Canadian Championship 2015
| Canadian Championship 2015 | |
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| 2015 Amway Canadian Championship (English) Championnat Canadien Amway 2015 (French) |
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| Number of nations | 5 (from 5 applicants) |
| winner | Vancouver Whitecaps (1st title) |
| venue |
 Canada
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| Opening game | April 22, 2015 |
| Endgame | August 25, 2015 |
| Games | 8th |
| Gates | 19 (⌀: 2.38 per game) |
| spectator | 56,833 (⌀: 7,104 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Tomi Ameobi (4 goals)
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| Best player |
Russell Teibert
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 yellow cards
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26 (⌀: 3.25 per game) |
 Yellow-red cards
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1 (⌀: 0.13 per game) |
The Canadian Championship 2015 (officially: 2015 Amway Canadian Championship ) was a soccer tournament organized by the Canadian Soccer Association and used to determine the Canadian participants in the CONCACAF Champions League 2016/17 . The event took place from April 22, 2015 to August 25, 2015.
The field of participants consisted of the Canadian clubs Toronto FC , Vancouver Whitecaps and Montreal Impact from Major League Soccer and FC Edmonton and Ottawa Fury , which play in the North American Soccer League , which participate in professional play in North America .
The tournament was played in knockout mode with semi-finals and finals. Three of the semi-final places were awarded to the teams from the MLS. The fourth place in the semifinals was played in a qualifier between Ottawa Fury and FC Edmonton. The matches were played back and forth, with the better seeded team having home rights in the second leg or, in the final, being able to choose in which of the two games it exercised home rights.
Qualifying round
First leg
| April 22, 2015 7:30 p.m. (local time) |
Ottawa Fury | 1: 3 | Edmonton FC |
TD Place Stadium , Ottawa Spectators: 2,402 Referee: Geoff Gamble |
Oliver 1 ′ Alves 28 ′ 
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Jones 76 ′ Fordyce 83 ′ Laing 87 ′ Ameobi 90 + 4 ′
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Return leg
| April 30, 2015 20:00 (local time) |
Edmonton FC | 3: 1 | Ottawa Fury |
Clarke Stadium , Edmonton Spectators: 1,858 Referee: Drew Fisher |
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Ameobi 9 ′ Nyassi 15 ′ Watson 56 ′ Fordyce 81 ′ ( penalty )
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Wiedeman 32 ′ Beckie 66 ′
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Semifinals
First leg
| May 6, 2015 7:30 p.m. (local time) |
Montreal Impact | 1-0 | Toronto FC |
Stade Saputo , Montreal Spectators: 12,518 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
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Lefevre 30 ′ McInerney 68 ′ Bernier 78 ′
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| May 13, 2015 7:00 p.m. (local time) |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 1: 1 | Edmonton FC |
BC Place , Vancouver Spectators: 15,183 Referee: David Gantar |
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Flores 51 ′ coffie 59 ′ 87 ′
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Ameobi 4 ′ Smith 26 ′
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Return leg
| May 13, 2015 7:30 p.m. (local time) |
Toronto FC | 3: 2 | Montreal Impact |
BMO Field , Toronto Spectators: 21,069 Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau |
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Altidore 22 ′ Cheyrou 56 ′ Giovinco 58 ′ 73 ′
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Oduro 16 ′ 84 ′ Cooper 25 ′ Bernier 63 ′ Kronberg 90 + 5 ′
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| May 20, 2015 8:00 p.m. (local time) |
Edmonton FC | 1: 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps |
Clarke Stadium , Edmonton Spectators: 3,803 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
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Van Oekel 8 ′ Granitto 38 ′ Ameobi 90 + 1 ′ ( penalty ) Edward 90 + 6 ′
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Morales 9 ′ ( penalty ) Mezquida 19 ′ Mattocks 60 ′ Sampson 70 ′ Dean 73 ′ Laba 90 + 7 ′
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final
First leg
| August 12, 2015 | Montreal Impact | 2: 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps |
Stade Saputo , Montreal Spectators: 12,395 Referee: David Gantar |
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Ciman 84 ′ Jackson-Hamel 85 ′
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Waston 19 ′ Mattocks 65 ′ Morales 72 ′ Tornaghi 90 + 1 ′
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Return leg
| August 25, 2015 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2-0 | Montreal Impact |
BC Place , Vancouver Spectators: 19,616 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
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Rivero 40 ′ Parker 53 ′
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Cabrera 22 ', 30' Ciman 30 ′ Oduro 31 ′
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Canada Soccer announces move to new timeframe for future Amway Canadian Championships . Retrieved October 18, 2014.