RICHMOND HILL, Ont. – The UBC Thunderbirds are the top seed for the 2026 U SPORTS Men's Soccer Championship and will face the Guelph Gryphons in the quarterfinals on Thursday, Nov. 12. The University of Victoria will host the eight-team tournament at Centennial Stadium in Victoria, B.C., with the final set for 2 p.m. PCT on Sunday, Nov. 15.

Championship seedings

Records are for the regular season and conference playoffs, respectively.

1. UBC Thunderbirds, Canada West champions (13-0-2, 3-0-0)
2. Cape Breton Capers, AUS champions (8-3-1, 2-0-0)
3. TMU Bold, OUA champions (7-2-3, 2-0-1)
4. Victoria Vikes, hosts (8-4-3, 1-1-0)
5. McGill Redbirds, RSEQ champions (7-3-2, 1-0-1)
6. Montréal Carabins, RSEQ regular-season winners (8-1-3, 0-1-0)
7. Alberta Golden Bears, Canada West finalists (5-4-5, 2-1-0)
8. Guelph Gryphons, OUA finalists (5-4-3, 2-1-1)

The draw is based on the Elo rankings at the end of the conference playoffs. Each conference champion must be seeded sixth or higher and ahead of every other team from its conference. A champion cannot face its own conference runner-up in the quarterfinals. RSEQ champion McGill is therefore seeded ahead of Montréal, while Alberta is seeded seventh to avoid a rematch with Canada West champion UBC in the opening round.

Thursday quarterfinals

All times PCT, 2 hours behind Eastern Time.

11 a.m. – Quarterfinal 1, No. 6 Montréal vs. No. 3 TMU
1:30 p.m. – Quarterfinal 2, No. 7 Alberta vs. No. 2 Cape Breton
4:30 p.m. – Quarterfinal 3, No. 8 Guelph vs. No. 1 UBC
7:15 p.m. – Quarterfinal 4, No. 5 McGill at No. 4 Victoria

On Friday, Nov. 13, the losers of quarterfinals 1 and 2 meet in the 11 a.m. consolation semifinal, and the losers of quarterfinals 3 and 4 play at 1:30 p.m. The winners of quarterfinals 1 and 2 meet in the 4:30 p.m. championship semifinal, followed by the winners of quarterfinals 3 and 4 at 7:15 p.m.

The fifth-place match is set for 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. Earlier that day, Pacific FC 2 and Vancouver FC U19 meet in a showcase match at 10:30 a.m. on Field 2.

The bronze-medal match is set for 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, with the gold-medal match at 2 p.m. An awards ceremony follows the final.

Tickets are available at usportstickets.ca. All 11 matches will stream live in English on CBC Sports' digital platforms.