2013 Canadian Championship

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2013 Canadian Championship
2013 Amway Canadian Championship (in English)
Championnat Canadien Amway 2013 (in French)
CountryCanada
DatesApril 24 – May 29
Teams4
Champions Montreal Impact (2nd title)
(8th Voyageurs Cup)
Runners-up Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Matches played6
Goals scored19 (3.17 per match)
Attendance73,903 (12,317 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Camilo (3 goals)
George Gross Memorial Trophy Justin Mapp
2012
2014

The 2013 Canadian Championship (officially the Amway Canadian Championship for sponsorship reasons) was a soccer tournament hosted and organized by the Canadian Soccer Association that took place in the cities of Edmonton, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver in 2013. As in the previous tournament, participating teams included FC Edmonton, Montreal Impact, Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The Montreal Impact won the Voyageurs Cup and became Canada's entry into the Group Stage of the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League. It was the sixth edition of the annual Canadian Championship. [1]

Contents

Teams

TeamLeagueLeague positionAppearance
Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS 11th6th
Montreal Impact MLS 12th6th
Toronto FC MLS 19th6th
FC Edmonton NASL 8th3th

Matches

Bracket

The teams were seeded based on 2012 league results. The three Major League Soccer teams were seeded No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 based on their final regular season position during the 2012 Major League Soccer season, while the sole North American Soccer League team received the No. 4 seed. [1]

Each round is a two-game aggregate goal series with the away goals rule.
Semifinals Final
          
3 Toronto FC 2 0 2
2 Montreal Impact 0 6 6
2 Montreal Impact (a)0 2 2
1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 2 2
4 FC Edmonton 2 0 2
1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 2 5

Semifinals

First leg
Toronto FC 2−0 Montreal Impact
  • Henry Soccerball shade.svg49'
  • Wiedeman Soccerball shade.svg81'
Report
BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 11,043
Referee: Paul Ward
Second leg
Montreal Impact 6−0 Toronto FC
Report
Stade Saputo, Montreal, Quebec
Attendance: 14,931
Referee: Drew Fischer

Montreal Impact won 6−2 on aggregate.


First leg
FC Edmonton 2−3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Report
Second leg
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2−0 FC Edmonton
Report
BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia
Attendance: 14,892
Referee: Geoff Gamble

Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 5−2 on aggregate.


Final

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Montreal Impact
Report
BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia
Attendance: 18,183
Referee: Drew Fischer

2–2 on aggregate. Montreal won on away goals.


Top goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Camilo Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3
2 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Di Vaio Montreal Impact 2
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michael Cox FC Edmonton 1
Flag of Guyana.svg Chris Nurse FC Edmonton
Flag of the United States.svg Justin Mapp Montreal Impact
Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Paponi Montreal Impact
Flag of Argentina.svg Andrés Romero Montreal Impact
Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Wenger Montreal Impact
Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Campanholi Martins Montreal Impact
Flag of France.svg Hassoun Camara Montreal Impact
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Doneil Henry Toronto FC
Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Wiedeman Toronto FC
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Heinemann Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Flag of the United States.svg Corey Hertzog Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Flag of Japan.svg Daigo Kobayashi Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shaun Saiko FC Edmonton (o.g.) against Whitecaps

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References

  1. 1 2 "Schedule announced for 2013 Amway Canadian Championship" . Retrieved September 28, 2012.