# 2023 in Canadian soccer

The following are events related to Canadian soccer in the year 2023.

## National teams
### Men's
#### Senior

    As of October 13, 2023:
| Wins | Losses | Draws |
| 4 | 2 | 3 |

##### 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League
###### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | |
| 1 | Canada | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9 | Qualification for Finals and Gold Cup | — | 4–1 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Honduras | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | Qualification for Gold Cup | 2–1 | — | 1–2 |
| 3 | Curaçao | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | Advance to Gold Cup prelims | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |

###### Finals

Source: CONCACAF

##### 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League
###### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Jamaica | 4–4 (a) | Canada | 1–2 | 3–2 |

##### Gold Cup
###### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Guatemala | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Canada (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Guadeloupe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 | |

###### Knock out
#### U-17

    As of February 24, 2023.
| Wins | Losses | Draws |
| 4 | 2 | 0 |

##### 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
###### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Round of 16 |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | Round of 16 |
| 4 | Barbados | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 | |

###### Knockout stage
##### 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup

The 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup will be hosted by Indonesia. Canada qualified for the tournament on February 22, 2023 by defeating Puerto Rico in the quarter-finals of the 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. On September 15, 2023, Canada were drawn into Group B with Spain, Mali, and Uzbekistan.

###### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Mali | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | |

### Women's
#### Senior

    As of December 31, 2023.
| Wins | Losses | Draws |
| 7 | 5 | 1 |

##### SheBelieves Cup

source
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | United States (H, C) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |

##### 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
###### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |

##### 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification (CONCACAF play-off)
#### U–20
##### CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification
###### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | +39 | 12 | Qualification to Final tournament |
| 2 | El Salvador | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 9 | |
| 3 | Cuba | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Martinique | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 1 | |
| 5 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 26 | −25 | 1 | |
| 6 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |

##### CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
###### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Jamaica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Panama | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 | |

###### Knockout stage
## Club competitions
### Men's
#### Domestic leagues
##### Canadian Premier League
###### Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Playoff qualification |
| 1 | Cavalry (S) | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 55 | First semifinal |
| 2 | Forge (C) | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 42 | First semifinal |
| 3 | HFX Wanderers | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 42 | Quarterfinal |
| 4 | Pacific | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 40 | Play-in round |
| 5 | York United | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 38 | Play-in round |
| 6 | Atlético Ottawa | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 36 | |
| 7 | Vancouver | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 29 | |
| 8 | Valour | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 26 | |
* 1 2 Tie resolved by away goal differential; Forge: +4, Wanderers: −2

###### Playoffs
####### Bracket

| Play-in round | Play-in round | Play-in round | First semifinal | First semifinal | First semifinal | Second semifinal | Second semifinal | Second semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | October 14 | October 14 | October 14 | | | | October 28 | October 28 | October 28 |
| | | | 1 | Cavalry FC | 1 | | | | 2 | Forge FC | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Forge FC | 2 | October 21 | October 21 | October 21 | 1 | Cavalry FC | 1 |
| | | | | | | 1 | Cavalry FC | 2 | | | |
| | | | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | 4 | Pacific FC | 1 | | | |
| | | | October 14 | October 14 | October 14 | | | | | | |
| October 11 | October 11 | October 11 | 3 | HFX Wanderers FC | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Pacific FC | 1 | 4 | Pacific FC | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | York United FC | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

####### Final
##### League1 Canada

| League | Playoff champion | Playoff runner-up | Regular season winner | Regular season runner-up |
| British Columbia | Whitecaps FC Academy | Victoria Highlanders FC | Victoria Highlanders FC | TSS FC Rovers |
| Ontario | Simcoe County Rovers FC | Scrosoppi FC | Scrosoppi FC | Simcoe County Rovers FC |
| Quebec | N/A (league championship decided by regular season) | N/A (league championship decided by regular season) | CS Saint-Laurent | Royal-Sélect de Beauport |

##### Canadian Soccer League

| Regular season winner | Regular season runner-up |
| Scarborough SC | Serbian White Eagles |

#### Domestic cups
##### Canadian Championship
###### Bracket

| Preliminary roundApril 18–20 | Preliminary roundApril 18–20 | Quarter-finalsMay 9–10 | Quarter-finalsMay 9–10 | | Semi-finalsMay 24 | Semi-finalsMay 24 | | FinalJune 7 | FinalJune 7 |
| Langford, BC | Langford, BC | | | | | | |
| Pacific FC (p) | 1 (5) | | | | | | |
| Pacific FC (p) | 1 (5) | Langford, BC | Langford, BC | | | | | |
| Cavalry FC | 1 (3) | Langford, BC | Langford, BC | | | | |
| Cavalry FC | 1 (3) | Pacific FC | 2 | | | | |
| Burnaby, BC | Burnaby, BC | | Pacific FC | 2 | | | | |
| Burnaby, BC | Burnaby, BC | TSS FC Rovers | 0 | | | | |
| TSS FC Rovers | 3 | TSS FC Rovers | 0 | | | | |
| TSS FC Rovers | 3 | | | | Langford, BC | Langford, BC | | |
| Valour FC | 1 | | | | Langford, BC | Langford, BC | |
| Valour FC | 1 | | | | Pacific FC | 0 | |
| Toronto, ON (York Lions) | Toronto, ON (York Lions) | | | | | Pacific FC | 0 | |
| Toronto, ON (York Lions) | Toronto, ON (York Lions) | | | | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 | |
| York United FC | 1 | | | | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 | |
| York United FC | 1 | Toronto, ON (York Lions) | Toronto, ON (York Lions) | | | | | |
| Vancouver FC | 0 | Toronto, ON (York Lions) | Toronto, ON (York Lions) | | | | |
| Vancouver FC | 0 | York United FC | 1 | | | | |
| | | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Vancouver, BC | Vancouver, BC |
| | | | | | | | | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | CF Montréal | 1 |
| | | Toronto, ON (BMO) | Toronto, ON (BMO) | | | | | | |
| | | Toronto FC | 1 | | | | | | |
| Montreal, QC | Montreal, QC | | Toronto FC | 1 | | | | | |
| Montreal, QC | Montreal, QC | CF Montréal | 2 | | | | | | |
| CF Montréal | 2 | CF Montréal | 2 | | | | | | |
| CF Montréal | 2 | | | | Montreal, QC | Montreal, QC | | | |
| Vaughan Azzurri | 0 | | | | Montreal, QC | Montreal, QC | | | |
| Vaughan Azzurri | 0 | | | | CF Montréal | 2 | | | |
| Hamilton, ON | Hamilton, ON | | | | | CF Montréal | 2 | | |
| Hamilton, ON | Hamilton, ON | | | | Forge FC | 0 | |
| Forge FC | 3 | | | | Forge FC | 0 | |
| Forge FC | 3 | Hamilton, ON | Hamilton, ON | | | | | |
| FC Laval | 0 | Hamilton, ON | Hamilton, ON | | | | |
| FC Laval | 0 | Forge FC (p) | 1 (3) | | | | |
| Toronto, ON (York Lions) | Toronto, ON (York Lions) | | Forge FC (p) | 1 (3) | | | | |
| Toronto, ON (York Lions) | Toronto, ON (York Lions) | Atlético Ottawa | 1 (2) | | | | |
| HFX Wanderers FC | 1 | Atlético Ottawa | 1 (2) | | | | |
| Atlético Ottawa | 3 | | | | | | |

###### Final
##### Challenge Trophy

Group A :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | West Ottawa Warriors | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Surrey BB5 United | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | FC Winnipeg Lions | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Fredericton Picaroons Reds | 4 | 0 |
Group B :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Western Halifax FC (H) | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Suburban FC of Fall River (H) | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Edmonton Scottish | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Feildians AA of St. John's | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals | 4 | 0 |

###### Final

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| West Ottawa Warriors | 1–0 | Western Halifax FC |

#### USSF domestic leagues
##### Major League Soccer
###### Regular season

Overall MLS standings table :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Cincinnati (S) | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 69 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
| 2 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 63 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
| 3 | Columbus Crew (C) | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 57 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 |
| 4 | St. Louis City SC | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 56 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
| 5 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 55 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
| 6 | New England Revolution | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 55 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
| 7 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 53 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 8 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 52 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo FC (U) | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 51 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One and U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 10 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 51 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 11 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 50 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 12 | Nashville SC | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 49 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
| 13 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC (V) | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 48 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
| 14 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 46 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 15 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 44 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 16 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 44 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 17 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 43 | |
| 18 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 43 | |
| 19 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 43 | |
| 20 | CF Montréal | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 41 | |
| 21 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 41 | |
| 22 | New York City FC | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 41 | |
| 23 | D.C. United | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 40 | |
| 24 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 40 | |
| 25 | Austin FC | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 39 | |
| 26 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 36 | |
| 27 | Inter Miami CF (L) | 34 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 34 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 |
| 28 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 26 | 54 | −28 | 27 | |
| 29 | Toronto FC | 34 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 26 | 59 | −33 | 22 | |
* ↑ As 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield champions
* ↑ As highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
* ↑ As 2023 MLS Cup champions
* ↑ As 2023 Western Conference regular season champions
* ↑ As 2023 Leagues Cup third place
* ↑ As second highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
* 1 2 3 As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup
* ↑ Qualify for both the Champions Cup and U.S. Open Cup as 2023 U.S. Open Cup champions
* ↑ As 2023 Leagues Cup runner-up
* ↑ As 2023 Canadian Championship winners
* ↑ As 2023 Leagues Cup champion

###### MLS Cup Playoffs
#### Round One

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| Los Angeles FC | 2–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 5–2 | 1–0 | — |

#### International leagues/cups
##### CONCACAF Champions League
###### Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 7–3 | Real España | 5–0 | 2–3 |
Notes
* ↑ Order of legs were reversed after original draw

###### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–6 | Los Angeles FC | 0–3 | 0–3 |

##### Leagues Cup
###### Group stage

West 3 :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts | LEO | VAN | LAX |
| 1 | León | 2 | 5 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 | 4 | 2–2 | — | — |
| 3 | LA Galaxy | 2 | 0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |
East 2 :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts | UNM | DCU | MTL |
| 1 | UNAM | 2 | 4 | — | 3–0 | — |
| 2 | D.C. United | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 3 | CF Montréal | 2 | 2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — |
East 3 :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts | ATL | NYC | TOR |
| 1 | Atlas | 2 | 6 | — | — | 1–0 |
| 2 | New York City FC | 2 | 3 | 0–1 | — | 5–0 |
| 3 | Toronto FC | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |

###### Knockout stage
####### Round of 32

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| UANL | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |

### Women's
#### Domestic leagues
##### League1 Canada

| League | Playoff champion | Playoff runner-up | Regular season winner | Regular season runner-up |
| British Columbia | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | Unity FC | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | Nautsa’mawt FC |
| Ontario | Alliance United FC | NDC Ontario | NDC Ontario | Vaughan Azzurri |
| Quebec | N/A (league championship decided by regular season) | N/A (league championship decided by regular season) | PEF Québec | Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest |

#### Domestic cups
##### L1C Inter-provincial Championship

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship Game | Championship Game |
| PEF Québec | 6 | | |
| Unity FC | 4 | | |
| Unity FC | 4 | PEF Québec | 0 |
| | | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 5 |
| Alliance United FC | 1 | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 5 |
| Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 2 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Alliance United FC | 0 |
| | | Unity FC | 2 |

### Youth

Youth National Championships :
| Competition | Host city | Boys champion | Girls champion |
| U–15 Cup | Waterloo, Ontario | Edmonton BTB SC | CS Longueuil |
| U–17 Cup | Moncton, New Brunswick | Burnaby FC | Burnaby FC |