2025 Canadian Championship

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2025 Canadian Championship
Championnat canadien 2025 (French)
Tournament details
CountryCanada
DateApril 29 – October 1
Teams15 (from 6 leagues)
Defending champions Vancouver Whitecaps FC
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The 2025 Canadian Championship (French : Championnat canadien 2025) will be the eighteenth edition of the Canadian Championship, the premier men's domestic cup competition in Canadian soccer, and the 24th competition staged to determine the winner of the Voyageurs Cup. It will feature all eleven professional men's soccer teams in Canada, from Major League Soccer and the Canadian Premier League, along with the champions of the four semi-professional League1 Canada competitions: Edmonton Scottish, FC Laval, TSS FC Rovers, and Scrosoppi FC. [1] [2] [3] This tournament will mark the first Voyageurs Cup campaign for Edmonton Scottish and Scrosoppi FC.

Contents

Format

The tournament will consist 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 2024 Canadian Championship, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, received a bye to the quarter-finals; the remaining fourteen teams will begin the competition in the preliminary round. Hosting privileges up to the semi-finals are determined based on the Canadian Championship ranking index. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Dates

RoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
Preliminary roundDecember 12April 29 – May 7
Quarter-finalsMayJuly
Semi-finalsTBAAugustSeptember
FinalOctober 1

Teams

2025 Canadian Championship (Canada)
Montreal area clubs: Red pog.svg CF Montréal; Blue pog.svg FC Laval
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 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-finals17thWinners (2024)
2 Toronto FC Toronto, OntarioPreliminary round18thWinners (2020)
3 CF Montréal Montreal, Quebec17thWinners (2021)
4 Canadian Premier League Forge FC Hamilton, Ontario7thRunners-up (2020)
5 Pacific FC Langford, BC6thSemi-finals (2024)
6 York United FC Toronto, Ontario6thSemi-finals (2022)
7 Cavalry FC Foothills County, Alberta6thSemi-finals (2019)
8 Atlético Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario5thQuarter-finals (2024)
9 HFX Wanderers FC Halifax, Nova Scotia6thQuarter-finals (2022)
10 Valour FC Winnipeg, Manitoba6thQuarter-finals (2021)
11 Vancouver FC Langley, BC3rdPreliminary round (2024)
12 League1 Canada
(division champions)		 TSS FC Rovers (L1BC) Burnaby, BC3rdQuarter-finals (2023)
13 FC Laval (L1Q) Laval, Quebec2ndPreliminary round (2023)
14 Scrosoppi FC (L1O) Milton, Ontario1st—
15 Edmonton Scottish (L1AB) Edmonton, Alberta1st—

Draw

Canada Soccer will conduct 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. [3] [4] [5]

First draw

The first draw to determine preliminary round matchups and the pathway through the quarter-finals was conducted on December 12, 2024. Teams were separated into east and west regions for the draw, and semi-pro teams could not be drawn against each other in the preliminary round. Vancouver Whitecaps FC were given a bye to the quarter-finals as 2024 champions. [3] [4] [5]

WestWest semi-proEastEast semi-proBye

Bracket

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

 
 
                      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
 
 Winnipeg, MB
 
 
 
 Valour FC
 
 
 
 TSS FC Rovers
 
 
 
 Langford, BC
 
 
 
 Pacific FC
 
 
 Vancouver FC
 
 
 
 Foothills County, AB
 
 
 
 Cavalry FC
 
 
 
 Edmonton Scottish
 
 
 
 Ottawa, ON
 
 
 
 Atlético Ottawa
 
 
 Scrosoppi FC
 
 
 
 Toronto, ON
 
 
 
 York United FC
 
 
 
 FC Laval
 
 
 
 Toronto, ON
 
 
 
 Toronto FC
 
 
 CF Montréal
 
 
 
 Hamilton, ON
 
 
 
 Forge FC
 
 
 HFX Wanderers FC
 

Preliminary round

Summary

Home teamScoreAway team
Valour FC Match 1 TSS FC Rovers
Pacific FC Match 2 Vancouver FC
Cavalry FC Match 3 Edmonton Scottish
Atlético Ottawa Match 4 Scrosoppi FC
York United FC Match 5 FC Laval
Toronto FC Match 6 CF Montréal
Forge FC Match 7 HFX Wanderers FC

Matches

Quarter-finals

Summary

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Series 1Winner match 1 – –
Winner match 2Series 2Winner match 3 – –
Winner match 4Series 3Winner match 5 – –
Winner match 6Series 4Winner match 7 – –

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
Stadium TBD

References

  1. ↑ Mahmoudi, Nelson (August 31, 2024). "Scrosoppi Squeeze into CanChamp with Skublak Brace". Northern Tribune. Archived from the original on September 1, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  2. ↑ OneSoccer [@onesoccer] (August 31, 2024). "The 4 semi-pro teams that will play in the 2025 TELUS Canadian Championship have been confirmed 🏆👀". Archived from the original on September 25, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024– via Instagram.
  3. 1 2 3 Senra, Paulo (December 13, 2024). "2025 TELUS Canadian Championship Official Draw Results". Canada Soccer Pressroom. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "2025 Telus Canadian Championship draw set for Thursday, Dec. 12". Canadian Premier League. December 12, 2024. Archived from the original on December 12, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (December 12, 2024). "2025 Telus Canadian Championship preliminary round matchups confirmed". Canadian Premier League. Archived from the original on December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Pacific FC to Host Vancouver FC in Preliminary Round of the 2025 Telus Canadian Championship". Pacific FC. December 13, 2024. Archived from the original on December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Forge FC to Host Halifax Wanderers FC in Preliminary Round of the 2025 Telus Canadian Championship" (Press release). Forge FC. December 12, 2024. Archived from the original on December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 16, 2024– via OurSports Central.
  8. ↑ "2025 TELUS Canadian Championship preliminary round schedule announced". Canadian Premier League. February 18, 2025. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Canadian Championship - Canada Soccer". Canada Soccer. January 26, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
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