Ottawa Soccer Guide

Amateur soccer is popular in Ottawa-Gatineau with 60,000 kids registered in the area. Our city boasts the Ottawa Fury, a development league team that plays out of Keith Harris Stadium. And recently, Sens owner Eugene Melnyk announced his intent to some day bring a Major League Soccer team to the Nation's Capital.

World Cup 2010

Official Apt316 guide to the World Cup
A great round-up from the folks at the Apt316 blog on the best pubs, restaurants, halls, and other places to watch the World Cup in Ottawa.

MLS Soccer in Ottawa

In 2008 Eugene Melnyk officially announced his plan to to bring a Major League Soccer (MLS) team to Ottawa. Ottawa was competing with eight other North American cities for an expansion franchise in 2011. The plan included a 30,000-seat, $100-million stadium to be built near Scotiabank Place. Click here for more from the official press release...
To help educate and rally the city to support his vision, Melnyk launched a Bring the World to Ottawa campaign as a way of calling upon the Ottawa-Gatineau communities for their collective support in helping make the stadium and MLS team a reality. More details on the campaign are available at www.BringtheWorldtoOttawa.ca.
Unfortunately Ottawa City Council chose to pursue stadium redevelopment at Lansdowne Park, rather than support a stadium in Kanata. As a result, Mr. Melnyk's MLS project is on hold for now.
Related: Eugene Melnyk comments on MLS decision to award expansion team to Portland