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Men's Domestic Leagues
Div League Season[note 1] Cup/Playoffs[note 2]
I United States Canada MLS Vancouver Whitecaps FC (None qualified)
II United States Canada USL Ottawa Fury FC (None qualified)
III Canada L1O Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan Azzurri
Canada PLSQ AS Blainville FC Lanaudière
IV United States Canada PDL Calgary Foothills FC Calgary Foothills FC
Women's Domestic Leagues
Div League Season Cup/Playoffs
I United States NWSL (No Canadian teams) (No Canadian teams)
II United States Canada UWS Calgary Foothills WFC Calgary Foothills WFC
United States Canada WPSL TSS Rovers (None qualified)
III Canada L1O Durham United FC Woodbridge Strikers
Canada PLSQF Dynamo de Québec (No competition)
Men's Domestic Cups
Div Name Champion Runner-Up
I Canadian Championship Toronto FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC
II
III
IV Challenge Trophy Surrey BC Tigers Hurricanes Caledon SC
Women's Domestic Cups
Div Name Champion Runner-Up
IV Jubilee Trophy Scarborough GS United Surrey United SC
  1. ^ In American leagues; the Canadian team ranked highest in the combined league standings
  2. ^ In American leagues; the Canadian team which advanced farthest in the competition

The 2018 season was the 142nd season of competitive soccer in Canada.[1]

News and events[edit]

2026 FIFA World Cup[edit]

Main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup

As part of the United 2026 World Cup bid with the United States and Mexico, the Canadian Soccer Association announced on March 15 that the three potential Canadian host cities were Edmonton, Montreal, and Toronto.[2] The 2026 FIFA World Cup was awarded to the United bid on June 13.[3]

National teams[edit]

John Herdman was named as head coach of the men's national team in January, replacing Octavio Zambrano.[4] Mauro Biello was later named assistant coach of the men's national team.[5] Kenneth Heiner-Møller was named as head coach of the women's national team following Herdman's departure.

Women's National Team Assistant Coach Bev Priestman stepped down from her position at the end of August.[6]

Canadian Premier League[edit]

The Canadian Premier League announced that it will kick off in April 2019,[7] with Paul Beirne as its president,[8] David Clanachan as its commissioner,[9] and James Easton as its head of soccer operations.[10]

On March 28, the Canadian Premier League and the Canadian Soccer Association announced the creation of the Canadian Soccer Business (CSB); an organization "representing commercial assets and inventory for marquee soccer properties in Canada", including "all corporate partnerships and broadcast rights related to Canada Soccer's core assets including its national teams, along with all rights associated with the CPL".[11]

The Canadian Premier League announced a number of new teams for its inaugural 2019 season, at present including York 9 FC (announced May 10),[12] Cavalry FC (May 17),[13]HFX Wanderers FC (May 25),[14] Valour FC (June 6),[15] FC Edmonton (June 8),[16] Forge FC (July 12),[17] and Pacific FC (July 20).[18]

On November 14, the Canadian Premier League announced that it had acquired the Division 3 League1 Ontario.[19]

Awards and honours[edit]

Women's national team captain Christine Sinclair, was appointed to the Order of Canada on January 24.[20]

Alphonso Davies[21] and Christine Sinclair[22] were named Canadian Player of the Year, while Davies was also named Postmedia Male Athlete of the Year.[23]

National teams[edit]

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[edit]

2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying[edit]

Main article: 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying
September 9, 2018 CNL Qualifying U.S. Virgin Islands  0–8  Canada Bradenton, Florida
4:00 pm AST Labrada Yellow card 71' [1] Osorio 6' (Millar)
Cavallini 8' 44' (Arfield)
Jonathan David 32' (Hoillet) 37' (Hoillet)
Hoillet 50' (Jonathan David, Larin)
Larin 60' (Davies) 80' (Davies)
de Jong Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: IMG Soccer Complex
Attendance: 150
Referee: Moeth Gaymes
October 16, 2018 CNL Qualifying Canada  5–0  Dominica Toronto, Canada
7:00 pm ET Jonathan David 3'
Hoilett 14'
Cavallini 18' (pen.)
Joseph 47' (o.g.)
Larin 82'		 Report Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 10,523
Referee: Oscar Macías (Mexico)
November 18, 2018 CNL Qualifying Saint Kitts and Nevis  0–1  Canada Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
9:00 pm AST Report Hutchinson 44' Stadium: Warner Park
Attendance: 1,242
Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)

Friendlies[edit]

March 24, 2018 Friendly Canada  1–0  New Zealand Mercia, Spain
4:00 pm CET Ricketts 54' Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Attendance: 75

Senior Women[edit]

2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship[edit]

Main article: 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship
October 5, 2018 Group Stage Canada  2–0  Jamaica Edinburg, United States
7:30 pm CT Prince 33', 80' Report Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 1,379
Referee: Francia González (Mexico)
October 8, 2018 Group Stage Cuba  0–12  Canada Edinburg, United States
7:30 pm CT Report Leon 11', 23', 55', 59'
Huitema 13', 37', 52', 71'
Rose 25'
Quinn 56'
Sinclair 63'
Matheson 72'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 414
Referee: Crystal Sobers (Trinidad and Tobago)
October 11, 2018 Group Stage Costa Rica  1–3  Canada Edinburg, United States
9:00 pm CT G. Villalobos 73' Report Beckie 25'
Prince 40'
Sinclair 57'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 330
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
October 14, 2018 Semifinals Panama  0–7  Canada Frisco, United States
4:00 pm CT Report Sinclair 44', 49'
Fleming 47'
Beckie 58'
Quinn 63'
Leon 76', 78'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)
October 17, 2018 Final Canada  0–2  United States Frisco, United States
7:00 pm CT Report Lavelle 2'
Morgan 89'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 6,986
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

 Canada finishes in second place; qualifies for 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

2018 Algarve Cup[edit]

Main article: 2018 Algarve Cup
February 28, 2018 Group stage Canada  1–3  Sweden Lagos, Portugal
7:00 pm WET Beckie 46' Report Larsson 43'
Rolfö 51'
Blackstenius 87'		 Stadium: Estádio Municipal da Bela Vista
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)
March 2, 2018 Group stage Russia  0–1  Canada Algarve, Portugal
7:00 pm WET Report Sinclair 25' (pen.) Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Attendance: 50
Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos (Portugal)
March 5, 2018 Group stage South Korea  0–3  Canada Lagos, Portugal
3:00 pm WET Report Sinclair 24', 79'
Fleming 73'		 Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Lagos
Referee: María Carvajal (Chile)
March 7, 2018 5th place match Canada  2–0  Japan Lagos, Portugal
2:55 pm WET Beckie 20'
Lawrence 50'		 Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal da Bela Vista
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

 Canada finishes in fifth place.

Friendlies[edit]

April 9, 2018 Friendly France  1–0  Canada Rennes, France
9:00 pm CET Le Sommer 10' (pen) Report Stadium: Roazhan Park
Attendance: 11,058
June 10, 2018 Friendly Canada  2–3  Germany Hamilton, Canada
2:00 pm ET Sinclair 59'
Fleming 69'		 Report Huth 1'
Däbritz 70'
Knaak 84'		 Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 22,826
September 2, 2018 Friendly Canada  1–0  Brazil Ottawa, Canada
2:00 pm ET Prince 49' Report Stadium: TD Place
Attendance: 16,128

Domestic leagues[edit]

Division 1 leagues[edit]

Major League Soccer[edit]

Main article: 2018 Major League Soccer season

Three Canadian teams (Montreal Impact, Toronto FC, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC) play in this league, which also contains 20 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[a]
1 New York Red Bulls (X) 34 22 7 5 62 33 +29 71 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Atlanta United FC (C) 34 21 7 6 70 44 +26 69
3 Sporting Kansas City 34 18 8 8 65 40 +25 62
4 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 11 5 52 37 +15 59
5 Los Angeles FC 34 16 9 9 68 52 +16 57
6 FC Dallas 34 16 9 9 52 44 +8 57
7 New York City FC 34 16 10 8 59 45 +14 56
8 Portland Timbers 34 15 10 9 54 48 +6 54
9 D.C. United 34 14 11 9 60 50 +10 51
10 Columbus Crew 34 14 11 9 43 45 −2 51
11 Philadelphia Union 34 15 14 5 49 50 −1 50
12 Real Salt Lake 34 14 13 7 55 58 −3 49
13 LA Galaxy 34 13 12 9 66 64 +2 48
14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 13 13 8 54 67 −13 47
15 Montreal Impact 34 14 16 4 47 53 −6 46
16 New England Revolution 34 10 13 11 49 55 −6 41
17 Houston Dynamo 34 10 16 8 58 58 0 38 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
18 Minnesota United FC 34 11 20 3 49 71 −22 36
19 Toronto FC 34 10 18 6 59 64 −5 36 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
20 Chicago Fire 34 8 18 8 48 61 −13 32
21 Colorado Rapids 34 8 19 7 36 63 −27 31
22 Orlando City SC 34 8 22 4 43 74 −31 28
23 San Jose Earthquakes 34 4 21 9 49 71 −22 21
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (X) Supporters' Shield winner
Notes:
  1. ^
    CONCACAF Champions League
    Selection procedure
    • Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[24] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2018 season, the following teams qualified:
      1. The winner of MLS Cup 2018 (Atlanta United FC);
      2. The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)
      Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters' Shield werw not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
      One Canada-based team qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
      1. The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

National Women's Soccer League[edit]

Main article: 2018 National Women's Soccer League season

No Canadian teams play in this league, though eleven players from the Canada women's national soccer team are allocated to its teams by the Canadian Soccer Association.[25] It is considered a Division 1 women's league in the United States soccer league system.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 North Carolina Courage (C) 24 17 6 1 53 17 +36 57 NWSL Shield
2 Portland Thorns FC 24 12 6 6 40 28 +12 42 NWSL Playoffs
3 Seattle Reign FC 24 11 8 5 27 19 +8 41
4 Chicago Red Stars 24 9 10 5 38 28 +10 37
5 Utah Royals FC 24 9 8 7 22 23 −1 35
6 Houston Dash 24 9 5 10 35 39 −4 32
7 Orlando Pride 24 8 6 10 30 37 −7 30
8 Washington Spirit 24 2 5 17 12 35 −23 11
9 Sky Blue FC 24 1 6 17 21 52 −31 9
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Division 2 leagues[edit]

United Soccer League[edit]

Main article: 2018 USL season

Two Canadian teams (Ottawa Fury FC and Toronto FC II) play in this league, which also contains 31 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 2 men's league in the United States soccer league system.

Eastern Conference
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Cincinnati (X) 34 23 8 3 72 34 +38 77 Conference Playoffs
2 Louisville City FC (C) 34 19 9 6 71 38 +33 66
3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 34 15 14 5 47 26 +21 59
4 Charleston Battery 34 14 14 6 47 34 +13 56
5 New York Red Bulls II 34 13 13 8 71 59 +12 52
6 Bethlehem Steel FC 34 14 8 12 56 41 +15 50
7 Indy Eleven 34 13 10 11 45 42 +3 49
8 Nashville SC 34 12 13 9 42 31 +11 49
9 North Carolina FC 34 13 8 13 60 50 +10 47
10 Ottawa Fury 34 13 6 15 31 43 −12 45
11 Charlotte Independence 34 10 12 12 44 57 −13 42
12 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34 11 8 15 44 44 0 41
13 Penn FC 34 9 10 15 38 47 −9 37
14 Atlanta United 2 34 7 10 17 37 72 −35 31
15 Richmond Kickers 34 6 4 24 30 80 −50 22
16 Toronto FC II 34 4 6 24 42 77 −35 18
Source: 2018 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

United Women's Soccer[edit]

Main article: 2018 United Women's Soccer season

One Canadian team (Calgary Foothills WFC) plays in this league, which also contains 21 teams from the United States. It is unofficially considered a Division 2 league in the United States soccer league system.

Western Conference
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Calgary Foothills WFC 10 7 1 2 22 8 +14 23 2018 UWS national playoffs
2 LA Galaxy Orange County 10 7 2 1 28 10 +18 22
3 Santa Clarita Blue Heat 10 5 2 3 19 11 +8 18
4 Real Salt Lake 10 4 5 1 21 20 +1 13
5 Colorado Pride 10 1 7 2 13 31 −18 5
6 SoCal Crush 10 1 8 1 9 32 −23 4
Source: UWS standings
Rules for classification: 1) Head-to-head based on total points; 2) Total wins; 3) Goal difference all league games; 4) Goals scored in league games

Women's Premier Soccer League[edit]

Main article: Women's Premier Soccer League

One Canadian team (TSS Rovers FC) plays in this league, which also contains 106 teams from the United States. It is unofficially considered a Division 2 league in the United States soccer league system.

Division 3 leagues[edit]

League1 Ontario (Men)[edit]

Main article: 2018 League1 Ontario season

17 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 FC London 16 12 2 2 49 19 +30 38 League Playoffs
2 Sigma FC 16 11 4 1 33 9 +24 37
3 Oakville Blue Devils 16 10 5 1 41 9 +32 35
4 Toronto FC III 16 10 3 3 48 25 +23 33 No playoffs[a]
5 Vaughan Azzurri (C, X) 16 10 1 5 45 23 +22 31 League Playoffs
6 Woodbridge Strikers 16 8 4 4 43 18 +25 28
7 Alliance United FC 16 7 3 6 34 24 +10 24
8 Unionville Milliken SC 16 6 5 5 25 21 +4 23
9 Darby FC 16 6 3 7 22 27 −5 21
10 Master's Futbol 16 4 7 5 28 28 0 19
11 Sanjaxx Lions 16 5 3 8 14 26 −12 18
12 Toronto Skillz FC 16 4 2 10 25 50 −25 14
13 North Mississauga SC 16 3 4 9 15 30 −15 13
14 Ottawa South United 16 3 4 9 19 50 −31 13
15 Aurora FC 16 3 3 10 20 40 −20 12
16 ProStars FC 16 2 4 10 14 34 −20 10
17 Windsor TFC 16 1 5 10 13 55 −42 8
Updated to match(es) played on September 23, 2018. Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/show/2309115-standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal differential; 5) playoff match
(C) Champion and qualification to 2019 Canadian Championship; (X) L1 Cup winner
Notes:
  1. ^ Toronto FC III voluntarily withdrew from league playoffs.[26]

League1 Ontario (Women)[edit]

Main article: 2018 Women's League1 Ontario season

13 teams play in this league, all of which are based in Canada. It is considered a Division 3 women's league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC London 12 11 1 0 31 9 +22 34 League Playoffs
2 Woodbridge Strikers 12 9 3 0 32 9 +23 30
3 Vaughan Azzurri 12 8 0 4 31 16 +15 24
4 Durham United FA (C) 12 7 2 3 25 9 +16 23
5 Oakville Blue Devils 12 7 1 4 40 18 +22 22
6 DeRo United FC 12 6 3 3 20 12 +8 21
7 Hamilton United 12 5 3 4 22 14 +8 18
8 Unionville Milliken SC 12 5 3 4 17 12 +5 18
9 North Mississauga SC 12 4 0 8 13 39 −26 12
10 West Ottawa SC 12 3 1 8 15 28 −13 10
11 Aurora FC 12 2 2 8 10 21 −11 8
12 Darby FC 12 1 1 10 9 38 −29 4
13 Toronto Azzurri Blizzard 12 0 0 12 4 44 −40 0
Updated to match(es) played on August 21, 2018. Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/show/2309115-standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal differential; 5) playoff match
(C) Champions

Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (Men)[edit]

Main article: 2018 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec season

Eight 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 Qualification
1 AS Blainville (C) 21 16 3 2 42 14 +28 51 2019 Canadian Championship
2 CS Mont-Royal Outremont 21 14 3 4 33 15 +18 45
3 FC Gatineau 21 9 5 7 28 21 +7 32
4 CS Longueuil 21 7 8 6 20 22 −2 29
5 Dynamo de Québec 21 7 6 8 25 28 −3 27
6 CS St-Hubert 21 6 4 11 26 36 −10 22
7 CS Fabrose 21 3 6 12 19 31 −12 15
8 FC Lanaudière 21 2 5 14 12 38 −26 11
Source: http://plsq.ca/calendrier-resultats/plsq-masculine
(C) Champions

Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (Women)[edit]

Main article: 2018 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec Féminine season

Five 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 Dynamo de Québec (C) 12 9 2 1 30 11 +19 29
2 CS Monteuil 12 5 2 5 14 23 −9 17
3 AS Blainville 12 4 3 5 17 16 +1 15
4 FC Sélect Rive-Sud 12 4 1 7 11 21 −10 13
5 Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis 12 3 2 7 19 20 −1 11
Updated to match(es) played on August 28, 2018. Source: http://www.tsisports.ca/soccer/ligue/l_classam.aspx
(C) Champions

Division 4 leagues[edit]

Premier Development League[edit]

Main article: 2018 PDL season

Five Canadian teams play in this league, which also contains 69 teams from the United States. It is unofficially considered a Division 4 league in the United States soccer league system.

Heartland Division - Canada Thunder Bay Chill, WSA Winnipeg

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Des Moines Menace 14 13 0 1 37 6 +31 40 Advance to the Central Conference Championship
2 Chicago FC United 14 7 5 2 23 20 +3 23
3 Kaw Valley FC 14 6 6 2 21 23 −2 20
4 St. Louis Lions 14 6 6 2 26 24 +2 20
5 Thunder Bay Chill 14 6 7 1 21 20 +1 19
6 WSA Winnipeg 14 0 14 0 10 46 −36 0
Source: Premier Development League
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Northwest Division - Canada Calgary Foothills FC, TSS FC Rovers, Victoria Highlanders

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Calgary Foothills FC 14 11 1 2 30 7 +23 35 Advance to the Western Conference Championship
2 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 14 6 5 3 26 21 +5 21
3 Lane United FC 14 5 4 5 28 22 +6 20
4 TSS FC Rovers (J) 14 5 7 2 19 27 −8 17
5 Victoria Highlanders 14 5 9 0 14 25 −11 15
6 Portland Timbers U23 14 3 9 2 15 30 −15 11
Source: Premier Development League
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(J) Juan de Fuca Plate

Non-FIFA leagues[edit]

Canadian Soccer League[edit]

Main article: 2018 Canadian Soccer League season

Fifteen 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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Ukraine United (A, C) 16 12 2 2 60 16 +44 38 Qualification for Playoffs
2 FC Vorkuta (A, O) 16 12 2 2 55 16 +39 38
3 SC Waterloo Region (A) 16 9 2 5 34 33 +1 29
4 Scarborough SC (A) 16 8 5 3 34 20 +14 29
5 Hamilton City SC (A) 16 8 1 7 41 38 +3 25
6 Serbian White Eagles (A) 16 5 4 7 20 20 0 19
7 Real Mississauga SC (A) 16 3 2 11 14 42 −28 11
8 Brantford Galaxy (A) 16 3 2 11 9 37 −28 11
9 CSC Mississauga 16 1 2 13 9 37 −28 5
Updated to match(es) played on September 27, 2018. Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2018-csl-first-division-standings/
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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Vorkuta B (A, C, O) 15 12 1 2 71 20 +51 37 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Halton United (A) 15 10 0 5 48 20 +28 30
3 Scarborough SC B (A) 15 8 0 7 48 40 +8 24
4 Milton SC (A) 15 7 0 8 37 50 −13 21
5 Brantford Galaxy B 15 5 1 9 25 32 −7 16
6 Serbian White Eagles B 15 2 0 13 13 80 −67 6
Updated to match(es) played on September 25, 2018. Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2018-second-division-standings/
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

Domestic cups[edit]

Canadian Championship[edit]

Main article: 2018 Canadian Championship

The Canadian Championship is a national cup contested by men's teams in divisions 1 through 3.

First Qualifying RoundSecond Qualifying RoundSemifinalsFinal
                      
MLS
Toronto FC 		134
USL
Ottawa Fury 		00 0
USL
Ottawa Fury 		112
PLSQ
A.S. Blainville 		00 0
L1O
Oakville Blue Devils 		101
PLSQ
A.S. Blainville 		21 3
MLS
Toronto FC 		257
MLS
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 		22 4
MLS
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 		022
MLS
Montreal Impact 		10 1

Challenge Trophy[edit]

Main article: 2018 Challenge Trophy

The Challenge Trophy is a national cup contested by men's teams at the division 4 level and below.

Jubilee Trophy[edit]

Main article: 2018 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[edit]

2018 CONCACAF Champions League[edit]

Main article: 2018 CONCACAF Champions League
February 20, 2018 Round of 16 Colorado Rapids United States 0–2 Canada Toronto FC Commerce City, United States
8:00 pm MT Report Osorio 55'
Giovinco 73'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 2,673
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
February 27, 2018 Round of 16 Toronto FC Canada 0–0 United States Colorado Rapids Toronto, Canada
8:00 pm ET Report Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 23,383
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)

Canada Toronto FC wins 2–0 on aggregate.

March 7, 2018 Quarterfinals Toronto FC Canada 2–1 Mexico UANL Toronto, Canada
8:00 pm ET Altidore 60'
Osorio 89'		 Report Vargas 52' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 25,587
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
March 13, 2018 Quarterfinals UANL Mexico 3–2 Canada Toronto FC San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
8:00 pm CT Vargas 69'
Gignac 84', 90+3' (pen.)		 Report Rafael Carioca 64' (o.g.)
Giovinco 73'		 Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Attendance: 30,500
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)

Canada Toronto FC draws 4–4 on aggregate, wins 2–1 on away goals.

April 3, 2018 Semifinals Toronto FC Canada 3–1 Mexico América Toronto, Canada
8:00 pm ET Giovinco 9' (pen.)
Altidore 44'
Morgan 58'		 Report Ibargüen 21' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 23,463
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)
April 10, 2018 Semifinals América Mexico 1–1 Canada Toronto FC Mexico City, Mexico
9:00 pm CT Uribe 90+2' (pen.) Report Osorio 12' Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Canada Toronto FC wins 4–2 on aggregate.

April 17, 2018 Finals Toronto FC Canada 1–2 Mexico Guadalajara Toronto, Canada
8:15 pm ET Osorio 19' Report Pizarro 2'
Pulido 72'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 29,925
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
April 25, 2018 Finals Guadalajara Mexico 1–2
(4–2 p)		 Canada Toronto FC Guadalajara, Mexico
8:30 pm CT Pineda 19' Report Altidore 25'
Giovinco 44'		 Stadium: Estadio Akron
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
Penalties

Canada Toronto FC draws 3–3 on aggregate, draws 2–2 on away goals, loses 4–2 on penalties, and finishes in second place.

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