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 teams	Men's team; Women's team
First played	1876
Registered players	689,938 (2022)
Clubs	1,200 (CSA)
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
Club competitions
	Men's cups Canadian Championship; Challenge Trophy (amateur); Futsal Canadian Championship; Women's cups Inter-Provincial Championship; Jubilee Trophy (amateur); Futsal Canadian Championship; Men's leagues Canadian Premier League; Premier Soccer Leagues Canada (APL · BCPL · OPL · PPL · L1QC); ; (in the United States); Major League Soccer (3 clubs); MLS Next Pro (2 clubs); Women's leagues Northern Super League; Premier Soccer Leagues Canada (APL · BCPL · OPL · PPL · L1QC);
International competitions
	Men's competitions FIFA Club World Cup; FIFA Intercontinental Cup; CONCACAF Champions Cup; Leagues Cup; Women's competitions FIFA Women's Club World Cup; CONCACAF W Champions Cup;
Audience records
Single match	71,619 (1976) East Germany vs Poland (Olympic Stadium, Montreal)
Season	17,971 (2025) Forge FC vs Atlético Ottawa (Hamilton Stadium, Hamilton)

In Canada, soccer is the most popular sport in terms of participation rate; according to Canada Soccer, there are nearly 1 million registered players in Canada, with 50% of youth participating in the sport. Professional soccer in Canada is played in the Canadian Premier League, the Northern Super 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 29th and 10th respectively in the FIFA World Rankings as of January 2026.