Canadian Soccer Association
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| Founded | 1912 |
| Headquarters | Ottawa |
| FIFA affiliation | 1912 |
| CONCACAF affiliation | 1961 |
| President | Victor Montagliani |
| Website | www |
The Canadian Soccer Association (Canada Soccer) (French: Association canadienne de soccer) is the governing body of soccer in Canada. It is a national organization that oversees the Canadian men's and women's national teams for international play, as well as the respective junior sides (U-20 and U-17 for men and women). Within Canada, it oversees national professional and amateur club championships.
Canada Soccer's objectives, as described in its by-laws, are to:
Canada Soccer is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of 14 directors: a President, Vice President, six elected directors, and six appointed or independent directors. Each of the six elected directors is elected from one of six geographic regions. The Board must include at least three men and three women. The President of the Board is Victor Montagliani and the Vice President is Steven Reed.
Canada Soccer is administered by the General Secretariat, which is led by General Secretary Peter Montopoli and Deputy General Secretary Earl Cochrane. The General Secretary is the chief executive of Soccer Canada, and is appointed by the Board of Directors. The head office is located in Ottawa, Ontario.
Canada Soccer is a member of FIFA and of CONCACAF.
The Dominion of Canada Football Association, today known as the Canadian Soccer Association, was founded in Winnipeg, Manitoba in July 1912. "At the meeting, the Manitoba Football Association joined with the provincial associations of Ontario, New Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan and Alberta to form the national association." The organization joined FIFA on December 31, 1912. On June 21, 1926, the DCFA resigned from FIFA, only to rejoin on June 20, 1948. The governing body of the game retained that name until it was changed to The Football Association of Canada on June 6, 1952. The Association later changed its name to the Canadian Soccer Football Association in 1958 and then at last to the Canadian Soccer Association in 1971.
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