Canadian Premier League

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Established
2019 (7 years old)

First Recorded Event
2020-08-14

Current Season
2026

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Soccer

Location
Canada

Gender
Male

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23 May	HFX WandHFX Wanderers	7:00pm	Inter ToInter Toronto
23 May	VancouveVancouver FC	10:00pm	Supra duSupra du Québec
24 May	AtléticAtlético Ottawa	6:00pm	ForgeForge
24 May	CavalryCavalry	9:00pm	PacificPacific
29 May	Supra duSupra du Québec	11:00pm	Inter ToInter Toronto
30 May	HFX WandHFX Wanderers	7:00pm	VancouveVancouver FC
30 May	PacificPacific	10:00pm	AtléticAtlético Ottawa
31 May	ForgeForge	8:00pm	CavalryCavalry
06 Jun	VancouveVancouver FC	2:00am	AtléticAtlético Ottawa
06 Jun	Supra duSupra du Québec	11:00pm	PacificPacific
Results
18 May	VancouveVancouver FC	0 - 2	CavalryCavalry
17 May	PacificPacific	0 - 1	Inter ToInter Toronto
17 May	AtléticAtlético Ottawa	1 - 0	HFX WandHFX Wanderers
13 May	ForgeForge	1 - 0	Supra duSupra du Québec
03 May	PacificPacific	1 - 3	VancouveVancouver FC
03 May	Supra duSupra du Québec	0 - 1	CavalryCavalry
02 May	HFX WandHFX Wanderers	1 - 3	ForgeForge
01 May	Inter ToInter Toronto	4 - 1	AtléticAtlético Ottawa
26 Apr	PacificPacific	0 - 1	ForgeForge
26 Apr	AtléticAtlético Ottawa	1 - 1	VancouveVancouver FC

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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