Canadian Soccer Association
Governing body of soccer in Canada
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| 2025 | The National Soccer League (NSL) launches with five new professional teams: Calgary Wild FC, Halifax Tides FC, Montreal Roses FC, Ottawa Rapid FC, and AFC Toronto. |
| March 2025 | Victory Grounds Ventures withdrew their proposal for a Kingston CPL team, citing potential legal issues that made the Memorial Centre project unfeasible. |
| January 2025 | Kingston City Council passed a motion to work with Victory Grounds Ventures on developing a long-term lease for a multi-use stadium at the Memorial Centre for a proposed CPL team. |
| 2024 | Forge FC won their fourth league championship. |
| 2024 | Cavalry FC wins their first North Star Cup (league championship) |
| 2024 | League valued at US$300M (CA$431M) following the season. |
| 2024 | Peter Augruso assumes the presidency of the Canadian Soccer Association |
| 2024 | FIFA conducts disciplinary hearings and investigation into the drone spying scandal. |
| 2024 | Canada's national team receives a six-point penalty in the ongoing Olympics as a result of the drone spying incident. |
| July 2024 | FIFA concludes its investigation, finding Priestman, Lombardi, and Mander responsible for 'offensive behavior' and violations of fair play. |
| July 2024 | Canada Soccer's CEO Kevin Blue suggests the drone incident might be part of a 'systemic culture' and announces that Priestman will not coach the Canadian team at the Paris Olympics. |
| July 22 2024 | New Zealand's women's soccer team reports a drone flying over their practice sessions in Saint-Étienne, with French investigators tracing the drone to Joseph Lombardi, a staff member of Canada Soccer. |
| July 22 2024 | The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) confirms that Joseph Lombardi and assistant coach Jasmine Mander are sent home following the drone incident. |
| July 22 2024 | Head coach Beverly Priestman steps down from coaching the upcoming game and issues a public apology to New Zealand, acknowledging the incident does not reflect the team's values. |
| June 2024 | Kelowna hosted a neutral site regular season game as part of the CPL's 'On Tour' series. |
| January 2024 | Broadcast agreement between CPL and Mediapro was terminated five years early due to a dispute. OneSoccer continues to broadcast the league under a new agreement, with CBC platforms also set to broadcast the 2024 Canadian Premier League final. |
| 2023 | Vancouver FC joins the Canadian Premier League, bringing the league to eight professional teams. |
| 2023 | Vancouver FC debuted as a new team in the Canadian Premier League, further expanding the league's presence. |
| 2023 | Cavalry FC wins their first CPL Shield (regular season title) |
| 2023 | The CPL Shield was first revealed as a new trophy for the team earning the most points during the regular season. |
| 2023 | Forge FC wins their fourth North Star Cup (league championship) |
| 2023 | League modified playoff format to qualify the top five teams in the regular season, with CPL regular season and playoff champions now qualifying for the CONCACAF Champions Cup. |
| 2023 | Charmaine Crooks becomes president of the Canadian Soccer Association |
| 2023 | The women's national soccer team participated in the FIFA Women's World Cup, their eighth appearance in the tournament. |
| September 5 2023 | LSSE and Prairieland Park Corporation announced the termination of their efforts to establish a CPL team in Saskatoon, and the CPL confirmed that LSSE's exclusive rights to a Saskatchewan expansion had expired. |
| 2022 | Toronto FC II and Whitecaps FC 2 are established in the MLS Next Pro (MLSNP) third-tier league. |
| 2022 | A new interprovincial championship for women's leagues was established, with champions from three leagues competing at a single location, including a second team from the host league. |
| 2022 | BT Sport began showing live coverage of the Canadian Premier League across Ireland and the United Kingdom. |
| 2022 | The league announced a new award for the regular season winner, to be awarded retroactively for previous seasons. |
| 2022 | CPL began considering a serious expansion bid for Kelowna, including a multi-use development proposal for a stadium site at Recreation Avenue Park. |
| 2022 | Forge FC wins their third North Star Cup (league championship) |
| 2022 | Atlético Ottawa wins their first CPL Shield (regular season title) |
| 2022 | Canada Soccer's newly appointed Secretary General Earl Cochrane committed to becoming leaders in safe sport, pledging policy, practice, and program improvements. |
| 2022 | Diana Matheson and Christine Sinclair announced plans for a new Canadian women's professional league, with Matheson leading Project 8 Sports Inc. and Sinclair serving in an advisory role. |
| 2022 | League1 Canada was established as the CSA's sanctioned third-division soccer league, covering four regional divisions: Ligue1 Québec, League1 Ontario, League1 British Columbia, and League1 Alberta. |
| 2022 | Canada competed in the CONCACAF W Championship for the tenth time. |
| 2022 | Canada qualified for the FIFA World Cup, ending a 36-year drought, and participated in their second World Cup. |
| December 20 2022 | Professional Footballers Association of Canada (PFA Canada) is formally recognized by the Canadian Premier League after a members vote, establishing the players' union. |
| November 21 2022 | FC Edmonton removed from the Canadian Premier League due to poor performance, low attendance, and stadium issues. |
| November 2 2022 | The Vancouver expansion club announced its name as Vancouver FC, along with its team crest and colours. |
| October 2022 | Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens committed to supporting a new sports turf facility at McHugh Park to potentially host a CPL team. |
| August 25 2022 | Mark Noonan, an American sports executive, was announced as the new league commissioner and CEO of Canada Soccer Business, effective September 1. |
| August 25 2022 | ARS de Quebec's Director General Philippe Bernard announced a market study by Léger Marketing to explore interest in a CPL team in Quebec City, with Soccer Quebec identifying it as the best market in the province for a new team. |
| July 2022 | McLaren Global Sport Solution completed an independent 125-page review commissioned by Canada Soccer, revealing systemic mishandling of sexual harassment allegations and organizational dysfunction in 2007-2008. |
| June 2022 | David Clanachan partnered with Windsor City FC owner Vancho Cirovski, setting a target launch date of 2026 for a new CPL team in Windsor. |
| April 13 2022 | The CPL and SixFive Sports and Entertainment LP announced the Vancouver team would play in Langley, British Columbia at the Willoughby Community Park. |
| January 10 2022 | CPL commissioner David Clanachan stepped down and was awarded exclusive expansion rights for Windsor, Ontario. |
| 2021 | Forge FC won their second consecutive league championship. |
| 2021 | Forge FC became the first CPL club to advance to the semi-finals of the CONCACAF League, qualifying for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League. |
| 2021 | CSA ended its affiliation with the U.S.-based National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), abolishing the previous player allocation system for Canadian national team players. |
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