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The following lists contain Canadian soccer clubs who have played in US-based leagues at Division I, II, III, or below in the United States soccer league system .
Men's teams [ edit ] Active teams [ edit ] Division I [ edit ]
^ CF Montreal was previously known as the Montreal Impact
^ The current Vancouver Whitecaps FC are a phoenix club of the 1974–1984 and 1987–2010 Vancouver Whitecaps teams
Division III [ edit ]
^ Toronto FC II previously played in the USL Championship from 2015-2018 and USL League One from 2019-2021
^ Whitecaps FC 2 previously played in the USL Championship from 2015-2017
Lower divisions [ edit ]
^ FC Manitoba was previously known as WSA Winnipeg
^ FC Manitoba did not play in 2020 and 2021 in USL2, due to the COVID-19 pandemic
^ Thunder Bay Chill did not play in 2020 and 2021 in USL2, due to the COVID-19 pandemic
^ FC Berlin is a club from Kitchener, Ontario , but operates the club out of Buffalo, NY for the UPSL season
^ Chantilly Forever FC is a club from Hamilton, Ontario , but operates the club out of Marysville, Michigan for the UPSL season
^ Yukon Selects were to debut in 2020, but their debut has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Former teams [ edit ] Division I [ edit ] Division II [ edit ]
^ Edmonton played as a guest team for some matches in the 1985 WSA season
^ Montreal later played in the USL leagues from 1997–2010, the NASL in 2011, and the MLS beginning in 2012
^ Vancouver later played in the USL leagues from 1997–2010 and the MLS beginning in 2011
^ Calgary played in the PDL in 2001
^ Montreal also played in the APSL in 1993–1996 and afterwards played in the NASL in 2011, followed by the MLS beginning in 2012
^ Montreal was on hitaus in 1999.
^ Toronto Lynx played in the PDL from 2007 to 2014
^ Vancouver also played in the APSL in 1993–1996 and afterwards played in the MLS beginning in 2011
^ Montreal also played in the APSL in 1993–1994, the USL leagues from 1995–2010, afterwards the MLS beginning in 2012
^ Ottawa played in the PDL from 2005–2013 and later the USL Championship from 2017–2019
^ Division III league up to and including 2016
^ Ottawa played in the PDL from 2005–2013 and the NASL from 2014–2016
^ Toronto moved to USL League One in 2019
Division III [ edit ]
^ Toronto FC II previously played in the USL Championship prior to 2019 and moved to MLS Next Pro in 2022
^ Toronto FC II did not play in 2020 because of COVID-19 restrictions.
Lower divisions [ edit ]
PDL/USL League Two
Team
City
Seasons
Debut season
Final season
Abbotsford Athletes in Action/86ers Select Abbotsford, British Columbia 3
1998
2000
Calgary Foothills FC Calgary, Alberta 5
2015
2019
Calgary Storm [a] Calgary, Alberta 1
2001
Calgary Storm Prospects Calgary, Alberta 2
2002
2003
FC London London, Ontario 7
2009
2015
Abbotsford Rangers/Fraser Valley Mariners Abbotsford, British Columbia 10
2003
2012
Hamilton Rage/K–W United FC Kitchener, Ontario 7
2011
2017
Montreal Impact U23 Montreal, Quebec 1
2014
Okanagan Challenge Kelowna, British Columbia 1
1998
Okanagan Predators Kelowna, British Columbia 1
2001
Ottawa Fury [b] Ottawa, Ontario 9
2005
2013
Toronto FC III Toronto, Ontario 2
2015
2016
Toronto Lynx [c] Toronto, Ontario 8
2007
2014
Vancouver TSS Rovers Burnaby, British Columbia 3
2017
2019
Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 Vancouver, British Columbia 8
2008
2014
Victoria Highlanders Victoria, British Columbia 10[d]
2009
2019
Victoria Umbro Select Victoria, British Columbia 1
1998
^ Calgary played in the USL A-League from 2002–2004
^ Ottawa later played in the NASL from 2014–2016 and later the USL Championship from 2017–2019
^ Toronto Lynx played in the USL leagues from 1997–2006
^ Victoria Highlanders did not play in the PDL in 2015
League Championship seasons [ edit ]
^ a b c Leagues below tier three are not officially ranked. Division 4 is an unofficial classification.
Women's teams [ edit ] Active teams [ edit ] Division II [ edit ]
^ FC Berlin is a club from Kitchener, Ontario , but operates the club out of Buffalo, NY for the UWS season
Former teams [ edit ] Division II [ edit ]
USL W-League
Team
City
Seasons
Debut season
Final season
Calgary Wildfire Calgary, Alberta 1
2004
Edmonton Aviators Women Edmonton, Alberta 1
2004
Laval Dynamites Laval, Quebec 5
1997
2001
Laval Comets Laval, Quebec 10
2006
2015
Quebec Amiral/Dynamo Quebec City, Quebec 7
2009
2015
Hamilton Avalanche/Rage/K-W United Women Kitchener, Ontario 9
2006
2014
Montreal Xtreme Montreal, Quebec 1
2004
Ottawa Fury Women Ottawa, Ontario 15
2000
2014
Sudbury Canadians Sudbury, Ontario 2
2004
2006
Victoria Highlanders Women Victoria, British Columbia 2
2011
2012
London Gryphons London, Ontario 11
2004
2014
Toronto Inferno Toronto, Ontario 6
1999
2004
Toronto Lady Lynx Toronto, Ontario 10
2005
2014
Vancouver Breakers/Whitecaps Women Vancouver, British Columbia 12
2001
2012
See also [ edit ]
Men's national teams Women's national teams Men's outdoor leagues
Tier 1 Tier 3 Below tier 3 Non-FIFA
Women's outdoor leagues
Indoor and futsal competitions Cup competitions Other competitions Hosted international tournaments College and university soccer Defunct Canadian leagues Defunct American leagues Related American leagues Defunct cup competitions Other Associations
