The 1980 Canada Soccer National Championships was the 58th staging of Canada Soccer's domestic football club competition. Saint John Dry Dock Islanders won the Challenge Trophy after they beat the Ottawa Maple Leaf Almrausch in the Canadian Final at St. Mary's Stadium in Halifax on September 14, 1980.
Four teams qualified to the final weekend of the 1980 National Championships in Halifax. In the semi-finals, Saint John Drydock Islanders beat Victoria West FC, while Ottawa Maple Leaf Almrausch beat hosts Halifax City Privateers."Islanders cop national soccer crown" The Evening Times-Globe, September 15, 1980, p. 20.
On the road to the National Championships, Saint John Drydock Islanders beat Fredericton Schooner Caps in the New Brunswick Final and then the St. Lawrence Laurentians in the Atlantic Regional Playoff.
References Official site; fixtures and results at CanadaSoccer.com
External links List of champions