TORONTO, ON
– TSN today announced a new, multi-year rights agreement with theConfederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football(CONCACAF)
which sees Canada’s Sports Leader become the official broadcaster of the
CONCACAF
GOLD CUP
and
Scotiabank CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
– the newest additions to TSN’s roster of
60+ iconic championship events
.
“We are thrilled to partner with CONCACAF to become Canada’s exclusive home for these marquee soccer tournaments,” said Shawn Redmond, Vice-President, Content Strategy and Business Operations, TSN. “The addition of these CONCACAFcompetitions allows us to further augment TSN’s expansive slate of live soccer for our viewers, while also delivering the performances by our Canadian teams throughout both theGOLD CUP
and the
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
.”
“With their coast-to-coast reach and an emphasis across platforms on marquee sporting events like theGOLD CUPand theScotiabank CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, TSN is an ideal partner forCONCACAF
in the important Canadian market,” said Victor Montagliani, President, CONCACAF. “We have seen some great performances over the years from Canada at the GOLD CUP, and from Canadian teams in the Champions League, so we’re pleased that TSN will be bringing all the action to the growing Canadian audience for years to come.”
Kicking offJuly 7withCanada vs. French Guiana
at
7 p.m. ET
on
TSN5
, TSN is Canada’s home for exclusive coverage of the
CONCACAF GOLD CUP
, the biennial tournament contested by nations in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The Canadian men’s national soccer team captured the nation’s first
CONCACAF GOLD CUP
title in 2000, and TSN follows the team this summer as they compete against a field that features perennial soccer powers Mexico, Costa Rica, and host nation USA. TSN’s live coverage culminates with both semifinal matchups and the
CONCACAF GOLD CUP FINAL
on
July 26
, live from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
Beginning with the 2018 season, TSN also becomes the exclusive Canadian home of theCONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, following the Canadian teams throughout the competition and featuring live coverage of theCONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUEFINAL. TheCONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUEis an annual competition comprised of 15 direct entry clubs and the champion of the CONCACAF League.
Additional broadcast details will be announced this summer as part of TSN’sCONCACAF GOLD CUPandCONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
schedules. Live streaming and on-demand viewing of both the
CONCACAF GOLD CUP
and
CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
matches will be available to TSN subscribers via the
TSN GO mobile app
and on
TSN.ca
.
Soccer United Marketing (SUM), Major League Soccer’s commercial arm and partner of CONCACAF for more than a decade, negotiated the agreement.
Soccer on TSN
TSN is the official broadcaster of Major League Soccer (MLS) in Canada, with complete coverage of Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC, a package of Montreal Impact matchups, marquee games featuring U.S.-based teams, plus the MLS ALL-STAR GAME, MLS DECISION DAY, and the complete AUDI MLS CUP PLAYOFFS, culminating with MLS CUP.
Through a multi-year broadcast rights agreement with UEFA, TSN and RDS are the primary Canadian broadcasters of the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE and UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE. The agreement sees TSN broadcast more than 190 games, including up to 16 group stage games weekly, extensive coverage of the knockout phase, as well as the UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL and the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL. RDS delivers live coverage of three of the best matches each week.
Bell Media’s CTV, TSN, and RDS own exclusive Canadian media rights to the FIFA World Cup™ package through to 2026, which includes the 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA™, 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP QATAR™, and the 2026 FIFA World Cup™, as well as a slate of additional FIFA tournaments.
TSN is also the official broadcaster of the CONCACAF GOLD CUP and CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE and, along with RDS, holds a multi-year broadcast agreement that gives both networks the Canadian media rights to half of all games from the PREMIER LEAGUE.
About CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) is one FIFA’s six continental confederations, and serves as the governing football body for that part of the world. CONCACAF is composed of 41 member associations, from Canada in the North to Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana in the South. As the administrative body of the region, CONCACAF organizes tournaments, provides training courses on technical and administrative aspects of the game, and contributes to develop football throughout the region.
