2012 in Canadian soccer

The 2012 Season is the 136th season of competitive soccer in Canada under the association rules.^[1]

National teams

The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.

Win Draw Loss

Men

Senior

February 29 Friendly	Armenia	3–1	Canada	Limassol, Cyprus
11:00 UTC−06:00	Pizzelli 22', 67' Özbiliz 90' (pen)	Report	McKenna 4'	Stadium: Tsirion Stadium

June 3 Friendly	Canada	0–0	United States	Toronto, Ontario
19:00 UTC−05		Report		Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 15,247 Referee: Mauricio Morales (MEX)

June 8 WCQ R3	Cuba	0–1	Canada	Havana, Cuba
14:00 UTC-4		Report	Occean 54'	Stadium: Estadio Pedro Marrero Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Courtney Campbell (JAM)

June 12 WCQ R3	Canada	0–0	Honduras	Toronto, Ontario
19:45 UTC-4		Report		Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 16,132 Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (SUR)

September 7 WCQ R3	Canada	1–0	Panama	Toronto, Ontario
19:30 UTC-4				Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 17,586

September 11 WCQ R3	Panama	0–2	Canada	Panama City, Panama
20:05 UTC-5				Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Attendance: 21,853

October 12 WCQ R3	Canada	3–0	Cuba	Toronto, Ontario
19:30 UTC-4				Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 17,712

October 16 WCQ R3	Honduras	8–1	Canada	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
19:30 UTC-6				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Attendance: 38,000

Under-23

March 22, 2012 Olympic Qualifier	El Salvador	0–0	Canada	Nashville, Tennessee
18:30 (EDT)		Report		Stadium: LP Field Attendance: 4,269 Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

March 24, 2012 Olympic Qualifier	United States	0–2	Canada	Nashville, Tennessee
19:00 (EDT)		Report	Henry 58' Cavallini 83'	Stadium: LP Field Attendance: 10,578 Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)

March 26, 2012 Olympic Qualifier	Canada	1–1	Cuba	Nashville, Tennessee
18:30 (EDT)	James 25'	Report	Reyes 90'	Stadium: LP Field Attendance: 7,889 Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)

March 31, 2012 Olympic Qualifier	Mexico	3–1	Canada	Kansas City, Kansas
18:00 (EDT)	Fabián 20' Pulido 33' Ponce 59'	Report	Haber 32'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 16,101 Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)

Women

Senior

2012 Olympic Qualifying Tournament

January 19 Group play	Canada	6–0	Haiti	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:30 PST UTC-8	Julien 7' Sinclair 25', 44', 56', 86' (pen.) Parker 90+2'	Report		Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 7,627 Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)

January 21 Group play	Canada	2–0	Cuba	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:30 PST UTC-8	Sinclair 17' (pen.) Tancredi 24'	Report		Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Gillian Martindale (Barbados)

January 23 Group play	Canada	5–1	Costa Rica	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:30 PST UTC-8	Sinclair 6', 45' Schmidt 10' Kyle 19' Ugalde 50' (o.g.)	Report	Barrantes 89'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 8,105 Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)

January 27 Semi-final	Canada	3–1	Mexico	Vancouver, British Columbia
20:00 PST UTC-8	Sinclair 15', 76' Tancredi 23'	Report	Perez 67'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,954 Referee: Diane Ferreira-James (Guyana)

January 29 Final	Canada	0–4	United States	Vancouver, British Columbia
17:00 PST UTC-8		Report	Morgan 4', 56' Wambach 24', 28'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 25,427 Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)

Friendlies

March 24 Friendly	Canada	2–1	Brazil	Foxborough, USA
13:00 (ET)	Sinclair 12', 78'	Report	Gabriella 87'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium

League Tables

Men

Major League Soccer


Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Qualification or relegation
1	San Jose Earthquakes !San Jose Earthquakes (SS)	66	34	19	6	9	72	43	+29	2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League ¹
2	Sporting Kansas City !Sporting Kansas City	63	34	18	7	9	42	27	+15	2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League ¹
3	D.C. United !D.C. United	58	34	17	10	7	53	43	+10
4	New York Red Bulls !New York Red Bulls	57	34	16	9	9	57	46	+11
5	Real Salt Lake !Real Salt Lake	57	34	17	11	6	46	35	+11
6	Chicago Fire !Chicago Fire	57	34	17	11	6	46	41	+5
7	Seattle Sounders FC !Seattle Sounders FC	56	34	15	8	11	51	33	+18
8	LA Galaxy !LA Galaxy	54	34	16	12	6	59	47	+12	2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League ¹
9	Houston Dynamo !Houston Dynamo	53	34	14	9	11	48	41	+7	2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League ¹
10	Columbus Crew !Columbus Crew	52	34	15	12	7	44	44	0
11	Vancouver Whitecaps FC !Vancouver Whitecaps FC	43	34	11	13	10	35	41	−6
12	Montreal Impact !Montreal Impact	42	34	12	16	6	45	51	−6
13	FC Dallas !FC Dallas	39	34	9	13	12	42	47	−5
14	Colorado Rapids !Colorado Rapids	37	34	11	19	4	44	50	−6
15	Philadelphia Union !Philadelphia Union	36	34	10	18	6	37	45	−8
16	New England Revolution !New England Revolution	35	34	9	17	8	39	44	−5
17	Portland Timbers !Portland Timbers	34	34	8	16	10	34	56	−22
18	Chivas USA !Chivas USA	30	34	7	18	9	24	58	−34
19	Toronto FC !Toronto FC	23	34	5	21	8	36	62	−26	2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League ²

Updated to matches played on October 28, 2012. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner

¹The highest ranked U.S.-based MLS club qualifies to the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League (placed in Pot A). The other U.S. representatives in the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League are:

Winner of the 2012 MLS Cup (Pot A)
Runner-up of the 2012 MLS Cup (Pot B)
Winner of the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Pot B)

²Toronto FC qualified for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2012 Canadian Championship.

North American Soccer League


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	San Antonio Scorpions !San Antonio Scorpions (C)	28	13	8	7	46	27	+19	47	2012 NASL Playoffs semifinals
2	Tampa Bay Rowdies !Tampa Bay Rowdies	28	12	9	7	37	30	+7	45	2012 NASL Playoffs semifinals
3	Puerto Rico Islanders	28	11	8	9	32	30	+2	41	2012 NASL Playoffs quarterfinals
4	Carolina RailHawks !Carolina RailHawks	28	10	10	8	44	46	−2	40
5	Fort Lauderdale Strikers !Fort Lauderdale Strikers	28	9	9	10	40	46	−6	36
6	Minnesota United !Minnesota United	28	8	11	9	34	33	+1	35
7	Atlanta Silverbacks !Atlanta Silverbacks	28	7	9	12	35	46	−11	30
8	Edmonton !Edmonton	28	5	10	13	26	36	−10	25

Updated to games played on 23 September 2012.
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
(C) = Commissioner's Cup (regular season champion)

Canadian Soccer League


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Toronto Croatia (C) (O) (A)	22	15	6	1	57	13	+44	51	Qualification for Playoffs
2	Montreal Impact Academy (A)	22	14	5	3	52	17	+35	47
3	SC Toronto (A)	22	14	4	4	51	16	+35	46
4	Windsor Stars (A)	22	12	4	6	46	21	+25	40
5	York Region Shooters (A)	22	9	11	2	33	19	+14	38
6	Serbian White Eagles (A)	22	10	5	7	48	35	+13	35
7	TFC Academy (A)	22	10	5	7	42	28	+14	35
8	Niagara United (A)	22	10	3	9	34	36	−2	33
9	SC Waterloo Region	22	10	1	11	46	37	+9	31
10	Mississauga Eagles	22	8	5	9	42	44	−2	29
11	Brampton United	22	8	4	10	49	35	+14	28
12	London City	22	7	7	8	34	55	−21	28
13	Brantford Galaxy	22	8	1	13	40	68	−28	25
14	Kingston FC	22	4	1	17	23	61	−38	13
15	St. Catharines Wolves	22	1	5	16	13	67	−54	8
16	North York Astros	22	2	1	19	15	73	−58	7

Updated to games played on 10 October 2012.
Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.com/schedules/1standings.htm
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Premier Development League

For more details on this topic, see 2012 PDL season.

In 2012 there were nine Canadian teams playing in the US-based USL PDL:

Women

W-League

For details on Canadian W-League teams' year, please refer to 2012 W-League season.

Canadian clubs in international competitions

Toronto FC

2011–12 edition

March 7, 2012 Quarterfinals	Toronto FC	2–2	Los Angeles Galaxy	Toronto, Ontario
20:00 UTC−05:00	Johnson 12' Silva 17'	Report	Magee 29' Donovan 88'	Stadium: Rogers Centre Attendance: 47,658 Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

March 14, 2012 Quarterfinals	Los Angeles Galaxy	1–2 (3–4 agg.)	Toronto FC	Carson, United States
22:00 UTC−04:00	Harden 55' (o.g.)	Report	Johnson 34' Soolsma 67'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)

March 28, 2012 Semifinals	Toronto FC	1–1	Santos Laguna	Toronto, Ontario
20:00 UTC−04:00	Aceval 37'	Report	Gomez 30'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 18,950 Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States)

April 4, 2012 Semifinals	Santos Laguna	6–2 (7–3 agg.)	Toronto FC	Torreón, Mexico
20:00 UTC−04:00	Gomez 31', 45+2' Rodríguez 56' (pen.), 64' (pen.) Peralta 66' Ludueña 90+2'	Report	Plata 15', 43'	Stadium: Estadio Corona Attendance: 26,483 Referee: Benigno Pineda (Honduras)

References

↑ http://www.canadasoccer.com/history-s14653

2012 in Canadian soccer

Men's Leagues

Women's Leagues

WPS
W-League
WPSL

Cups

Other

International

Club competitions

CONCACAF Champions League
- 2011–12
- 2012–13

National teams

Men	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Men's Summer Olympic Qualifier

Women	Women's Summer Olympic Qualifier 2012 Summer Olympics 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Team seasons

Club seasons

Soccer in Canada

Overview	Canadian Soccer Association League system Hall of Fame Clubs Champions Venues Women's soccer in Canada Coaches Leagues

Men's national teams	Senior U-23 (Olympic) U-20 U-17 Beach soccer

Men's leagues	Major League Soccer North American Soccer League United Soccer League League1 Ontario Première Ligue de soccer du Québec Premier Development League Pacific Coast Soccer League Canadian Soccer League (Non-FIFA)

Men's university soccer	CIS Men's Soccer Championship Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's soccer Atlantic University Sport Quebec Student Sport Federation Ontario University Athletics Canada West Universities Athletic Association

Men's college soccer	CCAA Championship Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association Quebec Student Sport Federation Ontario Colleges Athletic Association Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference British Columbia Colleges Athletic Association

Women's national teams	Senior U-20 U-17

Women's leagues	National Women's Soccer League Women's Premier Soccer League League1 Ontario

Women's university soccer	CIS Women's Soccer Championship

Cup competitions	Canadian Championship The Challenge Trophy Jubilee Trophy

Other competitions	Canadian Premier League (proposed) Soccer at the Canada Games Croatian-North American Soccer Tournament

Defunct competitions	Canadian National Soccer League Canadian Soccer League (1987–92) Open Canada Cup Victoria Challenge Cup

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