Canada is getting its own professional soccer league. The Canadian Premier League is targeting a 2018 or 2019 kick-off date, with at least six teams set to be involved in its inaugural season and more to follow. Find the latest news, rumours and analysis of one of the most ambitious ventures in Canadian soccer history on this page.
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Canadian Premier League: The latest news, rumours and analysis
What we know so far about our new professional division.
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January 29, 2019
Canadian Premier League Announces Inaugural Match, Volkswagen Partnership
The league made some major announcements on Tuesday morning
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January 10, 2019
Canada Soccer announces 2019 Voyageurs Cup schedule
The Canadian Premier League joins for the first time.
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November 14, 2018
League 1 Ontario acquired by Canadian Premier League
One of the major development pathways in Ontario is now under the CPL umbrella.
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November 13, 2018
Canadian Premier League announces U Sports draft results
Gabriel Bitar of Carleton University went first overall to Cavalry FC.
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October 16, 2018
Canadian Premier League coaches open up about roster construction
Let’s dissect quotes from some CPL managers, shall we?
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July 20, 2018
Pacific FC unveiled by Canadian Premier League
The team will represent Vancouver Island.
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July 19, 2018
Report: Canadian Premier League salary rules revealed
The Hamilton Spectator has discovered some information about the roster structure of the CPL.
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July 12, 2018
Canadian Premier League unveils Forge FC in Hamilton
This is the sixth club to be revealed.
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June 8, 2018
Canadian Premier League reveals FC Edmonton
We now have five new club badges. Three more and we can take on the Elite Four!
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June 6, 2018
Canadian Premier League announces Valour FC club in Winnipeg
This is the league’s fourth announced team.
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June 1, 2018
Canadian Premier League approves club for Greater Victoria, BC
The club will represent Vancouver Island.
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May 25, 2018
Canadian Premier League: HFX Wanderers FC officially revealed
That’s three officially announced teams now.
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May 8, 2018
Updated: York 9 FC to launch as official Canadian Premier League club
Featuring some very familiar faces to Toronto FC fans!
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May 5, 2018
Canada Soccer officially approves four CPL cities
Halifax, York Region, Calgary, and Port City (BC) are expected to be among the eight founding cities of the Canadian Premier League
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April 27, 2018
Canadian Premier League unveils new logo, manifesto
The league has revealed a slew of new branding in today’s website redesign
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April 13, 2018
Canadian Premier League trademarks possible team names
They’ve registered six new names we know of.
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February 15, 2018
Canadian Premier League: What we’ve learned recently
Rocket Robin has everything you need to know about David Clanachan’s recent Q&A session at McMaster University
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February 8, 2018
Lessons Down Under: The Canadian Premier League can learn from Australia
What the A-League can tell us about starting a brand new soccer league
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February 6, 2018
The Canadian Championship: The beautiful game comes in all sizes
What the quaintness of the FA Cup can tell us about the future of the Canadian Championship.
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January 24, 2018
Canadian Premier League names Paul Beirne president
Toronto FC’s first employee has been with the CPL since the start.
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January 12, 2018
CPL news welcome in turbulent week for Canadian soccer
"Grassroots, community-based" vision for CPL hits all the right notes. Will it succeed?
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January 10, 2018
Canadian Premier League: David Clanachan to be first-ever commissioner
The league will kick off in spring of 2019.
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July 25, 2017
Canadian Premier League: What we know so far
New to our nation’s proposed professional men’s league? Here’s your primer.
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June 29, 2017
Epic Voyageurs Cup final a boost for tournament profile
Tuesday night was the best Canadian Championship final ever.
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June 1, 2017
CPL intends to work towards pro/rel - report
The new league will have two divisions as soon as it hits 16 teams, according to Duane Rollins.