2012 in Canadian soccer

The 2012 Season is the 136th season of competitive soccer in Canada under the association rules.[1]

National teams

The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.

Win Draw Loss

Men

Senior

February 29 Friendly	Armenia	3–1	Canada	Limassol, Cyprus
11:00 UTC−06:00	Pizzelli 22', 67' Özbiliz 90' (pen)	Report	McKenna 4'	Stadium: Tsirion Stadium

June 3 Friendly	Canada	0–0	United States	Toronto
19:00 UTC−05		Report		Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 15,247 Referee: Mauricio Morales (MEX)

June 8 WCQ R3	Cuba	0–1	Canada	Havana, Cuba
14:00 UTC−4		Report	Occean 54'	Stadium: Estadio Pedro Marrero Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Courtney Campbell (JAM)

June 12 WCQ R3	Canada	0–0	Honduras	Toronto
19:45 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 16,132 Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (SUR)

September 7 WCQ R3	Canada	1–0	Panama	Toronto
19:30 UTC−4				Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 17,586

September 11 WCQ R3	Panama	0–2	Canada	Panama City, Panama
20:05 UTC−5				Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Attendance: 21,853

October 12 WCQ R3	Canada	3–0	Cuba	Toronto
19:30 UTC−4				Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 17,712

October 16 WCQ R3	Honduras	8–1	Canada	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
19:30 UTC−6				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Attendance: 38,000

Under-23

March 22, 2012 Olympic Qualifier	El Salvador	0–0	Canada	Nashville, Tennessee
18:30 (EDT)		Report		Stadium: LP Field Attendance: 4,269 Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

March 24, 2012 Olympic Qualifier	United States	0–2	Canada	Nashville, Tennessee
19:00 (EDT)		Report	Henry 58' Cavallini 83'	Stadium: LP Field Attendance: 10,578 Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)

March 26, 2012 Olympic Qualifier	Canada	1–1	Cuba	Nashville, Tennessee
18:30 (EDT)	James 25'	Report	Reyes 90'	Stadium: LP Field Attendance: 7,889 Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)

March 31, 2012 Olympic Qualifier	Mexico	3–1	Canada	Kansas City, Kansas
18:00 (EDT)	Fabián 20' Pulido 33' Ponce 59'	Report	Haber 32'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 16,101 Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)

Under-20

Under-17

Women

Senior

2012 Olympic Qualifying Tournament

January 19 Group play	Canada	6–0	Haiti	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:30 PST UTC−8	Julien 7' Sinclair 25', 44', 56', 86' (pen.) Parker 90+2'	Report		Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 7,627 Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)

January 21 Group play	Canada	2–0	Cuba	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:30 PST UTC−8	Sinclair 17' (pen.) Tancredi 24'	Report		Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Gillian Martindale (Barbados)

January 23 Group play	Canada	5–1	Costa Rica	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:30 PST UTC−8	Sinclair 6', 45' Schmidt 10' Kyle 19' Ugalde 50' (o.g.)	Report	Barrantes 89'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 8,105 Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)

January 27 Semi-final	Canada	3–1	Mexico	Vancouver, British Columbia
20:00 PST UTC−8	Sinclair 15', 76' Tancredi 23'	Report	Perez 67'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,954 Referee: Diane Ferreira-James (Guyana)

January 29 Final	Canada	0–4	United States	Vancouver, British Columbia
17:00 PST UTC−8		Report	Morgan 4', 56' Wambach 24', 28'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 25,427 Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)

Friendlies

March 24 Friendly	Canada	2–1	Brazil	Foxborough, USA
13:00 (ET)	Sinclair 12', 78'	Report	Gabriella 87'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium

Managerial changes

League tables

Men

Major League Soccer

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	San Jose Earthquakes (SS)	34	19	6	9	72	43	+29	66	2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League ¹
2	Sporting Kansas City	34	18	7	9	42	27	+15	63	2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League ¹
3	D.C. United	34	17	10	7	53	43	+10	58
4	New York Red Bulls	34	16	9	9	57	46	+11	57
5	Real Salt Lake	34	17	11	6	46	35	+11	57
6	Chicago Fire	34	17	11	6	46	41	+5	57
7	Seattle Sounders FC	34	15	8	11	51	33	+18	56
8	LA Galaxy	34	16	12	6	59	47	+12	54	2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League ¹
9	Houston Dynamo	34	14	9	11	48	41	+7	53	2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League ¹
10	Columbus Crew	34	15	12	7	44	44	0	52
11	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	11	13	10	35	41	−6	43
12	Montreal Impact	34	12	16	6	45	51	−6	42
13	FC Dallas	34	9	13	12	42	47	−5	39
14	Colorado Rapids	34	11	19	4	44	50	−6	37
15	Philadelphia Union	34	10	18	6	37	45	−8	36
16	New England Revolution	34	9	17	8	39	44	−5	35
17	Portland Timbers	34	8	16	10	34	56	−22	34
18	Chivas USA	34	7	18	9	24	58	−34	30
19	Toronto FC	34	5	21	8	36	62	−26	23	2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League ²

Updated to match(es) played on October 28, 2012. Source: MLSSoccer.com

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner

¹The highest ranked U.S.-based MLS club qualifies to the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League (placed in Pot A). The other U.S. representatives in the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League are:
- Winner of the 2012 MLS Cup (Pot A)
- Runner-up of the 2012 MLS Cup (Pot B)
- Winner of the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Pot B)
²Toronto FC qualified for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2012 Canadian Championship.

North American Soccer League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	San Antonio Scorpions (X)	28	13	8	7	46	27	+19	47	Playoff semifinals
2	Tampa Bay Rowdies (C)	28	12	9	7	37	30	+7	45	Playoff semifinals
3	Puerto Rico Islanders	28	11	8	9	32	30	+2	41	Playoff quarterfinals
4	Carolina RailHawks	28	10	10	8	44	46	−2	40
5	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	28	9	9	10	40	46	−6	36
6	Minnesota United	28	8	11	9	34	33	+1	35
7	Atlanta Silverbacks	28	7	9	12	35	46	−11	30
8	FC Edmonton	28	5	10	13	26	36	−10	25

Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (X) Commissioner's Cup (regular season champion).

Canadian Soccer League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Toronto Croatia (A, C, O)	22	15	6	1	57	13	+44	51	Playoffs
2	Montreal Impact Academy (A)	22	14	5	3	52	17	+35	47
3	SC Toronto (A)	22	14	4	4	51	16	+35	46
4	Windsor Stars (A)	22	12	4	6	46	21	+25	40
5	York Region Shooters (A)	22	9	11	2	33	19	+14	38
6	Serbian White Eagles (A)	22	10	5	7	48	35	+13	35
7	TFC Academy (A)	22	10	5	7	42	28	+14	35
8	Niagara United (A)	22	10	3	9	34	36	−2	33
9	SC Waterloo Region	22	10	1	11	46	37	+9	31
10	Mississauga Eagles	22	8	5	9	42	44	−2	29
11	Brampton United	22	8	4	10	49	35	+14	28
12	London City	22	7	7	8	34	55	−21	28
13	Brantford Galaxy	22	8	1	13	40	68	−28	25
14	Kingston FC	22	4	1	17	23	61	−38	13
15	St. Catharines Wolves	22	1	5	16	13	67	−54	8
16	North York Astros	22	2	1	19	15	73	−58	7

Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2012. Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.com/schedules/1standings.htm
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner.

Premier Development League

In 2012 there were nine Canadian teams playing in the US-based USL PDL:

Victoria Highlanders
Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23
Abbotsford Mariners
WSA Winnipeg
Thunder Bay Chill
Forest City London
Hamilton Rage
Toronto Lynx
Ottawa Fury

Women

W-League

For details on Canadian W-League teams' year, please refer to 2012 W-League season.

Canadian clubs in international competitions

Toronto FC

2011–12 edition

March 7, 2012 Quarterfinals	Toronto FC	2–2	Los Angeles Galaxy	Toronto
20:00 UTC−05:00	Johnson 12' Silva 17'	Report	Magee 29' Donovan 88'	Stadium: Rogers Centre Attendance: 47,658 Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

March 14, 2012 Quarterfinals	Los Angeles Galaxy	1–2 (3–4 agg.)	Toronto FC	Carson, United States
22:00 UTC−04:00	Harden 55' (o.g.)	Report	Johnson 34' Soolsma 67'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)

March 28, 2012 Semifinals	Toronto FC	1–1	Santos Laguna	Toronto
20:00 UTC−04:00	Aceval 37'	Report	Gomez 30'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 18,950 Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States)

April 4, 2012 Semifinals	Santos Laguna	6–2 (7–3 agg.)	Toronto FC	Torreón, Mexico
20:00 UTC−04:00	Gomez 31', 45+2' Rodríguez 56' (pen.), 64' (pen.) Peralta 66' Ludueña 90+2'	Report	Plata 15', 43'	Stadium: Estadio Corona Attendance: 26,483 Referee: Benigno Pineda (Honduras)

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gollark: Fear it:

gollark: (Taiwan holds basically all leading edge semiconductor production and I believe a lot of the older stuff. Invading could physically damage it in hard to fix ways, and would probably lead to the loss of most of the people working on it and their knowledge; even ignoring this, it relies on materials from elsewhere which could be cut off. Basically everyone needs the chips produced by TSMC, and if they just stopped existing so would... roughly all consumer electronics for several years.)

gollark: It would not.

gollark: I don't think they can actually militarily do anything to Taiwan without imploding the entire world economy for several years.

References

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