# 2018 in Canadian soccer

Men's Domestic Leagues :
| Div | League | Season | Cup/Playoffs |
| I | MLS | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | (None qualified) |
| II | USL | Ottawa Fury FC | (None qualified) |
| III | L1O | Vaughan Azzurri | Vaughan Azzurri |
| III | PLSQ | AS Blainville | FC Lanaudière |
| IV | PDL | Calgary Foothills FC | Calgary Foothills FC |
Women's Domestic Leagues :
| Div | League | Season | Cup/Playoffs |
| I | NWSL | (No Canadian teams) | (No Canadian teams) |
| II | UWS | Calgary Foothills WFC | Calgary Foothills WFC |
| II | WPSL | TSS Rovers | (None qualified) |
| III | L1O | Durham United FC | Woodbridge Strikers |
| III | PLSQF | Dynamo de Québec | (No competition) |
Men's Domestic Cups :
| Div | Name | Champion | Runner-Up |
| I | Canadian Championship | Toronto FC | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| II | Canadian Championship | Toronto FC | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| III | Canadian Championship | Toronto FC | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| IV | Challenge Trophy | Surrey BC Tigers Hurricanes | Caledon SC |
Women's Domestic Cups :
| Div | Name | Champion | Runner-Up |
| IV | Jubilee Trophy | Scarborough GS United | Surrey United SC |
The 2018 season was the 142nd season of competitive soccer in Canada.

## News and events
### 2026 FIFA World Cup

As part of the United 2026 World Cup bid with the United States and Mexico, the Canadian Soccer Association announced on March 15 that the three potential Canadian host cities were Edmonton, Montreal, and Toronto. The 2026 FIFA World Cup was awarded to the United bid on June 13.

### National teams

John Herdman was named as head coach of the men's national team in January, replacing Octavio Zambrano. Mauro Biello was later named assistant coach of the men's national team. Kenneth Heiner-Møller was named as head coach of the women's national team following Herdman's departure.
Women's National Team Assistant Coach Bev Priestman stepped down from her position at the end of August.

### Canadian Premier League

The Canadian Premier League announced that it will kick off in April 2019, with Paul Beirne as its president, David Clanachan as its commissioner, and James Easton as its head of soccer operations.
On March 28, the Canadian Premier League and the Canadian Soccer Association announced the creation of the Canadian Soccer Business (CSB); an organization "representing commercial assets and inventory for marquee soccer properties in Canada", including "all corporate partnerships and broadcast rights related to Canada Soccer's core assets including its national teams, along with all rights associated with the CPL".
The Canadian Premier League announced a number of new teams for its inaugural 2019 season, at present including York 9 FC (announced May 10), Cavalry FC (May 17),HFX Wanderers FC (May 25), Valour FC (June 6), FC Edmonton (June 8), Forge FC (July 12), and Pacific FC (July 20).
On November 14, the Canadian Premier League announced that it had acquired the Division 3 League1 Ontario.

### Awards and honours

Women's national team captain Christine Sinclair, was appointed to the Order of Canada on January 24.
Alphonso Davies and Christine Sinclair were named Canadian Player of the Year, while Davies was also named Postmedia Male Athlete of the Year.

## 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
#### 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship

Canada finishes in second place; qualifies for 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

#### 2018 Algarve Cup

Canada finishes in fifth place.

#### Friendlies
## Domestic leagues
### Division 1 leagues
#### Major League Soccer

Three Canadian teams (Montreal Impact, Toronto FC, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC) play in this league, which also contains 20 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 1 men's league in the United States soccer league system.

##### Overall standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls (S) | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 71 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Atlanta United FC (C) | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 69 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 65 | 40 | +25 | 62 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 59 | |
| 5 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 57 | |
| 6 | FC Dallas | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 57 | |
| 7 | New York City FC | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 59 | 45 | +14 | 56 | |
| 8 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 54 | |
| 9 | D.C. United | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 51 | |
| 10 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 51 | |
| 11 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 50 | |
| 12 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 49 | |
| 13 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 66 | 64 | +2 | 48 | |
| 14 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 47 | |
| 15 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 46 | |
| 16 | New England Revolution | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 41 | |
| 17 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 38 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 18 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 49 | 71 | −22 | 36 | |
| 19 | Toronto FC | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 36 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 20 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 32 | |
| 21 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 36 | 63 | −27 | 31 | |
| 22 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 43 | 74 | −31 | 28 | |
| 23 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 49 | 71 | −22 | 21 | |

#### National Women's Soccer League

No Canadian teams play in this league, though eleven 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.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | North Carolina Courage (C) | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 53 | 17 | +36 | 57 | NWSL Shield |
| 2 | Portland Thorns FC | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 42 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 3 | Seattle Reign FC | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 41 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 4 | Chicago Red Stars | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 37 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 5 | Utah Royals FC | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 35 | |
| 6 | Houston Dash | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 32 | |
| 7 | Orlando Pride | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 30 | |
| 8 | Washington Spirit | 24 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 35 | −23 | 11 | |
| 9 | Sky Blue FC | 24 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 52 | −31 | 9 | |

### Division 2 leagues
#### United Soccer League

Two Canadian teams (Ottawa Fury FC and Toronto FC II) play in this league, which also contains 31 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 2 men's league in the United States soccer league system.

##### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Cincinnati (X) | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 72 | 34 | +38 | 77 | Conference Playoffs |
| 2 | Louisville City FC (C) | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 66 | Conference Playoffs |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 59 | Conference Playoffs |
| 4 | Charleston Battery | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 56 | Conference Playoffs |
| 5 | New York Red Bulls II | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 71 | 59 | +12 | 52 | Conference Playoffs |
| 6 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 50 | Conference Playoffs |
| 7 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 49 | Conference Playoffs |
| 8 | Nashville SC | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 49 | Conference Playoffs |
| 9 | North Carolina FC | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 47 | |
| 10 | Ottawa Fury | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 45 | |
| 11 | Charlotte Independence | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 42 | |
| 12 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 41 | |
| 13 | Penn FC | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 37 | |
| 14 | Atlanta United 2 | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 72 | −35 | 31 | |
| 15 | Richmond Kickers | 34 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 30 | 80 | −50 | 22 | |
| 16 | Toronto FC II | 34 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 42 | 77 | −35 | 18 | |

#### United Women's Soccer

One Canadian team (Calgary Foothills WFC) plays in this league, which also contains 21 teams from the United States. It is unofficially considered a Division 2 league in the United States soccer league system.
Western Conference :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Calgary Foothills WFC | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 23 | 2018 UWS national playoffs |
| 2 | LA Galaxy Orange County | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 22 | |
| 3 | Santa Clarita Blue Heat | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 18 | |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 13 | |
| 5 | Colorado Pride | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 31 | −18 | 5 | |
| 6 | SoCal Crush | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 32 | −23 | 4 | |

#### Women's Premier Soccer League

One Canadian team (TSS Rovers FC) plays in this league, which also contains 106 teams from the United States. It is unofficially considered a Division 2 league in the United States soccer league system.

### Division 3 leagues
#### League1 Ontario (Men)

17 teams play in this league, all of which are based in Canada. It is considered a Division 3 men's league in the Canadian soccer league system.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC London | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 19 | +30 | 38 | League Playoffs |
| 2 | Sigma FC | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 37 | League Playoffs |
| 3 | Oakville Blue Devils | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 9 | +32 | 35 | League Playoffs |
| 4 | Toronto FC III | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 33 | No playoffs |
| 5 | Vaughan Azzurri (C, X) | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 31 | League Playoffs |
| 6 | Woodbridge Strikers | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 18 | +25 | 28 | League Playoffs |
| 7 | Alliance United FC | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 24 | League Playoffs |
| 8 | Unionville Milliken SC | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 23 | League Playoffs |
| 9 | Darby FC | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 21 | League Playoffs |
| 10 | Master's Futbol | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 19 | |
| 11 | Sanjaxx Lions | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 18 | |
| 12 | Toronto Skillz FC | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 50 | −25 | 14 | |
| 13 | North Mississauga SC | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 13 | |
| 14 | Ottawa South United | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 50 | −31 | 13 | |
| 15 | Aurora FC | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 12 | |
| 16 | ProStars FC | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 34 | −20 | 10 | |
| 17 | Windsor TFC | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 55 | −42 | 8 | |
* ↑ Toronto FC III voluntarily withdrew from league playoffs.

#### League1 Ontario (Women)

13 teams play in this league, all of which are based in Canada. It is considered a Division 3 women's league in the Canadian soccer league system.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC London | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 34 | League Playoffs |
| 2 | Woodbridge Strikers | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 9 | +23 | 30 | League Playoffs |
| 3 | Vaughan Azzurri | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 24 | League Playoffs |
| 4 | Durham United FA (C) | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 23 | League Playoffs |
| 5 | Oakville Blue Devils | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 22 | |
| 6 | DeRo United FC | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 21 | |
| 7 | Hamilton United | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 18 | |
| 8 | Unionville Milliken SC | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 18 | |
| 9 | North Mississauga SC | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 39 | −26 | 12 | |
| 10 | West Ottawa SC | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 10 | |
| 11 | Aurora FC | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 8 | |
| 12 | Darby FC | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 38 | −29 | 4 | |
| 13 | Toronto Azzurri Blizzard | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 44 | −40 | 0 | |

#### Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (Men)

Eight teams play in this league, all of which are based in Canada. It is considered a Division 3 league in the Canadian soccer league system.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | AS Blainville (C) | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 14 | +28 | 51 | 2019 Canadian Championship |
| 2 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 45 | |
| 3 | FC Gatineau | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 32 | |
| 4 | CS Longueuil | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 29 | |
| 5 | Dynamo de Québec | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 27 | |
| 6 | CS St-Hubert | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 22 | |
| 7 | CS Fabrose | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 15 | |
| 8 | FC Lanaudière | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 38 | −26 | 11 | |

#### Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (Women)

Five teams play in this league, all of which are based in Canada. It is considered a Division 3 league in the Canadian soccer league system.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Dynamo de Québec (C) | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 29 |
| 2 | CS Monteuil | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 17 |
| 3 | AS Blainville | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 15 |
| 4 | FC Sélect Rive-Sud | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 13 |
| 5 | Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 11 |

### Division 4 leagues
#### Premier Development League

Five Canadian teams play in this league, which also contains 69 teams from the United States. It is unofficially considered a Division 4 league in the United States soccer league system.
Heartland Division - Thunder Bay Chill, WSA Winnipeg
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Des Moines Menace | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 6 | +31 | 40 | Advance to the Central Conference Championship |
| 2 | Chicago FC United | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 23 | Advance to the Central Conference Championship |
| 3 | Kaw Valley FC | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 20 | |
| 4 | St. Louis Lions | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 20 | |
| 5 | Thunder Bay Chill | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 19 | |
| 6 | WSA Winnipeg | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 46 | −36 | 0 | |
Northwest Division - Calgary Foothills FC, TSS FC Rovers, Victoria Highlanders
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Calgary Foothills FC | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 7 | +23 | 35 | Advance to the Western Conference Championship |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 21 | |
| 3 | Lane United FC | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 20 | |
| 4 | TSS FC Rovers (J) | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 17 | |
| 5 | Victoria Highlanders | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 15 | |
| 6 | Portland Timbers U23 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 11 | |

### Non-FIFA leagues
#### Canadian Soccer League

Fifteen teams play in this league, all of which are based in Canada. It is a Non-FIFA league previously sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association and is now a member of the Soccer Federation of Canada (SFC).

##### First Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Ukraine United (A, C) | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 16 | +44 | 38 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 2 | FC Vorkuta (A, O) | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 16 | +39 | 38 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 3 | SC Waterloo Region (A) | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 29 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 4 | Scarborough SC (A) | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 29 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 5 | Hamilton City SC (A) | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 25 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 6 | Serbian White Eagles (A) | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 19 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 7 | Real Mississauga SC (A) | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 42 | −28 | 11 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 8 | Brantford Galaxy (A) | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 37 | −28 | 11 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 9 | CSC Mississauga | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 37 | −28 | 5 | |

##### Second Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Vorkuta B (A, C, O) | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 20 | +51 | 37 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 2 | Halton United (A) | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 30 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 3 | Scarborough SC B (A) | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 24 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 4 | Milton SC (A) | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 21 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 5 | Brantford Galaxy B | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 16 | |
| 6 | Serbian White Eagles B | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 80 | −67 | 6 | |

## Domestic cups
### Canadian Championship

The Canadian Championship is a national cup contested by men's teams in divisions 1 through 3.
| First Qualifying Round | First Qualifying Round | First Qualifying Round | First Qualifying Round | Second Qualifying Round | Second Qualifying Round | Second Qualifying Round | Second Qualifying Round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | | | | MLS Toronto FC | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | USLOttawa Fury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | USL Ottawa Fury | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | PLSQA.S. Blainville | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| L1O Oakville Blue Devils | 1 | 0 | 1 | PLSQA.S. Blainville | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| PLSQA.S. Blainville | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PLSQA.S. Blainville | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | MLSToronto FC | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | MLSVancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | MLS Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | MLSMontreal Impact | 1 | 0 | 1 |

### Challenge Trophy

The Challenge Trophy is a national cup contested by men's teams at the division 4 level and below.

### Jubilee Trophy

The Jubilee Trophy is a national cup contested by women's teams at the division 4 level and below.

## Canadian clubs in international competition
### 2018 CONCACAF Champions League

Toronto FC wins 2–0 on aggregate.
Toronto FC draws 4–4 on aggregate, wins 2–1 on away goals.
Toronto FC wins 4–2 on aggregate.
Toronto FC draws 3–3 on aggregate, draws 2–2 on away goals, loses 4–2 on penalties, and finishes in second place.