2012 in Canadian soccer

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

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

Armenia v Canada

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

Canada v United States

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

Cuba v Canada

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)

Canada v Honduras

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

Canada v Panama

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

Panama v Canada

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

Canada v Cuba

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

Honduras v Canada

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

El Salvador v Canada

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)

United States v Canada

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)

Canada v Cuba

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)

Mexico v Canada

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

Canada v Haiti

January 19 Group play	Canada	6–0	Haiti	Vancouver, BC, Canada
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)

Canada v Cuba

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

Canada v Costa Rica

January 23 Group play	Canada	5–1	Costa Rica	Vancouver, BC, Canada
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)

Canada v Mexico

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

Canada v United States

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

Friendlies

Canada v Brazil

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

See also: 2012 Major League Soccer season

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

See also: 2012 North American Soccer League season

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

See also: 2012 Canadian Soccer League season

Premier Development League

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

• Victoria Highlanders
• Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23
• Abbotsford Mariners
• WSA Winnipeg
• Thunder Bay Chill
• Forest City London
• Hamilton Rage
• Toronto Lynx
• Ottawa Fury

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

Toronto FC v Los Angeles Galaxy

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

Los Angeles Galaxy v Toronto FC

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)

Toronto FC v Santos Laguna

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

Santos Laguna v Toronto FC

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)