List of Canadian soccer clubs in American leagues

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The following lists contain Canadian soccer clubs who have played in US-based leagues at Division I, II, III, or below in the United States soccer league system.

Men's teams[]

Active teams[]

Division I[]

Major League Soccer
Team City Debut season
CF Montréal[a] Montreal, Quebec 2012
Toronto FC Toronto, Ontario 2007
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver, British Columbia 2011
  1. ^ CF Montreal was previously known as the Montreal Impact

Division III[]

MLS Next Pro
Team City Debut season
Toronto FC II[a] Toronto, Ontario 2022
Whitecaps FC 2[b] Burnaby, British Columbia 2022
  1. ^ Toronto FC II previously played in the USL Championship from 2015-2018 and USL League One from 2019-2021
  2. ^ Whitecaps FC 2 previously played in the USL Championship from 2015-2017

Lower divisions[]

USL League Two
Team City Debut season
FC Manitoba[a] Winnipeg, Manitoba 2011[b]
Thunder Bay Chill Thunder Bay, Ontario 2000[c]
  1. ^ FC Manitoba was previously known as WSA Winnipeg
  2. ^ FC Manitoba did not play in 2020 and 2021 in USL2, due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  3. ^ Thunder Bay Chill did not play in 2020 and 2021 in USL2, due to the COVID-19 pandemic
United Premier Soccer League
Team City Debut season
Yukon Selects Whitehorse, Yukon TBD[a]
  1. ^ Yukon Selects were to debut in 2020, but their debut has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Former teams[]

Division I[]

United Soccer Association
Team City Seasons Debut season Final season
Toronto City Toronto, Ontario 1 1967
Vancouver Royal Canadians Vancouver, British Columbia 1 1967
National Professional Soccer League (1967)
Team City Seasons Debut season Final season
Toronto Falcons Toronto, Ontario 1 1967
North American Soccer League (1968–1984)
Team City Seasons Debut season Final season
Calgary Boomers Calgary, Alberta 1 1981
Edmonton Drillers Edmonton, Alberta 4 1979 1982
Montreal Manic Montreal, Quebec 3 1981 1983
Montreal Olympique Montreal, Quebec 3 1971 1973
Toronto Metros/Metro-Croatia/Blizzard Toronto, Ontario 13 1971 1984
Toronto Falcons Toronto, Ontario 1 1968
Vancouver Royals Vancouver, British Columbia 1 1968
Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver, British Columbia 11 1974 1984

Division II[]

Western Soccer Alliance
Team City Seasons Debut season Final season
Edmonton Brick Men Edmonton, Alberta 1[a] 1986
Victoria Riptides Victoria, British Columbia 1 1985
  1. ^ Edmonton played as a guest team for some matches in the 1985 WSA season
American Professional Soccer League
Team City Seasons Debut season Final season
Montreal Impact[a] Montreal, Quebec 2 1993 1994
Toronto Blizzard Toronto, Ontario 1 1993
Toronto Rockets Toronto, Ontario 1 1994
Vancouver 86ers[b] Vancouver, British Columbia 2 1993 1994
  1. ^ Montreal later played in the USL leagues from 1995–2010, the NASL in 2011, and the MLS beginning in 2012
  2. ^ Vancouver later played in the USL leagues from 1995–2010 and the MLS beginning in 2011
USL A-League / USL First Division / USSF Division 2 Professional League
Team City Seasons Debut season Final season
Calgary Storm/Mustangs[a] Calgary, Alberta 3 2002 2004
Montreal Impact[b] Montreal, Quebec 16 1995 2010
Toronto Lynx[c] Toronto, Ontario 10 1997 2006
Vancouver 86ers/Whitecaps[d] Vancouver, British Columbia 16 1995 2010
  1. ^ Calgary played in the PDL in 2001
  2. ^ Montreal also played in the APSL in 1993–1994 and afterwards played in the NASL in 2011, followed by the MLS beginning in 2012
  3. ^ Toronto Lynx played in the PDL from 2007 to 2014
  4. ^ Vancouver also played in the APSL in 1993–1994 and afterwards played in the MLS beginning in 2011
USL Championship[a]
Team City Seasons Debut season Final season
FC Montreal Montreal, Quebec 2 2015 2016
Ottawa Fury FC[b] Ottawa, Ontario 3 2017 2019
Toronto FC II[c] Toronto, Ontario 4 2015 2018
Whitecaps FC 2 Vancouver, British Columbia 3 2015 2017
  1. ^ Division III league up to and including 2016
  2. ^ Ottawa played in the PDL from 2005–2013 and the NASL from 2014–2016
  3. ^ Toronto moved to USL League One in 2019
North American Soccer League (2011–2017)
Team City Seasons Debut season Final season
FC Edmonton Edmonton, Alberta 7 2011 2017
Montreal Impact[a] Montreal, Quebec 1 2011
Ottawa Fury FC[b] Ottawa, Ontario 3 2014 2016
  1. ^ Montreal also played in the APSL in 1993–1994, the USL leagues from 1995–2010, afterwards the MLS beginning in 2012
  2. ^ Ottawa played in the PDL from 2005–2013 and later the USL Championship from 2017–2019

Division III[]

USL League One
Team City Seasons Debut season Final season
Toronto FC II[a] Toronto, Ontario 2[b] 2019 2021
  1. ^ Toronto FC II previously played in the USL Championship prior to 2019 and moved to MLS Next Pro in 2022
  2. ^ Toronto FC II did not play in 2020 because of COVID-19 restrictions.

Lower divisions[]

PDL/USL League Two
Team City Seasons Debut season Final season
Abbotsford, British Columbia 3 1998 2000
Calgary Foothills FC Calgary, Alberta 5 2015 2019
Calgary Storm[a] Calgary, Alberta 1 2001
Calgary Storm Prospects Calgary, Alberta 2 2002 2003
FC London London, Ontario 7 2009 2015
Abbotsford Rangers/Fraser Valley Mariners Abbotsford, British Columbia 10 2003 2012
Hamilton Rage/K–W United FC Kitchener, Ontario 7 2011 2017
Montreal Impact U23 Montreal, Quebec 1 2014
Okanagan Challenge Kelowna, British Columbia 1 1998
Okanagan Predators Kelowna, British Columbia 1 2001
Ottawa Fury[b] Ottawa, Ontario 9 2005 2013
Toronto FC III Toronto, Ontario 2 2015 2016
Toronto Lynx[c] Toronto, Ontario 8 2007 2014
Vancouver TSS Rovers Burnaby, British Columbia 3 2017 2019
Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 Vancouver, British Columbia 8 2008 2014
Victoria Highlanders Victoria, British Columbia 10[d] 2009 2019
Victoria Umbro Select Victoria, British Columbia 1 1998
  1. ^ Calgary played in the USL A-League from 2002–2004
  2. ^ Ottawa later played in the NASL from 2014–2016 and later the USL Championship from 2017–2019
  3. ^ Toronto Lynx played in the USL leagues from 1997–2006
  4. ^ Victoria Highlanders did not play in the PDL in 2015

Women's teams[]

Active teams[]

Division II[]

United Women's Soccer
Team City Debut season
Calgary Foothills WFC Calgary, Alberta 2017
SASA Impact FC Edmonton, Alberta 2021

Former teams[]

Division II[]

Women's Premier Soccer League
Team City Seasons Debut season Final season
Windsor, Ontario 1 2015
Vancouver Angels Vancouver, British Columbia 1 2000
North Shore Girls SC North Vancouver, British Columbia 2 2016 2017
TSS FC Rovers Women Burnaby, British Columbia 2 2018 2019
Vancouver Island FC Victoria, British Columbia 1 2019
USL W-League
Team City Seasons Debut season Final season
Calgary Wildfire Calgary, Alberta 1 2004
Edmonton Aviators Women Edmonton, Alberta 1 2004
Laval Dynamites Laval, Quebec 5 1997 2001
Laval Comets Laval, Quebec 10 2006 2015
Quebec Amiral/Dynamo Quebec City, Quebec 7 2009 2015
Hamilton Avalanche/Rage/K-W United Women Kitchener, Ontario 9 2006 2014
Montreal Xtreme Montreal, Quebec 1 2004
Ottawa Fury Women Ottawa, Ontario 15 2000 2014
Sudbury Canadians Sudbury, Ontario 2 2004 2006
Victoria Highlanders Women Victoria, British Columbia 2 2011 2012
London Gryphons London, Ontario 11 2004 2014
Toronto Inferno Toronto, Ontario 6 1999 2004
Toronto Lady Lynx Toronto, Ontario 10 2005 2014
Vancouver Breakers/Whitecaps Women Vancouver, British Columbia 12 2001 2012

See also[]

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