U Sports men's soccer championship

U Sports men's soccer championship
Most recent season or competition:
2025 U Sports Men's Soccer Championship
SportAssociation football
Founded1972 (1972)
First season1972
Organizing bodyU Sports
No. of teams8
CountryCanada
Most recent
champion		York Lions (6th title)
Most titlesUBC Thunderbirds (14 titles)
Streaming partnersCBC Sports
CBC Gem
Related
competitions		U Sports women's soccer championship
Official websiteusports.ca/championship

The U Sports Men's Soccer Championship is a Canadian university soccer tournament conducted by U Sports to determine the men's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from each of Canada's four regional sports conferences. The Sam Davidson Memorial Trophy is awarded to the winners.

York is the reigning champion and won for the sixth time in 2025 to become the second-most successful program behind UBC, who have 14 national championships. Alberta and Victoria are the next most successful programs, having won five championships each.[1]

The 2020 championship tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Format

The championship features eight teams in single-elimination matches to determine a national champion. The championship hosts 11 games over four days at a predetermined host venue. The host team is automatically qualified for the tournament, as is each of the conference champions, with additional berths awarded for the remaining spots.

Results

Season Winner Runner-up Score Venue
2026
Details 		Centennial Stadium, Victoria[3]
2025
Details 		York Lions (6) Mount Royal Cougars 1–0 (a.e.t.) Varsity Stadium, Toronto[4]
2024
Details 		UBC Thunderbirds (14) Montreal Carabins 1–0 Vaso’s Field, Ontario Tech[5]
2023
Details 		Cape Breton Capers (2) Montreal Carabins 1–0 Cape Breton Health Recreation Complex, Cape Breton[6]
2022
Details 		TRU WolfPack (1) UBC Thunderbirds 2–1 (p) Hillside Stadium, Thompson Rivers[6]
2021
Details 		Montreal Carabins (2) Carleton Ravens 3–2 (p) MNP Park, Carleton[6]
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2] Awarded host: Carleton[7]
2019
Details 		UQTR Patriotes (1) Montreal Carabins 2–0 CEPSUM Stadium, Montréal[7]
2018
Details 		Montreal Carabins (1) Cape Breton Capers 2–1 Thunderbird Stadium, British Columbia
2017
Details 		Cape Breton Capers (1) Montreal Carabins 3–2 Hillside Stadium, Thompson Rivers
2016
Details 		Alberta Golden Bears (5) UQAM Citadins 1–0 Alumni Stadium, Guelph
2015
Details 		York Lions (5) UNB Varsity Reds 2–0 York Stadium, York
2014
Details 		York Lions (4) McMaster Marauders 1–0 UPEI Turf field, PEI
2013
Details 		UBC Thunderbirds (13) Laval Rouge et Or 3–1 BMO Centre, New Brunswick
2012
Details 		UBC Thunderbirds (12) Cape Breton Capers 1–0 TELUS-Université Laval Stadium, Laval
2011
Details 		Victoria Vikes (5) Saint Mary's Huskies 3–1 Centennial Stadium, Victoria
2010
Details 		York Lions (3) UBC Thunderbirds 1–0 Varsity Centre, Toronto
2009
Details 		Laval Rouge et Or (1) McGill Redmen 3–2 Trinity Western
2008
Details 		York Lions (2) Trinity Western Spartans 1–0 Carleton
2007
Details 		UBC Thunderbirds (11) Laval Rouge et Or 2–1 Wolfson Field, British Columbia
2006
Details 		Alberta Golden Bears (4) Trinity Western Spartans 2–1 Foote Field, Alberta
2005
Details 		UBC Thunderbirds (10) Toronto Varsity Blues 2–1 PEI
2004
Details 		Victoria Vikes (4) McGill Redmen 3–1 CEPSUM Stadium, Montréal
McGill
2003
Details 		Alberta Golden Bears (3) Saint Mary's Huskies 2–1 (a.e.t.) McGill Stadium, Montreal
2002
Details 		Brock Badgers (1) Carleton Ravens 1–0 (a.e.t.) Keith Harris Stadium, Carleton
2001
Details 		Laurier Golden Hawks (2) UBC Thunderbirds 2–1 Saint Mary's
2000
Details 		Laurier Golden Hawks (1) Saint Mary's Huskies 2–1 (p) McMaster
1999
Details 		Western Mustangs (2) Alberta Golden Bears 1–0 Victoria
1998
Details 		Western Mustangs (1) Alberta Golden Bears 2–0 McGill
1997
Details 		McGill Redmen (3) UBC Thunderbirds 1–0 (p) Dalhousie
1996
Details 		Victoria Vikes (3) Western Mustangs 1–0 York
1995
Details 		Dalhousie Tigers (1) Alberta Golden Bears 3–1 Québec à Trois-Rivières
1994
Details 		UBC Thunderbirds (9) Alberta Golden Bears 5–0 British Columbia
1993
Details 		Sherbrooke Vert et Or (1) UBC Thunderbirds 2–1 Acadia
1992
Details 		UBC Thunderbirds (8) McMaster Marauders 3–2 Guelph
1991
Details 		UBC Thunderbirds (7) McMaster Marauders 3–1 Queen's
1990
Details 		UBC Thunderbirds (6) Guelph Gryphons 2–1 Guelph
1989
Details 		UBC Thunderbirds (5) Saint Mary's Huskies 1–0 British Columbia
1988
Details 		Toronto Varsity Blues (1) McGill Redmen 1–0 British Columbia
1987
Details 		Victoria Vikes (2) Laurier Golden Hawks 3–1 McGill
1986
Details 		UBC Thunderbirds (4) Toronto Varsity Blues 4–0 Toronto
1985
Details 		UBC Thunderbirds (3) Concordia Stingers 2–1 British Columbia
1984
Details 		UBC Thunderbirds (2) Carleton Ravens 2–1 (a.e.t.) Carleton
1983
Details 		Laurentian Voyageurs (1) McGill Redmen 2–1 (a.e.t.) Laurentian
1982
Details 		McGill Redmen (2) Victoria Vikes 1–0 McGill
1981
Details 		McGill Redmen (1) Alberta Golden Bears 4–2 (p) Alberta
1980
Details 		UNB Red Shirts (1) Wilfrid Laurier 3–1 New Brunswick
1979
Details 		Alberta Golden Bears (2) Saint Mary's Huskies 2–0 Alberta
1978
Details 		Manitoba Bisons (1) Victoria Vikings 2–1 Victoria
1977
Details 		York Yeomen (1) Concordia Stingers 2–1 Waterloo
1976
Details 		Concordia Stingers (1) Dalhousie Tigers 2–1(a.e.t.) Concordia
1975
Details 		Victoria Vikes (1) Concordia Stingers 2–1 Victoria
1974
Details 		UBC Thunderbirds (1) Loyola College 2–1 Concordia
1973
Details 		Loyola College (1) Alberta Golden Bears 4–3 (p) Memorial
1972
Details 		Alberta Golden Bears (1) Loyola College 3–1 York

Awards

U Sports Championship MVP

The selection is made by a committee established by the host of the U Sports championship.

Season Recipient Team
2025 Christian Zeppieri York
2024 Joven Mann UBC
2023 Owen Sheppard Cape Breton
2022 Junior Agyekum Thompson Rivers
2021 Guy-Frank Essomé Penda Montreal
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Félix Clapin-Girard UQTR
2018 Frédéric Lajoie-Gravelle Montreal
2017 Cory Bent Cape Breton
2016 Noah Cunningham Alberta
2015 Michael Cox York
2014 Henry Moody York
2013 Niall Cousens UBC
2012 Gagan Dosanjh UBC
2011 Cam Hundal Victoria
2010 Adrian Pena York
2009 Gabriel Moreau Laval
2008 Gerrard Ladiyou York
2007 Graham Smith UBC
2006 Justin Farenik Trinity Western
2005 Jon Poli UBC
2004 Sean Battistoni Victoria
2003 Mesut Mert Saint Mary's
2002 John Kamendy Brock
2001 Kenny Nutt Laurier
2000 Kenny Nutt Laurier
1999 Ryan Walker Alberta
1998 Michael Potts Western
1997 Paul English Dalhousie
1996 Maurizio Conforti Victoria
1995 Paul English Dalhousie
1994 Pat Onstad UBC
1993 Eric Puig Sherbrooke
1992 Tom Kim UBC
1991 Dana Peoples McMaster
1990 Not awarded
1989 Mike Mosher UBC
1988 Coz Zambazis Toronto
1987 Scott Sieben Victoria
1986 Alex Percy UBC

See also

References

  1. ^ "Results by Team" (PDF). U SPORTS - English. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "U Sports cancels 2020 fall championships due to COVID-19". U Sports. June 8, 2020. Archived from the original on July 6, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "U Sports announces hosts for multiple championships". usports.ca. U Sports. February 27, 2025.
  4. ^ "U of T to host pair of U Sports championships in 2025 & 2027". Toronto Varsity Blues. October 17, 2024.
  5. ^ "Ontario Tech University awarded rights to host its first-ever U SPORTS national championship event". Ontario Tech University. June 28, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "U Sports announces 2021-23 fall championship hosts in soccer and rugby". usports.ca. July 3, 2020. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "U Sports announces 10 national championship hosts in rugby, soccer and volleyball over next two seasons". usports.ca. December 11, 2018. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
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