2012 in Canadian soccer

The 2012 Season is the 136th season of competitive soccer in Canada under the association rules.[1]

## National teams

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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.

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### Men

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#### Senior

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Armenia  v  Canada February 29 Friendly|  Armenia  | 3–1|   Canada | Limassol, Cyprus

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11:00 UTC−06:00 | Pizzelli 22', 67'
Özbiliz 90' (pen) | Report | McKenna 4' | Stadium: Tsirion Stadium

Canada  v  United States June 3 Friendly|  Canada  | 0–0|   United States | Toronto

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19:00 UTC−05 |  | Report |  | Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 15,247
Referee: Mauricio Morales (MEX)

Cuba  v  Canada June 8 WCQ R3|  Cuba  | 0–1|   Canada | Havana, Cuba

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14:00 UTC−4 |  | Report | Occean 54' | Stadium: Estadio Pedro Marrero
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Courtney Campbell (JAM)

Canada  v  Honduras June 12 WCQ R3|  Canada  | 0–0|   Honduras | Toronto

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19:45 UTC−4 |  | Report |  | Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 16,132
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (SUR)

Canada  v  Panama September 7 WCQ R3|  Canada  | 1–0|   Panama | Toronto

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19:30 UTC−4 |  |  |  | Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 17,586

Panama  v  Canada September 11 WCQ R3|  Panama  | 0–2|   Canada | Panama City, Panama

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20:05 UTC−5 |  |  |  | Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Attendance: 21,853

Canada  v  Cuba October 12 WCQ R3|  Canada  | 3–0|   Cuba | Toronto

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19:30 UTC−4 |  |  |  | Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 17,712

Honduras  v  Canada October 16 WCQ R3|  Honduras  | 8–1|   Canada | San Pedro Sula, Honduras

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19:30 UTC−6 |  |  |  | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Attendance: 38,000

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El Salvador  v  Canada March 22, 2012 Olympic Qualifier|  El Salvador  | 0–0|   Canada | Nashville, Tennessee

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18:30 (EDT) |  | Report |  | Stadium: LP Field
Attendance: 4,269
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

United States  v  Canada March 24, 2012 Olympic Qualifier|  United States  | 0–2|   Canada | Nashville, Tennessee

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19:00 (EDT) |  | Report | Henry 58'
Cavallini 83' | Stadium: LP Field
Attendance: 10,578
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)

Canada  v  Cuba March 26, 2012 Olympic Qualifier|  Canada  | 1–1|   Cuba | Nashville, Tennessee

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18:30 (EDT) | James 25' | Report | Reyes 90' | Stadium: LP Field
Attendance: 7,889
Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)

Mexico  v  Canada March 31, 2012 Olympic Qualifier|  Mexico  | 3–1|   Canada | Kansas City, Kansas

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18:00 (EDT) | Fabián 20'
Pulido 33'
Ponce 59' | Report | Haber 32' | Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 16,101
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)

#### Under-20

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#### Under-17

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### Women

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#### Senior

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2012 Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Canada  v  Haiti January 19 Group play|  Canada  | 6–0|   Haiti | Vancouver, British Columbia

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19:30 PST UTC−8 | Julien 7'
Sinclair 25', 44', 56', 86' (pen.)
Parker 90+2' | Report |  | Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 7,627
Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)

Canada  v  Cuba January 21 Group play|  Canada  | 2–0|   Cuba | Vancouver, British Columbia

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19:30 PST UTC−8 | Sinclair 17' (pen.)
Tancredi 24' | Report |  | Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Gillian Martindale (Barbados)

Canada  v  Costa Rica January 23 Group play|  Canada  | 5–1|   Costa Rica | Vancouver, British Columbia

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19:30 PST UTC−8 | Sinclair 6', 45'
Schmidt 10'
Kyle 19'
Ugalde  50' (o.g.) | Report | Barrantes 89' | Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 8,105
Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)

Canada  v  Mexico January 27 Semi-final|  Canada  | 3–1|   Mexico | Vancouver, British Columbia

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20:00 PST UTC−8 | Sinclair 15', 76'
Tancredi 23' | Report | Pérez 67' | Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 22,954
Referee: Diane Ferreira-James (Guyana)

Canada  v  United States January 29 Final|  Canada  | 0–4|   United States | Vancouver, British Columbia

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17:00 PST UTC−8 |  | Report | Morgan 4', 56'
Wambach 24', 28' | Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 25,427
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)

Friendlies

Canada  v  Brazil March 24 Friendly|  Canada  | 2–1|   Brazil | Foxborough, USA

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13:00 (ET) | Sinclair 12', 78' | Report | Gabriella 87' | Stadium: Gillette Stadium

## Managerial changes

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## Leagues

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### Men

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#### Major League Soccer

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See also: 2012 Major League Soccer season

##### Regular season

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1  | San Jose Earthquakes (S) | 34  | 19  | 6  | 9  | 72  | 43  | +29  | 66  | CONCACAF Champions League
2  | Sporting Kansas City | 34  | 18  | 7  | 9  | 42  | 27  | +15  | 63
3  | D.C. United | 34  | 17  | 10  | 7  | 53  | 43  | +10  | 58  |
4  | New York Red Bulls | 34  | 16  | 9  | 9  | 57  | 46  | +11  | 57
5  | Real Salt Lake | 34  | 17  | 11  | 6  | 46  | 35  | +11  | 57
6  | Chicago Fire | 34  | 17  | 11  | 6  | 46  | 41  | +5  | 57
7  | Seattle Sounders FC | 34  | 15  | 8  | 11  | 51  | 33  | +18  | 56
8  | LA Galaxy (C) | 34  | 16  | 12  | 6  | 59  | 47  | +12  | 54  | CONCACAF Champions League
9  | Houston Dynamo | 34  | 14  | 9  | 11  | 48  | 41  | +7  | 53
10  | Columbus Crew | 34  | 15  | 12  | 7  | 44  | 44  | 0  | 52  |
11  | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34  | 11  | 13  | 10  | 35  | 41  | −6  | 43
12  | Montreal Impact | 34  | 12  | 16  | 6  | 45  | 51  | −6  | 42  | CONCACAF Champions League
13  | FC Dallas | 34  | 9  | 13  | 12  | 42  | 47  | −5  | 39  |
14  | Colorado Rapids | 34  | 11  | 19  | 4  | 44  | 50  | −6  | 37
15  | Philadelphia Union | 34  | 10  | 18  | 6  | 37  | 45  | −8  | 36
16  | New England Revolution | 34  | 9  | 17  | 8  | 39  | 44  | −5  | 35
17  | Portland Timbers | 34  | 8  | 16  | 10  | 34  | 56  | −22  | 34
18  | Chivas USA | 34  | 7  | 18  | 9  | 24  | 58  | −34  | 30
19  | Toronto FC | 34  | 5  | 21  | 8  | 36  | 62  | −26  | 23

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

##### Playoffs

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See also: 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs

Knockout round
Team 1  |  Score  | Team 2

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LA Galaxy | 2–1  | Vancouver Whitecaps FC

#### North American Soccer League

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See also: 2012 North American Soccer League season

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1  | San Antonio Scorpions (X) | 28  | 13  | 8  | 7  | 46  | 27  | +19  | 47  | Playoff semifinals
2  | Tampa Bay Rowdies (C) | 28  | 12  | 9  | 7  | 37  | 30  | +7  | 45
3  | Puerto Rico Islanders | 28  | 11  | 8  | 9  | 32  | 30  | +2  | 41  | Playoff quarterfinals
4  | Carolina RailHawks | 28  | 10  | 10  | 8  | 44  | 46  | −2  | 40
5  | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 28  | 9  | 9  | 10  | 40  | 46  | −6  | 36
6  | Minnesota United | 28  | 8  | 11  | 9  | 34  | 33  | +1  | 35
7  | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28  | 7  | 9  | 12  | 35  | 46  | −11  | 30  |
8  | FC Edmonton | 28  | 5  | 10  | 13  | 26  | 36  | −10  | 25

Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (X) Commissioner's Cup (regular season champion)

#### Canadian Soccer League

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Main article: 2012 Canadian Soccer League season

##### Regular season

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1  | Toronto Croatia (A, C, O) | 22  | 15  | 6  | 1  | 57  | 13  | +44  | 51  | Playoffs
2  | Montreal Impact Academy (A) | 22  | 14  | 5  | 3  | 52  | 17  | +35  | 47
3  | SC Toronto (A) | 22  | 14  | 4  | 4  | 51  | 16  | +35  | 46
4  | Windsor Stars (A) | 22  | 12  | 4  | 6  | 46  | 21  | +25  | 40
5  | York Region Shooters (A) | 22  | 9  | 11  | 2  | 33  | 19  | +14  | 38
6  | Serbian White Eagles (A) | 22  | 10  | 5  | 7  | 48  | 35  | +13  | 35
7  | TFC Academy (A) | 22  | 10  | 5  | 7  | 42  | 28  | +14  | 35
8  | Niagara United (A) | 22  | 10  | 3  | 9  | 34  | 36  | −2  | 33
9  | SC Waterloo Region | 22  | 10  | 1  | 11  | 46  | 37  | +9  | 31  |
10  | Mississauga Eagles | 22  | 8  | 5  | 9  | 42  | 44  | −2  | 29
11  | Brampton United | 22  | 8  | 4  | 10  | 49  | 35  | +14  | 28
12  | London City | 22  | 7  | 7  | 8  | 34  | 55  | −21  | 28
13  | Brantford Galaxy | 22  | 8  | 1  | 13  | 40  | 68  | −28  | 25
14  | Kingston FC | 22  | 4  | 1  | 17  | 23  | 61  | −38  | 13
15  | St. Catharines Wolves | 22  | 1  | 5  | 16  | 13  | 67  | −54  | 8
16  | North York Astros | 22  | 2  | 1  | 19  | 15  | 73  | −58  | 7

Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2012. Source: Canadian Soccer League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

##### Playoffs

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| Quarter-Final | | | Semi-Final | | | Final |

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| 8 | Niagara United | 0 |
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| 3 | SC Toronto | 0 |

| 6 | Serbian White Eagles | 1 |
| | 1 | Toronto Croatia | 1 |
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| 7 | TFC Academy | 0 |
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| 4 | Windsor Stars | 0 |

| 5 | York Region Shooters | 1 |

#### Premier Development League

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Further information: 2012 PDL season

In 2012 there were nine Canadian teams playing in the US-based USL PDL:

* Victoria Highlanders
* Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23
* Abbotsford Mariners
* WSA Winnipeg
* Thunder Bay Chill
* Forest City London
* Hamilton Rage
* Toronto Lynx
* Ottawa Fury

### Women

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#### W-League

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For details on Canadian W-League teams' year, please refer to 2012 W-League season.

## Canadian clubs in international competitions

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### Toronto FC

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2011–12 edition

Toronto FC v  Los Angeles Galaxy March 7, 2012 Quarterfinals|  Toronto FC | 2–2|  Los Angeles Galaxy | Toronto

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20:00 UTC−05:00 | Johnson 12'
Silva 17' | Report | Magee 29'
Donovan 88' | Stadium: Rogers Centre
Attendance: 47,658
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

Los Angeles Galaxy v  Toronto FC March 14, 2012 Quarterfinals|  Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–2
(3–4 agg.)|  Toronto FC | Carson, United States

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22:00 UTC−04:00 | Harden 55' (o.g.) | Report | Johnson 34'
Soolsma 67' | Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)

Toronto FC v  Santos Laguna March 28, 2012 Semifinals|  Toronto FC | 1–1|  Santos Laguna | Toronto

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20:00 UTC−04:00 | Aceval 37' | Report | Gomez 30' | Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 18,950
Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States)

Santos Laguna v  Toronto FC April 4, 2012 Semifinals|  Santos Laguna | 6–2
(7–3 agg.)|  Toronto FC | Torreón, Mexico

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20:00 UTC−04:00 | Gomez 31', 45+2'
Rodríguez 56' (pen.), 64' (pen.)
Peralta 66'
Ludueña 90+2' | Report | Plata 15', 43' | Stadium: Estadio Corona
Attendance: 26,483
Referee: Benigno Pineda (Honduras)

## References

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1. ^ "History | Canada Soccer". Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-03-16.

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