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Canadian National League
Organising bodyCanadian Soccer Association
CountryCanada
ConfederationCONCACAF
Level on pyramid2
Domestic cup(s)Canadian Championship

The Canadian National League is a proposed semi-professional men's soccer league in Canada, to play as a Division II league in the Canadian soccer league system.

In the Canadian soccer league system, it would sit below the Canadian Premier League (CPL)

History

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The league was began to have discussions in late 2019 from Canadian clubs sanctioned in the US who began discussions of forming a league amid discussions of potential sanctioning issues for Canadian teams in US-based leagues in the future.[1] The Canadian National League is to be a league launched independently from the Canadian Premier League, are open to the idea of an affiliation or other form of partnership with the CPL, featuring teams primarily from Western and Central Canada, in regional divisions.[1]

A women's league is also under consideration.[1]

Current clubs

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The following teams are members of the league for the 2022 season.

Team City Stadium Joined Head Coach
Current teams
FC Tigers Vancouver Vancouver, British Columbia 2022
Okanagan FC Kelowna, British Columbia 2022
Edmonton Scottish Edmonton, Alberta Grant MacEwan Park 2022
Edmonton City SC Edmonton, Alberta 2022
Calgary Foothills FC Calgary, Alberta 2022
Saskatchewan Selects Saskatoon, Saskatchewan SMF Field 2022
FC Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba John Scouras Field 2022


Potential Teams

Team City Stadium Joined Ref
Current teams
TSS FC Rovers Burnaby Swangard Stadium 2022
Vancouver Whitecaps FC U23 Vancouver 2022

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Jacques, John (March 3, 2021). "Rollins: Canadian Second Division Slated For 2022".

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