2025 U Sports Women's Soccer Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| City | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Venue | Ron Joyce Stadium |
| Dates | November 6–9, 2025 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Montreal Carabins |
| Runners-up | UBC Thunderbirds |
| Third place | Laval Rouge et Or Trinity Western Spartans[a] |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 29 (2.9 per match) |
| Awards | |
| Championship MVP | Karine Vilain (Montreal) |
The 2025 U Sports Women's Soccer Championship was the 38th edition of the U Sports women's soccer championship, a postseason tournament to determine the national champion of the 2025 U Sports women's soccer season. The tournament was played November 6–9, 2025 at Ron Joyce Stadium on the campus of McMaster University.[2][3]
Host
The tournament was held at Ron Joyce Stadium, on the grounds of the McMaster University. This was the 2nd U Sports women's soccer championship event hosted at McMaster, having previously hosted in 1992.[2]
Qualified teams
The championship consisted of an eight-team single-elimination tournament. One team qualified as the hosts, four teams qualified as winners of each of the four conferences, one team from each of CW and OUA qualified as conference medalists, and one team from RSEQ qualified based on RSEQ's performance at the previous year's championship.[4][5]
Participating teams
| Team | Conf. | Qualified as | Qualified on | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMaster Marauders | OUA | Hosts | February 27, 2025 | 1991 |
| Cape Breton Capers | AUS | Conference champions | October 26, 2025 | 2007 |
| UBC Thunderbirds | CW | Conference champions | October 30, 2025 | 2024 |
| Toronto Varsity Blues | OUA | Conference champions | October 25, 2025 | None |
| Montreal Carabins | RSEQ | Conference champions | October 24, 2025 | 2022 |
| Trinity Western Spartans | CW | Conference runners-up | October 30, 2025 | 2013 |
| Guelph Gryphons | OUA | Conference runners-up | October 25, 2025 | None |
| Laval Rouge et Or | RSEQ | Conference runners-up | October 24, 2025 | 2016 |
Bracket
| Fifth-place match | Consolation semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UBC Thunderbirds | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Guelph Gryphons | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Guelph Gryphons | 0 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cape Breton Capers | 1 | Laval Rouge et Or | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Cape Breton Capers | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Laval Rouge et Or | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cape Breton Capers | 0 | UBC Thunderbirds | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Toronto Varsity Blues | 2 | Montreal Carabins | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Montreal Carabins | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | McMaster Marauders | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| McMaster Marauders | 0 | Montreal Carabins | 4 | Third-place match | |||||||||||||||||||
| Toronto Varsity Blues | 2 | Trinity Western Spartans | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 1 | Laval Rouge et Or | –[a] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | Trinity Western Spartans | – | |||||||||||||||||||
Results
Quarter-finals
Consolation semi-finals
Semi-finals
Fifth-place match
Third-place match
Final
See also
References
- ^ "Laval and Trinity Western awarded bronze medals at U SPORTS women's soccer championship". November 9, 2025. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ^ a b "U Sports announces hosts for multiple championships". U Sports. February 27, 2025. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
- ^ "Championships". Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ "U Sports Playing Regulations: Women's Soccer" (PDF). U Sports. August 2025.
- ^ "Policies and Procedures (20 – Programs)" (PDF). U SPORTS. July 2025. Retrieved December 9, 2025.