# 2020 in Canadian soccer

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Men's domestic club leagues :
| Div | League | Champion |
| I | CPL | Forge FC |
| III | L1O | Not held |
| III | PLSQ | A.S. Blainville |
Men's international club leagues :
| Div | League | Champion |
| I | MLS | Columbus Crew SC |
| III | USL1 | No Canadian participants |
| IV | USL2 | Not held |
Women's club leagues :
| Div | League | Champion |
| I | NWSL | Regular season not held |
| II | UWS | Not held |
| III | L1O | Not held |
| III | PLSQF | A.S. Blainville |
Men's domestic cups :
| Div | Name | Champion |
| I | Canadian Championship | Toronto FC |
| IV | Challenge Trophy | Not held |
Women's domestic cups :
| Div | Name | Champion |
| IV | Jubilee Trophy | Not held |
This article is about the 2020 season of competitive soccer in Canada. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, several competitions were cancelled or shortened.

## 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 Women
## Men's domestic club leagues
### Canadian Premier League

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 | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cavalry | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 13 | Advance to group stage |
| 2 | HFX Wanderers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12 | Advance to group stage |
| 3 | Forge | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 12 | Advance to group stage |
| 4 | Pacific | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 | Advance to group stage |
| 5 | York9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | |
| 6 | Valour | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 | |
| 7 | Atlético Ottawa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 8 | |
| 8 | FC Edmonton | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 1 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: HFX Wanderers 1, Forge 1. Goal differential: HFX Wanderers +5, Forge +4
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Valour 3, Atlético Ottawa 0.

### League1 Ontario (Men)

No League1 Ontario matches were played in 2020.

### Première Ligue de Soccer du Québec

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
| 1 | A.S. Blainville (C) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 19 | 2.38 |
| 2 | Ottawa South United | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 14 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 4 | CS St-Hubert | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 5 | CS Longueuil | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 6 | CS Fabrose | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 | 0.50 |

### Canadian Soccer League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 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 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Hamilton City SC | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 14 | Ineligible for Playoffs |
| 4 | Serbian White Eagles | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 10 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Brantford Galaxy | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 3 | |
* ↑ Hamilton finished the season in a Not-in-Good Standing and were removed from the playoffs

## Men's international club leagues
### Major League Soccer

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

2020 MLS overall standings :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | Philadelphia Union (S) | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 47 | 2.04 | 2021 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Toronto FC (V) | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 44 | 1.91 | 2021 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Sporting Kansas City | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 39 | 1.86 | 2021 Leagues Cup |
| 4 | Columbus Crew SC (C) | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 41 | 1.78 | 2021 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 5 | Orlando City SC | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 41 | 1.78 | 2021 Leagues Cup |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders FC | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 39 | 1.77 | 2021 Leagues Cup |
| 7 | New York City FC | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 39 | 1.70 | 2021 Leagues Cup |
| 8 | Portland Timbers (M) | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 39 | 1.70 | 2021 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 9 | Minnesota United FC | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 34 | 1.62 | |
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 28 | 1.56 | |
| 11 | FC Dallas | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 34 | 1.55 | |
| 12 | Los Angeles FC | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 32 | 1.45 | |
| 13 | New York Red Bulls | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 32 | 1.39 | |
| 14 | Nashville SC | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 32 | 1.39 | |
| 15 | New England Revolution | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 32 | 1.39 | |
| 16 | San Jose Earthquakes | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 30 | 1.30 | |
| 17 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 27 | 1.17 | |
| 18 | Montreal Impact | 23 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 26 | 1.13 | |
| 19 | Inter Miami CF | 23 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 24 | 1.04 | |
| 20 | LA Galaxy | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 22 | 1.00 | |
| 21 | Real Salt Lake | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 22 | 1.00 | |
| 22 | Chicago Fire FC | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 23 | 1.00 | |
| 23 | Atlanta United FC (U) | 23 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 22 | 0.96 | 2021 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 24 | D.C. United | 23 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 21 | 0.91 | |
| 25 | Houston Dynamo | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 21 | 0.91 | |
| 26 | FC Cincinnati | 23 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 36 | −24 | 16 | 0.70 | |
* ↑ As Supporters' Shield winners (USA2)
* ↑ As 2020 Canadian Championship finalists (awarded by Canada Soccer) (CAN1)
* ↑ As 1st, Western Conference (MLS1)
* ↑ As MLS Cup 2020 champions (USA1)
* ↑ As 4th, Eastern Conference (MLS2)
* ↑ As 2nd, Western Conference (MLS3)
* ↑ As 5th, Eastern Conference (MLS4)
* ↑ As MLS is Back tournament winners (USA3)
* ↑ As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)

### USL League One

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.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | Greenville Triumph SC | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 35 | 2.19 | Final, 2021 U.S. Open Cup |
| 2 | Union Omaha | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 29 | 1.81 | Final |
| 3 | North Texas SC | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 27 | 1.69 | |
| 4 | Richmond Kickers | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 26 | 1.63 | |
| 5 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 22 | 1.47 | |
| 6 | FC Tucson | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 22 | 1.38 | |
| 7 | Forward Madison FC | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 21 | 1.31 | |
| 8 | Tormenta FC | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 19 | 1.19 | |
| 9 | New England Revolution II | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 18 | 1.13 | |
| 10 | Fort Lauderdale CF | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 15 | 0.94 | |
| 11 | Orlando City B | 15 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 29 | −19 | 6 | 0.40 | |
* 1 2 3 4 Professional teams that are owned by teams playing in a higher division are ineligible for the U.S. Open Cup.

### USL League Two

Not played.

## Women's club leagues
### National Women's Soccer League

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)

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 | |
| 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 | Championship Match |
| 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 | 3rd Place Match |
Championship Match
Third Place Match

## Domestic cups

The Challenge Trophy and Jubilee Trophy were not contested in 2020.

### Canadian Championship

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.