# 2022 in Canadian soccer

The following are events related to Canadian soccer in the year 2022.

## National teams
### Men’s
#### Senior

    As of November 17, 2022.
| Wins | Losses | Draws |
| 7 | 4 | 1 |

##### World Cup Qualification
###### CONCACAF third round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Canada | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 28 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| 2 | Mexico | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 28 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | United States | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 25 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 25 | Inter-confederation play-offs | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 5 | Panama | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 21 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| 6 | Jamaica | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 11 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 7 | El Salvador | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 10 | | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 |
| 8 | Honduras | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 26 | −19 | 4 | | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |

##### 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 | — |

##### 2022 FIFA World Cup

The final draw was held at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha, Qatar, on 1 April 2022, 19:00 AST, prior to the completion of qualification.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Morocco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | |

###### Group F
#### U-20

    As of April 21, 2022.
| Wins | Losses | Draws |
| 1 | 1 | 0 |

##### CONCACAF U-20 Championship

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Cuba | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0 | |

###### Knockout stage
#### U-17

| Wins | Losses | Draws |
| 1 | 1 | 0 |

##### Copa México de Naciones Sub-17
### Women’s
#### Senior

    As of November 15, 2022.
| Wins | Losses | Draws |
| 11 | 3 | 3 |

##### CONCACAF W Championship
###### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | Qualification for Women's World Cup and advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Qualification for Women's World Cup and advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Panama | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | Advance to inter-confederation play-offs |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 | |

###### Knockout stage
####### Final

* 2024 CONCACAF W Champions
* United States Ninth title

##### Arnold Clark Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | England (H, C) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |

#### U-20

    As of March 12, 2022.
| Wins | Losses | Draws |
| 6 | 1 | 0 |

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

The tournament is taking place from February 25 to March 12, 2022, in the Dominican Republic. Canada qualified directly to the group stage as one of the 16 highest-ranked entrants based on the Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Ranking.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | El Salvador | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0 | |

###### Knockout stage
##### 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Nigeria (A) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Canada (E) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | |

###### Group C
#### U-17

    As of October 18, 2022.
| Wins | Losses | Draws |
| 5 | 2 | 3 |

##### CONCACAF U-17 Championship

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Jamaica | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Dominican Republic (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Bermuda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 | |

###### Knockout stage
##### FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Tanzania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 | |
| 4 | France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |

###### Group D
## Club competitions
### Men’s
#### Domestic leagues
##### Canadian Premier League

Eight teams play in the Canadian Premier League, all of which are based in Canada. It is considered a Division 1 men's league in the Canadian soccer league system.

###### Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlético Ottawa (S) | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 49 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Forge (C) | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 47 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Cavalry | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 47 | Advance to playoffs |
| 4 | Pacific | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 46 | Advance to playoffs |
| 5 | Valour | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 37 | |
| 6 | York United | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 34 | |
| 7 | HFX Wanderers | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 29 | |
| 8 | FC Edmonton | 28 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 20 | |

###### Playoffs

| Semifinals October 15 & 23 | Semifinals October 15 & 23 | Semifinals October 15 & 23 | Semifinals October 15 & 23 | Semifinals October 15 & 23 | Final October 30 | Final October 30 | Final October 30 |
| 4 | Pacific FC | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 1 | Atlético Ottawa | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | |
| 1 | Atlético Ottawa | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Atlético Ottawa | 0 |
| | | | | | 2 | Forge FC | 2 |
| 3 | Cavalry FC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Forge FC | 2 |
| 2 | Forge FC | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | |

####### Semifinal results

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Pacific FC | 1–3 | Atlético Ottawa | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Cavalry FC | 2–3 | Forge FC | 1–1 | 1–2 |

####### Final
##### Canadian Soccer League
#### Domestic cups
##### 2020 Canadian Championship

The 2020 Canadian Championship Final was delayed nearly two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

##### 2022 Canadian Championship

| Preliminary round May 10–11 | Preliminary round May 10–11 | Quarter-finals May 24–26 | Quarter-finals May 24–26 | Semi-finals June 22 | Semi-finals June 22 | Final July 26 | Final July 26 |
| Cavalry FC | 2 | | | | |
| FC Edmonton | 1 | | | | |
| FC Edmonton | 1 | Cavalry FC | 1 (3) | | |
| | | Vancouver Whitecaps FC (p) | 1 (5) | | |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC (p) | 1 (5) | | |
| Valour FC | 0 | | | | |
| Valour FC | 0 | | | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 |
| | | | | York United | 1 |
| | | Pacific FC | 2 (3) | | |
| | | York United (p) | 2 (4) | | |
| Atlético Ottawa | 1 (6) | York United (p) | 2 (4) | | |
| York United (p) | 1 (7) | | | | | | |
| York United (p) | 1 (7) | | | | | Vancouver Whitecaps FC (p) | 1 (5) |
| | | | | | | Toronto FC | 1 (3) |
| Guelph United | 0 | | | | | Toronto FC | 1 (3) |
| HFX Wanderers | 2 | | | | | | |
| HFX Wanderers | 2 | HFX Wanderers | 1 | | | | |
| | | Toronto FC | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Toronto FC | 4 | | |
| | | | | CF Montréal | 0 |
| | | CF Montréal | 3 | | |
| | | Forge FC | 0 | | |
| Forge FC | 2 | Forge FC | 0 | | |
| Mont-Royal Outremont | 0 | | | | |

###### Final
#### International leagues
##### Major League Soccer
###### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 72 | 26 | +46 | 67 | Qualification for the Conference semifinals & 2023 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 65 | Qualification for the first round |
| 3 | New York City FC | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 55 | Qualification for the first round |
| 4 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 53 | Qualification for the first round |
| 5 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 49 | Qualification for the first round |
| 6 | Inter Miami CF | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 48 | Qualification for the first round |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 48 | Qualification for the first round & 2023 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 8 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 46 | |
| 9 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 42 | |
| 10 | New England Revolution | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 42 | |
| 11 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 40 | |
| 12 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 39 | |
| 13 | Toronto FC | 34 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 49 | 66 | −17 | 34 | |
| 14 | D.C. United | 34 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 36 | 71 | −35 | 27 | |
* 1 2 Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
* ↑ as 2022 U.S. Open Cup champions

###### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 67 | Qualification for the 2023 Campeones Cup, CONCACAF Champions League & conference semifinals |
| 2 | Austin FC | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 56 | Qualification for the first round & CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | FC Dallas | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 53 | Qualification for the first round |
| 4 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 50 | Qualification for the first round |
| 5 | Nashville SC | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 50 | Qualification for the first round |
| 6 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 48 | Qualification for the first round |
| 7 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 47 | Qualification for the first round |
| 8 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 46 | |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 43 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League |
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 43 | |
| 11 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 41 | |
| 12 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 40 | |
| 13 | Houston Dynamo FC | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 36 | |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 35 | |
* ↑ Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
* ↑ as 2022 Canadian Championship winners.

##### MLS Next Pro

Toronto FC II and Whitecaps FC 2 play in MLS Next Pro. It is considered a Division 3 men's league in the United States soccer league system.

###### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | CT | Columbus Crew 2 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 22 | +40 | 55 | Qualification for the 2022 MLS Next Pro Playoffs |
| 2 | NE | Toronto FC II | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 41 | Qualification for the 2022 MLS Next Pro Playoffs |
| 3 | NE | Philadelphia Union II | 24 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 40 | Qualification for the 2022 MLS Next Pro Playoffs |
| 4 | NE | Rochester New York FC | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 40 | Qualification for the 2022 MLS Next Pro Playoffs |
| 5 | NE | New York City FC II | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 37 | |
| 6 | CT | Inter Miami CF II | 24 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 36 | |
| 7 | NE | New England Revolution II | 24 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 33 | |
| 8 | CT | Chicago Fire FC II | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 31 | |
| 9 | CT | Orlando City B | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 25 | |
| 10 | CT | FC Cincinnati 2 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 65 | −38 | 17 | |

###### Western Conference

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FR | St. Louis City SC 2 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 49 | Qualification for the 2022 MLS Next Pro Playoffs |
| 2 | PC | Tacoma Defiance | 24 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 49 | Qualification for the 2022 MLS Next Pro Playoffs |
| 3 | FR | Houston Dynamo 2 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 49 | Qualification for the 2022 MLS Next Pro Playoffs |
| 4 | FR | North Texas SC | 24 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 46 | Qualification for the 2022 MLS Next Pro Playoffs |
| 5 | PC | San Jose Earthquakes II | 24 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 41 | |
| 6 | FR | Minnesota United FC 2 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 36 | |
| 7 | PC | Whitecaps FC 2 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 32 | |
| 8 | FR | Sporting Kansas City II | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 31 | |
| 9 | FR | Colorado Rapids 2 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 31 | |
| 10 | PC | Real Monarchs | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 23 | |
| 11 | PC | Portland Timbers 2 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 66 | −37 | 14 | |

##### USL League Two
#### International competitions

| Club | Competition | Final round |
| CF Montréal | 2022 CONCACAF Champions League | Quarter-finals |
| Forge FC | 2022 CONCACAF Champions League | Round of 16 |
| Pacific FC | 2022 CONCACAF League | Round of 16 |

##### CONCACAF Champions League
###### Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Santos Laguna | 1–3 | CF Montréal | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Forge FC | 1–4 | Cruz Azul | 0–1 | 1–3 |

###### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Cruz Azul | 2–1 | CF Montréal | 1–0 | 1–1 |

##### CONCACAF League
###### Preliminary round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Waterhouse | 0–6 | Pacific FC | 0–0 | 0–6 |

###### Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Pacific FC | 1–1 (5–6 p) | Herediano | 0–1 | 1–0 |

##### Leagues Cup

Replaced with the Leagues Cup Showcase. No Canadian teams qualified.

##### Campeones Cup

No Canadian teams qualified for the Campeones Cup.

### Women’s
#### Domestic leagues
##### Interprovincial Championship

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship Game | Championship Game | Championship Game |
| L1BC | Varsity FC | 0 | | | |
| PLSQ-1 | A.S. Blainville | 2 | | | |
| PLSQ-1 | A.S. Blainville | 2 | PLSQ-1 | A.S. Blainville | 3 |
| | | | PLSQ-2 | AS Laval | 0 |
| L1O | Alliance United FC | 1 (5) | PLSQ-2 | AS Laval | 0 |
| PLSQ-2 | AS Laval | 1 (6) | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | L1BC | Varsity FC | 2 (1) |
| | | | L1O | Alliance United FC | 2 (4) |

##### League1 British Columbia (Women)
#### International leagues
##### National Women's Soccer League

No Canadian teams play in the National Women's Soccer 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

Two Canadian teams (Calgary Foothills WFC and SASA Impact FC) play in the United Women's Soccer. It is considered a Division 2 women's league in the United States soccer league system.

### Youth

Youth National Championships :
| Competition | Host city | Boys champion | Girls champion |
| U–15 Cup | Charlottetown, PEI | CS Longueuil | Winnipeg 1v1 Futbol |
| U–17 Cup | Surrey, British Columbia | CS Saint-Laurent | Union Lanaudière |