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U Sports women's soccer championship
Most recent season or competition:
2025 U Sports Women's Soccer Championship
SportAssociation football
Founded1987; 39 years ago (1987)
First season1987
Organizing bodyU Sports
No. of teams8
CountryCanada
Most recent
champion		Montreal (3rd title)
(2025)
Most titlesUBC (9 titles)
Related
competitions		U Sports men's soccer championship
Official websiteusports.ca/championship

The U Sports Women's Soccer Championship is a Canadian university soccer tournament conducted by U Sports, and determines the women's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from each of Canada's four regional sports conferences. The Gladys Bean Memorial Trophy is awarded to the winners.

Montreal Carabins are the reigning champions, winning in 2025 for the third time, all in the past eight seasons. UBC Thunderbirds are the most successful program with nine championships. Trinity Western Spartans are the next most successful program, having won five championships.[1]

Format

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The championship features eight teams in single-elimination matches to determine a national champion. The championship hosts 11 games over four days at a predetermined host venue. The host team is automatically qualified for the tournament, as is each of the conference champions, with additional berths awarded for the remaining spots.

Results

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Sources: [2]

Key
Ed. Season Winner Score Runner-up Venue / city Ref.
1 1987 UBC (1) ? (3–2 p) McMaster McGill University [3]
2 1988 Queen's (1) 2–0 Acadia University of British Columbia [3]
3 1989 Alberta (1) 3–1 McGill Acadia University
4 1990 Acadia (1) 1–0 UBC University of British Columbia
5 1991 McMaster (1) 8–2 McGill University of Guelph
6 1992 Laurier (1) 1–0 McGill McMaster University
7 1993 UBC (2) 2–1 Dalhousie McGill University
8 1994 Dalhousie (1) 0–0 (3–2 p) UBC University of Alberta [4][5]
9 1995 Laurier (2) 1–0 Dalhousie Carleton University
10 1996 Ottawa (1) 1–0 (a.e.t.) Alberta Dalhousie University
11 1997 Alberta (2) 1–0 (a.e.t.) Ottawa Université Laval
12 1998 Calgary (1) 3–2 Victoria Centennial Stadium, Victoria
13 1999 Dalhousie (2) 2–0 Alberta Wilfrid Laurier
14 2000 Dalhousie (3) 1–0 Ottawa Acadia University
15 2001 Alberta (3) 2–1 McGill Carleton
16 2002 UBC (3) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Alberta University of Alberta
17 2003 UBC (4) 5–0 Ottawa Molson Stadium, McGill [6]
18 2004 Trinity Western (1) 2–2 (3–2 p) McGill CEPSUM Complex, Montréal [7][8]
19 2005 Victoria Vikes (1) 3–0 Ottawa University of Alberta [9]
20 2006 UBC (5) 3–1 Queen's Centennial Stadium, Victoria [10][3]
21 2007 Cape Breton (1) 2–1 York Cape Breton [11]
22 2008 Trinity Western (2) 1–0 Brock Trinity Western University [12]
23 2009 Trinity Western (3) 0–0 (4–2 p) Montreal– Varsity Stadium, Toronto [13][14]
24 2010 Queen's (2) 1–0 (a.e.t.) Wilfrid Laurier UPEI Turf, Prince Edward Island [15]
25 2011 Queen's (3) 0–0 (3–1 p) Montreal Molson Stadium, McGill [16][17]
26 2012 Trinity Western (4) ? (p) Queen's Gaels Centennial Stadium, Victoria [18]
27 2013 Trinity Western (5) 1–0 Montreal Varsity Stadium, Toronto [19]
28 2014 Laval (1) 5–0 Trinity Western TELUS-Université Laval Stadium, Laval [20]
29 2015 UBC (6) 3–0 Trinity Western Thunderbird Stadium, British Columbia [21]
30 2016 Laval (2) 2–1 UBC Raymond Field, Acadia [22]
31 2017 Montreal (1) 1–0 Cape Breton Subway Soccer South Complex, Manitoba [23]
32 2018 Ottawa (2) 2–1 Trinity Western Gee-Gees Field, Ottawa [24]
33 2019 UBC (7) 1–0 Calgary Centennial Stadium, Victoria [25][26]
– 2020
(Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic) – awarded host: Cape Breton
 [27][28]
34 2021 MacEwan (1) 1–1 (3–2 p) Trinity Western Health Recreation Complex, Cape Breton [29][30][28][31]
35 2022 Montreal (2) 1–0 Laval Rouge et Or TELUS-Université Stadium, Laval [32]
36 2023 UBC (8) 1–0 (a.e.t.) Trinity Western Richardson Stadium, Queen's [33]
37 2024 UBC (9) 1–0 Laval Rouge et Or Wickwire Field, Dalhousie [34]
38 2025 Montreal (3) 2–1 UBC McMaster, Hamilton [35]
39 2026 Thunderbird Stadium, British Columbia [35]

Titles by team

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School Titles Winning years
UBC
9
 1987, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2015, 2019, 2023, 2024
Trinity Western
5
 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013
Queen's
3
 1988, 2010, 2011
Alberta
3
 1989, 1997, 2001
Montreal
3
 2017, 2022, 2025
Laurier
2
 1992, 1995
Ottawa
2
 1996, 2018
Laval
2
 2014, 2016
Acadia
1
 1990
McMaster
1
 1991
Calgary
1
 1998
Victoria
1
 2005
Cape Breton
1
 2007
MacEwan
1
 2021

Awards

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U Sports Championship MVP

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The selection is made by a committee established by the host of the U Sports championship.

Season Recipient Team
2025 Karine Vilain Montreal
2024 Sienna Gibson UBC
2023 Katalin Tolnai UBC
2022 Megane Sauve Montreal
2021 Samantha Gouveia MacEwan
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Danielle Steer UBC
2018 Miranda Smith Ottawa
2017 Marie-Ève Bernard O'Breham Montreal
2016 Joëlle Gosselin Laval
2015 Jasmin Dhanda UBC
2014 Joëlle Gosselin Laval
2013 Vanessa Kovacs Trinity Western
2012 Jennifer Castillo Trinity Western
2011 Chantel Marson Queen's University
2010 Kelsey Tikka Laurier
2009 Tessa Meyer Trinity Western
2008 Daniela Gerig Trinity Western
2007 Kylie Snow Cape Breton
2006 Amy Bobb UBC
2005 Carey Gustafson Victoria
2004 Danielle Day McGill
2003 Rosalyn Hicks UBC
2002 Sarah Regan UBC
2001 Aishatu Alfa Alberta
2000 Claire Martin Dalhousie
1999 Stef Finateri Dalhousie
1998 Stephanie O'Neill Calgary
1997 Heather Murray Alberta
1996 Danielle Vella Ottawa
1995 Camilla Vejvalka Laurier
1994 Carla Perry Dalhousie
1993 Tammy Crawford UBC
1992 Nancy Ferguson UBC
1991 Lydia Vamos McMaster
1990 Alison Tuton Acadia
1989 Jane Wood Alberta

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Results by Team" (PDF). U SPORTS - English. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  2. ^ Women's Soccer Championship Results at usports.ca
  3. ^ a b c UBC claims CIS women's soccer title on The Globe and Mail. 13 Nov 2006
  4. ^ 1994 Women's Soccer Team at daltigers.ca
  5. ^ 1994 Dalhousie Women's Soccer Team - Year Inducted: 2022 at Nova Scotia Sport HOF
  6. ^ UBC repeats champions with 5–0 win over Ottawa
  7. ^ Match box score
  8. ^ Road to the U SPORTS WSOC Championship: '04 Spartans put TWU on the map at canadwest.org. 6 Nov 2017
  9. ^ Victoria captures first CIS title
  10. ^ Birds claim third national title in five years
  11. ^ Host Capers claim first Bean Trophy
  12. ^ Host Spartans win second CIS national title
  13. ^ Spartans repeat as national champions (archived)
  14. ^ [1]
  15. ^ Queen’s Gaels capture Gold over Laurier Golden Hawks 1–0
  16. ^ Simply the best, Gaels defend National Title with 3-1 penalty kicks victory over Montreal at gogaelsgo.com, 13 Nov 2011
  17. ^ Gaels win on penalty kicks, repeat as national champs
  18. ^ Spartans triumph in PK, no 3-peat for Gaels
  19. ^ Spartans defend title, claim record-tying fifth banner
  20. ^ Host Laval stuns 5-time champs, first Quebec team to win CIS title
  21. ^ Host T-Birds dominate TWU, claim record sixth CIS banner
  22. ^ Rouge et Or crowned women’s soccer champs after 2–1 win over UBC
  23. ^ Gold medal match: Montreal defeats Cape Breton 1–0 for first national title
  24. ^ "Gold Medal Game: Gee-Gees capture first national championship since 1996 with win over Spartans". November 11, 2018.
  25. ^ "T-Birds win U Sports women's national championship". usports.ca. November 10, 2019.
  26. ^ "U SPORTS announces 10 national championship hosts in rugby, soccer and volleyball over next two seasons". usports.ca. December 11, 2018. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  27. ^ "U Sports cancels 2020 fall championships due to COVID-19". U Sports. June 8, 2020. Archived from the original on July 6, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  28. ^ a b "U SPORTS announces 10 national championship hosts in rugby, soccer and volleyball over next two seasons". U Sports. December 11, 2018. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  29. ^ Griffins claim historic first U SPORTS national championship at macewan.ca. 22 Nov 2021
  30. ^ “The little school that could”: Inside MacEwan’s championship journey at 49-sport.com
  31. ^ "U Sports announces 2021-23 fall championship hosts in soccer and rugby". U Sports. July 3, 2020. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  32. ^ "Le Rouge et Or hôte de 3 championnats canadiens de 2021 à 2023" (in French). Laval Rouge et Or. July 3, 2020.
  33. ^ "Queen's to host U Sports 2021 Women's Rugby and 2023 Women's Soccer National Championships". Queen's Gaels. July 3, 2020.
  34. ^ "Dalhousie to host 2024 national women's soccer championship". Dalhousie University. June 28, 2023.
  35. ^ a b "U Sports announces hosts for multiple championships". usports.ca. U Sports. February 27, 2025.
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