Canadian Soccer Association

Canadian Soccer Association
Canadian Soccer Association
CONCACAF
Association crest
Founded 1912
FIFA affiliation 1913
CONCACAF affiliation 1961
President Dr. Dominic Maestracci
Website www.canadasoccer.com

The Canadian Soccer Association (Canada Soccer) (French: Association canadienne de soccer) is the governing body of soccer (association football) in Canada. It is a national organization that oversees the Canadian men's and women's national teams for international play, as well as the respective junior sides (U-20 and U-17 for men and women). Within Canada, it oversees national professional and amateur club championships.

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History

See also: History of Soccer in Canada

The founding meeting of the Dominion of Canada Football Association took place on May 24, 1912. The organization joined FIFA in 1913. In 1928, the FA resigned from FIFA until 1946, following the example of British associations in a dispute over broken time payments to amateur players.

The Association has hosted three FIFA tournaments, the FIFA U-17 World Cup Canada 1987, the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2002, and the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007. The Association will next host the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 2014 and the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2015.

The Association's national teams have won nine confederation championships. The national men won the 1985 CONCACAF Men's Championship and the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup; the national women won the 1998 and 2010 CONCACAF women's championships. The men's youth team won the 1986 and 1996 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship while the women's youth team won the 2004 and 2008 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship along with the 2010 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship.

Leagues and cups

Main article: Canadian soccer pyramid

At the professional level, Canada's primary competition is the Nutrilite Canadian Championship. In 2008, the Impact de Montréal won the inaugural competition ahead of Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. By finishing first, the Impact won the Voyageurs Cup and qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09 season.

Joining inaugural Nutrilite Canadian Championship participants Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver, FC Edmonton entered the competition in 2011.

At the amateur level, Canada's club competitions fall under the National Championships. The senior champions are awarded The Challenge Trophy (men) and The Jubilee Trophy (women). Club championships are also organized at the U-18, U-16 and U-14 levels.

Associations affiliated with Canada Soccer

Senior level

  1. Canada men's national soccer team
  2. Canada women's national soccer team
  3. Canada men's national beach soccer team
  4. Canada men's national cerebral palsy soccer team
  5. Canada men's national futsal team

Youth sides

  1. Canada men's national under-23 (Olympic) soccer team
  2. Canada men's national under-20 soccer team
  3. Canada women's national under-20 soccer team
  4. Canada men's national under-17 soccer team
  5. Canada women's national under-17 soccer team

Leagues and organizations

  1. Major League Soccer (MLS)
  2. North American Soccer League (NASL)
  3. Canadian Soccer League (CSL)
  4. United Soccer Leagues (USL)

See also

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Portal icon Sport in Canada portal

References

External links

v · d · eSoccer in Canada
Overview
Canada Soccer Association · League system · History · Hall of Fame · Clubs · Champions · Coaches · Venues (SSS)
National teams
Men · Women · Men's U-20 · Men's youth teams
Leagues
Major League Soccer · NASL · Canadian Soccer League · PDL · Super-20 · PCSL · CMISL · W-League · Y-League · VMSL
CIS
CCAA
Atlantic Colleges Athletic Association · Quebec Student Sports Federation · Ontario Colleges Athletic Association · Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference · British Columbia Colleges Athletic Association
Cup Competitions
Open Cup · Challenge Cup · C-NA ST · Canadian Championship · Givova Cup · Victoria Challenge Cup · Canada Games
Men's college soccer
CIS Men's Soccer Championship · CCAA Championship
Defunct Leagues
USSF Division 2 · USL First Division
v · d · eNational association football governing bodies of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America
Canada · Mexico · United States
Central America
Belize · Costa Rica · El Salvador · Guatemala · Honduras · Nicaragua · Panama
Caribbean
1: North American member but affiliated to CFU. · 2: South American member but affiliated to CONCACAF and to CFU. · 3:Full CONCACAF member, but not affiliated to FIFA.
v · d · eInternational association football
FIFA · World Cup · Confederations Cup · U-20 World Cup · U-17 World Cup · Olympics · Minor tournaments · World Rankings · Player of the Year · FIFA Ballon d'Or · Teams · Debuts · Competitions · Federations · Codes
Asia
Africa
North,
Central America
and Caribbean
South America
Oceania
Europe
Non-FIFA
Games
All-Africa Games · Asian Games · CARIFTA Games · East Asian Games · Francophonie Games · IOIG · Lusophony Games · Mediterranean Games · Pan American Games · Pan Arab Games · Pacific Games · South Asian Games · Southeast Asian Games
See also International women's football.

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