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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Timeline</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Timeline-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Expansion" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Expansion"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Expansion</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Expansion-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Expansion subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Expansion-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Completed" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Completed"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Completed</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Completed-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Ottawa" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ottawa"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.1</span> <span>Ottawa</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ottawa-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Vancouver" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Vancouver"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.2</span> <span>Vancouver</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Vancouver-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Pending" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Pending"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Pending</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Pending-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Windsor/Essex_County" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Windsor/Essex_County"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2.1</span> <span>Windsor/Essex County</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Windsor/Essex_County-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Cancelled" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cancelled"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Cancelled</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cancelled-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Saskatchewan" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Saskatchewan"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3.1</span> <span>Saskatchewan</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Saskatchewan-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-League_titles" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#League_titles"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>League titles</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-League_titles-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle League titles subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-League_titles-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Doubles_and_trebles" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Doubles_and_trebles"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Doubles and trebles</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Doubles_and_trebles-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-CPL_results_by_team" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#CPL_results_by_team"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>CPL results by team</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-CPL_results_by_team-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-CPL_results_by_year" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#CPL_results_by_year"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>CPL results by year</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-CPL_results_by_year-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Organization" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Organization"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Organization</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Organization-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Organization subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Organization-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Ownership" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ownership"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>Ownership</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ownership-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-League_executives" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#League_executives"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>League executives</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-League_executives-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Players" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Players"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>Players</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Players-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Stadiums" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Stadiums"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.4</span> <span>Stadiums</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Stadiums-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Broadcast_rights" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Broadcast_rights"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.5</span> <span>Broadcast rights</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Broadcast_rights-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Awards" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Awards"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Awards</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Awards-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Premier_League" title="Canadian Premier League – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Canadian Premier League" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Premier_League" title="Canadian Premier League – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Canadian Premier League" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadiske_Premier_League" title="Canadiske Premier League – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Canadiske Premier League" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Premier_League" title="Canadian Premier League – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Canadian Premier League" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Premier_League" title="Canadian Premier League – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Canadian Premier League" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%AF_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B1_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7" title="لیگ برتر کانادا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="لیگ برتر کانادا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premi%C3%A8re_ligue_canadienne" title="Première ligue canadienne – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Première ligue canadienne" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%BA%90%EB%82%98%EB%8B%A4_%ED%94%84%EB%A6%AC%EB%AF%B8%EC%96%B4%EB%A6%AC%EA%B7%B8" title="캐나다 프리미어리그 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="캐나다 프리미어리그" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanad%C3%ADska_%C3%BArvalsdeildin_%C3%AD_knattspyrnu" title="Kanadíska úrvalsdeildin í knattspyrnu – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Kanadíska úrvalsdeildin í knattspyrnu" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Premier_League" title="Canadian Premier League – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Canadian Premier League" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%92%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%A2%D7%9C_%D7%94%D7%A7%D7%A0%D7%93%D7%99%D7%AA" title="ליגת העל הקנדית – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ליגת העל הקנדית" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Premier_League" title="Canadian Premier League – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Canadian Premier League" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%8A%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%83%97%E3%83%AC%E3%83%9F%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B0" title="カナダ・プレミアリーグ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="カナダ・プレミアリーグ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Premier_League" title="Canadian Premier League – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Canadian Premier League" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Premier_League" title="Canadian Premier League – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Canadian Premier League" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Premier_League" title="Canadian Premier League – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Canadian Premier League" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%8C%D0%B5%D1%80-%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B0" title="Канадская премьер-лига – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Канадская премьер-лига" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Premier_League" title="Canadian Premier League – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Canadian Premier League" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" 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style="display:none">Football league</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/North_American_Football_Union" title="North American Football Union">North American Football Union</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of clubs</th><td class="infobox-data">8</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Level on pyramid</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Canadian_soccer_league_system" title="Canadian soccer league system">1</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Domestic cup(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Championship" title="Canadian Championship">Canadian Championship</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">International cup(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/CONCACAF_Champions_Cup" title="CONCACAF Champions Cup">CONCACAF Champions Cup</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Current champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cavalry_FC" title="Cavalry FC">Cavalry FC</a> (1st title) <br />(<a href="/wiki/2024_Canadian_Premier_League_final" title="2024 Canadian Premier League final">2024</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Current <a href="/wiki/CPL_Shield" title="CPL Shield">CPL Shield</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Forge FC (2nd title) <br />(<a href="/wiki/2024_Canadian_Premier_League_season" title="2024 Canadian Premier League season">2024</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Most championships</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Forge_FC" title="Forge FC">Forge FC</a> (4 titles)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Most <a href="/wiki/CPL_Shield" title="CPL Shield">CPL Shields</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Cavalry FC and Forge FC (2 titles)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Most appearances</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Terran_Campbell" title="Terran Campbell">Terran Campbell</a> (119)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Top goalscorer</th><td class="infobox-data">Terran Campbell (38)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">TV partners</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/OneSoccer" title="OneSoccer">OneSoccer</a> (Canada)<br /><a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a>/<a href="/wiki/FS1" class="mw-redirect" title="FS1">FS1</a>/<a href="/wiki/FS2" class="mw-redirect" title="FS2">FS2</a> (United States)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://canpl.ca/">canpl<wbr />.ca</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25000566#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" 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At the top of the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_soccer_league_system" title="Canadian soccer league system">Canadian soccer league system</a>, it is the country's primary national soccer league competition. The league consists of eight teams, from five of <a href="/wiki/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada" title="Provinces and territories of Canada">Canada's ten provinces</a>. Each team plays 28 games in the regular season which is followed by playoffs culminating in the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Premier_League_Finals" title="Canadian Premier League Finals">CPL Finals</a>. </p><p>The CPL champion and regular season winner earn berths in the <a href="/wiki/CONCACAF_Champions_Cup" title="CONCACAF Champions Cup">CONCACAF Champions Cup</a>, competing against teams from across North America, Central America and the Caribbean for a spot in the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup" title="FIFA Club World Cup">FIFA Club World Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CL-2024_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CL-2024-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All CPL teams also play in the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Championship" title="Canadian Championship">Canadian Championship</a>, alongside Canadian clubs from other leagues. Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup is also available to CPL clubs by winning the Canadian Championship. </p><p>The league was officially sanctioned by the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Soccer_Association" title="Canadian Soccer Association">Canadian Soccer Association</a> on May 6, 2017, and has played an annual season since 2019. The league's focus is to improve national soccer talent and the sport in Canada, with several rules in place to ensure this. These include a minimum quota of Canadian players on team rosters and starting line-ups, requirements for domestic under-21 players, and a <a href="/wiki/CPL%E2%80%93U_Sports_Draft" title="CPL–U Sports Draft">Canadian university draft</a>. </p><p>The CPL's first season included seven teams, while an eighth, <a href="/wiki/Atl%C3%A9tico_Ottawa" title="Atlético Ottawa">Atlético Ottawa</a>, joined for the second season in 2020. <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_FC" title="Vancouver FC">Vancouver FC</a> debuted in 2023,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while <a href="/wiki/FC_Edmonton" title="FC Edmonton">FC Edmonton</a> folded before the start of that season.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The CPL is headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>, Ontario.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Premier_League&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Soccer_in_Canada" title="Soccer in Canada">Soccer in Canada</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:York_United_goal_celebration_in_Halifax.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/York_United_goal_celebration_in_Halifax.jpg/220px-York_United_goal_celebration_in_Halifax.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/York_United_goal_celebration_in_Halifax.jpg/330px-York_United_goal_celebration_in_Halifax.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/York_United_goal_celebration_in_Halifax.jpg/440px-York_United_goal_celebration_in_Halifax.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2736" data-file-height="1768" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/York_United_FC" title="York United FC">York United</a> players celebrate a goal by <a href="/wiki/%C3%81lvaro_Rivero" title="Álvaro Rivero">Álvaro Rivero</a> against <a href="/wiki/HFX_Wanderers" class="mw-redirect" title="HFX Wanderers">HFX Wanderers</a> during a game in September 2021.</figcaption></figure> <p>After the closure of the original <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Soccer_League_(1987%E2%80%931992)" title="Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992)">Canadian Soccer League</a> in 1992, there was no fully professional first division domestic league of <a href="/wiki/Soccer_in_Canada" title="Soccer in Canada">Canadian soccer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The only national Canadian competition was the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Championship" title="Canadian Championship">Canadian Championship</a>, a domestic cup which has been played since 2008. Canadian teams played in American leagues, such as <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)" title="North American Soccer League (2011–2017)">NASL</a> and the <a href="/wiki/USL_Championship" title="USL Championship">USL Championship</a>, while the <a href="/wiki/League1_Ontario" title="League1 Ontario">L1O</a> and <a href="/wiki/Premi%C3%A8re_ligue_de_soccer_du_Qu%C3%A9bec" class="mw-redirect" title="Première ligue de soccer du Québec">PLSQ</a> were created as provincial-level leagues. A <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Soccer_League" title="Canadian Soccer League">new version of the Canadian Soccer League</a> was briefly sanctioned as a third-division semi-pro league by the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Soccer_Association" title="Canadian Soccer Association">CSA</a> from 2010 to 2013, losing the sanction after the CSA board of directors adopted a new soccer structure in Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-insoccer_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-insoccer-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A new fully professional Canadian soccer league was first publicly reported in June 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The reports suggested that <a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Tiger-Cats" title="Hamilton Tiger-Cats">Hamilton Tiger-Cats</a> owner <a href="/wiki/Bob_Young_(businessman)" title="Bob Young (businessman)">Bob Young</a> was part of a core group of investors working with the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Soccer_Association" title="Canadian Soccer Association">Canadian Soccer Association</a> and its president <a href="/wiki/Victor_Montagliani" title="Victor Montagliani">Victor Montagliani</a> to create a new set of fully professional teams or a league in Canada. The Tiger-Cats ownership group was granted exclusive rights by the Canadian Soccer Association until 2017 to establish a team that would play in the under-construction <a href="/wiki/Tim_Hortons_Field" title="Tim Hortons Field">Tim Hortons Field</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_Ontario" title="Hamilton, Ontario">Hamilton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2016, reports of the league emerged again when Young spoke to <a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_Ontario_City_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Hamilton, Ontario City Council">Hamilton City Council</a> requesting permission to erect an air-dome over the Tim Hortons Field playing surface between December 1 and April 30 yearly to allow for year-round training for a professional soccer team owned by the Tiger-Cats that would call the stadium home.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During questions by the elected council members, it was revealed that the name of the league would be the Canadian Premier League and that the Hamilton team was expected to be the flagship franchise. Further details were expected following the Canadian Soccer Association's annual meeting in May 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Reports in June 2016 indicated that the Canadian Premier League would avoid current Major League Soccer markets.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 14, the first official employee of the Canadian Premier League was announced. <a href="/wiki/Paul_Beirne" title="Paul Beirne">Paul Beirne</a>, a Canadian who was also the first employee of <a href="/wiki/Toronto_FC" title="Toronto FC">Toronto FC</a>, was hired as <a href="/wiki/Project_manager" title="Project manager">project manager</a> for the new league.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 6, 2017, the creation of the league was unanimously approved and sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ownership groups in <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg" title="Winnipeg">Winnipeg</a> and Hamilton were also approved.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 5, 2018, the Canadian Soccer Association accepted club memberships for <a href="/wiki/Halifax,_Nova_Scotia" title="Halifax, Nova Scotia">Halifax</a>, <a href="/wiki/Regional_Municipality_of_York" title="Regional Municipality of York">York Region</a>, <a href="/wiki/Calgary" title="Calgary">Calgary</a>, and "Port City" (later confirmed to be based in <a href="/wiki/Greater_Victoria" title="Greater Victoria">Greater Victoria</a>, rather than <a href="/wiki/Surrey,_British_Columbia" title="Surrey, British Columbia">Surrey</a> as speculated).<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The unveiling of the first team, <a href="/wiki/York9_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="York9 FC">York9 FC</a>, took place on May 10.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was followed by Calgary-based <a href="/wiki/Cavalry_FC" title="Cavalry FC">Cavalry FC</a> on May 17, 2018,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Halifax's <a href="/wiki/HFX_Wanderers_FC" title="HFX Wanderers FC">HFX Wanderers FC</a> on May 25,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Valour_FC" title="Valour FC">Valour FC</a> in Winnipeg on June 6,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the rebranded former <a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)" title="North American Soccer League (2011–2017)">NASL</a> side <a href="/wiki/FC_Edmonton" title="FC Edmonton">FC Edmonton</a> on June 8.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a break from announcements to accommodate the <a href="/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2018 FIFA World Cup">2018 FIFA World Cup</a>, Hamilton's <a href="/wiki/Forge_FC" title="Forge FC">Forge FC</a> was next unveiled on July 12,<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> followed by <a href="/wiki/Pacific_FC" title="Pacific FC">Pacific FC</a> of <a href="/wiki/Langford,_British_Columbia" title="Langford, British Columbia">Langford</a> in <a href="/wiki/Greater_Victoria" title="Greater Victoria">Greater Victoria</a> on July 20.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 27, 2018, the CPL announced that it would hold a series of open tryouts in eight cities across Canada for players age 16 and older. The tryouts were led by <a href="/wiki/Alex_Bunbury" title="Alex Bunbury">Alex Bunbury</a> and took place in front of CPL coaching staff from all teams.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On September 28, 2018, Italian sportswear company <a href="/wiki/Macron_(sportswear)" title="Macron (sportswear)">Macron</a> was announced as the official apparel supplier of the CPL. Macron supplies training gear and custom made <a href="/wiki/Kit_(association_football)" title="Kit (association football)">kits</a> for each CPL team.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HFX_Wanderers_FC_vs._Cavalry_FC_(48174115731).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/HFX_Wanderers_FC_vs._Cavalry_FC_%2848174115731%29.jpg/220px-HFX_Wanderers_FC_vs._Cavalry_FC_%2848174115731%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/HFX_Wanderers_FC_vs._Cavalry_FC_%2848174115731%29.jpg/330px-HFX_Wanderers_FC_vs._Cavalry_FC_%2848174115731%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/HFX_Wanderers_FC_vs._Cavalry_FC_%2848174115731%29.jpg/440px-HFX_Wanderers_FC_vs._Cavalry_FC_%2848174115731%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2489" data-file-height="1400" /></a><figcaption>A match between <a href="/wiki/HFX_Wanderers_FC" title="HFX Wanderers FC">HFX Wanderers FC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cavalry_FC" title="Cavalry FC">Cavalry FC</a> during the CPL's inaugural season in 2019</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Launch_(2019–present)"><span id="Launch_.282019.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Launch (2019–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Premier_League&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Launch (2019–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Premier_League_inaugural_match" title="Canadian Premier League inaugural match">CPL's inaugural match</a> between Forge FC and York9 FC took place at Tim Hortons Field on April 27, 2019, and resulted in a 1–1 draw. <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Telfer" title="Ryan Telfer">Ryan Telfer</a> of <a href="/wiki/York9_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="York9 FC">York9 FC</a> scored the first goal in Canadian Premier League history in the third minute of the inaugural match.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In advance of the <a href="/wiki/2019_Canadian_Premier_League_Finals" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 Canadian Premier League Finals">2019 Finals</a>, the league's trophy was unveiled. The North Star Shield is a crystal shield engraved with the logo of the Canadian Premier League.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The inaugural season finished on November 2, 2019, when Forge FC became the first Canadian Premier League Champions, defeating Cavalry FC 2–0 over two legs in the Finals.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Forge midfielder <a href="/wiki/Tristan_Borges" title="Tristan Borges">Tristan Borges</a> was named the first CPL Player of the Year.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 29, 2020, <a href="/wiki/Atl%C3%A9tico_Ottawa" title="Atlético Ottawa">Atlético Ottawa</a> was confirmed to be the first CPL expansion team, joining for the 2020 season.<sup id="cite_ref-ottawa-ex_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ottawa-ex-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2020 season, set to start on April 11, was postponed indefinitely due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Canada" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Canada">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 29, it was announced that the entire 2020 season would be played in <a href="/wiki/Charlottetown" title="Charlottetown">Charlottetown</a> beginning August 13.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The shortened 2020 season, known as "The Island Games" ended on September 19 when Forge FC won their second Canadian Premier League title in a 2–0 victory over HFX Wanderers.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 2021 season did not begin until June 26 due to the COVID-19 pandemic; however, each team was able to play a full schedule of 28 matches.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The season culminated with <a href="/wiki/Pacific_FC" title="Pacific FC">Pacific FC</a> defeating Forge FC 1–0 in the <a href="/wiki/2021_Canadian_Premier_League_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 Canadian Premier League Final">2021 Final</a>, held in December.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 21, 2022, the Canadian Premier League announced that FC Edmonton would be removed from the league, effective immediately.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The league commissioner cited poor on-field performance as well as low attendance and an outdated stadium as reasons for the termination.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the <a href="/wiki/2023_Canadian_Premier_League_season" title="2023 Canadian Premier League season">2023 season</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_FC" title="Vancouver FC">Vancouver FC</a> from <a href="/wiki/Langley,_British_Columbia_(district_municipality)" title="Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)">Langley, British Columbia</a> entered the league, joining as an expansion team.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the <a href="/wiki/2024_Canadian_Premier_League_season" title="2024 Canadian Premier League season">2024 season</a>, the league was valued at US$300M (CA$431M).<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Competition_format">Competition format</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Premier_League&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Competition format"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The inaugural <a href="/wiki/2019_Canadian_Premier_League_season" title="2019 Canadian Premier League season">2019 season</a> of the league included a <a href="/wiki/Apertura_and_Clausura" title="Apertura and Clausura">split season</a> format similar to soccer leagues in Latin America. The winners of the two seasons competed in the two-legged <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Premier_League_Finals" title="Canadian Premier League Finals">CPL Finals</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With the addition of an eighth club in <a href="/wiki/2020_Canadian_Premier_League_season" title="2020 Canadian Premier League season">2020</a>, the league moved to a single season format with expanded playoffs. The Canadian Premier League regular season runs from April to October. Each team plays 28 games, including 14 at home and 14 away games.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 2023, the top five teams in the regular season qualify for the playoffs to determine which two teams play in the final. </p><p>On multiple occasions, then league commissioner David Clanachan stated his goal of having promotion and relegation in the Canadian soccer league system as more teams join the league.<sup id="cite_ref-sn_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sn-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-the11_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-the11-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_competitions_featuring_CPL_clubs">Other competitions featuring CPL clubs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Premier_League&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Other competitions featuring CPL clubs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Championship" title="Canadian Championship">Canadian Championship</a> and <a href="/wiki/CONCACAF_Champions_Cup" title="CONCACAF Champions Cup">CONCACAF Champions Cup</a></div> <p>All Canadian Premier League teams also participate in Canada's domestic cup competition – the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Championship" title="Canadian Championship">Canadian Championship</a>. CPL teams compete against Canadian teams in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Canadian_soccer_league_system" title="Canadian soccer league system">Tier 3</a> league champions for a berth in the <a href="/wiki/CONCACAF_Champions_Cup" title="CONCACAF Champions Cup">CONCACAF Champions Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 2023, the CPL regular season and playoff champion have also qualified for the Champions Cup.<sup id="cite_ref-CL-2024_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CL-2024-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 2019 to 2022, one CPL club participated in the <a href="/wiki/CONCACAF_League" title="CONCACAF League">CONCACAF League</a> and competed against teams from <a href="/wiki/Central_American_Football_Union" title="Central American Football Union">Central America</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Football_Union" title="Caribbean Football Union">Caribbean</a> for one of six spots in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the 2019 edition only, this slot was granted to one of the league's 'inaugural teams' (<a href="/wiki/FC_Edmonton" title="FC Edmonton">FC Edmonton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Forge_FC" title="Forge FC">Forge FC</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Valour_FC" title="Valour FC">Valour FC</a>) based on their home and away matches in the <a href="/wiki/2019_Canadian_Premier_League_season#2019_CONCACAF_League_qualification" title="2019 Canadian Premier League season">2019 spring season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In all other editions, the berth was awarded to the previous year's playoff champion. </p><p>Forge FC represented the CPL in CONCACAF League on three occasions. In the 2021 CONCACAF League, Forge advanced to the semi-finals of the competition to qualify for the <a href="/wiki/2022_CONCACAF_Champions_League" title="2022 CONCACAF Champions League">2022 CONCACAF Champions League</a>, becoming the first CPL club to do so.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Clubs">Clubs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Premier_League&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Clubs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 502px;"> <div class="thumbimage" style="width: 500px; height: 224px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -200px; left: -0px; width: 500px"><div class="noresize"><style 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typeof="mw:File"><span title="Wanderers"><img alt="Wanderers" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><a href="/wiki/HFX_Wanderers_FC" title="HFX Wanderers FC">Wanderers</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:92.185%;left:66.681%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="York"><img alt="York" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/York_United_FC" title="York United FC">York</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:80.83%;left:41.214%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Valour"><img alt="Valour" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Valour_FC" title="Valour FC">Valour</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:73.98%;left:9.254%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Vancouver"><img alt="Vancouver" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><a href="/wiki/Vancouver_FC" title="Vancouver FC">Vancouver</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:86.652%;left:71.139%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Ottawa"><img alt="Ottawa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><a href="/wiki/Atl%C3%A9tico_Ottawa" title="Atlético Ottawa">Ottawa</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a class="mw-selflink selflink"> </a></div>Canadian Premier League clubs </div> </div> </div> <p>Eight clubs compete in the Canadian Premier League. Seven clubs competed in the inaugural season. Only FC Edmonton predated the CPL, having been members of the <a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)" title="North American Soccer League (2011–2017)">North American Soccer League</a>, and also having competed in the Canadian Championship seven times before joining the league.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The league expanded to eight teams with the addition of Atlético Ottawa in 2020. For 2023, Vancouver FC was added as an expansion club, while FC Edmonton was dissolved, keeping the league at eight clubs. </p><p>The province of <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a> has three teams, <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a> has two clubs, while <a href="/wiki/Alberta" title="Alberta">Alberta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manitoba" title="Manitoba">Manitoba</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nova_Scotia" title="Nova Scotia">Nova Scotia</a> each have one. There is one pair of rivalries between teams in the same province: the <a href="/wiki/905_Derby" title="905 Derby">905 Derby</a> between Forge FC and York United FC, named after the <a href="/wiki/Area_codes_905,_289,_and_365" class="mw-redirect" title="Area codes 905, 289, and 365">area code</a> shared by both teams.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Matches between Pacific FC and HFX Wanderers FC require the third-longest away trips of any domestic professional soccer league in the world, with the two teams separated by 4,476 kilometres (2,781 mi).<sup id="cite_ref-bbc_60-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 905 Derby, between Forge FC and York United FC, is the shortest distance between two clubs in the CPL at 80 kilometres (50 mi).<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Stadium </th> <th>Capacity </th> <th>Joined </th> <th>Head coach </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Atl%C3%A9tico_Ottawa" title="Atlético Ottawa">Atlético Ottawa</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ottawa,_Ontario" class="mw-redirect" title="Ottawa, Ontario">Ottawa, Ontario</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/TD_Place_Stadium" title="TD Place Stadium">TD Place Stadium</a> </td> <td>24,000 </td> <td>2020 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Diego_Andrei_Mej%C3%ADa" title="Diego Andrei Mejía">Diego Mejía</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Cavalry_FC" title="Cavalry FC">Cavalry FC</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Foothills_County" title="Foothills County">Foothills County, Alberta</a><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ATCO_Field" title="ATCO Field">ATCO Field</a> </td> <td>6,000 </td> <td>2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Wheeldon_Jr." title="Tommy Wheeldon Jr.">Tommy Wheeldon Jr.</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Forge_FC" title="Forge FC">Forge FC</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_Ontario" title="Hamilton, Ontario">Hamilton, Ontario</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Hortons_Field" title="Tim Hortons Field">Tim Hortons Field</a> </td> <td>23,218 </td> <td>2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Smyrniotis" title="Bobby Smyrniotis">Bobby Smyrniotis</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/HFX_Wanderers_FC" title="HFX Wanderers FC">HFX Wanderers FC</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Halifax,_Nova_Scotia" title="Halifax, Nova Scotia">Halifax, Nova Scotia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wanderers_Grounds" title="Wanderers Grounds">Wanderers Grounds</a> </td> <td>6,500 </td> <td>2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrice_Gheisar" title="Patrice Gheisar">Patrice Gheisar</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Pacific_FC" title="Pacific FC">Pacific FC</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Langford,_British_Columbia" title="Langford, British Columbia">Langford, British Columbia</a><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Starlight_Stadium" title="Starlight Stadium">Starlight Stadium</a> </td> <td>6,000 </td> <td>2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Merriman_(soccer_coach)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Merriman (soccer coach)">James Merriman</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Valour_FC" title="Valour FC">Valour FC</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Winnipeg" title="Winnipeg">Winnipeg, Manitoba</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princess_Auto_Stadium" title="Princess Auto Stadium">Princess Auto Stadium</a> </td> <td>32,343 </td> <td>2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phillip_Dos_Santos" title="Phillip Dos Santos">Phillip Dos Santos</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Vancouver_FC" title="Vancouver FC">Vancouver FC</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Langley,_British_Columbia_(district_municipality)" title="Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)">Langley, British Columbia</a><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Willoughby_Community_Park_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Willoughby Community Park Stadium">Willoughby Community Park Stadium</a> </td> <td>6,560 </td> <td>2023 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Afshin_Ghotbi" title="Afshin Ghotbi">Afshin Ghotbi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/York_United_FC" title="York United FC">York United FC</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto, Ontario</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/York_Lions_Stadium" title="York Lions Stadium">York Lions Stadium</a> </td> <td>4,000 </td> <td>2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mauro_Eust%C3%A1quio" title="Mauro Eustáquio">Mauro Eustáquio</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Former club </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Stadium </th> <th>Capacity </th> <th>Joined </th> <th>Last season </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/FC_Edmonton" title="FC Edmonton">FC Edmonton</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edmonton" title="Edmonton">Edmonton, Alberta</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clarke_Stadium" title="Clarke Stadium">Clarke Stadium</a> </td> <td>5,100 </td> <td>2019<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2022 </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Notes</dt></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-63"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-63">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">ATCO Field is located within the <a href="/wiki/Spruce_Meadows" title="Spruce Meadows">Spruce Meadows</a> equestrian complex, just outside the <a href="/wiki/Calgary" title="Calgary">Calgary</a> city limits.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-64"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-64">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Langford is located within the <a href="/wiki/Greater_Victoria" title="Greater Victoria">Greater Victoria</a> area.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-65"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-65">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Langley is located within the <a href="/wiki/Greater_Vancouver" title="Greater Vancouver">Greater Vancouver</a> area.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-66"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-66">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">York United FC was originally known as York9 FC in 2019.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-67"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-67">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">FC Edmonton was founded in 2010. Before participating in the Canadian Premier League, they competed in the <a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)" title="North American Soccer League (2011–2017)">NASL</a> between 2011 and 2017, and had participated in the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Championship" title="Canadian Championship">Canadian Championship</a> since 2011.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Timeline">Timeline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Premier_League&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_64ocet1qc1cje7rl7k6e381ta3qhdqs"></map><img usemap="#timeline_64ocet1qc1cje7rl7k6e381ta3qhdqs" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/64ocet1qc1cje7rl7k6e381ta3qhdqs.png" /></div> <p><b>Notes</b> </p><p>* indicates championship winning season </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Expansion">Expansion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Premier_League&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Expansion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As CPL commissioner, David Clanachan expressed on numerous occasions the league's plans to expand gradually up to 16 clubs by 2026. He also stated that the biggest issue for potential expansion teams is lack of facilities.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clanachan mentioned that the league was looking at regions and owners in <a href="/wiki/St._John%27s,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador" title="St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador">St. John's</a>, <a href="/wiki/Moncton" title="Moncton">Moncton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Laval,_Quebec" title="Laval, Quebec">Laval</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quebec_City" title="Quebec City">Quebec City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Regional_Municipality_of_Waterloo" title="Regional Municipality of Waterloo">Kitchener-Waterloo</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Regional_Municipality_of_Niagara" title="Regional Municipality of Niagara">Niagara Region</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Regional_Municipality_of_Durham" title="Regional Municipality of Durham">Durham Region</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mississauga,_Ontario" class="mw-redirect" title="Mississauga, Ontario">Mississauga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Regina,_Saskatchewan" title="Regina, Saskatchewan">Regina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saskatoon" title="Saskatoon">Saskatoon</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kelowna" title="Kelowna">Kelowna</a> as well as the Fraser Valley area of British Columbia.<sup id="cite_ref-State_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-State-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other areas with CPL interest include <a href="/wiki/Barrie" title="Barrie">Barrie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montreal" title="Montreal">Montreal</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Saint_John,_New_Brunswick" title="Saint John, New Brunswick">Saint John</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 25, 2022, ARS de Quebec's Director General Philippe Bernard was quoted in <i><a href="/wiki/Le_Journal_de_Qu%C3%A9bec" title="Le Journal de Québec">Le Journal de Québec</a></i> announcing that <a href="/wiki/L%C3%A9ger_(company)" title="Léger (company)">Léger Marketing</a> had been commissioned to launch a market study to verify interest in the province for a CPL team. He also confirmed that Soccer Quebec had determined that Quebec City was the best market in the province for a new team. Although there isn't an ownership group yet, Bernard explained that the market study would help facilitate investment in a new team.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Also in 2022, the CPL began considering a "serious expansion bid" for Kelowna that includes a multi-use development proposal for a stadium site at the city's Recreation Avenue Park.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2024, Kelowna hosted a neutral site regular season game as part of the CPL's "On Tour" series.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2025, <a href="/wiki/Kingston,_Ontario" title="Kingston, Ontario">Kingston</a> City Council passed a motion to work with Victory Grounds Ventures on developing a long-term lease for a multi-use stadium at the city's <a href="/wiki/Kingston_Memorial_Centre" title="Kingston Memorial Centre">Memorial Centre</a> for a proposed CPL team.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Completed">Completed</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Premier_League&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Completed"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Ottawa">Ottawa</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Premier_League&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Ottawa"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Atleticoottawakickoff.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Atleticoottawakickoff.jpg/220px-Atleticoottawakickoff.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Atleticoottawakickoff.jpg/330px-Atleticoottawakickoff.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Atleticoottawakickoff.jpg/440px-Atleticoottawakickoff.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4160" data-file-height="3120" /></a><figcaption>An <a href="/wiki/Atl%C3%A9tico_Ottawa" title="Atlético Ottawa">Atlético Ottawa</a> match. The club was the CPL's first expansion team</figcaption></figure> <p>It had been speculated that then-existing <a href="/wiki/USL_Championship" title="USL Championship">USL Championship</a> side <a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Fury_FC" title="Ottawa Fury FC">Ottawa Fury FC</a> would join the league for its 2019 or 2020 season;<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> speculation fuelled by the Fury's acquisitions of Canadian players prior to the 2018 season.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While the club remained in the USL for 2019, two of the three governing bodies of the USL (United States Soccer Federation and CONCACAF) refused to sanction the Canadian club to continue play in the US league, and the club ceased operations in November 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2020, there had been many reports of an <a href="/wiki/Ottawa" title="Ottawa">Ottawa</a>-based team owned by <a href="/wiki/Atl%C3%A9tico_Madrid" title="Atlético Madrid">Atlético Madrid</a> being formed for the 2020 season.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These reports were later confirmed when the CPL announced <a href="/wiki/Atl%C3%A9tico_Ottawa" title="Atlético Ottawa">Atlético Ottawa</a> as the league's first expansion team on January 29, 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-ottawa-ex_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ottawa-ex-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Vancouver">Vancouver</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Premier_League&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Vancouver"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On November 10, 2021, the CPL awarded an expansion club in Vancouver to SixFive Sports and Entertainment LP to begin play in 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 13, 2022, the CPL and SixFive Sports and Entertainment LP announced that the club would begin playing in <a href="/wiki/Langley,_British_Columbia_(district_municipality)" title="Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)">Langley, British Columbia</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Willoughby_Community_Park_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Willoughby Community Park Stadium">Willoughby Community Park</a> adjacent to the <a href="/wiki/Langley_Events_Centre" title="Langley Events Centre">Langley Events Centre</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-six-vancouver_89-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-six-vancouver-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 2, 2022, the club announced its name as <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_FC" title="Vancouver FC">Vancouver FC</a> along with a crest and team colours.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pending">Pending</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Premier_League&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Pending"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Windsor/Essex_County"><span id="Windsor.2FEssex_County"></span>Windsor/Essex County</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Premier_League&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Windsor/Essex County"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On January 10, 2022, the CPL announced that commissioner David Clanachan had stepped down and was awarded exclusive expansion rights for <a href="/wiki/Windsor,_Ontario" title="Windsor, Ontario">Windsor, Ontario</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-clan-windsor_91-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-clan-windsor-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2022, it was revealed that Clanachan had partnered with <a href="/wiki/Windsor_City_FC" title="Windsor City FC">Windsor City FC</a> owner Vancho Cirovski, setting a launch date goal of 2026. The pair had targeted <a href="/wiki/Windsor_Stadium" title="Windsor Stadium">Windsor Stadium</a> as a potential home for the club.<sup id="cite_ref-Northern_Tribune_92-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Northern_Tribune-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2022, Windsor Mayor <a href="/wiki/Drew_Dilkens" title="Drew Dilkens">Drew Dilkens</a> committed to supporting a new sports turf facility at McHugh Park to host a potential team;<sup id="cite_ref-windsorstar_93-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-windsorstar-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the city later allocated <span style="white-space: nowrap">CA$3</span><span class="nowrap"> </span>million for turf upgrades at the park in its 2024 capital budget.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cancelled">Cancelled</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Premier_League&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Cancelled"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Saskatchewan">Saskatchewan</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Premier_League&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Saskatchewan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On March 12, 2021, the CPL conditionally awarded an expansion club to Living Sky Sports and Entertainment Inc. (LSSE), a Saskatchewan-based company. The expansion was dependent on LSSE delivering a <a href="/wiki/Soccer-specific_stadium" title="Soccer-specific stadium">soccer-specific stadium</a>, and the preferred location for that stadium is <a href="/wiki/Prairieland_Park" title="Prairieland Park">Prairieland Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/Saskatoon" title="Saskatoon">Saskatoon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sask_96-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sask-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team was targeting a debut of 2023 at the earliest.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of April 2021, plans called for the former horse-racing grandstand at the park to anchor the north, shorter, end of the soccer pitch, with new stands facing its other sides.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 5, 2023, LSSE and Prairieland Park Corporation announced that they had ended their efforts to bring a CPL team to Saskatoon, while a CPL spokesperson confirmed that LSSE's exclusivity to Saskatchewan had lapsed.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="League_titles">League titles</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Premier_League&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: League titles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Premier_League_Finals" title="Canadian Premier League Finals">Canadian Premier League Finals</a> and <a href="/wiki/CPL_Shield" title="CPL Shield">CPL Shield</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_soccer_clubs_in_Canada_by_competitive_honours_won" title="List of soccer clubs in Canada by competitive honours won">List of soccer clubs in Canada by competitive honours won</a></div> <p>Two trophies are awarded to teams at the end of a Canadian Premier League season. The North Star Cup (originally North Star Shield) is given to the playoff champion and has been awarded since the league's inception. The <a href="/wiki/CPL_Shield" title="CPL Shield">CPL Shield</a> was first revealed in 2023 and is won by the team that earns the most points during the regular season.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An award for the regular season winner was announced during the 2022 CPL season and will be awarded retroactively for previous seasons. In addition to equal cash prizes, both trophy winners earn a spot in the <a href="/wiki/CONCACAF_Champions_Cup" title="CONCACAF Champions Cup">CONCACAF Champions Cup</a> competing against teams from across North America, Central America and Caribbean for a spot in the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup" title="FIFA Club World Cup">FIFA Club World Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Doubles_and_trebles">Doubles and trebles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Premier_League&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Doubles and trebles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of 2024, no team has yet won a CPL <a href="/wiki/Double_(association_football)" title="Double (association football)">double</a>; <a href="/wiki/Forge_FC" title="Forge FC">Forge FC</a> were CPL champions in four of the league's first six seasons but failed to win the championship in <a href="/wiki/2021_Canadian_Premier_League_season" title="2021 Canadian Premier League season">2021</a> or <a href="/wiki/2024_Canadian_Premier_League_season" title="2024 Canadian Premier League season">2024</a>, the only seasons to date they topped the regular season standings. While <a href="/wiki/Cavalry_FC" title="Cavalry FC">Cavalry FC</a> have two CPL Shields and one North Star Cup, none of these championships have overlapped. </p><p>No CPL team has won the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Championship" title="Canadian Championship">Canadian Championship</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Forge_FC" title="Forge FC">Forge FC</a> getting closest as runners-up in the <a href="/wiki/2020_Canadian_Championship" title="2020 Canadian Championship">2020 tournament</a> held during the COVID-19 pandemic and in which the Canadian Premier League was guaranteed a finalist. While a domestic <a href="/wiki/Treble_(association_football)" title="Treble (association football)">treble</a> is possible for both MLS and CPL teams, the sole Canadian treble to date was achieved by <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">MLS</a>-based <a href="/wiki/Toronto_FC" title="Toronto FC">Toronto FC</a> in <a href="/wiki/2017_Toronto_FC_season" title="2017 Toronto FC season">2017</a> when the club won the <a href="/wiki/2017_Canadian_Championship" title="2017 Canadian Championship">Canadian Championship</a>, <a href="/wiki/2017_MLS_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 MLS season">MLS Supporters Shield</a> and <a href="/wiki/2017_MLS_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 MLS Cup">MLS Cup</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="CPL_results_by_team">CPL results by team</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Premier_League&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: CPL results by team"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Team </th> <th colspan="2">North Star Cup <b>(league championship)</b> </th> <th colspan="2">CPL Shield <b>(regular season)</b> </th> <th rowspan="2">Total titles </th></tr> <tr> <th>Titles</th> <th>Years </th> <th>Titles</th> <th>Years </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Forge_FC" title="Forge FC">Forge FC</a></td> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Canadian_Premier_League_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 Canadian Premier League Final">2019</a>, <a href="/wiki/2020_Canadian_Premier_League_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 Canadian Premier League Final">2020</a>, <a href="/wiki/2022_Canadian_Premier_League_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 Canadian Premier League Final">2022</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023_Canadian_Premier_League_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 Canadian Premier League Final">2023</a></td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_Canadian_Premier_League_season" title="2021 Canadian Premier League season">2021</a>, <a href="/wiki/2024_Canadian_Premier_League_season" title="2024 Canadian Premier League season">2024</a> </td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Cavalry_FC" title="Cavalry FC">Cavalry FC</a> </td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_Canadian_Premier_League_season" title="2024 Canadian Premier League season">2024</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Canadian_Premier_League_season" title="2019 Canadian Premier League season">2019</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023_Canadian_Premier_League_season" title="2023 Canadian Premier League season">2023</a> </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_FC" title="Pacific FC">Pacific FC</a></td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_Canadian_Premier_League_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 Canadian Premier League Final">2021</a></td> <td>0</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Atl%C3%A9tico_Ottawa" title="Atlético Ottawa">Atlético Ottawa</a></td> <td>0</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"></td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_Canadian_Premier_League_season" title="2022 Canadian Premier League season">2022</a> </td> <td>1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="CPL_results_by_year">CPL results by year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Premier_League&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: CPL results by year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Teams </th> <th>North Star Cup <b>(playoffs)</b> </th> <th>CPL Shield <b>(regular season)</b> </th> <th><i>Playoff runner-up</i></th> <th><i>Regular season runner-up</i> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Canadian_Premier_League_season" title="2019 Canadian Premier League season">2019</a></td> <td>7</td> <td><b>Forge FC</b></td> <td><b>Cavalry FC</b></td> <td><i>Cavalry FC</i></td> <td><i>Forge FC</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020_Canadian_Premier_League_season" title="2020 Canadian Premier League season">2020</a></td> <td>8</td> <td><b>Forge FC</b></td> <td><b>N/A</b><sup id="cite_ref-tbd_102-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tbd-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><i>HFX Wanderers FC</i></td> <td><i>N/A</i><sup id="cite_ref-tbd_102-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tbd-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_Canadian_Premier_League_season" title="2021 Canadian Premier League season">2021</a></td> <td>8</td> <td><b>Pacific FC</b></td> <td><b>Forge FC</b></td> <td><i>Forge FC</i></td> <td><i>Cavalry FC</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_Canadian_Premier_League_season" title="2022 Canadian Premier League season">2022</a></td> <td>8</td> <td><b>Forge FC</b></td> <td><b>Atlético Ottawa</b></td> <td><i>Atlético Ottawa</i></td> <td><i>Forge FC</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_Canadian_Premier_League_season" title="2023 Canadian Premier League season">2023</a></td> <td>8</td> <td><b>Forge FC</b></td> <td><b>Cavalry FC</b></td> <td><i>Cavalry FC</i></td> <td><i>Forge FC</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_Canadian_Premier_League_season" title="2024 Canadian Premier League season">2024</a></td> <td>8</td> <td><b>Cavalry FC</b></td> <td><b>Forge FC</b></td> <td><i>Forge FC</i></td> <td><i>Cavalry FC</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-tbd-102"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-tbd_102-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tbd_102-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">The Canadian Premier League never declared the 2020 regular season champion; the season structure was significantly affected by the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Canada" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Canada">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, and the season was different and shorter that year.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization">Organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Premier_League&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CanPL_red_logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/67/CanPL_red_logo.png" decoding="async" width="147" height="185" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="147" data-file-height="185" /></a><figcaption>Alternate red logo used for Canada Day events</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ownership">Ownership</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Premier_League&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Ownership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In April 2018, commissioner <a href="/wiki/David_Clanachan" title="David Clanachan">David Clanachan</a> said that the league was looking at implementing a club-based structure for the Canadian Premier League, rather than a franchise-based system like in Major League Soccer.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_103-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="League_executives">League executives</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Premier_League&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: League executives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On January 10, 2018, David Clanachan, former president and <a href="/wiki/Chief_operating_officer" title="Chief operating officer">chief operating officer</a> of <a href="/wiki/Tim_Hortons" title="Tim Hortons">Tim Hortons</a>, was named as the first commissioner of the league.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 24, he announced that <a href="/wiki/Paul_Beirne" title="Paul Beirne">Paul Beirne</a> had been named president. Having already worked with the league for over a year, Beirne took on the role of managing the day-to-day league operations.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 31, the Canadian Premier League named <a href="/wiki/James_Easton" class="mw-redirect" title="James Easton">James Easton</a>, a former <a href="/wiki/Canada_men%27s_national_soccer_team" title="Canada men's national soccer team">Canadian international</a>, as vice-president of Soccer Operations.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On September 19, 2019, Clanachan announced that Beirne would step down as president of the CPL at the end of the 2019 season in October.<sup id="cite_ref-Beirne-SN_107-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Beirne-SN-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 10, 2022, David Clanachan resigned from his position as league commissioner.<sup id="cite_ref-clan-windsor_91-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-clan-windsor-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 25, 2022, American sports executive <a href="/wiki/Mark_Noonan" title="Mark Noonan">Mark Noonan</a> was announced as the league's new commissioner as well as the new CEO of Canada Soccer Business effective September 1.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Players">Players</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Premier_League&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Players"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_foreign_CPL_players" class="mw-redirect" title="List of foreign CPL players">List of foreign CPL players</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rodrigo_Gattas_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Rodrigo_Gattas_2019.jpg/220px-Rodrigo_Gattas_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Rodrigo_Gattas_2019.jpg/330px-Rodrigo_Gattas_2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Rodrigo_Gattas_2019.jpg/440px-Rodrigo_Gattas_2019.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a><figcaption>Chilean player <a href="/wiki/Rodrigo_Gattas" title="Rodrigo Gattas">Rodrigo Gattas</a> playing for <a href="/wiki/York_United_FC" title="York United FC">York United FC</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The Canadian Premier League uses a <a href="/wiki/Salary_cap" title="Salary cap">salary cap</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of the 2024 season, clubs are required to spend between <span style="white-space: nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Canadian_dollar" title="Canadian dollar">CA$</a>750,000</span> and $1,212,500 on player compensation, with a minimum salary of $30,000 per player.<sup id="cite_ref-2024_roster_rules_110-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2024_roster_rules-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-salary-info_111-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-salary-info-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For players aged 21 and younger on standard contracts, only 50% of their salary counts towards the cap (up to $200,000 total).<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is also a separate salary cap for coaches and technical staff. </p><p>The league also has several other rules to give Canadian players more opportunities. This includes a minimum of six Canadian starters per game and a limit of seven foreign nationals per team. Additionally, three of the domestic players must be under the age of 21 and play at least 2,000 combined minutes per season.<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rosters are limited to a size of 23 players, although up to 9 players can be signed to a team's developmental roster.<sup id="cite_ref-2024_roster_rules_110-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2024_roster_rules-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Given the limit, most teams opt to carry only two goalkeepers, however, teams may sign an emergency goalkeeper, who does not count to the roster limit, when necessary.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The CPL and <a href="/wiki/U_Sports" title="U Sports">U Sports</a> hold an annual draft for university players. Drafted student-athletes are able to play for CPL teams in the spring and summer, and return to their university team by August 15, thereby preserving their eligibility. The first <a href="/wiki/CPL%E2%80%93U_Sports_Draft" title="CPL–U Sports Draft">CPL–U Sports Draft</a> took place in Vancouver on November 12, 2018, after the conclusion of the <a href="/wiki/U_Sports_men%27s_soccer_championship" title="U Sports men's soccer championship">U Sports men's soccer championship</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Professional Footballers Association of Canada (PFA Canada) is the <a href="/wiki/Trade_union" title="Trade union">union</a> representing CPL players. Following a members vote, PFA Canada was formally recognized by the league on December 20, 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stadiums">Stadiums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Premier_League&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Stadiums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Canadian_Premier_League_stadiums" title="List of Canadian Premier League stadiums">List of Canadian Premier League stadiums</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Investors_Group_Field_2014.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Investors_Group_Field_2014.png/220px-Investors_Group_Field_2014.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Investors_Group_Field_2014.png/330px-Investors_Group_Field_2014.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Investors_Group_Field_2014.png/440px-Investors_Group_Field_2014.png 2x" data-file-width="1223" data-file-height="696" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Princess_Auto_Stadium" title="Princess Auto Stadium">Princess Auto Stadium</a> is home to <a href="/wiki/Valour_FC" title="Valour FC">Valour FC</a>, and is the largest stadium used by a CPL team.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Canadian Premier League has used a mix of existing, built for purpose, and upgraded stadiums, many of which are shared with other teams. <a href="/wiki/Princess_Auto_Stadium" title="Princess Auto Stadium">Princess Auto Stadium</a> (Valour FC), <a href="/wiki/TD_Place_Stadium" title="TD Place Stadium">TD Place Stadium</a> (Atlético Ottawa), and <a href="/wiki/Tim_Hortons_Field" title="Tim Hortons Field">Tim Hortons Field</a> (Forge FC) were existing <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" title="Canadian Football League">Canadian Football League</a> stadiums, and have the largest capacities in the CPL. <a href="/wiki/York_Lions_Stadium" title="York Lions Stadium">York Lions Stadium</a> (York United FC) and <a href="/wiki/Starlight_Stadium" title="Starlight Stadium">Starlight Stadium</a> (Pacific FC) are both pre-existing stadiums that were upgraded in capacity before the 2019 season.<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/ATCO_Field" title="ATCO Field">ATCO Field</a> (Cavalry FC) and <a href="/wiki/Wanderers_Grounds" title="Wanderers Grounds">Wanderers Grounds</a> (HFX Wanderers FC) were new stadiums in 2019, built at pre-existing venues. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Broadcast_rights">Broadcast rights</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Premier_League&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Broadcast rights"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On February 20, 2019, it was announced that <a href="/wiki/Mediapro" title="Mediapro">Mediapro</a> had acquired the broadcast rights to the league as part of a ten year agreement.<sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A streaming service established in 2019, <a href="/wiki/OneSoccer" title="OneSoccer">OneSoccer</a>, carries all of the league's matches, including the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Championship" title="Canadian Championship">Canadian Championship</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-OneSoccer_120-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OneSoccer-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Twenty games throughout the inaugural season were also available through <a href="/wiki/CBC_Sports" title="CBC Sports">CBC Sports</a>, ten of which were on broadcast television, and all 20 on <a href="/wiki/CBC_Gem" class="mw-redirect" title="CBC Gem">CBC Gem</a> and the CBC website.<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>CBC extended the deal with two games every Saturday during the league's second season, while <a href="/wiki/CHCH-DT" title="CHCH-DT">CHCH</a> also picked-up the rights for one game every Sunday.<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 2020, <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_(United_States)" title="Fox Sports (United States)">Fox Sports</a> became the CPL's first American broadcast partner.<sup id="cite_ref-fox_126-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fox-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The season was also aired by <a href="/wiki/StarTimes" title="StarTimes">StarTimes</a> in <a href="/wiki/Sub-Saharan_Africa" title="Sub-Saharan Africa">Sub-Saharan Africa</a>, <a href="/wiki/1Sports" title="1Sports">1Sports</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Indian_subcontinent" title="Indian subcontinent">Indian subcontinent</a>, and Premier Football in the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sub_127-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sub-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The group stage and Final were broadcast in <a href="/wiki/Latin_America" title="Latin America">Latin America</a> by <a href="/wiki/DirecTV" title="DirecTV">DirecTV Go</a> and Tigo Sports.<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 2022, <a href="/wiki/BT_Sport" class="mw-redirect" title="BT Sport">BT Sport</a> started showing live coverage of the league across Ireland and the United Kingdom.<sup id="cite_ref-bt_129-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bt-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2024, the broadcast agreement between the CPL and Mediapro was terminated with five years remaining in the 10-year deal due to a dispute.<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite this, Mediapro's OneSoccer continued to broadcast the CPL in 2024 under a new agreement.<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/2024_Canadian_Premier_League_final" title="2024 Canadian Premier League final">2024 Canadian Premier League final</a> will be broadcast and streamed on CBC's platforms in addition to OneSoccer. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> 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Sports TV<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> </td> <td>Premier Football </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sub-Saharan Africa </td> <td><a href="/wiki/StarTimes" title="StarTimes">StarTimes</a><sup 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Sports</a><sup id="cite_ref-fox_126-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fox-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Premier_League&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Premier_League_Awards" title="Canadian Premier League Awards">Canadian Premier League Awards</a></div> <p>At the conclusion of each season, the league presents the following awards: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output 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season">2023</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_Canadian_Premier_League_final" title="2023 Canadian Premier League final">Final</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_Canadian_Premier_League_season" title="2024 Canadian Premier League season">2024</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_Canadian_Premier_League_final" title="2024 Canadian Premier League final">Final</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2025_Canadian_Premier_League_season" title="2025 Canadian Premier League season">2025</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Clubs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a 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Easton</a></span></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Associated competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Championship" title="Canadian Championship">Canadian Championship</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/CONCACAF_Champions_Cup" title="CONCACAF Champions Cup">CONCACAF Champions Cup</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Canadian_soccer_clubs_in_international_competitions#Full_international_record" title="Canadian soccer clubs in international competitions">results</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/League1_Canada" title="League1 Canada">League1 Canada</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/League1_Alberta" title="League1 Alberta">Alberta</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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href="/wiki/List_of_Canada_women%27s_international_soccer_players" title="List of Canada women's international soccer players">players</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canada_women%27s_national_under-20_soccer_team" title="Canada women's national under-20 soccer team">U-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canada_women%27s_national_under-17_soccer_team" title="Canada women's national under-17 soccer team">U-17</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Men's outdoor leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Tier_132" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Tier 1</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Canadian Premier League</a> <ul><li><a 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Ontario">Ontario</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ligue1_Qu%C3%A9bec" title="Ligue1 Québec">Québec</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Next_Pro" title="MLS Next Pro">MLS Next Pro</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Below tier 3</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Premier_Soccer_League" title="United Premier Soccer League">United Premier Soccer League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alberta_Major_Soccer_League" title="Alberta Major Soccer League">Alberta Major Soccer League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ligue_de_soccer_%C3%A9lite_du_Qu%C3%A9bec" title="Ligue de soccer élite du Québec">Ligue de soccer élite du Québec</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manitoba_Major_Soccer_League" title="Manitoba Major Soccer League">Manitoba Major Soccer League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ontario_Soccer_League" title="Ontario Soccer League">Ontario Soccer League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_Soccer_League" title="Pacific Coast Soccer League">Pacific Coast Soccer League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Metro_Soccer_League" title="Vancouver Metro Soccer League">Vancouver Metro Soccer League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Non-FIFA</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Soccer_League" title="Canadian Soccer League">Canadian Soccer League</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Soccer_League_championship_final" title="Canadian Soccer League championship final">Finals</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Women's outdoor leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Professional18" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Professional</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Super_League" title="Northern Super League">Northern Super League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Pro-am</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/League1_Canada" title="League1 Canada">League1 Canada</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/League1_Alberta" title="League1 Alberta">Alberta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/League1_British_Columbia" title="League1 British Columbia">British Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/League1_Ontario_(women)" title="League1 Ontario (women)">Ontario</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ligue1_Qu%C3%A9bec_(women)" title="Ligue1 Québec (women)">Québec</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Women%27s_Soccer" title="United Women's Soccer">United Women's Soccer</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Indoor and futsal competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_Arena_Soccer_League" title="Major Arena Soccer League">MASL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Futsal_Canadian_Championship" title="Futsal Canadian Championship">Futsal Canadian Championship</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cup competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pro / pro-am</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Championship" title="Canadian Championship">Canadian Championship</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Canadian_Championship_finals" title="List of Canadian Championship finals">Finals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Voyageurs_Cup" title="Voyageurs Cup">Voyageurs Cup</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Inter-Provincial_Championship" title="Women's Inter-Provincial Championship">Women's Inter-Provincial Championship</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Amateur</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canada_soccer_national_championships" title="Canada soccer national championships">National championships</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Challenge_Trophy" title="Challenge Trophy">Challenge Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jubilee_Trophy" title="Jubilee Trophy">Jubilee Trophy</a></li></ul></li> <li>Provincial championships <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Columbia_Provincial_Soccer_Championship" title="British Columbia Provincial Soccer Championship">BC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newfoundland_and_Labrador_Challenge_Cup" title="Newfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup">NL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ontario_Cup" title="Ontario Cup">ON</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Soccer_at_the_Canada_Games" title="Soccer at the Canada Games">Soccer at the Canada Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatian-North_American_Soccer_Tournament" title="Croatian-North American Soccer Tournament">Croatian-North American Soccer Tournament</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">College and university soccer</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/U_Sports_men%27s_soccer" title="U Sports men's soccer">U Sports men's</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/U_Sports_men%27s_soccer_championship" title="U Sports men's soccer championship">Championship</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U_Sports_women%27s_soccer" title="U Sports women's soccer">U Sports women's</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/U_Sports_women%27s_soccer_championship" title="U Sports women's soccer championship">Championship</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Collegiate_Athletic_Association_Soccer_National_Championships" title="Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Soccer National Championships">CCAA Soccer National Championship</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct Canadian leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Professional_Soccer_League_(1983)" title="Canadian Professional Soccer League (1983)">Canadian Professional Soccer League (1983)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Soccer_League_(1987%E2%80%931992)" title="Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992)">Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_National_Soccer_League" title="Canadian National Soccer League">National Soccer League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_Soccer_League_(1908%E2%80%931973)" title="Pacific Coast Soccer League (1908–1973)">Pacific Coast Soccer League (1939–1973)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Canada_Professional_Soccer_League" title="Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League">Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Canada_Soccer_League" title="Western Canada Soccer League">Western Canada Soccer League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Major_Indoor_Soccer_League" title="Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League">Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct American leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_Association" title="United Soccer Association">United Soccer Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Professional_Soccer_League_(1967)" title="National Professional Soccer League (1967)">National Professional Soccer League (1967)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(1968%E2%80%931984)" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Soccer League (1968–1984)">North American Soccer League (1968–1984)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Soccer_Bowl" title="Soccer Bowl">Soccer Bowl</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Soccer_Alliance" title="Western Soccer Alliance">Western Soccer Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Professional_Soccer_League" title="American Professional Soccer League">American Professional Soccer League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A-League_(1995%E2%80%932004)" title="A-League (1995–2004)">A-League</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USL_Championship_final" title="USL Championship final">Finals</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_First_Division" title="USL First Division">USL First Division</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USL_Championship_final" title="USL Championship final">Finals</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USSF_Division_2_Professional_League" title="USSF Division 2 Professional League">USSF Division 2 Professional League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)" title="North American Soccer League (2011–2017)">North American Soccer League (2011–2017)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Soccer_Bowl_(2011%E2%80%932017)" title="Soccer Bowl (2011–2017)">Soccer Bowl</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_Football_League" title="North American Soccer Football League">North American Soccer Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_W-League_(1995%E2%80%932015)" title="USL W-League (1995–2015)">USL W-League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related American leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USL_Championship" title="USL Championship">USL Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_League_One" title="USL League One">USL League One</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_League_Two" title="USL League Two">USL League Two</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Premier_Soccer_League" title="Women's Premier Soccer League">Women's Premier Soccer League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct cup competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Inter-Provincial_Cup_(soccer)" title="Inter-Provincial Cup (soccer)">Inter-Provincial Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mainland_Cup" title="Mainland Cup">Mainland Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Open_Canada_Cup" title="Open Canada Cup">Open Canada Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Challenge_Cup" title="Victoria Challenge Cup">Victoria Challenge Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Football_Association#WFA_Challenge_Cup" title="Western Football Association">WFA Challenge Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Voyageurs_Cup_(women)" title="Voyageurs Cup (women)">Women's Voyageurs Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Canadian_soccer_clubs_in_American_leagues" title="List of Canadian soccer clubs in American leagues">Canadian clubs in American leagues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_soccer_clubs_in_international_competitions" title="Canadian soccer clubs in international competitions">Canadian clubs in international competitions</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Associations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alberta_Soccer_Association" title="Alberta Soccer Association">AB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Columbia_Soccer_Association" title="British Columbia Soccer Association">BC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manitoba_Soccer_Association" title="Manitoba Soccer Association">MB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soccer_New_Brunswick" title="Soccer New Brunswick">NB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newfoundland_and_Labrador_Soccer_Association" title="Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association">NL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soccer_Nova_Scotia" title="Soccer Nova Scotia">NS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Territories_Soccer_Association" title="Northwest Territories Soccer Association">NT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nunavut_Soccer_Association" title="Nunavut Soccer Association">NU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ontario_Soccer_Association" title="Ontario Soccer Association">ON</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Edward_Island_Soccer_Association" title="Prince Edward Island Soccer Association">PE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quebec_Soccer_Federation" class="mw-redirect" title="Quebec Soccer Federation">QC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saskatchewan_Soccer_Association" title="Saskatchewan Soccer Association">SK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yukon_Soccer_Association" title="Yukon Soccer Association">YT</a></li> <li><b>Historical:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dominion_Football_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Dominion Football Association">DFA</a> (1877–1881)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Football_Association" title="Western Football Association">WFA</a> (1880–1940)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Top-level_men&#039;s_football_leagues_of_North_America,_Central_America,_and_the_Caribbean_(CONCACAF)196" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AFA_Senior_Male_League" title="AFA Senior Male League">Anguilla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antigua_and_Barbuda_Premier_Division" title="Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division">Antigua and Barbuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aruban_Division_di_Honor" title="Aruban Division di Honor">Aruba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BFA_Senior_League" title="BFA Senior League">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbados_Premier_League" title="Barbados Premier League">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_League_of_Belize" title="Premier League of Belize">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bermudian_Premier_Division" title="Bermudian Premier Division">Bermuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bonaire_League" title="Bonaire League">Bonaire</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BVIFA_National_Football_League" title="BVIFA National Football League">British Virgin Islands</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cayman_Islands_Premier_League" title="Cayman Islands Premier League">Cayman Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liga_FPD" title="Liga FPD">Costa Rica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Campeonato_Nacional_de_F%C3%BAtbol_de_Cuba" title="Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao_Prom%C3%A9_Divishon" title="Curaçao Promé Divishon">Curaçao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominica_Premier_League" title="Dominica Premier League">Dominica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liga_Dominicana_de_F%C3%BAtbol" title="Liga Dominicana de Fútbol">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n_de_F%C3%BAtbol_de_El_Salvador" title="Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Guiana_Honor_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="French Guiana Honor Division">French Guiana</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GFA_Premier_League" title="GFA Premier League">Grenada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guadeloupe_Division_of_Honor" class="mw-redirect" title="Guadeloupe Division of Honor">Guadeloupe</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liga_Nacional_de_F%C3%BAtbol_de_Guatemala" title="Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GFF_Elite_League" title="GFF Elite League">Guyana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ligue_Ha%C3%AFtienne" title="Ligue Haïtienne">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liga_Nacional_de_F%C3%BAtbol_Profesional_de_Honduras" title="Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras">Honduras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Premier_League" class="mw-redirect" title="National Premier League">Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martinique_Championnat_National" title="Martinique Championnat National">Martinique</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liga_MX" title="Liga MX">Mexico</a></li> <li><a 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