Match schedules published for Canada Soccer’s four adult divisions to the National Championships

Canada Soccer has confirmed the match schedules for the four adult amateur divisions to the National Championships this October in Winnipeg and St. John’s. Both the men’s and women’s Masters Championship will crown national champions on Sunday 5 October at the Ralph Cantafio Soccer Complex in Winnipeg while the men’s Challenge Trophy and women’s Jubilee Trophy competition will crown national champions on Monday 13 October at King George V Park in St. John’s.

The Masters Championship, with eight men’s teams and eight women’s teams, will feature group matches from Thursday through Saturday followed by the medal matches on Sunday 5 October. The men’s Final will start at 11.00 local while the women’s Final will start at 13.00 local time.

The women’s Jubilee Trophy competition, with eight qualified amateur teams, will feature group matches from Wednesday through Saturday followed by ranking matches on Sunday 12 October and then the Final on Monday 13 October. The women’s Final for the Jubilee Trophy will start at 11.15 local time.

The men’s Challenge Trophy competition, with 10 qualified amateur teams, will feature group matches from Wednesday through Sunday followed by the medal matches on Monday 13 October. The men’s Final is scheduled for 14.00 local time.

Alongside the match schedules, Regulations for each of Canada Soccer’s national amateur competitions are published at canadasoccer.com/competitions. Regulations are reviewed each winter and this past year’s review process included direct feedback from Member Associations and Participating Clubs, post-event surveys with participants including coaches and managers, December workshops with members of the Competitions Committee, plus consultation and feedback from Canada Soccer staff.

For the adult competitions, amendments to the Regulations included:

• Greater inclusivity so that more amateur players in Canada can take part in the national amateur competitions
  • All players eligible to compete in PTSO competitions should also be eligible to compete at the National Championships
• Increase in the roster size for men’s and women’s adult amateur competitions (now up to 21 players per team for the Challenge Trophy and Jubilee Trophy competitions)
  • Increase in the number of call-up requests permitted for each qualified team (now up to three requests per team)

This year marks the biggest year ever for Canada Soccer’s national amateur competitions with a record 130 qualified amateur teams set to take part in 14 divisions from the Futsal Canadian Championship in April to the Player-Development Program Championship in August and then the National Championships in October. Those 130 teams will qualify from a group of more than 1,100 teams taking part in competitive leagues and cup competitions across the country.

October’s four adult divisions for both men and women will feature 34 qualified teams from a group of more than 300 amateur teams taking part in competitive leagues and cup competitions from September 2024 through September 2025. The list of all qualified teams for all divisions of Canada Soccer’s national amateur competitions will be updated throughout the season at canadasoccer.com/competitions.