Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC win Jubilee Trophy for the fourth time

Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC won their first national title in more than 30 years after they beat Saskatoon LAFC Unity on goals by MVP Erin Uchacz and 16-year old call-up London Harrod. Just two years removed from a silver medal at the 2024 National Championships, the 2026 team went perfect with three-straight wins to capture the Jubilee Trophy at Ottawa’s Julian de Guzman Park on Thanksgiving Monday.

Hosted by Ottawa Gloucester SC in the nation’s capital, the 2026 National Championships featured 18 amateur teams across both the men’s and women’s divisions. The Gloucester Celtic men’s team lifted the Challenge Trophy in the morning before the women’s Canadian Final for the Jubilee Trophy.

Uchacz, who won bronze in 2019 and silver in 2024, won 2026 Most Valuable Player honours after she led the tournament with four goals in three matches. The 34-year striker has scored eight career goals in 11 matches at the National Championships.

Uchacz opened the scoring in the Canadian Final after Sarah Hanning made a long run down the right side in the 24th minute. Later in the second half, Harrod made it 2-0 on a scramble in the penalty area. Harrod was the first 16-year old player since 2009 to score a goal in the women’s amateur Canadian Final.

Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC last won the Jubilee Trophy in 1994 when they featured National Team players Geri Donnelly, Joan McEachern, Suzanne Muir, and Andrea Neil (all honoured by the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame after their retirements). Coquitlam previously won the Jubilee Trophy in 1990 (when they were known as the Coquitlam Strikers) and 1987 (when they were known as Coquitlam United SC).

2026 WOMEN'S FINAL RANKING: ​
​1. Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC - Jubilee Trophy
​2. Saskatoon LAFC Unity - silver medal
​3. Northwest United / St. Albert Impact FC - bronze medal
​4. Holy Cross FC (St. John's)
​5. CS LaSalle
​6. Gloucester Hornets SC
​7. Feildians AA (St. John's)
​8. Toronto Azzurri SC
​9. FC Viktoria Edmonton

2027 WOMEN'S PRE-COMPETITION RANKING:
​1. British Columbia - to be seeded as "A1" in Group A
​2. Saskatchewan
​3. Alberta
​4. Newfoundland & Labrador
​All other provinces to be drawn into groups in 2027.

2026 AWARD WINNERS:
​Jubilee Trophy – Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC
​Most Valuable Player - Erin Uchacz, Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC
​Judi Kelloway Spirit Award - Sarah Laverty, Saskatoon LAFC Unity

2026 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: Erin Uchacz (captain), Salina Ali, Lauren Askew, Erica Augsten, Megan Avery, Alanna Bekkering, Caitlin Davie, Jessica Gill, Sarah Hannigan, Jennifer Harkison, London Harrod, Raegan MacKenzie, Calla MacNeill, Danae Robillard, Courtney Sheppard, Emily Smith.

As Canada Soccer's premier event for adult amateur clubs, the National Championships were hosted in the nation’s capital of Ottawa for the first time. This year’s competition featured a new format with a return to the five-day schedule.

The opening three days featured the battle to win your group: three group winners in each division were guaranteed a medal, but the best-ranked group winner got a bye into the Canadian Final with an extra day of rest. Four of the six group winners posted two wins for six points, while two group winners had five points from a win in regulation time and a win in penalties. There was little room for error if you wanted to win a medal at this year’s National Championships.

As the best-ranked group winner, Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC rested while Saskatoon LAFC Unity had to win a Sunday playoff over bronze-medal winners Northwest United / St. Albert Impact (Saskatoon’s Nadya Kalyer made three saves in the 3-1 win on penalties). With the way the schedule worked out, Coquitlam were the first-ever women’s amateur champions that didn’t have to play back-to-back matches at the National Championships.

Of significance, the new format (whereby most teams played three matches) featured a notable reduction in the number of missed matches because of injury. Sixteen of the 18 teams played just three matches, including both national winners in the men's and women's divisions.

This year, there were only 15 missed matches because of injuries across 28 matches (including two players who missed all matches because of a pre-competition injury. By comparison, there were 27 missed matches in 2025 when all teams played four matches (across 32 matches) and 56 missed matches in 2026 when most teams played five matches (across 37 matches).

As Canada Soccer’s largest national event featuring clubs from coast to coast to coast, the National Championships provide a meaningful week-long soccer experience for host cities and participating teams, as well as the players, coaches, support staff, officials, and volunteers. Soccer is the nation’s most accessible sport and this year we had 730 teams competing in league and cup competitions on the road to the National Championships.