U Sports men's soccer championship

U Sports men's soccer championship
Most recent season or competition:
2025 U Sports Men's Soccer Championship
SportAssociation football
Founded1972 (1972)
First season1972
Organizing bodyU Sports
No. of teams8
CountryCanada
Most recent
champion		York (6th title)
(2025)
Most titlesUBC (14 titles)
Streaming partnersCBC Sports
CBC Gem
Related
competitions		U Sports women's soccer championship
Official websiteusports.ca/championship

The U Sports Men's Soccer Championship is a Canadian university soccer tournament conducted by U Sports to determine the men's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from each of Canada's four regional sports conferences. The Sam Davidson Memorial Trophy is awarded to the winners.

York is the reigning champion and won for the sixth time in 2025 to become the second-most successful program behind UBC, who have 14 national championships. Alberta and Victoria are the next most successful programs, having won five championships each.[1]

The 2020 championship tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Format

The championship features eight teams in single-elimination matches to determine a national champion. The championship hosts 11 games over four days at a predetermined host venue. The host team is automatically qualified for the tournament, as is each of the conference champions, with additional berths awarded for the remaining spots.

Results

Sources: [3]

Key
Ed. Season Winner Score Runner-up Venue / city Ref.
1 1972 Alberta (1) 3–1 Loyola York University
2 1973 Loyola (1) 1–1 (4–3 p) Alberta Golden Bears Memorial University [4]
3 1974 UBC (1) 2–1 Loyola Concordia University
4 1975 Victoria (1) 2–1 Concordia University of Victoria
5 1976 Concordia (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Dalhousie Concordia University
6 1977 York (1) 2–1 Concordia Stingers Waterloo
7 1978 Manitoba (1) 2–1 Victoria University of Victoria
8 1979 Alberta (2) 2–0 Saint Mary's University of Alberta
9 1980 UNB (1) 3–1 Wilfrid Laurier University of New Brunswick
10 1981 McGill (1) 0–0 (4–2 p) Alberta University of Alberta [5]
11 1982 McGill (2) 1–0 Victoria McGill University [6]
12 1983 Laurentian (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.) McGill Laurentian University
13 1984 UBC (2) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Carleton Carleton University
14 1985 UBC (3) 2–1 Concordia University of British Columbia
15 1986 UBC (4) 4–0 Toronto University of Toronto
16 1987 Victoria (2) 3–1 Laurier McGill University
17 1988 Toronto (1) 1–0 McGill University of British Columbia
18 1989 UBC (5) 1–0 Saint Mary's University of British Columbia
19 1990 UBC (6) 2–1 Guelph University of Guelph
20 1991 UBC (7) 3–1 McMaster Queen's University
21 1992 UBC (8) 3–2 McMaster University of Guelph
22 1993 Sherbrooke (1) 2–1 UBC Acadia University
23 1994 UBC (9) 5–0 Alberta University of British Columbia
24 1995 Dalhousie (1) 3–1 Alberta University of Québec
25 1996 Victoria (3) 1–0 Western York University
26 1997 McGill (3) 0–0 (5–4 p) UBC Dalhousie University [7]
27 1998 Western (1) 2–0 Alberta McGill University
28 1999 Western (2) 1–0 Alberta University of Victoria
29 2000 Laurier (1) 2–1 (p) Saint Mary's McMaster University
30 2001 Laurier (2) 2–1 UBC Saint Mary's University
31 2002 Brock (1) 1–0 (a.e.t.) Carleton Keith Harris Stadium, Carleton
32 2003 Alberta (3) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Saint Mary's McGill Stadium, Montreal
33 2004 Victoria (4) 3–1 McGill CEPSUM Stadium, Montréal
34 2005 UBC (10) 2–1 Toronto University of Prince Edward Island
35 2006 Alberta (4) 2–1 Trinity Foote Field, Alberta
36 2007 UBC (11) 2–1 Laval Wolfson Field, British Columbia
37 2008 York (2) 1–0 Trinity Carleton
38 2009 Laval (1) 3–2 McGill Trinity Western University
39 2010 York (3) 1–0 UBC Varsity Centre, Toronto
40 2011 Victoria (5) 3–1 Saint Mary's Centennial Stadium, Victoria
41 2012 UBC (12) 1–0 Cape Breton PEPS Sports Complex, Laval [8]
42 2013 UBC (13) 3–1 Laval BMO Centre, New Brunswick [9]
43 2014 York (4) 1–0 McMaster UPEI Turf field, PEI [10]
44 2015 York (5) 2–0 UNB York Stadium, York [11]
45 2016 Alberta (5) 1–0 UQAM Alumni Stadium, Guelph
46 2017 Cape Breton (1) 3–2 Montreal Hillside Stadium, Thompson Rivers
47 2018 Montreal (1) 2–1 Cape Breton Thunderbird Stadium, British Columbia
48 2019 UQTR (1) 2–0 Montreal CEPSUM Stadium, Montréal [12][13]
– 2020
(Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic) – Awarded host: Carleton
 [12]
49 2021 Montreal (2) 2–2 (5–4 p) Carleton MNP Park, Carleton [14][15]
50 2022 TRU (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.) UBC Hillside Stadium, Thompson Rivers [16][15]
51 2023 Cape Breton (2) 1–0 Montreal Health Recreation Complex, Cape Breton [15]
52 2024 UBC (14) 1–0 Montreal Vaso’s Field, Ontario Tech [17]
53 2025 York (6) 1–0 (a.e.t.) Mount Royal Varsity Stadium, Toronto [18]
54 2026 Centennial Stadium, Victoria [19]

Titles by team

As of January 2026

Team Titles Winning years
UBC
14
 1974, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2024
York
6
 1977, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2025
Alberta
5
 1972, 1979, 2003, 2006, 2016
Victoria
5
 1975, 1987, 1996, 2004, 2011
McGill
3
 1981, 1982, 1997
Western
2
 1998, 1999
Cape Breton
2
 2017, 2023
Montreal
2
 2018, 2021
Laurier
2
 2000, 2001
Toronto
1
 1988
Sherbrooke
1
 1993
Brock Badgers
1
 2002
Laval
1
 2009

See also

References

  1. ^ "Results by Team" (PDF). U SPORTS - English. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "U Sports cancels 2020 fall championships due to COVID-19". U Sports. June 8, 2020. Archived from the original on July 6, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Men's Soccer Championship Results at usports.ca
  4. ^ 1973 Men's Soccer Team - Inducted in 2000. Institution: Loyola
  5. ^ Hall of Fame: Soccer Team (M) 1981-82 at mcgillathletics.ca
  6. ^ HALL OF FAME PROFILE: 1982 national champion Redmen soccer team by Earl Zukerman at mcgillathletics.ca. 31 Jul 2013
  7. ^ Hall of Fame: Soccer Team (M) 1997-98 at mcgillathletics.ca
  8. ^ "2012 Details". Archived from the original on November 25, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  9. ^ "Details 2013". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  10. ^ Details 2014
  11. ^ Details 2015
  12. ^ a b "U Sports announces 10 national championship hosts in rugby, soccer and volleyball over next two seasons". usports.ca. December 11, 2018. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  13. ^ "Details 2019". Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  14. ^ November 21, 2021. Montreal wins U SPORTS men’s soccer champions in epic final
  15. ^ a b c "U Sports announces 2021-23 fall championship hosts in soccer and rugby". usports.ca. July 3, 2020. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  16. ^ WolfPack Men’s Soccer team takes U SPORTS gold at tru.ca. 14 Nov 2022
  17. ^ "Ontario Tech University awarded rights to host its first-ever U SPORTS national championship event". Ontario Tech University. June 28, 2023.
  18. ^ "U of T to host pair of U Sports championships in 2025 & 2027". Toronto Varsity Blues. October 17, 2024.
  19. ^ "U Sports announces hosts for multiple championships". usports.ca. U Sports. February 27, 2025.
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