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List of American and Canadian soccer champions

Despite each receiving FIFA-affiliated status in 1913, both the United States and Canada have lacked a consistent, multi-division soccer system until recently. Consequently, the determination of champions has been problematic at times. The United States did not have a truly national top flight league until the FIFA-sanctioned United Soccer Association and the "outlaw" National Professional Soccer League, which had a network television contract, merged in November 1967 to form the North American Soccer League (NASL). The NASL considered the two pre-merge forerunner leagues as part of its history.

Background
For teams in the United States and Canada, there are three major domestic trophies. The primary focus is the league championship, a postseason knockout tournament held between the best teams from the regular season. This is presently determined via the MLS Cup. American and Canadian sports leagues typically have such playoff systems. These have their roots in long travel distances common in U.S. and Canadian sports; to cut down on travel, leagues are typically aligned in geographic divisions and feature unbalanced schedules with teams playing more matches against opponents in the same division. Due to the unbalanced schedule typical in U.S. and Canadian leagues, not all teams face the same opponents, and some teams may not meet an even number of times during a regular season, if at all. This results in teams with identical records that have faced different opponents differing numbers of times, making team records alone an imperfect measure of league supremacy. The playoffs allow for head-to-head elimination-style competition between teams to counterbalance this. Secondary is the recognition of the best regular season record (an accomplishment known as the league premiership in Australia and New Zealand, countries with similar league structure to the U.S. and Canada). the Canadian Soccer Association, the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, and the American Soccer History Archives. == Major titles ==
Major titles
American competitions At various times, Canadian clubs have competed in the top-tier of American soccer, either in place of or alongside a Canadian top-tier league. Currently, three Canadian clubs compete in Major League Soccer. United Soccer Association (1967) National Professional Soccer League (1967) • Oakland also won the NPSL Commissioner's Cup nine days after winning the NPSL Finals. North American Soccer League (1968–1984) • – The 1969 season featured no playoffs; the league title was awarded to the team with the most points in the season. • – The New York Cosmos dropped "New York" from name for the 1977 and 1978 seasons, then returned to the full name in 1979 season. Major League Soccer (1996–present) U.S. Open Cup (1914–present) Historical era Modern era • – Championship awarded to Paterson when Scullin were unable to field a team for the replay, due to injuries and players under baseball contracts beginning the baseball season • – Before the Spring 1931 season, Fall River F.C. moved to New York City and merged with New York Soccer Club to become the New York Yankees. However, they began the 1931 tournament under the name Fall River, and as such were required to play as Fall River for the remainder of it, and won the Cup. Before the Fall 1931 season, the Yankees moved again, this time back north to New Bedford, Massachusetts. They merged with Fall River F.C. to become the New Bedford Whalers, and again won the Cup in 1932. The USSF officially credits "Fall River F.C." with four championships in total, and "New Bedford Whalers" with one. • – St. Louis Soccer League team names were determined by the club's respective corporate sponsor. The team known as Hellrungs from 1929 to 1931 was also known as "Stix, Baer and Fuller F.C." from 1931 to 1934, "St. Louis Central Breweries F.C." from 1934 to 1935, and "St. Louis Shamrocks" from 1935 to 1938. As the change was only cosmetic and no relocations or mergers with clubs resulting in new rosters were made, the club's title history continues with the name changes. • – Aggregate drawn 2–2, Championship shared when details for a third game could not be agreed upon. • – Brooklyn Dodgers S.C. returned to their original name of "Brooklyn Italians" before the 1990s (the club states the change was in 1974, though later U.S. Open Cup tournaments have them registered under the Dodgers name). Canadian competitions Canadian Championship Multiple majors in one season Trebles In 2017, Toronto FC completed a treble of Supporters' Shield, MLS Cup and Canadian Championship, the first treble of any kind achieved by either an American or Canadian club since the beginning of Major League Soccer in 1996. Doubles Listed here are the teams to achieve two major accomplishments in one season since 1968. Overall totals Defunct franchises: . • – If the full histories of the domestic cups were included, the table would be some 150 teams long and include dozens of defunct, historical, and strictly amateur (North American Division 4 or 5) squads. As North American Soccer League teams did not compete for the domestic cups, and for the sake of practicality, only the modern eras of the two domestic cup trophies (since 1995 for the U.S. Open Cup and since the inception of the Canadian Championship in 2008) are included in this particular chart. For full domestic cup histories and totals, see below. • – The current incarnation of the franchise is a namesake phoenix club that owns the rights to the club's name and history. • – Team currently exists as a professional franchise in a Division II or Division III league, and as such are prevented from competing for two of the three domestic majors due to a lack of promotion and relegation. • – The current incarnation of the franchise rebranded but owns the rights to the club's name and history. • – Canadian soccer team. == Minor titles ==
Minor titles
Division 2 leagues Before the 1976 season, the American Soccer League placed its first teams on the west coast, going national. For the first time, the United States and Canada had a national-level second-division league. For 2017 the USSF granted provisional D2 status for both the NASL and the USL. • – In 1989 the two largest U.S. leagues, the American Soccer League and the Western Soccer League, played a title game between their respective postseason champions as a precursor to the next season's merger. Division 3 leagues == Other titles ==
Other titles
American Cup (1885–1924) American League of Professional Football (1894–95) National Association Football League (1895–1921) • – East Newark Clark and West Hudson finished tied and were declared co-champions. American Soccer League I (1921–1933) The American Soccer League was the most prominent soccer league in the United States during the early 20th century. Some modern sources consider it to have been a major professional league. American Soccer League II (1933–1975) St. Louis Soccer League (1907–1939) Lewis Cup (1915–1963) The Lewis Cup was an American soccer trophy originally given to the champion of the Blue Mountain League of northwestern Pennsylvania and later awarded to the winners of the American Soccer League's League Cup. Western Soccer Alliance / Lone Star Soccer Alliance / American Soccer League III (1985–1992) • In 1985, several independent teams on the west coast formed the Western Soccer Alliance. Dedicated to fiscal austerity, it succeeded where the United Soccer League, founded the year before, failed. In 1987, the Lone Star Soccer Alliance imitated the success of the WSA in creating a viable regional league. In 1988, the third version of the American Soccer League, was established as a regional, east-coast league. == Women's titles ==
Women's titles
Women's D1 Leagues Women's United Soccer Association (2001–2003) Women's Professional Soccer (2009–2011) Women's Premier Soccer League Elite (2012) National Women's Soccer League (2013–present) USL Super League (2024–present) Women's National Championships Amateur era Modern era Amateur Open era League Cup & Super Cup Overall totals Defunct franchises: . • – Only the teams from the five women's D1 leagues are listed. Canadian Women's D3 National Championships Multiple majors in one season Doubles == Indoor titles ==
Indoor titles
North American Soccer League (1971, 1975–76, 1978–84) Major Indoor Soccer League I/Major Soccer League (1978–1992) American Indoor Soccer Association/National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) Continental Indoor Soccer League (1993–1997) World Indoor Soccer League (1998–2001) • League known as the Premier Soccer Alliance for the 1998 season. Major Indoor Soccer League II (2001–2008) Xtreme Soccer League (2008–2009) • - League had no playoffs, regular season winner was champion. National Indoor Soccer League/Major Indoor Soccer League III (2008–2014) Professional Arena Soccer League/Major Arena Soccer League (2008–present) == See also ==
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