List of American and Canadian soccer champions
Despite each receiving FIFA-affiliated status in 1913, both the United States and Canada have lacked a consistent, multi-division soccer system until recently. Consequently, the determination of champions has been problematic at times. The United States did not have a truly national top flight league until the FIFA-sanctioned United Soccer Association and the "outlaw" National Professional Soccer League, which had a network television contract, merged in November 1967 to form the North American Soccer League (NASL). The NASL considered the two pre-merge forerunner leagues as part of its history.
Before 1967, there were several regional and city leagues of various levels of quality. For example, the first and second incarnations of the American Soccer League constituted the premier level of professional soccer in the Northeastern United States, but they and teams from the St. Louis Soccer League would regularly defeat the best the other had to offer. These are only two of the most notable leagues of the regional era, as there were professional and amateur competitions in Chicago, California, the greater Western United States, Ontario, and Western Canada, among several other regions.
While the creation of the NASL in 1968 brought bonafide top-flight competition to the U.S. and Canada, its collapse in 1984 saw a temporary return to the fragmented regional structure. The merger of the Western Soccer League and third iteration of the American Soccer League created a national second division in the U.S. known as the American Professional Soccer League (APSL) in 1990. The APSL later absorbed the Canadian Soccer League, which at the time was an attempt at a wholly first division within Canada.
It was not until the establishment of Major League Soccer (MLS) in 1996 as part of FIFA's agreement to award the United States the 1994 World Cup that there was again a truly national, sanctioned first division in either country. Top Canadian teams resided at the second division until MLS expanded to Canada in 2007.
Given the tumultuous history of professional soccer in the United States and Canada, there is a broad history of champions of various kinds in both countries, both in leagues that comprised both nations and cups that were held in only one. This article takes into account all these competitions to compile an accurate listing of American and Canadian soccer champions with an eye towards maintaining continuity.
Background
For teams in the United States and Canada, there are three major domestic trophies.[1][2]
The primary focus is the league championship, a postseason knockout tournament held between the best teams from the regular season. This is presently determined via the MLS Cup. American and Canadian sports leagues typically have such playoff systems. These have their roots in long travel distances common in U.S. and Canadian sports; to cut down on travel, leagues are typically aligned in geographic divisions and feature unbalanced schedules with teams playing more matches against opponents in the same division. Due to the unbalanced schedule typical in U.S. and Canadian leagues, not all teams face the same opponents, and some teams may not meet an even number of times during a regular season, if at all. This results in teams with identical records that have faced different opponents differing numbers of times, making team records alone an imperfect measure of league supremacy. The playoffs allow for head-to-head elimination-style competition between teams to counterbalance this.
Secondary is the recognition of the best regular season record (an accomplishment known as the league premiership in Australia and New Zealand, countries with similar league structure to the U.S. and Canada).[1] The MLS team with the highest point total during the regular season is awarded the Supporters' Shield.
Thirdly, there are the two countries' respective domestic cup competitions: the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and the Canadian Championship. These tournaments are unique to soccer among professional sports in the U.S. and Canada, as no other major team sport conducts competition outside of regular league play.
Additionally, American and Canadian clubs participate in the CONCACAF Champions League, a continental club competition in which the United States is allocated four qualification spots and Canada one. For American clubs, the winners of the MLS Cup, Supporters' Shield, and U.S. Open Cup all qualify, along with the regular season conference champion that does not win the Shield. The lone Canadian berth is determined by the Canadian Championship. Finally, there is the world championship as determined by the FIFA Club World Cup, a berth to which is earned by winning the Champions League.
American and Canadian soccer clubs exist in a franchise system, rather than a promotion and relegation system. As a result, teams do not systematically move between levels each season. This is standard among American and Canadian major and minor sports leagues and is part of the franchise rights granted by the leagues. Recently, a trend has developed where a club from the lower divisions may be "promoted" via an expansion franchise awarded by Major League Soccer.
The results in this article come from the United States Soccer Federation,[3] the Canadian Soccer Association,[4] the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation,[5] and the American Soccer History Archives.[6]
Major titles
American domestic competitions
At various times, Canadian clubs have competed in the top-tier of American soccer, either in place of or alongside a Canadian top-tier league. Currently, three Canadian clubs compete in Major League Soccer.
United Soccer Association (1967)
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Regular season | Runners-up | Leading goalscorer(s) | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1967 | Los Angeles Wolves | Washington Whips | Washington Whips | Los Angeles Wolves | Roberto Boninsegna (Chicago Mustangs) | 10 |
National Professional Soccer League (1967)
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Regular season | Runners-up | Leading goalscorer(s) | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1967 | Oakland Clippers | Baltimore Bays | Oakland Clippers | Baltimore Bays | Yanko Daucik (Toronto Falcons) | 20 |
- Oakland also won the NPSL Commissioner's Cup nine days after winning the NPSL Finals.[7]
North American Soccer League (1968–1984)
- ^Note 4 – The 1969 season featured no playoffs; the league title was awarded to the team with the most points in the season.
- # The New York Cosmos dropped "New York" from name for the 1977 and 1978 seasons, then returned to the full name in 1979 season.
Major League Soccer (1996–present)
U.S. Open Cup (1914–present)
Historical era
Modern era
- ^Note 5 – Championship awarded to Paterson when Scullin were unable to field a team for the replay, due to injuries and players under baseball contracts beginning the baseball season
- ^Note 6 – Before the Spring 1931 season, Fall River Marksmen moved to New York City and merged with New York Soccer Club to become the New York Yankees. However, they began the 1931 tournament under the name Fall River, and as such were required to play as Fall River for the remainder of it, and won the Cup. Before the Fall 1931 season, the Yankees moved again, this time back north to New Bedford, Massachusetts. They merged with Fall River F.C. to become the New Bedford Whalers, and again won the Cup in 1932. The USSF officially credits "Fall River Marksmen" with four championships in total, and "New Bedford Whalers" with one.
- ^Note 7 – St. Louis Soccer League team names were determined by the club's respective corporate sponsor. The team known as Hellrungs from 1929 to 1931 was also known as Stix, Baer and Fuller F.C. from 1931 to 1934, St. Louis Central Breweries F.C. from 1934 to 1935, and St. Louis Shamrocks from 1935 to 1938. As the change was only cosmetic and no relocations or mergers with clubs resulting in new rosters were made, the club's title history continues with the name changes.
- ^Note 8 – Aggregate drawn 2–2, Championship shared when details for a third game could not be agreed upon.
- ^Note 9 – Brooklyn Dodgers S.C. returned to their original name of Brooklyn Italians before the 1990s (the club states the change was in 1974, though later U.S. Open Cup tournaments have them registered under the Dodgers name).
Canadian domestic competitions
Canadian Professional Soccer League (1983)
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Regular season | Runners-up | Leading goalscorer(s) | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | Edmonton Eagles | Hamilton Steelers | Edmonton Eagles | Hamilton Steelers | Hans Kraay Jr. (Edmonton Eagles) Ross Ongaro (Edmonton Eagles) |
6 |
Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992)
Year | Champions (number of titles) |
Runners-up | Regular season (number of titles) |
Runners-up | Leading goalscorer(s) | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1987 | Calgary Kickers | Hamilton Steelers | Calgary Kickers | Hamilton Steelers | Nick Gilbert (Calgary Kickers) | 10 |
1988 | Vancouver 86ers | Hamilton Steelers | Vancouver 86ers | Hamilton Steelers | John Catliff (Vancouver 86ers) | 22 |
1989 | Vancouver 86ers (2) | Hamilton Steelers | Vancouver 86ers (2) | Toronto Blizzard | Ted Eck (Ottawa Intrepid) | 21 |
1990 | Vancouver 86ers (3) | Hamilton Steelers | Vancouver 86ers (3) | Toronto Blizzard | John Catliff (Vancouver 86ers) | 19 |
1991 | Vancouver 86ers (4) | Toronto Blizzard | Vancouver 86ers (4) | Toronto Blizzard | Domenic Mobilio (Vancouver 86ers) | 25 |
1992 | Winnipeg Fury | Vancouver 86ers | Vancouver 86ers (5) | North York Rockets | Eddy Berdusco (North York Rockets) | 14 |
Canadian Premier League (2019–present)
Year | North Star Shield (number of titles) |
Runners-up | Regular season (number of titles) |
Runners-up | Leading goalscorer(s) | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Forge FC | Cavalry FC | Cavalry FC | Forge FC | Tristan Borges (Forge FC) | 13 |
2020 | Forge FC (2) | HFX Wanderers FC | — | — | Akeem Garcia (HFX Wanderers FC) | 6 |
2021 | Pacific FC | Forge FC | Forge FC | Cavalry FC | João Morelli (HFX Wanderers FC) | 14 |
2022 | Forge FC (3) | Atlético Ottawa | Atlético Ottawa | Forge FC | Alejandro Díaz (Pacific FC) | 13 |
Canadian National Championship
Though there were various levels of professional leagues in Canada throughout the 20th century, there was no multi-division cup for professional franchises that stretched from coast to coast until 2002. Even then, it was not until 2008 that this trophy was awarded via competition that was separate from regular season play. From 1913 to 2001, the highest national cup in Canada was in fact the amateur Challenge Trophy, which still continues to this day after being replaced as the highest national cup competition in Canada by the professional Canadian Championship. The Open Canada Cup existed from 1998 to 2007, but excluded the premier professional clubs and was largely limited to the Ontario area.
Challenge Trophy
Year | Champions (number of titles) |
Score (if applicable) |
Runners–up |
---|---|---|---|
1913 | Norwood Wanderers | Lachine | |
1914 | Norwood Wanderers (2) | Fort William CPR | |
1915 | Winnipeg Scottish | 0–0 6–1 |
Toronto Lancashire FC |
1919 | Montréal Grand Trunk FC | 2–1 1–0 |
Winnipeg War Veterans |
1920 | Hamilton Westinghouse | 0–0 2–1 |
Winnipeg Britannia |
1921 | Toronto Scottish FC | 3–0 1–0 |
Ladysmith FC |
1922 | Calgary Hillhurst FC | 2–1 0–0 |
Toronto Ulster United FC |
1923 | Nanaimo City FC Wanderers | 1–0 0–1 1–0 |
Montréal CPR |
1924 | Winnipeg United Weston FC | 3–2 0–0 |
Beloeil Canadian Explosives |
1925 | Toronto Ulster United FC | 0–0 1–1 2–0 |
Nanaimo Wanderers |
1926 | Winnipeg United Weston FC (2) | 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 |
Cumberland Cdn. Collieries |
1927 | Nanaimo City FC Wanderers (2) | 9–0 5–1 |
Fort William Canadian Legion |
1928 | Westminster Royals FC | 3–2 1–2 6–1 |
Montréal CNR |
1929 | Montréal CNR | 4–0 5–0 |
Winnipeg United Weston |
1930 | Westminster Royals FC (2) | 1–0 0–5 1–0 |
Montréal CNR |
1931 | Westminster Royals FC (3) | 2–0 3–0 |
Toronto Scottish FC |
1932 | Toronto Scottish FC (2) | 3–0 2–1 |
North Shore United FC |
1933 | Toronto Scottish FC (3) | 2–2 0–0 3–0 |
Prince Albert City Reds |
1934 | Verdun Park FC | 4–0 0–2 4–1 |
Prince Albert City Reds |
1935 | Montréal Aldred | 3–2 3–7 1–1 1–0 |
Nanaimo City FC |
1936 | Westminster Royals FC (4) | 6–1 1–2 3–0 |
Winnipeg United Weston |
1937 | Vancouver Johnston Storage | 1–3 3–1 3–2 |
Toronto Ulster United FC |
1938 | North Shore United FC | 1-1 1-3 1-0 2-2 6–2 |
Timmins Dome Mines |
1939 | Vancouver Radials FC | 2–2 2–3 2–0 3–1 |
Montréal Carsteel FC |
1946 | Toronto Ulster United FC (2) | 3–1 7–1 |
Fort William Vets |
1947 | Vancouver St. Andrew's FC | 5–0 4–0 |
Winnipeg Scottish FC |
1948 | Montréal Carsteel FC | 4–3 1–3 4–3 |
Vancouver St. Andrews FC |
1949 | North Shore United FC (2) | 4–0 1–2 2–0 |
Hamilton Westinghouse |
1950 | Vancouver City FC | 4–1 4–0 |
Winnipeg AN&AF Scottish FC |
1951 | Toronto Ulster United FC (3) | 1–1 2–1 2–2 |
Vancouver St. Andrew's FC |
1952 | Montréal Stelco | 2–4 3–1 2–0 |
Westminster Royals FC |
1953 | Westminster Royals FC (5) | 0–0 2–0 1–1 |
Montréal Hakoah |
1954 | Winnipeg AN&AF Scottish FC (2) | 3–2 3–0 |
North Shore United FC |
1955 | Westminster Royals FC (6) | 3–1 1–1 2–2 |
Ukraina Montréal |
1956 | Vancouver Hale-Co FC (2) | 5–1 | Winnipeg Germania FC |
1957 | Ukraina Montréal | 2–1 | North Shore United FC |
1958 | Westminster Royals FC (7) | 2–0 | Winnipeg AN&AF Scottish FC |
1959 | Montréal Canadian Alouettes | 3–2 | Westminster Royals FC |
1960 | Westminster Royals FC (8) | 4–0 | Toronto Golden Mile |
1961 | Montréal Concordia (2) | 1–0 | Vancouver Firefighters FC |
1962 | Winnipeg AN&AF Scottish FC (3) | 6–0 | Edmonton Edelweiss |
1964 | Vancouver Columbus FC | 4–0 | Sudbury Italia FC |
1965 | Vancouver Firefighters FC | 5–0 | Oshawa Italia FC |
1966 | British Columbia Selects | 2–0 | Québec |
1967 | Toronto Balymena United | 1–0 | Calgary Buffalo Kickers |
1968 | Toronto Royals | 2–1 | Vancouver Columbus FC |
1969 | Vancouver Columbus FC (2) | 10–0 | Montréal Ukraina |
1970 | Manitoba Selects | 2–1 | Québec |
1971 | Vancouver Eintracht | 3–1 | Windsor Maple Leafs |
1972 | Westminster Blues | 3–0 | Toronto San Fili |
1973 | Vancouver Firefighters FC (2) | 2–0 | Toronto West Indies Utd. |
1974 | Calgary Springer Kickers | 2–1 | Windsor Italia |
1975 | Victoria London Boxing Club | 3–1 | St. Lawrence Laurentians |
1976 | Victoria West FC | 3–2 | Winnipeg Fort Rouge |
1977 | Vancouver Columbus FC (3) | 1–0 | St. Lawrence Laurentians |
1978 | Vancouver Columbus FC (4) | 3–1 | Montréal Elio Blues |
1979 | Victoria West FC (2) | 6–2 | Olympique LaSalle |
1980 | Saint John Drydock Islanders | 3–2 | Ottawa Maple Leaf Almrausch |
1981 | North York Ciociaro SC | 2–1 | Calgary Springer Kickerss |
1982 | Victoria West FC (3) | 4–0 | Saskatoon United |
1983 | Vancouver Firefighters FC (3) | 2–1 | Windsor Croatia |
1984 | Victoria West FC (4) | 1–0 | Hamilton Dundas United |
1985 | Croatia SC Vancouver | 3–0 | Montréal Elio Blues |
1986 | Hamilton Steelers | 1–0 | Croatia SC Vancouver |
1987 | Winnipeg Lucania SC | 1–0 | New Westminster QPR |
1988 | St. John's Holy Cross FC | 2–0 | Edmonton Ital-Canadians |
1989 | Scarborough Azzuri | 3–2 | Holy Cross FC |
1990 | Vancouver Firefighters FC (4) | 1–0 | Dartmouth United |
1991 | NorVan ANAF | 3–2(pen.) | Scarborough Azzuri |
1992 | NorVan ANAF (2) | 1–0 | Edmonton Scottish |
1993 | Vancouver Westside Rino | 1–0 | Calommiers Longueuil |
1994 | Edmonton Ital Canadians SC | 1–0 | Scarborough Azzurri |
1995 | Mistral-Estrie | 1–0 | Halifax King of Donair |
1996 | Vancouver Westside | 2–1 | Cosmos Lasalle |
1997 | Edmonton Ital Canadians SC (2) | 3–1 | North Shore Pegasus |
1998 | Riviere des Prairies | 1–0 | Hamilton Serbian |
1999 | Calgary Celtic | 1–0 | Coquitlam Metro Ford SC |
2000 | Winnipeg Lucania SC (2) | 2–0 | Vancouver Westside |
2001 | Halifax King of Donair | 4–1 | Victoria Gorge FC |
Voyageurs Cup / Canadian Championship
- ^Note 10 – Match abandoned with Vancouver leading 1–0 in the 60th minute due to lightning and unplayable field conditions. Originally scheduled to be replayed on May 26, 11:00 EDT, but was rescheduled as weather conditions prevented the match from being played. The second leg was replayed on July 2, 12:30 EDT, in its entirety starting from 0–0 according to the rules of the tournament.
International competitions
Continental Championship
Champions' Cup Era
Year | Best U.S. finish | Best Canadian finish |
---|---|---|
1962 | no entrant | no entrant |
1963 | New York Hungaria Second Round |
no entrant |
1967 | Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals North/Central Final |
no entrant |
1968 | Greek American AA North Final |
no entrant |
1969 | no entrant | no entrant |
1970 | Greek American AA North Final |
no entrant |
1971 | Rochester Lancers 4th place |
no entrant |
1972 | no entrant | no entrant |
1973 | no entrant | no entrant |
1974 | Maccabi Los Angeles unknown |
no entrant |
1975 | no entrant | Toronto Serbian White Eagles North First Round |
1976 | New York Inter-Giuliana North First Round |
Toronto Italia North Final |
1977 | New York Inter-Giuliana North Final |
no entrant |
1978 | Maccabi Los Angeles North First Round |
no entrant |
1979 | Soccer Universidad AC North Final |
no entrant |
1980 | Brooklyn Italians North Second Round |
no entrant |
1981 | no entrant | no entrant |
1982 | Brooklyn Italians, New York Pancyprian-Freedoms North First Round |
no entrant |
1983 | New York Pancyprian-Freedoms North Second Round |
no entrant |
1984 | New York Pancyprian-Freedoms North Final |
no entrant |
1985 | Chicago Croatian North First Round |
no entrant |
1986 | Greek American AA North First Round |
no entrant |
1987 | San Pedro Yugoslavs, St. Louis Kutis SC North First Round |
no entrant |
1988 | Seattle Mitre Eagles, Washington Diplomats North First Round |
no entrant |
1989 | San Francisco Greek American, St. Louis Busch SC North First Round |
no entrant |
1990 | St. Petersburg Kickers North Final |
no entrant |
1991 | Brooklyn Italians North Second Round |
no entrant |
1992 | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks North Group 2 Final Round |
Vancouver 86ers North Group 2 First Round |
1993 | Hercules North Preliminary Round |
no entrant |
1994 | Los Angeles Salsa North Group 2 First Round |
no entrant |
1995 | no entrant | no entrant |
1996 | Seattle Sounders 4th place |
no entrant |
1997 | Los Angeles Galaxy Runner-up |
no entrant |
1998 | D.C. United Winner |
no entrant |
1999 | Chicago Fire, D.C. United Semi-finals |
no entrant |
2000 | Los Angeles Galaxy Winner |
no entrant |
2002 | Kansas City Wizards Semi-finals |
no entrant |
2003 | Columbus Crew, Los Angeles Galaxy Quarter-finals |
no entrant |
2004 | Chicago Fire Semi-finals |
no entrant |
2005 | D.C. United Semi-finals |
no entrant |
2006 | Los Angeles Galaxy, New England Revolution Quarter-finals |
no entrant |
2007 | D.C. United, Houston Dynamo Semi-finals |
no entrant |
2008 | D.C. United, Houston Dynamo Semi-finals |
no entrant |
Champions League era
World Championship
Before the inception of the seven-team FIFA Club World Cup, the Intercontinental Cup was held, beginning in 1960. As only the champions of UEFA and CONMEBOL were invited, it is not listed here.
Summer Olympics 1
Year | Best U.S. finish | Best Canadian finish |
---|---|---|
1904 | Christian Brothers Cadets Runner-up |
Galt F.C. Winner |
- ^Note 1 – Footbal at Summer Olympics was played between club teams in between 1896–1904.
FIFA Club World Cup
Year | Entrant(s) | Best U.S./Canadian finish |
---|---|---|
2001 | ![]() |
competition canceled |
Multiple Majors in one season
Trebles
In 2017, Toronto FC completed a treble of Supporters' Shield, MLS Cup and Canadian Championship, the first treble of any kind achieved by either an American or Canadian club since the beginning of Major League Soccer in 1996.
Year | Club (number of trebles) | Honors |
---|---|---|
2017 | Toronto FC | Supporters' Shield, Canadian Championship, MLS Cup |
Doubles
Listed here are the teams to achieve two major accomplishments in one season since 1968.
Year | Club (number of doubles) | Honors |
---|---|---|
1972 | New York Cosmos | Best regular season record, NASL Final |
1974 | Los Angeles Aztecs | Best regular season record, NASL Final |
1978 | Cosmos (2) | Best regular season record, Soccer Bowl |
1980 | New York Cosmos (3) | Best regular season record, Soccer Bowl |
1982 | New York Cosmos (4) | Best regular season record, Soccer Bowl |
1984 | Chicago Sting | Best regular season record, NASL Finals |
1996 | D.C. United | MLS Cup, U.S. Open Cup |
1997 | D.C. United (2) | Supporters' Shield, MLS Cup |
1998 | Chicago Fire | MLS Cup, U.S. Open Cup |
1999 | D.C. United (3) | Supporters' Shield, MLS Cup |
2000 | Kansas City Wizards | Supporters' Shield, MLS Cup |
2002 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Supporters' Shield, MLS Cup |
2003 | Chicago Fire (2) | U.S. Open Cup, Supporters' Shield |
2005 | Los Angeles Galaxy (2) | U.S. Open Cup, MLS Cup |
2008 | Columbus Crew | Supporters' Shield, MLS Cup |
2011 | Los Angeles Galaxy (3) | Supporters' Shield, MLS Cup |
2014 | Seattle Sounders FC | U.S. Open Cup, Supporters' Shield |
2016 | FC Dallas | U.S. Open Cup, Supporters' Shield |
2022 | Los Angeles FC | Supporters' Shield, MLS Cup |
Overall totals
Defunct franchises: †.
- ^Note 1 – If the full histories of the national championships were included, the table would be some 150 teams long and include dozens of defunct, historical, and strictly amateur (North American Division 4 or 5) squads. As North American Soccer League teams did not compete for the national championships, and for the sake of practicality, only the modern eras of the two national championship trophies (since 1995 for the U.S.'s Dewar Cup and since the inception of Canada's Voyageurs Cup in 2002) are included in this particular chart. For full national championship histories and totals, see below.
- ^Note 2 – The current incarnation of the franchise is a namesake phoenix club that owns the rights to the club's name and history.
- ^Note 3 – Team currently exists as a professional franchise in a Division II or Division III league, and as such are prevented from competing for two of the three domestic majors due to a lack of promotion and relegation.
- ^Note 4 – The current incarnation of the franchise rebranded but owns the rights to the club's name and history.
- ^Note 5 – Canadian soccer team.
Minor titles
Domestic competitions
Division 2 leagues
Before the 1976 season, the American Soccer League placed its first teams on the west coast, going national. For the first time, the United States and Canada had a national-level second-division league. For 2017 the USSF granted provisional D2 status for both the NASL and the USL.
- ^Note 11 – In 1989 the two largest U.S. leagues, the American Soccer League and the Western Soccer League, played a title game between their respective postseason champions as a precursor to the next season's merger.
Division 3 leagues
Canadian division 3 leagues
There are three division 3 leagues in Canada: League1 British Columbia (BC), League1 Ontario (ON), and the Première ligue de soccer du Québec (QC). The Canadian Soccer League (CSL) was also classified as a division 3 league, but was de-sanctioned in 2013.
- ^Note 1 – PLSQ has no playoffs; the league title was awarded to the team with the most points in the season.
- ^Note 2 – League1 Ontario has no playoffs at this season; the league title was awarded to the team with the most points in the season.
- ^Note 3 – League1 Ontario's 2020 season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
International competitions
Minor CONCACAF competitions
Cup Winners' Cup
Year | Best U.S. finish | Best Canadian finish |
---|---|---|
1991 | Brooklyn Italians First Round |
no entrant |
1993 | San Jose Oaks First Round |
no entrant |
1994 | San Francisco CD Mexico First Round |
no entrant |
1995 | San Francisco Greek American First Round |
no entrant |
Pepsi Cup
Year | Best U.S. finish | Best Canadian finish |
---|---|---|
1990 | Maryland Bays Runner-up |
Vancouver 86ers Winner |
Professional Cup
Year | Best U.S. finish | Best Canadian finish |
---|---|---|
1992 | Colorado Foxes Winner |
Vancouver 86ers & Montreal Supra First Round |
Giants Cup
Year | Best U.S. finish | Best Canadian finish |
---|---|---|
2001 | D.C. United Runner-up |
no entrant |
SuperLiga
Year | Best U.S. finish | Best Canadian finish |
---|---|---|
2007 | Los Angeles Galaxy Runner-up |
no entrant |
2008 | New England Revolution Winner |
no entrant |
2009 | Chicago Fire Runner-up |
no entrant |
2010 | New England Revolution Runner-up |
no entrant |
Campeones Cup
Year | Best U.S. finish | Best Canadian finish |
---|---|---|
2018 | no entrant | Toronto FC Runner-up |
2019 | Atlanta United Winner |
no entrant |
2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic[13] | |
2021 | Columbus Crew Winner |
no entrant |
2022 | New York City FC Winner |
no entrant |
Leagues Cup
Year | Best U.S. finish | Best Canadian finish |
---|---|---|
2019 | LA Galaxy Semi-finals |
no entrant |
2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic[13] | |
2021 | Seattle Sounders FC Runner-up |
no entrant |
2022 | Not held |
CONCACAF League
Year | Best U.S. finish | Best Canadian finish |
---|---|---|
2019 | no entrant | Forge FC Round of 16 |
2020 | no entrant | Forge FC Quarter-finals |
2021 | no entrant | Forge FC Semi-finals |
2022 | no entrant | Pacific FC Round of 16 |
Inter-confederation competitions
Copa Interamericana
Year | Champions | Score | Runners–up | Venue | Location | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | D.C. United Winner |
0–1 2–0 |
Vasco da Gama | RFK Stadium Lockhart Stadium |
Washington, D.C., United States Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States |
25,000 7,283 |
Copa de Puerto Rico
Year | Best U.S. finish | Best Canadian finish | Venue | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | Tampa Bay Mutiny Winner |
no entrant | Estadio Sixto Escobar[14] | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Copa Merconorte
Year | Best U.S. finish | Best Canadian finish |
---|---|---|
2001 | Kansas City Wizards, MetroStars 3rd Place, Group stage |
no entrant |
Copa Sudamericana
Year | Best U.S. finish | Best Canadian finish |
---|---|---|
2005 | D.C. United Round of 16 |
no entrant |
2007 | D.C. United Round of 16 |
no entrant |
Other titles
Domestic competitions
American Historical
American Cup (1885–1924)
National Association Football League (1895–1921)
- ^Note 12 – Clark and West Hudson finished tied and were declared co-champions.
St. Louis Soccer League (1907–1939)
Lewis Cup (1915–1963)
The Lewis Cup was an American soccer trophy originally given to the champion of the Blue Mountain League of northwestern Pennsylvania and later awarded to the winners of the American Soccer League's League Cup.
American Soccer League I (1921–1933)
The American Soccer League was the most prominent soccer league in the United States during the early 20th century.[16] Some modern sources consider it to have been a major professional league.[17]
American Soccer League II (1933–1975)
Western Soccer Alliance (1985–1989)/Lone Star Soccer Alliance (1987–1992)/American Soccer League III (1988–1989)
- In 1985, several independent teams on the west coast formed the Western Soccer Alliance. Dedicated to fiscal austerity, it succeeded where the United Soccer League, founded the year before, failed. In 1987, the Lone Star Soccer Alliance imitated the success of the WSA in creating a viable regional league. In 1988, the third version of the American Soccer League, was established as a regional, east-coast league.
Western Soccer Alliance | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Winner (number of titles) | Runners-up | Top scorer | ||||
1985 | San Jose Earthquakes (1) | Victoria Riptides | |||||
1986 | Hollywood Kickers (1) | F.C. Portland | Brent Goulet | ||||
1987 | San Diego Nomads (1) | F.C. Seattle | Joe Mihaljevic | ||||
1988 | F.C. Seattle Storm (1) | San Diego Nomads | Scott Benedetti | ||||
1989 | San Diego Nomads (2) | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | Steve Corpening |
Lone Star Soccer Alliance | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Winner (number of titles) | Runners-up | Top scorer | ||||
1987 | Dallas Express (1) | Houston Dynamos | |||||
1988 | Dallas Mean Green (2) | Houston Dynamos | |||||
1989 | Austin Thunder (1) | F.C. Dallas | |||||
1990 | Oklahoma City Spirit (1) | F.C. Dallas | |||||
1991 | F.C. Dallas (3) | Austin Thunder | Louis Morales | ||||
1992 | Dallas Inter (4) | America F.C. | David Gordon |
American Soccer League III | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Winner (number of titles) | Runners-up | Top scorer | ||||
1988 | Washington Diplomats (1) | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Jorge Acosta | ||||
1989 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1) | Boston Bolts | Ricardo Alonso Mirko Castillo |
Canadian Historical
Canadian National Soccer League (1926–1997)
Season | Playoff Champions | Score | Playoff Runners-up | Regular Season Champions | Runners-up | Cup |
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1926 | Toronto Ulster United FC | 5-1 /1-0 | Montréal Maroons | Toronto Ulster United FC | Montréal Maroons | NSL Cup: Toronto Ulster United FC |
1927 | Not completed | |||||
1928 | Montréal CNR | 1-2 / 4-0 | Toronto Ulster United FC | Eastern: National Breweries Western: Hamilton Thistles |
Eastern: Montreal CNR Western: Toronto Scottish FC |
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1929 | Montréal CNR | 1-0 / 3-2 | Toronto Ulster United FC | Eastern: Montréal CNR Western: Toronto Ulster United FC |
Eastern: Montréal Carsteel FC Western: Hamilton Thistles |
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1930 | Toronto Scottish FC | 1-1 / 4-3 | Montréal CNR | Eastern: Montréal CNR Western: Toronto Scottish FC |
Eastern: Montréal Carsteel FC Western: Toronto CNR |
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1931 | Toronto Scottish FC | 2-1 / 2-2 | Montréal Carsteel FC | Eastern: Montréal Carsteel FC Western: Toronto Scottish FC |
Eastern: Montreal CPR Western: Toronto Ulster United FC |
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1932 | Toronto Ulster United FC | 4-3 / 3-1 | Montréal Carsteel FC | Eastern: Montréal Carsteel FC Western: Toronto Ulster United FC |
Eastern: Montréal CNR Western: Hamilton City |
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1933 | Toronto Ulster United FC | 5-0 / 3-2 | Montréal Carsteel FC | Eastern: Montréal Carsteel FC Western: Toronto Scottish FC |
Eastern: Emard St. Paul Western: Toronto Ulster United FC |
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1934 | Toronto Ulster United FC | 2-0 / 3-2 | Montréal Carsteel FC | Eastern: Montréal Carsteel FC Western: Toronto Ulster United FC |
Eastern: Hamilton United Western: Toronto British Consols |
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1935 | Frood Mines | 3-1 | Toronto Ulster United FC | Eastern: Montréal Aldred Northern:Frood Mines Western: Toronto Ulster United FC |
Eastern: Emard St. Paul Northern: Western: Toronto Scottish FC |
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1936 | Montréal Carsteel FC | 5-3 / 1-0 | Toronto Ulster United FC | Eastern: Montréal Carsteel FC Northern:Falconbridge Falcons Western: Hamilton Thistles |
Eastern: Notre Dame de Grace Northern:Frood Mines Western: Toronto British Consols |
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1937 | Toronto British Consols | 1-3 / 5-1 | Falconbridge Falcons | Eastern: CNR Scottish Northern:Falconbridge Falcons Western: Toronto British Consols |
Eastern: Montréal Carsteel FC Northern:Frood Mines Western: Toronto Ulster United FC |
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1938 | Montréal Royal Victoria Hospital | w/o | Toronto Ulster United FC | Eastern: Montréal Carsteel FC Western: Toronto Ulster United FC |
Eastern: Montréal Royal Victoria Hospital Western: Toronto Maple Leafs |
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1939 | Montréal Royal Victoria Hospital | w/o | Toronto British Consols | Eastern: Montréal Carsteel FC Western: Toronto Ulster United FC |
Eastern: Montréal Royal Victoria Hospital Western: Toronto British Consols |
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1940 | Montréal Carsteel FC | 3-2 / 2-2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Eastern: Montréal Carsteel FC Western: Toronto Maple Leafs |
Eastern: Maisonneuve Rovers Western: England United |
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1941 | Toronto Ulster United FC | 0-1 / 2-0 | Montréal Carsteel FC | Eastern: Montréal Carsteel FC Western: Toronto Maple Leafs |
Eastern: Montréal Wings Western: Toronto Ulster United FC |
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1942-46 | Not played during World War II. | |||||
1947 | Toronto Greenbacks | Montréal Stelco | Toronto Ulster United FC | |||
1948 | Montréal Carsteel FC | 3-1 / 3-3 | Hamilton Westinghouse | Eastern: Montréal Carsteel FC Western: Hamilton Westinghouse |
Eastern: Canadair Falcons Western: |
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1949 | Toronto East End Canadians | 7-1 / 4-1 | Montréal Carsteel FC | Eastern: Montréal Carsteel FC Western: Toronto East End Canadians |
Eastern: Montréal Stelco Western: Hamilton Westinghouse |
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1950 | Hamilton Westinghouse | 3-2 / 1-1 | Montréal Canadian Falcons | Eastern: Montréal Canadian Falcons Western: Hamilton Westinghouse |
Eastern: Westmount Western: Toronto St. Andrews |
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1951 | Toronto Ukraina | 1-0 | Toronto East End Canadians | Toronto St. Andrews | Toronto Ulster United FC | Dominion Cup: Toronto Ulster United FC |
1952 | Toronto Ulster United FC | Toronto St. Andrews | Toronto East End Canadians | Toronto Hungaria | Arnold Cup: Toronto Ukraina | |
1953 | Toronto Ukraina | Toronto Ukraina | Toronto Ulster United FC | |||
1954 | Toronto Ulster United FC | 2-1 / 0-1 / 6-0 | Polish White Eagles | Toronto Ukraina | Toronto Ulster United FC | |
1955 | Toronto Ulster United FC | Polish White Eagles | Toronto Ukraina | Toronto Ulster United FC | ||
1956 | Polish White Eagles | 2-1 / 2-2 | Toronto Italia FC | Polish White Eagles | Toronto Italia FC | |
1957 | Toronto Italia FC | 1-0 / 1-1 / 1-2 / 2-0 | Toronto Hungaria | Toronto Italia FC | Polish White Eagles | |
1958 | Montréal Hungaria | 2-2 / 2-2 | Toronto Italia FC | Montréal Hungaria | Toronto Italia FC | |
1959 | Toronto Italia FC | 1-0 / 1-1 | Montréal Cantalia FC | Montréal Cantalia FC | Toronto Italia FC | |
1960 | Toronto Italia FC | 2–2 / 0–0 / 4–2 | Montréal Cantalia FC | Toronto Italia FC | Toronto Sparta | |
1961 | Toronto Ukraina | 1-0 / 1-0 | Toronto Hungaria | Toronto Roma FC | Montréal Concordia | |
1962 | Italian Virtus | 2-0 / 2-3 | Toronto Ukraina | Olympia-Harmonie | Toronto Ukraina | |
1963 | Toronto Ukraina | 2-0 / 3-2 | Toronto Hakoah | Italian Virtus | Toronto Hakoah | |
1964 | Toronto Ukraina | 1–0 / 4–1 | Toronto Abruzzi | Toronto Ukraina | Montréal Cantalia FC | |
1965 | Toronto Hakoah | 2-3 / 3-1 | Toronto Ukraina | Toronto Ukraina | Toronto Hakoah | |
1966 | Windsor Teutonia | 1–1 / 1–0 | Toronto Croatia | Sudbury Italia | Toronto Hellas | |
1967 | Windsor Teutonia | 3-1 / 1-0 | Hamilton Primos | Hamilton Primos | Toronto Roma FC | |
1968 | Sudbury Italia | Toronto Hellas | Sudbury Italia | Toronto Hellas | ||
1969 | no play-off | Toronto First Portuguese | Toronto Hellas | NSL Cup: Toronto Italia | ||
1970 | Hamilton Croatia | 3-0 | Toronto Croatia | Toronto Croatia | Hamilton Croatia | NSL Cup: Toronto First Portuguese |
1971 | Toronto Croatia | 1-0 | Toronto First Portuguese | Toronto Croatia | Toronto First Portuguese | Canadian Open Cup: Toronto Croatia NSL Cup: Toronto First Portuguese |
1972 | Toronto Italia | Serbian White Eagles | Toronto Croatia | Serbian White Eagles | Canadian Open Cup: Toronto Croatia NSL Cup: Toronto Croatia | |
1973 | Toronto Hungaria | 2-1 | Toronto Croatia | Toronto Croatia | Serbian White Eagles | Canadian Open Cup: Toronto Croatia NSL Cup: Toronto Hungaria |
1974 | Toronto Croatia | 1-0 | Toronto Homer | Serbian White Eagles | Toronto Homer | Canadian Open Cup: Serbian White Eagles NSL Cup: Toronto Italia |
1975 | no play-off | Toronto Italia | Toronto First Portuguese | Canadian Open Cup: Toronto Italia NSL Cup: Toronto Croatia | ||
1976 | Toronto First Portuguese | 2-0 / 2-1 | Toronto Italia | Toronto Italia | Montréal Castors | NSL Cup: Toronto Panhellenic |
1977 | no play-off | Montréal Castors | Toronto Italia | NSL Cup: Toronto Panhellenic | ||
1978 | Toronto Falcons | Hamilton Italo-Canadians | Montréal Castors | Toronto First Portuguese | NSL Cup: Toronto Falcons | |
1979 | no play-off | Toronto First Portuguese | Toronto Falcons | NSL Cup: Toronto First Portuguese | ||
1980 | Toronto Panhellenic | 1-0 | St. Catharines Roma | Toronto Falcons | Toronto First Portuguese | NSL Cup: Toronto Italia |
1981 | Hamilton Steelers | Toronto Italia | Hamilton Steelers | Toronto Panhellenic | NSL Cup: Hamilton Steelers | |
1982 | Hamilton Steelers | 2–1 / 1–1 | Toronto Italia | Toronto Italia | Hamilton Steelers | NSL Cup: Toronto Italia |
1983 | Toronto Italia | 0-2 / 2-0 (4-3 p.) | Dinamo Latino | Toronto Panhellenic | Toronto Italia | NSL Cup: Toronto Italia |
1984 | Toronto Italia | London Marconi | Toronto Italia | NSL Cup: Toronto Italia | ||
1985 | Toronto Italia | 1-1 / 1-0 | Windsor Roma | London Marconi | Dinamo Latino | NSL Cup: Dinamo Latino |
1986 | Toronto Italia | 1-0 | Toronto Blizzard | Toronto Blizzard | Toronto Italia | NSL Cup: Toronto Blizzard NSL Canadian Championship: Toronto Blizzard NSL Canada Cup: Toronto Blizzard |
1987 | Toronto Italia | 2-0 | London Marconi | Windsor Wheels | Toronto Croatia | NSL Cup: Toronto Italia NSL Canadian Championship: Windsor Wheels NSL Canada Cup: Toronto Italia |
1988 | Toronto Croatia | Toronto Italia | Toronto Italia | Toronto Panhellenic | NSL Cup: Toronto Croatia NSL Canadian Championship: Toronto Italia NSL Canada Cup: Corfinium de St-Léonard | |
1989 | no play-off | Toronto Italia | Toronto Croatia | NSL Cup: Toronto Croatia NSL Canadian Championship: Toronto Italia NSL Canada Cup: Toronto Croatia | ||
1990 | no play-off | Toronto First Portuguese | Toronto Italia | NSL Cup: St. Catharines Roma NSL Canadian Championship: Toronto First Portuguese | ||
1991 | no play-off | Toronto Italia | Scarbourough International | NSL Cup: Toronto Argentina NSL Canada Cup: Toronto Argentina | ||
1992 | no play-off | Toronto Croatia | St. Catharines Roma | NSL Cup: Toronto Croatia | ||
1993 | St. Catharines Roma | 0-0 / 1-0 | Toronto Rockets | Toronto Rockets | Croatia de Montréal | CNSL Cup: Toronto Croatia |
1994 | Toronto Italia | 0-1 / 3-1 | St. Catharines Roma | Toronto Italia | St. Catharines Roma | CNSL Cup: St. Catharines Roma |
1995 | St. Catharines Wolves | 1–1 / 2–1 | Toronto Jets | Toronto Jets | St. Catharines Wolves | CNSL Cup: St. Catharines Wolves |
1996 | Toronto Italia | 5–0 / 6–0 | St. Catharines Wolves | Toronto Italia | St. Catharines Wolves | CNSL Cup: St. Catharines Wolves |
1997 | St. Catharines Wolves | 0-0 / 4-3 | Toronto Supra | St. Catharines Wolves | Toronto Croatia | CNSL Cup: Toronto Supra |
thecnsl.com - Canadian National Soccer Leagu / Update: 6 June 2022
RSSSF - Canadian National Soccer League / Update: 6 June 2022
Pacific Coast Soccer League (1939-1973)
Year | Play-off Champions Top Star Trophy |
Play-off Runners-up | Regular season Champions |
---|---|---|---|
1939-40 | No Play-off | North Shore United FC | |
1940-41 | No Play-off | Vancouver St. Andrews FC | |
1941-42 | No Play-off | North Shore United FC | |
1942-43 | No Play-off | North Shore United FC | |
1943-44 | No Play-off | Vancouver Boeing FC | |
1944-45 | No Play-off | Vancouver St. Saviours (City FC) | |
1945-46 | No Play-off | Vancouver St. Andrews FC | |
1946-47 | No Play-off | Vancouver St. Andrews FC | |
1947-48 | No Play-off | Vancouver St. Andrews FC | |
1948-49 | No Play-off | North Shore United FC | |
1949-50 | No Play-off | Vancouver St. Andrews FC | |
1950-51 | No Play-off | North Shore United FC | |
1951-52 | No Play-off | Victoria United FC | |
1952-53 | No Play-off | New Westminster Royals FC | |
1953-54 | No Play-off | Vancouver City FC | |
1954-55 | No Play-off | Vancouver Firefighters FC | |
1956 | No Play-off | Westminster Royals FC | |
1957 | No Play-off | Westminster Royals FC | |
1958 | No Play-off | Vancouver Hale-Co (City FC) | |
1959 | No Play-off | Westminster Royals FC | |
1959-60 | No Play-off | North Shore United (Carling's) | |
1960-61 | No Play-off | Westminster Royals FC | |
1961-62 | No Play-off | Vancouver Firefighters FC | |
1962-63 | Vancouver Firefighters FC | Vancouver Columbus FC | Vancouver Canadians (City FC) |
1963-64 | Vancouver Firefighters FC | Vancouver Columbus FC | Vancouver Firefighters FC |
1964-65 | Vancouver Columbus FC | Vancouver Canadians (City FC) | Vancouver Firefighters FC |
1965-66 | Vancouver Columbus FC | Victoria United FC | Vancouver Firefighters FC |
1966-67 | North Shore United (Luckies) | Vancouver Columbus FC | Victoria O'Keefe FC |
1967-68 | Vancouver Firefighters FC | Vancouver Columbus FC | Victoria O'Keefe FC |
1968-69 | Vancouver Columbus FC | Vancouver Firefighters FC | Vancouver Columbus FC |
1969-70 | Vancouver Columbus FC | Victoria O'Keefe FC | Vancouver Columbus FC |
1970-71 | Croatia SC Vancouver | Vancouver Columbus FC | Vancouver Columbus FC |
1971-72 | Victoria West United FC | Vancouver Paul’s Tailors FC | Victoria West United FC |
1972-73 | Westminster Blues SC | Victoria Gorge FC | Westminster Blues SC |
Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League (1961-1966)
Year | Play-off Champions | Play-off Runners-up | Regular season Champions |
---|---|---|---|
1961 | Montréal Cantalia FC | Toronto Italia FC | Toronto City SC |
1962 | Toronto Italia FC | Toronto City FC | Toronto Roma FC |
1963 | Toronto Italia FC | Montréal Cantalia FC | Toronto Italia FC |
1964 | Toronto City FC | Toronto Italia FC | Toronto City FC |
1965 | Toronto Italia Falcons | Primo Hamilton FC | Montréal Italica |
1966 | Toronto Inter Roma | Toronto Italia FC | Toronto Italia FC |
Western Canada Soccer League (1963-1970)
Year | Play-off Champions Challenge Cup |
Play-off Runners-up | Regular season Champions |
---|---|---|---|
1963 | Lethbridge Hungária SC | Regina Concordia SC | Regina Concordia SC |
1964 | Regina Concordia SC | Lethbridge Hungária SC | Regina Concordia SC |
1966 | Calgary Buffalo Kickers FC | Regina Concordia SC | Edmonton Canadians |
1967 | Calgary Buffalo Kickers FC | Saskatoon City SC | Edmonton Victoria Canadians |
1968 | Calgary Kickers FC | Edmonton Victoria Canadians | Calgary Kickers FC |
1969 | Vancouver Spartans | Regina Concordia SC | Vancouver Spartans |
1970 | Victoria Royals | Regina Concordia SC | Prairies: Regina Concordia SC |
Women's D1 Leagues
Women's United Soccer Association
Year | Champions |
Runners-up | Regular season |
Runners-up | Leading goalscorer | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | Bay Area CyberRays | Atlanta Beat | Atlanta Beat | Bay Area CyberRays | Tiffeny Milbrett (New York Power) | 16 |
2002 | Carolina Courage | Washington Freedom | Carolina Courage | Philadelphia Charge | Kátia (San Jose CyberRays) | 15 |
2003 | Washington Freedom | Atlanta Beat | Boston Breakers | Atlanta Beat | Marinette Pichon (Philadelphia Charge) Dagny Mellgren (Boston Breakers) |
14 |
Women's Professional Soccer
Year | Champions |
Runners-up | Regular season |
Runners-up | Leading goalscorer | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | Sky Blue FC | Los Angeles Sol | Los Angeles Sol | St. Louis Athletica | Marta (Los Angeles Sol) | 9 |
2010 | FC Gold Pride | Philadelphia Independence | FC Gold Pride | Boston Breakers | Marta (FC Gold Pride) | 19 |
2011 | Western New York Flash | Philadelphia Independence | Western New York Flash | Philadelphia Independence | Christine Sinclair (WNY Flash) Marta (WNY Flash) |
10 |
National Women's Soccer League
Women's National Championships
Amateur era
- 1980: Seattle Sharks
- 1981: Romiosa F.C.
- 1982: F.C. Lowenbrau
- 1983: Michelob Ladies
- 1984: Chapel Hill Kix
- 1985: Michelob Ladies (2)
- 1986: Fairfax Wildfire
- 1987: Michelob Ladies (3)
- 1988: California Tremors
- 1989: Michelob Ladies (4)
- 1990: Opus County S.C.
- 1991: Texas Challenge
- 1992: Ajax America
- 1993: Ajax America (2)
- 1994: Sacramento Storm
- 1995: Sacramento Storm (2)
Modern era
Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|
1996 | Dallas Lightning | 2–1 | Sacramento Storm |
1997 | Dallas Lightning (2) | [A] | Sacramento Storm |
1998 | Ajax America (3) | 5–0 | Dallas Lightning |
1999 | Auto Trader San Diego | 14–0 | Patrick Real Wyckoff |
2000 | Ajax America (4) | 2–1 | Detroit Rocker Hawks |
2001 | Detroit Rocker Hawks | 1–0 | SoCal Blues |
2002 | SoCal Blues | 5–0 | Peninsula Aztecs |
2003 | Ajax America (5) | [B] | |
2004 | Ajax America (6) | 2–1 | Detroit Jaguars |
2005 | FC Indiana | 4–0 | DCS Titans |
2006 | Dallas Roma F.C. | [B] | |
2007 | Ajax America (7) | 2–1 | FC Indiana |
2008 | FC Indiana (2) | [C] | |
2009 | Chicago Eclipse Select | 3–1 | NYAC |
2010 | NYAC | 2–0 (OT) | Dallas Premier |
2011 | J.B. Marine S.C. | 2–1 (OT) | Sparta United WSC |
2012 | Chicago Red Stars | 3–2 | NYAC |
2013 | Houston Aces | [D] | Kansas City Dynamos |
2014 | NYAC | 2–1 | ASA Chesapeake Charge |
2015 | Olympic Club | [D] | ASA Chesapeake Charge |
2016 | Olympic Club | 2–0 | United FC |
Indoor
North American Soccer League (1971, 1975–76, 1978–84)
Year | Type | Winner (number of titles) | Runners-up | Top scorer | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1971 | 4-team tournament | Dallas Tornado (1) | Rochester Lancers | Mike Renshaw Jim Benedek Dragan Popović |
2 |
1975 | 16-team tournament | San Jose Earthquakes (1) | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Paul Child | 14 |
1976 | 12-team tournament | Tampa Bay Rowdies (1) | Rochester Lancers | Julie Veee | 8 |
1978 | 4-team tournament | Tulsa Roughnecks (1) | Minnesota Kicks | Nino Zec Randy Garber Milan Dovedan |
5 |
1979 | 4-team tournament | Dallas Tornado (2) | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Jim Ryan | 7 |
1979–80 | 12 game season | Tampa Bay Rowdies (2) | Memphis Rogues | David Byrne | 23 |
1980–81 | 18 game season | Edmonton Drillers (1) | Chicago Sting | Karl-Heinz Granitza | 42 |
1981–82 | 18 game season | San Diego Sockers (1) | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Juli Veee | 51 |
1983 | 4-team grand prix | Tampa Bay Rowdies (3) | Montreal Manic | Laurie Abrahams Dale Mitchell |
12 |
1983–84 | 32 game season | San Diego Sockers (2) | New York Cosmos | Steve Zungul | 63 |
Major Indoor Soccer League I/Major Soccer League (1978–1992)
Year | Winner (number of titles) | Runners-up | Top scorer |
---|---|---|---|
1978–79 | New York Arrows (1) | Philadelphia Fever | Fred Grgurev |
1979–80 | New York Arrows (2) | Houston Summit | Steve Zungul |
1980–81 | New York Arrows (3) | St. Louis Steamers | Steve Zungul |
1981–82 | New York Arrows (4) | St. Louis Steamers | Steve Zungul |
1982–83 | San Diego Sockers (3) | Baltimore Blast I | Steve Zungul |
1983–84 | Baltimore Blast I (1) | St. Louis Steamers | Mark Liveric |
1984–85 | San Diego Sockers (4) | Baltimore Blast I | Steve Zungul |
1985–86 | San Diego Sockers (5) | Minnesota Strikers | Erik Rasmussen |
1986–87 | Dallas Sidekicks (1) | Tacoma Stars | Tatu |
1987–88 | San Diego Sockers (6) | Cleveland Force | Hector Marinaro |
1988–89 | San Diego Sockers (7) | Baltimore Blast I | Preki |
1989–90 | San Diego Sockers (8) | Baltimore Blast I | Tatu |
MISL renamed Major Soccer League | |||
1990–91 | San Diego Sockers (9) | Cleveland Crunch | Tatu |
1991–92 | San Diego Sockers (10) | Dallas Sidekicks | Zoran Karic |
American Indoor Soccer Association/National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001)
Continental Indoor Soccer League (1993–1997)
Season | Champion | Series | Runner-up | Top scorer |
---|---|---|---|---|
1993 | Dallas Sidekicks (2) | 2–1 | San Diego Sockers | Tatu |
1994 | Las Vegas Dustdevils (1) | 2–1 | Dallas Sidekicks | Tatu |
1995 | Monterrey La Raza (1) | 2–1 | Sacramento Knights | Zizinho |
1996 | Monterrey La Raza (2) | 2–0 | Houston Hotshots | David Doyle |
1997 | Seattle SeaDogs (1) | 2–0 | Houston Hotshots | Paul Dougherty |
World Indoor Soccer League (1998–2001)
- League known as the Premier Soccer Alliance for the 1998 season.
Season | Champion | Score / series | Runner-up | Top scorer |
---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | Dallas Sidekicks (3) | 6 to 2 | Sacramento Knights | Tatu |
1999 | Sacramento Knights (1) | 7 to 6 | Dallas Sidekicks | David Doyle |
2000 | Monterrey La Raza (3) | 6 to 5 (SO 3–1) | Dallas Sidekicks | Clint Regier |
2001 | Dallas Sidekicks (4) | 2–1 | San Diego Sockers | Ato Leone |
Major Indoor Soccer League II (2001–2008)
Year | Winner (number of titles) | Runners-up | Top scorer |
---|---|---|---|
2001–2002 | Philadelphia KiXX (1) | Milwaukee Wave | Dino Delevski |
2002–2003 | Baltimore Blast (1) | Milwaukee Wave | Dino Delevski |
2003–2004 | Baltimore Blast (2) | Milwaukee Wave | Greg Howes |
2004–2005 | Milwaukee Wave (4) | Cleveland Force | Greg Howes |
2005–2006 | Baltimore Blast (3) | St. Louis Steamers | Greg Howes |
2006–2007 | Philadelphia KiXX (2) | Detroit Ignition | Jamar Beasley |
2007–2008 | Baltimore Blast (4) | Monterrey La Raza | Greg Howes |
Xtreme Soccer League (2008–2009)
Year | Winner (number of titles) | Runners-up | Top scorer |
---|---|---|---|
2008–09 | Detroit Ignition* (1) | New Jersey Ironmen | Lucio Gonzaga |
- League had no playoffs, regular season winner was champion.
National Indoor Soccer League/Major Indoor Soccer League III (2008–2014)
Year | Winner (number of titles) | Runners-up | Top scorer |
---|---|---|---|
2008–09 | Baltimore Blast (5) | Rockford Rampage | Byron Alvarez |
NISL renamed Major Indoor Soccer League | |||
2009–10 | Monterrey La Raza (4) | Milwaukee Wave | Genoni Martinez |
2010–11 | Milwaukee Wave (5) | Baltimore Blast | Byron Alvarez |
2011–12 | Milwaukee Wave (6) | Baltimore Blast | Geison Moura |
2012–13 | Baltimore Blast (6) | Missouri Comets | Doug Miller |
2013–14 | Missouri Comets (1) | Baltimore Blast | Ian Bennett |
Professional Arena Soccer League/Major Arena Soccer League (2008–present)
Year | Winner (number of titles) | Runners-up | Top scorer |
---|---|---|---|
2008–09 | Stockton Cougars (1) | 1790 Cincinnati | Bernie Lilavois |
2009–10 | San Diego Sockers (1) | La Raza de Guadalajara | Jeff Hughes |
2010–11 | San Diego Sockers (2) | La Raza de Guadalajara | Kraig Chiles |
2011–12 | San Diego Sockers (3) | Detroit Waza | Kraig Chiles |
2012–13 | San Diego Sockers (4) | Detroit Waza | Kraig Chiles |
2013–14 | Chicago Mustangs (1) | Hidalgo La Fiera | Efrain Martinez, Bryan Moya |
PASL renamed Major Arena Soccer League | |||
2014–15 | Monterrey Flash (1) | Baltimore Blast | Leo Gibson |
2015–16 | Baltimore Blast (7) | Sonora Suns | Franck Tayou |
2016–17 | Baltimore Blast (8) | Sonora Suns | Franck Tayou |
2017–18 | Baltimore Blast (9) | Monterrey Flash | Franck Tayou |
2018–19 | Milwaukee Wave (7) | Monterrey Flash | Franck Tayou |
2019–20 | Playoffs canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic[19] | Franck Tayou | |
2020–21 | San Diego Sockers (5) | Ontario Fury | Ian Bennett |
2021–22 | San Diego Sockers (6) | Florida Tropics SC | Kraig Chiles |
See also
- List of MLS Cup finals
- List of U.S. Open Cup finals
- Soccer Bowl
- USL Championship
- USL League One
- USL League Two
- USL Second Division
- National Premier Soccer League
- Canadian Soccer League
- Pacific Coast Soccer League
- United States Adult Soccer Association
- US Club Soccer
- National Amateur Cup
- National Women's Soccer League
- W-League
- Women's Premier Soccer League
- Women's League Soccer
- NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship
- NCAA Men's Division II Soccer Championship
- NCAA Men's Division III Soccer Championship
- NCAA Women's Soccer Championship
- NAIA national men's soccer championship
- Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association
- Pre-NCAA Collegiate Soccer Champions
- U Sports men's soccer championship
- U Sports women's soccer championship
- Canadian Colleges Athletic Association Soccer National Championships
References
- ^ a b Marketing the US Soccer Majors
- ^ MLS Trophy Case
- ^ United States Soccer Federation – Open Cup
- ^ Canadian Soccer Association – Competitions Archived June 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ RSSSF – United States/Canada
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- ^ "Schedule Announced for Next Edition of Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2022" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. July 20, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Canadian Championship Final May Be As Late As July 2022". March 25, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "USL Championship Final Cancelled, Season Concludes with Tampa Bay, Phoenix as Conference Title-Winners". USLChampionship.com Staff. October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- ^ a b "MLS All-Star Game, Leagues Cup and Campeones Cup canceled for 2020" (Press release). Major League Soccer. May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
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- ^ "Flash and Tropics Named Regular Season Champions".
- ^ The "Fall Showcase" had both NISA conferences compete in separate championship games with both winners automatically qualifying for the Spring 2020 playoffs. Miami FC and California United Strikers FC won the East Coast Conference and West Coast Conference respectively.