The 2016 in Canadian soccer was the 140th edition of competitive soccer in Canada.[ 1]
National teams
When available, the left column indicates the home team or the home team designate; the right column, away team or away team designate.
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
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
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored;
(C) MLS Cup Champion;
(S) Supporters' Shield
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
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
(C) Champions;
(X) Regular season champion
United Soccer League
Three Canadian teams (FC Montreal , 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
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) Champions;
(X) Regular Season League Champion
Western Conference
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
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.
FC London v Vaughan Azzurri
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
1
AS Blainville Reserves
12
9
2
1
32
12
+20
29
2
CS Mont-Royal Outremont Reserves
12
7
2
3
29
18
+11
23
3
FC Gatineau Reserves
12
7
1
4
19
17
+2
22
4
Lakeshore FC Reserves
12
4
5
3
26
21
+5
17
5
CS Longueuil Reserves
12
4
2
6
25
26
−1
14
6
Ottawa Fury FC Academy Reserves
12
2
2
8
17
30
−13
8
7
FC Lanaudière Reserves
12
2
0
10
14
38
−24
6
Premier Development League
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
Heartland Division
Northwest Division
^ Kitsap Pumas had three points deducted for using an illegal player against Victoria Highlanders.
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
Updated to match(es) played on October 9, 2016. Source:
canadiansoccerleague.ca Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round;
(C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners
Second Division
Updated to match(es) played on October 9, 2016. Source:
canadiansoccerleague.ca Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round;
(C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners
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
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
10
10
0
0
37
6
+31
30
Conference Champion
2
ISC Gunners FC
9
6
1
2
26
10
+16
19
3
CU Diamonds
9
5
2
2
17
10
+7
17
4
OSA Football Club
10
5
1
4
23
14
+9
16
5
NSGSC
9
3
1
5
21
22
−1
10
6
Eugene Timbers FC Azul
11
3
1
7
11
25
−14
10
7
Portland Spartans
8
1
0
7
9
30
−21
3
8
Westside Timbers
8
0
2
6
4
35
−31
2
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.
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 v Vaughan Azzurri
Vaughan Azzurri v CS Mont-Royal Outremont
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.
Richmond FC v Royal Sélect de Beauport
Canadian clubs in international competition
2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
Vancouver Whitecaps FC advances to knockout stage .
References
^ "History" . canadasoccer.com . Canadian Soccer Association. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2015 .
External links
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International
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