2004 Voyageurs Cup

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2004 Voyageurs Cup
2004 Coupe des Voyageurs(in French)
CountryCanada
Teams5
Champions Montreal Impact (3rd title)
Runners-up Toronto Lynx
Matches played20
Goals scored55 (2.75 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Charles Gbeke
(5 goals)
2003
2005

The 2004 Voyageurs Cup was the third Voyageurs Cup tournament which was started by the Canadian supporters group The Voyageurs. [1] [2] The 2004 edition of the competition featured the expansion Edmonton Aviators as well as the four 2003 teams: Calgary Storm (now Calgary Mustangs), Montreal Impact, Toronto Lynx and Vancouver Whitecaps.

Contents

Similar to the 2003 Voyageurs Cup competition Montreal Impact built up an early lead with three wins and a draw in the competition's first four games that the other teams could not overcome even though Montreal Impact only clinched their third Voyageurs Cup in a row in their last match with a 2–0 over Edmonton FC on Aug. 25 (the competition's penultimate match). [3]

Format

The competition was set up on the league principle with each team playing two matches (home and away) against each other team for a total of eight matches per team. The entire competition totaled twenty matches. All matches were part of the 2004 USL A-League regular season with the last home and away matches included when more than two matches were played due to the unbalanced league schedule. In each match, 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 point is awarded for a draw, and 0 points are awarded for a loss. The five teams are ranked according to the total number of points obtained in all matches. [4]

The team ranked highest after all matches have been played was the champion awarded the 2004 Voyageurs Cup.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts MTL TOR EDM VAN CAL
1 Montreal Impact 8530132+11181–12–00–02–0
2 Toronto Lynx 84131312+1130–23–12–02–1
3 Edmonton Aviators 832311143111–12–10–23–2
4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 8224813580–33–12–31–1
5 Calgary Mustangs 81251014450–22–31–13–0
Source: [ citation needed ]

Schedule

Toronto Lynx 0–2 Montreal Impact
Report Frederick Commodore Soccerball shade.svg14', 43'
Centennial Park Stadium
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 1,826
Referee: Jose Farias

Vancouver Whitecaps 0–3 Montreal Impact
Report António Ribeiro Soccerball shade.svg27'
JJ Bailey Soccerball shade.svg44', 79'
Swangard Stadium
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Attendance: 4,613
Referee: Michael Lambert

Calgary Mustangs 0–2 Montreal Impact
Report Patrick Leduc Soccerball shade.svg9' (pen.)
Frederick Commodore Soccerball shade.svg61'
McMahon Stadium
Calgary, Canada
Attendance: 879
Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Edmonton F.C. 1–1 Montreal Impact
Jaime Lopresti Soccerball shade.svg81' Report Darko Kolic Soccerball shade.svg90'
Commonwealth Stadium
Edmonton, Canada
Attendance: 3,823
Referee: Joe Branco

Calgary Mustangs 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps
Conrad Smith Soccerball shade.svg18', 41'
Mesut Mert Soccerball shade.svg43'
Report
McMahon Stadium
Calgary, Canada
Attendance: 1,867
Referee: Bernhardssen

Montreal Impact 1–1 Toronto Lynx
Mauricio Vincello Soccerball shade.svg69' Report Darren Baxter Soccerball shade.svg60'
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Attendance: 9,289
Referee: Rob Aritle

Calgary Mustangs 1–1 Edmonton F.C.
Jaime Auvigne Soccerball shade.svg78' (pen.) Report Nikola Vignjevic Soccerball shade.svg4'
McMahon Stadium
Calgary, Canada
Attendance: 3,198
Referee: Mauricio Navarro

Vancouver Whitecaps 3–1 Toronto Lynx
Johnny Sulentic Soccerball shade.svg62'
Oliver Heald Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.)
Johnny Sulentic Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report Charles Gbeke Soccerball shade.svg75'
Swangard Stadium
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Attendance: 4,729
Referee: Tiger Lui

Vancouver Whitecaps 2–3 Edmonton F.C.
Davide Xausa Soccerball shade.svg14'
Alfredo Valente Soccerball shade.svg24'
Report Sean Fraser Soccerball shade.svg45', 89'
Fred Akok Soccerball shade.svg52'
Swangard Stadium
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Attendance: 3,837
Referee: Steve Dipiero

Edmonton F.C. 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps
Report Davide Xausa Soccerball shade.svg5', 66'

Toronto Lynx 2–1 Calgary Mustangs
Andres Arango Soccerball shade.svg53'
Ali Gerba Soccerball shade.svg91'
Report Walter Otta Soccerball shade.svg10'
Centennial Park Stadium
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 3,462
Referee: Simon Moreatroyd

Montreal Impact 2–0 Calgary Mustangs
Eduardo Sebrango Soccerball shade.svg23'
Zé Roberto Soccerball shade.svg44'
Report
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Attendance: 9,752
Referee: Dominic Rossetto

Calgary Mustangs 2–3 Toronto Lynx
Conrad Smith Soccerball shade.svg16'
Geert Brusselers Soccerball shade.svg29'
Report Gerba Soccerball shade.svg9', 22'
Charles Gbeke Soccerball shade.svg49'
McMahon Stadium
Calgary, Canada
Attendance: 1,736
Referee: Mauricio Navarro

Edmonton F.C. 2–1 Toronto Lynx
Sipho Sibiya Soccerball shade.svg38'
Chris Devlin Soccerball shade.svg110'
Report Charles Gbeke Soccerball shade.svg68'
Commonwealth Stadium
Edmonton, Canada
Attendance: 473
Referee: John De La Cruz

Vancouver Whitecaps 1–1 Calgary Mustangs
Jason Jordan Soccerball shade.svg60' Report Steffen Holdt Soccerball shade.svg90'
Swangard Stadium
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Attendance: 4,853
Referee: David Gantar

Montreal Impact 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps
Report
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Attendance: 11,019
Referee: Steve DePiero

Toronto Lynx 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps
Darren Baxter Soccerball shade.svg28'
Charles Gbeke Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report
Centennial Park Stadium
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 2,358
Referee: Jeff Corrivault

Edmonton F.C. 3–2 Calgary Mustangs
Fred Akok Soccerball shade.svg30'
Sean Fraser Soccerball shade.svg45'
Nikola Vignjević Soccerball shade.svg110' (pen.)
Report Mesut Mert Soccerball shade.svg8'
Walter Otta Soccerball shade.svg27'
Commonwealth Stadium
Edmonton, Canada
Attendance: 527
Referee: Paul Ward

Montreal Impact 2–0 Edmonton F.C.
Zé Roberto Soccerball shade.svg21'
Eduardo Sebrango Soccerball shade.svg22'
Report
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Attendance: 10,122
Referee: Jose Farias

Toronto Lynx 3–1 Edmonton F.C.
Vinicius Brito Soccerball shade.svg27'
Charles Gbeke Soccerball shade.svg61'
Shawn Faria Soccerball shade.svg67'
Report Gordon Chin Soccerball shade.svg75'
Centennial Park Stadium
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 2,075
Referee: Tiger Liu

Champion

Voyageurs Cup:
Montreal Impact
3rd Voyageurs Cup Win

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Charles Gbeke Toronto Lynx 5
2 Flag of Ghana.svg Frederick Commodore Montreal Impact 3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ali Gerba Toronto Lynx 3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sean Fraser Edmonton Aviators 3
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Conrad Smith Calgary Mustangs 3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Davide Xausa Vancouver Whitecaps 3
7 Flag of Liberia.svg Fred Akok Edmonton Aviators 2
Flag of Brazil.svg Zé Roberto Montreal Impact 2
Flag of Cuba.svg Eduardo Sebrango Montreal Impact 2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Johnny Sulentic Vancouver Whitecaps 2
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Joel John Bailey Montreal Impact 2
Flag of England.svg Darren Baxter Toronto Lynx 2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mesut Mert Calgary Mustangs 2
Flag of Argentina.svg Walter Otta Calgary Mustangs 2
Flag of Serbia.svg Nikola Vignjevic Edmonton Aviators 2
16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andres Arango Toronto Lynx 1
Flag of Brazil.svg Vinicius Brito Toronto Lynx 1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Geert Brusselers Calgary Mustangs 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shawn Faria Toronto Lynx 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steffen Holdt Calgary Mustangs 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jason Jordan Vancouver Whitecaps 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Leduc Montreal Impact 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gordon Chin Edmonton Aviators 1
Flag of Serbia.svg Darko Kolic Montreal Impact 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Devlin Edmonton Aviators 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg António Ribeiro Montreal Impact 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sipho Sibiya Edmonton Aviators 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alfredo Valente Vancouver Whitecaps 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Oliver Heald Vancouver Whitecaps 1
Flag of Argentina.svg Mauricio Vincello Montreal Impact 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jamie Auvigne Calgary Mustangs 1
Flag of Chile.svg Jaime Lopresti Edmonton Aviators 1

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