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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
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
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
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
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)

Under-20

Under-17

Women

Senior

2012 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Canada  v  Haiti
January 19 Group play Canada  6–0  Haiti Vancouver, British Columbia
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, British Columbia
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, British Columbia
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, British Columbia
20:00 PST UTC−8 Sinclair 15', 76'
Tancredi 23'		 Report Pérez 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, British Columbia
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

Managerial changes

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Leagues

Men

Major League Soccer

See also: 2012 Major League Soccer season
Regular season
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Jose Earthquakes (S) 34 19 6 9 72 43 +29 66 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Sporting Kansas City 34 18 7 9 42 27 +15 63
3 D.C. United 34 17 10 7 53 43 +10 58
4 New York Red Bulls 34 16 9 9 57 46 +11 57
5 Real Salt Lake 34 17 11 6 46 35 +11 57
6 Chicago Fire 34 17 11 6 46 41 +5 57
7 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 8 11 51 33 +18 56
8 LA Galaxy (C) 34 16 12 6 59 47 +12 54 CONCACAF Champions League
9 Houston Dynamo 34 14 9 11 48 41 +7 53
10 Columbus Crew 34 15 12 7 44 44 0 52
11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 11 13 10 35 41 −6 43
12 Montreal Impact 34 12 16 6 45 51 −6 42 CONCACAF Champions League
13 FC Dallas 34 9 13 12 42 47 −5 39
14 Colorado Rapids 34 11 19 4 44 50 −6 37
15 Philadelphia Union 34 10 18 6 37 45 −8 36
16 New England Revolution 34 9 17 8 39 44 −5 35
17 Portland Timbers 34 8 16 10 34 56 −22 34
18 Chivas USA 34 7 18 9 24 58 −34 30
19 Toronto FC 34 5 21 8 36 62 −26 23
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield
Playoffs
See also: 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs
Knockout round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
LA Galaxy 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

North American Soccer League

See also: 2012 North American Soccer League season
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Antonio Scorpions (X) 28 13 8 7 46 27 +19 47 Playoff semifinals
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies (C) 28 12 9 7 37 30 +7 45
3 Puerto Rico Islanders 28 11 8 9 32 30 +2 41 Playoff 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 FC Edmonton 28 5 10 13 26 36 −10 25
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (X) Commissioner's Cup (regular season champion)

Canadian Soccer League

Main article: 2012 Canadian Soccer League season
Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toronto Croatia (A, C, O) 22 15 6 1 57 13 +44 51 Playoffs
2 Montreal Impact Academy (A) 22 14 5 3 52 17 +35 47
3 SC Toronto (A) 22 14 4 4 51 16 +35 46
4 Windsor Stars (A) 22 12 4 6 46 21 +25 40
5 York Region Shooters (A) 22 9 11 2 33 19 +14 38
6 Serbian White Eagles (A) 22 10 5 7 48 35 +13 35
7 TFC Academy (A) 22 10 5 7 42 28 +14 35
8 Niagara United (A) 22 10 3 9 34 36 −2 33
9 SC Waterloo Region 22 10 1 11 46 37 +9 31
10 Mississauga Eagles 22 8 5 9 42 44 −2 29
11 Brampton United 22 8 4 10 49 35 +14 28
12 London City 22 7 7 8 34 55 −21 28
13 Brantford Galaxy 22 8 1 13 40 68 −28 25
14 Kingston FC 22 4 1 17 23 61 −38 13
15 St. Catharines Wolves 22 1 5 16 13 67 −54 8
16 North York Astros 22 2 1 19 15 73 −58 7
Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2012. Source: Canadian Soccer League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners


Playoffs
Quarter-Final Semi-Final Final
         
1 Toronto Croatia 2
8 Niagara United 0
1 Toronto Croatia 4
6 Serbian White Eagles 0
3 SC Toronto 0
6 Serbian White Eagles 1
1 Toronto Croatia 1
2 Montreal Impact Academy 0
2 Montreal Impact Academy 2
7 TFC Academy 0
2 Montreal Impact Academy 3
5 York Region Shooters 1
4 Windsor Stars 0
5 York Region Shooters 1

Premier Development League

Further information: 2012 PDL season

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

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 Canada v United States Los Angeles Galaxy
March 7, 2012 Quarterfinals Toronto FC Canada 2–2 United States Los Angeles Galaxy Toronto
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 United States v Canada Toronto FC
March 14, 2012 Quarterfinals Los Angeles Galaxy United States 1–2
(3–4 agg.)		 Canada 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 Canada v Mexico Santos Laguna
March 28, 2012 Semifinals Toronto FC Canada 1–1 Mexico Santos Laguna Toronto
20:00 UTC−04:00 Aceval 37' Report Gomez 30' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 18,950
Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States)
Santos Laguna Mexico v Canada Toronto FC
April 4, 2012 Semifinals Santos Laguna Mexico 6–2
(7–3 agg.)		 Canada 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)

References

  1. "History | Canada Soccer". Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
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