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Canadian Premier League playoffs

The Canadian Premier League playoffs is the postseason phase of the Canadian Premier League to determine that year's league champion. It was first contested as a multi-round elimination tournament in the 2021 season, to replace previous methods of determining the participants of the Canadian Premier League Finals, which used an Apertura and Clausura format in 2019, and an additional group stage in 2020. The winner of the playoffs is awarded the North Star Cup trophy, and receives the second Canadian berth into the next season's CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Format
Summary 2019 The 2019 finals were contested between the winners of the spring and fall seasons. The championship was contested as a two-legged tie, with each team hosting one leg at home. The winner was determined by aggregate score but if the aggregate score was tied, the team with the most away goals wins the series. A penalty shoot-out was the final tiebreaker. 2020 The 2020 season saw the end of the split season format, with the 2020 finals scheduled to be contested between the top-seeded regular season team and the winner of a playoff between the second and third-placed teams. 2021–2022; 2026–present The 2021 season brought in a new four-team single leg knockout playoff with the two first round winners advancing to the final. The higher-seeded finalist hosts the single leg final. If a match is tied at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and, if necessary, followed by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners. Prior to the start of the 2022 season, the league announced that playoff semi-finals would switch to a two-legged format but that the final would continue to be played as a single match hosted by the higher-seeded team. The CPL chose to use the Page playoff system as it puts more emphasis on regular season performances. ==Results==
Results
Results by team As of the 2025 season. Year-by-year == Active playoff streaks ==
Active playoff streaks
Playoff appearances Updated through 2025 Canadian Premier League season. This list includes the five clubs that made the post-season in 2025. For the purposes of this section, the four-team group stage in 2020 is considered to be part of the post-season. Finals appearances Updated through 2025 Canadian Premier League final. This list includes the two finalist clubs from 2025. == Active playoff droughts ==
Active playoff droughts
– team is no longer playing in the Canadian Premier League. Playoff appearances Updated through 2025 Canadian Premier League season. This list does not include clubs that made the post-season in that year. For the purposes of this section, the four-team group stage in 2020 is considered to be part of the post-season. Finals appearances Updated through 2025 Canadian Premier League final. This list does not include the clubs that qualified in that year. Championships Updated through 2025 Canadian Premier League final. This list does not include the club that won the championship in that year. == Goalscorers ==
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