Men
For practical purposes, both Canada and the United States use a similar pyramid structure, with Major League Soccer (MLS) as Division 1 and the North American Soccer League (NASL) as Division 2 with no promotion or relegation between the two. Canada's four elite clubs (Toronto FC, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Montreal Impact & FC Edmonton) compete at these two levels, with a fifth club, Ottawa, set to join the NASL in 2014.
In February 2010, the Canadian Soccer League was granted full membership by the Canadian Soccer Association, making it the largest entirely domestic national league. Sitting behind MLS and the NASL, the CSL operates as Division 3 within the Canadian pyramid.
The Nutrilite Canadian Championship competition, established in 2008, awards the national trophy, the Voyageurs Cup, and determines the Canadian representative at the CONCACAF Champions League, the region's largest club tournament. Currently, the Association has limited the Nutrilite Canadian Championship to the country's four elite clubs at the D1 & D2 levels.
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