National Competitions
Canada Soccer organises national competitions at the professional and amateur levels for both soccer and futsal from coast to coast to coast across the country.
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Canada Soccer Competitions
At the highest level, the Canadian Championship is the nation’s annual domestic knockout tournament featuring professional and amateur clubs from different leagues competing for the Voyageurs Cup. Across soccer and futsal, Canada Soccer also supports qualified teams on their journey to the Futsal Canadian Championship (April), the PDP Championship (August), and the National Championships (October).
TELUS Canadian Championship
Canada Soccer’s TELUS Canadian Championship is the nation’s highest domestic knockout tournament featuring clubs from coast to coast competing for the Voyageurs Cup. The 2026 TELUS Canadian Championship brings together 15 qualified clubs from Major League Soccer, the Canadian Premier League, and Premier Soccer Leagues to determine Canada’s best team in the annual Battle of the North. Winners of the domestic TELUS Canadian Championship qualify for the annual international competition Concacaf Champions Cup on the road to the FIFA Club World Cup.
National Championships
Canada Soccer’s National Championships are hosted each October across six divisions in three venues: the adult competition for the men’s Challenge Trophy and women’s Jubilee Trophy (Ottawa 2026); the U-17 Cup for boys and girls (St. John’s 2026); the U-15 Cup for boys and girls (Surrey 2026). All six Canadian Finals are played on Thanksgiving Monday. As Canada’s most accessible sport, more than 800 amateur teams took part in qualifying for the National Championships in the adult, U-17 and U-15 age groups in 2025.
Futsal Canadian Championship
At the elite club level, Canada Soccer supports domestic futsal through the annual Futsal Canadian Championship for two divisions (men’s futsal and women’s futsal). As an exciting and fast-paced sport played indoors on a court with five players to each side, Canada’s top futsal clubs qualify through their provincial and territorial competitions on the road to the Futsal Canadian Championship in April.
PDP Championship
Canada Soccer’s annual Player-Development Program Championship brings together the top 32 teams in four divisions: the PDP U-17 Cup for boys and girls; the PDP U-15 Cup for boys and girls. Now in its third year, the PDP Championship features 248 youth teams competing in the four divisions across four standards-based leagues: the BC Soccer Premier League (BCSPL), the Alberta Player Development League (APDL), the Ontario Player Development League (OPDL), and the Québec Premier Youth League (PLSJQ).
2026 Qualified amateur teams
Qualified teams for Canada Soccer’s 2026 national amateur competitions: the Futsal Canadian Championship (April); the Player-Development Program Championship (August); and the National Championships (October).
Trophies & Winners
The history of Canada Soccer’s national winners trophies, including the Voyageurs Cup, the Challenge Trophy and the Jubilee Trophy.
Report on Amateur Competitions
Canada Soccer supported a record 128 qualified teams to its national amateur competitions from the adult to U-17 and U-15 age categories in 2025. Those teams came from a group of 1,335 amateur teams competing from May 2024 through October 2025.
Grassroots Programs
Canada Soccer Grassroots Soccer Fests
Canada Soccer Grassroots Soccer Fests are the leading grassroots program featuring community soccer celebrations organised in collaboration with community clubs. The program, to which Canada Soccer provides financial, promotional and technical resources, has reached more than four million Canadians across 30 years.
