2018 Canadian Championship final

2018 Canadian Championship Final
Event	2018 Canadian Championship
	On aggregate
First leg
Date	August 8, 2018
Venue	BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia
Attendance	16,833
Second leg
Date	August 15, 2018
Venue	BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance	14,994
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Last updated July 28, 2025

The 2018 Canadian Championship Final was the deciding series of the 2018 Canadian Championship. The series was contested by rivals Toronto FC and the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer.^[1] It was the fourth final series to be played between Vancouver and Toronto, with Toronto having won all previous encounters. Toronto FC successfully defended their 2017 title with a 7–4 aggregate victory over Vancouver, obtaining their seventh national championship title and qualifying for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.^[2]

Teams

Team	League	City	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	MLS (West)	Vancouver, British Columbia	5 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 , 2016)
Toronto FC	MLS (East)	Toronto, Ontario	5 ( 2011 , 2012 , 2014, 2016 , 2017 )

Path to the final

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

The Whitecaps had a bye into the semi-finals where they met fellow MLS side Montreal Impact. After losing their first match in Montreal by one goal, Vancouver would make a comeback in the second leg with an early goal from Yordy Reyna and winning penalty kick from Kei Kamara.^[3]

Toronto FC

As the defending champions, Toronto FC gained a bye to the semi-finals where they would have to play the winner of the second qualifying round. In the semi-finals, they cruised past the Ottawa Fury FC winning both legs of the series. However, Toronto FC were forced to terminate the status of their Inebriatti supporters' group for setting fire to TD Place Stadium during the away match.^[4]

Results summary

Vancouver Whitecaps FC				Round	Toronto FC
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Round	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Bye				First qualifying round	Bye
Bye				Second qualifying round	Bye
Montreal Impact	2–1	0–1 (A)	2–0 (H)	Semifinals	Ottawa Fury FC	4–0	1–0 (A)	3–0 (H)

Match details

First leg

August 8, 2018

19:00 (PDT)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2–2	Toronto FC
Kamara 24' (pen.) Hurtado 84'	Report	Osorio 26' Henry 90+6' (o.g.)

BC Place , Vancouver, British Columbia

Attendance: 16,833

Referee: David Gantar

Whitecaps FC

Toronto FC


Starters:
GK	1	Stefan Marinovic
RB	28	Jake Nerwinski
CB	4	Kendall Waston (c)
CB	2	Doneil Henry
LB	17	Marcel de Jong
RM	13	Cristian Techera	46'
CM	31	Russell Teibert
CM	8	Felipe Martins	45+1'
LM	67	Alphonso Davies	87'
FW	29	Yordy Reyna
FW	23	Kei Kamara	67'
Substitutes:
MF	20	Brek Shea	87'
MF	66	Ali Ghazal	46'
FW	19	Erik Hurtado	67'
FW	11	Nicolás Mezquida
DF	3	Sean Franklin
FW	9	Anthony Blondell
GK	12	Brian Rowe
Manager: Carl Robinson


Starters:
GK	1	Clint Irwin
RB	13	Eriq Zavaleta
CB	6	Nick Hagglund
LB	23	Chris Mavinga		46'
RM	96	Auro Jr.		64'
LCM	18	Marky Delgado
CM	4	Michael Bradley (c)
RCM	21	Jonathan Osorio
LM	5	Ashtone Morgan		71'
FW	87	Tosaint Ricketts
FW	17	Jozy Altidore
Substitutes:
DF	2	Justin Morrow	78'	46'
MF	54	Ryan Telfer		64'
DF	12	Jason Hernandez		71'
FW	22	Jordan Hamilton
GK	25	Alex Bono
MF	27	Liam Fraser
FW	11	Jon Bakero
Manager: Greg Vanney

Second leg

August 15, 2018

Toronto FC	5–2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Altidore 39', 49', 53' Giovinco 44' Ricketts 80'	Report	Kamara 63' Shea 77'

BMO Field , Toronto, Ontario

Attendance: 14,994

Referee: Drew Fischer