2020 in Canadian soccer
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The 2020 season is the 144th season of competitive soccer in Canada.[1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, several competitions were cancelled or shortened.
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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
Friendlies
| January 7 Friendly | Canada  |
4–1 |  Barbados |
Irvine, United States |
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| 16:30 PST (UTC−08:00) | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> | Report | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5 Referee: Rubiel Vasquez (United States) |
| January 10 Friendly | Canada |
4–1 | Barbados |
Irvine, United States |
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Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5 Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States) |
| January 15 Friendly | Canada |
0–1 |  Iceland |
Irvine, United States |
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Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium |
Senior Women
Men's domestic club leagues
Canadian Premier League
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Eight teams play in this league, all of which are based in Canada. It is considered a Division 1 men's league in the Canadian soccer league system.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) total wins; 6) U-21 minutes; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.[2]
League1 Ontario (Men)
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No League1 Ontario matches were played in 2020.
Première Ligue de Soccer du Québec
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.S. Blainville (C) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 19 |
| 2 | Ottawa South United | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 14 |
| 3 | Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 12 |
| 4 | CS St-Hubert | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 10 |
| 5 | CS Longueuil | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 |
| 6 | CS Fabrose | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 |
Canadian Soccer League
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Scarborough SC (C) | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 15 | Playoffs |
| 2 | FC Vorkuta (O) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 15 | |
| 3 | Hamilton City SC | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 14 | Ineligible for Playoffs[note 1] |
| 4 | Serbian White Eagles | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 10 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Brantford Galaxy | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) goal differential; 5) most goals
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner.
- ↑ Hamilton finished the season in a Not-in-Good Standing and were removed from the playoffs
Men's international club leagues
Major League Soccer
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Three Canadian teams (Montreal Impact, Toronto FC, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC) play in this league, which also contains 23 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 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
USL League One
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One Canadian team (Toronto FC II) plays in this league, which also contains nine teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 3 men's league in the United States soccer league system. Template:2020 USL League One table
USL League Two
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Not played.
Women's club leagues
National Women's Soccer League
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No Canadian teams play in this league, though 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 women's league in the United States soccer league system.
United Women's Soccer
Not played.
League1 Ontario (Women)
Not played.
Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (Women)
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Four teams played in this league (after four other withdrew), all of which are based in Canada. It is considered a Division 3 women's league in the Canadian soccer league system.
| Team | City | 2020 Status |
|---|---|---|
| A.S. Blainville | Blainville, Laurentides | Participating |
| CS Fabrose | Laval, Laval | Participating |
| CS Longueuil | Longueuil, Montérégie | Participating |
| CS Monteuil | Laval, Laval | Withdrew |
| CS Mont-Royal Outremont | Mount Royal, Montréal | Withdrew |
| Ottawa South United | Ottawa, Ontario | Participating |
| AS Pierrefonds | Lac St-Louis, Montreal | Withdrew |
| CS St-Hubert | Saint-Hubert, Montérégie | Withdrew |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | A.S. Blainville (C) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 | Championship Match |
| 2 | CS Fabrose | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | |
| 3 | CS Longueuil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3rd Place Match |
| 4 | Ottawa South United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Championship Match
| 15 August 2020 | A.S. Blainville | 0–0 (4–2 p) |
CS Fabrose | Laval, Quebec |
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| 2:00 p.m. | Stadium: Desjardins Stadium Referee: Marie-Han Gagnon-Chretien |
Third Place Match
| 15 August 2020 | CS Longueuil | 4–0 | Ottawa South United | Laval, Quebec |
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| 11:30 a.m. | T.Ibarz  18'K.Lemire 56'C.Sedki 75'C.Achille 81' |
Report | Stadium: Desjardins Stadium Referee: Sheila Couture |
Domestic cups
The Challenge Trophy and Jubilee Trophy were not contested in 2020.
Canadian Championship
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The Canadian Championship is a national cup contested by men's teams in divisions 1 through 3. In 2020, the championship consisted of a single match between a Canadian Premier League team and a Major League Soccer team.
Canadian clubs in international competition
2020 CONCACAF Champions League
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2020 CONCACAF League
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