2024 Canadian Championship

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2024 Canadian Championship
Championnat canadien 2024 (French)
Tournament details
CountryCanada
DateApril 23 – September 25
Teams14 (from 5 leagues)
Defending champions Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored6 (3 per match)
Attendance13,376 (6,688 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Six players
(1 goal each)
All statistics correct as of April 24, 2024.
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The 2024 Canadian Championship (French : Championnat canadien 2024) is the seventeenth edition of the Canadian Championship, the premier men's domestic cup competition in Canadian soccer, and the 23rd competition staged to determine the winner of the Voyageurs Cup. It features all eleven professional men's soccer teams in Canada, from Major League Soccer and the Canadian Premier League, along with the champions of the three semi-professional League1 Canada competitions. This tournament marks the first Voyageurs Cup campaign for CS Saint-Laurent and Simcoe County Rovers FC. Victoria Highlanders FC had also qualified as the League1 British Columbia regular season winners but withdrew before the start of the tournament; they were replaced by TSS FC Rovers.

Contents

Format

Canada Soccer announced the competition format on February 22. The tournament consists of four rounds with the quarter-finals and semi-finals being two-legs and the preliminary round and the finals being single legs. The winner of the 2023 Canadian Championship, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, and runner-up CF Montréal, both received byes to the quarter-finals. The remaining 12 teams began the competition in the preliminary round starting in April. Hosting privileges up to the semi-finals will be determined based on a three-year Canadian Championship ranking index. [1] [2]

An earlier report suggested that Canada Soccer was reviewing a Canadian Premier League format proposal that would include a May start date, byes for Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2023 Canadian Championship winners) and Forge FC (2023 Canadian Premier League champions), and replace the draw with set regional matchups. [3] [4]

Teams

2024 Canadian Championship (Canada)
Montreal area clubs: Red pog.svg CF Montréal; Blue pog.svg CS Saint-Laurent
Toronto area clubs: Red pog.svg Toronto FC; Green pog.svg York United
Vancouver area clubs: Red pog.svg Vancouver Whitecaps; Green pog.svg Vancouver FC; Blue pog.svg TSS FC Rovers

Green pog.svg Canadian Premier League Red pog.svg Major League Soccer Blue pog.svg League1 Canada

RankLeagueTeamLocationEntry roundApp.Previous best (last)
1 Major League Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver, BCQuarter-finals16thWinners (2023)
2 CF Montréal Montreal, Quebec16thWinners (2021)
3 Toronto FC Toronto, OntarioPreliminary round17thWinners (2020)
4 Canadian Premier League Pacific FC Langford, BC5thSemi-finals (2023)
5 Forge FC Hamilton, Ontario6thRunners-up (2020)
6 York United FC Toronto, Ontario5thSemi-finals (2022)
7 Cavalry FC Foothills County, Alberta5thSemi-finals (2019)
8 HFX Wanderers FC Halifax, Nova Scotia5thQuarter-finals (2022)
9 Atlético Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario4thQuarter-finals (2023)
10 Valour FC Winnipeg, Manitoba5thQuarter-finals (2021)
11 Vancouver FC Langley, BC2ndPreliminary round (2023)
12 League1 Canada
(division champions)		 TSS FC Rovers [lower-alpha 1] (L1BC) Richmond, BC2ndQuarter-finals (2023)
13 CS Saint-Laurent (L1Q) Saint-Laurent, Quebec1st—
14 Simcoe County Rovers FC (L1O) Barrie, Ontario1st—

Notes

  1. ↑ Victoria Highlanders FC had qualified for the Canadian Championship as the League1 BC regular season winners. However, on April 8, 2024, the club announced that it had withdrawn from the competition. [5] [6] On April 19, 2024, they were replaced by TSS FC Rovers. [7]

Ranking Index

Ahead of this edition of the competition, Canada Soccer created the Canadian Championship Club Ranking Index. The index uses a weighted ranking of the past three years' competitive results in the Canadian Championship. Each professional team receives its own ranking while League1 Canada's component leagues each receive a league ranking that is used by their representative team. In the preliminary round, the team with the highest ranking will host the single knockout game; in the quarter and semi-final rounds, the team with the highest ranking will host the second game of the two-legged tie. [1] [2]

Draw

Canada Soccer will be conducting two draws to determine the matchups of the tournament: one draw to determine the preliminary round and quarter-final matchups, and another to determine the semi-final and final rounds. [8]

First draw

The first draw was held on February 23, 2024 and was conducted behind closed doors. Canada Soccer placed each participating team in the following pots. Prior to the main draw, one team from the east pot was randomly drawn to play in the west bracket. They were automatically scheduled to host Valour FC in the preliminary round due to geographical considerations. [8]

WestWest (non-hosting)EastEast (semi-pro)Bye

Notes

  1. ↑ Victoria Highlanders FC withdrew from the competition on April 8, 2024, after the first draw had been completed. They were replaced by the TSS FC Rovers. [5] [6]
  2. ↑ Moved to West Pot.

Second draw

The second draw will take place following the conclusion of the quarter-finals. It will determine the matchups for the semi-finals and hosting rights for the single-leg final. [8]

Schedule

The preliminary round schedule was announced on March 11. [9]

RoundDates
Preliminary roundApril 23 – May 2
Quarter-finalsLeg 1May
Leg 2May
Semi-finalsLeg 1July 9–10
Leg 2August 27–28
FinalSeptember 24–25

Bracket

For two-legged ties, the team listed above in the bracket will host the second match.

 
 
                      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
 
 Foothills County, AB
 
 Cavalry FC
 
 Cavalry FC 1
 
 
 
 Vancouver FC 0
 
 
 
 Ottawa, ON
 
 
 
 Atlético Ottawa 0
 
 
 Valour FC
 
Winner match 2 [upper-alpha 1]
 
 Langford, BC
 
Winner match 3 [upper-alpha 1]
 
 Pacific FC 0
 
 
 
 TSS FC Rovers
 
 0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 CF Montréal
 
 Hamilton, ON
 
Winner match 4
 
 Forge FC 0
 
 
 
 York United FC
 
 
 
 Toronto (BMO), ON
 
 
 
 Toronto FC 5
 
 
 Simcoe County Rovers FC 0
 
 Toronto FC
 
 Halifax, NS
 
Winner match 5
 
 HFX Wanderers FC 0
 
 
 CS Saint-Laurent
 

Notes

  1. 1 2 Order of legs to be determined based on ranking index.

Preliminary round

Summary

Team 1 Score Team 2
Cavalry FC 1–0 Vancouver FC
Atlético Ottawa Match 2 Valour FC
Pacific FC Match 3 TSS FC Rovers
Forge FC Match 4 York United FC
HFX Wanderers FC Match 5 CS Saint-Laurent
Toronto FC 5–0 Simcoe County Rovers FC

Matches

Cavalry FC 1–0 Vancouver FC
Report
ATCO Field , Foothills County, Alberta
Attendance: 1,946
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
Toronto FC 5–0 Simcoe County Rovers FC
Report
BMO Field , Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 11,430
Referee: Michael Venne

Quarter-finals

Summary

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Cavalry FC Series 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC May 7 May 21
Winner match 3Series 2 [upper-alpha 1] Winner match 2 – –
Winner match 4Series 3 CF Montréal – –
Winner match 5Series 4 Toronto FC – –

Notes

  1. ↑ Order of legs to be determined based on ranking index.

Matches

Semi-finals

Summary

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Redrawn teamSeries 5Redrawn team – –
Redrawn teamSeries 6Redrawn team – –

Final

Winner series 5vWinner series 6
TBD

Top goalscorers

  Team eliminated or did not play in this round.
RankPlayerTeamGoalsBy round
PRQF1QF2SF1SF2 F 
1 Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Warschewski Cavalry FC 11
Flag of Germany.svg Prince Owusu Toronto FC 1
Flag of South Africa.svg Cassius Mailula Toronto FC 1
Flag of Ireland.svg Kevin Long Toronto FC 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Osorio Toronto FC 1
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Tyrese Spicer Toronto FC 1

Broadcasting rights

OneSoccer, a Canadian video streaming service owned by Mediapro, had been the Canadian Championship's broadcaster in recent editions of the tournament. [10] [11] This status was put into doubt on January 25, 2024 when Canadian Soccer Business launched legal action against Mediapro, taking back the broadcast rights of several properties including the Canadian Championship. [12] However, on April 2, OneSoccer began promoting a "2024 Season Pass" that included "exclusive access" to the Canadian Championship, suggesting a breakthrough had been reached. [13] The following day, Canadian Soccer Business issued a statement saying that they and Mediapro were "are on a positive path toward resolving our differences and expect to come to a finalized agreement in the near future." [13]

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