Canadian Soccer Association
The Canadian Soccer Association ( CSA Abbr ) or Association canadienne de soccer is the Canadian Soccer Association.
He organized the games of the men's and women national teams and the youth national teams of Canada. Within the CSA Kanda takes over the supervision of the amateur and youth.
History
The Canadian Soccer Association was founded on May 24, 1912 in Toronto as Dominion of Canada Football Association. There was previously football associations in the country, but this related only to regional areas. A year later, was the accession of the FIFA, with the national team until 1957 a member of the World Association. It was not until eleven years later there was the first official international match of the Canadian national soccer team. It was held on June 7, 1924 against Australia and lost 3-2.
In 1926, founded with the Canadian National Soccer League, the first national league. It existed until 1997. Since 2006 the Canadian Soccer League, representing the National League of Canada. It is managed by the Ontario Soccer Association.
2002 Canada hosted the first Junior Women 's World Cup.
Currently, three Canadian teams playing in the top North American Football League Major League Soccer: Toronto FC ( since 2007), Vancouver Whitecaps FC ( since 2011 ) and Montreal Impact ( since 2012 ). In the second highest North American Soccer League, the North American Soccer League currently plays with FC Edmonton a Canadian team. 2014, a second to come up with Ottawa Fury.
In 2008, the Canadian Championship was created. Here earn four Canadian teams, Toronto FC, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Montreal Impact and FC Edmonton, a place in the CONCACAF Champions League.
In March 2011 was determined that Canada will host the 2015 World Cup of women who want to be first held with 24 teams.