2015 in Canadian soccer
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Women's Domestic Leagues
Div
League
Season
Cup/Playoffs
I
NWSL
No Canadian teams
No Canadian teams
II
W-League
Laval Comets (1st overall: Northeast Division )
Laval Comets (Third place )
III
L1O
Durham United FC (Champions )
North Mississauga SC (Champions )
Women's Domestic Cups
Div
Name
Champion
Runner-Up
IV
Jubilee Trophy
Edmonton Victoria
Royal Sélect Beauport
The 2015 in Canadian soccer was the 139th edition of competitive soccer in Canada.[ 1]
National teams
When available, the left column indicates the home team or the home team designate; the right column, away team or away team designate.
Win
Draw
Loss
Men
Senior
2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
CAN eliminated in the group stage.
Friendlies
Olympic
Many Olympic competitions place certain age restrictions on competitors for the men's tournament (for example, a U-22 requirement at the 2015 Pan American Games ).[ 2] These teams are listed by Soccer Canada as "Olympic teams".
2015 Pan American Games
CAN eliminated in the group stage.
2016 Olympic Qualifiers
CAN finishes in fourth place; does not qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics .
Women
Senior
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
CAN eliminated in the quarterfinals.
2015 Pan American Games
There were no age restrictions placed on teams in this tournament, Canada opted to enter an under-23 squad to provide experience for those who may join the senior national team in the future.[ 3]
CAN finishes in fourth place.
2015 Cyprus Women's Cup
CAN finishes in second place.
2015 Four Nations Tournament
CAN finishes in first place.[ 4]
2015 International Tournament of Natal
CAN finishes in second place.
Friendlies
Domestic leagues
Men
Major League Soccer
Three Canadian teams (Montreal Impact , Toronto FC , and Vancouver Whitecaps FC ) play in this league, which also contains seventeen teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 1 league in the Canadian soccer league system .
Overall standings
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion;
(S) Supporters' Shield
North American Soccer League
Two Canadian teams (FC Edmonton and Ottawa Fury FC ) play in this league, which also contains nine teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 2 league in the Canadian soccer league system .
Overall standings
Source:
NASL Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(C) Champions;
(X) Regular season champion
Notes:
^ As spring season champions
^ As fall season champions
^ As next best teams in overall standings
United Soccer League
Three Canadian teams (FC Montreal , Toronto FC II , and Whitecaps FC 2 ) play in this league, which also contains 21 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 3 league in the Canadian soccer league system .
Eastern Conference
Source:
2015 USL schedule Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions;
(X) Regular Season League Champion
Western Conference
Source:
2015 USL schedule Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
League1 Ontario
Twelve 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 .
Première Ligue de soccer du Québec
Seven 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
CS Longueuil Reserves
18
11
3
4
41
25
+16
36
2
CS Mont-Royal Outremont Reserves
18
10
4
4
49
29
+20
34
3
AS Blainville Reserves
18
9
4
5
43
34
+9
31
4
FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière Reserves
18
10
1
7
42
43
−1
31
5
FC Gatineau Reserves
18
5
2
11
22
39
−17
17
6
Ottawa Fury FC Academy Reserves
18
4
4
10
21
32
−11
16
7
Lakeshore FC Reserves
18
5
0
13
29
45
−16
15
Canadian Soccer League
Twenty two 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
Updated to match(es) played on October 4, 2015. 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
Notes:
^ a b One match between SC Waterloo Region and Niagara United not played[ 5]
Second Division
Women
National Women's Soccer League
No Canadian teams play in this league, though eleven players from the Canada women's national soccer team play on its teams. It is considered a Division 1 league in the Canadian soccer league system .
Overall standings
W-League
Two Canadian teams (Laval Comets and Quebec Dynamo ARSQ ) play in this league, which also contains sixteen teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 2 league in the Canadian soccer league system .
Northeastern Conference
Source: wleaguesoccer.com
[ 6]
Semi-finals
Third place Playoff
League1 Ontario
Seven 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
Notes
1
Durham United FC
18
14
2
2
69
8
+61
44
2015 L1O Women's Division champion
2
Woodbridge Strikers
18
13
2
3
53
22
+31
41
3
Vaughan Azzurri
18
10
5
3
50
21
+29
35
4
North Mississauga SC
18
8
3
7
25
22
+3
27
5
ANB Futbol
18
4
1
13
25
70
−45
13
6
Sanjaxx Lions
18
3
2
13
17
58
−41
11
7
Pro Stars FC
18
2
3
13
13
51
−38
9
Domestic Cups
Men
Canadian Championship
The Canadian Championship is contested by men's teams at the division 1 & 2 level.
Inter-Provincial Cup
The Inter-Provincial Cup is a two-legged home-and-away series at the division 3 level played between the season champions of League1 Ontario and the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec .
Oakville Blue Devils v CS Mont-Royal Outremont
CS Mont-Royal Outremont v Oakville Blue Devils
Oakville Blue Devils win 5–3 on aggregate.
Challenge Trophy
The Challenge Trophy is a national cup contested by men's teams at the division 4 level and below.
Women
Jubilee Trophy
The Jubilee Trophy is a national cup contested by women's teams at the division 4 level and below.
Edmonton Victoria v Royal Sélect Beauport
Canadian clubs in international competition
2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League
Montreal Impact finishes in second place.
2015-16 CONCACAF Champions League
Vancouver Whitecaps FC eliminated in the group stage.
References
^ "History" . canadasoccer.com . Canadian Soccer Association. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2015 .
^ "Football (Soccer)" . Toronto 2015 . Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015 .
^ "Canada's women's soccer team loses bronze medal game to Mexico" . thestar.com . Toronto Star. Retrieved 20 December 2015 .
^ "Canada wins the BaoAn Cup in Shenzhen" . canadasoccer.com . Canadian Soccer Association. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015 .
^ Rycroft, Ben (December 29, 2015). "Soccer Match Fixing Has Infiltrated Canada" . Vice .
^ "W-League Schedule - United Soccer Leagues (USL)" . Archived from the original on 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2015-05-17 .
^ "MATCH REPORT: Impact makes history by qualifying for Champions League semifinals" . Montreal Impact. March 4, 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015 .
^ "MATCH REPORT: Impact tops Alajuelense 2-0 in Champions League first leg" . Montreal Impact. March 18, 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015 .
^ Moffat, Rick. "Twitter @RickMoffat" . Twitter. Retrieved 23 April 2015 .
^ Moffat, Rick. "Twitter @RickMoffat" . Twitter. Retrieved 30 April 2015 .
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