2023 in Canadian soccer

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Soccer in Canada
Season2023
Men's soccer
CPL championshipForge FC
CPL ShieldCavalry FC
MLS Cup United States Columbus Crew[note 1]
Supporters' Shield United States FC Cincinnati[note 2]
League1 OntarioSimcoe County Rovers FC
Ligue1 QuébecCS Saint-Laurent
League1 BCWhitecaps FC Academy
Canadian ChampionshipVancouver Whitecaps FC
Challenge TrophyWest Ottawa Warriors
Women's soccer
League1 OntarioAlliance United FC
Ligue1 QuébecPEF Québec
League1 BCWhitecaps FC Girls Elite
Inter-provincial ChampionshipWhitecaps FC Girls Elite
← 2022 Canada 2024 →

The following are events related to Canadian soccer in the year 2023.[1]

National teams

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Men's

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Senior

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As of October 13, 2023:
Wins Losses Draws
4 2 3
Friendlies
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October 13 Japan  4–1  Canada Niigata, Japan
19:35 JST (UTC+09:00)
Report
Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 37,125
Referee: Alex King (Australia)
2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League
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Group C
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Canada Honduras Curaçao
1  Canada 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 9 Qualification for Finals and Gold Cup 4–1 4–0
2  Honduras 4 2 0 2 5 7 −2 6 Qualification for Gold Cup 2–1 1–2
3  Curaçao 4 1 0 3 2 8 −6 3 Advance to Gold Cup prelims 0–2 0–1
Source: CONCACAF
March 25 Curaçao  0–2  Canada Willemstad, Curaçao
21:00 AST (UTC−04:00) Report
Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
March 28 Canada  4–1  Honduras Toronto, Ontario
20:00 EDT (UTC−04:00)
Report Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 13,626
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
Finals
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June 15 SF Panama  0–2  Canada Paradise, United States
16:00 PDT (UTC−07:00) Report
Stadium: Allegiant Stadium
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
June 18 F Canada  0–2  United States Paradise, United States
17:30 PDT (UTC−07:00) Report
Stadium: Allegiant Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

Source: CONCACAF

2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League
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Quarter-finals
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jamaica  4–4 (a)  Canada 1–2 3–2
November 18 QF 1st Leg Jamaica  1–2  Canada Kingston, Jamaica
Report
Stadium: Independence Park
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
November 21 QF 2nd Leg Canada  2–3
(4–4 agg.)
 Jamaica Toronto, Ontario
19:30 EDT (UTC−04:00)
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Note: Tied 4–4 on aggregate. Jamaica won on away goals, advanced to the Finals and qualified for the 2024 Copa América. Canada advanced to the play-in.
Gold Cup
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Group D
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Guatemala 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Canada (H) 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5
3  Guadeloupe 3 1 1 1 8 6 +2 4
4  Cuba 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Co-host
June 27 Canada  2–2  Guadeloupe Toronto, Ontario
19:00 EDT (UTC−04:00)
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 15,301
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)
July 1 Guatemala  0–0  Canada Houston, United States
20:30 CDT (UTC−05:00) Report Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 19,766
Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)
July 4 Canada  4–2  Cuba Houston, United States
17:30 CDT (UTC−05:00)
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
Knock out
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July 9 QF United States  2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
 Canada Cincinnati, United States
19:30 EDT (UTC−04:00)
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 24,979
Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)
Penalties

U-17

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As of February 24, 2023.
Wins Losses Draws
4 2 0
Friendlies
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2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
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Group F
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Round of 16
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1
4  Barbados 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers
Knockout stage
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February 18 R16 Canada  3–0  Haiti Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
20:00 ET
Report Stadium: Estadio Pensativo
Referee: Víctor Cáceres (Mexico)
2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup
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The 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup will be hosted by Indonesia.[2] Canada qualified for the tournament on February 22, 2023 by defeating Puerto Rico in the quarter-finals of the 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[3] On September 15, 2023, Canada were drawn into Group B with Spain, Mali, and Uzbekistan.[4]

Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Knockout stage
2  Mali 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6
3  Uzbekistan 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  Canada 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: FIFA
November 10 Spain  2–0  Canada Surakarta, Indonesia
7:00 ET
Report Stadium: Manahan Stadium
Attendance: 6,613
Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru)
November 13 Uzbekistan  3–0  Canada Surakarta, Indonesia
7:00 ET
Report Stadium: Manahan Stadium
Attendance: 6,919
Referee: Ivo Méndez (Bolivia)
November 16 Canada  1–5  Mali Surabaya, Indonesia
4:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

Women's

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Senior

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As of December 31, 2023.
Wins Losses Draws
7 5 1
Friendlies
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April 11 France  2–1  Canada Le Mans, France
Report
Stadium: Stade Marie-Marvingt
Attendance: 14,200
Referee: Sandra Bastos
October 28 Canada  0–1  Brazil Montréal, Quebec
14:30 ET Report
Stadium: Stade Saputo
October 31 Canada  2–0  Brazil Halifax, Nova Scotia
18:30 ET Report Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
December 1 Canada  5–0  Australia Langford, British Columbia
19:30 PT Report Stadium: Starlight Stadium
December 5 Canada  1–0  Australia Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 PT Report Stadium: BC Place
SheBelieves Cup
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source [5]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  United States (H, C) 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9
2  Japan 3 1 0 2 3 2 +1 3
3  Brazil 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Canada 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) fair play ranking.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
February 16 United States  2–0  Canada Orlando, United States
19:00 ET
Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 14,697
Referee: Katia Garcia (Mexico)
February 19 Brazil  0–2  Canada Nashville, United States
18:30 ET Report
Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 6,502
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
February 22 Canada  0–3  Japan Frisco, United States
16:00 ET Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 6,975
Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia (H) 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Nigeria 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3  Canada 3 1 1 1 2 5 −3 4
4  Republic of Ireland 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
July 20 Nigeria  0–0  Canada Melbourne, Australia
22:30 ET Report Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 21,410
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
July 26 Canada  2–1  Republic of Ireland Perth, Australia
8:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 17,065
Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)
July 31 Canada  0–4  Australia Melbourne, Australia
6:00 ET Report
Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 27,706
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification (CONCACAF play-off)
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September 22 1st Leg Jamaica  0–2  Canada Kingston, Jamaica
8:00 PM Report
Stadium: Independence Park
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)
September 26 2nd Leg Canada  2–1
(4–1 agg.)
 Jamaica Toronto, Ontario
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 29,212
Referee: Katia Itzel García (Mexico)

U–20

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CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification
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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 4 4 0 0 40 1 +39 12 Qualification to Final tournament
2  El Salvador 4 3 0 1 16 11 +5 9
3  Cuba 4 2 0 2 6 6 0 6
4  Martinique 4 0 1 3 2 21 −19 1
5  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 0 1 3 1 26 −25 1
6  U.S. Virgin Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
April 14 Canada  15–0  Martinique San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
Report Stadium: Estadio Panamericano
April 16 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  0–12  Canada San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
Stadium: Estadio Panamericano
Referee: Shandor Wilkinson (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
April 20 Cuba  0–4  Canada San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
Stadium: Estadio Panamericano
Referee: Kedeen Foster (Cayman Islands)
April 22 Canada  9–1  El Salvador San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
Stadium: Estadio Panamericano
Referee: Karitza Guerra (Honduras)
CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 15 2 +13 9 Knockout stage
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 11 5 +6 6
3  Jamaica 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 3
4  Panama 3 0 0 3 1 15 −14 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
May 26 Canada  4–0  Jamaica Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Report Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
May 28 Panama  0–5  Canada Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Report
Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
Referee: Sandra Benítez (El Salvador)
May 30 United States  5–2  Canada Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Report
Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
Knockout stage
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June 2 SF Mexico  2–1  Canada Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Report Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)
June 4 3rd Canada  5–3 (a.e.t.)  Costa Rica Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Report
Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

Club competitions

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Men's

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Domestic leagues

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Canadian Premier League
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Regular season
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Playoff qualification
1 Cavalry (S) 28 16 7 5 46 27 +19 55 First semifinal
2 Forge (C) 28 11 9 8 39 32 +7 42[a]
3 HFX Wanderers 28 11 9 8 39 32 +7 42[a] Quarterfinal
4 Pacific 28 11 7 10 42 35 +7 40 Play-in round
5 York United 28 11 5 12 35 44 −9 38
6 Atlético Ottawa 28 10 6 12 38 34 +4 36
7 Vancouver 28 8 5 15 28 50 −22 29
8 Valour 28 6 8 14 25 38 −13 26
Source: CanPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goal differential; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Home goal differential; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Total minutes played by U-21 players; 10) Coin toss (2 teams tied) or drawing of lots (3+ teams tied).[6]
(C) Champion (qualified to Champions Cup); (S) CPL Shield winner (qualified to Champions Cup)
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tie resolved by away goal differential; Forge: +4, Wanderers: −2
Playoffs
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Bracket
Play-in roundFirst semifinalSecond semifinalFinal
October 14October 28
1Cavalry FC12Forge FC2
2Forge FC2October 211Cavalry FC1
1Cavalry FC2
Quarterfinal4Pacific FC1
October 14
October 113HFX Wanderers FC0
4Pacific FC14Pacific FC1
5York United FC0
Final
Forge FC2–1 (a.e.t.)Cavalry FC
Recap
Report
League1 Canada
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League Playoff champion Playoff runner-up Regular season winner Regular season runner-up
British Columbia Whitecaps FC Academy Victoria Highlanders FC Victoria Highlanders FC TSS FC Rovers
Ontario Simcoe County Rovers FC Scrosoppi FC Scrosoppi FC Simcoe County Rovers FC
Quebec N/A (league championship decided by regular season) CS Saint-Laurent Royal-Sélect de Beauport
Canadian Soccer League
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Regular season winner Regular season runner-up
Scarborough SC Serbian White Eagles

Domestic cups

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Canadian Championship
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Bracket
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Langford, BC
 
 
Pacific FC (p)1 (5)
 
Langford, BC
 
Cavalry FC1 (3)
 
Pacific FC2
 
Burnaby, BC
 
TSS FC Rovers0
 
TSS FC Rovers3
 
Langford, BC
 
Valour FC1
 
Pacific FC0
 
Toronto, ON (York Lions)
 
Vancouver Whitecaps FC3
 
York United FC1
 
Toronto, ON (York Lions)
 
Vancouver FC0
 
York United FC1
 
 
Vancouver Whitecaps FC4
 
 
Vancouver, BC
 
 
Vancouver Whitecaps FC2
 
 
CF Montréal1
 
 
Toronto, ON (BMO)
 
 
Toronto FC1
 
Montreal, QC
 
CF Montréal2
 
CF Montréal2
 
Montreal, QC
 
Vaughan Azzurri0
 
CF Montréal2
 
Hamilton, ON
 
Forge FC0
 
Forge FC3
 
Hamilton, ON
 
FC Laval0
 
Forge FC (p)1 (3)
 
Toronto, ON (York Lions)
 
Atlético Ottawa1 (2)
 
HFX Wanderers FC1
 
 
Atlético Ottawa3
 
Final
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC2–1CF Montréal
Report
Attendance: 20,072
Referee: Filip Dujic
Challenge Trophy
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Final
Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Ottawa Warriors Ontario 1–0 Nova Scotia Western Halifax FC

USSF domestic leagues

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Major League Soccer
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Regular season
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Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Cincinnati (S) 34 20 5 9 57 39 +18 69 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[a]
2 Orlando City SC 34 18 7 9 55 39 +16 63 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[b]
3 Columbus Crew (C) 34 16 9 9 67 46 +21 57 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16[c]
4 St. Louis City SC 34 17 12 5 62 45 +17 56 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[d]
5 Philadelphia Union 34 15 9 10 57 41 +16 55 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[e]
6 New England Revolution 34 15 9 10 58 46 +12 55 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[f]
7 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 9 11 41 32 +9 53 Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[g]
8 Los Angeles FC 34 14 10 10 54 39 +15 52
9 Houston Dynamo FC (U) 34 14 11 9 51 38 +13 51 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One and U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[h]
10 Atlanta United FC 34 13 9 12 66 53 +13 51 Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[g]
11 Real Salt Lake 34 14 12 8 48 50 −2 50
12 Nashville SC 34 13 11 10 39 32 +7 49 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[i]
13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (V) 34 12 10 12 55 48 +7 48 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[j]
14 FC Dallas 34 11 10 13 41 37 +4 46 Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[g]
15 Sporting Kansas City 34 12 14 8 48 51 −3 44
16 San Jose Earthquakes 34 10 10 14 39 43 −4 44
17 New York Red Bulls 34 11 13 10 36 39 −3 43
18 Portland Timbers 34 11 13 10 46 58 −12 43
19 Charlotte FC 34 10 11 13 45 52 −7 43
20 CF Montréal 34 12 17 5 36 52 −16 41
21 Minnesota United FC 34 10 13 11 46 51 −5 41
22 New York City FC 34 9 11 14 35 39 −4 41
23 D.C. United 34 10 14 10 45 49 −4 40
24 Chicago Fire FC 34 10 14 10 39 51 −12 40
25 Austin FC 34 10 15 9 49 55 −6 39
26 LA Galaxy 34 8 14 12 51 67 −16 36
27 Inter Miami CF (L) 34 9 18 7 41 54 −13 34 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16[k]
28 Colorado Rapids 34 5 17 12 26 54 −28 27
29 Toronto FC 34 4 20 10 26 59 −33 22
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(C) MLS Cup champion; (L) Leagues Cup winner; (S) Supporters' Shield winner; (U) U.S. Open Cup winner; (V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:
  1. ^ As 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield champions
  2. ^ As highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
  3. ^ As 2023 MLS Cup champions
  4. ^ As 2023 Western Conference regular season champions
  5. ^ As 2023 Leagues Cup third place
  6. ^ As second highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
  7. ^ a b c As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup
  8. ^ Qualify for both the Champions Cup and U.S. Open Cup as 2023 U.S. Open Cup champions
  9. ^ As 2023 Leagues Cup runner-up
  10. ^ As 2023 Canadian Championship winners
  11. ^ As 2023 Leagues Cup champion
MLS Cup Playoffs
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Round One

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Los Angeles FC 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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