2015 in Canadian soccer

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2015 in Canadian soccer

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Men's Domestic Leagues
Div League Season Cup/Playoffs
I United States Canada MLS Vancouver Whitecaps FC
(3rd overall)		 Two teams (MTL & VAN)
(Conference Semifinals)
II United States Canada NASL Ottawa Fury FC
(2nd overall)		 Ottawa Fury FC
(Second place)
III United States Canada USL Vancouver Whitecaps 2
(11th overall: Western Conference)		 -
(None qualified)
Canada L1O Oakville Blue Devils
(Champions)		 Woodbridge Strikers
(Champions)
Canada PLSQ CS Mont-Royal Outremont
(Champions)		 Lakeshore SC
(Champions)
Women's Domestic Leagues
Div League Season Cup/Playoffs
I United States NWSL No Canadian teams No Canadian teams
II United States Canada W-League Laval Comets
(1st overall: Northeast Division)		 Laval Comets
(Third place)
III Canada L1O Durham United FC
(Champions)		 North Mississauga SC
(Champions)
Men's Domestic Cups
Div Name Champion Runner-Up
I Canadian Championship Vancouver Whitecaps FC Montreal Impact
II
III Inter-Provincial Cup Oakville Blue Devils CS Mont-Royal Outremont
IV Challenge Trophy London Marconi Edmonton Scottish
Women's Domestic Cups
Div Name Champion Runner-Up
IV Jubilee Trophy Edmonton Victoria Royal Sélect Beauport

The following article is a summary of the 2015 soccer season in Canada.

Men

When available, the left column indicates the home team or the home team designate; the right column, away team or away team designate.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Senior

2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
11 June 2015 Round 2 Dominica  0–2  Canada Roseau, Dominica
20:00 UTC−04:00 Report Larin 5'
Teibert 63' (pen.)		 Stadium: Windsor Park
Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)
16 June 2015 Round 2 Canada  4–0
(6–0 agg.)		  Dominica Toronto, Canada
19:37 UTC−04:00 Akindele 4'
Larin 41'
Ricketts 52', 77'		 Report Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 9,749
Referee: Gianni Ascani (Turks and Caicos Islands)
4 September 2015 Round 3 Canada  3–0  Belize Toronto, Canada
19:30 UTC−04:00 Ricketts 25', 65'
Hutchinson 90+1'		 Report Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 10,412
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
8 September 2015 Round 3 Belize  1–1
(1–4 agg.)		  Canada Belmopan, Belize
19:00 UTC−06:00 McCaulay 26' Report Johnson 45+1' Stadium: FFB Stadium
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)
13 November 2015 Round 4 Canada  1–0  Honduras Vancouver, Canada
19:07 UTC−08:00 Larin 38' Report Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 20,108
Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)
17 November 2015 Round 4 El Salvador  0–0  Canada San Salvador, El Salvador
19:30 UTC−06:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8 July 2015 Group stage El Salvador  0–0  Canada Carson, United States
19:30 UTC−07:00 Report Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 22,468
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
11 July 2015 Group stage Jamaica  1–0  Canada Houston, United States
17:30 UTC−05:00 Austin 90+2' Report Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,017
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
14 July 2015 Group stage Canada  0–0  Costa Rica Toronto, Canada
20:30 UTC−04:00 Report Stadium: BMO Field
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)

 CAN eliminated in the group stage.

Friendlies
16 January 2015 Friendly Canada  1–2  Iceland Orlando, United States
16:30 UTC−05:00 De Rosario 70' Report Steindorsson 6'
Vilhjalmsson 42'		 Stadium: University of Central Florida
Attendance: 100
19 January 2015 Friendly Canada  1–1  Iceland Orlando, United States
16:00 UTC−05:00 De Rosario 30' (pen.) Report Friðjónsson 65' (pen.) Stadium: University of Central Florida
Attendance: 200
27 March 2015 Friendly Canada  1–0  Guatemala Fort Lauderdale, United States
16:15 UTC−04:00 Haber 70' Report Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 5
13 October 2015 Friendly Canada  1–1  Ghana Washington, D.C., United States
19:30 UTC−04:00 de Jong 28' Report Adomah 45' Stadium: RFK Stadium

Olympic

Many Olympic competitions place certain age restrictions on competitors for the men's tournament (for example, a U-22 requirement at the 2015 Pan American Games).[1] These teams are listed by Soccer Canada as "Olympic teams".

2015 Pan American Games
12 July 2015 Group stage Canada  1–4  Brazil Hamilton, Canada
20:30 UTC−04:00 Babouli 56' Report Luciano 7'
Rômulo 38'
Clayton 47'
Erik 87'		 Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: José Peñaloza (Mexico)
16 July 2015 Group stage Panama  0–0  Canada Hamilton, Canada
20:30 UTC−04:00 Report Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)
20 July 2015 Group stage Canada  0–2  Peru Hamilton, Canada
20:30 UTC−04:00 Report Rodas 12'
James 68' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)

 CAN eliminated in the group stage.

2016 Olympic Qualifiers
1 October 2015 Group stage United States  3–1  Canada Kansas City, United States
20:00 UTC−05:00 Morris 1', 73'
Gil 90+2' (pen.)		 Report Petrasso 81' Stadium: Sporting Park
Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)
3 October 2015 Group stage Canada  3–1  Panama Kansas City, United States
13:30 UTC−05:00 Petrasso 30'
Thomas 35'
Fisk 74'		 Report Bárcenas 61' Stadium: Sporting Park
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)
6 October 2015 Group stage Canada  2–2  Cuba Commerce City, United States
17:00 UTC−06:00 Petrasso 26'
Babouli 52'		 Report Hernández 33', 87' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Referee: Adrián Skeete (Barbados)
10 October 2015 Semifinals Mexico  2–0  Canada Sandy, United States
16:00 UTC−06:00 Torres 6'
Lozano 57'		 Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)
13 October 2015 Third place match United States  2–0  Canada Sandy, United States
17:00 UTC−06:00 Pelosi 69'
Kiesewetter 84' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)

 CAN finishes in fourth place; does not qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Women

Senior

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
6 June 2015 Group stage Canada  1–0  China Edmonton, Canada
16:00 UTC−06:00 Sinclair 90+2' (pen.) Report Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium
Attendance: 53,058
11 June 2015 Group stage Canada  0–0  New Zealand Edmonton, Canada
19:00 UTC−06:00 Report Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium
Attendance: 35,544
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
15 June 2015 Group stage Netherlands  1–1  Canada Montréal, Canada
19:30 UTC−04:00 Van de Ven 87' Report Lawrence 10' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 45,420
21 June 2015 Round of 16 Canada  1–0   Switzerland Vancouver, Canada
16:30 UTC−07:00 Bélanger 52' Report Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 53,855
27 June 2015 Quarterfinals England  2–1  Canada Vancouver, Canada
16:30 UTC−07:00 Taylor 11'
Bronze 14'		 Report Sinclair 42' Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 54,027
Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)

 CAN eliminated in the quarterfinals.

2015 Pan American Games

There were no age restrictions placed on teams in this tournament, Canada opted to enter an under-23 squad to provide experience for those who may join the senior national team in the future.[2]

11 July 2015 Group stage Canada  5–2  Ecuador Hamilton, Canada
21:00 UTC−04:00 Beckie 12', 77'
Zadorsky 44', 48'
Fletcher 79'		 Report Moreira 29', 90' Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: Alondra Arellano (Mexico)
15 July 2015 Group stage Costa Rica  2–0  Canada Hamilton, Canada
20:30 UTC−04:00 Cruz 60'
Villalobos 74'		 Report Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: Tatiana Guzman (Nicaragua)
19 July 2015 Group stage Canada  0–2  Brazil Hamilton, Canada
20:30 UTC−04:00 Report Alves 55'
Cristiane 87'		 Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
22 July 2015 Semifinal Colombia  1–0  Canada Hamilton, Canada
20:35 UTC−04:00 Ospina 29' Report Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: Mirian Leon (El Salvador)
24 July 2015 Bronze medal match Mexico  2–1  Canada Hamilton, Canada
20:35 UTC−04:00 Ocampo 29'
Mayor 37'		 Report Fleming 88' (pen.) Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

 CAN finishes in fourth place.

2015 Cyprus Women's Cup
4 March 2015 Group Stage Canada  2–0  Scotland Nicosia, Cyprus
17:30 UTC+02:00 Fleming 3'
Sinclair 55'		 Report Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 30
6 March 2015 Group Stage Canada  1–0  South Korea Larnaka, Cyprus
14:30 UTC+02:00 Sinclair 46' Report Stadium: GSZ Stadium
Attendance: 30
9 March 2015 Group Stage Canada  1–0  Italy Nicosia, Cyprus
14:30 UTC+02:00 Chapman 51' Report Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 30
11 March 2015 Final Canada  0–1  England Larnaka, Cyprus
18:30 UTC+02:00 Report Sanderson 67' Stadium: GSZ Stadium
Attendance: 100

 CAN finishes in second place.

2015 Four Nations Tournament
11 January 2015 BaoAn Cup Canada  2–1  South Korea Shenzhen, China
16:00 UTC+08:00 Beckie 51'
Buchanan 55'		 Report Yue 33' Stadium: Shenzhen Bao'an Sports Center
Attendance: 365
13 January 2015 BaoAn Cup Canada  2–1  Mexico Shenzhen, China
16:00 UTC+08:00 Leon 47'
Sinclair 80'		 Report Corral 79' Stadium: Shenzhen Bao'an Sports Center
Attendance: 532
15 January 2015 BaoAn Cup Canada  2–1  China Shenzhen, China
19:30 UTC+08:00 Sinclair 63' (pen.), 64' Report Gu 31' Stadium: Shenzhen Bao'an Sports Center
Attendance: 6,683

 CAN finishes in first place.[3]

2015 International Tournament of Natal
9 December 2015 Group stage Canada  3–0  Mexico Natal, Brazil
18:15 UTC−02:00 Sinclair 15', 20'
Prince 45+2'		 Report Stadium: Arena das Dunas
Attendance: 500
13 December 2015 Group stage Trinidad and Tobago  0–4  Canada Natal, Brazil
18:30 UTC−02:00 Report Matheson 10'
Beckie 46'
Prince 81'
Sinclair 85'		 Stadium: Arena das Dunas
16 December 2015 Group stage Brazil  2–1  Canada Natal, Brazil
20:45 UTC−02:00 Andressa Alves 12'
Debinha 40'		 Report Bélanger 43' Stadium: Arena das Dunas
20 December 2015 Final Brazil  3–1  Canada Natal, Brazil
18:30 UTC−02:00 Andressa Alves 47'
Mônica 63', 81'		 Beckie 46' Stadium: Arena das Dunas
Attendance: 10,643
Referee: Report

 CAN finishes in second place.

Friendlies
9 April 2015 Friendly Canada  0–1  France Bondoufle, France
21:00 UTC+02:00 Report Le Sommer 34' Stadium: Stade Robert-Bobin Evry
Attendance: 11,441
29 May 2015 Friendly Canada  1–0  England Hamilton, Canada
19:00 UTC−04:00 Schmidt 23' Report Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 23,197

Domestic leagues

Domestic Cups

Men

Canadian Championship

The Canadian Championship is contested by men's teams at the division 1 & 2 level.

Preliminary round
     
  FC Edmonton 3 3 6
  Ottawa Fury FC 1 1 2
Semifinals Final
          
1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 2 3
4 FC Edmonton 1 1 2
1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 2 4
3 Montreal Impact 2 0 2
2 Toronto FC 0 3 3
3 Montreal Impact (a) 1 2 3

Inter-Provincial Cup

The Inter-Provincial Cup is a two-legged home-and-away series at the division 3 level played between the season champions of League1 Ontario and the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.

1 November 2015 Oakville Blue Devils Ontario 3 - 1 Quebec CS Mont-Royal Outremont Vaughan, Ontario
13:30 UTC−05:00 Wason 4', 36'
Ellis 65'		 Report[permanent dead link] Dagrou 20' Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
14 November 2015 CS Mont-Royal Outremont Quebec 2 - 2 Ontario Oakville Blue Devils Terrebonne, Quebec
18:00 UTC−05:00 Sissoko 28'
Ritchie-Andy 36'		 Report Mitchell 55'
Novak 85'		 Stadium: Complexes Sportifs Terrebonne

Ontario Oakville Blue Devils win 5–3 on aggregate.

Challenge Trophy

The Challenge Trophy is a national cup contested by men's teams at the division 4 level and below.

October 12, 2015 London Marconi Ontario 2 - 1 (a.e.t.) Alberta Edmonton Scottish Calgary, Alberta
1:00 pm Ivanovich 18', 115' (pen.) Lam 82' (pen.) Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT2

Women

Jubilee Trophy

The Jubilee Trophy is a national cup contested by women's teams at the division 4 level and below.

October 12, 2015 Edmonton Victoria Alberta 2 - 1 Quebec Royal Sélect Beauport Calgary, Alberta
10:30 am Miller
Lund 		Report Bourgoing Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT2

Canadian clubs in international competition

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