2020 in Canadian soccer
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This article is about the 2020 season of competitive soccer in Canada.[1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, several competitions were cancelled or shortened.
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
Friendlies
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January 7 Friendly | Canada ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Irvine, United States |
16:30 PST (UTC−08:00) | Report | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States) |
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January 10 Friendly | Canada ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Irvine, United States |
16:30 PST (UTC−08:00) | Report |
| Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5 Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States) |
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January 15 Friendly | Canada ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Irvine, United States |
16:00 PST (UTC−08:00) | Report |
| Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium |
Senior Women
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 |
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1 | Cavalry | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 13 | Advance to group stage |
2 | HFX Wanderers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12[a] | |
3 | Forge | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 12[a] | |
4 | Pacific | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 | |
5 | York9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | |
6 | Valour | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8[b] | |
7 | Atlético Ottawa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 8[b] | |
8 | FC Edmonton | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) total wins; 6) U-21 minutes; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.[2]
Notes:
- ^ a b Head-to-head points: HFX Wanderers 1, Forge 1. Goal differential: HFX Wanderers +5, Forge +4
- ^ a b Head-to-head points: Valour 3, Atlético Ottawa 0.
League1 Ontario (Men)
No League1 Ontario matches were played in 2020.
Première Ligue de Soccer du Québec
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
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1 | A.S. Blainville (C) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 19 | 2.38 |
2 | Ottawa South United | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 14 | 2.00 |
3 | Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 12 | 1.50 |
4 | CS St-Hubert | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 10 | 1.25 |
5 | CS Longueuil | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | 0.86 |
6 | CS Fabrose | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 | 0.50 |
(C) Champions
Canadian Soccer League
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Scarborough SC (C) | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 15 | Playoffs |
2 | FC Vorkuta (O) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 15 | |
3 | Hamilton City SC | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 14 | Ineligible for Playoffs[note 1] |
4 | Serbian White Eagles | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 10 | Playoffs |
5 | Brantford Galaxy | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 3 |
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
- ^ Hamilton finished the season in a Not-in-Good Standing and were removed from the playoffs
Men's international club leagues
Major League Soccer
Three Canadian teams (Montreal Impact, Toronto FC, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC) play in this league, which also contains 23 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 | PPG | Qualification |
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1 | Philadelphia Union (S) | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 47 | 2.04 | 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[a] |
2 | Toronto FC (V) | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 44 | 1.91 | 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[b] |
3 | Sporting Kansas City | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 39 | 1.86 | 2021 Leagues Cup[c] |
4 | Columbus Crew SC (C) | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 41 | 1.78 | 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[d] |
5 | Orlando City SC | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 41 | 1.78 | 2021 Leagues Cup[e] |
6 | Seattle Sounders FC | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 39 | 1.77 | 2021 Leagues Cup[f] |
7 | New York City FC | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 39 | 1.70 | 2021 Leagues Cup[g] |
8 | Portland Timbers (M) | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 39 | 1.70 | 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[h] |
9 | Minnesota United FC | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 34 | 1.62 | |
10 | Colorado Rapids | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 28 | 1.56 | |
11 | FC Dallas | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 34 | 1.55 | |
12 | Los Angeles FC | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 32 | 1.45 | |
13 | New York Red Bulls | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 32 | 1.39 | |
14 | Nashville SC | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 32 | 1.39 | |
15 | New England Revolution | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 32 | 1.39 | |
16 | San Jose Earthquakes | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 30 | 1.30 | |
17 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 27 | 1.17 | |
18 | Montreal Impact | 23 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 26 | 1.13 | |
19 | Inter Miami CF | 23 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 24 | 1.04 | |
20 | LA Galaxy | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 22 | 1.00 | |
21 | Real Salt Lake | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 22 | 1.00 | |
22 | Chicago Fire FC | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 23 | 1.00 | |
23 | Atlanta United FC (U) | 23 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 22 | 0.96 | 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[i] |
24 | D.C. United | 23 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 21 | 0.91 | |
25 | Houston Dynamo | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 21 | 0.91 | |
26 | FC Cincinnati | 23 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 36 | −24 | 16 | 0.70 |
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (M) MLS is Back tournament champions; (S) Supporters' Shield winners; (U) U.S. Open Cup winners; (V) Canadian Championship finalists
Notes:
- ^ As Supporters' Shield winners (USA2)
- ^ As 2020 Canadian Championship finalists (awarded by Canada Soccer) (CAN1)
- ^ As 1st, Western Conference (MLS1)
- ^ As MLS Cup 2020 champions (USA1)
- ^ As 4th, Eastern Conference (MLS2)
- ^ As 2nd, Western Conference (MLS3)
- ^ As 5th, Eastern Conference (MLS4)
- ^ As MLS is Back tournament winners (USA3)
- ^ As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)
USL League One
One Canadian team (Toronto FC II) plays in this league, which also contains nine 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 | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
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1 | Greenville Triumph SC | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 35 | 2.19 | Final, 2021 U.S. Open Cup |
2 | Union Omaha | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 29 | 1.81 | Final |
3 | North Texas SC[a] | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 27 | 1.69 | |
4 | Richmond Kickers | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 26 | 1.63 | |
5 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 22 | 1.47 | |
6 | FC Tucson | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 22 | 1.38 | |
7 | Forward Madison FC | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 21 | 1.31 | |
8 | Tormenta FC | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 19 | 1.19 | |
9 | New England Revolution II[a] | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 18 | 1.13 | |
10 | Fort Lauderdale CF[a] | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 15 | 0.94 | |
11 | Orlando City B[a] | 15 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 29 | −19 | 6 | 0.40 |
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) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
- ^ a b c d Professional teams that are owned by teams playing in a higher division are ineligible for the U.S. Open Cup.
USL League Two
Not played.
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
Not played.
League1 Ontario (Women)
Not played.
Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (Women)
Four teams played in this league (after four other withdrew), all of which are based in Canada. It is considered a Division 3 women's league in the Canadian soccer league system.
Team | City | 2020 Status |
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A.S. Blainville | Blainville, Laurentides | Participating |
CS Fabrose | Laval, Laval | Participating |
CS Longueuil | Longueuil, Montérégie | Participating |
CS Monteuil | Laval, Laval | Withdrew |
CS Mont-Royal Outremont | Mount Royal, Montréal | Withdrew |
Ottawa South United | Ottawa, Ontario | Participating |
AS Pierrefonds | Lac St-Louis, Montreal | Withdrew |
CS St-Hubert | Saint-Hubert, Montérégie | Withdrew |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | A.S. Blainville (C) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 | Championship Match |
2 | CS Fabrose | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | |
3 | CS Longueuil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3rd Place Match |
4 | Ottawa South United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
(C) Champion
Championship Match
August 15, 2020 | A.S. Blainville | 0–0 (4–2 p) | CS Fabrose | Laval, Quebec |
2:00 p.m. | Stadium: Desjardins Stadium Referee: Marie-Han Gagnon-Chretien |
Third Place Match
August 15, 2020 | CS Longueuil | 4–0 | Ottawa South United | Laval, Quebec |
11:30 a.m. | T.Ibarz ![]() K.Lemire ![]() C.Sedki ![]() C.Achille ![]() | Report | Stadium: Desjardins Stadium Referee: Sheila Couture |
Domestic cups
The Challenge Trophy and Jubilee Trophy were not contested in 2020.
Canadian Championship
The Canadian Championship is a national cup contested by men's teams in divisions 1 through 3. In 2020, the championship consisted of a single match between a Canadian Premier League team and a Major League Soccer team.
Forge FC | 1–1 | Toronto FC |
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Penalties | ||
4–5 |
Canadian clubs in international competition
2020 CONCACAF Champions League
2020 CONCACAF League
References
- ^ "History". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ^ Thompson, Marty [@martythompson_] (August 12, 2020). "Confirmed: #CanPL tiebreakers for The Island Games... 1. Head-to-head 2. Goal diff. 3. Goals for 4. Total # of wins 5. *Most U-21 minutes* in round 6. Coin toss or drawing of lots" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Supporters' Shield Standings – 2020". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
External links
- Canadian Soccer Association