U Sports men's soccer

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U Sports men's soccer

Formerly	CIAU Soccer, CIS Soccer
Sport	Soccer
Founded	1972
No. of teams	48, in four conferences (2024)
Country	Canada
Most recent champion(s)	UBC Thunderbirds (2024)
Most titles	UBC Thunderbirds (14)[1]
Related competitions	U Sports men's soccer championship
Official website	en.usports.ca/sports/msoc/index

U Sports men's soccer is the highest level of amateur play of association football in Canada and operates under the auspices of U Sports, Canada's governing body for university sports.^[2] As of the 2024 season, 48 teams from Canadian universities are divided into four athletic conferences, drawing from the four regional associations of U Sports: Canada West Universities Athletic Association, Ontario University Athletics, Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec, and Atlantic University Sport.^[3] After interconference playoffs have been played, eight teams compete for the Sam Davidson Memorial Trophy, awarded to the U Sports Men's Soccer Championship team.