List of soccer clubs in Canada by competitive honours won

Last updated

This article lists active Canadian professional soccer clubs whose men's sides have won competitive honours run by official governing bodies. Friendly competitions and matches organized between clubs are not included. A significant number of Canadian clubs have participated and continue to participate in leagues sanctioned by American authorities.

Contents

The first official title won by an active Canadian professional soccer club was claimed by the Vancouver Whitecaps, who were crowned 1979 NASL champions after defeating the Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 in Soccer Bowl '79. [1] From there, Canadian teams began playing in multiple different American and Canadian leagues, including the original Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992), the American Professional Soccer League (1990–1996), the USL First Division (2005–2010), Major League Soccer (1996–present), and finally, the Canadian Premier League (2019–present).

As of 2024, three Canadian professional clubs play in the U.S.-sanctioned Major League Soccer, while the other eight play in the Canadian Premier League.

Summary totals

The table below shows every official title won by active Canadian professional soccer clubs regardless of the division.

Numbers with a blue background are record totals for that category. Statistics include previous iterations of active professional clubs, such as the Vancouver Whitecaps and CF Montréal.

As of October 1, 2025
ClubLeague championshipsCan. Champ.ShieldTotal
CPLMLSNASLCSLAPSLUSLTotalCPLMLSUSLTotal
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1427 5 [a] [b] 12
Toronto FC 11 8 11 10
CF Montréal 123 5 [c] 2 [d] 2 10
Forge FC 44 33 7
Cavalry FC 11 22 3
Pacific FC 11 1
Atlético Ottawa 11 1
  1. The CSL did not have an award for the team which won the most points in the regular season. For that reason, the Vancouver Whitecaps are shown as having won 0 titles in this section despite having the best regular season record 5 times in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992.
  2. The Commissioner's Cup was not awarded in the APSL and USL A–League until the 2005 USL–1 season. For that reason, the Vancouver Whitecaps are shown as having won 0 titles in this section instead of 1, despite having the best regular season record in 1993.
  3. Despite the Voyageurs Cup from 2002 to 2007 being recognized as the official precursor to the Canadian Championship by CF Montréal, the Vancouver Whitecaps and Major League Soccer (MLS), [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Canada Soccer does not and has never recognized them. For that reason, CF Montréal are shown as having only won 5 titles in this section instead of 11.
  4. The Commissioner's Cup was not awarded in the APSL and USL A–League until the 2005 USL–1 season. For that reason, the Montreal Impact are shown as having won 2 titles in this section instead of 5, despite having the best regular season record in 1995, 1996, 1997.

See also

References

  1. "This day in history: 'Caps win 1979 NASL Soccer Bowl". whitecapsfc.com. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. September 8, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  2. "🏆 2002 🏆 2003 🏆 2004 🏆 2005 🏆 2006 🏆 2007 🏆 2008 🏆 2013 🏆 2014 🏆 2019 La dixième. The tenth". twitter.com. CF Montréal. September 25, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  3. "TROPHIES BY MLS CLUB". mlssoccer.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  4. "Canadian Championship: The full list of Voyageurs Cup winners". mlssoccer.com. June 30, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  5. "Recap: CF Montréal 1, Toronto FC 0". mlssoccer.com. Tristan D'Amours. November 21, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  6. "Add it to the collection: Voyageurs Cup the latest addition to Whitecaps FC's trophy case". whitecapsfc.com. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. August 27, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2024.