The National Soccer League was a soccer league in Canada that existed from 1926 to 1997. Teams were primarily based in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The league was renamed to Canadian National Soccer League in 1993 following the folding of the Canadian Soccer League, and the accepting of the Winnipeg Fury, making the league more national. In the 1960s, the Canadian National Soccer League was one of four major leagues in Canadian soccer alongside the Pacific Coast League, the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League and the Western Canada Soccer League.
In Canada, soccer is the most popular sport in terms of participation rate. According to FIFA's Big Count, almost 2.7 million people played in Canada in 2006. Professional soccer in Canada is played in the Canadian Premier League and Major League Soccer. Canada also has many semi-professional and amateur soccer leagues. Canada's men's and women's national soccer teams are ranked 33rd and 6th respectively in the FIFA World Rankings as of February 10, 2022.
The Cosmopolitan Soccer League is a regional soccer league consisting of semi-pro and amateur teams based in and around New York City. Established in 1923, it is one of the oldest soccer leagues in the United States and has contributed greatly to the nation's soccer history.
Héctor Vergara is a Canadian soccer referee. Although born in San Javier, Chile, Vergara grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He attended John Taylor Collegiate. Vergara earned a Bachelor of Recreation Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Advanced Psychology from the University of Manitoba.
Tony Nocita is a former professional Canadian soccer player who currently coaches the FC Winnipeg Lions.
The 2008 Challenge Trophy is a soccer competition for men's amateur teams in Canada. Each province determined their representative in different methods. The final competition was held at King George V Park in St. John's, Newfoundland from 8th to 13 October 2008.
The Vancouver Metro Soccer League (VMSL) is a soccer men's league operating in British Columbia, Canada primarily in the Lower Mainland area.
The 2009 Challenge Trophy was contested for in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan from October 7 to 12, 2009. The round robin group seedings were based on last years performance.
The FC Winnipeg Lions, formed in 1995, is a Canadian soccer club that competes in the Manitoba Major Soccer League.
Winnipeg Lucania Football Club is an amateur soccer club based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was founded in 1971. They won gold at the Canadian National Challenge Cup on two occasions, in 1987 and 2000. The club was ranked the number one senior men's amateur team in Canada on June 22, 2011.
The 2010 Challenge Trophy was hosted in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island on 6 to 10 October 2010. Defending champion Hellas SC of Manitoba failed to qualify as they lost to Lucania SC in the semi-final round in the Manitoba play down.
FC Manitoba is a Canadian soccer team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the United States soccer league system. The club was founded in 2010 as WSA Winnipeg. In 2020, the club was acquired by a new ownership group and re-organized and branded as FC Manitoba.
Hellas SC is an amateur soccer club based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The club plays in the Manitoba Major Soccer League.
Eduardo "Eddy" Gesualdo was a midfielder who played for the Winnipeg Fury.
Robert Peter Tabo Gale is an English former professional footballer and coach. He serves as an assistant coach for Portland Thorns FC in the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
The 2012 Challenge Trophy was hosted in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In the final Royal-Sélect de Beauport (Quebec) defeated Edmonton Scottish (Alberta).
Tyson James Farago is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. Starting his senior career at the club while at university, he joined FC Edmonton a year later and spent four seasons with the Alberta club. He signed for Irish club St Patrick's Athletic in March 2018, and returned to WSA Winnipeg after four months overseas. He then had two stints in the new Canadian Premier League, first with Valour FC of Winnipeg, then with Cavalry FC of Calgary.
The 2016 Challenge Trophy is the national championship for men's soccer clubs competing at division 4 and below in the Canadian soccer pyramid. It will be held in St. John's, Newfoundland from October 5–10, 2016.
The Western Canada Soccer League was a soccer league in Canada. The league operated for eight seasons over a nine-year period from 1963 to 1971 and eventually operated across nine cities in four Canadian provinces and one American state. In the 1960s, the Western Canada Soccer League was one of four major leagues in Canadian soccer alongside the Pacific Coast League, the National Soccer League of Ontario/Quebec, and the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League.
Ali Adem Musse is a Somali professional footballer who plays as a winger for Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC and the Somalia national team.
