The 2023 League1 Canada season is the second edition of
League1 Canada
League1 Canada (L1C; ) is a national pro–am Association football, soccer organization in Canada. It consists of four regional leagues; League1 Alberta, League1 British Columbia, League1 Ontario, and Ligue1 Québec with each league operating m ...
, the 3rd division soccer in Canada. It includes league competitions from its three member leagues, and an inter-provincial championship for select teams from the women's divisions.
Men's competitions
Provincial leagues
Provincial playoffs
British Columbia and Ontario use a post-season playoff competition to determine a regional league champion. Quebec however does not have a playoff competition and uses the regular season standings to determine their league champion.
League1 BC
League1 Ontario
Provincial league cups
Coupe L1QC
2024 Canadian Championship qualification
In the men's divisions,
Victoria Highlanders FC (L1BC),
Simcoe County Rovers FC
Simcoe County Rovers Football Club is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Barrie, Ontario, that plays in the League1 Ontario Premier men's and women's divisions. The Rovers won the 2023 League1 Ontario championship and qualified ...
(L1O), and
CS Saint-Laurent
Club de Soccer Saint-Laurent is a Canadian soccer club based in the Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent. Founded in 1982 as a youth club , it has played in Ligue1 Québec, a semi-professional league, since 2022.
History
Established as a youth ...
(L1Q) qualified for the
2024 Canadian Championship
The 2024 Canadian Championship () was the seventeenth edition of the Canadian Championship, the premier men's domestic cup competition in Canadian soccer, and the 23rd competition staged to determine the winner of the Voyageurs Cup. It featur ...
as the sole representatives from their respective leagues. However, the Highlanders withdrew prior to the start of the competition; the club was replaced by
TSS FC Rovers
TSS FC Rovers, commonly referred to as TSS Rovers, are a Canadian soccer team based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada that play in League1 British Columbia, the third tier of soccer in Canada. Established for the 2017 PDL season by general m ...
.
Women's competitions
Provincial leagues
Provincial playoffs
British Columbia and Ontario use a post-season playoff competition to determine a regional league champion. Quebec however does not have a playoff competition and uses the regular season standings to determine their league champion.
League1 BC
League1 Ontario
Provincial league cups
Coupe PLSQ
Inter-Provincial Championship
Details
The
Women's Inter-Provincial Championship
The Women's Inter-Provincial Championship is an annual soccer tournament organized by League1 Canada. Established in 2022, it is contested by the champions of each of the League1 Canada member leagues. The winner is considered to be the national c ...
was hosted by British Columbia, with the semi-finals occurring on August 11 and the final and third-place match occurring on August 13.
As hosts, an extra qualification spot was allocated to League1 British Columbia and all matches took place at
Willoughby Community Park Stadium
Willoughby Community Park is a soccer stadium located in the Township of Langley, British Columbia, near the Langley Events Centre. In 2023, spectator stands were constructed around the existing turf field for the newly founded club named Vanc ...
in Langley.
The winner of the tournament qualified for the
2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup
The 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup was the first season of the CONCACAF W Champions Cup, the annual continental women's football club competition organized by CONCACAF. The winner qualified for both the inaugural 2026 FIFA Women's Champio ...
.
Bracket
Matches
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Combined competitions
Juan de Fuca Plate (L1BC)
Exhibition Series
League1 Alberta
League1 Alberta (L1AB) is a semi-professional men's and women's soccer league in Alberta, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association and the Alberta Soccer Association as a third division pro–am league in the Canadi ...
held an Exhibition series for the 2023 season, ahead of their anticipated launch in 2024. An exhibition series was also held in the Maritimes, as a trial for a potential League1 Atlantic.
Men
Championship Final
Women
Championship Final
References
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