Canadian Championship
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| Canadian Championship | |
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| Current season or competition: 2008 Canadian Championship |
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| Sport | Soccer |
| Founded | 2008 |
| No. of teams | 3 |
| Country(ies) |  Canada |
The Canadian Championship is an association football tournament that is scheduled to take place in the cities of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver every year to determine Canada's entrant into the CONCACAF Champions League.[1] It is currently sponsored by Nutrilite, and is known as the Nutrilite Canadian Championship. [2]
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[edit] Background
The Canadian Championship is a seasonal club football competition organized by CONCACAF and the CSA. The inaugural tournament will begin play in May 2008 and end in July of 2008. Participating teams will be Montreal Impact, Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps. The tournament will consist of a home and away series between each team. The winner of the tournament will gain entry into the qualifying round of the CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09.[3] [4] [5]
Originally the tournament had been planned among representatives from the Montreal Impact, Toronto FC, and the Vancouver Whitecaps as a friendly competition. Only after the new format for the CONCACAF Champions League was announced did the upcoming tournament gain importance.
With the establishment of the Canadian Championship, the Open Canada Cup, a nascent attempt at a tournament along the lines of the English FA Cup, has been suspended temporarily.
[edit] Format
The tournament features the top three professional teams in Canada in a home and away series with the top team winning entry into the qualifying stage of the CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09. This will be the format for at least the first three seasons. It may expand if further Canadian teams join the MLS or USL.
[edit] Trophy
The winners of the Canadian Championship will be awarded the Voyageurs Cup,[6] a trophy traditionally handed to the Canadian USL First Division side with the best regular season record against other Canadian USL-1 teams.
The cup, donated to the CSA by The Voyageurs group, will be awarded to the winners of the Canadian Championship. The terms of the agreement will be reviewed in 2010.[7]
[edit] Voyageurs Cup Winners
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | |
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| 2008 Details |
TBD. | ||
| 2007 Details |
Montreal Impact | Vancouver Whitecaps | |
| 2006 Details |
Montreal Impact | Toronto Lynx | |
| 2005 Details |
Montreal Impact | Vancouver Whitecaps | |
| 2004 Details |
Montreal Impact | Toronto Lynx | |
| 2003 Details |
Montreal Impact | Toronto Lynx | |
| 2002 Details |
Montreal Impact | Toronto Lynx | |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Canadian teams set to do battle", Globe and Mail, 2008-03-27. Retrieved on 2008-03-28. (English)
- ^ "Association announces title partner for new Nutrilite Canadian Championship", Canadian Soccer Association, 2008-05-23. Retrieved on 2008-05-23. (English)
- ^ "Canada to create new club championship", Canadian Soccer Association, 2008-01-31. Retrieved on 2008-02-11. (English)
- ^ "Canadian soccer on its way to qualifying for FIFA", Vancouver Sun, 2008-01-28. Retrieved on 2008-02-11. (English)
- ^ "Canada's soccer teams unveil details for CONCACAF Champions League", Toronto FC Media Relations, 2008-03-26. Retrieved on 2008-03-26. (English)
- ^ "Association announces partners for new Nutrilite Canadian Champions League", CanadaSoccer.com, 2008-05-23. Retrieved on 2008-05-25. (English)
- ^ "Here's the name", Winnipeg Fury, 2008-05-24. Retrieved on 2008-05-25. (English)
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