Canadian soccer clubs in international competitions

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This is a list of Canadian soccer clubs in international competitions. Canadian clubs have participated in competitive international soccer competitions since at least 1975 when the Serbian White Eagles entered the 1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

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No Canadian team has won any CONCACAF competition, but in 2015 and in 2018, CF Montréal (then the Montreal Impact) and Toronto FC, respectively, reached the finals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup, losing both times. Toronto FC lost the 2018 edition of the Campeones Cup.

Qualification for CONCACAF competitions

Starting in 2023, at least three Canadian clubs qualify for each edition of the CONCACAF Champions Cup: [1]

Canadian MLS clubs can also qualify through Major League Soccer or Leagues Cup. If a CPL club were to win the league championship and the regular season, the CPL regular season runner-up would qualify in the second slot. If the Canadian Championship winner has qualified through any other method, then the runner-up would fill the slot; should the runner-up have already qualified, then the highest ranked semifinalist would earn the slot. [2]

Cups and finals

CONCACAF Champions Cup / Champions League

TeamWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runner-upRef.
CF Montréal 01 2015 [3]
Toronto FC 01 2018 [4]

Campeones Cup

TeamWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up
Toronto FC 01 2018

Full international record

CONCACAF Champions Cup / Champions League

YearTeamStarting roundProgress
1975 Serbian White Eagles First roundFirst round
1976 Serbian White Eagles Second roundSecond round [a]
Toronto ItaliaFirst roundThird round [a]
1992 Vancouver 86ers First roundFirst Round [a]
2008–09 Montreal Impact Preliminary roundQuarter-finals
2009–10 Toronto FC Preliminary roundPreliminary round
2010–11 Toronto FC Preliminary round3rd in group stage
2011–12 Toronto FC Preliminary roundSemi-finals
2012–13 Toronto FC Group stage2nd in group stage
2013–14 Montreal Impact Group stage2nd in group stage
2014–15 Montreal Impact Group stage Runners-up
2015–16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Group stage3rd in group stage
2016–17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Group stageSemi-finals
2018 Toronto FC Round of 16 Runners-up
2019 Toronto FC Round of 16Round of 16
2020 Montreal Impact Round of 16Quarter-finals
2021 Toronto FC Round of 16Quarter-finals
2022 Forge FC Round of 16Round of 16
CF Montréal Round of 16Quarter-finals
2023 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Round of 16Quarter-finals
2024 Cavalry FC Round oneRound one
Forge FC Round oneRound one
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Round oneRound one
2025 Cavalry FC Round one
Forge FC Round one
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Round one
  1. 1 2 3 Withdrew

CONCACAF W Champions Cup

YearTeamStarting roundProgress
2024–25 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Academy Preliminary roundGroup stage

Leagues Cup

YearTeamProgress
2020 Toronto FC Cancelled
2023 CF Montréal Group stage
Toronto FC Group stage
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Round of 32
2024 CF Montréal Round of 32
Toronto FC Round of 32
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Round of 32

CONCACAF League

YearTeamProgress
2019 Forge FC Round of 16
2020 Forge FC Quarter-finals
(Lost in CCL play-in round)
2021 Forge FC Semi-finals
(Qualified for CCL)
2022 Pacific FC Round of 16

Campeones Cup

YearTeamScoreOpponents
2018 Toronto FC 1–3 Flag of Mexico.svg UANL

North American Club Championship

YearTeamScoreOpponents
1990 Vancouver 86ers 3–2 Flag of the United States.svg Maryland Bays

Professional Cup

YearTeamProgress
1992 Vancouver 86ers First round
Montreal Supra First round

Appearances in CONCACAF competitions

As of October 15, 2024[ citation needed ]

Men

Modern era (2008–present)
ClubTotalCCCCLFirst appearanceLast appearance
AppsPldWDLWin%
Cavalry FC 2002000.0010 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup
Forge FC 20767035.0023 2019 CONCACAF League 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup
CF Montréal [a] 3213910040.6350 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League 2022 CONCACAF Champions League
Pacific FC 4211050.0001 2022 CONCACAF League 2022 CONCACAF League
Toronto FC 40161113040.0070 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League 2021 CONCACAF Champions League
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 18738038.8940 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup
  1. Includes both the records of the NASL/USL era club, and the current club
Historical era (1975–2008)
ClubTotal [a] CONCACAF Champions' Cup appearances
AppsPldWDLWin%
Serbian White Eagles 2011000.00 1975, 1976
Toronto Italia2200100.00 1976
Vancouver 86ers 0000! 1992
  1. Does not include results that were walkovers

Women

Appearances at the CONCACAF W Champions Cup
ClubTotalFirst appearanceLast appearance
AppsPldWDLWin%
Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Academy 5203040.00 2024–25 2024–25

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