2026 Prairies Premier League season

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Prairies Premier League
Season2026
DatesMay 10 – July 18
CountryCanada
(Saskatchewan,
Manitoba,
Northern Ontario)
Teams6 (men)
6 (women)
2027 →

The 2026 Prairies Premier League season is the inaugural season of the Prairies Premier League, a semi-professional men's and women's soccer league in the Canadian soccer league system and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Clubs

The league consists of seven clubs: three from Saskatchewan, three from Manitoba, and one from Northwestern Ontario. For the 2026 season, 6 teams are competing in each of the men's and women's divisions.[9][10][11][12][13]

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Prairies Premier League
TeamCityProvincePrincipal stadiumMen's divisionWomen's division
Queen City United SCReginaSaskatchewanRams Field at the University of Regina[a]ParticipatingParticipating
Forza Soccer AcademySaskatoonSaskatoon Minor Football FieldParticipatingDid not enter
Saskatchewan EXCELParticipatingParticipating
Bonivital FlamesWinnipegManitobaSaint Vital Memorial ParkParticipatingParticipating
FC ManitobaRalph Cantafio Soccer Complex[b]ParticipatingParticipating
Winnipeg Lucania FCDid not enterParticipating
Thunder Bay ChillThunder BayOntarioTbaytel Field at Chapples ParkParticipatingParticipating
  1. Queen City played a women's match at Mosaic Stadium on May 29, as well as men's and women's matches at Leibel Field on July 12.
  2. FC Manitoba moved men's and women's matches indoors to Winnipeg Soccer Federation South due to adverse weather on May 27. Lucania played a women's match indoors at Winnipeg Soccer Federation North on June 30.

Men's division

The 10-game season is played as a double round-robin, with each team playing the other five teams once at home and once away.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Thunder Bay Chill 6 3 3 0 10 6 +4 12
2 Bonivital Flames 7 3 3 1 11 5 +6 12
3 Queen City United SC 6 2 3 1 11 10 +1 9
4 Saskatchewan EXCEL 8 2 3 3 11 10 +1 9
5 FC Manitoba 6 2 1 3 10 10 0 7
6 Forza Soccer Academy 5 0 1 4 3 15 −12 1
Updated to match(es) played on June 27, 2026. Source: PPL
Rules for classification: 1) Head-to-head points (only if between two teams); 2) Goal differential; 3) Total wins; 4) Goals for; 5) Away goal differential; 6) Away goals for; 7) Home goal differential; 8) Home goals for; 9) Drawing of lots.

Results

Home \ Away BON FOR MAN QCU SAS TBC
Bonivital Flames 6–1 Jul 5 1–1 0–0 0–1
Forza Soccer Academy Jul 10 Jul 12 Jul 17[A] 0–0 Jul 5
FC Manitoba 1–2 2–1 2–3 2–3 1–1
Queen City United SC Jul 12 Jul 3 0–2 1–1 Jul 7
Saskatchewan EXCEL 0–1 5–1 Jul 11 1–3 Jul 3
Thunder Bay Chill 1–1 2–0 Jul 17 3–3 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on June 27, 2026. Source: PPL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. Originally scheduled for May 16, but postponed due to adverse weather.

Women's division

The 10-game season is played as a double round-robin, with each team playing the other five teams once at home and once away.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Bonivital Flames 8 4 2 2 12 13 −1 14
2 Thunder Bay Chill 7 3 3 1 19 13 +6 12
3 FC Manitoba 7 3 2 2 8 6 +2 11
4 Winnipeg Lucania FC 8 2 3 3 14 13 +1 9
5 Queen City United SC 7 1 4 2 9 9 0 7
6 Saskatchewan EXCEL 7 2 0 5 10 18 −8 6
Updated to match(es) played on June 30, 2026. Source: PPL
Rules for classification: 1) Head-to-head points (only if between two teams); 2) Goal differential; 3) Total wins; 4) Goals for; 5) Away goal differential; 6) Away goals for; 7) Home goal differential; 8) Home goals for; 9) Drawing of lots.

Results

Home \ Away BON LUC MAN QCU SAS TBC
Bonivital Flames 0–3 Jul 5 0–0 2–1 3–3
Winnipeg Lucania FC 0–3 1–1 Jul 18 5–1 1–1
FC Manitoba 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–2 3–0
Queen City United SC Jul 12 2–2 0–0 0–1 Jul 7
Saskatchewan EXCEL 0–1 Jul 16 Jul 11 3–5 Jul 4
Thunder Bay Chill 6–1 3–1 Jul 17 2–2 4–2
Updated to match(es) played on June 30, 2026. Source: PPL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

  1. "Prairies Premier League (PPL)". Saskatchewan Soccer. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
  2. Mahmoudi, Nelson (November 28, 2025). "EXCLUSIVE: Hassan Mowgli and the Launch of League1 Prairies". Northern Tribune. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
  3. "Prairies Premier League to Launch in 2026 Following Licensing Agreement with Canadian Soccer Business". Premier Soccer Leagues Canada. January 27, 2026. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
  4. Mahmoudi, Nelson (January 27, 2026). "Prairies Premier League Launching Summer 2026". Northern Tribune. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
  5. Parkes, David (March 30, 2026). "PSL Canada 2026 Season Preview". Northern Tribune. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
  6. Rishaug, Noah (May 11, 2026). "Prairies Premier League soccer kicks off in Saskatoon". Global News. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
  7. "Prairies Premier League growing soccer opportunities in the province". Global News. June 11, 2026. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
  8. Penner, Grace (June 15, 2026). "Prairies Premier League enjoying a successful inaugural season in Winnipeg". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
  9. "Season Preview: Saskatchewan EXCEL Male". Prairies Premier League. April 7, 2026. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  10. "Season Preview: Thunder Bay Chill". Prairies Premier League. April 7, 2026. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  11. "Season Preview: Forza Soccer". Prairies Premier League. April 7, 2026. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  12. "Season Preview: Lucania FC". Prairies Premier League. April 7, 2026. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  13. "Season Preview: FC Manitoba". Prairies Premier League. April 7, 2026. Retrieved April 7, 2026.