2023 in Canadian soccer

The following are events related to Canadian soccer in the year 2023.[1]

Soccer in Canada
Season2023
Men's soccer
CPL ShieldCavalry FC
Supporters' Shield United States FC Cincinnati[note 1]
League1 OntarioSimcoe County Rovers FC
Ligue1 QuébecCS Saint-Laurent
League1 BCWhitecaps FC Academy
Canadian ChampionshipVancouver Whitecaps FC
Challenge TrophyWest Ottawa Warriors
Women's soccer
League1 OntarioAlliance United FC
Ligue1 QuébecPEF Québec
League1 BCWhitecaps FC Girls Elite
Inter-provincial ChampionshipWhitecaps FC Girls Elite
Canada

National teams

Senior

As of October 13, 2023:
Wins Losses Draws
4 2 3
Friendlies
October 13 Japan  4–1  Canada Niigata, Japan
06:35 ET Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League
Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Canada Honduras Curaçao
1  Canada 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 9 Qualification for Finals and Gold Cup 4–1 4–0
2  Honduras 4 2 0 2 5 7 2 6 Qualification for Gold Cup 2–1 1–2
3  Curaçao 4 1 0 3 2 8 6 3 Advance to Gold Cup prelims 0–2 0–1
Source: CONCACAF
March 25 Curaçao  0–2  Canada Willemstad, Curaçao
21:00 UTC−4 Report
  • David 23'
  • Larin 43'
Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
March 28 Canada  4–1  Honduras Toronto, Canada
20:00 UTC−4
Report Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 13,626
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
Finals
June 15 SF Panama  0–2  Canada Paradise, Nevada
16:00 UTC−7 Report
Stadium: Allegiant Stadium
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
June 18 F Canada  0–2  United States Paradise, Nevada
17:30 PT Report
Stadium: Allegiant Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

Source: CONCACAF

2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League
Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jamaica   Canada Nov 17 Nov 21
November 17 QF 1st Leg Jamaica  v  Canada
November 21 QF 2nd Leg Canada  v  Jamaica Toronto, Ontario
Stadium: BMO Field
Gold Cup
Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Guatemala 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Canada (H) 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5
3  Guadeloupe 3 1 1 1 8 6 +2 4
4  Cuba 3 0 0 3 3 9 6 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Co-host
June 27 Canada  2–2  Guadeloupe Toronto, Ontario
19:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 15,301
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)
July 1 Guatemala  0–0  Canada Houston, United States
20:30 CDT (UTC-05:00) Report Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 19,766
Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)
July 4 Canada  4–2  Cuba Houston, United States
17:30 CDT (UTC-05:00)
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
Knock out
July 9 QF United States  2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
 Canada Cincinnati, United States
19:30 ET
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 24,979
Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)
Penalties

U-17

As of February 24, 2023.
Wins Losses Draws
4 2 0
Friendlies
2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Round of 16
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 1 2 4 7 3 1
4  Barbados 3 0 1 2 1 8 7 1
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers
February 11 Canada  3–2  Trinidad and Tobago Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
  • Vojvodic 27', 68'
  • Omeze 61'
Report
  • Webb 67'
  • Sween 81'
Stadium: Estadio Pensativo
Referee: José Fuentes (Guatemala)
February 13 Barbados  0–2  Canada Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
Report
  • MacKenzie 21'
  • Biello 28' (pen.)
Stadium: Estadio Pensativo
Referee: Sanchez Bass (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
February 15 United States  1–0  Canada Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
Report Stadium: Estadio Pensativo
Referee: Fernando Morón (Panama)
Knockout stage
February 18 R16 Canada  3–0  Haiti Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
20:00 ET
  • N’Diaye 4'
  • Ozimec 16'
  • Pop 88'
Report Stadium: Estadio Pensativo
Referee: Víctor Cáceres (Mexico)
February 22 QF Puerto Rico  0–3  Canada Guatemala City, Guatemala
17:00 ET Report
Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)
February 24 SF Canada  0–2  United States Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 ET Report
Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
Referee: Christopher Mason (Jamaica)
2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup

The 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup will be hosted by Indonesia.[2] Canada qualified for the tournament on February 22, 2023 by defeating Puerto Rico in the quarter-finals of the 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[3] On September 15, 2023, Canada were drawn into Group B with Spain, Mali, and Uzbekistan.[4]

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Mali 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Knockout stage
4  Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: November 10, 2023. Source: [5]
November 10 Spain  v  Canada Manahan Stadium, Surakarta
19:00 WIB
November 16 Canada  v  Mali Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya
16:00 WIB

Senior

As of September 22, 2023.
Wins Losses Draws
2 4 1
Friendlies
April 11 France  2–1  Canada Le Mans, France
Report
Stadium: Stade Marie-Marvingt
Attendance: 14,200
Referee: Sandra Bastos
October 28 Canada  v  Brazil Montréal, Canada
14:30 ET Report Stadium: Stade Saputo
October 31 Canada  v  Brazil Halifax, Canada
18:30 ET Report Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
SheBelieves Cup

source [6]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  United States (H, C) 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9
2  Japan 3 1 0 2 3 2 +1 3
3  Brazil 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 3
4  Canada 3 1 0 2 2 5 3 3
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) fair play ranking.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
February 16 United States  2–0  Canada Orlando, Florida
19:00 ET
Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 14,697
Referee: Katia Garcia (Mexico)
February 19 Brazil  0–2  Canada Nashville, Tennessee
18:30 ET Report
Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 6,502
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
February 22 Canada  0–3  Japan Frisco, Texas
16:00 ET Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 6,975
Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia (H) 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Nigeria 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3  Canada 3 1 1 1 2 5 3 4
4  Republic of Ireland 3 0 1 2 1 3 2 1
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
July 20 Nigeria  0–0  Canada Melbourne, Australia
22:30 ET Report Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 21,410
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
July 26 Canada  2–1  Republic of Ireland Perth, Australia
8:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 17,065
Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)
July 31 Canada  0–4  Australia Melbourne, Australia
6:00 ET Report
Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 27,706
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification (CONCACAF play-off)
September 22 1st Leg Jamaica  0–2  Canada Kingston, Jamaica
8:00 PM Report
Stadium: Independence Park
Attendance: 9,000
September 26 2nd Leg Canada  2–1
(4–1 agg.)
 Jamaica Toronto, Canada
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 29,212

U–20

CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification
Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 4 4 0 0 40 1 +39 12 Qualification to Final tournament
2  El Salvador 4 3 0 1 16 11 +5 9
3  Cuba 4 2 0 2 6 6 0 6
4  Martinique 4 0 1 3 2 21 19 1
5  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 0 1 3 1 26 25 1
6  U.S. Virgin Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
April 14 Canada  15–0  Martinique San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
  • Mouratidis 4'
  • Jourde 6'
  • Ottey 11'
  • Hernandez-Gray 21'
  • Markesini 35'
  • Maalouf 37'
  • Perrault 40'
  • Chukwu 45', 54'
  • Smith 50', 65'
  • Rose 64', 68', 76' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Estadio Panamericano
April 16 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  0–12  Canada San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
  • Smith 20' (pen.), 25' (pen.), 45+1'
  • Rose 31'
  • Briggs 38'
  • Collin 55'
  • Maalouf 56', 89'
  • Chukwu 70'
  • Hernandez-Gray 72'
  • McBride 81', 87'
Stadium: Estadio Panamericano
Referee: Shandor Wilkinson (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
April 20 Cuba  0–4  Canada San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
  • Jourde 12', 44'
  • Briggs 67', 81'
Stadium: Estadio Panamericano
Referee: Kedeen Foster (Cayman Islands)
April 22 Canada  9–1  El Salvador San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
  • Johannes 34'
Stadium: Estadio Panamericano
Referee: Karitza Guerra (Honduras)
CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 15 2 +13 9 Knockout stage
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 11 5 +6 6
3  Jamaica 3 1 0 2 4 9 5 3
4  Panama 3 0 0 3 1 15 14 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
May 26 Canada  4–0  Jamaica Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  • Chukwu 39', 45'
  • Smith 56'
  • Watson 90+4'
Report Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
May 28 Panama  0–5  Canada Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Report
Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
Referee: Sandra Benítez (El Salvador)
May 30 United States  5–2  Canada Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  • Dahlien 3'
  • Sentnor 11', 55'
  • Thompson 45+1' (pen.)
  • Gamero 61'
Report
Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
Knockout stage
June 2 SF Mexico  2–1  Canada Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Report
  • K. Briggs 65'
Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)
June 4 3rd Canada  5–3 (a.e.t.)  Costa Rica Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Report
  • Solano 24'
  • Scott 45+1'
  • Briceño 45+6'
Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

Club competitions

Canadian Premier League
Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Playoff qualification
1 Cavalry (S) 28 16 7 5 46 27 +19 55 First semifinal
2 Forge 28 11 9 8 39 32 +7 42[lower-alpha 1]
3 HFX Wanderers 28 11 9 8 39 32 +7 42[lower-alpha 1] Quarterfinal
4 Pacific 28 11 7 10 42 35 +7 40 Play-in round
5 York United 28 11 5 12 35 44 9 38
6 Atlético Ottawa 28 10 6 12 38 34 +4 36
7 Vancouver 28 8 5 15 28 50 22 29
8 Valour 28 6 8 14 25 38 13 26
Source: CanPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goal differential; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Home goal differential; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Total minutes played by U-21 players; 10) Coin toss (2 teams tied) or drawing of lots (3+ teams tied).[7]
(S) CPL Shield winner (qualified to Champions Cup)
Notes:
  1. Tie resolved by away goal differential; Forge: +4, Wanderers: −2
League1 Canada
League Playoff champion Playoff runner-up Regular season winner Regular season runner-up
British Columbia Whitecaps FC Academy Victoria Highlanders FC Victoria Highlanders FC TSS FC Rovers
Ontario Simcoe County Rovers FC Scrosoppi FC Scrosoppi FC Simcoe County Rovers FC
Quebec N/A (league championship decided by regular season) CS Saint-Laurent Royal-Sélect de Beauport
Canadian Championship
Bracket
 
 
              
 
Langford, BC
 
 
Pacific FC (p)1 (5)
 
Langford, BC
 
Cavalry FC1 (3)
 
Pacific FC2
 
Burnaby, BC
 
TSS FC Rovers0
 
TSS FC Rovers3
 
Langford, BC
 
Valour FC1
 
Pacific FC0
 
Toronto (York Lions), ON
 
Vancouver Whitecaps FC3
 
York United FC1
 
Toronto (York Lions), ON
 
Vancouver FC0
 
York United FC1
 
 
Vancouver Whitecaps FC4
 
 
Vancouver, BC
 
 
Vancouver Whitecaps FC2
 
 
CF Montréal1
 
 
Toronto (BMO), ON
 
 
Toronto FC1
 
Montreal, QC
 
CF Montréal2
 
CF Montréal2
 
Montreal, QC
 
Vaughan Azzurri0
 
CF Montréal2
 
Hamilton, ON
 
Forge FC0
 
Forge FC3
 
Hamilton, ON
 
FC Laval0
 
Forge FC (p)1 (3)
 
Toronto (York Lions), ON
 
Atlético Ottawa1 (2)
 
HFX Wanderers FC1
 
 
Atlético Ottawa3
 
Final
Vancouver Whitecaps FC2–1CF Montréal
Report
Attendance: 20,072
Referee: Filip Dujic
Challenge Trophy
Final
Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Ottawa Warriors Ontario 1–0 Nova Scotia Western Halifax FC
Major League Soccer
Regular season
Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Cincinnati (S, T) 34 20 5 9 57 39 +18 69 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[lower-alpha 1]
2 Orlando City SC (T) 34 18 7 9 55 39 +16 63 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[lower-alpha 2]
3 Columbus Crew (T) 34 16 9 9 67 46 +21 57 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[lower-alpha 3]
4 St. Louis City SC (T) 34 17 12 5 62 45 +17 56 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[lower-alpha 4]
5 Philadelphia Union (T) 34 15 9 10 57 41 +16 55 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[lower-alpha 5]
6 New England Revolution 34 15 9 10 58 46 +12 55
7 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 9 11 41 32 +9 53
8 Los Angeles FC 34 14 10 10 54 39 +15 52
9 Houston Dynamo FC (U, T) 34 14 11 9 51 38 +13 51 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[lower-alpha 6]
10 Atlanta United FC 34 13 9 12 66 53 +13 51
11 Real Salt Lake 34 14 12 8 48 50 2 50
12 Nashville SC (T) 34 13 11 10 39 32 +7 49 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[lower-alpha 7]
13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (V, T) 34 12 10 12 55 48 +7 48 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[lower-alpha 8]
14 FC Dallas 34 11 10 13 41 37 +4 46
15 Sporting Kansas City 34 12 14 8 48 51 3 44
16 San Jose Earthquakes 34 10 10 14 39 43 4 44
17 New York Red Bulls 34 11 13 10 36 39 3 43
18 Portland Timbers 34 11 13 10 46 58 12 43
19 Charlotte FC 34 10 11 13 45 52 7 43
20 CF Montréal 34 12 17 5 36 52 16 41
21 Minnesota United FC 34 10 13 11 46 51 5 41
22 New York City FC 34 9 11 14 35 39 4 41
23 D.C. United 34 10 14 10 45 49 4 40
24 Chicago Fire FC 34 10 14 10 39 51 12 40
25 Austin FC 34 10 15 9 49 55 6 39
26 LA Galaxy 34 8 14 12 51 67 16 36
27 Inter Miami CF (L, Q) 34 9 18 7 41 54 13 34 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16[lower-alpha 9]
28 Colorado Rapids 34 5 17 12 26 54 28 27
29 Toronto FC 34 4 20 10 26 59 33 22
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(L) Leagues Cup winner; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (S) Supporters' Shield winner; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated; (U) U.S. Open Cup winner; (V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:
  1. As 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield champions
  2. As highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
  3. As second highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
  4. As 2023 other Conference regular season champions
  5. As 2023 Leagues Cup third place
  6. As 2023 U.S. Open Cup champions
  7. As 2023 Leagues Cup runner-up
  8. As 2023 Canadian Championship winners
  9. As 2023 Leagues Cup champion
MLS Cup Playoffs

Round One

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Los Angeles FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC Oct 28 Nov 5 Nov 9
CONCACAF Champions League
Round of 16
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Canada 7–3[upper-alpha 1] Honduras Real España 5–0 2–3

Notes

  1. Order of legs were reversed after original draw
Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Canada 0–6 United States Los Angeles FC 0–3 0–3
Leagues Cup

[9]

Group stage

West 3
Pos Team Pld Pts LEO VAN LAX
1 Mexico León 2 5
2 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 4 2–2
3 United States LA Galaxy 2 0 0–1 1–2
Source: Leagues Cup

East 2
Pos Team Pld Pts UNM DCU MTL
1 Mexico UNAM 2 4 3–0
2 United States D.C. United 2 3
3 Canada CF Montréal 2 2 2–2 0–1
Source: Leagues Cup

East 3
Pos Team Pld Pts ATL NYC TOR
1 Mexico Atlas 2 6 1–0
2 United States New York City FC 2 3 0–1 5–0
3 Canada Toronto FC 2 0
Source: Leagues Cup
Knockout stage
Round of 32
Team 1  Score  Team 2
UANL Mexico 1–1 (5–3 p) Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
League1 Canada
League Playoff champion Playoff runner-up Regular season winner Regular season runner-up
British Columbia Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Unity FC Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Nautsa’mawt FC
Ontario Alliance United FC NDC Ontario NDC Ontario Vaughan Azzurri
Quebec N/A (league championship decided by regular season) PEF Québec Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest
L1C Inter-provincial Championship
Semifinals Championship Game
    
Quebec PEF Québec 6
British Columbia Unity FC 4
Quebec PEF Québec 0
British Columbia Whitecaps FC Girls Elite 5
Ontario Alliance United FC 1
British Columbia Whitecaps FC Girls Elite 2 Third place
Ontario Alliance United FC 0
British Columbia Unity FC 2

Notes

      1. Vancouver Whitecaps FC was the best Canadian club in the Supporters' Shield standings.

      References

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      2. "FIFA Council appoints United States as host of new and expanded FIFA Club World Cup". FIFA. June 23, 2023. Section: Hosts of FIFA Congress and tournaments. Archived from the original on September 16, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
      3. Tierney, Mitchell (February 22, 2023). "Canada qualifies for 2023 FIFA U-17 Men's World Cup after win over Puerto Rico". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
      4. "Draw made for FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023". FIFA. September 15, 2023. Archived from the original on September 15, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
      5. "Match Schedule: FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia™" (PDF). FIFA. September 15, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 16, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
      6. "US Soccer to host eighth annual shebelieves cup presented by visa featuring USA Brazil Canada Japan". www.ussoccer.com.
      7. "2023 CPL Competition Guidelines". Canadian Premier League. March 17, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
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