2020 in Canadian soccer
Canada
Men's domestic club leagues
Div League Champion
I Canada CPL Forge FC
III Canada L1O Not held
Canada PLSQ A.S. Blainville
Men's international club leagues
Div League Champion
I United States Canada MLS Columbus Crew SC
III United States Canada USL1 No Canadian participants
IV United States Canada USL2 Not held
Women's club leagues
Div League Champion
I United States NWSL Regular season not held
II United States Canada UWS Not held
III Canada L1O Not held
Canada PLSQF A.S. Blainville
Men's domestic cups
Div Name Champion
I Canadian Championship Toronto FC
IV Challenge Trophy Not held
Women's domestic cups
Div Name Champion
IV Jubilee Trophy Not held

    This article is about the 2020 season of competitive soccer in Canada.[1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, several competitions were cancelled or shortened.

    National teams

    When available, the home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.

      Win   Draw   Loss

    Senior Men

    Friendlies

    January 7 Friendly Canada  4–1  Barbados Irvine, United States
    16:30 PST (UTC−08:00)
    		Report Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
    Attendance: 5
    Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)
    January 10 Friendly Canada  4–1  Barbados Irvine, United States
    16:30 PST (UTC−08:00)
    		Report
    • Edwards 70'
    		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
    Attendance: 5
    Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States)
    January 15 Friendly Canada  0–1  Iceland Irvine, United States
    16:00 PST (UTC−08:00) Report
    		Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium

    Senior Women

    Men's domestic club leagues

    Canadian Premier League

    Eight teams play in this league, all of which are based in Canada. It is considered a Division 1 men's league in the Canadian soccer league system.

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Cavalry 7 4 1 2 10 7 +3 13 Advance to group stage
    2 HFX Wanderers 7 3 3 1 12 7 +5 12[lower-alpha 1]
    3 Forge 7 3 3 1 13 9 +4 12[lower-alpha 1]
    4 Pacific 7 3 2 2 10 8 +2 11
    5 York9 7 2 4 1 8 7 +1 10
    6 Valour 7 2 2 3 8 9 −1 8[lower-alpha 2]
    7 Atlético Ottawa 7 2 2 3 7 12 −5 8[lower-alpha 2]
    8 FC Edmonton 7 0 1 6 5 14 −9 1
    Source: CanPL.ca
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) total wins; 6) U-21 minutes; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.[2]
    Notes:
    1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: HFX Wanderers 1, Forge 1. Goal differential: HFX Wanderers +5, Forge +4
    2. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Valour 3, Atlético Ottawa 0.

    League1 Ontario (Men)

    No League1 Ontario matches were played in 2020.

    Première Ligue de Soccer du Québec

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG
    1 A.S. Blainville (C) 8 6 1 1 21 8 +13 19 2.38
    2 Ottawa South United 7 4 2 1 17 9 +8 14 2.00
    3 Celtix du Haut-Richelieu 8 4 0 4 10 14 −4 12 1.50
    4 CS St-Hubert 8 3 1 4 16 22 −6 10 1.25
    5 CS Longueuil 7 2 0 5 8 12 −4 6 0.86
    6 CS Fabrose 6 1 0 5 8 15 −7 3 0.50
    Source: PLSQ
    (C) Champions

    Canadian Soccer League

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    1 Scarborough SC (C) 8 5 0 3 18 16 +2 15 Playoffs
    2 FC Vorkuta (O) 8 4 3 1 16 8 +8 15
    3 Hamilton City SC 8 4 2 2 19 19 0 14 Ineligible for Playoffs[note 1]
    4 Serbian White Eagles 8 3 1 4 20 16 +4 10 Playoffs
    5 Brantford Galaxy 8 1 0 7 9 23 −14 3
    Source: Canadian Soccer League
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) goal differential; 5) most goals
    (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
    1. ↑ Hamilton finished the season in a Not-in-Good Standing and were removed from the playoffs

    Men's international club leagues

    Major League Soccer

    Three Canadian teams (Montreal Impact, Toronto FC, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC) play in this league, which also contains 23 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 1 men's league in the United States soccer league system.

    Overall standings
    2020 MLS overall standings
    Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
    1 Philadelphia Union (S) 23 14 4 5 44 20 +24 47 2.04 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
    2 Toronto FC (V) 23 13 5 5 33 26 +7 44 1.91 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 2]
    3 Sporting Kansas City 21 12 6 3 38 25 +13 39 1.86 2021 Leagues Cup[lower-alpha 3]
    4 Columbus Crew SC (C) 23 12 6 5 36 21 +15 41 1.78 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 4]
    5 Orlando City SC 23 11 4 8 40 25 +15 41 1.78 2021 Leagues Cup[lower-alpha 5]
    6 Seattle Sounders FC 22 11 5 6 44 23 +21 39 1.77 2021 Leagues Cup[lower-alpha 6]
    7 New York City FC 23 12 8 3 37 25 +12 39 1.70 2021 Leagues Cup[lower-alpha 7]
    8 Portland Timbers (M) 23 11 6 6 46 35 +11 39 1.70 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 8]
    9 Minnesota United FC 21 9 5 7 36 26 +10 34 1.62
    10 Colorado Rapids 18 8 6 4 32 28 +4 28 1.56
    11 FC Dallas 22 9 6 7 28 24 +4 34 1.55
    12 Los Angeles FC 22 9 8 5 47 39 +8 32 1.45
    13 New York Red Bulls 23 9 9 5 29 31 −2 32 1.39
    14 Nashville SC 23 8 7 8 24 22 +2 32 1.39
    15 New England Revolution 23 8 7 8 26 25 +1 32 1.39
    16 San Jose Earthquakes 23 8 9 6 35 51 −16 30 1.30
    17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 23 9 14 0 27 44 −17 27 1.17
    18 Montreal Impact 23 8 13 2 33 43 −10 26 1.13
    19 Inter Miami CF 23 7 13 3 25 35 −10 24 1.04
    20 LA Galaxy 22 6 12 4 27 46 −19 22 1.00
    21 Real Salt Lake 22 5 10 7 25 35 −10 22 1.00
    22 Chicago Fire FC 23 5 10 8 33 39 −6 23 1.00
    23 Atlanta United FC (U) 23 6 13 4 23 30 −7 22 0.96 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 9]
    24 D.C. United 23 5 12 6 25 41 −16 21 0.91
    25 Houston Dynamo 23 4 10 9 30 40 −10 21 0.91
    26 FC Cincinnati 23 4 15 4 12 36 −24 16 0.70
    Source: MLS
    Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
    (C) Champions; (M) MLS is Back Tournament champions; (S) Supporters' Shield winners; (U) U.S. Open Cup winners; (V) Canadian Championship finalists
    Notes:
    1. ↑ As Supporters' Shield winners (USA2)
    2. ↑ As 2020 Canadian Championship finalists (awarded by Canada Soccer) (CAN1)
    3. ↑ As 1st, Western Conference (MLS1)
    4. ↑ As MLS Cup 2020 champions (USA1)
    5. ↑ As 4th, Eastern Conference (MLS2)
    6. ↑ As 2nd, Western Conference (MLS3)
    7. ↑ As 5th, Eastern Conference (MLS4)
    8. ↑ As MLS is Back Tournament winners (USA3)
    9. ↑ As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)

    USL League One

    One Canadian team (Toronto FC II) plays in this league, which also contains nine teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 3 men's league in the United States soccer league system.

    Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
    1 Greenville Triumph SC 16 11 3 2 24 11 +13 35 2.19 Final, 2021 U.S. Open Cup
    2 Union Omaha 16 8 3 5 20 15 +5 29 1.81 Final
    3 North Texas SC[lower-alpha 1] 16 7 3 6 27 19 +8 27 1.69
    4 Richmond Kickers 16 8 6 2 22 22 0 26 1.63
    5 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 15 6 5 4 21 17 +4 22 1.47
    6 FC Tucson 16 6 6 4 21 19 +2 22 1.38
    7 Forward Madison FC 16 5 5 6 20 14 +6 21 1.31
    8 Tormenta FC 16 5 7 4 19 22 −3 19 1.19
    9 New England Revolution II[lower-alpha 1] 16 5 8 3 19 26 −7 18 1.13
    10 Fort Lauderdale CF[lower-alpha 1] 16 4 9 3 19 28 −9 15 0.94
    11 Orlando City B[lower-alpha 1] 15 1 11 3 10 29 −19 6 0.40
    Source: 2020 USL League One standings
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots
    Notes:
    1. 1 2 3 4 Professional teams that are owned by teams playing in a higher division are ineligible for the U.S. Open Cup.

    USL League Two

    Not played.

    Women's club leagues

    National Women's Soccer League

    No Canadian teams play in this league, though players from the Canada women's national soccer team are allocated to its teams by the Canadian Soccer Association. It is considered a Division 1 women's league in the United States soccer league system.

    United Women's Soccer

    Not played.

    League1 Ontario (Women)

    Not played.

    Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (Women)

    Four teams played in this league (after four other withdrew), all of which are based in Canada. It is considered a Division 3 women's league in the Canadian soccer league system.

    Team City 2020 Status
    A.S. Blainville Blainville, Laurentides Participating
    CS Fabrose Laval, Laval Participating
    CS Longueuil Longueuil, Montérégie Participating
    CS Monteuil Laval, Laval Withdrew
    CS Mont-Royal Outremont Mount Royal, Montréal Withdrew
    Ottawa South United Ottawa, Ontario Participating
    AS Pierrefonds Lac St-Louis, Montreal Withdrew
    CS St-Hubert Saint-Hubert, Montérégie Withdrew

    Standings

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    1 A.S. Blainville (C) 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9 Championship Match
    2 CS Fabrose 3 2 0 1 5 8 −3 6
    3 CS Longueuil 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3 3rd Place Match
    4 Ottawa South United 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
    Source: PLSQ
    (C) Champion

    Championship Match

    August 15, 2020 A.S. Blainville 0–0
    (4–2 p)    		 CS Fabrose Laval, Quebec
    2:00 p.m. Stadium: Desjardins Stadium
    Referee: Marie-Han Gagnon-Chretien

    Third Place Match

    August 15, 2020 CS Longueuil 4–0 Ottawa South United Laval, Quebec
    11:30 a.m. T.Ibarz 18'
    K.Lemire 56'
    C.Sedki 75'
    C.Achille 81'    		 Report Stadium: Desjardins Stadium
    Referee: Sheila Couture

    Domestic cups

    The Challenge Trophy and Jubilee Trophy were not contested in 2020.

    Canadian Championship

    The Canadian Championship is a national cup contested by men's teams in divisions 1 through 3. In 2020, the championship consisted of a single match between a Canadian Premier League team and a Major League Soccer team.

    Canadian clubs in international competition

    2020 CONCACAF Champions League

    2020 CONCACAF League

    References

    1. ↑ "History". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
    2. ↑ Thompson, Marty [@martythompson_] (August 13, 2020). "Confirmed: #CanPL tiebreakers for The Island Games... 1. Head-to-head 2. Goal diff. 3. Goals for 4. Total # of wins 5. *Most U-21 minutes* in round 6. Coin toss or drawing of lots" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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