2022 Canadian Championship final

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2022 Canadian Championship Final
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BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia hosted the match.
Event 2022 Canadian Championship
Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 5–3 on penalties
DateJuly 26, 2022
Venue BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia
Referee Pierre-Luc Lauzière
Attendance24,307
WeatherFair
26 °C (79 °F)
61% humidity [1]
2021
2023

The 2022 Canadian Championship Final was a soccer match played between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Toronto FC at BC Place on July 26, 2022. The match determined the winner of the 2022 Canadian Championship, Canada's primary men's domestic cup competition. [2] [3]

Contents

Vancouver Whitecaps won their second title in a 5–3 penalty shoot-out victory following a 1–1 draw, qualifying them for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League. [4]

Teams

TeamLeagueCityPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Major League Soccer Vancouver, British Columbia6 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 , 2016, 2018)
Toronto FC Major League Soccer Toronto, Ontario9 ( 2011 , 2012 , 2014, 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019, 2020 , 2021)

Background

This was the fifth time Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Toronto FC faced each other in the Canadian Championship final with Toronto FC having won all previous ties. The most recent finals meeting took place in 2018 when Toronto FC won 7–4 on aggregate.

Path to the final

Each tie of the four-round tournament was played as a single-leg fixture. Toronto FC received a bye in the preliminary round for being a finalist of the 2021 tournament. [5]

Vancouver Whitecaps FCRoundToronto FC
OpponentResultOpponentResult
Valour FC (H)2–0 Preliminary round Bye
Cavalry FC (A)1–1
(5–3 p)
Quarter-finals HFX Wanderers FC (A)2–1
York United FC (H)2–1 Semi-finals CF Montréal (H)4–0

Match details

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Toronto FC
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Report
Penalties
5–3
BC Place , Vancouver
Attendance: 24,307
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
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Toronto FC
GK55 Flag of the United States.svg Cody Cropper
CB28 Flag of the United States.svg Jake Nerwinski
CB4 Flag of Serbia.svg Ranko Veselinović
CB6 Flag of the United States.svg Tristan Blackmon
RM11 Flag of Colombia.svg Cristian Dájome Sub off.svg 62'
CM31 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Russell Teibert (c)Sub off.svg 73'
CM20 Flag of Paraguay.svg Andrés Cubas
LM27 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ryan Raposo Sub off.svg 82'
RW9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lucas Cavallini Sub off.svg 73'
CF25 Flag of Scotland.svg Ryan Gauld
LW24 Flag of the United States.svg Brian White
Substitutes:
GK60 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Isaac Boehmer
DF2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcus Godinho
DF19 Flag of Germany.svg Julian Gressel Sub on.svg 62'
DF23 Flag of Jamaica.svg Javain Brown Sub on.svg 82'
MF33 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michael Baldisimo Sub on.svg 73'
MF45 Flag of Ecuador.svg Pedro Vite
FW87 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tosaint Ricketts Sub on.svg 73'
Manager:
Flag of Italy.svg Vanni Sartini
GK25 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Bono
RB47 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kosi Thompson
CB27 Flag of the United States.svg Shane O'Neill Sub off.svg 82'
CB5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lukas MacNaughton Sub off.svg 83'
LB44 Flag of Italy.svg Domenico Criscito
CM21 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Osorio
CM4 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Bradley (c)Yellow card.svg 69'
CM11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jayden Nelson Sub off.svg 88'
RW10 Flag of Italy.svg Federico Bernardeschi
CF9 Flag of Spain.svg Jesús Jiménez Sub off.svg 62'
LW24 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Insigne Sub off.svg 88'
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Greg Ranjitsingh
DF7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty
DF15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Doneil Henry Sub on.svg 82'
FW20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ayo Akinola Sub on.svg 62'
DF23 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Chris Mavinga Sub on.svg 83'
DF38 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Luca Petrasso Sub on.svg 88'
FW77 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jordan Perruzza Sub on.svg 88'
Manager:
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Assistant referees:
Chris Wattam
Michael Barwegen
Fourth official:
Drew Fischer
Fifth official:
Stefan Tanaka-Freundt [6]

References

  1. "Weather History for CYVR". Weather Underground . The Weather Company. July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  2. Alter, David (June 22, 2022). "Toronto FC dominate CF Montreal, advance to Canadian Championship final". CBC.ca . Canadian Press . Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  3. "Canadian Championship Updates Ahead of 2022 Season". Canadian Soccer Association. March 2, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  4. Karstens-Smith, Gemma (July 26, 2022). "Whitecaps win Voyageurs Cup beating Toronto FC in penalty shootout". The Globe and Mail . The Canadian Press . Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  5. "The Quarterfinals of the Canadian Championship to kick off on Tuesday, May 24". Canadian Premier League. May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  6. @CanadaSoccerEN (July 26, 2022). "Canada Soccer Referee appointments for tonight's final" (Tweet). Retrieved July 27, 2022 via Twitter.