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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 .
^ 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
^ 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
^ 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
^ 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
^ 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.
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.
^ FC Berlin is a club from Kitchener, Ontario , but operates the club out of Buffalo, NY for the UWS season
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
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
