List of soccer clubs in Canada

This is a list of current soccer clubs in Canada. The Canadian soccer system consists of several unconnected leagues and it does not have promotion and relegation. Leagues in the Canadian system are classified as either professional, pro-am, or amateur. The Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) is the governing body for the sport in Canada and directly sanctions leagues that operate in more than one province.^[1] Leagues operating in a single province receive sanctioning from their provincial soccer association.

Clubs competing in the United States

The following are clubs that compete in professional and semi-professional leagues in the United States as of 2023.

Club	Home city	Stadium	Founded	Season joined
Major League Soccer
CF Montréal^[a]	Montreal, Quebec	Saputo Stadium	1993^[b]	2012
Toronto FC	Toronto, Ontario	BMO Field	2005	2007
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Vancouver, British Columbia	BC Place	1974^[c]	2011
MLS Next Pro
Toronto FC II	Toronto, Ontario	York Lions Stadium	2014	2022
Whitecaps 2	Burnaby, British Columbia	Swangard Stadium	2014	2022
USL League Two
FC Manitoba^[d]	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Ralph Cantafio Soccer Complex	2010	2011
Thunder Bay Chill	Thunder Bay, Ontario	Fort William Stadium	2000	2000
United Premier Soccer League (Home games in the United States)
FC Berlin	Kitchener, Ontario	Buffalo State University (Buffalo, New York)	2017	2021 Fall
Chantilly Forever	Hamilton, Ontario	D'Youville University (Buffalo, New York)	2013	2022 Fall

Canadian Premier League

2024 CPL teams

Club	Home city	Stadium	Finishing position last season	Season joined
Atlético Ottawa	Ottawa, Ontario	TD Place Stadium	6th	2020
Cavalry	Foothills County, Alberta	ATCO Field	1st	2019
Forge	Hamilton, Ontario	Tim Hortons Field	2nd	2019
HFX Wanderers	Halifax, Nova Scotia	Wanderers Grounds	3rd	2019
Pacific	Langford, British Columbia	Starlight Stadium	4th	2019
Valour	Winnipeg, Manitoba	IG Field	8th	2019
Vancouver	Langley, British Columbia	Willoughby Community Park Stadium	7th	2023
York United^[e]	Toronto, Ontario	York Lions Stadium	5th	2019

League1 Canada

2023 League1 British Columbia teams

Club	Home city	Stadium	Finishing position last season	Season joined
Altitude FC	North Vancouver	Kinsmen Field	4th	2022
Harbourside FC	Nanaimo	Nanaimo District Secondary School	Debut season	2023
Nautsa’mawt FC^[f]	University Endowment Lands	Thunderbird Stadium	1st	2022
Rivers FC	Kamloops	Hillside Stadium	5th	2022
TSS Rovers	Burnaby	Swangard Stadium	2nd	2022
Unity FC	Langley	Chase Office Field	6th	2022
Victoria Highlanders	Victoria	Centennial Stadium	7th	2022
Whitecaps Academy	University Endowment Lands	Ken Wood Field	7th	2022

2023 League1 Ontario teams

Club	Home city	Stadium	Finishing position last season	Season joined
Alliance United	Toronto	Centennial College	3rd	2018
Blue Devils	Oakville	Sheridan College	2nd	2015
Burlington SC	Burlington	Nelson Stadium	17th	2022
BVB IA Waterloo^[g]	Waterloo	RIM Park	15th	2021
Darby FC	Whitby	Whitby Soccer Centre	13th	2018
Electric City	Peterborough	Fleming College	10th	2022
Guelph United	Guelph	Centennial Bowl	7th	2021
Hamilton United	Hamilton	Ron Joyce Stadium	8th	2022
FC London	London	Tricar Field	22nd	2016
Master's FA	Scarborough	L'Amoreaux Park	19th	2014
North Mississauga	Mississauga	Churchill Meadows	21st	2016
North Toronto Nitros	Toronto	Downsview Park	21st	2016
ProStars FC	Brampton	Victoria Park Stadium	6th	2015
Scrosoppi FC	Milton	Ontario Soccer Centre	12th	2021
Sigma FC	Mississauga	Paramount Fine Foods Centre	9th	2014
Simcoe County Rovers	Barrie	Georgian College	5th	2022
St. Catharines Roma Wolves	St. Catharines	Roma Park	16th	2021
Unionville Milliken	Unionville	Bill Crothers Secondary School	20th	2018
Vaughan Azzurri	Vaughan	North Maple Regional Park	1st	2014
Windsor City^[h]	Amherstburg	St. Clair College	18th	2014
Woodbridge Strikers	Woodbridge	Vaughan Grove Park	11th	2014

2023 Ligue1 Québec teams

Club	Home city	Stadium	Finishing position last season	Season joined
A.S. Blainville	Blainville	Parc Blainville	3rd	2012
Celtix du Haut-Richelieu	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	Stade Alphonse-Desjardins	10th	2020
Lanaudière-Nord	Joliette	André-Courcelles Stadium	11th	2022^[i]
AS Laval^[j]	Laval	Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne	9th	2019
FC Laval^[k]	Laval	Parc Cartier	1st	2018
CS Longueuil	Longueuil	Centre Multi-Sport	5th	2014
CF Montréal U23	Montreal	CF Montréal Training Grounds	6th	2022
Mont-Royal Outremont	Mount Royal	Parc Recreatif de TMR	4th	2013
Ottawa South United	Ottawa, Ontario	Quinn's Point	12th	2020
Royal-Sélect de Beauport	Quebec	Centre Sportif Marc-Simoneau	8th	2021
CS Saint-Laurent	Saint-Laurent	Vanier College	2nd	2022
CS St-Hubert	Saint-Hubert	Centre Sportif Roseanne-Laflamme	7th	2017

Non-FIFA Leagues

Canadian Soccer League

The Canadian Soccer League is a Non-FIFA league previously sanctioned by the Ontario Soccer Association and Canadian Soccer Association and is now a member of the Soccer Federation of Canada (SFC).

Club	Founded	First joined	Location	Stadium
BGH City FC	2021	2021	Brantford & Hamilton	Centennial Park Stadium
FC Continentals	2008	2017	Vaughan	Centennial Park Stadium
Scarborough SC	2014	2015	Toronto	Centennial Park Stadium
Serbian White Eagles	1968	2006	Toronto	Centennial Park Stadium
Toronto Falcons	2022	2022	Toronto	Centennial Park Stadium
York Region Shooters	2003	2003	Vaughan	Centennial Park Stadium

Notes

^ Played as Montreal Impact until the end of the 2020 MLS season.
^ MLS franchise granted in 2010.
^ MLS franchise granted in 2009.
^ Played as WSA Winnipeg until the end of the 2019 USL2 season.
^ Played as York9 FC until the end of the 2020 season.
^ Played as Varsity FC until the end of the 2022 season.
^ Played as Waterloo United until the end of the 2021 season.
^ Played as Windsor Stars until the end of the 2016 season, then as Windsor TFC until the end of the 2022 season.
^ Originally joined in the 2012 season as L'Assomption-Lanaudière until its departure at the end of the 2015 season. Rejoined the league in 2022.
^ Played as CS Monteuil until the end of the 2021 season.
^ Played as CS Fabrose until the end of the 2020 season.

References

^ "Canadian Soccer Association Rules and Regulations" (PDF). Canada Soccer. May 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.

[2] Played as Montreal Impact until the end of the 2020 MLS season.

[3] MLS franchise granted in 2010.

[4] MLS franchise granted in 2009.

[5] Played as WSA Winnipeg until the end of the 2019 USL2 season.

[6] Played as York9 FC until the end of the 2020 season.

[7] Played as Varsity FC until the end of the 2022 season.

[8] Played as Waterloo United until the end of the 2021 season.

[9] Played as Windsor Stars until the end of the 2016 season, then as Windsor TFC until the end of the 2022 season.

[10] Originally joined in the 2012 season as L'Assomption-Lanaudière until its departure at the end of the 2015 season. Rejoined the league in 2022.

[11] Played as CS Monteuil until the end of the 2021 season.

[12] Played as CS Fabrose until the end of the 2020 season.

[CSA-regs-1] "Canadian Soccer Association Rules and Regulations" (PDF). Canada Soccer. May 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.

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