The regular season is eight to nine weeks long, depending on the conference. Teams play between 12 and 16 regular season games, depending on conference or division, with teams typically playing a home and home series with every other team in their conference or division. All regular season games are in-conference. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Joe Johnson Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the Player of the Year in U Sports men's soccer.
Playoffsedit
After the regular season, single eliminationplayoff games are held between the top teams in each conference to determine conference champions. In the Canada West and RSEQ conferences, the top four teams qualify for the playoffs, with the fourth and first seeded teams playing one match and the third and second seeded teams playing another. The two winning teams then play for the conference championship. Because there are more teams in the Atlantic conference, the top six teams qualify, with the top two teams receiving a first-round bye. The sixth and third seeded teams play one match and the fifth and fourth seeded teams play another. The winning teams then go on to play the top two seeded teams, with the lowest remaining seed playing the first seeded team and the highest remaining seed playing the second seeded team. The winners of these two semi-final matches then play for the Atlantic conference championship.
The Ontario playoff system operates much like the Atlantic one, except it functions for both the West and East divisions. The top six teams from each division (twelve total) qualify for the playoffs, with the top two seeds of each division receiving byes. The champions of each division then play for the OUA conference championship. Because the OUA has 12 teams competing, it necessitates a longer post-season schedule. Consequently, the first round of the playoffs in the OUA occurs during the same week that each of the other three conferences are playing their last regular season games. The four conference champions automatically qualify for the U Sports men's soccer championship.
The U Sports Men's Soccer Championship, first established in 1972, 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. Another berth is awarded to the second-place finisher in the Ontario conference and the two remaining spots are awarded to the second-place finisher in each of the remaining conferences. If an OUA team is hosting, three teams from the OUA qualify.[3]
U Sports was previously not geared towards producing professional soccer players, though some U Sports players have turned pro. U Sports players are not eligible for the MLS SuperDraft, but are able to be selected in the CPL or USL draft. Top players in high schools and sports academies may opt not to play in U Sports so that they can turn pro directly.[5] Despite this, some U Sports alumni in the pro ranks include Haidar Al-Shaibani (Western), Nana Attakora (York), Gabe Gala (Toronto), Srdjan Djekanović (UBC).[6]
Since 2019, U Sports men's soccer players have been eligible for the CPL–U Sports Draft, a draft conducted by the Canadian Premier League.[7] This has allowed Canadian University Soccer players to have a direct route to a professional league after post secondary school. The creation of the draft has given a pathway to dozens of players since its inception. Not only do professional clubs now focus on drafting these players but they can be invited to training camps during the university’s offseason allowing for greater development. For those not drafted or signed they can return to school; if eligibility remains.
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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources U Sports men s soccer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message U Sports men s soccer is the highest level of amateur play of association football in Canada and operates under the auspices of U Sports Canada s governing body for university sports 2 As of the 2018 season 48 teams from Canadian universities are divided into four athletic conferences drawing from the four regional associations of U Sports Canada West Universities Athletic Association Ontario University Athletics Reseau du sport etudiant du Quebec and Atlantic University Sport 2 At the end of every season eight teams compete for the Sam Davidson Memorial Trophy awarded to the U Sports Men s Soccer Championship team U Sports men s soccerFormerlyCIAU Soccer CIS SoccerSportSoccerFounded1972No of teams48 in four conferencesCountryCanadaMost recentchampion s Cape Breton Capers 2023 Most titlesUBC Thunderbirds 13 1 RelatedcompetitionsU Sports Men s Soccer ChampionshipOfficial websiteusports wbr ca wbr en wbr sports wbr soccer wbr m Contents 1 Season structure 1 1 Regular season 1 2 Playoffs 1 3 Men s Soccer Championship 2 Teams 2 1 Atlantic University Sport 2 2 Canada West Universities Athletic Association 2 3 Ontario University Athletics 2 4 Reseau du sport etudiant du Quebec 3 Professional advancement 4 References 5 External linksSeason structure editRegular season edit The regular season is eight to nine weeks long depending on the conference Teams play between 12 and 16 regular season games depending on conference or division with teams typically playing a home and home series with every other team in their conference or division All regular season games are in conference Following the conclusion of the regular season the Joe Johnson Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the Player of the Year in U Sports men s soccer Playoffs edit After the regular season single elimination playoff games are held between the top teams in each conference to determine conference champions In the Canada West and RSEQ conferences the top four teams qualify for the playoffs with the fourth and first seeded teams playing one match and the third and second seeded teams playing another The two winning teams then play for the conference championship Because there are more teams in the Atlantic conference the top six teams qualify with the top two teams receiving a first round bye The sixth and third seeded teams play one match and the fifth and fourth seeded teams play another The winning teams then go on to play the top two seeded teams with the lowest remaining seed playing the first seeded team and the highest remaining seed playing the second seeded team The winners of these two semi final matches then play for the Atlantic conference championship The Ontario playoff system operates much like the Atlantic one except it functions for both the West and East divisions The top six teams from each division twelve total qualify for the playoffs with the top two seeds of each division receiving byes The champions of each division then play for the OUA conference championship Because the OUA has 12 teams competing it necessitates a longer post season schedule Consequently the first round of the playoffs in the OUA occurs during the same week that each of the other three conferences are playing their last regular season games The four conference champions automatically qualify for the U Sports men s soccer championship Men s Soccer Championship edit Main article U Sports men s soccer championship The U Sports Men s Soccer Championship first established in 1972 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 Another berth is awarded to the second place finisher in the Ontario conference and the two remaining spots are awarded to the second place finisher in each of the remaining conferences If an OUA team is hosting three teams from the OUA qualify 3 Teams editAtlantic University Sport edit Further information Atlantic University Sport University Varsity Name City Province Founded Soccer Stadium Stadium Capacity Acadia University Axemen Wolfville NS 1838 Raymond Field 3 000 Cape Breton University Capers Sydney NS 2005 CBU Field N A Dalhousie University Tigers Halifax NS 1818 Wickwire Field 2 000 Memorial University of Newfoundland Sea Hawks St John s NL 1925 King George V Park 6 400 4 Universite de Moncton Aigles Bleu Moncton NB 1864 Moncton Stadium 10 000 Mount Allison University Mounties Sackville NB 1839 MacAulay Field 2 500 University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds Fredericton NB 1785 BMO Centre 2 500 University of Prince Edward Island Panthers Charlottetown PEI 1969 UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place 1 670 Saint Mary s University Huskies Halifax NS 1802 Huskies Stadium 4 000 St Francis Xavier University X Men Antigonish NS 1853 Oland Stadium 4 000 Canada West Universities Athletic Association edit Further information Canada West Universities Athletic Association University Varsity Name City Province Founded Soccer Stadium Stadium Capacity Pacific Division University of British Columbia Thunderbirds Vancouver BC 1906 Thunderbird Stadium 3 500 University of British Columbia Okanagan Heat Kelowna BC 2005 Nonis Sports Field 200 University of the Fraser Valley Cascades Abbotsford BC 1974 Bateman Park 1 000 University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves Prince George BC 1990 Charles Jago Sport Centre N A Thompson Rivers University WolfPack Kamloops BC 1970 Hillside Stadium 1 060 Trinity Western University Spartans Langley BC 1962 Rogers Park N A University of Victoria Vikes Victoria BC 1903 Centennial Stadium 5 000 Prairie Division University of Alberta Golden Bears Edmonton AB 1908 Foote Soccer Field 1 500 University of Calgary Dinos Calgary AB 1966 West Varsity Soccer Pitch N A University of Lethbridge Pronghorns Lethbridge AB 1967 U of L Community Stadium 2 000 MacEwan University Griffins Edmonton AB 1938 Clarke Stadium 4 100 Mount Royal University Cougars Calgary AB 1910 MRU Stadium Field N A University of Saskatchewan Huskies Saskatoon SK 1907 Field 7 in PotashCorp Park 400 Ontario University Athletics edit Further information Ontario University Athletics University Varsity Name City Province Founded Soccer Stadium Stadium Capacity East Division Carleton University Ravens Ottawa ON 1952 Ravens Field 3 000 Laurentian University Voyageurs Sudbury ON 1960 Laurentian Soccer Field N A Nipissing University Lakers North Bay ON 1909 Nipissing University soccer pitch 200 University of Ontario Institute of Technology Ridgebacks Oshawa ON 2002 Vaso s Field N A Queen s University Gaels Kingston ON 1841 Richardson Memorial Stadium 10 258 Royal Military College of Canada Paladins Kingston ON 1876 Inner Field N A Toronto Metropolitan University formerly Ryerson Bold Toronto ON 1948 Monarch Park Stadium 5 000 University of Toronto Varsity Blues Toronto ON 1827 Varsity Stadium 5 000 Trent University Excalibur Peterborough ON 1962 Justin Chiu Stadium 1 000 West Division Algoma University Thunderbirds Sault Ste Marie ON 1964 Superior Heights Field 1 000 Brock University Badgers St Catharines ON 1964 Brock Field 1 200 University of Guelph Gryphons Guelph ON 1964 Alumni Stadium 4 100 McMaster University Marauders Hamilton ON 1887 Ron Joyce Stadium 6 000 University of Waterloo Warriors Waterloo ON 1959 Warrior Field 5 400 Western University Mustangs London ON 1878 TD Waterhouse Stadium 8 000 Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks Waterloo ON 1911 Alumni Field N A University of Windsor Lancers Windsor ON 1857 University of Windsor Stadium 2000 York University Lions Toronto ON 1959 York Stadium 2 500 Reseau du sport etudiant du Quebec edit Further information Reseau du sport etudiant du Quebec University Varsity Name City Province Founded Soccer Stadium Stadium Capacity Concordia University Stingers Montreal QC 1896 Concordia Stadium 4 000 Universite Laval Rouge et Or Quebec City QC 1663 PEPS Stadium 12 257 McGill University Redbirds Montreal QC 1821 Percival Molson Memorial Stadium 25 012 Universite de Montreal Carabins Montreal QC 1821 CEPSUM Stadium 5 100 Universite de Sherbrooke Vert et Or Sherbrooke QC 1843 Stade de l Universite de Sherbrooke 3 359 Universite du Quebec a Montreal Citadins Montreal QC 1969 terrain 2 of Complexe sportif Claude Robillard 1 000 Universite du Quebec a Trois Rivieres Patriotes Trois Rivieres QC 1969 Stade de l UQTR 1 500Professional advancement editU Sports was previously not geared towards producing professional soccer players though some U Sports players have turned pro U Sports players are not eligible for the MLS SuperDraft but are able to be selected in the CPL or USL draft Top players in high schools and sports academies may opt not to play in U Sports so that they can turn pro directly 5 Despite this some U Sports alumni in the pro ranks include Haidar Al Shaibani Western Nana Attakora York Gabe Gala Toronto Srdjan Djekanovic UBC 6 Since 2019 U Sports men s soccer players have been eligible for the CPL U Sports Draft a draft conducted by the Canadian Premier League 7 This has allowed Canadian University Soccer players to have a direct route to a professional league after post secondary school The creation of the draft has given a pathway to dozens of players since its inception Not only do professional clubs now focus on drafting these players but they can be invited to training camps during the university s offseason allowing for greater development For those not drafted or signed they can return to school if eligibility remains References edit History U SPORTS a b U SPORTS Identity U SPORTS Player regulations PDF english cis sic ca 2011 Retrieved 2019 09 14 King George V Park From the CIS to the MLS The road less travelled the Ubyssey ubyssey ca Archived from the original on 19 April 2012 Retrieved 13 January 2022 Canadian Soccer News CIS pushing for MLS draft entry Coach www canadiansoccernews com Archived from the original on 27 February 2014 Retrieved 13 January 2022 CPL to partner with U Sports on sharing talent www sportsnet ca Retrieved 2023 11 21 External links editOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title U Sports men 27s soccer amp oldid 1192141776, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
