2024 in Canadian soccer

The following are events related to Canadian soccer in the year 2024.[1]

Soccer in Canada
Season2024
Men's soccer
CPL championshipCavalry FC
CPL ShieldForge FC
Supporters' Shield United States Inter Miami CF[note 1]
Canadian ChampionshipVancouver Whitecaps FC
← 2023 Canada 2025 →

National teams

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Men’s

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Senior

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The Canada men's national soccer team will complete in 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League[2] and 2024 Copa América play-in match.[3]

As of November 20, 2024:
Wins Losses Draws
6 3 5
Friendlies
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June 6 Netherlands   4–0   Canada Rotterdam, Netherlands
20:45 (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: De Kuip
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
June 9 France   0–0   Canada Bordeaux, France
21:15 (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Malmut Atlantique
Attendance: 40,835
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)
September 7 United States   1–2   Canada Kansas City, United States
15:00 (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 10,523
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
September 10 Mexico   0–0   Canada Arlington, United States
20:00 (UTC-5) Report Stadium: AT&T Stadium
Attendance: 32,623
Referee: Victor Rivas (United States)
October 15 Canada   2–1   Panama Toronto, Ontario
19:30 (UTC-4)
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 23,315
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
Copa América qualifying play-offs
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March 23 Canada   2–0   Trinidad and Tobago Frisco, United States
16:00 ET (15:00 UTC−5) Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)
2024 Copa América
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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Argentina 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Canada 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4
3   Chile 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
4   Peru 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Source: CONMEBOL
June 20 Argentina   2–0   Canada Atlanta, United States
22:00 USA (UTC−4)
Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
June 25 Peru   0–1   Canada Kansas City, United States
17:00 UTC−5 Report Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
June 29 Canada   0–0   Chile Orlando, United States
20:00 UTC−4 Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Knockout stage
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July 5 QF Venezuela   1–1
(3–4 p)
  Canada Arlington, United States
8:00 pm CDT (UTC−5)
Stadium: AT&T Stadium
Penalties
July 9 SF Argentina   2–0   Canada East Rutherford, United States
8:00 pm EDT (UTC−4) Report Stadium: MetLife Stadium
July 13 3rd Canada   2–2
(3–4 p)
  Uruguay Charlotte, United States
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 24,386
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
Penalties
2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League
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Quarter-finals
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Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Suriname  0–4  Canada0–10–3

U-20

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As of July 30, 2024:
Wins Losses Draws
5 1 1
CONCACAF Men's U-20 Qualifiers
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Group D
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Canada 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2   Trinidad and Tobago (H) 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 1 0 2 5 9 −4 3
4   Dominica 3 0 0 3 2 16 −14 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
February 23 Canada   8–0   Dominica Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Report Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
CONCACAF U-20 Championship
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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Honduras 3 2 1 0 11 5 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Canada 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
3   El Salvador 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4   Dominican Republic 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: tiebreakers
Knockout stage
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July 30 QF Panama   2–1 (a.e.t.)   Canada León, Mexico
20:06 CST (UTC−6)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nou Camp
Referee: Hakeem Harvey (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Women’s

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Senior

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The Canada women's national soccer team are competing in 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup[4] and will compete in the 2024 Olympics.

As of October 25, 2024.
Wins Losses Draws
10 0 5
Friendlies
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June 1 Canada   2–0   Mexico Montréal, Québec
Report Stadium: Stade Saputo
Referee: Alyssa Nichols (United States)
June 4 Canada   1–1   Mexico Toronto, Ontario
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 18,805
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
July 13 Australia   1–2   Canada Marbella, Spain
21:00 UTC+02:00 Source Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
July 17 Nigeria   0–1   Canada
October 25 Spain   1–1   Canada Almendralejo, Spain
4:00PM ET Report Stadium: Estadio Francisco de la Hera
CONCACAF W Gold Cup
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Group C
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Canada 3 3 0 0 13 0 +13 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Paraguay 3 2 0 1 4 6 −2 6
3   Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4   El Salvador 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
February 22 Canada   6–0   El Salvador Houston, United States
21:00 ET
Report Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
February 25 Paraguay   0–4   Canada Houston, United States
17:00 ET Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
February 28 Canada   3–0   Costa Rica Houston, United States
18:00 ET
Report Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
Knockout Stage
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March 2 QF Canada   1–0 (a.e.t.)   Costa Rica Los Angeles, United States
19:00 ET
Report Stadium: BMO Stadium
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)
March 6 SF Canada   2–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)
  United States San Diego, United States
19:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
Penalties
SheBelieves Cup
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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
April 6 – Atlanta, Georgia
 
 
  United States2
 
April 9 – Columbus, Ohio
 
  Japan1
 
  United States (p)2 (5)
 
April 6 – Atlanta, Georgia
 
  Canada2 (4)
 
  Brazil1 (2)
 
 
  Canada (p)1 (4)
 
Third place
 
 
April 9 – Columbus, Ohio
 
 
  Japan1 (0)
 
 
  Brazil (p)1 (3)
April 6 SF Canada   1–1
(4–2 p)
  Brazil Atlanta, United States
15:30 ET
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
Penalties
April 9 F United States   2–2
(5–4 p)
  Canada Columbus, United States
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 19,049
Referee: Crystal Sobers (Trinidad and Tobago)
Penalties
2024 Summer Olympics
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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France (H) 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   Canada 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 3[a]
3   Colombia 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4   New Zealand 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ On 27 July 2024, Canada were penalized 6 points by FIFA for their coaching staff's involvement in illegal drone spying at an official training venue.[5] The decision was upheld by CAS on 31 July.[6]
July 25 Canada   2–1   New Zealand Saint-Étienne, France
11:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 2,674
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden
July 28 France   1–2   Canada Saint-Étienne, France
15:00 ET Report Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)
July 31 Colombia   0–1   Canada Nice, France
15:00 ET Report Gilles   61' Stadium: Stade de Nice
Referee: Rebecca Welch (Great Britain)
Knockout-stage
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August 3 QF Canada   0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
  Germany Marseille, France
13:00 ET Report Stadium: Stade de Marseille
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)
Penalties

U–20

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As of September 11, 2024:
Wins Losses Draws
1 2 1
2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9 Knockout stage
2   France 3 1 1 1 14 6 +8 4
3   Canada 3 1 1 1 12 5 +7 4
4   Fiji 3 0 0 3 0 29 −29 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
August 31 France   3–3   Canada Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
15:00
Report
Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)
September 3 Fiji   0–9   Canada Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
20:00 Report
Referee: Shahenda El-Maghrabi (Egypt)
September 6 Canada   0–2   Brazil Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
20:00 Report
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri (Italy)
Knockout stage
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September 11 R16 Spain   2–1   Canada Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali
16:30
Report Jourde   63' Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

U-17

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As of February 11, 2024:
Wins Losses Draws
3 2 0
2024 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship
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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States 3 3 0 0 21 1 +20 9 Knockout stage
2   Canada 3 2 0 1 10 6 +4 6
3   Panama 3 1 0 2 5 20 −15 3
4   Puerto Rico 3 0 0 3 3 12 −9 0
Source: CONCACAF
February 2 Canada   5–0   Puerto Rico Toluca, Mexico
16:00 ET
Report Stadium: Campo 2 – FMF
Referee: Vimarest Díaz (Dominican Republic)
February 4 Panama   1–5   Canada Toluca, Mexico
16:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Campo 2 – FMF
Referee: Suleimy Linares Sáez (Cuba)
February 6 United States   5–0   Canada Toluca, Mexico
13:00 ET Report Stadium: Campo 2 – FMF
Knockout stage
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February 9 SF Canada   1–2 (a.e.t.)   Mexico Toluca, Mexico
16:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Campo 1 – FMF
Referee: Deily Gomez (Costa Rica)
February 11 3rd Canada   4–1   Haiti Toluca, Mexico
Report Stadium: Campo 1 – FMF
Referee: Amairany García (Mexico)

Club competitions

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Men’s

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Domestic leagues

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Canadian Premier League
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Regular season
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Playoff qualification
1 Forge (S) 28 15 5 8 45 31 +14 50 First semifinal
2 Cavalry (C) 28 12 12 4 39 27 +12 48
3 Atlético Ottawa 28 11 11 6 42 31 +11 44 Quarterfinal
4 York United 28 11 6 11 35 36 −1 39 Play-in round
5 Pacific 28 9 7 12 27 32 −5 34
6 HFX Wanderers 28 7 9 12 37 43 −6 30[a]
7 Vancouver 28 7 9 12 29 43 −14 30[a]
8 Valour 28 7 7 14 31 42 −11 28
Source: CanPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total number of wins; 3) Head-to-head; 4) Goal differential; 5) Goals for; 6) Away goals differential; 7) Away goals for; 8) Home goals differential; 9) Home goals for; 10) Fewest disciplinary points;[b] 11) Most under-21 domestic player minutes; 12) Coin toss (tie between two (2) clubs) or drawing of lots (tie between three (3) or more clubs).[7]
(C) Champion (qualified to Champions Cup Round one); (S) CPL Shield winner (qualified to Champions Cup Round one)
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  1. ^ a b Tie resolved by head-to-head points; HFX Wanderers: 7, Vancouver: 4
  2. ^ Yellow cards count for one point and red cards (direct or accumulation of two yellow cards) count as three points.[7]
Playoffs
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Bracket
Play-in roundFirst semifinalSecond semifinalFinal
October 27November 9
1Forge FC02Cavalry FC2
2Cavalry FC1November 21Forge FC1
1Forge FC1
Quarterfinal3Atlético Ottawa0
October 27
October 233Atlético Ottawa (p)2 (5)
4York United24York United2 (4)
5Pacific FC0
Final
Cavalry FC2–1Forge FC
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Attendance: 7,052
Referee: Renzo Villanueva


Domestic cups

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Canadian Championship
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Bracket
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For two-legged ties, the team listed above in the bracket hosted the second match.

 
 
                      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (a)202
 
Foothills County, AB
 
Cavalry FC112
 
Cavalry FC1
 
 
 
Vancouver FC0
 
Vancouver Whitecaps FC112
 
Langford, BC
 
Pacific FC000
 
Pacific FC1 (5)
 
 
 
TSS Rovers FC1 (4)
 
Pacific FC022
 
Ottawa, ON
 
Atlético Ottawa011
 
Atlético Ottawa7
 
Vancouver, BC
 
Valour FC0
 
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (p)0 (4)
 
Toronto, ON (BMO)
 
Toronto FC0 (2)
 
Toronto FC5
 
 
 
Simcoe County Rovers FC0
 
Toronto FC3811
 
Halifax, NS
 
CS Saint-Laurent011
 
HFX Wanderers FC2 (3)
 
 
 
CS Saint-Laurent2 (5)
 
Toronto FC (a)112
 
 
Forge FC202
 
 
 
 
 
CF Montréal112
 
Hamilton, ON
 
Forge FC123
 
Forge FC3
 
 
York United FC1
 
Final
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Major League Soccer
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Regular season
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Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Inter Miami CF (S, Q) 34 22 4 8 79 49 +30 74 Qualification for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup group stage[8] and CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[a]
2 Columbus Crew (L, Q) 34 19 6 9 72 40 +32 66 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16[b]
3 Los Angeles FC (U, Q) 34 19 8 7 63 43 +20 64 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[c]
4 LA Galaxy (X) 34 19 8 7 69 50 +19 64 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[d]
5 FC Cincinnati (Q) 34 18 11 5 58 48 +10 59 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[e]
6 Real Salt Lake (Q) 34 16 7 11 65 48 +17 59 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[f]
7 Seattle Sounders FC (Y) 34 16 9 9 51 35 +16 57 Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[g]
8 Houston Dynamo FC (Q) 34 15 10 9 47 39 +8 54
9 Orlando City SC (Y) 34 15 12 7 59 50 +9 52
10 Minnesota United FC (Q) 34 15 12 7 58 49 +9 52
11 Charlotte FC (Q) 34 14 11 9 46 37 +9 51
12 Colorado Rapids (Q) 34 15 14 5 61 60 +1 50 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[h]
13 New York City FC (Q) 34 14 12 8 54 49 +5 50 Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[g]
14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (V, Q) 34 13 13 8 52 49 +3 47 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[i]
15 Portland Timbers (Q) 34 12 11 11 65 56 +9 47 Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[g]
16 New York Red Bulls (Y) 34 11 9 14 55 50 +5 47
17 CF Montréal 34 11 13 10 48 64 −16 43
18 Austin FC 34 11 14 9 39 48 −9 42
19 FC Dallas 34 11 15 8 54 56 −2 41
20 Atlanta United FC 34 10 14 10 46 49 −3 40
21 D.C. United 34 10 14 10 52 70 −18 40
22 Toronto FC 34 11 19 4 40 61 −21 37
23 Philadelphia Union 34 9 15 10 62 55 +7 37
24 St. Louis City SC 34 8 13 13 50 63 −13 37
25 Nashville SC 34 9 16 9 38 54 −16 36
26 New England Revolution 34 9 21 4 37 74 −37 31
27 Sporting Kansas City (Q) 34 8 19 7 51 66 −15 31 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[j]
28 Chicago Fire FC 34 7 18 9 40 62 −22 30
29 San Jose Earthquakes 34 6 25 3 41 78 −37 21
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(L) Leagues Cup winners; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (S) Supporters' Shield winners; (U) U.S. Open Cup winners; (V) Canadian Championship winners; (X) Qualified for Round One, may still enter round of 16 as MLS Cup winners; (Y) Qualified for U.S. Open Cup, may still enter CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16 as MLS Cup winners
Notes:
  1. ^ As 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield champions
  2. ^ As winners of Leagues Cup
  3. ^ As runners-up of Leagues Cup
  4. ^ As 2024 Western Conference regular season runners up
  5. ^ As highest-ranked club in 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
  6. ^ As second highest-ranked club in 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
  7. ^ a b c As one of the top eight US teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup
  8. ^ As third place of Leagues Cup
  9. ^ As winners of Canadian Championship
  10. ^ Sporting Kansas City qualified as 2024 U.S. Open Cup finalists as the winners, Los Angeles FC, had already qualified via the 2024 Leagues Cup.
MLS Cup Playoffs
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Wild Card

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CF MontréalvAtlanta United FC
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Referee: Joe Dickerson

Round One

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Los Angeles FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC

International leagues/cups

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CONCACAF Champions Cup
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Cavalry FC, Forge FC, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are competing in 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.[10]

Round One
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Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Forge FC  2–5  Guadalajara1–31–2
Vancouver Whitecaps FC  1–4  UANL1–10–3
Cavalry FC  1–6  Orlando City SC0–31–3
Leagues Cup
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Group Stage
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East
East 2 East 6

Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Orlando City SC 2 5
2   CF Montréal 2 3
3   Atlético San Luis 2 1
Source: Leagues Cup

Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Toronto FC 2 5
2   Pachuca 2 2
3   New York Red Bulls 2 2
Source: Leagues Cup
West
West 7

Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 5
2   Los Angeles FC 2 4
3   Tijuana 2 0
Source: Leagues Cup
Knockout Stage
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Round of 32
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Vancouver Whitecaps FC  0–2  UNAM
Inter Miami CF  4–3  Toronto FC
Philadelphia Union  2–0  CF Montréal

Women’s

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Domestic leagues

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CONCACAF competitions

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2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup
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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AME POR SDW WFC SFE
1   América 4 3 0 1 14 3 +11 9 Advance to knockout stage 7–0 5–0
2   Portland Thorns FC 4 3 0 1 13 5 +8 9 3–1 2–1
3   San Diego Wave FC 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 9 0–1 3–2
4   Whitecaps FC Girls Elite 4 1 0 3 2 16 −14 3 0–6 0–2
5   Santa Fe 4 0 0 4 2 11 −9 0 0–2 1–2
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Notes

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  1. ^ Vancouver Whitecaps FC was the best Canadian club in the Supporters' Shield standings.
  2. ^ Due to a scheduling conflict at BC Place, the match will be played at Providence Park, with the Vancouver Whitecaps serving as the home team.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "History". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  2. ^ "Nations League schedule". www.CONCACAF.com.
  3. ^ "Copaamerica teams". www.Copaamerica.com.
  4. ^ "CONCACAF W Gold Cup". www.CONCACAF.com.
  5. ^ "FIFA Appeal Committee decision on the Canadian Soccer Association and its officials". FIFA. July 27, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "The appeal filed by the Canadian Olympic Committee and Canada Soccer is dismissed" (PDF) (Press release). Paris: Court of Arbitration for Sport. July 31, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "2024 CPL Competition Guidelines". Canadian Premier League. April 12, 2024. Archived from the original on April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  8. ^ "FIFA 2025 Club World Cup: Inter Miami awarded spot alongside Seattle Sounders". MLSsoccer.com. October 19, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  9. ^ "Whitecaps FC to open 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs versus Portland Timbers". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. October 19, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  10. ^ "CONCACAF Champions cup". www.CONCACAF.com.
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