Soccer in Canada

Soccer in Canada
Soccer in Canada
	BC Place, in Vancouver, hosted the final of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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); 10,000 (FIFA Big Count)
National competitions
	Canadian Championship; Challenge Trophy
Club competitions
	List Canada:; Canadian Premier League; League1 Ontario; Ligue1 Québec; League1 British Columbia; United States:; Major League Soccer (3 clubs); MLS Next Pro (2 clubs);
International competitions
	List CONCACAF Champions Cup; Campeones Cup; Leagues Cup; FIFA Club World Cup; CONCACAF Gold Cup (national team); CONCACAF Nations League (national team); FIFA World Cup (national team);
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] 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]

^ "Canada Soccer About page". Soccer Canada. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
^ "FIFA Big Count 2006- Clubs". FIFA. Archived from the original on October 20, 2007. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
^ "FIFA Big Count 2006". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2008.
^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ "The FIFA Women's World Ranking". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[about-1] "Canada Soccer About page". Soccer Canada. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2018.

[2] "FIFA Big Count 2006- Clubs". FIFA. Archived from the original on October 20, 2007. Retrieved April 15, 2016.

[3] "FIFA Big Count 2006". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2008.

[4] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.

[5] "The FIFA Women's World Ranking". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]