2018 Canadian Championship

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2018 Canadian Championship
Championnat Canadien 2018 (in French)
2018 Canadian Championship logo.png
Tournament details
CountryCanada
DatesJune 6 – August 15, 2018
Teams6 (from 4 leagues)
Final positions
Champions Toronto FC (7th title)
Runner-up Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored24 (2.4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Jozy Altidore
Kei Kamara
Jonathan Osorio
(3 goals each)
George Gross Memorial Trophy Jonathan Osorio
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The 2018 Canadian Championship was a soccer tournament hosted and organized by the Canadian Soccer Association. It was the eleventh edition of the annual Canadian Championship. Toronto FC won the competition for the third consecutive year and qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.

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The 2018 edition saw the invitation of the champions of League1 Ontario (L1O) and Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (PLSQ). FC Edmonton suspended operations and did not take part in the Championship this year. As a result, a new format was adopted which saw the L1O and PLSQ champions, the Oakville Blue Devils and A.S. Blainville, enter in a new first qualifying round. [1] [2] As winners of the first qualifying round, AS Blainville played Ottawa Fury FC in the second qualifying round, and the winner of that match, Ottawa Fury, joined the MLS teams in the semi-final round. [3] With six teams, the 2018 edition was the largest edition of the championship to date.

Qualified clubs

ClubLocationLeaguePrevious bestPrior appearances
A.S. Blainville Blainville, Quebec Première Ligue de soccer du Québec N/A0
Montreal Impact Montreal, Quebec Major League Soccer Champions: 310
Oakville Blue Devils Oakville, Ontario League1 Ontario N/A0
Ottawa Fury Ottawa, Ontario United Soccer League Semi-finals: 24
Toronto FC Toronto, Ontario Major League SoccerChampions: 610
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver, British Columbia Major League SoccerChampions: 110

Statistics include previous incarnations of the Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps.

Distribution

Distribution of teams for 2018 Canadian Championship
RoundTeams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous round
First qualifying round
(2 teams)
Second qualifying round
(2 teams)
  • 1 winner from the first qualifying round
Semifinals
(4 teams)
  • 1 winner from the second qualifying round
Final
(2 teams)
  • 2 winners from the semifinals

Tournament bracket

First Qualifying Round
June 6–13		 Second Qualifying Round
June 20–27		 Semifinals
July 18–25		 Final
August 8–15
                      
Toronto FC 134
Ottawa Fury 00 0
Ottawa Fury 112
A.S. Blainville 00 0
Oakville Blue Devils 101
A.S. Blainville 21 3
Toronto FC 257
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 22 4
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 022
Montreal Impact 10 1

Matches

First qualifying round

A.S. Blainville 2–1 Oakville Blue Devils
  • Syla Soccerball shade.svg26'
  • Mayard Soccerball shade.svg90'
 Report
Stade Desjardins, Laval
Oakville Blue Devils 0–1 A.S. Blainville
Report
Ontario Soccer Centre, Vaughan

A.S. Blainville won 3–1 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round

A.S. Blainville 0–1 Ottawa Fury
Report
Stade Desjardins, Laval
Referee: Alan Ruch
Ottawa Fury 1–0 A.S. Blainville
Report
TD Place Stadium, Ottawa
Attendance: 3,915 [4]
Referee: Juan Marquez

Ottawa Fury FC won 2–0 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Ottawa Fury 0–1 Toronto FC
Report
TD Place Stadium, Ottawa
Attendance: 6,057
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Toronto FC 3–0 Ottawa Fury
Report
BMO Field, Toronto
Attendance: 18,795
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Toronto FC won 4–0 on aggregate.

Montreal Impact 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Report
Saputo Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 13,389
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Montreal Impact
Report
BC Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 19,267
Referee: David Barrie

Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Toronto FC
Report
BC Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,833
Referee: David Gantar
Toronto FC 5–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Report
BMO Field, Toronto
Attendance: 14,994
Referee: Drew Fischer

Toronto FC won 7–4 on aggregate.

Goalscorers

  Team eliminated or did not play in this round.
RankPlayerTeamGoalsBy round
1Q11Q22Q12Q2SF1SF2 F1  F2 
1 Flag of the United States.svg Jozy Altidore Toronto FC 33
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Osorio Toronto FC 111
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Kei Kamara Vancouver Whitecaps FC 111
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Diyaeddine Abzi A.S. Blainville 11
Flag of the United States.svg Ayo Akinola Toronto FC 1
Flag of Italy.svg Sebastian Giovinco Toronto FC 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jordan Hamilton Toronto FC 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Carl Haworth Ottawa Fury 1
Flag of the United States.svg Erik Hurtado Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pierre-Rudolph Mayard A.S. Blainville 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anthony Novak Oakville Blue Devils 1
Flag of Peru.svg Yordy Reyna Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tosaint Ricketts Toronto FC 1
Flag of the United States.svg Brek Shea Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1
Flag of Uruguay.svg Alejandro Silva Montreal Impact 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mitchell Syla A.S. Blainville 1
Flag of Panama.svg Tony Taylor Ottawa Fury 1

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