2011 in Canadian soccer

The professional soccer clubs of Canada, year 2011

The 2011 Season is the 99th season of competitive soccer in Canada.

National teams

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

Men

Senior

Friendly matches
February 9 Greece  1–0  Canada Larissa, Greece
10:00 UTC−05 Fetfatzidis 61' Report Stadium: AEL FC Arena
Attendance: 14,800
Referee: Norway Svein Oddvar Moe
March 29 Belarus  0–1  Canada Antalya, Turkey
17:00 UTC−05 Report 58' Hainault Stadium: Antalya Atatürk Stadium
Attendance: 1,400
June 1 Canada  2–2  Ecuador Toronto
16:30 UTC-4 Stadium: BMO Field
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
June 7 Group C United States  2–0  Canada Detroit, United States
18:00 UTC−05 Altidore 16'
Dempsey 62'		 Report Stadium: Ford Field
Attendance: 28,209
Referee: Marlon Mejia (El Salvador)
June 11 Group C Canada  1–0  Guadeloupe Tampa, United States
18:00 UTC−05 De Rosario 51' (p.k.) Report Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 27,731
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
June 14 Group C Canada  1–1  Panama Kansas City, United States
20:00 UTC−06 De Rosario 62' (p.k.) Report 90+1' Tejada Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 20,109
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

Under-20

March 29 Group C Canada U-20  2–1  Guadeloupe U-20 Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 UTC-5 Cavallini 52'
Bassi 58'		 Report Houelche 25' Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso
Attendance: 150
Referee: Honduras José Molina
April 1 Group C Costa Rica U-20  3–0  Canada U-20 Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 UTC-5 Golobio 34'
Campbell 66'
Miller 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City
Attendance: 1,445
Referee: Jamaica Raymond Bogle
April 5 Quarterfinals Mexico U-20  3–0  Canada U-20 Guatemala City, Guatemala
22:00 UTC−05 Álvarez 33'
De Buen 72'
Mora 90+2'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
Attendance: 475
Referee: United States Mark Geiger

Under-17

February 17 Group D Canada  8–0  Barbados U-17 Montego Bay, Jamaica
12:30 UTC−05 Petrasso 12', 29', 56'
Jalali 14'
Nanco 23'
Aleman 33', 47'
Cain 73'		 Report Stadium: Jarrett Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: Panama Jafeth Perea
February 19 Group D Honduras U-17  0–0  Canada U-17 Montego Bay, Jamaica
12:30 UTC−05 Report Stadium: Catherine Hall Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jamaica Valdin Legister
February 22 CONCACAF U-17 Champ. QF United States U-17 United States 3–2
(a.e.t.)		  El Salvador U-17 Montego Bay, Jamaica
15:00 UTC−05 Guido 5'
M. Rodriguez 96'
Pelosi 112'		 Report Peña 9'
Iraheta 120' (pen.)		 Stadium: Catherine Hall Stadium
Referee: Valdin Legister (JAM)
February 25 CONCACAF U-17 Champ. SF United States U-17 United States 2–0  Jamaica U-17 Montego Bay, Jamaica
19:00 UTC−05 Pelosi 11'
Oliver 90+2'		 Report Stadium: Catherine Hall Stadium
Attendance: 8,361
Referee: Ricardo Arellano (MEX)
February 27 CONCACAF U-17 Champ. F Canada U-17 Canada 0–3
(a.e.t.)		  United States U-17 Montego Bay, Jamaica
19:00 UTC−05 Report Smith 92'
Oliver 100'
Koroma 120'		 Stadium: Catherine Hall Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Enrico Winjgaarde (SUR)

Women

Senior

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
June 26 Group A Germany  2–1  Canada Berlin, Germany
18:00 UTC+01 Garefrekes 10'
Okoyino da Mbabi 42'		 Report Sinclair 82' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 73,680
Referee: Australia Jacqui Melksham
Assistant referees: Australia Allyson Flynn
Australia Sarah Ho
Fourth official: Japan Etsuko Fukano
June 30 Group A Canada  0–4  France Bochum, Germany
18:00 UTC+01 Report Thiney 24', 60'
Abily 66'
Thomis 83'		 Stadium: Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 16,591
Referee: Japan Etsuko Fukano
Assistant referees: Japan Saori Takahashi
China Zhang Lingling
July 6 Group A Canada  0–1  Nigeria Dresden, Germany
20:45 UTC+01 Report Nkwocha 84' Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion
Attendance: 13,638
Referee: Fiji Finau Vulivuli
Assistant referees: New Zealand Jacqui Stephenson
Tonga Lata Tuifutuna
Fourth official: Greece Thalia Mitsi

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing Manner Date Table Incoming Date Table
Toronto FC United States Preki Fired October 27, 2010 8th (Western Conference)
15th (Overall) 		Netherlands Aron Winter January 4, 2011[1] Off-season
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Iceland Teitur Thordarson Fired May 30, 2011 United States Tom Soehn May 30, 2011

League tables

Men

Major League Soccer

See also: 2011 Major League Soccer season
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LA Galaxy (S, C) 34 19 5 10 48 28 +20 67 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 7 9 56 37 +19 63
3 Real Salt Lake 34 15 11 8 44 36 +8 53
4 FC Dallas 34 15 12 7 42 39 +3 52
5 Sporting Kansas City 34 13 9 12 50 40 +10 51
6 Houston Dynamo 34 12 9 13 45 41 +4 49 CONCACAF Champions League
7 Colorado Rapids 34 12 9 13 44 41 +3 49
8 Philadelphia Union 34 11 8 15 44 36 +8 48
9 Columbus Crew 34 13 13 8 43 44 −1 47
10 New York Red Bulls 34 10 8 16 50 44 +6 46
11 Chicago Fire 34 9 9 16 46 45 +1 43
12 Portland Timbers 34 11 14 9 40 48 −8 42
13 D.C. United 34 9 13 12 49 52 −3 39
14 San Jose Earthquakes 34 8 12 14 40 45 −5 38
15 Chivas USA 34 8 14 12 41 43 −2 36
16 Toronto FC 34 6 13 15 36 59 −23 33 CONCACAF Champions League
17 New England Revolution 34 5 16 13 38 58 −20 28
18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 6 18 10 35 55 −20 28
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

North American Soccer League

See also: 2011 North American Soccer League season
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Carolina RailHawks (X) 28 17 3 8 50 26 +24 54 Playoff semifinals
2 Puerto Rico Islanders 28 15 7 6 41 32 +9 52
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 28 11 8 9 41 36 +5 41 Playoff quarterfinals
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 28 9 11 8 35 36 −1 38
5 FC Edmonton 28 10 6 12 35 40 −5 36[a]
6 NSC Minnesota Stars (C) 28 9 9 10 30 32 −2 36[a]
7 Montreal Impact 28 9 8 11 35 27 +8 35
8 Atlanta Silverbacks 28 4 4 20 25 63 −38 16
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.[2]
(C) Champions; (X) Regular season champion
Notes:
  1. ^ a b EDM: 8 pts; MIN: 2 pts

Canadian Soccer League

See also: 2011 Canadian Soccer League season

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 SC Toronto (A, C) 26 20 3 3 71 24 +47 63 Qualified for the Givova Cup play-offs
2 Toronto Croatia (A, O) 26 18 5 3 62 21 +41 59
3 Capital City (A) 26 15 7 4 52 22 +30 52
4 Brampton United (A) 26 15 3 8 61 43 +18 48
5 Serbian White Eagles (A) 26 13 7 6 41 26 +15 46
6 Montreal Impact Academy (A) 26 13 5 8 57 43 +14 44
7 Mississauga Eagles (A) 26 13 3 10 44 29 +15 42
8 York Region Shooters (A) 26 12 6 8 40 30 +10 42
9 Brantford Galaxy 26 9 3 14 33 53 −20 30
10 TFC Academy 25 8 3 14 43 44 −1 27
11 London City 26 6 3 17 28 56 −28 21
12 St. Catharines Wolves 26 5 4 17 28 77 −49 19
13 Windsor Stars 26 3 4 19 28 67 −39 13
14 North York Astros 25 0 6 19 19 72 −53 6
Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2011. Source: Canadian Soccer League
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



Premier Development League

Further information: 2011 PDL season

With two new franchises (WSA Winnipeg and Hamilton Rage) being added, the Canadian content in this US league has increased to nine teams.

Team Province Division Result
Ottawa Fury ON Northeast
Toronto Lynx ON Great Lakes
Forest City London ON Great Lakes
Hamilton Rage ON Great Lakes
Thunder Bay Chill ON Heartland
WSA Winnipeg MB Heartland
Abbotsford Mariners BC Northwest
Vancouver Whitecaps Residency BC Northwest
Victoria Highlanders BC Northwest

Women

W-League

Canadian clubs in international competitions

Club Competition Final round
Toronto FC 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
Winner of the 2011 Canadian Championship 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round

References

  1. ^ "Chivas USA end coaching search, appoints Fraser as Head Coach". 4 January 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  2. ^ "NASL Standings".