Old Four

The Old Four is a soccer conference comprised of four public institutions of higher education in Central Canada. The name is a traditional appellation for the four universities as a group, but this usage is less common today. The Old Four holds an annual exhibition tournament over the Labour Day weekend, although the teams do not accumulate points toward the regular season of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport competition.

As the name suggests, the Old Four schools are among Canada's most venerable universities. Except for the University of Western Ontario, all were founded by Royal Charter during the British colonial era before Canadian Confederation. Historically, these schools have held intense rivalries in athletics. Today, the Old Four are all research universities and members of Canada's Group of Thirteen. They are also four of the wealthiest universities in Canada.

Members

The Old Four schools are all public institutions unaffiliated with any religion. Although three were originally founded as religious schools, they have all since become secular institutions.

Summary of tournament finals

See also

• Queen's-McGill rivalry—a rivalry between the two Old Four universities

External links

• McGill Athletics
• Queen's Golden Gaels
• Toronto Varsity Blues
• Western Mustangs

Conference news

• http://www.universitysport.ca/e/w_fieldhockey/story_detail.cfm?id=5898
• http://www.goldengaels.com/interuniversity/soccerm.html
• http://www.varsityblues.ca/news/?id=2572
• Mustangs blank Redmen in Old Four gold medal game - Aug 26, 2007