2021 in Canadian soccer

The 2021 season is the 145th season of competitive soccer in Canada.[1] 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.

Soccer in Canada
Season2021
Men's soccer
Canadian Premier LeagueTBD
League1 OntarioTBD
PLSQCS Mont-Royal Outremont
MLS CupTBD
Supporters' ShieldNew England Revolution
USL1Union Omaha
Canadian ChampionshipCF Montréal
CPL PlayoffsTBD
Women's soccer
UWSTBD
WL1OTBD
PLSQWA.S. Blainville

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

As of September 8, 2021.
Wins Losses Draws
10 2 1
2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Group B
July 11 GS 1 Canada  4–1  Martinique Kansas City, United States
17:30 UTC−5
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 12,664
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
July 15 GS 2 Haiti  1–4  Canada Kansas City, United States
18:30 UTC−5
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 7,511
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
July 18 GS 3 United States  1–0  Canada Kansas City, United States
16:00 UTC−5
Report Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,467
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
Knockout stage
July 25 QF Costa Rica  0–2  Canada Arlington, United States
19:00 ET Report
Stadium: AT&T Stadium
Attendance: 41,318
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
July 29 SF Mexico  2–1  Canada Houston, United States
21:00 ET
Report
Stadium: NRG Stadium
Attendance: 70,304
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
CONCACAF First round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 4 4 0 0 27 1 +26 12 Advance to second round 4–0 5–1
2  Suriname 4 3 0 1 15 4 +11 9 6–0 3–0
3  Bermuda 4 1 1 2 7 12 5 4 5–0 1–1
4  Aruba 4 1 0 3 3 19 16 3 0–7 0–6
5  Cayman Islands 4 0 1 3 2 18 16 1 0–11 1–3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
March 25 Canada  5–1  Bermuda Orlando, United States
20:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
March 29 Cayman Islands  0–11  Canada Bradenton, United States
18:00 UTC−4 Report
Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)
June 5 Aruba  0–7  Canada Bradenton, United States
20:00 UTC−4 Report
Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: 45
Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)
June 8 Canada  4–0  Suriname Bridgeview, United States
16:00 UTC−5
Report Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States)
CONCACAF Second round
June 12 Haiti  0–1  Canada Port-au-Prince, Haiti
17:00 UTC−4 Report
Stadium: Stade Sylvio Cator
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
June 15 Canada  3–0
(4–0 agg.)
 Haiti Bridgeview, United States
20:05 UTC−5
Report Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)
CONCACAF Third round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 8 4 4 0 13 5 +8 16 Qualification to 2022 FIFA World Cup 30 Jan 2–1 4–1 1–0 27 Mar 3–0 1–1
2  United States 8 4 3 1 12 5 +7 15 1–1 2–0 27 Mar 2–1 2–0 27 Jan 2 Feb
3  Mexico 8 4 2 2 11 7 +4 14 1–1 24 Mar 2 Feb 30 Jan 2–1 30 Mar 3–0
4  Panama 8 4 2 2 11 9 +2 14 Advance to inter-confederation play-offs 30 Mar 1–0 1–1 0–0 30 Jan 2–1 24 Mar
5  Costa Rica 8 2 3 3 6 7 1 9 24 Mar 30 Mar 0–1 27 Jan 1–1 2–1 2–1
6  Jamaica 8 1 4 3 6 10 4 7 0–0 1–1 27 Jan 0–3 2 Feb 24 Mar 30 Mar
7  El Salvador 8 1 3 4 4 10 6 6 2 Feb 0–0 0–2 1–0 27 Mar 1–1 0–0
8  Honduras 8 0 3 5 5 15 10 3 27 Jan 1–4 27 Mar 2–3 0–0 0–2 30 Jan
Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2021. Source: FIFA, CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
September 2 Canada  1–1  Honduras Toronto, Ontario
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 14,822
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
September 5 United States  1–1  Canada Nashville, United States
Report
Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 43,028
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
September 8 Canada  3–0  El Salvador Toronto, Ontario
Report Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
October 7 Mexico  1–1  Canada Mexico City, Mexico
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 0[2]
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
Note: The match is expected to be played behind closed doors due to the behaviour of the Mexican Football team fans during the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
October 10 Jamaica  0–0  Canada Kingston, Jamaica
Report Stadium: Independence Park,
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
October 13 Canada  4–1  Panama Toronto, Ontario
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 26,622
Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
November 12 Canada  1–0  Costa Rica Edmonton, Alberta
Report Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium
Attendance: 48,806
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
November 16 Canada  2–1  Mexico Edmonton, Alberta
Report
Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium
Attendance: 44,212
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

U–23

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

The draw for the tournament took place on 9 January 2020, 19:00 CST (UTC−6), at the Estadio Akron, in Guadalajara, Mexico.[3][4] On March 13, 2020 CONCACAF suspended all upcoming Concacaf competitions scheduled to take place over the next 30 days.[5]

On 14 January 2021, CONCACAF announced that the Men's Olympic Qualifying will take place between 18 March and 30 March.[6]

Group B
March 19 GS 1 Canada  2–0  El Salvador Guadalajara, Mexico
13:30 Buchanan  17', 21' Report Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
March 22 GS 2 Haiti  0–0  Canada Zapopan, Mexico
16:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Akron
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
March 25 GS 3 Honduras  1–1  Canada Guadalajara, Mexico
19:30 Cornelius  28' Report Maldonado  30' Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Attendance: César Ramos (Mexico)
Knockout stage
March 28 SF Mexico  2–0  Canada Guadalajara, Mexico
21:00 Antuna  58'; Vásquez  65' Report Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón

Senior

As of November 30, 2021
Wins Losses Draws
5 3 8
Friendlies
April 9 Wales  0–3  Canada Cardiff, Wales
18:00 Report
Stadium: Leckwith Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
April 13 England  0–2  Canada Stoke-on-Trent, England
19:15 Report Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
June 11 Canada  0–0  Czech Republic Cartagena, Spain
11:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova
June 14 Brazil  0–0  Canada Cartagena, Spain
13:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova
July 14 Netherlands  3–3  Canada Japan
Report (CBC)
Report (Oranje)
October 23 Canada  5–1  New Zealand Ottawa
15:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)
October 26 Canada  1–0  New Zealand Montreal
19:30 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Referee: Diana Stephanía Pérez Borja (Mexico)
November 27 Mexico  2–1  Canada Mexico City, Mexico
Stadium: Centro de Alto Rendimiento
Referee: Francia Maria Gonzalez (Mexico)
November 30 Mexico  0–0  Canada Mexico City, Mexico
16:30 UTC−6 Report Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
SheBelieves Cup
February 18 United States  1–0  Canada Orlando, United States
19:00 ET
Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 3,104
Referee: Francia González (Mexico)
February 21 Argentina  0–1  Canada Orlando, United States
18:00 ET Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 1,348
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
February 24 Canada  0–2  Brazil Orlando, United States
16:00 ET Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 1,409
Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)
Summer Olympics
Group E
July 21 GS 1 Japan  1–1  Canada Sapporo, Japan
19:30 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 0
July 24 GS 2 Chile  1–2  Canada Sapporo, Japan
16:30 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 0
July 27 GS 3 Canada  1–1  Great Britain Kashima, Japan
20:00 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Kashima Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
Knockout stage
August 2 SF United States  0–1  Canada Kashima, Japan
Report
Stadium: Kashima Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Forge 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
Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins.[7]
(C) Champion

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
      
E1  
E2  
 
 
W1  
W2  

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 19 September 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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner

    Domestic cups

    Canadian Championship

    Final

    CF Montréal1–0Toronto FC
    Report

    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 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
    2 Colorado Rapids 34 17 7 10 51 35 +16 61 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 2]
    3 Seattle Sounders FC 34 17 8 9 53 33 +20 60 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 3]
    4 Sporting Kansas City 34 17 10 7 58 40 +18 58 2022 Leagues Cup[lower-alpha 4]
    5 Portland Timbers 34 17 13 4 56 52 +4 55 2022 Leagues Cup[lower-alpha 5]
    6 Philadelphia Union 34 14 8 12 48 35 +13 54 2022 Leagues Cup[lower-alpha 6]
    7 Nashville SC 34 12 4 18 55 33 +22 54 2022 Leagues Cup[lower-alpha 7]
    8 New York City FC (C) 34 14 11 9 56 36 +20 51 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 8]
    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 CF Montréal (V) 34 12 12 10 46 44 +2 46 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 9]
    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) Champion; (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 3rd, Western Conference (MLS1)
    5. As 4th, Western Conference (MLS2)
    6. As 2nd, Eastern Conference (MLS3)
    7. As 3rd, Eastern Conference (MLS4)
    8. As MLS Cup 2021 champions (USA1)
    9. 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 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.

    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.

    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

    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)

    Men's international club competitions

    CONCACAF competitions

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

    CONCACAF Champions League

    Teams in bold are still active in the competition.

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

    CONCACAF League

    Teams in bold are still active in the competition.

    Preliminary round
    Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Forge 5–3 FAS 3–1 2–2
    Round of 16
    Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Forge FC v Independiente 0–0 28 Sep

    Leagues Cup

    No Canadian teams qualified for the Leagues Cup.

    Campeones Cup

    No Canadian teams qualified for the Campeones Cup.

    References

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    2. "FIFA punishes Mexico for fans' repeated use of homophobic slur". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
    3. "Concacaf to Host 2020 Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Draw on January 9 in Guadalajara". CONCACAF.com. 22 November 2019.
    4. "Draw Reveals Groups for 2020 Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship". CONCACAF.com. 9 January 2020.
    5. "2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Schedule". CONCACAF. 13 March 2020.
    6. "Concacaf confirms Guadalajara to host Men's Olympic Qualifiers in March 2021". CONCACAF. 14 January 2021.
    7. Jacques, John (24 October 2021). "Pacific Procures Back-To-Back Playoff Positions". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 24 October 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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