The 2016 season is the 140th season of competitive

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in Canada.

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.

Senior Men

2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

finishes in third place; does not advance to

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of qualifying.

Friendlies

Senior Women

2016 Olympic Games

finishes in third place.

2016 Olympic Games Qualifiers

finishes in second place; qualifies for the

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2016 Algarve Cup

finishes in first place.

Friendlies

Domestic leagues

Men

Major League Soccer

Three Canadian teams ( Montreal Impact,

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, and

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) play in this league, which also contains 17 teams from the

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. It is considered a Division 1 league in the

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. ;Overall standings

North American Soccer League

Two Canadian teams (

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and

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) play in this league, which also contains 12 teams from the

. It is considered a Division 2 league in the

. ;Overall standings

United Soccer League

Three Canadian teams (

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, and

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) play in this league, which also contains 25 teams from the

. It is considered a Division 3 league in the

. ;Eastern Conference ;Western Conference

League1 Ontario

16 teams play in this league, all of which are based in Canada. It is considered a Division 3 league in the

. ; Eastern Conference ; Western Conference ; 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

Premier Development League

Six Canadian teams (

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WSA Winnipeg FC Manitoba is a Canadian soccer team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the United States soccer league system. The club was founded in 2010 as WSA Winnipeg. In 2020, the club was acquired by a n ...

Calgary Foothills FC Calgary Foothills Football Club (CFFC) is a Canadian soccer club based in Calgary, Alberta, that competes in USL League Two (USL2). The club was founded as a youth club in 1972 and joined as a USL2 franchise in 2015. The team plays its home gam ...

, and

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) play in this league, which also contains 57 teams from the

. It is considered a Division 4 league in the

. ;Great Lakes Division ;Heartland Division ;Northwest Division

Canadian Soccer League

Fourteen 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). ;First Division ;Second Division

Women

National Women's Soccer League

No Canadian teams play in this league, though eleven players from the

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play on its teams. It is considered a Division 1 league in the

. ;Overall standings

Women's Premier Soccer League

103 teams play in this league, one of which is based in Canada (

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). It is considered a Division 2 league in the

League1 Ontario

Nine teams play in this league, all of which are based in Canada. It is considered a Division 3 league in the

Domestic cups

Men

Canadian Championship

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

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

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and the

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. 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

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

advances to

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References

External links

Canadian Soccer Association
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