2026 U Sports Men's Soccer Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| City | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Venue | Centennial Stadium |
| Dates | November 12–15, 2026 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Defending champions | York Lions |
The 2026 U Sports Men's Soccer Championship will be the 54th edition of the U Sports men's soccer championship, a postseason tournament to determine the national champion of the 2026 U Sports men's soccer season. The tournament will be played November 12–15, 2026 at Centennial Stadium on the campus of University of Victoria.[1]
Host
The tournament will be held at Centennial Stadium on the campus of University of Victoria. This will be the 5th U Sports men's soccer championship hosted at the University of Victoria, having previously hosted in 1975, 1978, 1999, and 2011.[2]
Qualified teams
The format has not yet been confirmed. If the previous year's format remains, the championship will consist of an eight-team single-elimination tournament. One team automatically qualified as the hosts, four teams automatically qualify as winners of each of the four conferences, and the three non-hosting conferences will each be assigned an additional berth.[3][4]
Participating teams
| Team | Conf. | Qualified as (conference result) | Qualified on | Last appearance[5] | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Vikes | CW | Hosts[a] | February 27, 2025 | 2021 | 2011 |
| TBD | AUS | Champions | |||
| TBD | CW | Champions[a] | |||
| TBD | OUA | Champions | |||
| TBD | RSEQ | Champions | |||
| TBD | AUS | Runners-up | |||
| TBD | OUA | Runners-up | |||
| TBD | RSEQ | Regular season winners |
Seeding
After the conference championships, the four conference champions will be seeded in positions one through four based on their final ranking. The remaining four teams will then be placed in the bracket to avoid intraconference matchups in the first two rounds and to avoid pairs of matchups from similar conferences.[3]
Bracket
| Fifth-place match | Consolation semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Third-place match | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
Quarter-finals
Consolation semi-finals
Semi-finals
Fifth-place match
Third-place match
Final
References
- ^ "Championship Calendar". U Sports. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ "Vikes win bid to host 2026 U SPORTS Men's Soccer Championship". University of Victoria Athletics. February 27, 2025. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ a b "U Sports Playing Regulations: Men's Soccer" (PDF). U Sports. August 2025.
- ^ "Policies and Procedures (20 – Programs)" (PDF). U SPORTS. July 2025. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
- ^ "Results by Team" (PDF). U SPORTS - English. Retrieved December 2, 2025.