 13 +52 36
3 Durham United FA 16 9 3 4 38 17 +21 30
4 Vaughan Azzurri 16 8 5 3 41 14 +27 29
5 North Mississauga SC 16 5 5 6 23 30 7 20
6 Aurora United FC 16 5 3 8 31 34 3 18
7 Kingston Clippers 16 5 2 9 33 53 20 17
8 Darby FC 16 2 3 11 15 74 59 9
9 Sanjaxx Lions 16 1 0 15 11 57 46 3

Domestic cups

Men

Canadian Championship

The Canadian Championship is contested by men's teams at the division 1 & 2 level.

  Preliminary Round
           
4  Ottawa Fury FC 3 0 3
5  FC Edmonton 0 2 2
  Semifinals Final
                         
1  Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 3 3  
4  Ottawa Fury FC 2 0 2  
    1  Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 2 2
  3  Toronto FC (a) 1 1 2
2  Montreal Impact 2 0 2
3  Toronto FC 4 0 4  

Inter-Provincial Cup

The Inter-Provincial Cup is a two-legged home-and-away series at the division 3 level played between the season champions of League1 Ontario and the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.

CS Mont-Royal Outremont wins 3-2 on aggregate.

Challenge Trophy

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

Women

Jubilee Trophy

Main article: 2016 Jubilee Trophy

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

Canadian clubs in international competition

2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League

Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC advances to knockout stage.

References

  1. "History". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 19 June 2015.

External links

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