U Sports women's soccer championship

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U Sports women's soccer championship
Most recent season or competition:
2025 U Sports Women's Soccer Championship
U Sports Logo.svg
Sport Association football
Founded1987;39 years ago (1987)
First season1987
Organizing body U Sports
No. of teams8
CountryCanada
Most recent
champion		 Montreal (3rd title)
(2025)
Most titles UBC (9 titles)
Related
competitions		 U Sports men's soccer championship
Official website usports.ca/championship

The U Sports Women's Soccer Championship is a Canadian university soccer tournament conducted by U Sports, and determines the women's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from each of Canada's four regional sports conferences. The Gladys Bean Memorial Trophy is awarded to the winners.

Contents

Montreal Carabins are the reigning champions, winning in 2025 for the third time, all in the past eight seasons. UBC Thunderbirds are the most successful program with nine championships. Trinity Western Spartans are the next most successful program, having won five championships. [1]

Format

The championship features eight teams in single-elimination matches to determine a national champion. The championship hosts 11 games over four days at a predetermined host venue. The host team is automatically qualified for the tournament, as is each of the conference champions, with additional berths awarded for the remaining spots.

Results

Sources: [2]

Key
Ed.SeasonWinnerScoreRunner-upVenue / cityRef.
11987 UBC (1)? (3–2 p) McMaster McGill University [3]
21988 Queen's (1)2–0 Acadia University of British Columbia [3]
31989 Alberta (1)3–1 McGill Acadia University
41990 Acadia (1)1–0 UBC University of British Columbia
51991 McMaster (1)8–2 McGill University of Guelph
61992 Laurier (1)1–0 McGill McMaster University
71993 UBC (2)2–1 Dalhousie McGill University
81994 Dalhousie (1)0–0 (3–2 p) UBC University of Alberta [4] [5]
91995 Laurier (2)1–0 Dalhousie Carleton University
101996 Ottawa (1)1–0 ( a.e.t. ) Alberta Dalhousie University
111997 Alberta (2)1–0 ( a.e.t. ) Ottawa Université Laval
121998 Calgary (1)3–2 Victoria Centennial Stadium, Victoria
131999 Dalhousie (2)2–0 Alberta Wilfrid Laurier
142000 Dalhousie (3)1–0 Ottawa Acadia University
152001 Alberta (3)2–1 McGill Carleton
162002 UBC (3)2–1 ( a.e.t. ) Alberta University of Alberta
172003 UBC (4)5–0 Ottawa Molson Stadium, McGill [6]
182004 Trinity Western (1)2–2 (3–2 p) McGill CEPSUM Complex, Montréal [7] [8]
192005 Victoria Vikes (1)3–0 Ottawa University of Alberta [9]
202006 UBC (5)3–1 Queen's Centennial Stadium, Victoria [10] [3]
212007 Cape Breton (1)2–1 York Cape Breton [11]
222008 Trinity Western (2)1–0 Brock Trinity Western University [12]
232009 Trinity Western (3)0–0 (4–2 p) Montreal– Varsity Stadium, Toronto [13] [14]
242010 Queen's (2)1–0 ( a.e.t. ) Wilfrid Laurier UPEI Turf, Prince Edward Island [15]
252011 Queen's (3)0–0 (3–1 p) Montreal Molson Stadium, McGill [16] [17]
262012 Trinity Western (4)? ( p ) Queen's Gaels Centennial Stadium, Victoria [18]
272013 Trinity Western (5)1–0 Montreal Varsity Stadium, Toronto [19]
282014 Laval (1)5–0 Trinity Western TELUS-Université Laval Stadium, Laval [20]
292015 UBC (6)3–0 Trinity Western Thunderbird Stadium, British Columbia [21]
302016 Laval (2)2–1 UBC Raymond Field, Acadia [22]
312017 Montreal (1)1–0 Cape Breton Subway Soccer South Complex, Manitoba [23]
322018 Ottawa (2)2–1 Trinity Western Gee-Gees Field, Ottawa [24]
332019 UBC (7)1–0 Calgary Centennial Stadium, Victoria [25] [26]
–2020
(Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic) – awarded host: Cape Breton
[27] [28]
342021 MacEwan (1)1–1 (3–2 p) Trinity Western Health Recreation Complex, Cape Breton [29] [30] [28] [31]
352022 Montreal (2)1–0 Laval Rouge et Or TELUS-Université Stadium, Laval [32]
362023 UBC (8)1–0 ( a.e.t. ) Trinity Western Richardson Stadium, Queen's [33]
372024 UBC (9)1–0 Laval Rouge et Or Wickwire Field, Dalhousie [34]
38 2025 Montreal (3)2–1 UBC McMaster, Hamilton [35]
39 2026 Thunderbird Stadium, British Columbia [35]

Titles by team

SchoolTitlesWinning years
UBC
9
1987, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2015, 2019, 2023, 2024
Trinity Western
5
2004, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013
Queen's
3
1988, 2010, 2011
Alberta
3
1989, 1997, 2001
Montreal
3
2017, 2022, 2025
Laurier
2
1992, 1995
Ottawa
2
1996, 2018
Laval
2
2014, 2016
Acadia
1
1990
McMaster
1
1991
Calgary
1
1998
Victoria
1
2005
Cape Breton
1
2007
MacEwan
1
2021

Awards

U Sports Championship MVP

The selection is made by a committee established by the host of the U Sports championship.

SeasonRecipientTeam
2025Karine VilainMontreal
2024 Sienna Gibson UBC
2023Katalin TolnaiUBC
2022 Megane Sauve Montreal
2021Samantha GouveiaMacEwan
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Danielle Steer UBC
2018 Miranda Smith Ottawa
2017Marie-Ève Bernard O'BrehamMontreal
2016Joëlle GosselinLaval
2015Jasmin DhandaUBC
2014Joëlle GosselinLaval
2013Vanessa KovacsTrinity Western
2012Jennifer CastilloTrinity Western
2011Chantel MarsonQueen's University
2010Kelsey TikkaLaurier
2009Tessa MeyerTrinity Western
2008Daniela GerigTrinity Western
2007Kylie SnowCape Breton
2006Amy BobbUBC
2005Carey GustafsonVictoria
2004Danielle DayMcGill
2003Rosalyn HicksUBC
2002Sarah ReganUBC
2001Aishatu AlfaAlberta
2000Claire MartinDalhousie
1999Stef FinateriDalhousie
1998Stephanie O'NeillCalgary
1997Heather MurrayAlberta
1996 Danielle Vella Ottawa
1995Camilla VejvalkaLaurier
1994Carla PerryDalhousie
1993 Tammy Crawford UBC
1992Nancy FergusonUBC
1991Lydia VamosMcMaster
1990Alison TutonAcadia
1989Jane WoodAlberta

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Results by Team" (PDF). U SPORTS - English. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  2. ↑ Women's Soccer Championship Results at usports.ca
  3. 1 2 3 UBC claims CIS women's soccer title on The Globe and Mail. 13 Nov 2006
  4. ↑ 1994 Women's Soccer Team at daltigers.ca
  5. ↑ 1994 Dalhousie Women's Soccer Team - Year Inducted: 2022 at Nova Scotia Sport HOF
  6. ↑ UBC repeats champions with 5–0 win over Ottawa
  7. ↑ Match box score
  8. ↑ Road to the U SPORTS WSOC Championship: '04 Spartans put TWU on the map at canadwest.org. 6 Nov 2017
  9. ↑ Victoria captures first CIS title
  10. ↑ Birds claim third national title in five years
  11. ↑ Host Capers claim first Bean Trophy
  12. ↑ Host Spartans win second CIS national title
  13. ↑ Spartans repeat as national champions (archived)
  14. ↑
  15. ↑ Queen’s Gaels capture Gold over Laurier Golden Hawks 1–0
  16. ↑ Simply the best, Gaels defend National Title with 3-1 penalty kicks victory over Montreal at gogaelsgo.com, 13 Nov 2011
  17. ↑ Gaels win on penalty kicks, repeat as national champs
  18. ↑ Spartans triumph in PK, no 3-peat for Gaels
  19. ↑ Spartans defend title, claim record-tying fifth banner
  20. ↑ Host Laval stuns 5-time champs, first Quebec team to win CIS title
  21. ↑ Host T-Birds dominate TWU, claim record sixth CIS banner
  22. ↑ Rouge et Or crowned women’s soccer champs after 2–1 win over UBC
  23. ↑ Gold medal match: Montreal defeats Cape Breton 1–0 for first national title
  24. ↑ "Gold Medal Game: Gee-Gees capture first national championship since 1996 with win over Spartans". November 11, 2018.
  25. ↑ "T-Birds win U Sports women's national championship". usports.ca. November 10, 2019.
  26. ↑ "U SPORTS announces 10 national championship hosts in rugby, soccer and volleyball over next two seasons". usports.ca. December 11, 2018. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  27. ↑ "U Sports cancels 2020 fall championships due to COVID-19". U Sports. June 8, 2020. Archived from the original on July 6, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  28. 1 2 "U SPORTS announces 10 national championship hosts in rugby, soccer and volleyball over next two seasons". U Sports. December 11, 2018. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  29. ↑ Griffins claim historic first U SPORTS national championship at macewan.ca. 22 Nov 2021
  30. ↑ “The little school that could”: Inside MacEwan’s championship journey at 49-sport.com
  31. ↑ "U Sports announces 2021-23 fall championship hosts in soccer and rugby". U Sports. July 3, 2020. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  32. ↑ "Le Rouge et Or hôte de 3 championnats canadiens de 2021 à 2023" (in French). Laval Rouge et Or. July 3, 2020.
  33. ↑ "Queen's to host U Sports 2021 Women's Rugby and 2023 Women's Soccer National Championships". Queen's Gaels. July 3, 2020.
  34. ↑ "Dalhousie to host 2024 national women's soccer championship". Dalhousie University. June 28, 2023.
  35. 1 2 "U Sports announces hosts for multiple championships". usports.ca. U Sports. February 27, 2025.
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