Canadian Championship
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The Canadian Championship is a football tournament created in 2008 to win the Canadian representative for the CONCACAF Champions League .
Attendees
Current participants in the Canadian Championship
| team | city | league | since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Impact | Montreal , Quebec | Major League Soccer | 2012 |
| Ottawa Fury FC | Ottawa , Ontario | United Soccer League | 2014 |
| Toronto FC | Toronto , Ontario | Major League Soccer | 2008 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | Vancouver , British Columbia | Major League Soccer | 2011 |
| Oakville Blue Devils | Oakville, Ontario | League 1 Ontario | 2018 |
| AS Blainville | Blainville, Quebec | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | 2018 |
Former participants
| team | city | league | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton FC | Edmonton , Alberta | North American Soccer League | 2011-2017 |
mode
The first three editions were organized as a round-robin tournament , i. H. each team meets the other two participants once at home and once away. Since 2011 the tournament has been held in knockout mode with semi-finals and finals. The seed numbers are assigned based on the previous year's placements in the league. The matches are played back and forth, with the better seeded team having home rights in the second leg or in the final, in which of the two games it would like to exercise home rights.
6 teams have taken part in the tournament since it was held in 2018. The two representatives of League 1 Ontario and the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec play a winner in the first qualifying round of the tournament. He meets the representative of the United Soccer League in the second qualifying round . A semi-final and a final will then be played. From the semi-finals onwards, the Major League Soccer teams take part.
Since 2019, all professional clubs from the Canadian Premier League have been taking part in addition to the previous teams. Thus the field of participants was increased from 6 to 13 teams. In addition, the participant rules have been changed. The teams from the MLS, like the representative from the USL, only join in the third round of the tournament. The winner of last year's cup will only join the semi-finals.
All games will be decided in a return match.
Cup
The winner of this tournament will receive the Voyageurs Cup . Until 2007, the trophy was awarded to the best Canadian team from the USL First Division ( Regular Season ).
winner
| year | winner | Second | Third | Fourth * | Fifth* | Sixth * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Montreal Impact | Toronto FC | Vancouver Whitecaps | |||
| 2009 | Toronto FC | Vancouver Whitecaps | Montreal Impact | |||
| 2010 | Toronto FC | Vancouver Whitecaps | Montreal Impact | |||
| 2011 | Toronto FC | Vancouver Whitecaps | Montreal Impact | Edmonton FC | ||
| 2012 | Toronto FC | Vancouver Whitecaps | Montreal Impact | Edmonton FC | ||
| 2013 | Montreal Impact | Vancouver Whitecaps | Edmonton FC | Toronto FC | ||
| 2014 | Montreal Impact | Toronto FC | Vancouver Whitecaps | Edmonton FC | Ottawa Fury | |
| 2015 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Montreal Impact | Edmonton FC | Toronto FC | Ottawa Fury | |
| 2016 | Toronto FC | Vancouver Whitecaps | Montreal Impact | Ottawa Fury | Edmonton FC | |
| 2017 | Toronto FC | Montreal Impact | Vancouver Whitecaps | Ottawa Fury FC | Edmonton FC | |
| 2018 | Toronto FC | Vancouver Whitecaps | Montreal | Ottawa Fury FC | Blainville | Oakville Blue Devils |
| 2019 | Montreal Impact | Toronto FC |
- Only three teams took part in the first three tournaments. Edmonton FC has only participated since the 2011 season. There is no game for 3rd place, here the worse semi-final loser is listed as fourth. Ottawa Fury has been participating in the tournament since 2014, so the loser in the qualifying round is listed fifth. Since 2018, the three MLS teams (Toronto FC, Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps) automatically take part, while Ottawa Fury FC (USL) must qualify in a qualifying round against the winner of the duel between the champions from Quebec and Ontario.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Association Confirms 2011 Nutrilite Canadian Championship schedule , canadasoccer.com. February 18, 2011. Archived from the original on February 28, 2011 Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved February 19, 2011.
- ↑ https://www.canadasoccer.com/battle-of-the-north-expands-as-2018-canadian-championship-schedule-announced-p161333&t=championship_article
