2019 Canadian Championship

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2019 Canadian Championship
Championnat Canadien 2019
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Tournament details
CountryCanada
DatesMay 15 – September 25, 2019
Teams13 (from 5 leagues)
Final positions
Champions Montreal Impact (4th title)
Runners-up Toronto FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored55 (2.29 per match)
Attendance156,268 (6,511 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Ignacio Piatti
(4 goals)
Awards
George Gross Memorial Trophy Ignacio Piatti
Best young player Zachary Brault-Guillard
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The 2019 Canadian Championship was the twelfth edition of the Canadian Championship, contested from May 15 to September 25, 2019. Montreal Impact won their fourth Canadian Championship title (their tenth Voyageurs Cup) and earned a berth in the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League.

Contents

The competition expanded to thirteen teams with the introduction of the seven Canadian Premier League (CPL) clubs, the most in the competition's history. The 2019 tournament also marked the first time that clubs from Manitoba and Nova Scotia were represented in the Canadian Championship, and the return of clubs from Alberta after none participated in 2018.

Cavalry FC's 2–1 aggregate defeat of Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the tournament's third qualifying round marked the first time in the history of the Canadian Championship that an MLS team was defeated by a non-MLS team in a home-and-away series.

Ignacio Piatti was the tournament's top scorer with four goals and won the George Gross Memorial Trophy, while Zachary Brault-Guillard received the inaugural Best Young Canadian Player award for the best Canadian player of the tournament aged 21 or younger. [1]

Format

The format of the competition was changed to include the seven CPL clubs, and consisted of three qualifying rounds before semi-finals and a final. All rounds were played in a two-legged tie format. In the first qualifying round, the League1 Ontario champion Vaughan Azzurri, Première ligue de soccer du Québec champion A.S. Blainville, and four CPL clubs entered the competition. They were joined by the remaining three CPL clubs (given byes due to previously competing or being sanctioned earlier than the other clubs) [2] in the second qualifying round. In the third qualifying round, Ottawa Fury FC and two Major League Soccer teams entered. The previous year's champion, Toronto FC, received a bye to the semi-final. [3]

Distribution

Distribution of teams for 2019 Canadian Championship
RoundTeams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous round
First qualifying round
(6 teams)
Second qualifying round
(6 teams)
  • 3 Canadian Premier League "inaugural teams"
  • 3 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round
(6 teams)
  • 1 USL Championship team
  • 2 Major League Soccer teams
  • 3 winners from the second qualifying round
Semi-finals
(4 teams)
  • 1 champion of 2018 Canadian Championship
  • 3 winners from the third qualifying round
Final
(2 teams)
  • 2 winners from the semi-finals

Qualified clubs

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Montreal
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Toronto
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Montreal area clubs: Blue pog.svg A.S. Blainville; Red pog.svg Montreal Impact
Toronto area clubs: Red pog.svg Toronto FC; Blue pog.svg Vaughan Azzurri; Green pog.svg York9 FC
Green pog.svg Canadian Premier League Red pog.svg Major League Soccer Blue pog.svg Other
ClubLocationLeaguePrevious bestPrior appearances
A.S. Blainville Blainville, Quebec Première ligue de soccer du Québec Second qualifying round: 11
Cavalry FC Foothills County, Alberta Canadian Premier League N/Adebut
FC Edmonton Edmonton, AlbertaCanadian Premier LeagueSemi-finals: 57
Forge FC Hamilton, OntarioCanadian Premier LeagueN/Adebut
HFX Wanderers Halifax, Nova ScotiaCanadian Premier LeagueN/Adebut
Montreal Impact Montreal, Quebec Major League Soccer Champions: 311
Ottawa Fury Ottawa, Ontario USL Championship Semi-finals: 35
Pacific FC Langford, British ColumbiaCanadian Premier LeagueN/Adebut
Toronto FC Toronto, OntarioMajor League SoccerChampions: 711
Valour FC Winnipeg, ManitobaCanadian Premier LeagueN/Adebut
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver, British ColumbiaMajor League SoccerChampions: 111
Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan, Ontario League1 Ontario N/Adebut
York9 FC Toronto, OntarioCanadian Premier LeagueN/Adebut

Note

Schedule

RoundFirst leg dateSecond leg dateTeams entering
First qualifying roundMay 15May 226 (A.S. Blainville, Cavalry FC, HFX Wanderers, Pacific FC, Vaughan Azzurri, York9 FC)
Second qualifying roundJune 4/5June 11/123 (FC Edmonton, Forge FC, Valour FC)
Third qualifying roundJuly 10July 243 (Montreal Impact, Ottawa Fury, Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
Semi-finalsAugust 7August 141 (Toronto FC)
FinalSeptember 18September 25—

Bracket

The draw was held on February 12, 2019. [4]

First qualifying round
May 15 & 22		 Second qualifying round
June 4–5 & 11–12		 Third qualifying round
July 10 & 24		 Semi-finals
August 7 & 14		 Final
September 18 & 25
Montreal Impact 213
FC Edmonton 112 York9 202
A.S. Blainville 000 York9 303 Montreal Impact 213
York9 011 Cavalry FC 101
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 011
Forge FC 112 Cavalry FC 022 Montreal Impact (p)101 (3)
Pacific FC 011 Cavalry FC 123 Toronto FC 011 (1)
Cavalry FC 224
Ottawa Fury 000
Ottawa Fury 325 Toronto FC 235
Valour FC 101 HFX Wanderers 224
Vaughan Azzurri 213 HFX Wanderers 224
HFX Wanderers (a)303
This bracket:

First qualifying round

Summary

The first legs were held on May 15, and the second legs on May 22, 2019.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Vaughan Azzurri 3–3 (a) HFX Wanderers 2–3 1–0
Pacific FC 1–4 [A] Cavalry FC 0–2 1–2
A.S. Blainville 0–1 York9 FC 0–0 0–1

Notes

  1. ↑ Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Matches

Vaughan Azzurri 2–3 HFX Wanderers
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Ontario Soccer Centre, Vaughan
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Serge Topalian
HFX Wanderers 0–1 Vaughan Azzurri
Report
Wanderers Grounds, Halifax
Attendance: 5,532
Referee: Silviu Petrescu

3–3 on aggregate. HFX Wanderers won on away goals.

Pacific FC 0–2 Cavalry FC
Report
Westhills Stadium, Langford
Attendance: 2,294
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
Cavalry FC 2–1 Pacific FC
Report
ATCO Field, Foothills County
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Juan Marquez

Cavalry FC won 4–1 on aggregate.

A.S. Blainville 0–0 York9 FC
Report
Blainville Equestrian Park, Blainville
Attendance: 1,503
Referee: Filip Dujic
York9 FC 1–0 A.S. Blainville
Report
York Lions Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 1,723
Referee: Mathieu Souare

York9 won 1–0 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round

Summary

The first legs were held on June 4 and 5, and the second legs were held on June 11 and 12, 2019.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
York9 FC 3–2 FC Edmonton 3–1 0–1
Forge FC 2–3 [A] Cavalry FC 1–1 1–2
HFX Wanderers 4–1 Valour FC 2–1 2–0

Notes

  1. ↑ Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Matches

York9 FC 3–1 FC Edmonton
Report
York Lions Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 728
Referee: Serge Topalian
FC Edmonton 1–0 York9 FC
Report
Clarke Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 2,076
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla

York9 FC won 3–2 on aggregate.

Forge FC 1–1 Cavalry FC
Report
Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton
Attendance: 5,174
Referee: David Barrie
Cavalry FC 2–1 Forge FC
Report
ATCO Field, Foothills County
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Cavalry FC won 3–2 on aggregate.

HFX Wanderers 2–1 Valour FC
Report
Wanderers Grounds, Halifax
Attendance: 3,854
Referee: Juan Marquez
Valour FC 0–2 HFX Wanderers
Report
IG Field, Winnipeg
Attendance: 4,373
Referee: Yusri Rudolf

HFX Wanderers won 4–1 on aggregate.

Third qualifying round

Summary

The first legs were held on July 10, and the second legs were held on July 24, 2019.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
HFX Wanderers 4–5 Ottawa Fury 2–3 2–2
York9 FC 2–3 Montreal Impact 2–2 0–1
Cavalry FC 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 2–1

Matches

HFX Wanderers 2–3 Ottawa Fury
Report
Wanderers Grounds, Halifax
Attendance: 6,213
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Ottawa Fury 2–2 HFX Wanderers
Report
TD Place Stadium, Ottawa
Attendance: 4,443
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Ottawa Fury won 5–4 on aggregate.

York9 FC 2–2 Montreal Impact
Report
York Lions Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 5,252
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
Montreal Impact 1–0 York9 FC
Report
Saputo Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 14,723
Referee: David Barrie

Montreal Impact won 3–2 on aggregate.

Cavalry FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Report
ATCO Field, Foothills County
Attendance: 5,129
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Cavalry FC
Report
BC Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,089
Referee: Alain Ruch

Cavalry FC won 2–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Summary

The first legs were held on August 7, and the second legs were held on August 14, 2019.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Ottawa Fury 0–5 Toronto FC 0–2 0–3
Montreal Impact 3–1 [A] Cavalry FC 2–1 1–0

Notes

  1. ↑ Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Matches

Ottawa Fury 0–2 Toronto FC
Report
TD Place Stadium, Ottawa
Attendance: 5,809
Referee: David Barrie
Toronto FC 3–0 Ottawa Fury
Report
BMO Field, Toronto
Attendance: 12,683
Referee: David Gantar

Toronto FC won 5–0 on aggregate.

Montreal Impact 2–1 Cavalry FC
Report
Saputo Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 12,665
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Cavalry FC 0–1 Montreal Impact
Report
ATCO Field, Foothills County
Attendance: 5,633
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Montreal Impact won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

Summary

The first leg was held on September 18, and the second leg was held on September 25, 2019.The higher-seeded team in the final, Toronto FC, chose to play the first leg away.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Montreal Impact 1–1 (3–1 p) Toronto FC 1–0 0–1

Matches

Montreal Impact 1–0 Toronto FC
Report
Saputo Stadium , Montreal
Attendance: 10,807
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
Toronto FC 1–0 Montreal Impact
Report
Penalties
1–3
BMO Field , Toronto
Attendance: 21,365
Referee: Drew Fischer

1–1 on aggregate. Montreal Impact won 3–1 on penalties.

Goalscorers

  Team eliminated or did not play in this round.
RankPlayerTeamGoalsBy round
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1 Flag of Argentina.svg Ignacio Piatti Montreal Impact 4121
2 Flag of Guinea.svg Mohamed Kourouma HFX Wanderers 3111
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tomasz Skublak HFX Wanderers 111
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sergio Camargo Cavalry FC 211
Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago De Freitas Ottawa Fury 2
Flag of the United States.svg Nick DeLeon Toronto FC 2
Flag of Japan.svg Tsubasa Endoh Toronto FC 11
Flag of Chile.svg Rodrigo Gattas York9 11
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Dominique Malonga Cavalry FC 11
Flag of Colombia.svg Luis Perea HFX Wanderers 11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ryan Telfer York9 11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dominick Zator Cavalry FC 11

References

  1. ↑ "Impact wins Voyageurs Cup in Toronto". Montreal Impact. September 25, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  2. ↑ Sandor, Steven (January 10, 2019). "Three CanPL sides get first-round byes in new Canadian Championship format". the11.ca. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Battle of the North: Canadian Premier League squads learn paths to 2019 Canadian Championship". Canadian Premier League. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Canada Soccer continues to provide expanded international opportunities with two spots on the path to Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League". Canada Soccer. February 12, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
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