University women’s soccer championship comes to Hamilton this week

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McMaster University in Hamilton will host top university teams for the 2025 U Sports Women’s Soccer Championship this week.

The games, which will be broadcast by CBC Sports, start Thursday and go to Sunday, with the championship game being played 5 p.m. that day.

According to the McMaster Marauders website, eight teams will compete for the Gladys Bean Memorial Trophy. They are seeded as follows:

University of British Columbia (UBC) University of Montréal University of Toronto Cape Breton UniversityLaval UniversityTrinity Western UniversityMcMaster UniversityUniversity of GuelphUniversity of British Columbia team competing for third-straight title

The UBC Thunderbirds are competing for a third straight national title and have only surrendered one goal all season, McMaster said in a news release Sunday. A victory would make them “the first program in modern U Sports women’s soccer history to three-peat.”

The McMaster Marauders are making their first national championship appearance since 2018, when they finished fourth.

Games will be viewable on CBC.ca/sports, the CBC Sports YouTube and CBC Gem app. 

Teams will compete in Ron Joyce Stadium. Tickets range from $5 to $25 depending on the day and ticket type. 

WATCH | Quarterfinal 1 starts Thursday at 11 a.m.:Watch the Université Laval Rouge et Or (5) and the Cape Breton University Capers (4) go head-to-head in this quarterfinal matchup in the U Sports Women's Soccer Championship from McMaster University's Ron Joyce Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario.Tournament schedule

Thursday:

11:00 a.m. - Quarterfinal between Laval and Cape Breton1:30 p.m. - Quarterfinal between Guelph and UBC5:00 p.m. - Quarterfinal between Trinity Western and Toronto7:30 p.m. - Quarterfinal between Montréal and McMaster 

Friday:

11:00 a.m. - Consolation Semifinal 1:30 p.m. Consolation Semifinal5:00 p.m. - Semifinal7:30 p.m. - Semifinal

Saturday:

5:00 p.m. - Consolation Final 

Sunday:

1:30 p.m. - Bronze medal match5:00 p.m. - Gold medal match