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Name
Canadian Premier League

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Poster

Established
2019 (5 years old)

First Recorded Event
2020-08-14

Current Season
2024

API Football ID
5979

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Soccer

Location
Canada

Gender
Male

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19/06	York9	-	Pacific FC	11:00pm
22/06	Cavalry	-	Atlético Ot	1:00am
23/06	Forge FC	-	Valour	8:00pm
23/06	Vancouver FC	-	HFX Wanderer	11:00pm
27/06	Valour	-	York9	11:30pm
28/06	Pacific FC	-	Vancouver FC	2:30am
28/06	Atlético Ot	-	Forge FC	11:00pm
01/07	HFX Wanderer	-	Cavalry	7:00pm
05/07	Forge FC	-	Vancouver FC	11:00pm
06/07	York9	-	HFX Wanderer	8:00pm
Results
16/06	Vancouver FC	0 - 0	Cavalry
15/06	HFX Wanderer	2 - 2	Forge FC
15/06	Atlético Ot	1 - 2	York9
15/06	Valour	2 - 3	Pacific FC
09/06	York9	2 - 2	Vancouver FC
09/06	Valour	0 - 2	Atlético Ot
08/06	Cavalry	1 - 0	Forge FC
08/06	HFX Wanderer	0 - 0	Pacific FC
03/06	Valour	2 - 0	Vancouver FC
02/06	Atlético Ot	2 - 2	HFX Wanderer

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The Canadian Premier League (CPL or CanPL; French: Première ligue canadienne) is a professional soccer league in Canada. At the top of the Canadian soccer league system, it is the country's primary national soccer league competition. The league consists of eight teams, from five of Canada's ten provinces. The regular league season lasts from April to October, with each team playing 28 games. The season culminates in the CPL Finals. The CPL champion earns a berth in the CONCACAF League, playing against teams from Central America and the Caribbean. All CPL teams also play in the Canadian Championship against Canadian clubs from other leagues. Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League is available to CPL clubs through either the Canadian Championship or CONCACAF League.

The league was officially sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association on May 6, 2017, originally with a soft launch date of 2018, that was later pushed back to 2019. The league's focus is to improve national soccer talent and the sport in Canada, with several rules in place to ensure this. These include a minimum quota of Canadian players on team rosters and starting line-ups, requirements for domestic under-21 players, and a university draft.

The league's first season included seven teams, while an eighth, Atlético Ottawa, joined for the second season in 2020. The CPL is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, with plans for a second office in Hamilton, Ontario.

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