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Prairies Premier League
Organising bodyManitoba Soccer Association
Saskatchewan Soccer Association
Founded2026 (2026)
First season2026
CountryCanada
ConfederationCONCACAF
Number of clubs7
Level on pyramid3
Domestic cup(s)Canadian Championship (men)
Interprovincial Championship (women)
Websitehttps://pplsoccer.ca/
Current: 2026 Prairies Premier League season

Prairies Premier League (PPL) is a semi-professional men's and women's soccer league in the Canadian Prairies, featuring teams from Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Northern Ontario. The league is organized jointly by the Manitoba Soccer Association and the Saskatchewan Soccer Association and is sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association as a third division pro–am league in the Canadian soccer league system.[1]

In the Canadian soccer league system, the men's division is behind the Canadian Premier League (CPL). It is part of Premier Soccer Leagues Canada (PSLC), the national third tier with regional divisions, along with leagues in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec. The men's league champion qualifies for the Canadian Championship, the domestic cup championship, while the women's league champion qualifies for the Women's Inter-Provincial Championship.[2]

History

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In 2021, a group of clubs from British Columbia, Alberta, and Manitoba organized the 2021 Summer Series, a series of friendly soccer matches played between Western Canadian soccer clubs to showcase a potential national second division. In 2022, another exhibition showcase was organized by four clubs – three from Alberta and one from Manitoba (FC Manitoba) – as an entity known as Central League1.[3] This was followed by the creation of League1 Alberta in 2023.

In June 2023, League1 Canada publicly announced that planning for a League1 Prairies was underway. The proposed league would include clubs from Manitoba and Saskatchewan and was planned to launch for the 2025 season.[4] In November 2025, the Saskatchewan Soccer Association announced plans to run a League1 Prairies exhibition series in 2026 which will lead to launching a full league in 2028.[5]

On January 27, 2026, the league was officially announced as the Prairies Premier League. The announcement coincided with a rebranding of Premier Soccer Leagues Canada (formerly League1 Canada) and its other member leagues.[6] The PPL will debut in May 2026 with seven teams across three provinces.

Clubs

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The league consists of seven clubs: three from Saskatchewan, three from Manitoba, and one from Northwestern Ontario.

Prairies Premier League is located in Western Canada
Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Queen City United
Queen City United
Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Thunder Bay Chill
Thunder Bay Chill
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Saskatoon clubs: Forza Soccer Academy; Saskatchewan EXCEL
Winnipeg clubs: Bonivital Flames; FC Manitoba; Winnipeg Lucania FC

Men's Division

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Men's division
Team City Principal stadium First season
Queen City United SC Regina 2026
Forza Soccer Academy Saskatoon 2026
Saskatchewan EXCEL Saskatoon 2026
Thunder Bay Chill Thunder Bay Chapples Park Stadium 2026
Bonivital Flames Winnipeg Saint Vital Memorial Park 2026
FC Manitoba Winnipeg Ralph Cantafio Soccer Complex 2026

Women's Division

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Women's division
Team City Principal stadium First season
Queen City United SC Regina 2026
Saskatchewan EXCEL Saskatoon 2026
Thunder Bay Chill Thunder Bay Chapples Park Stadium 2026
Bonivital Flames Winnipeg Saint Vital Memorial Park 2026
FC Manitoba Winnipeg Ralph Cantafio Soccer Complex 2026
Winnipeg Lucania FC Winnipeg 2026

References

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  1. ^ Jacques, John (January 23, 2026). "Sources: League1 Prairies To Be Announced Next Week". Northern Tribune. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
  2. ^ "About". league1alberta.com/. League1 Alberta. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  3. ^ Parkes, David (May 6, 2022). "Is A League1 Prairies In The Pipeline?". Northern Tribune.
  4. ^ "League1 Canada to explore opportunity to launch League1 Prairies in 2025". June 20, 2023.
  5. ^ Mahmoudi, Nelson (November 28, 2025). "EXCLUSIVE: Hassan Mowgli and the Launch of League1 Prairies". Northern Tribune. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  6. ^ "Premier Soccer Leagues Canada Unveils New Identity Reflecting the Heart of Canada's Domestic Pathway". CPL. January 27, 2026. Retrieved January 27, 2026.