U Sports women's soccer championship

U Sports women's soccer championship
SportAssociation football
Founded1987; 37 years ago (1987)
First season1987
Organising bodyU Sports
No. of teams8
CountryCanada
Most recent
champion(s)		UBC Thunderbirds (9th title)
Most titlesUBC Thunderbirds (9 titles)
Official websiteusports.ca/championship

The U Sports Women's Soccer Championship is a Canadian university soccer tournament conducted by U Sports, and determines the women's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from each of Canada's four regional sports conferences. The Gladys Bean Memorial Trophy is awarded to the winners.

UBC is the reigning champion and has won the most championships winning for the ninth time in 2024. Trinity Western is the next most successful program, having won five championships.[1]

The 2020 championship tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Format

The championship features eight teams in single-elimination matches to determine a national champion. The championship hosts 11 games over four days at a predetermined host venue. The host team is automatically qualified for the tournament, as is each of the conference champions, with additional berths awarded for the remaining spots.

Results

Season Winner Runner-up Score Venue
2024 UBC Thunderbirds (9) Laval Rouge et Or 1 – 0 Wickwire Field, Dalhousie[3]
2023 UBC Thunderbirds (8) Trinity Western Spartans 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Richardson Memorial Stadium, Queen's[4]
2022 Montreal Carabins (2) Laval Rouge et Or 1 – 0 TELUS-Université Laval Stadium, Laval[5]
2021 MacEwan Griffins (1) Trinity Western Spartans 3 – 2 (p) Cape Breton Health Recreation Complex, Cape Breton[6][7]
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2] Awarded host: Cape Breton[6]
2019[8] UBC Thunderbirds (7) Calgary Dinos 1 – 0 Centennial Stadium, Victoria[9]
2018[10] Ottawa Gee-Gees (2) Trinity Western Spartans 2 – 1 Gee-Gees Field, Ottawa
2017[11] Montreal Carabins (1) CBU Capers 1 – 0 Subway Soccer South Complex, Manitoba
2016[12] Laval Rouge et Or (2) UBC Thunderbirds 2 – 1 Raymond Field, Acadia
2015[13] UBC Thunderbirds (6) Trinity Western Spartans 3 – 0 Thunderbird Stadium, British Columbia
2014[14] Laval Rouge et Or (1) Trinity Western Spartans 5 – 0 TELUS-Université Laval Stadium, Laval
2013[15] Trinity Western Spartans (5) Montreal Carabins 1 – 0 Varsity Stadium, Toronto
2012[16] Trinity Western Spartans (4) Queen's Gaels 1 – 0 (p) Centennial Stadium, Victoria
2011[17] Queen's Gaels (3) Montreal Carabins 1 – 0 (p) Molson Stadium, McGill
2010[18] Queen's Gaels (2) Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) UPEI Turf, Prince Edward Island
2009[19] Trinity Western Spartans (3) Montreal Carabins 1 – 0 (p) Varsity Stadium, Toronto
2008[20] Trinity Western Spartans (2) Brock Badgers 1 – 0 Trinity Western
2007[21] Cape Breton Capers (1) York Lions 2 – 1 Cape Breton
2006[22] UBC Thunderbirds (5) Queen's Golden Gaels 3 – 1 Centennial Stadium, Victoria
2005[23] Victoria Vikes (1) Ottawa Gee-Gees 3 – 0 Alberta
2004[24] Trinity Western Spartans (1) McGill Martlets 3 – 2 (p) CEPSUM Stadium, Montréal & McGill
2003[25] UBC Thunderbirds (4) Ottawa Gee-Gees 5 – 0 Molson Stadium, McGill
2002 UBC Thunderbirds (3) Alberta Pandas 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Alberta
2001 Alberta Pandas (3) McGill Martlets 2 – 1 Carleton
2000 Dalhousie Tigers (3) Ottawa Gee-Gees 1 – 0 Acadia
1999 Dalhousie Tigers (2) Alberta Pandas 2 – 0 Wilfrid Laurier
1998 Calgary Dinos (1) Victoria Vikes 3 – 2 Centennial Stadium, Victoria
1997 Alberta Pandas (2) Ottawa Gee-Gees 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Laval
1996 Ottawa Gee-Gees (1) Alberta Pandas 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Dalhousie
1995 Laurier Golden Hawks (2) Dalhousie Tigers 1 – 0 Carleton
1994 Dalhousie Tigers (1) UBC Thunderbirds 3 – 2 (p) Alberta
1993 UBC Thunderbirds (2) Dalhousie Tigers 2 – 1 McGill
1992 Laurier Golden Hawks (1) McGill Martlets 1 – 0 McMaster
1991 McMaster Marauders (1) McGill Martlets 8 – 2 Guelph
1990 Acadia Axewomen (1) UBC Thunderbirds 1 – 0 British Columbia
1989 Alberta Pandas (1) McGill Martlets 3 – 1 Acadia
1988 Queen's Golden Gaels (1) Acadia Axewomen 2 – 0 British Columbia
1987 UBC Thunderbirds (1) McMaster Marauders 3 – 2 (p) McGill

Awards

U Sports Championship MVP

The selection is made by a committee established by the host of the U Sports championship.

  • 2024 Sienna Gibson, UBC
  • 2023 Katalin Tolnai, UBC
  • 2022 Megane Sauve, Montreal
  • 2021 Samantha Gouveia, MacEwan
  • 2019 Danielle Steer, UBC
  • 2018 Miranda Smith, Ottawa
  • 2017 Marie-Ève Bernard O'Breham, Montreal
  • 2016 Joëlle Gosselin, Laval
  • 2015 Jasmin Dhanda, UBC
  • 2014 Joëlle Gosselin, Laval
  • 2013 Vanessa Kovacs, Trinity Western
  • 2012 Jennifer Castillo, Trinity Western
  • 2011 Chantel Marson, Queen's University
  • 2010 Kelsey Tikka, Laurier
  • 2009 Tessa Meyer, Trinity Western
  • 2008 Daniela Gerig, Trinity Western
  • 2007 Kylie Snow, Cape Breton
  • 2006 Amy Bobb, UBC
  • 2005 Carey Gustafson, Victoria
  • 2004 Danielle Day, McGill
  • 2003 Rosalyn Hicks, UBC
  • 2002 Sarah Regan, UBC
  • 2001 Aishatu Alfa, Alberta
  • 2000 Claire Martin, Dalhousie
  • 1999 Stef Finateri, Dalhousie
  • 1998 Stephanie O'Neill, Calgary
  • 1997 Heather Murray, Alberta
  • 1996 Danielle Vella, Ottawa
  • 1995 Camilla Vejvalka, Laurier
  • 1994 Carla Perry, Dalhousie
  • 1993 Tammy Crawford, UBC
  • 1992 Nancy Ferguson, UBC
  • 1991 Lydia Vamos, McMaster
  • 1990 Alison Tuton, Acadia
  • 1989 Jane Wood, Alberta

See also

References

  1. ^ "Results by Team" (PDF). U SPORTS - English. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b "U Sports cancels 2020 fall championships due to COVID-19". U Sports. June 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "Dalhousie to host 2024 national women's soccer championship". Dalhousie University. June 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Queen's to host U Sports 2021 Women's Rugby and 2023 Women's Soccer National Championships". Queen's Gaels. July 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "Le Rouge et Or hôte de 3 championnats canadiens de 2021 à 2023" (in French). Laval Rouge et Or. July 3, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "U SPORTS announces 10 national championship hosts in rugby, soccer and volleyball over next two seasons". U Sports. December 11, 2018.
  7. ^ "U Sports announces 2021-23 fall championship hosts in soccer and rugby". U Sports. July 3, 2020.
  8. ^ "T-Birds win U Sports women's national championship". usports.ca. Nov 10, 2019.
  9. ^ "U SPORTS announces 10 national championship hosts in rugby, soccer and volleyball over next two seasons". usports.ca. December 11, 2018.
  10. ^ "Gold Medal Game: Gee-Gees capture first national championship since 1996 with win over Spartans". Nov 11, 2018.
  11. ^ Gold medal match: Montreal defeats Cape Breton 1–0 for first national title
  12. ^ Rouge et Or crowned women’s soccer champs after 2–1 win over UBC
  13. ^ Host T-Birds dominate TWU, claim record sixth CIS banner
  14. ^ Host Laval stuns 5-time champs, first Quebec team to win CIS title
  15. ^ Spartans defend title, claim record-tying fifth banner
  16. ^ Spartans triumph in PK, no 3-peat for Gaels
  17. ^ Gaels win on penalty kicks, repeat as national champs
  18. ^ Queen’s Gaels capture Gold over Laurier Golden Hawks 1–0
  19. ^ Spartans repeat as national champions
  20. ^ Host Spartans win second CIS national title
  21. ^ Host Capers claim first Bean Trophy
  22. ^ Birds claim third national title in five years
  23. ^ Victoria captures first CIS title
  24. ^ Spartans crowned following brilliant comeback
  25. ^ UBC repeats champions with 5–0 win over Ottawa