The following lists contain Canadian soccer clubs who have played in US-based leagues at Division I, II, III, or below in the United States soccer league system .
Men's teams [ edit ] Active teams [ edit ] Division I [ edit ] ^ CF Montreal was previously known as the Montreal Impact ^ The current Vancouver Whitecaps FC are a phoenix club of the 1974–1984 and 1987–2010 Vancouver Whitecaps teams
Division III [ edit ] ^ Toronto FC II previously played in the USL Championship from 2015-2018 and USL League One from 2019-2021 ^ Whitecaps FC 2 previously played in the USL Championship from 2015-2017 Lower divisions [ edit ] ^ FC Berlin is a club from Kitchener, Ontario , but operates the club out of Buffalo, NY for the UPSL season ^ Chantilly Forever FC is a club from Hamilton, Ontario , but operates the club out of Marysville, Michigan for the UPSL season Former teams [ edit ] Division I [ edit ] Division II [ edit ] ^ Edmonton played as a guest team for some matches in the 1985 WSA season ^ Montreal later played in the USL leagues from 1997–2010, the NASL in 2011, and the MLS beginning in 2012 ^ Vancouver later played in the USL leagues from 1997–2010 and the MLS beginning in 2011 ^ Calgary played in the PDL in 2001 ^ Montreal also played in the APSL in 1993–1996 and afterwards played in the NASL in 2011, followed by the MLS beginning in 2012 ^ Montreal was on hitaus in 1999. ^ Toronto Lynx played in the PDL from 2007 to 2014 ^ Vancouver also played in the APSL in 1993–1996 and afterwards played in the MLS beginning in 2011 ^ Montreal also played in the APSL in 1993–1994, the USL leagues from 1995–2010, afterwards the MLS beginning in 2012 ^ Ottawa played in the PDL from 2005–2013 and later the USL Championship from 2017–2019 ^ Division III league up to and including 2016 ^ Ottawa played in the PDL from 2005–2013 and the NASL from 2014–2016 ^ Toronto moved to USL League One in 2019 Division III [ edit ] ^ Toronto FC II previously played in the USL Championship prior to 2019 and moved to MLS Next Pro in 2022 ^ Toronto FC II did not play in 2020 because of COVID-19 restrictions. Lower divisions [ edit ] PDL/USL League Two Team City Seasons Debut season Final season Abbotsford Athletes in Action/86ers Select Abbotsford, British Columbia 3 1998 2000 Calgary Foothills FC Calgary, Alberta 5 2015 2019 Calgary Storm [a] Calgary, Alberta 1 2001 Calgary Storm Prospects Calgary, Alberta 2 2002 2003 FC London London, Ontario 7 2009 2015 Abbotsford Rangers/Fraser Valley Mariners Abbotsford, British Columbia 10 2003 2012 Hamilton Rage/K–W United FC Kitchener, Ontario 7 2011 2017 FC Manitoba [b] Winnipeg, Manitoba 11[c] 2011 2023 Montreal Impact U23 Montreal, Quebec 1 2014 Okanagan Challenge Kelowna, British Columbia 1 1998 Okanagan Predators Kelowna, British Columbia 1 2001 Ottawa Fury [d] Ottawa, Ontario 9 2005 2013 Toronto FC III Toronto, Ontario 2 2015 2016 Toronto Lynx [e] Toronto, Ontario 8 2007 2014 Vancouver TSS Rovers Burnaby, British Columbia 3 2017 2019 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 Vancouver, British Columbia 8 2008 2014 Victoria Highlanders Victoria, British Columbia 10[f] 2009 2019 Victoria Umbro Select Victoria, British Columbia 1 1998
^ Calgary played in the USL A-League from 2002–2004 ^ FC Manitoba was previously known as WSA Winnipeg ^ FC Manitoba did not play in 2020 and 2021 in USL2, due to the COVID-19 pandemic ^ Ottawa later played in the NASL from 2014–2016 and later the USL Championship from 2017–2019 ^ Toronto Lynx played in the USL leagues from 1997–2006 ^ Victoria Highlanders did not play in the PDL in 2015 League Championship seasons [ edit ] ^ Leagues below tier three are not officially ranked. Division 4 is an unofficial classification. Women's teams [ edit ] Active teams [ edit ] Division II [ edit ] ^ FC Berlin is a club from Kitchener, Ontario , but operates the club out of Buffalo, NY for the UWS season Former teams [ edit ] Division II [ edit ] USL W-League Team City Seasons Debut season Final season Calgary Wildfire Calgary, Alberta 1 2004 Edmonton Aviators Women Edmonton, Alberta 1 2004 Laval Dynamites Laval, Quebec 5 1997 2001 Laval Comets Laval, Quebec 10 2006 2015 Quebec Amiral/Dynamo Quebec City, Quebec 7 2009 2015 Hamilton Avalanche/Rage/K-W United Women Kitchener, Ontario 9 2006 2014 Montreal Xtreme Montreal, Quebec 1 2004 Ottawa Fury Women Ottawa, Ontario 15 2000 2014 Sudbury Canadians Sudbury, Ontario 2 2004 2006 Victoria Highlanders Women Victoria, British Columbia 2 2011 2012 London Gryphons London, Ontario 11 2004 2014 Toronto Inferno Toronto, Ontario 6 1999 2004 Toronto Lady Lynx Toronto, Ontario 10 2005 2014 Vancouver Breakers/Whitecaps Women Vancouver, British Columbia 12 2001 2012
See also [ edit ]
Men's national teams Women's national teams Men's outdoor leagues
Tier 1 Tier 3 Below tier 3 Non-FIFA
Women's outdoor leagues
Indoor and futsal competitions Cup competitions Other competitions College and university soccer Defunct Canadian leagues Defunct American leagues Related American leagues Defunct cup competitions Other Associations