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2024 Challenge Trophy
French: Trophée Challenge 2024
2024 Toyota National Championships
French: Championnats nationaux Toyota 2024
Tournament details
CountryCanada
CitySurrey, British Columbia
Dates9–14 October 2024 (2024-10-09 – 2024-10-14)
Teams10
Defending championsOntario Soccer Association West Ottawa Warriors
Final positions
ChampionsOntario Soccer Association Gloucester Celtic FC (3rd title)
Runner-upSoccer Nova Scotia Suburban FC of Bedford
Third placeBritish Columbia Soccer Association Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC 
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored83 (3.32 per match)
Attendance1,827 (73 per match)
Most valuable player Ontario Soccer Association Stefan Karajovanovic
← 2023
2025 →

All statistics correct as of 14 October 2024.
 Goals scored in penalty kicks are excluded from statistics. 

The 2024 Challenge Trophy (French: Trophée Challenge 2024, branded as the Toyota National Championships for sponsorship reasons) was the 100th edition of the Challenge Trophy, an annual cup competition contested as the national championship for amateur teams in men's Canadian soccer. Ten teams participated in the tournament, which took place in Surrey, British Columbia between 9–14 October 2024.

Ontario's Gloucester Celtic FC won their third Challenge Trophy, and second in three years, after defeating Nova Scotia's Suburban FC of Bedford by a score of 1–0 in the final. This also marked the fifth consecutive appearance by an Ontario representative in the Challenge Trophy final – the longest such streak by any member association since British Columbia made six straight appearances between 1982 and 1987.

Host selection

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The bidding procedure to host the 2022, 2023, and 2024 Challenge and Jubilee Trophy competitions was officially opened by Canada Soccer via request for proposal submissions on 12 August 2020.[1][2] Bidding for the 2024 tournament was appended to a previously existing procedure for the 2022 and 2023 competitions, which had been originally issued on 7 February 2020 but suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4]

On 18 March 2021, the city of Surrey — who had submitted a bid as part of their sports tourism strategy in partnership with the local Surrey Football Club — were officially awarded hosting rights by Canada Soccer.[5][6]

Format and entrants

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Each of Canada Soccer's thirteen member associations were invited to nominate a provincial or territorial representation team for the tournament, with teams generally earning the nomination by qualifying through a preliminary series such as a league competition, open cup, playoff, or single elimination tournament.[7] Based on the number of provincial and territorial entries received, Canada Soccer's Competition Committee determined the competition format — which in this case, also meant awarding a host and additional team entry to ensure an even number of participants and ensuring that participants play in an equal number of matches.[citation needed]

On 13 May, Canada Soccer confirmed a total of ten member associations (nine provincial, one territorial) had indicated their participation for the 2024 tournament.[8] Following two withdrawals from the competition in August 2024, the final number of provincial and territorial associations who participated in the competition was reduced to eight – with several revisions to the seeding and groups required.

Seeding and groups

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Member associations were seeded according to the final classification of their representation teams in the previous year's championship, then assigned to two groups of five using a serpentine distribution method. Associations without representation in the previous year's tournament, host entries, and additional entries were then added to seeding in the order their participation in the competition was confirmed.[citation needed]

Within their groups, the teams played each other once in a single round-robin over the course of five days, with the teams receiving a bye day corresponding with their seed number (seeds 1–2 received a bye on day 5 of competition, seeds 3–4 on day 4, seeds 5–6 on day 3, and so on). The final round was held on day six of the competition, with match pairings determined by group standings.

Preliminary groups

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Group A Group B
Seed Province or Territory Seed Province or Territory
1 Ontario Soccer Association Ontario 2 Soccer Québec Québec
4 British Columbia Soccer Association British Columbia 3 Soccer Nova Scotia Nova Scotia
5 Alberta Soccer Association Alberta 6 Manitoba Soccer Association Manitoba
8 Prince Edward Island Soccer Association Prince Edward Island 7 Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association Newfoundland and Labrador
9 Soccer New Brunswick New Brunswick Yukon Soccer Association Yukon

Revised groups (as of 2 August)

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Group A Group B
Seed Province or Territory Seed Province or Territory
1 Ontario Soccer Association Ontario 2 Soccer Québec Québec
4 British Columbia Soccer Association British Columbia 3 Soccer Nova Scotia Nova Scotia
5 Alberta Soccer Association Alberta 6 Manitoba Soccer Association Manitoba
8 Prince Edward Island Soccer Association Prince Edward Island 7 Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association Newfoundland and Labrador
Yukon Soccer Association Yukon British Columbia Soccer Association British Columbia (H)

Final groups (as of 31 August)

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Group A Group B
Seed Province or Territory Seed Province or Territory
1 Ontario Soccer Association Ontario 2 Soccer Québec Québec
4 British Columbia Soccer Association British Columbia 3 Soccer Nova Scotia Nova Scotia
5 Alberta Soccer Association Alberta 6 Manitoba Soccer Association Manitoba
Yukon Soccer Association Yukon 7 Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association Newfoundland and Labrador
British Columbia Soccer Association British Columbia (H) Ontario Soccer Association Ontario (A)
 denotes new entry and (H) denote a host entry and (A) denote an additional entry

Entrants

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Of the 10 teams qualified to play at the 2024 Challenge Trophy, only 2 participated at the previous tournament in 2023 in Halifax. Nova Scotia's representatives, Suburban FC of Bedford, made their 3rd appearance overall in the tournament, on the heels of a 4th-place finish in 2023. Meanwhile, Edmonton Scottish returned as Alberta's representative for an impressive 8th time in the last 11 competitions, which also marked their 13th appearance overall.[citation needed]

Newfoundland's Holy Cross FC continued their historic run of Challenge Trophy entries, attending their 11th tournament in 14 years and 22nd overall. Elsewhere, British Columbia's representative team Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC returned for its first appearance in a quarter of a century (since 1999), and their host team Vancouver United Hibernian made their debut in Challenge Trophy competition.[citation needed]

Overall, the field boasted 5 previous champions, including 2022 winners Gloucester Celtic FC. Notably, 2023 champions West Ottawa Warriors did not enter Ontario's qualifying tournament, the Ontario Cup in 2024 – meaning they could not defend their title at this competition.[citation needed]

Qualified teams

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Province/Territory Team Qualified as Qualification date Previous appearances in tournament[a] Previous best performance(s) Ref.
British Columbia Soccer Association British Columbia Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC BC Soccer Adult A Cup winners 28 April 2024 2 (1994, 1999) Runners-up (1999) [9]
Vancouver United Hibernian[b] Host entry, as BC Soccer Adult A Cup runners-up 2 August 2024[c] 0 (debut) [10]
Alberta Soccer Association Alberta Edmonton Scottish Alberta Soccer Challenge Cup winners 18 August 2024 12 (1972, 1979, 1987, 1992, 1996, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023) Champions (2016) [11]
Manitoba Soccer Association Manitoba Hellas SC Manitoba MSA Cup Provincial Championship winners 27 July 2024 4 (2008, 2009, 2012, 2022) Champions (2009) [12]
Ontario Soccer Association Ontario Gloucester Celtic FC MilkUP Ontario Cup winners 31 August 2024[d][e] 3 (2013, 2016, 2022) Champions (2013, 2022) [13]
Scarborough GS United[f] Additional entry, as MilkUP Ontario Cup runners-up 1 (2005) Champions (2005)
Soccer Québec Québec CS Saint-Lazare/Hudson LSEQ league final winners 21 September 2024[g] 0 (debut) [14]
Soccer New Brunswick New Brunswick Fredericton Picaroons Reds[h] NBPSL Challenge Cup winners 1 August 2024 10 (2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023) Sixth place (2007, 2019) [15]
Soccer Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Suburban FC of Bedford[i] Soccer Nova Scotia AAA Cup winners 8 August 2024 2 (2011, 2023) Fourth place (2023) [16]
Prince Edward Island Soccer Association Prince Edward Island Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals[j] Acclaimed[k] 13 May 2024 2 (2022, 2023) Seventh place (2022) [8]
Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association Newfoundland and Labrador Holy Cross FC Newfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup winners 18 August 2024 21 (1973, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022) Champions (1988) [17]
Yukon Soccer Association Yukon Yukon Selects SC Acclaimed[l] 13 May 2024 6 (2000, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2017) Ninth place (2009) [8]
  Denotes additional entry  Denotes host entry  Denotes withdrawn entries
Notes
  1. ^ Bold indicates champion for that year.
  2. ^ Awarded host entry into the tournament via articles 2.1.1 and 13.3 (competition format).
  3. ^ Qualified as runners-up on 28 April 2024, but awarded host team entry on 2 August 2024.
  4. ^ Qualified as Ontario Cup finalists on 25 August 2024 and confirmed as entrants on 31 August 2024.
  5. ^ Officially seeded on 8 September 2024 following Ontario Cup final result.
  6. ^ Awarded additional entry into the tournament via articles 2.1.1 and 8 (replacement teams).
  7. ^ Rescheduled from original date of 15 September 2024.
  8. ^ Withdrew from the competition on 2 August 2024.
  9. ^ Competed in previous competitions as Suburban FC of Fall River.
  10. ^ Withdrew from the competition on 31 August 2024.
  11. ^ Awarded Prince Edward Island's provincial championship and competition berth by acclamation.
  12. ^ Awarded Yukon's territorial championship and competition berth by acclamation.

Withdrawals

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New Brunswick
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In early August, following the release of the preliminary schedule and groups, New Brunswick informed Canada Soccer that they would be withdrawing their entry into the competition. As a result, Yukon were elevated a position within the seeding table and placed in group A, and British Columbia were awarded an additional berth into the tournament for a host team and automatically placed in the remaining group B slot.[citation needed]

This also marked the second time New Brunswick had withdrawn from the tournament in three years, following their abandonment of the 2022 competition.

Prince Edward Island
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As the tournament drew closer, Prince Edward Island informed Canada Soccer on 31 August that they too would be withdrawing their team nomination. With a second berth already awarded to British Columbia via a host team, the Competitions Committee held a draw to determine which province would be awarded an entry for an additional team into the tournament – a process which last occurred ahead of the 2016 competition.[18] This process resulted in Ontario being allotted an entry for an additional, unseeded team into the competition.

Following this withdrawal, the two finalists of the 2024 MilkUP Ontario Cup were informed of their qualification to the tournament. This meant that the Ontario representatives were determined on 31 August, as opposed to the date of their provincial final, which was scheduled for 8 September. These developments further triggered another change in seeding, with Yukon now elevated again by a position within the seeding table (remaining in group A). This also moved British Columbia's host team entry to group A, ultimately placing Ontario's additional team into group B.[citation needed]

Venue and fields

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All 25 group stage and classification matches took place across four artificial turf fields at Newton Athletic Park, within the host city of Surrey, British Columbia.

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Competition

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The preliminary schedule was released by Canada Soccer on 19 August without locations or kick-off times, which were later confirmed on 6 September.[19]

Group stage

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Tiebreakers

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Tie-breaking criteria for group play

The following criteria is used by Canada Soccer to determine group standings:

  1. Greater number of points across all group matches
  2. If two (2) teams are tied in points across all group matches
    1. Greater number of points in matches between the two (2) tied teams (head-to-head competition)
    2. Greater goal difference across all group matches
    3. Greater number of goals for across all group matches
    4. Penalty kicks at a time and place determined by Canada Soccer
  3. If three (3) or more teams are tied in points across all group matches
    1. Greater number of points in matches between the teams concerned (head-to-head competition)
    2. Greater number of goals for across the matches between the teams concerned
    3. Greater goal difference across all group matches
    4. Greater number of goals for across all group matches
    5. Drawing of lots at a time and place determined by Canada Soccer

Current as of November 2023, adapted from articles 14.7 and 14.9 of Canada Soccer's 2024 Competition Regulations for National Club Championships[7] 

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Gloucester Celtic FC Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC Edmonton Scottish Vancouver United Hibernian Yukon Selects SC
1 Ontario Soccer Association Gloucester Celtic FC 4 3 1 0 8 4 +4 10  Advance to Challenge Trophy final  3–1 1–1 3–2 1–0
2 British Columbia Soccer Association Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC 4 3 0 1 8 7 +1 9 Advance to bronze medal match 2–1 2–1 3–2
3 Alberta Soccer Association Edmonton Scottish 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 7 Advance to fifth place match 2–0 3–1
4 British Columbia Soccer Association Vancouver United Hibernian (H) 4 1 0 3 5 7 −2 3 Advance to seventh place match
5 Yukon Soccer Association Yukon Selects SC 4 0 0 4 3 9 −6 0 Advance to ninth place match 0–2
Source: Canada Soccer
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host entry
Matchday 1
Gloucester Celtic FC Ontario Soccer Association1–0Yukon Soccer Association Yukon Selects SC
Report
Newton Athletic Park (Field 4), Surrey
Attendance: 20
Referee: David Schmidt-Schweda (British Columbia)
Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC British Columbia Soccer Association2–1Alberta Soccer Association Edmonton Scottish
Report
Newton Athletic Park (Field 1), Surrey
Attendance: 50
Referee: Thomas Noël (Québec)

Matchday 2
Gloucester Celtic FC Ontario Soccer Association3–1British Columbia Soccer Association Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC
Report
Newton Athletic Park (Field 4), Surrey
Attendance: 65
Referee: Amer Ramic (British Columbia)
Edmonton Scottish Alberta Soccer Association2–0British Columbia Soccer Association Vancouver United Hibernian
Report
Newton Athletic Park (Field 1), Surrey
Attendance: 80
Referee: Joey Ratcliffe (British Columbia)

Matchday 3
Gloucester Celtic FC Ontario Soccer Association3–2British Columbia Soccer Association Vancouver United Hibernian
Report
Newton Athletic Park (Field 4), Surrey
Attendance: 40
Referee: Mazzen Black (Alberta)
Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC British Columbia Soccer Association3–2Yukon Soccer Association Yukon Selects SC
Report
Newton Athletic Park (Field 1), Surrey
Attendance: 100
Referee: Marko Ristic (British Columbia)

Matchday 4
Yukon Selects SC Yukon Soccer Association0–2British Columbia Soccer Association Vancouver United Hibernian
Report
Newton Athletic Park (Field 4), Surrey
Attendance: 65
Referee: Mo Mohseni (British Columbia)
Gloucester Celtic FC Ontario Soccer Association1–1Alberta Soccer Association Edmonton Scottish
Report
Newton Athletic Park (Field 1), Surrey
Attendance: 120
Referee: Nico Jecanski (British Columbia)

Matchday 5
Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC British Columbia Soccer Association2–1British Columbia Soccer Association Vancouver United Hibernian
Report
Newton Athletic Park (Field 1), Surrey
Attendance: 160
Referee: Amer Ramic (British Columbia)
Edmonton Scottish Alberta Soccer Association3–1Yukon Soccer Association Yukon Selects SC
Report
Newton Athletic Park (Field 4), Surrey
Attendance: 47
Referee: Joey Ratcliffe (British Columbia)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Suburban FC of Bedford Scarborough GS United Hellas SC Holy Cross FC CS Saint-Lazare/Hudson
1 Soccer Nova Scotia Suburban FC of Bedford 4 3 0 1 9 6 +3 9[a]  Advance to Challenge Trophy final  4–3 0–2 3–1
2 Ontario Soccer Association Scarborough GS United (A) 4 3 0 1 8 6 +2 9[a] Advance to bronze medal match
3 Manitoba Soccer Association Hellas SC 4 2 1 1 8 6 +2 7 Advance to fifth place match 2–3 1–1
4 Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association Holy Cross FC 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 4 Advance to seventh place match 0–1
5 Soccer Québec CS Saint-Lazare/Hudson 4 0 0 4 2 7 −5 0 Advance to ninth place match 0–2 0–1 2–3 0–1
Source: Canada Soccer
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(A) Additional entry
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Advance to Challenge Trophy final on criteria 2.1 with 4–3 win over Scarborough GS United (head to head competition)
Matchday 1
CS Saint-Lazare/Hudson Soccer Québec0–1Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association Holy Cross FC
Report
Newton Athletic Park (Field 1), Surrey
Attendance: 40
Referee: Mazzen Black (Alberta)
Suburban FC of Bedford Soccer Nova Scotia0–2Manitoba Soccer Association Hellas SC
Report
Newton Athletic Park (Field 4), Surrey
Attendance: 30
Referee: Amaury Majors (Bermuda)

Matchday 2
CS Saint-Lazare/Hudson Soccer Québec0–2Soccer Nova Scotia Suburban FC of Bedford
Report
Newton Athletic Park (Field 1), Surrey
Attendance: 60
Referee: Niko Jecanski (British Columbia)
Hellas SC Manitoba Soccer Association2–3Ontario Soccer Association Scarborough GS United
Report
Newton Athletic Park (Field 4), Surrey
Attendance: 50
Referee: Mo Mohseni (British Columbia)

Matchday 3
CS Saint-Lazare/Hudson Soccer Québec0–1Ontario Soccer Association Scarborough GS United
Report
Newton Athletic Park (Field 4), Surrey
Attendance: 150
Referee: Amaury Majors (Bermuda)
Suburban FC of Bedford Soccer Nova Scotia3–1Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association Holy Cross FC
Report
Newton Athletic Park (Field 1), Surrey
Attendance: 65
Referee: Thomas Noël (Québec)

Matchday 4
CS Saint-Lazare/Hudson Soccer Québec2–3Manitoba Soccer Association Hellas SC
Report
Newton Athletic Park (Field 4), Surrey
Attendance: 70
Referee: David Schmidt-Schweda (British Columbia)
Holy Cross FC Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association0–1Ontario Soccer Association Scarborough GS United
Report
Newton Athletic Park (Field 1), Surrey
Attendance: 75
Referee: Amer Ramic (British Columbia)

Matchday 5
Suburban FC of Bedford Soccer Nova Scotia4–3Ontario Soccer Association Scarborough GS United
Report
Newton Athletic Park (Field 1), Surrey
Attendance: 85
Referee: Thomas Noël (Québec)
Hellas SC Manitoba Soccer Association1–1Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association Holy Cross FC
Report
Newton Athletic Park (Field 4), Surrey
Attendance: 40
Referee: Amaury Majors (Bermuda)

Final round

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Placement matches

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Ninth place match
Yukon Selects SC Yukon Soccer Association0–6Soccer Québec CS Saint-Lazare/Hudson
Report
Newton Athletic Park (Field 5), Surrey
Attendance: 35
Referee: Joey Ratcliffe (British Columbia)

Seventh place match
Vancouver United Hibernian British Columbia Soccer Association5–1Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association Holy Cross FC
Report
Newton Athletic Park (Field 4), Surrey
Attendance: 25
Referee: Amaury Majors (Bermuda)

Fifth place match
Edmonton Scottish Alberta Soccer Association0–3Manitoba Soccer Association Hellas SC
Report
Newton Athletic Park (Field 5), Surrey
Attendance: 40
Referee: Mo Mohseni (British Columbia)

Bronze medal match
Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC British Columbia Soccer Association3–3Ontario Soccer Association Scarborough GS United
Report
Penalties
5–4[a]
Newton Athletic Park (Field 4), Surrey
Attendance: 100
Referee: Thomas Noël (Québec)
  1. ^ Match went directly to penalty kicks following regulation time as per article 14.3 (duration of play, tie-breaking, and standings).

Challenge Trophy final

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Gloucester Celtic FC Ontario Soccer Association1–0Soccer Nova Scotia Suburban FC of Bedford
Report
Newton Athletic Park (Field 1), Surrey
Attendance: 215
Referee: Niko Jecanski (British Columbia)

Standings

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Final classification

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Per statistical convention in football, matches decided by penalty kicks are denoted as draws.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Final position 
1 A Ontario Soccer Association Gloucester Celtic FC (S) 5 4 1 0 9 4 +5 13 Champions
2 B Soccer Nova Scotia Suburban FC of Bedford (S) 5 3 0 2 9 7 +2 9 Runners-up
3 A British Columbia Soccer Association Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC (S) 5 3 1 1 11 10 +1 10 Third place
4 B Ontario Soccer Association Scarborough GS United (A, U) 5 3 1 1 11 9 +2 10
5 B Manitoba Soccer Association Hellas SC (S) 5 3 1 1 11 6 +5 10
6 A Alberta Soccer Association Edmonton Scottish (S) 5 2 1 2 7 7 0 7
7 A British Columbia Soccer Association Vancouver United Hibernian (H, U) 5 2 0 3 10 8 +2 6
8 B Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association Holy Cross FC (S) 5 1 1 3 4 10 −6 4
9 B Soccer Québec CS Saint-Lazare/Hudson (S) 5 1 0 4 8 7 +1 3
10 A Yukon Soccer Association Yukon Selects SC (S) 5 0 0 5 3 15 −12 0
Source: Canada Soccer
(A) Additional entry; (H) Host entry; (S) Seeded representative; (U) Unseeded representative (result precluded in 2025 seeding)

Seeding for 2025 Challenge Trophy

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The table below indicates the seed position earned and allocated to each member association for 2025, provided that those associations send an entry to that competition. It is based on the performance of their seeded representation teams at this tournament (teams denoted with an (S) in the classification table), and may not reflect the preliminary seeding upon its release.

Seed Province or Territory
1 Ontario Soccer Association Ontario
2 Soccer Nova Scotia Nova Scotia
3 British Columbia Soccer Association British Columbia
4 Manitoba Soccer Association Manitoba
5 Alberta Soccer Association Alberta
6 Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association Newfoundland and Labrador 
7 Soccer Québec Québec
8 Yukon Soccer Association Yukon

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