Soccer in Canada | |
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Country | Canada |
Governing body | Canadian Soccer Association |
National team(s) | Men's team Women's team |
First played | 1876 |
Registered players | 689,938 (2022) |
Clubs | 1,200 (CSA)[1] 10,000 (FIFA Big Count)[2] |
National competitions | |
Men's competitions FIFA World Cup CONCACAF Gold Cup CONCACAF Nations League Copa América (by invite) Women's competitions FIFA Women's World Cup Summer Olympics CONCACAF W Gold Cup CONCACAF W Championship SheBelieves Cup (by invite) | |
Club competitions | |
Men's cups Women's cups Men's leagues
Women's leagues
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International competitions | |
Men's competitions Women's competitions | |
Audience records | |
Single match | 71,619 (1976) East Germany vs Poland (Olympic Stadium, Montreal) |
In Canada, soccer is the most popular sport in terms of participation rate; according to FIFA's Big Count, almost 2.7 million people played in Canada in 2006.[3][needs update] Professional soccer in Canada is played in the Canadian Premier League and Major League Soccer. Canada also has many semi-professional and amateur soccer leagues. Canada's men's and women's national soccer teams are ranked 49th and 9th respectively in the FIFA World Rankings as of April 4, 2024.[4][5]
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