From the Pro-Am level, all the way to the world stage, 2026 is going to be a big year for soccer in Canada. 

While North America prepares to welcome international sides – and some of the biggest names in the game – who will be touching down for the men’s World Cup this summer, Scrosoppi are looking to thrive once again in a new-look Pro-Am soccer scene following their men’s and women’s titles last year.

Read on to find out what Milton soccer fans can look forward to in 2026.

Ontario Premier League 

Previously named League1 Ontario, the province’s leading Pro-Am soccer competition has been rebranded to the Ontario Premier League for the upcoming season, with the League1 Canada alliance becoming Premier Soccer Leagues Canada.

While there’s a new look on the league front, Scrosoppi’s ambitions are much the same, and our men’s and women’s sides are heading into their campaigns with plenty of optimism and determination.

Both of SFC’s first teams will be competing at the top of the Pro-Am game for this season, following the women’s team's first-placed finish in the second tier last year. 

The men’s team lifted the divisional title in 2024, but finished as the runners-up last summer behind Woodbridge Strikers. It was not a year without silverware, though, as victory over Vaughan Azzurri in August saw them lift the League Cup for the first time.

There is a new leader at the helm for the upcoming season, with Patrice Gheisar joining the club following three seasons at Canadian Premier League side Halifax Wanderers. The 50-year-old achieved plenty of success in Vaughan before moving to the CPL, and has plans of repeating similar success in Milton.

Several players with lots of OPL experience have also joined the men’s team, including prolific goalscorers Reshaun Walkes and Lowell Wright, and defenders Markus Pusztahegyi, Chimere Omeze, and Peter Bandula reinforcing the backline. 

New faces have also arrived at SFC for the women’s team, including forwards Taylor Fazzari and Chiamaka Omeze, and experienced Canadian internationals at youth level in Jadea Collin and Noelle Henning.

TELUS Canadian Championship

Although Scrosoppi have not qualified for the 2026 competition, the Canadian Championship is one that SFC knows well, having faced Atlético Ottawa in the preliminary round of the 2024 campaign.

Fifteen clubs from across MLS, the CPL, and Premier Soccer Leagues Canada will take part to determine Canada’s best club team, with tight and tense matches for fans to enjoy. Those who prove successful will qualify for the annual Concacaf Champions Cup, with the chance to then progress to the FIFA Club World Cup.

CPL & NSL

The top level of Canadian men’s soccer kicks off once again on April 4, when Forge FC host Atlético Ottawa. The sides were the top two in last campaign’s final standings, with the former finishing in first place, just two points ahead of their opponents. 

There is also a new name in the league, FC Supra du Québec. Following preseason matches against Scrosoppi and others, they will make their debut against Pacific FC and will be looking to impress as the new team on the block. 

On the women’s side of the game, the Northern Super League kicks off for 2026 with AFC Toronto travelling to Vancouver Rise on April 24. The visitors dominated the regular season last year to finish on 51 points, 12 ahead of runners-up Ottawa Rapid, but fell to the Rise in the inaugural NSL Final. This opening match already has plenty of feelings behind it. 

Concacaf competitions

Several Canadian teams have taken part in the men’s Concacaf Champions Cup, including Vancouver Whitecaps, Vancouver FC, and Atlético Ottawa. The tournament’s quarterfinals are coming up, with Whitecaps hosting Seattle Sounders in a Cascadia rivalry match.

There’s also the Concacaf W Champions Cup penned in for this summer, and international competitions such as the Concacaf W Championship and Concacaf Nations League to look forward to at the end of the year.

FIFA World Cup

The biggest soccer tournament in the world arrives in Canada this summer. Thirteen matches take place across the nation, with Toronto and Vancouver set to host some nail-biting games, while the rest are played across the USA and Mexico (all three countries have qualified in separate groups).

Canada will face Qatar and Switzerland in Group B, and either Italy, Northern Ireland, Wales, or Bosnia and Herzegovina, who are yet to qualify. This is their second consecutive tournament, after qualifying for the Qatar World Cup in 2022, which was the country’s first since 1986. 

The World Cup begins on June 11, one day before Canada’s opening match against one of the four countries yet to qualify.

Don’t forget to also note down the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in your calendars. Set to be hosted by Poland this September, it’s likely we’ll see lots of faces from the OPL competing for Canada – maybe even some from Scrosoppi.