Canadian Championship 2009
Canadian Championship 2009 | |
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Nutrilite Canadian Championship 2009 | |
winner | Toronto FC (1st title) |
venue | Canada |
Games | 6th |
Gates | 14 (⌀: 2.33 per game) |
Top scorer | Dwayne De Rosario (3 goals) |
Best player | Dwayne De Rosario |
The Canadian Championship was played for the second time in 2009. The tournament took place from May 6, 2009 to June 18, 2009 in league format. The three participants competed against each other once at home and away. Defending champion was Montreal Impact .
The field of participants consisted of the Canadian clubs Toronto FC from Major League Soccer , Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps , both of which play in the second-rate USL First Division . The winner is entitled to participate in the qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League 2009/10 .
Toronto FC won the tournament with a 6-1 win over previous year's winner Montreal in the last group game because of the better goal difference, ahead of the tied Whitecaps.
Tournament course
table
team | Pt | Games | S. | U | N | T + | T- | TD |
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Toronto FC | 9 | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8th | 3 | +5 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 9 | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
Montreal Impact | 0 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 1 | 10 | −9 |
In the event of a tie, the following decides:
- Points in direct comparison
- Goal difference
- Number of goals scored
- Drawing of lots
game schedule
Wednesday May 6, 2009 in Toronto | |||
Toronto FC | - | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1: 0 (1: 0) |
Wednesday May 13, 2009 in Toronto | |||
Toronto FC | - | Montreal Impact | 1: 0 (1: 0) |
Wednesday May 20, 2009 in Montreal | |||
Montreal Impact | - | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0: 2 (0: 2) |
Wednesday May 27, 2009 in Vancouver | |||
Vancouver Whitecaps | - | Montreal Impact | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
Tuesday June 2, 2009 in Vancouver | |||
Vancouver Whitecaps | - | Toronto FC | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
Thursday June 18, 2009 in Montreal | |||
Montreal Impact | - | Toronto FC | 1: 6 (1: 2) |
statistics
List of goalscorers
player | society | Gates |
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Dwayne De Rosario | Toronto FC | 3 |
Amado Guevara | Toronto FC | 2 |
Chad Barrett | Toronto FC | 2 |
Ansu Toure | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 |
Tony Donatelli | Montreal Impact | 1 |
Charles Gbeke | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1 |
Ethan Gage | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1 |
Marcus Haber | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1 |
Kevin Harmse | Toronto FC | 1 |
Player of the tournament
Toronto FC's Dwayne De Rosario was elected player of the tournament , who among other things scored a hat trick in the crucial final group game.
credentials
- ↑ http://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/article/653457
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