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This is a list of current soccer clubs in Canada. The Canadian soccer system consists of several unconnected leagues and it does not have promotion and relegation . Leagues in the Canadian system are classified as either professional, pro-am , or amateur. The Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) is the governing body for the sport in Canada and directly sanctions leagues that operate in more than one province.[1]
Clubs competing in the United States [ edit ] The following are clubs that compete in professional and semi-professional leagues in the United States as of 2023.
Club
Home city
Stadium
Founded
Season joined
Major League Soccer
CF Montréal [a] Montreal, Quebec Saputo Stadium 1993[b]
2012
Toronto FC Toronto, Ontario BMO Field 2005
2007
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver, British Columbia BC Place 1974[c]
2011
MLS Next Pro
Toronto FC II Toronto, Ontario York Lions Stadium 2014
2022
Whitecaps 2 Burnaby, British Columbia Swangard Stadium 2014
2022
USL League Two
FC Manitoba [d] Winnipeg, Manitoba Ralph Cantafio Soccer Complex 2010
2011
Thunder Bay Chill Thunder Bay, Ontario Fort William Stadium 2000
2000
United Premier Soccer League (Home games in the United States)
FC Berlin Kitchener, Ontario Buffalo State University (Buffalo, New York )2017
2021 Fall
Chantilly Forever Hamilton, Ontario D'Youville University (Buffalo, New York )2013
2022 Fall
Canadian Premier League [ edit ] 2024 CPL teams [ edit ] League1 Canada [ edit ] 2023 League1 British Columbia teams [ edit ] 2023 League1 Ontario teams [ edit ] 2023 Ligue1 Québec teams [ edit ] Non-FIFA Leagues [ edit ] Canadian Soccer League [ edit ] The Canadian Soccer League is a Non-FIFA league previously sanctioned by the Ontario Soccer Association and Canadian Soccer Association and is now a member of the Soccer Federation of Canada (SFC).
^ Played as Montreal Impact until the end of the 2020 MLS season .
^ MLS franchise granted in 2010.
^ MLS franchise granted in 2009.
^ Played as WSA Winnipeg until the end of the 2019 USL2 season .
^ Played as York9 FC until the end of the 2020 season .
^ Played as Varsity FC until the end of the 2022 season .
^ Played as Waterloo United until the end of the 2021 season .
^ Played as Windsor Stars until the end of the 2016 season , then as Windsor TFC until the end of the 2022 season .
^ Originally joined in the 2012 season as L'Assomption-Lanaudière until its departure at the end of the 2015 season . Rejoined the league in 2022.
^ Played as CS Monteuil until the end of the 2021 season .
^ Played as CS Fabrose until the end of the 2020 season .
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
Men's national teams Women's national teams Men's outdoor leagues
Tier 1 Tier 3 Below tier 3 Non-FIFA
Women's outdoor leagues
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