2011 in Canadian soccer

The 2011 Season is the 99th season of competitive soccer in Canada.

The professional soccer clubs of Canada, year 2011

National teams

The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Men

Senior

Friendly matches

Greece v Canada

February 9	Greece	1–0	Canada	Larissa, Greece
10:00 UTC−05	Fetfatzidis 61'	Report		Stadium: AEL FC Arena Attendance: 14,800 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moe

Belarus v Canada

March 29	Belarus	0–1	Canada	Antalya, Turkey
17:00 UTC−05		Report	58' Hainault	Stadium: Antalya Atatürk Stadium Attendance: 1,400

Canada v Ecuador

June 1	Canada	2–2	Ecuador	Toronto
16:30 UTC-4				Stadium: BMO Field

2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup

United States v Canada

June 7 Group C	United States	2–0	Canada	Detroit, United States
18:00 UTC−05	Altidore 16' Dempsey 62'	Report		Stadium: Ford Field Attendance: 28,209 Referee: Marlon Mejia (El Salvador)

Canada v Guadeloupe

June 11 Group C	Canada	1–0	Guadeloupe	Tampa, United States
18:00 UTC−05	De Rosario 51' (p.k.)	Report		Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 27,731 Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

Canada v Panama

June 14 Group C	Canada	1–1	Panama	Kansas City, United States
20:00 UTC−06	De Rosario 62' (p.k.)	Report	90+1' Tejada	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 20,109 Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

Under-20

Canada U-20 v Guadeloupe U-20

March 29 Group C	Canada U-20	2–1	Guadeloupe U-20	Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 UTC-5	Cavallini 52' Bassi 58'	Report	Houelche 25'	Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso Attendance: 150 Referee: José Molina

Costa Rica U-20 v Canada U-20

April 1 Group C	Costa Rica U-20	3–0	Canada U-20	Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 UTC-5	Golobio 34' Campbell 66' Miller 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City Attendance: 1,445 Referee: Raymond Bogle

Mexico U-20 v Canada U-20

April 5 Quarterfinals	Mexico U-20	3–0	Canada U-20	Guatemala City, Guatemala
22:00 UTC−05	Álvarez 33' De Buen 72' Mora 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 475 Referee: Mark Geiger

Under-17

Canada v Barbados U-17

February 17 Group D	Canada	8–0	Barbados U-17	Montego Bay, Jamaica
12:30 UTC−05	Petrasso 12', 29', 56' Jalali 14' Nanco 23' Aleman 33', 47' Cain 73'	Report		Stadium: Jarrett Park Attendance: 400 Referee: Jafeth Perea

Honduras U-17 v Canada U-17

February 19 Group D	Honduras U-17	0–0	Canada U-17	Montego Bay, Jamaica
12:30 UTC−05		Report		Stadium: Catherine Hall Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Valdin Legister

United States U-17 v El Salvador U-17

February 22 CONCACAF U-17 Champ. QF	United States U-17	3–2 (a.e.t.)	El Salvador U-17	Montego Bay, Jamaica
15:00 UTC−05	Guido 5' M. Rodriguez 96' Pelosi 112'	Report	Peña 9' Iraheta 120' (pen.)	Stadium: Catherine Hall Stadium Referee: Valdin Legister (JAM)

United States U-17 v Jamaica U-17

February 25 CONCACAF U-17 Champ. SF	United States U-17	2–0	Jamaica U-17	Montego Bay, Jamaica
19:00 UTC−05	Pelosi 11' Oliver 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Catherine Hall Stadium Attendance: 8,361 Referee: Ricardo Arellano (MEX)

Canada U-17 v United States U-17

February 27 CONCACAF U-17 Champ. F	Canada U-17	0–3 (a.e.t.)	United States U-17	Montego Bay, Jamaica
19:00 UTC−05		Report	Smith 92' Oliver 100' Koroma 120'	Stadium: Catherine Hall Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Enrico Winjgaarde (SUR)

Women

Senior

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

Germany v Canada

June 26 Group A	Germany	2–1	Canada	Berlin, Germany
18:00 UTC+01	Garefrekes 10' Okoyino da Mbabi 42'	Report	Sinclair 82'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 73,680 Referee: Jacqui Melksham Assistant referees: Allyson Flynn Sarah Ho Fourth official: Etsuko Fukano

Canada v France

June 30 Group A	Canada	0–4	France	Bochum, Germany
18:00 UTC+01		Report	Thiney 24', 60' Abily 66' Thomis 83'	Stadium: Ruhrstadion Attendance: 16,591 Referee: Etsuko Fukano Assistant referees: Saori Takahashi Zhang Lingling

Canada v Nigeria

July 6 Group A	Canada	0–1	Nigeria	Dresden, Germany
20:45 UTC+01		Report	Nkwocha 84'	Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion Attendance: 13,638 Referee: Finau Vulivuli Assistant referees: Jacqui Stephenson Lata Tuifutuna Fourth official: Thalia Mitsi

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing	Manner	Date	Table	Incoming	Date	Table
Toronto FC	Preki	Fired	October 27, 2010	8th (Western Conference) 15th (Overall)	Aron Winter	January 4, 2011	Off-season
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Teitur Thordarson	Fired	May 30, 2011		Tom Soehn	May 30, 2011

League tables

Men

Major League Soccer

See also: 2011 Major League Soccer season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	LA Galaxy (S, C)	34	19	5	10	48	28	+20	67	CONCACAF Champions League
2	Seattle Sounders FC	34	18	7	9	56	37	+19	63
3	Real Salt Lake	34	15	11	8	44	36	+8	53
4	FC Dallas	34	15	12	7	42	39	+3	52
5	Sporting Kansas City	34	13	9	12	50	40	+10	51
6	Houston Dynamo	34	12	9	13	45	41	+4	49	CONCACAF Champions League
7	Colorado Rapids	34	12	9	13	44	41	+3	49
8	Philadelphia Union	34	11	8	15	44	36	+8	48
9	Columbus Crew	34	13	13	8	43	44	−1	47
10	New York Red Bulls	34	10	8	16	50	44	+6	46
11	Chicago Fire	34	9	9	16	46	45	+1	43
12	Portland Timbers	34	11	14	9	40	48	−8	42
13	D.C. United	34	9	13	12	49	52	−3	39
14	San Jose Earthquakes	34	8	12	14	40	45	−5	38
15	Chivas USA	34	8	14	12	41	43	−2	36
16	Toronto FC	34	6	13	15	36	59	−23	33	CONCACAF Champions League
17	New England Revolution	34	5	16	13	38	58	−20	28
18	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	6	18	10	35	55	−20	28

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

North American Soccer League

See also: 2011 North American Soccer League season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Carolina RailHawks (X)	28	17	3	8	50	26	+24	54	Playoff semifinals
2	Puerto Rico Islanders	28	15	7	6	41	32	+9	52
3	Tampa Bay Rowdies	28	11	8	9	41	36	+5	41	Playoff quarterfinals
4	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	28	9	11	8	35	36	−1	38
5	FC Edmonton	28	10	6	12	35	40	−5	36
6	NSC Minnesota Stars (C)	28	9	9	10	30	32	−2	36
7	Montreal Impact	28	9	8	11	35	27	+8	35
8	Atlanta Silverbacks	28	4	4	20	25	63	−38	16

Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (X) Regular season champion
Notes:

Canadian Soccer League

See also: 2011 Canadian Soccer League season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	SC Toronto (A, C)	26	20	3	3	71	24	+47	63	Qualified for the Givova Cup play-offs
2	Toronto Croatia (A, O)	26	18	5	3	62	21	+41	59
3	Capital City (A)	26	15	7	4	52	22	+30	52
4	Brampton United (A)	26	15	3	8	61	43	+18	48
5	Serbian White Eagles (A)	26	13	7	6	41	26	+15	46
6	Montreal Impact Academy (A)	26	13	5	8	57	43	+14	44
7	Mississauga Eagles (A)	26	13	3	10	44	29	+15	42
8	York Region Shooters (A)	26	12	6	8	40	30	+10	42
9	Brantford Galaxy	26	9	3	14	33	53	−20	30
10	TFC Academy	25	8	3	14	43	44	−1	27
11	London City	26	6	3	17	28	56	−28	21
12	St. Catharines Wolves	26	5	4	17	28	77	−49	19
13	Windsor Stars	26	3	4	19	28	67	−39	13
14	North York Astros	25	0	6	19	19	72	−53	6

Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2011. Source: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports11/11cslw23.htm
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Premier Development League

Further information: 2011 PDL season

With two new franchises (WSA Winnipeg and Hamilton Rage) being added, the Canadian content in this US league has increased to nine teams.

Team	Province	Division	Result
Ottawa Fury	ON	Northeast
Toronto Lynx	ON	Great Lakes
Forest City London	ON	Great Lakes
Hamilton Rage	ON	Great Lakes
Thunder Bay Chill	ON	Heartland
WSA Winnipeg	MB	Heartland
Abbotsford Mariners	BC	Northwest
Vancouver Whitecaps Residency	BC	Northwest
Victoria Highlanders	BC	Northwest

Canadian clubs in international competitions

Club	Competition	Final round
Toronto FC	2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League	Group Stage
Winner of the 2011 Canadian Championship	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League	Preliminary Round