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
Active teams
Division I
^ 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
^ 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
^ 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
Division I
Division II
^ 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
^ 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
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
^ Leagues below tier three are not officially ranked. Division 4 is an unofficial classification.
Women's teams
Active teams
Division II
^ FC Berlin is a club from Kitchener, Ontario , but operates the club out of Buffalo, NY for the UWS season
Division II
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
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