2018 in Canadian soccer

2018 in Canadian soccer

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Men's Domestic Leagues
Div	League	Season^{[note 1]}	Cup/Playoffs^{[note 2]}
I	MLS	(To be determined)	(To be determined)
II	USL	(To be determined)	(To be determined)
III	L1O	(To be determined)	(To be determined)
III	PLSQ	(To be determined)	(To be determined)
IV	PDL	Calgary Foothills FC	Calgary Foothills FC

Women's Domestic Leagues
Div	League	Season	Cup/Playoffs
I	NWSL	(No Canadian teams)	(No Canadian teams)
II	UWS	(To be determined)	(To be determined)
II	WPSL	(To be determined)	(To be determined)
III	L1O	(To be determined)	(To be determined)
III	PLSFQ	(To be determined)	(To be determined)

Men's Domestic Cups
Div	Name	Champion	Runner-Up
I	Canadian Championship	(To be determined)	(To be determined)
II
III
IV	Challenge Trophy	(To be determined)	(To be determined)

Women's Domestic Cups
Div	Name	Champion	Runner-Up
IV	Jubilee Trophy	(To be determined)	(To be determined)

^ In American leagues; the Canadian team ranked highest in the combined league standings
^ In American leagues; the Canadian team which advanced farthest in the competition

The 2018 season is the 142nd season of competitive soccer in Canada.^[1]

News and events

John Herdman was named as head coach of the men's national team in January, replacing Octavio Zambrano.^[2] Mauro Biello was later named assistant coach of the men's national team.^[3] Kenneth Heiner-Møller was named as head coach of the women's national team following Herdman's departure.

As part of the United 2026 World Cup bid with the United States and Mexico, the Canadian Soccer Association announced on March 15 that the three potential Canadian host cities were Edmonton, Montreal, and Toronto.^[4] The 2026 FIFA World Cup was awarded to the United bid on June 13.^[5]

The Canadian Premier League announced that it will kick off in April 2019,^[6] with Paul Beirne as its president,^[7] David Clanachan as its commissioner,^[8] and James Easton as its head of soccer operations.^[9]

On March 28, the Canadian Premier League and the Canadian Soccer Association announced the creation of the Canadian Soccer Business (CSB); an organization "representing commercial assets and inventory for marquee soccer properties in Canada", including "all corporate partnerships and broadcast rights related to Canada Soccer's core assets including its national teams, along with all rights associated with the CPL".^[10]

The Canadian Premier League announced a number of new teams for its inaugural 2019 season, at present including York 9 FC (announced May 10),^[11] Cavalry FC (May 17),^[12]HFX Wanderers FC (May 25),^[13] Valour FC, FC Edmonton, Forge FC and Pacific FC.

Women's national team captain, Christine Sinclair, was appointed to the Order of Canada on January 24.^[14]

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

2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying

September 9, 2018 CNL Qualifying	U.S. Virgin Islands	0–8	Canada	Bradenton, Florida
4:00 pm AST	Labrada 71'	[1]	Osorio 6' (Millar) Cavallini 8' 44' (Arfield) David 32' (Hoillet) 37' (Hoillet) Hoillet 50' (David, Larin) Larin 60' (Davies) 80' (Davies) de Jong 69'	Stadium: IMG Soccer Complex Attendance: 150 Referee: Moeth Gaymes

October 16, 2018 CNL Qualifying	Canada	v	Dominica	Toronto, Canada
7:00 pm ET

November 18, 2018 CNL Qualifying	Saint Kitts and Nevis	v	Canada	Saint Kitts and Nevis
9:00 pm AST

Friendlies

March 24, 2018 Friendly	Canada	1–0	New Zealand	Mercia, Spain
4:00 pm CET	Ricketts 54'	Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arena Attendance: 75

Senior Women

2018 Algarve Cup

February 28, 2018 Group stage	Canada	1–3	Sweden	Lagos, Portugal
7:00 pm WET	Beckie 46'	Report	Larsson 43' Rolfö 51' Blackstenius 87'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal da Bela Vista Attendance: 100 Referee: Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)

March 2, 2018 Group stage	Russia	0–1	Canada	Algarve, Portugal
7:00 pm WET		Report	Sinclair 25' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio Algarve Attendance: 50 Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos (Portugal)

March 5, 2018 Group stage	South Korea	0–3	Canada	Lagos, Portugal
3:00 pm WET		Report	Sinclair 24', 79' Fleming 73'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Lagos Referee: María Carvajal (Chile)

March 7, 2018 5th place match	Canada	2–0	Japan	Lagos, Portugal
2:55 pm WET	Beckie 20' Lawrence 50'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal da Bela Vista Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

Canada finishes in fifth place.

Friendlies

April 9, 2018 Friendly	France	1–0	Canada	Rennes, France
9:00 pm CET	Le Sommer 10' (pen)	Report		Stadium: Roazhan Park Attendance: 11,058

June 10, 2018 Friendly	Canada	2–3	Germany	Hamilton, Canada
2:00 pm ET	Sinclair 59' Fleming 69'	Report	Huth 1' Däbritz 70' Knaak 84'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 22,826

Domestic leagues

Division 1 leagues

Major League Soccer

Three Canadian teams (Montreal Impact, Toronto FC, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC) play in this league, which also contains 20 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 1 men's league in the United States soccer league system.

Overall standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York Red Bulls (S)	34	22	7	5	62	33	+29	71	CONCACAF Champions League
2	Atlanta United FC (C)	34	21	7	6	70	44	+26	69
3	Sporting Kansas City	34	18	8	8	65	40	+25	62
4	Seattle Sounders FC	34	18	11	5	52	37	+15	59
5	Los Angeles FC	34	16	9	9	68	52	+16	57
6	FC Dallas	34	16	9	9	52	44	+8	57
7	New York City FC	34	16	10	8	59	45	+14	56
8	Portland Timbers	34	15	10	9	54	48	+6	54
9	D.C. United	34	14	11	9	60	50	+10	51
10	Columbus Crew	34	14	11	9	43	45	−2	51
11	Philadelphia Union	34	15	14	5	49	50	−1	50
12	Real Salt Lake	34	14	13	7	55	58	−3	49
13	LA Galaxy	34	13	12	9	66	64	+2	48
14	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	13	13	8	54	67	−13	47
15	Montreal Impact	34	14	16	4	47	53	−6	46
16	New England Revolution	34	10	13	11	49	55	−6	41
17	Houston Dynamo	34	10	16	8	58	58	0	38	CONCACAF Champions League
18	Minnesota United FC	34	11	20	3	49	71	−22	36
19	Toronto FC	34	10	18	6	59	64	−5	36	CONCACAF Champions League
20	Chicago Fire	34	8	18	8	48	61	−13	32
21	Colorado Rapids	34	8	19	7	36	63	−27	31
22	Orlando City SC	34	8	22	4	43	74	−31	28
23	San Jose Earthquakes	34	4	21	9	49	71	−22	21

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

National Women's Soccer League

No Canadian teams play in this league, though eleven players from the Canada women's national soccer team are allocated to its teams by the Canadian Soccer Association.^[15] It is considered a Division 1 women's league in the United States soccer league system.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	North Carolina Courage (C)	24	17	6	1	53	17	+36	57	NWSL Shield
2	Portland Thorns FC	24	12	6	6	40	28	+12	42	NWSL Playoffs
3	Seattle Reign FC	24	11	8	5	27	19	+8	41
4	Chicago Red Stars	24	9	10	5	38	28	+10	37
5	Utah Royals FC	24	9	8	7	22	23	−1	35
6	Houston Dash	24	9	5	10	35	39	−4	32
7	Orlando Pride	24	8	6	10	30	37	−7	30
8	Washington Spirit	24	2	5	17	12	35	−23	11
9	Sky Blue FC	24	1	6	17	21	52	−31	9

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Division 2 leagues

United Soccer League

Two Canadian teams (Ottawa Fury FC and Toronto FC II) play in this league, which also contains 31 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 2 men's league in the United States soccer league system.

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Cincinnati (X)	34	23	8	3	72	34	+38	77	Conference Playoffs
2	Louisville City FC (C)	34	19	9	6	71	38	+33	66
3	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	34	15	14	5	47	26	+21	59
4	Charleston Battery	34	14	14	6	47	34	+13	56
5	New York Red Bulls II	34	13	13	8	71	59	+12	52
6	Bethlehem Steel FC	34	14	8	12	56	41	+15	50
7	Indy Eleven	34	13	10	11	45	42	+3	49
8	Nashville SC	34	12	13	9	42	31	+11	49
9	North Carolina FC	34	13	8	13	60	50	+10	47
10	Ottawa Fury	34	13	6	15	31	43	−12	45
11	Charlotte Independence	34	10	12	12	44	57	−13	42
12	Tampa Bay Rowdies	34	11	8	15	44	44	0	41
13	Penn FC	34	9	10	15	38	47	−9	37
14	Atlanta United 2	34	7	10	17	37	72	−35	31
15	Richmond Kickers	34	6	4	24	30	80	−50	22
16	Toronto FC II	34	4	6	24	42	77	−35	18

Source: 2018 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion

United Women's Soccer

One Canadian team (Calgary Foothills WFC) plays in this league, which also contains 21 teams from the United States. It is unofficially considered a Division 2 league in the United States soccer league system.

Western Conference

Template:2018 UWS West standings

Women's Premier Soccer League

One Canadian team (TSS Rovers FC) plays in this league, which also contains 106 teams from the United States. It is unofficially considered a Division 2 league in the United States soccer league system.

Division 3 leagues

League1 Ontario (Men)

17 teams play in this league, all of which are based in Canada. It is considered a Division 3 men's league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Toronto FC III	5	4	1	0	13	3	+10	13	League Playoffs^[a]
2	Oakville Blue Devils	5	3	2	0	9	2	+7	11
3	Sigma FC	3	3	0	0	15	1	+14	9
4	Woodbridge Strikers	5	2	2	1	10	3	+7	8
5	Master's Futbol	4	2	2	0	10	5	+5	8
6	Unionville Milliken SC	5	2	1	2	7	6	+1	7
7	FC London	4	2	1	1	6	6	0	7
8	North Mississauga SC	4	2	1	1	4	6	−2	7
9	Vaughan Azzurri	5	2	0	3	6	8	−2	6
10	Alliance United FC	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	4
11	Darby FC	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
12	Ottawa South United	4	1	1	2	4	10	−6	4
13	ProStars FC	5	1	1	3	4	11	−7	4
14	Sanjaxx Lions	4	1	0	3	3	6	−3	3
15	Toronto Skillz FC	5	1	0	4	2	15	−13	3
16	Aurora FC	5	0	2	3	6	10	−4	2
17	Windsor TFC Stars	5	0	2	3	5	14	−9	2

Updated to match(es) played on June 4, 2018. Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/show/2309115-standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal differential; 5) playoff match
Notes:

^ The winner of the league playoffs will also advance to the 2019 Canadian Championship.

League1 Ontario (Women)

13 teams play in this league, all of which are based in Canada. It is considered a Division 3 women's league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC London	5	4	1	0	13	3	+10	13	League Playoffs
2	Vaughan Azzurri	5	4	0	1	15	6	+9	12
3	Durham United FA	5	4	0	1	10	3	+7	12
4	Hamilton United	5	3	1	1	7	3	+4	10
5	DeRo United FC	5	2	2	1	8	5	+3	8
6	Unionville Milliken SC	4	2	1	1	9	3	+6	7
7	Woodbridge Strikers	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	5
8	Darby FC	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	3
9	Aurora FC	4	1	0	3	3	6	−3	3
10	North Mississauga SC	4	1	0	3	3	11	−8	3
11	Oakville Blue Devils	4	0	1	3	4	9	−5	1
12	West Ottawa SC	4	0	0	4	2	13	−11	0
13	Toronto Azzurri Blizzard	3	0	0	3	0	12	−12	0

Updated to match(es) played on June 4, 2018. Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/show/2309115-standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal differential; 5) playoff match

Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (Men)

Eight 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.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	AS Blainville	6	4	2	0	9	4	+5	14	2019 Canadian Championship
2	CS Mont-Royal Outremont	5	3	0	2	8	5	+3	9
3	CS Saint-Hubert	5	2	1	2	6	9	−3	7
4	CS Longueuil	5	1	3	1	8	8	0	6
5	CS Fabrose	5	1	3	1	7	7	0	6
6	FC Gatineau	5	2	0	3	8	7	+1	6
7	Dynamo de Quebec	6	1	2	3	8	12	−4	5
8	FC Lanaudiere	5	0	3	2	5	7	−2	3

Updated to match(es) played on June 4, 2018. Source: http://www.tsisports.ca/soccer/ligue/l_classam.aspx

Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (Women)

Five 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.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Dynamo de Quebec	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	7	League Champion
2	Lakers du Lac St-Louis	4	2	1	1	10	6	+4	7
3	CS Monteuil	4	1	2	1	4	5	−1	5
4	AS Blainville	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
5	FC Select Rive-Sud	4	1	0	3	3	9	−6	3

Updated to match(es) played on June 4, 2018. Source: http://www.tsisports.ca/soccer/ligue/l_classam.aspx

Division 4 leagues

Premier Development League

Five Canadian teams play in this league, which also contains 69 teams from the United States. It is unofficially considered a Division 4 league in the United States soccer league system.

Heartland Division - Thunder Bay Chill, WSA Winnipeg Template:2018 PDL Heartland Division

Northwest Division - Calgary Foothills FC, TSS FC Rovers, Victoria Highlanders Template:2018 PDL Northwest Division

Non-FIFA leagues

Canadian Soccer League

Fifteen 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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Ukraine United (A, C)	16	12	2	2	60	16	+44	38	Qualification for Playoffs
2	FC Vorkuta (A, O)	16	12	2	2	55	16	+39	38
3	SC Waterloo Region (A)	16	9	2	5	34	33	+1	29
4	Scarborough SC (A)	16	8	5	3	34	20	+14	29
5	Hamilton City SC (A)	16	8	1	7	41	38	+3	25
6	Serbian White Eagles (A)	16	5	4	7	20	20	0	19
7	Real Mississauga SC (A)	16	3	2	11	14	42	−28	11
8	Brantford Galaxy (A)	16	3	2	11	9	37	−28	11
9	CSC Mississauga	16	1	2	13	9	37	−28	5

Updated to match(es) played on September 27, 2018. Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2018-csl-first-division-standings/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Vorkuta B (A, C, O)	15	12	1	2	71	20	+51	37	Qualification for Playoffs
2	Halton United (A)	15	10	0	5	48	20	+28	30
3	Scarborough SC B (A)	15	8	0	7	48	40	+8	24
4	Milton SC (A)	15	7	0	8	37	50	−13	21
5	Brantford Galaxy B	15	5	1	9	25	32	−7	16
6	Serbian White Eagles B	15	2	0	13	13	80	−67	6

Updated to match(es) played on September 25, 2018. Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2018-second-division-standings/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Domestic cups

Canadian Championship

The Canadian Championship is a national cup contested by men's teams in divisions 1 through 3.

First Qualifying Round

Second Qualifying Round

MLS

USL

PLSQ

L1O

1

0

1

PLSQ
AS Blainville

2

1

3

MLS

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

MLS

Montreal Impact

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.

Canadian clubs in international competition

2018 CONCACAF Champions League

February 20, 2018 Round of 16	Colorado Rapids	0 - 2	Toronto FC	Commerce City, United States
8:00 pm MT		Report	Osorio 55' Giovinco 73'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 2,673 Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

February 27, 2018 Round of 16	Toronto FC	0 - 0	Colorado Rapids	Toronto, Canada
8:00 pm ET		Report		Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 23,383 Referee: Luis Santander (Mexico)

Toronto FC wins 2-0 on aggregate.

March 7, 2018 Quarterfinals	Toronto FC	2 - 1	UANL	Toronto, Canada
8:00 pm ET	Altidore 60' Osorio 89'	Report	Vargas 52'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 25,587 Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

March 13, 2018 Quarterfinals	UANL	3 - 2	Toronto FC	San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
8:00 pm CT	Vargas 69' Gignac 84', 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Rafael Carioca 64' (o.g.) Giovinco 73'	Stadium: Estadio Universitario Attendance: 30,500 Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)

Toronto FC draws 4-4 on aggregate, wins 2-1 on away goals.

April 3, 2018 Semifinals	Toronto FC	3 - 1	América	Toronto, Canada
8:00 pm ET	Giovinco 9' (pen.) Altidore 44' Morgan 58'	Report	Ibargüen 21'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 23,463 Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

April 10, 2018 Semifinals	América	1 - 1	Toronto FC	Mexico City, Mexico
9:00 pm CT	Uribe 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Osorio 12'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Toronto FC wins 4-2 on aggregate.

April 17, 2018 Finals	Toronto FC	1 - 2	Guadalajara	Toronto, Canada
8:15 pm ET	Osorio 19'	Report	Pizarro 2' Pulido 72'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 29,925 Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

April 25, 2018 Finals	Guadalajara	1 - 2 (4 - 2 p)	Toronto FC	Guadalajara, Mexico
8:30 pm CT	Pineda 19'	Report	Altidore 25' Giovinco 44'	Stadium: Estadio Akron Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
	Penalties
	Alanís Godínez Pulido Zaldívar		Giovinco Osorio Delgado Bradley

Toronto FC draws 3-3 on aggregate, draws 2-2 on away goals, loses 4-2 on penalties, and finishes in second place.

References

^ "History". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
^ "Canada Soccer announces new leadership of Men's National Team Program under John Herdman". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ "Canada Soccer announces Mauro Biello as Men's National Team Assistant Coach and EXCEL U-23 Program Director". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ "23 Candidate Host Cities to be Included in United Bid to Host the 2026 FIFA World Cup". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^ "Canada wins bid to co-host FIFA World Cup in 2026". cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
^ "Canadian Premier League set to kick off in 2019". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ "Canadian Premier League names Paul Beirne as President". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ "David Clanachan named First Commissioner of CPL". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ "James Easton Named Head of Soccer Operations for the Canadian Premier League". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ "Canadian Soccer Business (CSB) – A New Sports Enterprise Now Represents Premier Soccer Properties in Canada". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^ "York 9 Football Club Joins Canadian Premier League". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^ "Cavalry Football Club Joins Canadian Premier League". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^ "HFX Wanderers Football Club Joins Canadian Premier League". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^ "Christine Sinclair recognised with Order of Canada". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ "Canada Soccer announces 2018 NWSL allocations". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

External links

Canadian Soccer Association

[1] In American leagues; the Canadian team ranked highest in the combined league standings

[2] In American leagues; the Canadian team which advanced farthest in the competition

[table_note_res_adv0.72545255847529-18] The winner of the league playoffs will also advance to the 2019 Canadian Championship.

[3] "History". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 19 June 2015.

[4] "Canada Soccer announces new leadership of Men's National Team Program under John Herdman". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[5] "Canada Soccer announces Mauro Biello as Men's National Team Assistant Coach and EXCEL U-23 Program Director". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[6] "23 Candidate Host Cities to be Included in United Bid to Host the 2026 FIFA World Cup". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[7] "Canada wins bid to co-host FIFA World Cup in 2026". cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 14 June 2018.

[8] "Canadian Premier League set to kick off in 2019". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[9] "Canadian Premier League names Paul Beirne as President". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[10] "David Clanachan named First Commissioner of CPL". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[11] "James Easton Named Head of Soccer Operations for the Canadian Premier League". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[12] "Canadian Soccer Business (CSB) – A New Sports Enterprise Now Represents Premier Soccer Properties in Canada". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[13] "York 9 Football Club Joins Canadian Premier League". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[14] "Cavalry Football Club Joins Canadian Premier League". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[15] "HFX Wanderers Football Club Joins Canadian Premier League". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[16] "Christine Sinclair recognised with Order of Canada". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[17] "Canada Soccer announces 2018 NWSL allocations". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

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