2023 League1 Canada season

League1 CanadaSeason| 2023

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Men's soccer
League1 BC| Whitecaps FC Academy
League1 Ontario| Simcoe County Rovers FC
Ligue1 Québec| CS Saint-Laurent
Women's soccer
League1 BC| Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
League1 Ontario| Alliance United FC
Ligue1 Québec| PEF Québec
Inter-provincial
Championship| Whitecaps FC Girls Elite

<- 2022

2024 ->

The 2023 League1 Canada season is the second edition of League1 Canada, the 3rd division soccer in Canada. It includes league competitions from its three member leagues, and an inter-provincial championship for select teams from the women's divisions.

## Men's competitions

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### Provincial leagues

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League1 BC | League1 Ontario | Ligue1 Québec

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| Pos | Team

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| Pld | Pts

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1  | Victoria Highlanders FC | 14  | 32
2  | TSS Rovers | 14  | 29
3  | Whitecaps FC Academy (C) | 14  | 22
4  | Unity FC | 14  | 20
5  | Nautsa’mawt FC | 14  | 17
6  | Rivers FC | 14  | 16
7  | Altitude FC | 14  | 9
8  | Harbourside FC | 14  | 7

Source: League1 BC
(C) Champions

| Pos | Team

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| Pld | Pts

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1  | Scrosoppi FC | 20  | 51
2  | Simcoe County Rovers FC (C) | 20  | 46
3  | Vaughan Azzurri | 20  | 45
4  | Blue Devils FC | 20  | 39
5  | Burlington SC | 20  | 39
6  | Guelph United F.C. | 20  | 39
7  | Electric City FC | 20  | 37
8  | Alliance United FC | 20  | 33
9  | Sigma FC | 20  | 32
10  | North Toronto Nitros | 20  | 31
11  | Hamilton United | 20  | 26
12  | Woodbridge Strikers | 20  | 26
13  | FC London | 20  | 25
14  | Darby FC | 20  | 23
15  | Windsor City FC | 20  | 20
16  | St. Catharines Roma Wolves | 20  | 20
17  | North Mississauga SC | 20  | 20
18  | ProStars FC | 20  | 19
19  | Master's FA | 20  | 14
20  | Unionville Milliken SC | 20  | 4
21  | BVB IA Waterloo | 20  | 3

Source: League1 Ontario
(C) Champions

See also: Reserve and U19 Reserve Divisions  | Pos | Team

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| Pld | Pts

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1  | CS Saint-Laurent (C) | 22  | 55
2  | Royal-Sélect de Beauport | 22  | 45
3  | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 22  | 41
4  | FC Laval | 22  | 40
5  | CF Montréal U23 | 22  | 40
6  | CS St-Hubert | 22  | 30
7  | AS Blainville | 22  | 30
8  | CS Longueuil | 22  | 26
9  | AS Laval | 22  | 24
10  | Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | 22  | 20
11  | Ottawa South United | 22  | 18
12  | CS Lanaudière-Nord | 22  | 2

Source: Spordle
(C) Champions

See also: Reserve Division

### Provincial playoffs

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British Columbia and Ontario use a post-season playoff competition to determine a regional league champion. Quebec however does not have a playoff competition and uses the regular season standings to determine their league champion.

#### League1 BC

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| Semi-finals
July 29 | | | Final
August 5 |

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| 1 | Victoria Highlanders FC | 3 | |
| 4 | Unity FC | 2 |
| | 1 | Victoria Highlanders FC | 1 (7) |
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| | | 3 | Whitecaps FC Academy | 1 (8) |
| 2 | TSS Rovers | 0 |

| 3 | Whitecaps FC Academy | 4 |

#### League1 Ontario

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| Quarter-finals
August 23 | | | Semi-finals
August 26–27 | | | Final
September 2 |

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| | | | 1 | Scrosoppi FC | 2 | |
| 4 | Blue Devils FC | 4 | | | 4 | Blue Devils FC | 1 |
| 5 | Burlington SC | 1 | | | | | | 1 | Scrosoppi FC | 2 |
| | | | | | 2 | Simcoe County Rovers FC | 4 |
| | | | 2 | Simcoe County Rovers FC | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Vaughan Azzurri | 2 | | | 3 | Vaughan Azzurri | 0 |
| 6 | Guelph United FC | 0 | |

### Provincial league cups

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Coupe L1QC

| First Round
October 7–8 | | | Quarter-Finals
October 14 | | | Semi-Finals
October 21 | | | Final
October 28 |

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| | | | AS Blainville | 1 | | |
| CS Longueuil | 0 | | | CS St-Laurent | 4 |
| CS St-Laurent | 6 | | | | | | CS St-Laurent | 4 |
| | | | | | Royal-Sélect de Beauport | 1 |
| | | | Royal-Sélect de Beauport | 5 | | | |
| CS St-Hubert | 0 | | | AS Laval | 0 |
| AS Laval | 2 | | | | CS St-Laurent | 2 |
| | | | | | | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 0 |
| | | | FC Laval | 2 (4) | | | |
| CS Lanaudière-Nord | 4 | | | CS Lanaudière-Nord | 2 (5) |
| Ottawa South United | 2 | | | | | | CS Lanaudière-Nord | 0 |
| | | | | | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 3 |
| | | | Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | 0 | |
| CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 3 | | | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 2 |
| CF Montréal U23 | 0 | |

Source: Spordle

### 2024 Canadian Championship qualification

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In the men's divisions, Victoria Highlanders FC (L1BC), Simcoe County Rovers FC (L1O), and CS Saint-Laurent (L1Q) qualified for the 2024 Canadian Championship as the sole representatives from their respective leagues.[2][3] However, the Highlanders withdrew prior to the start of the competition; the club was replaced by TSS FC Rovers.[4]

## Women's competitions

[edit]

### Provincial leagues

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League1 BC | League1 Ontario | Ligue1 Québec

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| Pos | Team

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| Pld | Pts

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1  | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite (C) | 14  | 34
2  | Nautsa’mawt FC | 14  | 29
3  | Unity FC | 14  | 24
4  | TSS Rovers | 14  | 21
5  | Harbourside FC | 14  | 17
6  | Altitude FC | 14  | 17
7  | Victoria Highlanders FC | 14  | 13
8  | Rivers FC | 14  | 3

Source: League1 BC
(C) Champions

| Pos | Team

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| Pld | Pts

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1  | NDC Ontario | 18  | 45
2  | Vaughan Azzurri | 18  | 44
3  | North Toronto Nitros | 18  | 38
4  | Alliance United FC (C) | 18  | 35
5  | Woodbridge Strikers | 18  | 34
6  | FC London | 18  | 32
7  | Simcoe County Rovers FC | 18  | 28
8  | Electric City FC | 18  | 27
9  | North Mississauga SC | 18  | 27
10  | BVB IA Waterloo | 18  | 24
11  | Blue Devils FC | 18  | 24
12  | Guelph Union | 18  | 24
13  | Unionville Milliken SC | 18  | 21
14  | St. Catharines Roma Wolves | 18  | 21
15  | Hamilton United | 18  | 18
16  | Darby FC | 18  | 16
17  | Tecumseh SC | 18  | 14
18  | Burlington SC | 18  | 11
19  | ProStars FC | 18  | 1

Source: League1 Ontario
(C) Champions

See also: Reserve and U19 Reserve Divisions  | Pos | Team

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1  | PEF Québec (C) | 11  | 26
2  | Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest | 11  | 23
3  | A.S. Blainville | 11  | 21
4  | Pierrefonds FC | 11  | 21
5  | Ottawa South United | 11  | 16
6  | Royal-Sélect de Beauport | 11  | 15
7  | AS Laval | 11  | 13
8  | FC Laval | 11  | 12
9  | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 11  | 12
10  | Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | 11  | 9
11  | CS Longueuil | 11  | 7
12  | CS St-Hubert | 11  | 4

Source: Spordle
(C) Champions

### Provincial playoffs

[edit]

British Columbia and Ontario use a post-season playoff competition to determine a regional league champion. Quebec however does not have a playoff competition and uses the regular season standings to determine their league champion.

#### League1 BC

[edit]

| Semi-finals
July 29–30 | | | Final
August 5 |

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| 1 | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 5 | |
| 4 | TSS Rovers | 2 |
| | 1 | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 3 |
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| | | 3 | Unity FC | 1 |
| 2 | Nautsa’mawt FC | 1 |

| 3 | Unity FC | 4 |

#### League1 Ontario

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| Quarter-finals
July 26–27 | | | Semi-finals
July 30 | | | Final
August 5 |

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| | | | 1 | NDC Ontario | 4 | |
| 3 | North Toronto Nitros | 0(3) | | | 6 | FC London | 0 |
| 6 | FC London | 0(4) | | | | | | 1 | NDC Ontario | 1 |
| | | | | | 4 | Alliance United FC (a.e.t.) | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Vaughan Azzurri | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Alliance United FC | 1(5) | | | 4 | Alliance United FC | 2 |
| 5 | Woodbridge Strikers | 1(3) | |

### Provincial league cups

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Coupe PLSQ

| First Round
July 4–6 | | | Quarter-Finals
July 20–22 | | | Semi-Finals
July 29–30 | | | Final
August 6 |

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| | | | AS Blainville | 1(4) | | |
| AS Laval | 2 | | | AS Laval | 1(2) |
| Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | 1 | | | | | | AS Blainville | 0 |
| | | | | | FC Laval | 3 |
| | | | FC Laval | 2 | | | |
| CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 3 | | | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 0 |
| CS Longueuil | 0 | | | | FC Laval | 0 |
| | | | | | | PEF Québec | 2 |
| | | | Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest | 6 | | | |
| Ottawa South United | 1 | | | Pierrefonds FC | 2 |
| Pierrefonds FC | 3 | | | | | | Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest | 0 |
| | | | | | PEF Québec | 1 |
| | | | Royal-Sélect de Beauport | 2 | |
| PEF Québec | 2 | | | PEF Québec | 4 |
| CS St-Hubert | 0 | |

Source: Spordle

### Inter-Provincial Championship

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Football tournament season

2023 Inter-Provincial ChampionshipTournament details

Venue(s)| Willoughby Community Park,
Langley, BC
Dates| August 11–13
Teams| 4
Final positions
Champions|  Whitecaps FC Girls Elite (1st title)
Runner-up|  PEF Québec
Third place|  Unity FC
Fourth place|  Alliance United FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 4
Goals scored| 20 (5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)|  Kierra Blundell
Esther Brossard
(3 goals each)

<- 2022

2024 ->

#### Details

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The Women's Inter-Provincial Championship was hosted by British Columbia, with the semi-finals occurring on August 11 and the final and third-place match occurring on August 13.[6] As hosts, an extra qualification spot was allocated to League1 British Columbia and all matches will take place at Willoughby Community Park Stadium in Langley.[6]

Qualified teams  Team | Method

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Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | L1BC regular season winners
Alliance United FC | L1O champion
PEF Québec | L1QC champions
Unity FC | L1BC playoff runner-up[a]

Host  BC Soccer

City  | Stadium(s)  | Capacity
Langley | Willoughby Community Park | 6,600

1. ^ Host berth allocated for the runner-up as the L1BC playoff champion had already acquired the regular season winning berth.

#### Bracket

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| Semifinals | | | Championship Game |

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| QC | PEF Québec | 6 | |
| BC-2 | Unity FC | 4 |
| | QC | PEF Québec | 0 |
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| | | BC-1 | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 5 |
| ON | Alliance United FC | 1 |
| BC-1 | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 2 | | | Third place
| | ON | Alliance United FC | 0
| | BC-2 | Unity FC | 2

#### Matches

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Semi-finals

PEF Québec v  Unity FC August 11 |  PEF Québec | 6–4|  Unity FC | Langley, British Columbia

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2:30 PM PST |

* Brossard 4', 84' (pen.), 90+5'
* Larouche 41', 60'
* McNeely 72' (o.g.)

| Comet report |

* Spiller 8'
* Bergen 45+1'
* Avery 45+2'
* Andrews 76'

| Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium
Referee: Amanda Kwan

Alliance United FC v  Whitecaps FC Girls Elite August 11 |  Alliance United FC | 1–2|  Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | Langley, British Columbia

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7:00 PM PST | Chown 73' | Comet report | Blundell 45' (pen.), 69' | Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium
Referee: Sheila Couture

Third place match

Alliance United FC v  Unity FC August 13 |  Alliance United FC | 0–2|  Unity FC | Langley, British Columbia

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10:30 AM PST |  |  | Connell
Ewasiuk 72' | Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium
Referee: Shaelyn Holdaway

Final

PEF Québec v  Whitecaps FC Girls Elite August 13 |  PEF Québec | 0–5|  Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | Langley, British Columbia

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4:00 PM PST |  |  | Blundell 16'
Kimwemwe 22', 86'
Perrault 28'
Hernandez Gray 53' | Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium
Referee: Sydney Berridge

## Combined competitions

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### Juan de Fuca Plate (L1BC)

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Further information: Juan de Fuca Plate (soccer)

2023 Juan de Fuca Plate standings  Pos | Team

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1  | Whitecaps FC Academy (C) | 28  | 16  | 8  | 4  | 73  | 31  | +42  | 56
2  | TSS FC Rovers | 28  | 15  | 5  | 8  | 55  | 35  | +20  | 50
3  | Nautsa’mawt FC | 28  | 13  | 7  | 8  | 57  | 35  | +22  | 46
4  | Victoria Highlanders FC | 28  | 13  | 6  | 9  | 34  | 35  | −1  | 45
5  | Unity FC | 28  | 12  | 8  | 8  | 61  | 40  | +21  | 44
6  | Altitude FC | 28  | 6  | 8  | 14  | 36  | 51  | −15  | 26
7  | Harbourside FC | 28  | 6  | 6  | 16  | 32  | 70  | −38  | 24
8  | Rivers FC | 28  | 5  | 4  | 19  | 35  | 86  | −51  | 19

Source: Juan de Fuca Plate
(C) Champions

## Exhibition Series

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League1 Alberta held an Exhibition series for the 2023 season, ahead of their anticipated launch in 2024. An exhibition series was also held in the Maritimes, as a trial for a potential League1 Atlantic.

### Men

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League1 Alberta | Maritime Super Series

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| Pos | Team

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| Pld | Pts

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1  | Calgary Foothills FC (C) | 8  | 20
2  | St. Albert Impact | 8  | 11
3  | Edmonton BTB SC | 8  | 10
4  | Cavalry FC U21 | 8  | 8
5  | Edmonton Scottish | 8  | 6

Source: L1AB
(C) Champions

| Pos | Team

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1  | Suburban FC (C) | 6  | 18
2  | Fredericton Picaroons Reds | 6  | 6
3  | Winsloe Charlottetown Royals FC | 6  | 3

Source: Standings
(C) Champions

Championship Final

League1 Alberta  | Maritime Super Series

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| | Final
July 28 |

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| 1 | Calgary Foothills FC | 3 |
| 2 | St. Albert Impact | 0 |
| | Final
August 5 |

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| 1 | Suburban FC | 7 |
| 2 | Fredericton Picaroons Reds | 0 |

### Women

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League1 Alberta | Maritime Super Series

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| Pos | Team

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| Pld | Pts

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1  | St. Albert Impact | 8  | 22
2  | Calgary Blizzard SC (C) | 8  | 16
3  | Calgary Foothills WFC | 8  | 15
4  | Edmonton BTB SC | 8  | 3
5  | Edmonton Scottish | 8  | 3

Source: L1AB
(C) Champions

| Pos | Team

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| Pld | Pts

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1  | Suburban FC (C) | 6  | 14
2  | Winsloe Charlottetown Royals FC | 6  | 6
3  | Fredericton Picaroons Reds | 6  | 4

Source: Standings
(C) Champions

Championship Final

League1 Alberta  | Maritime Super Series

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| | Final
July 28 |

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| 1 | St. Albert Impact | 1(4) |
| 2 | Calgary Blizzard SC | 1(5) |
| | Final
August 5 |

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| 1 | Suburban FC | 4 |
| 2 | Winsloe Charlottetown Royals FC | 3 |

## References

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1. ^ "League Operations and Game Day Manual Version 12.1" (PDF). League1 Ontario. January 25, 2022. p. 56. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
2. ^ "Canada Soccer Announces Telus Canadian Championship Format". Canadian Soccer Association. February 22, 2024. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
3. ^ Davidson, Neil (February 22, 2024). "Fourteen clubs from five leagues to contest Canadian Championship soccer tournament". Yahoo! News. The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
4. ^ "Update to Participation of League1 British Columbia in the 2024 TELUS Canadian Championship". Canadian Soccer Association. April 19, 2024. Archived from the original on April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
5. ^ "League Operations and Game Day Manual Version 12.1" (PDF). League1 Ontario. January 25, 2022. p. 56. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
6. ^ a b "League1 Canada's Women's Inter-Provincial Championship Heads to British Columbia in August". Canadian Premier League. July 21, 2023.

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Leagues|

* League1 Alberta
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* League1 Ontario
* men
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* Ligue1 Québec

Secondary competitions|

* Coupe L1QC
* Juan de Fuca Plate
* L1 Cup
* men
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National competitions|

* Women's Inter-Provincial Championship

Seasons|

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| Men's leagues|

* CPL
* Final
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* Playoffs
* L1C
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* L1BC
* MLS Next Pro
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* CSL

|

Women's leagues|

* UWS
* L1C
* L1O
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* L1BC

Cups|

* Canadian Championship (Final)
* Challenge Trophy

Other|

* CPL transfers
* CPL–U Sports Draft
* League1 Canada showcases
* Alberta
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* MLS transfers
* U Sports Men's Championship
* Northern Super League

International

Club competitions|

* CONCACAF Champions League
* Leagues Cup
* Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup

National teams|

| Men|

* CONCACAF Nations League
* 2022–23
* Finals
* 2023–24
* CONCACAF Gold Cup
* Group D
* Knockout stage

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Women|

* Women's World Cup (Group B)
* Summer Olympics qualifying play-off

Team seasons

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MLS|

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