2015 in Canadian soccer

The 2015 season is the 139th season of competitive soccer in Canada.[1]

2015 in Canadian soccer

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Men's Domestic Leagues
Div	League	Season	Cup/Playoffs
I	MLS	Vancouver Whitecaps FC (3rd overall)	Two teams (MTL & VAN) (Conference Semifinals)
II	NASL	Ottawa Fury FC (2nd overall)	Ottawa Fury FC (Second place)
III	USL	Vancouver Whitecaps 2 (11th overall: Western Conference)	- (None qualified)
	L1O	Oakville Blue Devils (Champions)	Woodbridge Strikers (Champions)
	PLSQ	CS Mont-Royal Outremont (Champions)	Lakeshore SC (Champions)

Women's Domestic Leagues
Div	League	Season	Cup/Playoffs
I	NWSL	No Canadian teams	No Canadian teams
II	W-League	Laval Comets (1st overall: Northeast Division)	Laval Comets (Third place)
III	L1O	Durham United FC (Champions)	North Mississauga SC (Champions)

Men's Domestic Cups
Div	Name	Champion	Runner-Up
I	Canadian Championship	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Montreal Impact
II	Canadian Championship	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Montreal Impact
III	Inter-Provincial Cup	Oakville Blue Devils	CS Mont-Royal Outremont
IV	Challenge Trophy	London Marconi	Edmonton Scottish

Women's Domestic Cups
Div	Name	Champion	Runner-Up
IV	Jubilee Trophy	Edmonton Victoria	Royal Sélect Beauport

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

2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

11 June 2015 Round 2	Dominica	0–2	Canada	Roseau, Dominica
20:00 UTC−04:00		Report	Larin 5' Teibert 63' (pen.)	Stadium: Windsor Park Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)

16 June 2015 Round 2	Canada	4–0 (6–0 agg.)	Dominica	Toronto, Canada
19:37 UTC−04:00	Akindele 4' Larin 41' Ricketts 52', 77'	Report		Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 9,749 Referee: Gianni Ascani (Turks and Caicos Islands)

4 September 2015 Round 3	Canada	3–0	Belize	Toronto, Canada
19:30 UTC−04:00	Ricketts 25', 65' Hutchinson 90+1'	Report		Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 10,412 Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

8 September 2015 Round 3	Belize	1–1 (1–4 agg.)	Canada	Belmopan, Belize
19:00 UTC−06:00	McCaulay 26'	Report	Johnson 45+1'	Stadium: FFB Stadium Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)

13 November 2015 Round 4	Canada	1–0	Honduras	Vancouver, Canada
19:07 UTC−08:00	Larin 38'	Report		Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,108 Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)

17 November 2015 Round 4	El Salvador	0–0	Canada	San Salvador, El Salvador
19:30 UTC−06:00		Report		Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)

2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup

8 July 2015 Group Stage	El Salvador	0–0	Canada	Carson, United States
19:30 UTC−07:00		Report		Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 22,468 Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

11 July 2015 Group Stage	Jamaica	1–0	Canada	Houston, United States
17:30 UTC−05:00	Austin 90+2'	Report		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 22,017 Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

14 July 2015 Group Stage	Canada	0–0	Costa Rica	Toronto, Canada
20:30 UTC−04:00		Report		Stadium: BMO Field Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)

CAN eliminated in the group stage.

Friendlies

16 January 2015 Friendly	Canada	1–2	Iceland	Orlando, United States
16:30 UTC−05:00	De Rosario 70'	Report	Steindorsson 6' Vilhjalmsson 42'	Stadium: University of Central Florida Attendance: 100

19 January 2015 Friendly	Canada	1–1	Iceland	Orlando, United States
16:00 UTC−05:00	De Rosario 30' (pen.)	Report	Friðjónsson 65' (pen.)	Stadium: University of Central Florida Attendance: 200

27 March 2015 Friendly	Canada	1–0	Guatemala	Fort Lauderdale, United States
16:15 UTC−04:00	Haber 70'	Report		Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 5

30 March 2015 Friendly	Canada	3–0	Puerto Rico	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
19:30 UTC−04:00	Ricketts 42' Edwini-Bonsu 60' Larin 77'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Juán Rámon Loubriel

13 October 2015 Friendly	Canada	1–1	Ghana	Washington, D.C., United States
19:30 UTC−04:00	de Jong 28'	Report	Adomah 45'	Stadium: RFK Stadium

Olympic

Many Olympic competitions place certain age restrictions on competitors for the men's tournament (for example, a U-22 requirement at the 2015 Pan American Games).[2] These teams are listed by Soccer Canada as "Olympic teams".

2015 Pan American Games

12 July 2015 Group stage	Canada	1–4	Brazil	Hamilton, Canada
20:30 UTC−04:00	Babouli 56'	Report	Luciano 7' Rômulo 38' Clayton 47' Erik 87'	Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium Referee: José Peñaloza (Mexico)

16 July 2015 Group stage	Panama	0–0	Canada	Hamilton, Canada
20:30 UTC−04:00		Report		Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)

20 July 2015 Group stage	Canada	0–2	Peru	Hamilton, Canada
20:30 UTC−04:00		Report	Rodas 12' James 68' (o.g.)	Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)

CAN eliminated in the group stage.

2016 Olympic Qualifiers

1 October 2015 Group stage	United States	3–1	Canada	Kansas City, United States
20:00 UTC−05:00	Morris 1', 73' Gil 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Petrasso 81'	Stadium: Sporting Park Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)

3 October 2015 Group stage	Canada	3–1	Panama	Kansas City, United States
13:30 UTC−05:00	Petrasso 30' Thomas 35' Fisk 74'	Report	Bárcenas 61'	Stadium: Sporting Park Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)

6 October 2015 Group stage	Canada	2–2	Cuba	Commerce City, United States
17:00 UTC−06:00	Petrasso 26' Babouli 52'	Report	Hernández 33', 87'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Referee: Adrián Skeete (Barbados)

10 October 2015 Semifinals	Mexico	2–0	Canada	Sandy, United States
16:00 UTC−06:00	Torres 6' Lozano 57'	Report		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)

13 October 2015 Third place match	United States	2–0	Canada	Sandy, United States
17:00 UTC−06:00	Pelosi 69' Kiesewetter 84' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)

CAN finishes in fourth place; does not qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

6 June 2015 Group Stage	Canada	1–0	China PR	Edmonton, Canada
16:00 UTC−06:00	Sinclair 90+2' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium Attendance: 53,058

11 June 2015 Group Stage	Canada	0–0	New Zealand	Edmonton, Canada
19:00 UTC−06:00		Report		Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium Attendance: 35,544 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

15 June 2015 Group Stage	Netherlands	1–1	Canada	Montréal, Canada
19:30 UTC−04:00	Van de Ven 87'	Report	Lawrence 10'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 45,420

21 June 2015 Round of 16	Canada	1–0	Switzerland	Vancouver, Canada
16:30 UTC−07:00	Bélanger 52'	Report		Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 53,855

27 June 2015 Quarterfinals	England	2–1	Canada	Vancouver, Canada
16:30 UTC−07:00	Taylor 11' Bronze 14'	Report	Sinclair 42'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 54,027 Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)

CAN eliminated in the quarterfinals.

2015 Pan American Games

While there were no age restrictions placed on teams in this tournament, Canada opted to enter an under-23 squad to provide experience for those who may join the senior national team in the future.[3]

11 July 2015 Group stage	Canada	5–2	Ecuador	Hamilton, Canada
21:00 UTC−04:00	Beckie 12', 77' Zadorsky 44', 48' Fletcher 79'	Report	Moreira 29', 90'	Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium Referee: Alondra Arellano (Mexico)

15 July 2015 Group stage	Costa Rica	2–0	Canada	Hamilton, Canada
20:30 UTC−04:00	Cruz 60' Villalobos 74'	Report		Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium Referee: Tatiana Guzman (Nicaragua)

19 July 2015 Group stage	Canada	0–2	Brazil	Hamilton, Canada
20:30 UTC−04:00		Report	Alves 55' Cristiane 87'	Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

22 July 2015 Semifinal	Colombia	1–0	Canada	Hamilton, Canada
20:35 UTC−04:00	Ospina 29'	Report		Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium Referee: Mirian Leon (El Salvador)

24 July 2015 Bronze medal match	Mexico	2–1	Canada	Hamilton, Canada
20:35 UTC−04:00	Ocampo 29' Mayor 37'	Report	Fleming 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

CAN finishes in fourth place.

2015 Cyprus Women's Cup

4 March 2015 Group Stage	Canada	2–0	Scotland	Nicosia, Cyprus
17:30 UTC+02:00	Fleming 3' Sinclair 55'	Report		Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 30

6 March 2015 Group Stage	Canada	1–0	South Korea	Larnaka, Cyprus
14:30 UTC+02:00	Sinclair 46'	Report		Stadium: GSZ Stadium Attendance: 30

9 March 2015 Group Stage	Canada	1–0	Italy	Nicosia, Cyprus
14:30 UTC+02:00	Chapman 51'	Report		Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 30

11 March 2015 Final	Canada	0–1	England	Larnaka, Cyprus
18:30 UTC+02:00		Report	Sanderson 67'	Stadium: GSZ Stadium Attendance: 100

CAN finishes in second place.

2015 Four Nations Tournament

11 January 2015 BaoAn Cup	Canada	2–1	South Korea	Shenzhen, China
16:00 UTC+08:00	Beckie 51' Buchanan 55'	Report	Yue 33'	Stadium: Shenzhen Bao'an Sports Center Attendance: 365

13 January 2015 BaoAn Cup	Canada	2–1	Mexico	Shenzhen, China
16:00 UTC+08:00	Leon 47' Sinclair 80'	Report	Corral 79'	Stadium: Shenzhen Bao'an Sports Center Attendance: 532

15 January 2015 BaoAn Cup	Canada	2–1	China PR	Shenzhen, China
19:30 UTC+08:00	Sinclair 63' (pen.), 64'	Report	Gu 31'	Stadium: Shenzhen Bao'an Sports Center Attendance: 6,683

CAN finishes in first place.[4]

2015 International Tournament of Natal

9 December 2015 Group stage	Canada	3–0	Mexico	Natal, Brazil
18:15 UTC−02:00	Sinclair 15', 20' Prince 45+2'	Report		Stadium: Arena das Dunas Attendance: 500

13 December 2015 Group stage	Trinidad and Tobago	0–4	Canada	Natal, Brazil
18:30 UTC−02:00		Report	Matheson 10' Beckie 46' Prince 81' Sinclair 85'	Stadium: Arena das Dunas

16 December 2015 Group stage	Brazil	2–1	Canada	Natal, Brazil
20:45 UTC−02:00	Andressa Alves 12' Debinha 40'	Report	Bélanger 43'	Stadium: Arena das Dunas

20 December 2015 Final	Brazil	3–1	Canada	Natal, Brazil
18:30 UTC−02:00	Andressa Alves 47' Mônica 63', 81'		Beckie 46'	Stadium: Arena das Dunas Attendance: 10,643 Referee: Report

CAN finishes in second place.

Friendlies

9 April 2015 Friendly	Canada	0–1	France	Bondoufle, France
21:00 UTC+02:00		Report	Le Sommer 34'	Stadium: Stade Robert-Bobin Evry Attendance: 11,441

29 May 2015 Friendly	Canada	1–0	England	Hamilton, Canada
19:00 UTC−04:00	Schmidt 23'	Report		Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 23,197

Domestic leagues

Major League Soccer

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

Overall standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
1	New York Red Bulls (X)	34	18	10	6	62	43	+19	60	2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
2	FC Dallas	34	18	10	6	52	39	+13	60
3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	16	13	5	45	36	+9	53
4	Columbus Crew	34	15	11	8	58	53	+5	53
5	Portland Timbers (C)	34	15	11	8	41	39	+2	53	2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
6	Seattle Sounders FC	34	15	13	6	44	36	+8	51
7	Montreal Impact	34	15	13	6	48	44	+4	51
8	D.C. United	34	15	13	6	43	45	−2	51
9	LA Galaxy	34	14	11	9	56	46	+10	51
10	Sporting Kansas City	34	14	11	9	48	45	+3	51	2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
11	New England Revolution	34	14	12	8	48	47	+1	50
12	Toronto FC	34	15	15	4	58	58	0	49
13	San Jose Earthquakes	34	13	13	8	41	39	+2	47
14	Orlando City SC	34	12	14	8	46	56	−10	44
15	Houston Dynamo	34	11	14	9	42	49	−7	42
16	Real Salt Lake	34	11	15	8	38	48	−10	41
17	New York City FC	34	10	17	7	49	58	−9	37
18	Philadelphia Union	34	10	17	7	42	55	−13	37
19	Colorado Rapids	34	9	15	10	33	43	−10	37
20	Chicago Fire	34	8	20	6	43	58	−15	30

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion; (X) Supporters' Shield winner.
Notes:

CONCACAF Champions League
Selection Procedure
- Four US-based teams qualify for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League:
  1. The winner of the MLS Cup 2015 (Portland Timbers);
  2. The winner of the Supporters' Shield (New York Red Bulls);
  3. The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (FC Dallas);
  4. The winner of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City)
  Each qualifier is placed in Pot 3, along with the four qualifiers from Mexico.
  One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
  1. The winner of the 2015 Canadian Championship (Vancouver Whitecaps)
  They are placed in Pot 2 along with two qualifiers each from Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras, and one qualifier each from Panama.

North American Soccer League

Two Canadian teams (FC Edmonton and Ottawa Fury FC) play in this league, which also contains nine teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 2 league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Overall standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York Cosmos (C, X)	30	15	11	4	49	30	+19	56	Championship qualifiers
2	Ottawa Fury	30	15	11	4	42	23	+19	56
3	Minnesota United	30	14	11	5	54	39	+15	53
4	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	30	11	8	11	49	40	+9	41
5	Tampa Bay Rowdies	30	10	9	11	33	37	−4	39
6	Carolina RailHawks	30	9	8	13	44	49	−5	35
7	FC Edmonton	30	9	8	13	41	46	−5	35
8	Atlanta Silverbacks	30	7	12	11	31	40	−9	33
9	Indy Eleven	30	8	9	13	36	48	−12	33
10	San Antonio Scorpions	30	7	10	13	41	52	−11	31
11	Jacksonville Armada	30	8	7	15	33	49	−16	31

Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(C) Champion; (X) Regular season champion.

United Soccer League

Three Canadian teams (FC Montreal, Toronto FC II, and Whitecaps FC 2) play in this league, which also contains 21 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 3 league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Rochester Rhinos (C, X)	28	17	10	1	40	15	+25	61	Conference Semi-finals
2	Louisville City FC	28	14	6	8	55	34	+21	48	Conference Semi-finals
3	Charleston Battery	28	12	10	6	43	28	+15	46	First round
4	New York Red Bulls II	28	12	6	10	46	45	+1	42
5	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	28	11	8	9	53	42	+11	41
6	Richmond Kickers	28	10	11	7	41	35	+6	41
7	Charlotte Independence	28	10	10	8	38	35	+3	40
8	Harrisburg City Islanders	28	11	6	11	49	53	−4	39
9	Saint Louis FC	28	8	9	11	30	40	−10	33
10	FC Montreal	28	8	4	16	32	46	−14	28
11	Toronto FC II	28	6	5	17	26	52	−26	23
12	Wilmington Hammerheads	28	3	10	15	22	42	−20	19

Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion; (X) Regular Season League Champion.

Western Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Orange County Blues	28	14	5	9	38	34	+4	47	Conference Semi-finals
2	Oklahoma City Energy	28	13	8	7	44	36	+8	47	Conference Semi-finals
3	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	28	14	4	10	53	35	+18	46	First round
4	Sacramento Republic	28	13	7	8	43	31	+12	46
5	LA Galaxy II	28	14	3	11	39	31	+8	45
6	Seattle Sounders 2	28	13	3	12	45	42	+3	42
7	Tulsa Roughnecks	28	11	6	11	49	46	+3	39
8	Portland Timbers 2	28	11	2	15	38	45	−7	35
9	Austin Aztex	28	10	3	15	32	41	−9	33
10	Arizona United	28	10	2	16	31	55	−24	32
11	Vancouver Whitecaps 2	28	8	6	14	39	53	−14	30
12	Real Monarchs	28	7	8	13	32	42	−10	29

Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots

League1 Ontario

Twelve 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	Oakville Blue Devils (C)	22	17	2	3	57	18	+39	53	Inter-Provincial Cup
2	Woodbridge Strikers (X)	22	15	2	5	44	16	+28	47
3	Vaughan Azzurri	22	12	7	3	55	22	+33	43
4	Sigma FC	22	12	6	4	62	33	+29	42
5	Toronto FC Academy	22	13	1	8	61	37	+24	40
6	ANB Futbol	22	12	3	7	50	28	+22	39
7	Durham United FC	22	11	3	8	44	29	+15	36
8	Windsor Stars	22	7	6	9	39	43	−4	27
9	Kingston Clippers	22	4	6	12	33	50	−17	18
10	ProStars FC	22	4	3	15	24	78	−54	15
11	Sanjaxx Lions	22	3	0	19	14	66	−52	9
12	Master's FA	22	1	3	18	20	83	−63	6

Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/standings
(C) Champion; (X) L1 Cup winner.

Première Ligue de soccer du Québec

Seven 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	CS Mont-Royal Outremont	18	11	3	4	44	24	+20	36	Inter-Provincial Cup vs L1O Champion
2	Lakeshore FC	18	10	5	3	36	21	+15	35
3	AS Blainville	18	8	6	4	32	26	+6	30
4	CS Longueuil	18	7	5	6	27	28	−1	26
5	Ottawa Fury FC Academy	18	6	0	12	23	32	−9	18
6	FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière	18	5	2	11	32	41	−9	17
7	FC Gatineau	18	4	3	11	24	46	−22	15

Source: https://www.publicationsports.com/fr/ms/plsq/page/2015.html

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	CS Longueuil Reserves	18	11	3	4	41	25	+16	36
2	CS Mont-Royal Outremont Reserves	18	10	4	4	49	29	+20	34
3	AS Blainville Reserves	18	9	4	5	43	34	+9	31
4	FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière Reserves	18	10	1	7	42	43	−1	31
5	FC Gatineau Reserves	18	5	2	11	22	39	−17	17
6	Ottawa Fury FC Academy Reserves	18	4	4	10	21	32	−11	16
7	Lakeshore FC Reserves	18	5	0	13	29	45	−16	15

Source: http://www.tsisports.ca/soccer/archiveLigue/l_classam.aspx

Canadian Soccer League

Twenty two 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	Serbian White Eagles (A, C)	22	16	4	2	52	17	+35	52	Qualification for Playoffs
2	Toronto Croatia (A, O)	22	15	3	4	57	18	+39	48
3	York Region Shooters (A)	22	13	1	8	56	35	+21	40
4	SC Waterloo Region (A)	21	11	3	7	34	27	+7	36[lower-alpha 1]
5	Toronto Atomic FC (A)	22	10	2	10	23	37	−14	32
6	Burlington SC (A)	22	8	3	11	41	44	−3	27
7	Milton SC (A)	22	8	3	11	32	43	−11	27
8	London City (A)	22	8	2	12	31	46	−15	26
9	Brampton United	22	7	5	10	31	33	−2	26
10	Scarborough SC	22	6	8	8	32	49	−17	26
11	Brantford Galaxy	22	7	3	12	32	44	−12	24
12	Niagara United	21	2	3	16	23	71	−48	9[lower-alpha 1]

Updated to match(es) played on October 4, 2015. Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/first-division-standings-2015/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner.
Notes:

One match between SC Waterloo Region and Niagara United not played

Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	SC Waterloo Region B (A, C)	18	10	6	2	58	23	+35	36	Qualification for Playoffs
2	York Region Shooters B (A)	18	11	1	6	45	37	+8	34
3	Milton SC B (A, O)	18	9	5	4	44	31	+13	32
4	Burlington SC B (A)	18	9	3	6	34	34	0	30
5	Brantford Galaxy B (A)	18	9	1	8	36	33	+3	28
6	Toronto Atomic FC B (A)	18	7	3	8	42	39	+3	24
7	Niagara United B (A)	18	6	5	7	38	37	+1	23
8	Serbian White Eagles B (A)	18	5	4	9	31	62	−31	19
9	Toronto Croatia B	18	4	2	12	35	57	−22	14
10	Brampton United B	18	3	4	11	27	37	−10	13

Updated to match(es) played on October 5, 2015. Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2015-2nd-division-standings/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner.

National Women's Soccer League

No Canadian teams play in this league, though eleven players from the Canada women's national soccer team play on its teams. It is considered a Division 1 league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Overall standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Seattle Reign FC	20	13	4	3	41	21	+20	43	NWSL Shield
2	Chicago Red Stars	20	8	9	3	31	22	+9	33	NWSL Playoffs
3	FC Kansas City (C)	20	9	5	6	32	20	+12	32
4	Washington Spirit	20	8	6	6	31	28	+3	30
5	Houston Dash	20	6	6	8	21	26	−5	24
6	Portland Thorns FC	20	6	5	9	27	29	−2	23
7	Western New York Flash	20	6	5	9	24	34	−10	23
8	Sky Blue FC	20	5	7	8	22	28	−6	22
9	Boston Breakers	20	4	3	13	22	43	−21	15

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion.

W-League

Two Canadian teams (Laval Comets and Quebec Dynamo ARSQ) play in this league, which also contains sixteen teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 2 league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Northeastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Laval Comets	12	9	1	2	32	11	+21	28	2015 Championship Host
2	Quebec Dynamo ARSQ	12	8	2	2	22	12	+10	26	2015 Playoff Team
3	Long Island Rough Riders	12	6	2	4	24	15	+9	20
4	North Jersey Valkyries	12	3	3	6	19	28	−9	10
5	New Jersey Wildcats	12	3	1	8	13	30	−17	10
6	New York Magic	12	1	3	8	16	30	−14	5

Source: wleaguesoccer.com[5]

Semi-Finals

July 24, 2015
5:00pm EDT

Washington Spirit Reserves	1–0	Quebec Dynamo ARSQ
Aedo 39' Stobbs 68'	Report	Vandal 39' 76' Gauthier 45+'

Desjardins Stadium
Laval, Québec

July 24, 2015
7:30pm EDT

Colorado Pride	4–0	Laval Comets
Jerman 31' Watt 42' Andrews 45+' O'breham 57' (o.g.)	Report	Charron-Delage 63'

Desjardins Stadium
Laval, Québec

Third Place Playoff

July 26, 2015
12:00pm EDT

Laval Comets	2–0	Quebec Dynamo ARSQ
Maranda 4' Laverdiere 76' Busque 90+'	Report	Levasseur 13'

Desjardins Stadium
Laval, Québec

League1 Ontario

Seven 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	Notes
1	Durham United FC	18	14	2	2	69	8	+61	44	2015 L1O Women's Division champion
2	Woodbridge Strikers	18	13	2	3	53	22	+31	41
3	Vaughan Azzurri	18	10	5	3	50	21	+29	35
4	North Mississauga SC	18	8	3	7	25	22	+3	27
5	ANB Futbol	18	4	1	13	25	70	−45	13
6	Sanjaxx Lions	18	3	2	13	17	58	−41	11
7	Pro Stars FC	18	2	3	13	13	51	−38	9

Source: http://www.league1ontario.com/page/standings

Domestic Cups

Canadian Championship

The Canadian Championship is contested by men's teams at the division 1 & 2 level.

Preliminary Round

	FC Edmonton	3	3	6
	Ottawa Fury FC	1	1	2

Semifinals					Final

1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1	2	3
4	FC Edmonton	1	1	2
					1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2	2	4
					3	Montreal Impact	2	0	2
2	Toronto FC	0	3	3
3	Montreal Impact (a)	1	2	3

Inter-Provincial Cup

The Inter-Provincial Cup is a two-legged home-and-away series at the division 3 level played between the season champions of League1 Ontario and the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.

1 November 2015	Oakville Blue Devils	3 - 1	CS Mont-Royal Outremont	Vaughan, Ontario
13:30 UTC−05:00	Wason 4', 36' Ellis 65'	Report	Dagrou 20'	Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre

14 November 2015	CS Mont-Royal Outremont	2 - 2	Oakville Blue Devils	Terrebonne, Quebec
18:00 UTC−05:00	Sissoko 28' Ritchie-Andy 36'	Report	Mitchell 55' Novak 85'	Stadium: Complexes Sportifs Terrebonne

Oakville Blue Devils win 5–3 on aggregate.

Challenge Trophy

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

October 12, 2015	London Marconi	2 - 1 (a.e.t.)	Edmonton Scottish	Calgary, Alberta
1:00 pm	Ivanovich 18', 115' (pen.)		Lam 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT2

Jubilee Trophy

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

October 12, 2015	Edmonton Victoria	2 - 1	Royal Sélect Beauport	Calgary, Alberta
10:30 am	Miller Lund	Report	Bourgoing	Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT2

Canadian clubs in international competition

2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League

24 February 2015 Quarterfinals	Pachuca	2 - 2	Montreal Impact	Pachuca, Mexico
22:00 UTC−05:00	Olvera 57' Nahuelpán 68'	Report	Duka 25', 53'	Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Referee: Jhon Pitti (Panama)

3 March 2015 Quarterfinals	Montreal Impact	1 - 1 (3a - 3 agg.)	Pachuca	Montreal, Canada
20:00 UTC−05:00	Porter 90+3'	Report	Cano 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 38,104[6] Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

18 March 2015 Semifinals	Montreal Impact	2 - 0	Alajuelense	Montreal, Canada
20:00 UTC−04:00	Piatti 9' Cabrera 14'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 33,675[7] Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

7 April 2015 Semifinals	Alajuelense	4 - 2 (4 - 4a agg.)	Montreal Impact	Alajuela, Costa Rica
22:00 UTC−06:00	Gabas 47', 61' Guevara 79' McDonald 90+3'	Report	McInerney 42' Romero 72'	Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 17,895 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

22 April 2015 Final	América	1 - 1	Montreal Impact	Mexico City, Mexico
21:00 UTC−05:00	Peralta 88'	Report	Piatti 16'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 56,783[8] Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)

29 April 2015 Final	Montreal Impact	2 - 4 (3 - 5 agg.)	América	Montreal, Canada
22:00 UTC−04:00	Romero 8' McInerney 88'	Report	Benedetto 50', 67', 81' Peralta 65'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 61,004[9] Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

Montreal Impact finishes in second place.

2015-16 CONCACAF Champions League

5 August 2015 Group stage	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1 - 1	Seattle Sounders FC	Vancouver, Canada
19:00 UTC−07:00	Parker 61'	Report	Neagle 71'	Stadium: BC Place Referee: Luis Santander (Mexico)

16 September 2015 Group stage	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1 - 0	Olimpia	Vancouver, Canada
19:00 UTC−07:00	Froese 42'	Report		Stadium: BC Place Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)

23 September 2015 Group stage	Seattle Sounders FC	3 - 0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Seattle, United States
19:00 UTC−07:00	Neagle 32', 47' Barrett 39'	Report		Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 37,624 Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

22 October 2015 Group stage	Olimpia	1 - 0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
21:00 UTC−05:00	Martínez 69'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC eliminated in the group stage.

References

"History". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
"Football (Soccer)". Toronto 2015. Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
"Canada's women's soccer team loses bronze medal game to Mexico". thestar.com. Toronto Star. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
"Canada wins the BaoAn Cup in Shenzhen". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
"W-League Schedule - United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
"MATCH REPORT: Impact makes history by qualifying for Champions League semifinals". Montreal Impact. March 4, 2015.
"MATCH REPORT: Impact tops Alajuelense 2-0 in Champions League first leg". Montreal Impact. March 18, 2015.
Moffat, Rick. "Twitter @RickMoffat". Twitter. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
Moffat, Rick. "Twitter @RickMoffat". Twitter. Retrieved 30 April 2015.

External links

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[5] CONCACAF Champions League
Selection Procedure

Four US-based teams qualify for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League:
The winner of the MLS Cup 2015 (Portland Timbers);

The winner of the Supporters' Shield (New York Red Bulls);

The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (FC Dallas);

The winner of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City)
Each qualifier is placed in Pot 3, along with the four qualifiers from Mexico.
One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
The winner of the 2015 Canadian Championship (Vancouver Whitecaps)
They are placed in Pot 2 along with two qualifiers each from Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras, and one qualifier each from Panama.

[2] Four US-based teams qualify for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League:
The winner of the MLS Cup 2015 (Portland Timbers);

The winner of the Supporters' Shield (New York Red Bulls);

The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (FC Dallas);

The winner of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City)
Each qualifier is placed in Pot 3, along with the four qualifiers from Mexico.
One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
The winner of the 2015 Canadian Championship (Vancouver Whitecaps)
They are placed in Pot 2 along with two qualifiers each from Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras, and one qualifier each from Panama.

[3] The winner of the MLS Cup 2015 (Portland Timbers);

[4] The winner of the Supporters' Shield (New York Red Bulls);

[5] The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (FC Dallas);

[6] The winner of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City)

[7] The winner of the 2015 Canadian Championship (Vancouver Whitecaps)

[8] The winner of the MLS Cup 2015 (Portland Timbers);

[9] The winner of the Supporters' Shield (New York Red Bulls);

[10] The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (FC Dallas);

[11] The winner of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City)

[12] The winner of the 2015 Canadian Championship (Vancouver Whitecaps)

[table_hth_SCW0.90847822507307-6] One match between SC Waterloo Region and Niagara United not played

[1] "History". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 19 June 2015.

[2] "Football (Soccer)". Toronto 2015. Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games. Retrieved 29 June 2015.

[3] "Canada's women's soccer team loses bronze medal game to Mexico". thestar.com. Toronto Star. Retrieved 20 December 2015.

[4] "Canada wins the BaoAn Cup in Shenzhen". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 19 June 2015.

[7] "W-League Schedule - United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2015-05-17.

[8] "MATCH REPORT: Impact makes history by qualifying for Champions League semifinals". Montreal Impact. March 4, 2015.

[9] "MATCH REPORT: Impact tops Alajuelense 2-0 in Champions League first leg". Montreal Impact. March 18, 2015.

[10] Moffat, Rick. "Twitter @RickMoffat". Twitter. Retrieved 23 April 2015.

[11] Moffat, Rick. "Twitter @RickMoffat". Twitter. Retrieved 30 April 2015.