2017 in Canadian soccer

The 2017 season is the 141st season of competitive soccer in Canada.

On April 10, 2017, the Canadian Soccer Association announced a joint bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup along with the United States Soccer Federation and the Mexican Football Federation. The announced proposal would see Canada host ten matches of the eighty expected to take place during the tournament.

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.

2017 Gold Cup
🇨🇦 canada eliminated in the quarterfinals.

2017 Algarve Cup
finishes in second place.

Major League Soccer
Three Canadian teams (Montreal Impact, Toronto FC, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC) play in this league, which also contains 19 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 1 league in the United States soccer league system.


 * Overall standings

North American Soccer League
One Canadian team (FC Edmonton) plays in this league, which also contains seven teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 2 league in the United States soccer league system.


 * Overall standings

United Soccer League
Three Canadian teams (Ottawa Fury FC, Toronto FC II, and Whitecaps FC 2) play in this league, which also contains 27 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 2 league in the United States soccer league system.


 * Eastern Conference


 * Western Conference

League1 Ontario
16 teams play in this league, all of which are based in Canada. It is considered a Division 3 league in the Canadian soccer league system.


 * Eastern Conference


 * Western Conference

The league champion is determined by a single-match series between the top-ranked teams from the western and eastern conferences. The winner qualifies for the 2018 Canadian Championship.
 * League Championship

Première Ligue de soccer du Québec
Seven teams play in this league, all of which are based in Canada. It is considered a Division 3 league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Premier Development League
Six Canadian teams play in this league, which also contains 66 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 4 league in the United States soccer league system.

Great Lakes Division – 🇨🇦 K-W United FC

Heartland Division – 🇨🇦 Thunder Bay Chill, WSA Winnipeg

Northwest Division – 🇨🇦 Calgary Foothills FC, TSS FC Rovers, Victoria Highlanders

Canadian Soccer League
Sixteen teams play in this league, all of which are based in Canada. It is a Non-FIFA league previously sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association and is now a member of the Soccer Federation of Canada (SFC).
 * First Division


 * Second Division

National Women's Soccer League
No Canadian teams play in this league, though ten 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 league in the Canadian soccer league system.

United Women's Soccer
One Canadian team (Calgary Foothills WFC) plays in this league, which also contains 19 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 2 league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Women's Premier Soccer League
One Canadian team (NSGSC) plays in this league, which also contains 103 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 2 league in the Canadian soccer league system.

League1 Ontario
11 teams play in this league, all of which are based in Canada. It is considered a Division 3 league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Canadian Championship
The Canadian Championship is contested by professional men's teams at the division 1 & 2 level.

Team listed above in the bracket hosts first match.

2016–17 Canadian Championship play-off
Due to the restructuring of the CONCACAF Champions League for the 2018 edition, two Canadian Championship tournaments were held before the Champions League was scheduled. Canada Soccer determined that a one-off play-off match would be held in Toronto between Toronto FC, the 2016 Canadian Champions, and the winner of the 2017 Canadian Championship, which had not yet been completed. However, because Toronto ended up winning the 2017 Canadian Championship, they qualified automatically, and a play-off was not held.

Challenge Trophy
The Challenge Trophy is a national cup contested by men's teams at the division 4 level and below.

Jubilee Trophy
The Jubilee Trophy is a national cup contested by women's teams at the division 4 level and below.

2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
🇨🇦 Vancouver Whitecaps FC wins 3–1 on aggregate.

🇨🇦 Vancouver Whitecaps FC loses 4–1 on aggregate.