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

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

National teams

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

  Win   Draw   Loss

Senior Men

Friendlies

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

Senior Women

Men's domestic club leagues

Canadian Premier League

Main article: 2020 Canadian Premier League season

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

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

League1 Ontario (Men)

Main article: 2020 League1 Ontario season

No League1 Ontario matches were played in 2020.

Première Ligue de Soccer du Québec

Main article: 2020 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec season
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG
1 A.S. Blainville (C) 8 6 1 1 21 8 +13 19 2.38
2 Ottawa South United 7 4 2 1 17 9 +8 14 2.00
3 Celtix du Haut-Richelieu 8 4 0 4 10 14 −4 12 1.50
4 CS St-Hubert 8 3 1 4 16 22 −6 10 1.25
5 CS Longueuil 7 2 0 5 8 12 −4 6 0.86
6 CS Fabrose 6 1 0 5 8 15 −7 3 0.50
Source: PLSQ
(C) Champions

Canadian Soccer League

Main article: 2020 Canadian Soccer League season
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Scarborough SC (C) 8 5 0 3 18 16 +2 15 Playoffs
2 FC Vorkuta (O) 8 4 3 1 16 8 +8 15
3 Hamilton City SC 8 4 2 2 19 19 0 14 Ineligible for Playoffs
4 Serbian White Eagles 8 3 1 4 20 16 +4 10 Playoffs
5 Brantford Galaxy 8 1 0 7 9 23 −14 3
Source: Canadian Soccer League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) goal differential; 5) most goals
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
  1. Hamilton finished the season in a Not-in-Good Standing and were removed from the playoffs

Men's international club leagues

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2020 Major League Soccer season

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

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

USL League One

Main article: 2020 USL League One season

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

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

USL League Two

Main article: 2020 USL League Two season

Not played.

Women's club leagues

National Women's Soccer League

Main article: 2020 National Women's Soccer League season

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

United Women's Soccer

Not played.

League1 Ontario (Women)

Not played.

Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (Women)

Main article: 2020 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec Féminine season

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

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

Standings

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

Championship Match

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

Third Place Match

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

Domestic cups

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

Canadian Championship

Main article: 2020 Canadian Championship

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

Forge FC1–1Toronto FC
Report
Penalties
4–5
Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, OntarioAttendance: 13,715Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Canadian clubs in international competition

2020 CONCACAF Champions League

Main article: 2020 CONCACAF Champions League

2020 CONCACAF League

Main article: 2020 CONCACAF League

References

  1. "History". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  2. Thompson, Marty (August 12, 2020). "Confirmed: #CanPL tiebreakers for The Island Games... 1. Head-to-head 2. Goal diff. 3. Goals for 4. Total # of wins 5. *Most U-21 minutes* in round 6. Coin toss or drawing of lots" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. "Supporters' Shield Standings – 2020". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 21, 2024.

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