2021 in Canadian soccer

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Soccer in Canada
Season2021
Men's soccer
Canadian Premier LeaguePacific FC
League1 OntarioGuelph United F.C.
PLSQCS Mont-Royal Outremont
MLS CupNew York City FC
Supporters' ShieldNew England Revolution
USL1Union Omaha
Canadian ChampionshipCF Montréal
Women's soccer
UWSSanta Clarita Blue Heat
WL1OWoodbridge Strikers
PLSQFA.S. Blainville
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, competitions were greatly altered, either starting late, or being curtailed. Due to border restrictions, many Canadian clubs that participate in soccer leagues with American soccer clubs did not participate, or were forced to play some of their regular season matches in the United States.

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

Men's

Senior

Wins Losses Draws
13 2 4
2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Group B
July 11 GS 1 Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 4–1 File:Flag of the Territorial Collectivity of Martinique.svg Martinique Kansas City, United States
17:30 UTC−5 Report Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 12,664
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
Knockout stage
CONCACAF first round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg File:Flag of Suriname.svg File:Flag of Bermuda.svg File:Flag of Aruba.svg File:Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg
1 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 4 4 0 0 27 1 +26 12 Advance to second round 4–0 5–1
2 File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname 4 3 0 1 15 4 +11 9 6–0 3–0
3 File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda 4 1 1 2 7 12 −5 4 5–0 1–1
4 File:Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba 4 1 0 3 3 19 −16 3 0–7 0–6
5 File:Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands 4 0 1 3 2 18 −16 1 0–11 1–3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
CONCACAF second round
CONCACAF third round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg File:Flag of Mexico.svg File:Flag of the United States.svg File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg File:Flag of Panama.svg File:Flag of Jamaica.svg File:Flag of El Salvador.svg File:Flag of Honduras.svg
1 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 14 8 4 2 23 7 +16 28 2022 FIFA World Cup 2–1 2–0 1–0 4–1 4–0 3–0 1–1
2 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 14 8 4 2 17 8 +9 28 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–0
3 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 14 7 4 3 21 10 +11 25 1–1 2–0 2–1 5–1 2–0 1–0 3–0
4 File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 14 7 4 3 13 8 +5 25 Inter-confederation play-offs 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1
5 File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama 14 6 3 5 17 19 −2 21 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–2 2–1 1–1
6 File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 14 2 5 7 12 22 −10 11 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–3 1–1 2–1
7 File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 14 2 4 8 8 18 −10 10 0–2 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–0
8 File:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras 14 0 4 10 7 26 −19 4 0–2 0–1 1–4 0–0 2–3 0–2 0–2
Source: FIFA, CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

U–23

Wins Losses Draws
1 1 2
CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship

The draw for the tournament took place on January 9, 2020, 19:00 CST (UTC−6), at the Estadio Akron, in Guadalajara, Mexico.[1][2] On March 13, 2020, CONCACAF suspended all upcoming Concacaf competitions scheduled to take place over the next 30 days.[3] On January 14, 2021, CONCACAF announced that the Men's Olympic Qualifying will take place between March 18 and 30.[4]

Group B
Knockout stage

Women's

Senior

On December 30, 2021, the women's national soccer team were named the Canadian Press Team of the Year Award.[5]

Wins Losses Draws
7 3 8
Friendlies
SheBelieves Cup
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (C, H) 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9
2 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
4 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: US Soccer
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) Fair Play ranking.[6]
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Summer Olympics
Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (H) 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4 File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: TOCOG and FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Knockout stage

{{#lst:Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Knockout stage|Bracket}}

Men's domestic club leagues

Canadian Premier League

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.

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Forge (S) 28 16 2 10 39 24 +15 50 Advance to playoffs
2 Cavalry 28 14 8 6 34 30 +4 50
3 Pacific (C) 28 13 6 9 47 34 +13 45
4 York United 28 8 12 8 35 39 −4 36
5 Valour 28 10 5 13 38 36 +2 35
6 HFX Wanderers 28 8 11 9 28 34 −6 35
7 FC Edmonton 28 6 10 12 34 41 −7 28
8 Atlético Ottawa 28 6 8 14 30 47 −17 26
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins.[7]
(C) Champions; (S) Regular season winner

Playoffs

Semi-finals
November 20–21
Final
December 5
      
1 Forge FC 3
4 York United 1
1 Forge FC 0
3 Pacific FC 1
2 Cavalry FC 1
3 Pacific FC (a.e.t.) 2

Final

Forge FC0–1Pacific FC
Report Hojabrpour File:Soccerball shade.svg 59'
Attendance: 7,488
Referee: Yusri Rudolf

League1 Ontario (Men)

16 teams play in this league, all of which are based in Canada. It is considered a Division 3 men's league in the Canadian soccer league system.

East Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vaughan Azzurri 5 4 1 0 14 5 +9 13 Advance to playoffs
2 Unionville Milliken SC 5 3 1 1 11 5 +6 10
3 Master's Futbol 5 3 1 1 11 8 +3 10
4 1812 FC Barrie 5 3 0 2 11 10 +1 9
5 Darby FC 6 1 2 3 7 10 −3 5
6 North Toronto Nitros 5 1 0 4 6 12 −6 3
7 Woodbridge Strikers 5 0 1 4 8 18 −10 1
Updated to match(es) played on September 17, 2021. Source: Standings

West Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Guelph United FC 6 6 0 0 29 6 +23 18 Advance to playoffs
2 Blue Devils FC 7 5 1 1 19 10 +9 16
3 FC London 7 5 0 2 17 14 +3 15
4 Sigma FC 6 3 1 2 14 16 −2 10
5 Scrosoppi FC 7 2 1 4 19 14 +5 7
6 ProStars FC 6 1 1 4 12 20 −8 4
7 North Mississauga SC 7 1 1 5 8 21 −13 4
8 Windsor TFC 6 0 1 5 3 20 −17 1
Updated to match(es) played on September 17, 2021. Source: Standings

Playoffs

Semifinals Championship Game
      
W1 Guelph United FC 2 (9)
E2 Master's Futbol 2 (8)
W1 Guelph United FC 3
W2 Blue Devils FC 1
E1 Vaughan Azzurri 1
W2 Blue Devils FC 2

PLSQ

10 teams play in this league, all of which are based in Canada. It is considered a Division 3 men's league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 CS Mont-Royal Outremont 13 10 1 2 27 11 +16 31 2022 Canadian Championship
2 Celtix du Haut-Richelieu 13 8 3 2 25 18 +7 27
3 A.S. Blainville 10 6 3 1 22 8 +14 21
4 CS St-Hubert 12 6 2 4 22 19 +3 20
5 CS Longueuil 13 6 2 5 17 16 +1 20
6 FC Laval 12 4 5 3 22 17 +5 17
7 CS Monteuil 12 3 1 8 12 17 −5 10
8 Royal-Sélect de Beauport 12 1 1 10 8 32 −24 4
9 FC Lanaudière 11 1 0 10 10 27 −17 3
10 Ottawa South United 0 0 Removed due to border restrictions
Updated to match(es) played on September 19, 2021. Source: PLSQ

Canadian Soccer League

8 teams play in this league, all of which are based in Canada. It is a Non-FIFA league previously sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association and is now a member of the Soccer Federation of Canada (SFC).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 FC Vorkuta (C) 7 6 1 0 22 1 +21 19
2 Scarborough SC (O) 7 5 2 0 19 4 +15 17
3 Atletico Sporting Toronto 7 4 1 2 13 6 +7 13
4 BGH City FC 7 3 1 3 10 10 0 10
5 Serbian White Eagles 7 3 0 4 8 16 −8 9
6 Toronto Tigers 7 3 0 4 7 15 −8 9
7 St. Catharines Hrvat 7 1 1 5 6 16 −10 4
8 Euru Futbol Academy 7 0 0 7 4 21 −17 0
Source: Canadian Soccer League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) goal differential; 5) most goals
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Domestic cups

Canadian Championship

Bracket

{{#section-h:2021 Canadian Championship|Bracket}}

Final

Men's international clubs leagues

Major League Soccer

Three Canadian teams (CF Montréal, Toronto FC, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC) play in this league, which also contains 24 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 1 men's league in the United States soccer league system.

Overall standings
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New England Revolution (S) 34 22 5 7 65 41 +24 73 Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
2 Colorado Rapids 34 17 7 10 51 35 +16 61 Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 2]
3 Seattle Sounders FC 34 17 8 9 53 33 +20 60 Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 3]
4 Sporting Kansas City 34 17 10 7 58 40 +18 58
5 Portland Timbers 34 17 13 4 56 52 +4 55
6 Philadelphia Union 34 14 8 12 48 35 +13 54
7 Nashville SC 34 12 4 18 55 33 +22 54
8 New York City FC (C) 34 14 11 9 56 36 +20 51 Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 4]
9 Atlanta United FC 34 13 9 12 45 37 +8 51
10 Orlando City SC 34 13 9 12 50 48 +2 51
11 Minnesota United FC 34 13 11 10 42 44 −2 49
12 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 12 9 13 45 45 0 49
13 Real Salt Lake 34 14 14 6 55 54 +1 48
14 New York Red Bulls 34 13 12 9 39 33 +6 48
15 LA Galaxy 34 13 12 9 50 54 −4 48
16 D.C. United 34 14 15 5 56 54 +2 47
17 Columbus Crew 34 13 13 8 46 45 +1 47
18 Montreal Impact (V) 34 12 12 10 46 44 +2 46 Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 5]
19 Los Angeles FC 34 12 13 9 53 51 +2 45
20 Inter Miami CF 34 12 17 5 36 53 −17 41
21 San Jose Earthquakes 34 10 13 11 46 54 −8 41
22 Chicago Fire FC 34 9 18 7 36 54 −18 34
23 FC Dallas 34 7 15 12 47 56 −9 33
24 Austin FC 34 9 21 4 35 56 −21 31
25 Houston Dynamo FC 34 6 16 12 36 54 −18 30
26 Toronto FC 34 6 18 10 39 66 −27 28
27 FC Cincinnati 34 4 22 8 37 74 −37 20
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) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield winners; (V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:
  1. As Supporters' Shield winners (USA2)
  2. As 2021 MLS Western Conference regular season champions (USA3)
  3. As highest-ranked U.S. based Division I club (based on 2021 MLS regular season record) not already qualified (USA4)[8]
  4. As MLS Cup 2021 champions (USA1)
  5. As 2021 Canadian Championship winners (CAN1)

USL League One

One Canadian team (Toronto FC II) plays in this league, which also contains 11 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 3 men's league in the United States soccer league system.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Union Omaha (C, X) 28 14 9 5 44 22 +22 51 Qualification for the semi-finals
2 Greenville Triumph SC 28 12 9 7 36 29 +7 45
3 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 28 11 11 6 37 29 +8 44 Qualification for the play-offs
4 FC Tucson 28 11 7 10 44 42 +2 40
5 Richmond Kickers 28 11 7 10 35 36 −1 40
6 North Texas SC 28 10 10 8 40 32 +8 40
7 Toronto FC II 28 10 8 10 34 32 +2 38
8 New England Revolution II 28 11 4 13 33 39 −6 37
9 Forward Madison FC 28 8 12 8 32 34 −2 36
10 Fort Lauderdale CF 28 8 7 13 40 49 −9 31
11 Tormenta FC 28 8 6 14 36 47 −11 30
12 North Carolina FC 28 7 4 17 30 50 −20 25
Source: USL League One
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season Champion

Women's club leagues

National Women's Soccer League

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

One Canadian team (Calgary Foothills WFC) plays in this league, which also contains 44 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 2 women's league in the United States soccer league system.

West Conference

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Santa Clarita Blue Heat (C) 6 4 0 2 16 4 +12 14 2021 UWS National Playoffs
2 Calgary Foothills WFC 4 2 1 1 12 3 +9 7
3 SASA Impact FC 4 2 2 0 7 7 0 6
4 Kongo SC 6 1 4 1 4 21 −17 4
5 Internacional CA 4 0 2 2 3 7 −4 2
Source: UWS standings
Rules for classification: 1) Head-to-head based on total points; 2) Total wins; 3) Goal difference all league games; 4) Goals scored in league games
(C) Champions

League1 Ontario (Women)

14 teams play in this league, all of which are based in Canada.

Main Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 FC London 6 6 0 0 15 3 +12 18 Advance to playoffs
2 Hamilton United 7 4 0 3 15 7 +8 12
3 Blue Devils FC 7 4 0 3 8 9 −1 12
4 Vaughan Azzurri 7 3 1 3 8 9 −1 10
5 Woodbridge Strikers 6 2 1 3 5 6 −1 7
6 North Toronto Nitros 7 2 0 5 6 14 −8 6
7 Tecumseh SC 6 1 0 5 2 11 −9 3
Updated to match(es) played on September 17, 2021. Source: Standings

Playoffs

Semifinals Championship Game
      
1 FC London 1
4 Blue Devils FC 2
4 Blue Devils FC 0
2 Woodbridge Strikers 1
2 Woodbridge Strikers 1(4)
3 Vaughan Azzurri 1(3)

Summer Championship Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Guelph Union 6 6 0 0 17 1 +16 18
2 Vaughan Azzurri B 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 10
3 Blue Devils FC B 6 3 0 3 13 11 +2 9
4 Waterloo United 6 2 1 3 10 9 +1 7
5 Unionville Milliken SC 6 2 1 3 13 13 0 7
6 Blue Devils FC C 6 1 2 3 10 23 −13 5
7 Darby FC 6 1 1 4 7 14 −7 4
Source: Standings

Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (Women)

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A.S. Blainville (C) 9 7 1 1 25 4 +21 22 Qualify for Coupe PLSQ
2 CS Monteuil 9 6 3 0 23 6 +17 21[lower-alpha 1]
3 Royal-Sélect de Beauport 9 6 3 0 22 7 +15 21[lower-alpha 1]
4 Pierrefonds FC 9 6 1 2 23 14 +9 19
5 Celtix du Haut-Richelieu 9 3 2 4 16 19 −3 11[lower-alpha 2]
6 CS Mont-Royal Outremont 9 3 2 4 10 11 −1 11[lower-alpha 3]
7 Ottawa South United 9 3 2 4 15 18 −3 11[lower-alpha 3]
8 CS St-Hubert 9 1 2 6 5 24 −19 5
9 FC Laval 9 1 0 8 9 28 −19 3
10 CS Longueuil 9 0 2 7 7 24 −17 2
Source: PLSQ
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) goal differential; 5) most goals
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. 1.0 1.1 CS Monteuil had a better goal differential than Royal-Sélect de Beauport.
  2. Celtix du Haut-Richelieu beat CS Mont-Royal Outremont and Ottawa South United on head-to-head points (6–1–1).
  3. 3.0 3.1 CS Mont-Royal Outremont had a better goal differential than Ottawa South United.

Playoffs

Semi-finals Final
      
1 AS Blainville 3
4 Pierrefonds FC 0
1 AS Blainville 1
2 CS Monteuil 0
2 CS Monteuil 3
3 Royal-Sélect de Beauport 1

Men's international club competitions

CONCACAF competitions

Club Competition Final round
Toronto FC 2021 CONCACAF Champions League Quarter-finals
Forge 2021 CONCACAF League Semi-finals

CONCACAF Champions League

Teams in bold advanced in the competition.

Round of 16
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
León Mexico 2–3 Canada Toronto FC 1–1 1–2
Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Toronto FC Canada 1–4 Mexico Cruz Azul 1–3 0–1

CONCACAF League

Teams in bold advanced in the competition.

Preliminary round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Forge Canada 5–3 El Salvador FAS 3–1 2–2
Round of 16
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Forge FC Canada 2–0 Panama Independiente 0–0 2–0
Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santos de Guápiles Costa Rica 3–4 Canada Forge FC 3–1 0–3
Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Forge FC Canada 2–2 (a) Honduras Motagua 2–2 0–0

Leagues Cup

No Canadian teams qualified for the Leagues Cup.

Campeones Cup

No Canadian teams qualified for the Campeones Cup.

References

  1. "Concacaf to Host 2020 Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Draw on January 9 in Guadalajara". CONCACAF.com. November 22, 2019. Archived from the original on January 9, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  2. "Draw Reveals Groups for 2020 Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship". CONCACAF.com. January 9, 2020. Archived from the original on January 10, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  3. "2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Schedule". CONCACAF. March 13, 2020.
  4. "Concacaf confirms Guadalajara to host Men's Olympic Qualifiers in March 2021". CONCACAF. January 14, 2021.
  5. "Canada's women's soccer named CP team of the year". tsn.ca. The Canadian Press. December 30, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  6. "2020 SheBelieves Cup, presented by Visa". US Soccer. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  7. Jacques, John (October 24, 2021). "Pacific Procures Back-To-Back Playoff Positions". Northern Tribune. Retrieved October 24, 2021. With the CPL tiebreaker defaulting to the number of wins
  8. "Procedure Set to Determine Final U.S. Representative in 2022 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League". United States Soccer Federation. September 14, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.

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