Soccer Betting - Canadian Soccer
History - Facts - Teams - Winners
The Canadian Soccer Association is the governing body of soccer in Canada. It organizes the senior men's and women's national teams for international play, as well as the respective junior sides (U-20 for men and women, and U-17 for men).
1901 - The Ontario Football Association was formed in Toronto and the competition for the Ontario Cup began.
1904 - Galt Football Club from the WFA won the gold medal at the Olympic Games held in St. Louis, Missouri. Only two other teams participated, both American.
1906 - The Saskatchewan Soccer Association was formed in the province of Saskatchewan.
1911 - The Province of Quebec Football Association (PQFA) was formed in Montreal. The Alberta Football Association was incorporated in 1911 in the province of Alberta.
1912 - The founding meeting of the Dominion of Canada Football Association was held in Toronto on May 24 when provincial soccer executives laid the foundation of what is today's Canadian Soccer Association.
1913 - The Dominion F.A. became a member of FIFA.
1926 - The National Soccer League was formed with teams in Ontario and Quebec.
1931 - Montreal born goalkeeper Joe Kennaway signed for Glasgow Celtic and was an immediate success.
1933 - Toronto Scottish won the North American club championship by beating U.S. champions St. Louis Stix by a score of 2-1.
1957 - Canada entered the FIFA World Cup for the first time and met the United States and Mexico in qualifying for the finals in Sweden in 1958. Canada won its first World Cup qualifying game 5-1 against the U.S. in Toronto, but played Mexico twice (for financial reasons) in Mexico City, and lost 2-0 and 3-0. In the final game Canada beat the U.S. 3-2 in St. Louis, but it was Mexico who advanced to the Finals.
1979 - The Vancouver Whitecaps won the NASL championship by beating Tampa Bay Rowdies in the final 2-1 at Giants Stadium in New Jersey.
1984 - Canada qualified for the finals of the Olympic Football Tournament of the Los Angeles Olympics, played throughout the United States.
1986 - Canada played in the World Cup finals for the first time when the finals were held in Mexico. Playing in Group C, Canada lost 1-0 to France, and then 2-0 to both Hungary and the Soviet Union.
1990 - The Vancouver 86ers won the North American Championship beating Maryland Bays 3-2 in the final played in Burnaby, British Columbia.
1995 - Canada qualified for the first time for the finals of a FIFA Women's World Cup, the FIFA Women's World Cup 1995 played in Sweden.
1999 - Canada qualified for the finals of the FIFA Women's World Cup 1999 played in the United States. Canada tied with Japan and then lost to Norway and Russia.
2000 - Canada's Senior Men's National Team won the CONCACAF Gold Cup in February beating Colombia 2-0 in the final. In the group competition Canada finished in a three-way tie with Costa Rica and South Korea but won the tie-breaker coin toss. In the quarter-final stage Canada won against Mexico 2-1 and in the semi-final Trinidad and Tobago 1-0.
2002 - Canada reached the Gold Cup semi-final for the second time and met the U.S. in the semi-final but lost on penalty kicks. Canada hosted the first ever FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship with games in Edmonton, Victoria and Vancouver.
2003 - Canada qualified for the finals of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2003. In the group stages they lost to Germany then beat Japan and Argentina, recording their first wins in World Cup history.
2004 - Canada qualified for the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in Thailand, losing in the quarterfinals to China.
2005 - Sinclair sets an NCAA Division I record with 39 goals for the season as she leads Portland to another NCAA title, and repeats as Hermann Trophy winner.
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