2017 Canadian Championship

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2017 Canadian Championship
Championnat Canadien 2017 (in French)
2017 Canadian Championship Logo (CSA).png
Tournament details
CountryCanada
Teams5
Final positions
Champions Toronto FC (6th title)
Runner-up Montreal Impact
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored27 (3.38 per match)
Attendance101,856 (12,732 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Sebastian Giovinco
(3 goals)
George Gross Memorial Trophy Sebastian Giovinco
  2016
2018  

The 2017 Canadian Championship was a soccer tournament hosted and organized by the Canadian Soccer Association. It was the tenth edition of the annual Canadian Championship.

Contents

The 2017 edition saw the introduction of a rule that required three players to be named in the starting eleven of each participating team who are eligible (and have declared their intention, if they had otherwise played for another national team) to play for the Canada men's national soccer team. [1]

Due to the restructuring of the CONCACAF Champions League, the winner of the 2017 Canadian Championship would have advanced to a playoff against Toronto FC, the winner of the 2016 Canadian Championship, to be played in Toronto on August 9, 2017, for a place in the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League. However, as Toronto FC won the 2017 Canadian Championship, no playoff game was necessary, and Toronto earned a place in the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League automatically. [1]

Tournament bracket

Preliminary round Semifinals Final
                
MLS
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2 2 4
MLS
Montreal Impact
1 4 5
MLS
Montreal Impact
1 1 2
MLS
Toronto FC
1 2 3
USL
Ottawa Fury
1 3 4
NASL
FC Edmonton
0 2 2
USL
Ottawa Fury
2 0 2
MLS
Toronto FC
1 4 5

Matches

Preliminary round

Ottawa Fury FC 1–0 FC Edmonton
Williams Soccerball shade.svg89' Report
TD Place Stadium, Ottawa
Attendance: 2,567
Referee: Juan Marquez
FC Edmonton 2–3 Ottawa Fury FC
Report
Clarke Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 2,591
Referee: David Barrie

Ottawa Fury FC won 4–2 on aggregate.


Semifinals

Ottawa Fury FC 2–1 Toronto FC
Report Cheyrou Soccerball shade.svg35'
TD Place Stadium, Ottawa
Attendance: 7,611
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
Toronto FC 4–0 Ottawa Fury FC
Report
BMO Field, Toronto
Attendance: 15,175
Referee: Geoff Gamble

Toronto FC won 5–2 on aggregate.


Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Montreal Impact
Report Choinière Soccerball shade.svg62'
BC Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,831
Referee: Drew Fischer
Montreal Impact 4–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Report
Saputo Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 15,213
Referee: David Barrie

Montreal Impact won 5–4 on aggregate.


Final

Montreal Impact 1–1 Toronto FC
Mancosu Soccerball shade.svg19' Report Altidore Soccerball shade.svg30'
Saputo Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 14,329
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Toronto FC 2–1 Montreal Impact
Giovinco Soccerball shade.svg53', 90+5' Report Tabla Soccerball shade.svg36'
BMO Field, Toronto
Attendance: 26,539
Referee: David Gantar

Toronto FC won 3–2 on aggregate.


Goalscorers

RankPlayerNationTeamGoals
1 Sebastian Giovinco Flag of Italy.svg Italy Toronto FC 3
2 Alphonso Davies Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
Steevan Dos Santos Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde Ottawa Fury
Ignacio Piatti Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Montreal Impact
Sito Seoane Flag of the United States.svg United StatesOttawa Fury
Ryan Williams Flag of England.svg EnglandOttawa Fury
7 Jozy Altidore Flag of the United States.svg United StatesToronto FC1
Benoît Cheyrou Flag of France.svg FranceToronto FC
David Choinière Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CanadaMontreal Impact
Marco Delgado Flag of the United States.svg United StatesToronto FC
Blerim Džemaili Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SwitzerlandMontreal Impact
Tsubasa Endoh Flag of Japan.svg JapanToronto FC
Kyle Greig Flag of the United States.svg United StatesVancouver Whitecaps FC
Anthony Jackson-Hamel Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CanadaMontreal Impact
Jake Keegan Flag of the United States.svg United States FC Edmonton
Matteo Mancosu Flag of Italy.svg ItalyMontreal Impact
Nicolás Mezquida Flag of Uruguay.svg UruguayVancouver Whitecaps
Sainey Nyassi Flag of The Gambia.svg GambiaFC Edmonton
Ballou Tabla Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CanadaMontreal Impact

Own goals

RankPlayerNationTeamGoals
1 Eddie Edward Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CanadaOttawa Fury1

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