2015 in Canadian soccer

2015 in Canadian soccer

← 2014 · · 2016 → Men's Domestic Leagues Div League Season Cup/Playoffs I MLS Vancouver Whitecaps FC (3rd overall) Two teams (MTL & VAN) (Conference Semifinals) II NASL Ottawa Fury FC (2nd overall) Ottawa Fury FC (Second place) III USL Vancouver Whitecaps 2 (11th overall: Western Conference) - (None qualified) L1O Oakville Blue Devils (Champions) Woodbridge Strikers (Champions) PLSQ CS Mont-Royal Outremont (Champions) Lakeshore SC (Champions) 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) Men's Domestic Cups Div Name Champion Runner-Up I Canadian Championship Vancouver Whitecaps FC Montreal Impact II III Inter-Provincial Cup Oakville Blue Devils CS Mont-Royal Outremont IV Challenge Trophy London Marconi Edmonton Scottish Women's Domestic Cups Div Name Champion Runner-Up IV Jubilee Trophy Edmonton Victoria Royal Sélect Beauport

The 2015 season is the 139th season of competitive soccer in Canada. ^[1]

National teams

When available, 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

2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

Dominica   v   Canada

11 June 2015 Round 2	Dominica	0–2	Canada	Roseau, Dominica
20:00 UTC−04:00		Report	Larin 5' Teibert 63' (pen.)	Stadium: Windsor Park Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)

Canada   v   Dominica

16 June 2015 Round 2	Canada	4–0 (6–0 agg.)	Dominica	Toronto, Canada
19:37 UTC−04:00	Akindele 4' Larin 41' Ricketts 52', 77'	Report		Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 9,749 Referee: Gianni Ascani (Turks and Caicos Islands)

Canada   v   Belize

4 September 2015 Round 3	Canada	3–0	Belize	Toronto, Canada
19:30 UTC−04:00	Ricketts 25', 65' Hutchinson 90+1'	Report		Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 10,412 Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

Belize   v   Canada

8 September 2015 Round 3	Belize	1–1 (1–4 agg.)	Canada	Belmopan, Belize
19:00 UTC−06:00	McCaulay 26'	Report	Johnson 45+1'	Stadium: FFB Stadium Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)

Canada   v   Honduras

13 November 2015 Round 4	Canada	1–0	Honduras	Vancouver, Canada
19:07 UTC−08:00	Larin 38'	Report		Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,108 Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)

El Salvador   v   Canada

17 November 2015 Round 4	El Salvador	0–0	Canada	San Salvador, El Salvador
19:30 UTC−06:00		Report		Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)

2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Main article: 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup

El Salvador   v   Canada

8 July 2015 Group stage	El Salvador	0–0	Canada	Carson, United States
19:30 UTC−07:00		Report		Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 22,468 Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

Jamaica   v   Canada

11 July 2015 Group stage	Jamaica	1–0	Canada	Houston, United States
17:30 UTC−05:00	Austin 90+2'	Report		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 22,017 Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

Canada   v   Costa Rica

14 July 2015 Group stage	Canada	0–0	Costa Rica	Toronto, Canada
20:30 UTC−04:00		Report		Stadium: BMO Field Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)

 CAN eliminated in the group stage.

Friendlies

Canada   v   Iceland

16 January 2015 Friendly	Canada	1–2	Iceland	Orlando, United States
16:30 UTC−05:00	De Rosario 70'	Report	Steindorsson 6' Vilhjalmsson 42'	Stadium: University of Central Florida Attendance: 100

Canada   v   Iceland

19 January 2015 Friendly	Canada	1–1	Iceland	Orlando, United States
16:00 UTC−05:00	De Rosario 30' (pen.)	Report	Friðjónsson 65' (pen.)	Stadium: University of Central Florida Attendance: 200

Canada   v   Guatemala

27 March 2015 Friendly	Canada	1–0	Guatemala	Fort Lauderdale, United States
16:15 UTC−04:00	Haber 70'	Report		Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 5

Canada   v   Puerto Rico

30 March 2015 Friendly	Canada	3–0	Puerto Rico	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
19:30 UTC−04:00	Ricketts 42' Edwini-Bonsu 60' Larin 77'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Juán Rámon Loubriel

Canada   v   Ghana

13 October 2015 Friendly	Canada	1–1	Ghana	Washington, D.C., United States
19:30 UTC−04:00	de Jong 28'	Report	Adomah 45'	Stadium: RFK Stadium

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

Main article: Football at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's tournament

Canada   v   Brazil

12 July 2015 Group stage	Canada	1–4	Brazil	Hamilton, Canada
20:30 UTC−04:00	Babouli 56'	Report	Luciano 7' Rômulo 38' Clayton 47' Erik 87'	Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium Referee: José Peñaloza (Mexico)

Panama   v   Canada

16 July 2015 Group stage	Panama	0–0	Canada	Hamilton, Canada
20:30 UTC−04:00		Report		Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)

Canada   v   Peru

20 July 2015 Group stage	Canada	0–2	Peru	Hamilton, Canada
20:30 UTC−04:00		Report	Rodas 12' James 68' (o.g.)	Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)

 CAN eliminated in the group stage.

2016 Olympic Qualifiers

Main article: 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship

United States   v   Canada

1 October 2015 Group stage	United States	3–1	Canada	Kansas City, United States
20:00 UTC−05:00	Morris 1', 73' Gil 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Petrasso 81'	Stadium: Sporting Park Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)

Canada   v   Panama

3 October 2015 Group stage	Canada	3–1	Panama	Kansas City, United States
13:30 UTC−05:00	Petrasso 30' Thomas 35' Fisk 74'	Report	Bárcenas 61'	Stadium: Sporting Park Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)

Canada   v   Cuba

6 October 2015 Group stage	Canada	2–2	Cuba	Commerce City, United States
17:00 UTC−06:00	Petrasso 26' Babouli 52'	Report	Hernández 33', 87'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Referee: Adrián Skeete (Barbados)

Mexico   v   Canada

10 October 2015 Semifinals	Mexico	2–0	Canada	Sandy, United States
16:00 UTC−06:00	Torres 6' Lozano 57'	Report		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)

United States   v   Canada

13 October 2015 Third place match	United States	2–0	Canada	Sandy, United States
17:00 UTC−06:00	Pelosi 69' Kiesewetter 84' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)

 CAN finishes in fourth place; does not qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Women

Senior

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

Canada   v   China

6 June 2015 Group stage	Canada	1–0	China	Edmonton, Canada
16:00 UTC−06:00	Sinclair 90+2' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium Attendance: 53,058

Canada   v   New Zealand

11 June 2015 Group stage	Canada	0–0	New Zealand	Edmonton, Canada
19:00 UTC−06:00		Report		Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium Attendance: 35,544 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

Netherlands   v   Canada

15 June 2015 Group stage	Netherlands	1–1	Canada	Montréal, Canada
19:30 UTC−04:00	Van de Ven 87'	Report	Lawrence 10'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 45,420

Canada   v   Switzerland

21 June 2015 Round of 16	Canada	1–0	Switzerland	Vancouver, Canada
16:30 UTC−07:00	Bélanger 52'	Report		Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 53,855

England   v   Canada

27 June 2015 Quarterfinals	England	2–1	Canada	Vancouver, Canada
16:30 UTC−07:00	Taylor 11' Bronze 14'	Report	Sinclair 42'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 54,027 Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)

 CAN eliminated in the quarterfinals.

2015 Pan American Games

Main article: Football at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's tournament

While 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]

Canada   v   Ecuador

11 July 2015 Group stage	Canada	5–2	Ecuador	Hamilton, Canada
21:00 UTC−04:00	Beckie 12', 77' Zadorsky 44', 48' Fletcher 79'	Report	Moreira 29', 90'	Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium Referee: Alondra Arellano (Mexico)

Costa Rica   v   Canada

15 July 2015 Group stage	Costa Rica	2–0	Canada	Hamilton, Canada
20:30 UTC−04:00	Cruz 60' Villalobos 74'	Report		Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium Referee: Tatiana Guzman (Nicaragua)

Canada   v   Brazil

19 July 2015 Group stage	Canada	0–2	Brazil	Hamilton, Canada
20:30 UTC−04:00		Report	Alves 55' Cristiane 87'	Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

Colombia   v   Canada

22 July 2015 Semifinal	Colombia	1–0	Canada	Hamilton, Canada
20:35 UTC−04:00	Ospina 29'	Report		Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium Referee: Mirian Leon (El Salvador)

Mexico   v   Canada

24 July 2015 Bronze medal match	Mexico	2–1	Canada	Hamilton, Canada
20:35 UTC−04:00	Ocampo 29' Mayor 37'	Report	Fleming 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

 CAN finishes in fourth place.

2015 Cyprus Women's Cup

Main article: 2015 Cyprus Cup

Canada   v   Scotland

4 March 2015Group Stage	Canada	2–0	Scotland	Nicosia, Cyprus
17:30 UTC+02:00	Fleming 3' Sinclair 55'	Report		Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 30

Canada   v   South Korea

6 March 2015Group Stage	Canada	1–0	South Korea	Larnaka, Cyprus
14:30 UTC+02:00	Sinclair 46'	Report		Stadium: GSZ Stadium Attendance: 30

Canada   v   Italy

9 March 2015Group Stage	Canada	1–0	Italy	Nicosia, Cyprus
14:30 UTC+02:00	Chapman 51'	Report		Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 30

Canada   v   England

11 March 2015Final	Canada	0–1	England	Larnaka, Cyprus
18:30 UTC+02:00		Report	Sanderson 67'	Stadium: GSZ Stadium Attendance: 100

 CAN finishes in second place.

2015 Four Nations Tournament

Main article: 2015 Four Nations Tournament (women's football)

Canada   v   South Korea

11 January 2015BaoAn Cup	Canada	2–1	South Korea	Shenzhen, China
16:00 UTC+08:00	Beckie 51' Buchanan 55'	Report	Yue 33'	Stadium: Shenzhen Bao'an Sports Center Attendance: 365

Canada   v   Mexico

13 January 2015BaoAn Cup	Canada	2–1	Mexico	Shenzhen, China
16:00 UTC+08:00	Leon 47' Sinclair 80'	Report	Corral 79'	Stadium: Shenzhen Bao'an Sports Center Attendance: 532

Canada   v   China

15 January 2015BaoAn Cup	Canada	2–1	China	Shenzhen, China
19:30 UTC+08:00	Sinclair 63' (pen.), 64'	Report	Gu 31'	Stadium: Shenzhen Bao'an Sports Center Attendance: 6,683

 CAN finishes in first place. ^[4]

2015 International Tournament of Natal

Main article: 2015 Torneio Internacional de Natal de Futebol Feminino

Canada   v   Mexico

9 December 2015Group stage	Canada	3–0	Mexico	Natal, Brazil
18:15 UTC−02:00	Sinclair 15', 20' Prince 45+2'	Report		Stadium: Arena das Dunas Attendance: 500

Trinidad and Tobago   v   Canada

13 December 2015Group stage	Trinidad and Tobago	0–4	Canada	Natal, Brazil
18:30 UTC−02:00		Report	Matheson 10' Beckie 46' Prince 81' Sinclair 85'	Stadium: Arena das Dunas

Brazil   v   Canada

16 December 2015Group stage	Brazil	2–1	Canada	Natal, Brazil
20:45 UTC−02:00	Andressa Alves 12' Debinha 40'	Report	Bélanger 43'	Stadium: Arena das Dunas

Brazil   v   Canada

20 December 2015Final	Brazil	3–1	Canada	Natal, Brazil
18:30 UTC−02:00	Andressa Alves 47' Mônica 63', 81'		Beckie 46'	Stadium: Arena das Dunas Attendance: 10,643 Referee: Report

 CAN finishes in second place.

Friendlies

Canada   v   France

9 April 2015 Friendly	Canada	0–1	France	Bondoufle, France
21:00 UTC+02:00		Report	Le Sommer 34'	Stadium: Stade Robert-Bobin Evry Attendance: 11,441

Canada   v   England

29 May 2015 Friendly	Canada	1–0	England	Hamilton, Canada
19:00 UTC−04:00	Schmidt 23'	Report		Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 23,197

Domestic leagues

Men

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2015 Major League Soccer season

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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification [lower-alpha 1]
1	New York Red Bulls (X)	34	18	10	6	62	43	+19	60	2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
2	FC Dallas	34	18	10	6	52	39	+13	60
3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	16	13	5	45	36	+9	53
4	Columbus Crew	34	15	11	8	58	53	+5	53
5	Portland Timbers (C)	34	15	11	8	41	39	+2	53	2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
6	Seattle Sounders FC	34	15	13	6	44	36	+8	51
7	Montreal Impact	34	15	13	6	48	44	+4	51
8	D.C. United	34	15	13	6	43	45	−2	51
9	LA Galaxy	34	14	11	9	56	46	+10	51
10	Sporting Kansas City	34	14	11	9	48	45	+3	51	2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
11	New England Revolution	34	14	12	8	48	47	+1	50
12	Toronto FC	34	15	15	4	58	58	0	49
13	San Jose Earthquakes	34	13	13	8	41	39	+2	47
14	Orlando City SC	34	12	14	8	46	56	−10	44
15	Houston Dynamo	34	11	14	9	42	49	−7	42
16	Real Salt Lake	34	11	15	8	38	48	−10	41
17	New York City FC	34	10	17	7	49	58	−9	37
18	Philadelphia Union	34	10	17	7	42	55	−13	37
19	Colorado Rapids	34	9	15	10	33	43	−10	37
20	Chicago Fire	34	8	20	6	43	58	−15	30

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 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) Champion; (X) Supporters' Shield winner
Notes:

1. CONCACAF Champions League
   Selection Procedure

   • Four US-based teams qualify for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League:
     1. The winner of the MLS Cup 2015 (Portland Timbers);
        
     2. The winner of the Supporters' Shield (New York Red Bulls);
        
     3. The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (FC Dallas);
        
     4. The winner of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City)
        
     Each qualifier is placed in Pot 3, along with the four qualifiers from Mexico.
     One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
     1. The winner of the 2015 Canadian Championship (Vancouver Whitecaps)
        
     They are placed in Pot 2 along with two qualifiers each from Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras, and one qualifier each from Panama.

North American Soccer League

Main article: 2015 North American Soccer League season

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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York Cosmos (C, X)	30	15	11	4	49	30	+19	56	Championship qualifiers [lower-alpha 1]
2	Ottawa Fury	30	15	11	4	42	23	+19	56	Championship qualifiers [lower-alpha 2]
3	Minnesota United	30	14	11	5	54	39	+15	53	Championship qualifiers [lower-alpha 3]
4	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	30	11	8	11	49	40	+9	41
5	Tampa Bay Rowdies	30	10	9	11	33	37	−4	39
6	Carolina RailHawks	30	9	8	13	44	49	−5	35
7	FC Edmonton	30	9	8	13	41	46	−5	35
8	Atlanta Silverbacks	30	7	12	11	31	40	−9	33
9	Indy Eleven	30	8	9	13	36	48	−12	33
10	San Antonio Scorpions	30	7	10	13	41	52	−11	31
11	Jacksonville Armada	30	8	7	15	33	49	−16	31

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) Champion; (X) Regular season champion
Notes:

1. As spring season champions
2. As fall season champions
3. As next best teams in overall standings

United Soccer League

Main article: 2015 USL season

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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Rochester Rhinos (C, X)	28	17	10	1	40	15	+25	61	Conference semi-finals
2	Louisville City FC	28	14	6	8	55	34	+21	48
3	Charleston Battery	28	12	10	6	43	28	+15	46	First round
4	New York Red Bulls II	28	12	6	10	46	45	+1	42
5	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	28	11	8	9	53	42	+11	41
6	Richmond Kickers	28	10	11	7	41	35	+6	41
7	Charlotte Independence	28	10	10	8	38	35	+3	40
8	Harrisburg City Islanders	28	11	6	11	49	53	−4	39
9	Saint Louis FC	28	8	9	11	30	40	−10	33
10	FC Montreal	28	8	4	16	32	46	−14	28
11	Toronto FC II	28	6	5	17	26	52	−26	23
12	Wilmington Hammerheads	28	3	10	15	22	42	−20	19

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) Champion; (X) Regular Season League Champion

Western Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Orange County Blues	28	14	5	9	38	34	+4	47	Conference semi-finals
2	Oklahoma City Energy	28	13	8	7	44	36	+8	47
3	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	28	14	4	10	53	35	+18	46	First round
4	Sacramento Republic	28	13	7	8	43	31	+12	46
5	LA Galaxy II	28	14	3	11	39	31	+8	45
6	Seattle Sounders 2	28	13	3	12	45	42	+3	42
7	Tulsa Roughnecks	28	11	6	11	49	46	+3	39
8	Portland Timbers 2	28	11	2	15	38	45	−7	35
9	Austin Aztex	28	10	3	15	32	41	−9	33
10	Arizona United	28	10	2	16	31	55	−24	32
11	Vancouver Whitecaps 2	28	8	6	14	39	53	−14	30
12	Real Monarchs	28	7	8	13	32	42	−10	29

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

Main article: 2015 League1 Ontario season

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.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Oakville Blue Devils (C)	22	17	2	3	57	18	+39	53	Inter-Provincial Cup
2	Woodbridge Strikers (X)	22	15	2	5	44	16	+28	47
3	Vaughan Azzurri	22	12	7	3	55	22	+33	43
4	Sigma FC	22	12	6	4	62	33	+29	42
5	Toronto FC Academy	22	13	1	8	61	37	+24	40
6	ANB Futbol	22	12	3	7	50	28	+22	39
7	Durham United FC	22	11	3	8	44	29	+15	36
8	Windsor Stars	22	7	6	9	39	43	−4	27
9	Kingston Clippers	22	4	6	12	33	50	−17	18
10	ProStars FC	22	4	3	15	24	78	−54	15
11	Sanjaxx Lions	22	3	0	19	14	66	−52	9
12	Master's FA	22	1	3	18	20	83	−63	6

Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/standings
(C) Champion; (X) L1 Cup winner

Première Ligue de soccer du Québec

Main article: 2015 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec season

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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	CS Mont-Royal Outremont	18	11	3	4	44	24	+20	36	Inter-Provincial Cup vs L1O Champion
2	Lakeshore FC	18	10	5	3	36	21	+15	35
3	AS Blainville	18	8	6	4	32	26	+6	30
4	CS Longueuil	18	7	5	6	27	28	−1	26
5	Ottawa Fury FC Academy	18	6	0	12	23	32	−9	18
6	FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière	18	5	2	11	32	41	−9	17
7	FC Gatineau	18	4	3	11	24	46	−22	15

Source: Publication Sports

Pos	Team v t e	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

Source: http://www.tsisports.ca/soccer/archiveLigue/l_classam.aspx

Canadian Soccer League

Main article: 2015 Canadian Soccer League season

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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbian White Eagles (A, C)	22	16	4	2	52	17	+35	52	Qualification for Playoffs
2	Toronto Croatia (A, O)	22	15	3	4	57	18	+39	48
3	York Region Shooters (A)	22	13	1	8	56	35	+21	40
4	SC Waterloo Region (A)	21	11	3	7	34	27	+7	36 [lower-alpha 1]
5	Toronto Atomic FC (A)	22	10	2	10	23	37	−14	32
6	Burlington SC (A)	22	8	3	11	41	44	−3	27
7	Milton SC (A)	22	8	3	11	32	43	−11	27
8	London City (A)	22	8	2	12	31	46	−15	26
9	Brampton United	22	7	5	10	31	33	−2	26
10	Scarborough SC	22	6	8	8	32	49	−17	26
11	Brantford Galaxy	22	7	3	12	32	44	−12	24
12	Niagara United	21	2	3	16	23	71	−48	9 [lower-alpha 1]

Updated to match(es) played on October 4, 2015. Source: ^[ dead link ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner
Notes:

1. One match between SC Waterloo Region and Niagara United not played ^[5]

Second Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	SC Waterloo Region B (A, C)	18	10	6	2	58	23	+35	36	Qualification for Playoffs
2	York Region Shooters B (A)	18	11	1	6	45	37	+8	34
3	Milton SC B (A, O)	18	9	5	4	44	31	+13	32
4	Burlington SC B (A)	18	9	3	6	34	34	0	30
5	Brantford Galaxy B (A)	18	9	1	8	36	33	+3	28
6	Toronto Atomic FC B (A)	18	7	3	8	42	39	+3	24
7	Niagara United B (A)	18	6	5	7	38	37	+1	23
8	Serbian White Eagles B (A)	18	5	4	9	31	62	−31	19
9	Toronto Croatia B	18	4	2	12	35	57	−22	14
10	Brampton United B	18	3	4	11	27	37	−10	13

Updated to match(es) played on October 5, 2015. Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2015-2nd-division-standings/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner

Women

National Women's Soccer League

Main article: 2015 National Women's Soccer League season

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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Seattle Reign FC	20	13	4	3	41	21	+20	43	NWSL Shield
2	Chicago Red Stars	20	8	9	3	31	22	+9	33	NWSL Playoffs
3	FC Kansas City (C)	20	9	5	6	32	20	+12	32
4	Washington Spirit	20	8	6	6	31	28	+3	30
5	Houston Dash	20	6	6	8	21	26	−5	24
6	Portland Thorns FC	20	6	5	9	27	29	−2	23
7	Western New York Flash	20	6	5	9	24	34	−10	23
8	Sky Blue FC	20	5	7	8	22	28	−6	22
9	Boston Breakers	20	4	3	13	22	43	−21	15

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion

W-League

Main article: 2015 USL W-League season

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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Laval Comets	12	9	1	2	32	11	+21	28	2015 Championship Host
2	Quebec Dynamo ARSQ	12	8	2	2	22	12	+10	26	2015 Playoff Team
3	Long Island Rough Riders	12	6	2	4	24	15	+9	20
4	North Jersey Valkyries	12	3	3	6	19	28	−9	10
5	New Jersey Wildcats	12	3	1	8	13	30	−17	10
6	New York Magic	12	1	3	8	16	30	−14	5

Source: wleaguesoccer.com ^[6]

Semi-finals

July 24, 2015
5:00pm EDT

Washington Spirit Reserves	1–0	Quebec Dynamo ARSQ
Aedo 39' Stobbs  68'	Report	Vandal  39'  76' Gauthier  45+'

Desjardins Stadium
Laval, Québec

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July 24, 2015
7:30pm EDT

Colorado Pride	4–0	Laval Comets
Jerman 31' Watt 42' Andrews 45+' O'breham 57' (o.g.)	Report	Charron-Delage  63'

Desjardins Stadium
Laval, Québec

Third place Playoff

July 26, 2015
12:00pm EDT

Laval Comets	2–0	Quebec Dynamo ARSQ
Maranda 4' Laverdiere 76' Busque  90+'	Report	Levasseur  13'

Desjardins Stadium
Laval, Québec

League1 Ontario

Main article: 2015 League1 Ontario season § Women's Division

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

Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/standings

Domestic Cups

Men

Canadian Championship

Main article: 2015 Canadian Championship

The Canadian Championship is contested by men's teams at the division 1 & 2 level.

	Preliminary round
		FC Edmonton	3	3	6
		Ottawa Fury FC	1	1	2

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1	2	3
	4	FC Edmonton	1	1	2
								1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2	2	4
								3	Montreal Impact	2	0	2
	2	Toronto FC	0	3	3
	3	Montreal Impact (a)	1	2	3

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

1 November 2015	Oakville Blue Devils	3 - 1	CS Mont-Royal Outremont	Vaughan, Ontario
13:30 UTC−05:00	Wason 4', 36' Ellis 65'	Report [ permanent dead link ]	Dagrou 20'	Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre

CS Mont-Royal Outremont v Oakville Blue Devils

14 November 2015	CS Mont-Royal Outremont	2 - 2	Oakville Blue Devils	Terrebonne, Quebec
18:00 UTC−05:00	Sissoko 28' Ritchie-Andy 36'	Report	Mitchell 55' Novak 85'	Stadium: Complexes Sportifs Terrebonne

Oakville Blue Devils win 5–3 on aggregate.

Challenge Trophy

Main article: 2015 Canadian Challenge Trophy

The Challenge Trophy is a national cup contested by men's teams at the division 4 level and below.

London Marconi v Edmonton Scottish

October 12, 2015	London Marconi	2 - 1 (a.e.t.)	Edmonton Scottish	Calgary, Alberta
1:00 pm	Ivanovich 18', 115' (pen.)		Lam 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT2

Women

Jubilee Trophy

Main article: 2015 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

October 12, 2015	Edmonton Victoria	2 - 1	Royal Sélect Beauport	Calgary, Alberta
10:30 am	Miller Lund	Report	Bourgoing	Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT2

Canadian clubs in international competition

2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League

Main article: 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League

Pachuca v Montreal Impact

24 February 2015 Quarterfinals	Pachuca	2 - 2	Montreal Impact	Pachuca, Mexico
22:00 UTC−05:00	Olvera 57' Nahuelpán 68'	Report	Duka 25', 53'	Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

Montreal Impact v Pachuca

3 March 2015 Quarterfinals	Montreal Impact	1 - 1 (3a - 3 agg.)	Pachuca	Montreal, Canada
20:00 UTC−05:00	Porter 90+3'	Report	Cano 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 38,104 [7] Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

Montreal Impact v Alajuelense

18 March 2015 Semifinals	Montreal Impact	2 - 0	Alajuelense	Montreal, Canada
20:00 UTC−04:00	Piatti 9' Cabrera 14'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 33,675 [8] Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

Alajuelense v Montreal Impact

7 April 2015 Semifinals	Alajuelense	4 - 2 (4 - 4a agg.)	Montreal Impact	Alajuela, Costa Rica
22:00 UTC−06:00	Gabas 47', 61' Guevara 79' McDonald 90+3'	Report	McInerney 42' Romero 72'	Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 17,895 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

América v Montreal Impact

22 April 2015 Final	América	1 - 1	Montreal Impact	Mexico City, Mexico
21:00 UTC−05:00	Peralta 88'	Report	Piatti 16'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 56,783 [9] Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)

Montreal Impact v América

29 April 2015 Final	Montreal Impact	2 - 4 (3 - 5 agg.)	América	Montreal, Canada
22:00 UTC−04:00	Romero 8' McInerney 88'	Report	Benedetto 50', 67', 81' Peralta 65'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 61,004 [10] Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

Montreal Impact finishes in second place.

2015-16 CONCACAF Champions League

Main article: 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Seattle Sounders FC

5 August 2015 Group stage	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1 - 1	Seattle Sounders FC	Vancouver, Canada
19:00 UTC−07:00	Parker 61'	Report	Neagle 71'	Stadium: BC Place Referee: Luis Santander (Mexico)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Olimpia

16 September 2015 Group stage	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1 - 0	Olimpia	Vancouver, Canada
19:00 UTC−07:00	Froese 42'	Report		Stadium: BC Place Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)

Seattle Sounders FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

23 September 2015 Group stage	Seattle Sounders FC	3 - 0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Seattle, United States
19:00 UTC−07:00	Neagle 32', 47' Barrett 39'	Report		Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 37,624 Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

Olimpia v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

22 October 2015 Group stage	Olimpia	1 - 0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
21:00 UTC−05:00	Martínez 69'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC eliminated in the group stage.

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External links

• Canadian Soccer Association