Canadian Premier League

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Poster

Established
2019 (7 years old)

First Recorded Event
2020-08-14

Current Season
2026

Current Round
200

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Soccer

Location
Canada

Gender
Male

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04 Apr	Forge	8:00pm	Atlético
04 Apr	Vancouver	11:00pm	HFX Wande
05 Apr	Pacific	10:00pm	Cavalry
11 Apr	Inter Tor	7:00pm	HFX Wande
11 Apr	Pacific	10:00pm	Supra du
12 Apr	Cavalry	8:00pm	Atlético
12 Apr	Vancouver	11:00pm	Forge
18 Apr	HFX Wande	5:00pm	Pacific
18 Apr	Forge	8:00pm	Cavalry
19 Apr	Supra du	6:00pm	Atlético
Results
09 Nov	Atlético	2 - 1	Cavalry
02 Nov	Forge FC	0 - 1	Cavalry
26 Oct	Cavalry	4 - 1	York Unit
26 Oct	Forge FC	1 - 2	Atlético
22 Oct	HFX Wande	1 - 1	York Unit
18 Oct	Vancouver	2 - 2	Cavalry
18 Oct	HFX Wande	0 - 1	Atlético
18 Oct	Pacific F	1 - 4	Valour
18 Oct	Forge FC	3 - 0	York Unit
12 Oct	Atlético	0 - 0	Vancouver

Description

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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