List of soccer clubs in Canada

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This is a list of current soccer clubs in Canada. The Canadian soccer system consists of several unconnected leagues and it does not have promotion and relegation. Leagues in the Canadian system are classified as either professional, pro-am, or amateur. The Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) is the governing body for the sport in Canada and directly sanctions leagues that operate in more than one province. [1] Leagues operating in a single province receive sanctioning from their provincial soccer association.

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Clubs competing in the United States

The following are clubs that compete in professional and semi-professional leagues in the United States as of 2025.

ClubHome cityStadiumFoundedSeason joined
Major League Soccer
CF Montréal [a] Montreal, Quebec Saputo Stadium 1993 [b] 2012
Toronto FC Toronto, Ontario BMO Field 2005 2007
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver, British Columbia BC Place 1974 [c] 2011
MLS Next Pro
Toronto FC II Toronto, Ontario York Lions Stadium 2014 2022
Whitecaps 2 Burnaby, British Columbia Swangard Stadium 2021 2022

Canadian Premier League

2026 CPL teams

ClubHome cityStadiumFinishing position
in 2025
Season joined
Atlético Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario TD Place Stadium 2nd 2020
Cavalry FC Foothills County, Alberta ATCO Field 3rd 2019
Forge FC Hamilton, Ontario Tim Hortons Field 1st 2019
HFX Wanderers FC Halifax, Nova Scotia Wanderers Grounds 4th 2019
Inter Toronto FC [d] Toronto, Ontario York Lions Stadium 5th 2019
Pacific FC Langford, British Columbia Starlight Stadium 7th 2019
FC Supra du Québec Laval, Quebec Stade Boréale N/A 2026
Vancouver FC Langley, British Columbia Willoughby Community Park Stadium 8th 2023

League1 Canada

2025 League1 Alberta teams

Men's division
TeamCityPrincipal stadiumFirst season
Edmonton BTB SC Edmonton Clarke Stadium 2023
Calgary Blizzard SC Calgary Broadview Park2024
Calgary Foothills FC Calgary Macron Performance Centre2023
Calgary Rangers SC Calgary Webber Athletic Park2025
Calgary Villains FC Calgary Villains Dome2025
Callies United Calgary Calgary West Soccer Centre2024
Cavalry FC II [e] Foothills County Shouldice Athletic Park2023
Edmonton Scottish Edmonton Hamish Black Field 2023
St. Albert Impact St. Albert Riel Recreation Park2023

2025 League1 British Columbia teams

TeamCityStadiumFirst season
Altitude FC North Vancouver Kinsmen Field South2022
Burnaby FC Burnaby Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West 2024
Evolution FC Coquitlam Percy Perry Stadium 2025
Langley United Langley Willoughby Community Park 2025
Kamloops United FC [f] Kamloops Hillside Stadium 2022
Nanaimo United FC [g] Nanaimo Q'unq'inuqwstuxw Stadium 2023
TSS Rovers FC Burnaby Swangard Stadium 2022
Unity FC Surrey Cloverdale Athletic Park2022
Whitecaps FC Academy Vancouver (UBC Campus) [h] Thunderbird Stadium 2022

2025 League1 Ontario Premier Division teams

TeamCityStadiumCapacityFoundedDebut
Current teams
Alliance United FC Markham and Scarborough (Toronto) Zanchin Automotive Soccer Centre (Vaughan)2,20020172018
Burlington SC Burlington Corpus Christi CSS19622022
FC London London Tricar Field90020082016
North Toronto Nitros Toronto Downsview Park 1,00019802016 [note 1]
Oakville SC [note 2] Oakville Bronte Athletic Park50019722015
Scrosoppi FC Milton Saint Francis Xavier CSS20202021
Sigma FC Mississauga Paramount Fine Foods Centre/Hamilton Stadium 5,40020052014
Simcoe County Rovers FC Barrie J.C. Massie Field 1,20020212022
St. Catharines Roma Wolves St. Catharines Club Roma Stadium1,50019672021
Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan North Maple Regional Park50019822014
Woodbridge Strikers Woodbridge Vaughan Grove Park1,00019762014
  1. North Toronto Nitros was on hiatus in 2018 & 2019, and returned in 2020 [2]
  2. Oakville SC operated as Oakville Blue Devils FC until the 2021 season and Blue Devils FC between the 2021 and 2024 season prior to their merger

2025 Ligue1 Québec teams

TeamCityStadiumJoined
Current teams
A.S. Blainville Blainville, Laurentides Parc Blainville2012
Celtix du Haut-Richelieu Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Montérégie Parc Pierre-Benoît2020
AS Laval [note 1] Laval Parc de Lausanne2019
FC Laval [note 2] Laval Parc Berthiaume-Du Tremblay2018
CS Longueuil Longueuil, Montérégie Parc Laurier2014
CS Mont-Royal Outremont Mount Royal, Montréal Parc Recreatif de TMR2013
CS Saint-Laurent Saint-Laurent, Montreal Stade Claude-Robillard 2022
CS St-Hubert Saint-Hubert, Montérégie Centre Sportif Roseanne-Laflamme2017
Ottawa South United Ottawa, Ontario TAAG Park (Carleton University)2020
Royal-Sélect de Beauport Quebec City Stade Beauport2021
  1. AS Laval was known as CS Monteuil until the 2021 season
  2. FC Laval was known as CS Fabrose until the 2020 season

Notes

  1. Played as Montreal Impact until the end of the 2020 MLS season.
  2. MLS franchise granted in 2010.
  3. MLS franchise granted in 2009.
  4. Played as York9 FC 2019–2020 and York United FC 2021–2025.
  5. Cavalry FC II was known as Cavalry FC U21 from 2023 to 2024
  6. Kamloops United FC was known as Rivers FC from 2022 to 2024
  7. Nanaimo United FC was known as Harbourside FC from 2023 to 2024
  8. Based on the campus of the University of British Columbia. The campus is part of the unincorporated Metro Vancouver Electoral Area A and is located just west of the City of Vancouver proper.

See also

References

  1. "Canadian Soccer Association Rules and Regulations" (PDF). Canada Soccer. May 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  2. "Three New Teams Join 2020 League1 Ontario Men's And Women's Divisions". League1 Ontario. November 19, 2019. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2019.