2018 Canadian Championship

2018 Canadian Championship
Championnat Canadien 2018 (in French)
Tournament details
CountryCanada
DatesJune 6 – August 15
Teams6 (from 4 leagues)
Final positions
ChampionsToronto FC (7th title)
Runners-upVancouver Whitecaps FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored24 (2.4 per match)
Attendance97,826 (9,783 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Jozy Altidore
Kei Kamara
Jonathan Osorio
(3 goals each)
Awards
George Gross Memorial TrophyJonathan Osorio
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The 2018 Canadian Championship was a soccer tournament hosted and organized by the Canadian Soccer Association. It was the eleventh edition of the annual Canadian Championship. Toronto FC won the competition for the third consecutive year and qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.

The 2018 edition saw the invitation of the champions of League1 Ontario (L1O) and Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (PLSQ). FC Edmonton suspended operations and did not take part in the Championship this year. As a result, a new format was adopted which saw the L1O and PLSQ champions, the Oakville Blue Devils and AS Blainville, enter in a new first qualifying round. As winners of the first qualifying round, AS Blainville played Ottawa Fury FC in the second qualifying round, and the winner of that match, Ottawa Fury, joined the MLS teams in the semi-final round. With six teams, the 2018 edition was the largest edition of the championship at that time.

Teams

Team Location League Previous best Prior appearances
AS Blainville Blainville, Quebec Première Ligue de soccer du Québec N/A 0
Montreal Impact Montreal, Quebec Major League Soccer Champions: 3 10
Oakville Blue Devils Oakville, Ontario League1 Ontario N/A 0
Ottawa Fury FC Ottawa, Ontario United Soccer League Semi-finals: 2 4
Toronto FC Toronto, Ontario Major League Soccer Champions: 6 10
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver, British Columbia Major League Soccer Champions: 1 10

Statistics include previous incarnations of the Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps.

Distribution

Distribution of teams for 2018 Canadian Championship
Round Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
First qualifying round
(2 teams)
Second qualifying round
(2 teams)
  • 1 winner from the first qualifying round
Semi-finals
(4 teams)
  • 1 winner from the second qualifying round
Final
(2 teams)
  • 2 winners from the semi-finals

Bracket

First qualifying round
June 6–13		Second qualifying round
June 20–27		Semi-finals
July 18–25		Final
August 8–15
MLSToronto FC134
USLOttawa Fury FC112USLOttawa Fury FC000
L1OOakville Blue Devils101PLSQAS Blainville000MLSToronto FC257
PLSQAS Blainville213MLSVancouver Whitecaps FC224
MLSVancouver Whitecaps FC022
MLSMontreal Impact101

First qualifying round

Summary

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
AS Blainville3–1Oakville Blue Devils2–11–0

Matches

AS Blainville2–1Oakville Blue Devils
 Report
Attendance: 1,550
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
Oakville Blue Devils0–1AS Blainville
Report
Attendance: 1,226
Referee: Juan Marquez

AS Blainville won 3–1 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round

Summary

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
AS Blainville0–2Ottawa Fury FC0–10–1

Matches

AS Blainville0–1Ottawa Fury FC
Report
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Alain Ruch
Ottawa Fury FC1–0AS Blainville
 Report
Attendance: 3,915
Referee: Juan Marquez

Ottawa Fury FC won 2–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Summary

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Ottawa Fury FC0–4Toronto FC0–10–3
Montreal Impact1–2Vancouver Whitecaps FC1–00–2

Matches

Ottawa Fury FC0–1Toronto FC
Report
Attendance: 6,057
Toronto FC3–0Ottawa Fury FC
 Report
BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 18,795
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Toronto FC won 4–0 on aggregate.

Montreal Impact1–0Vancouver Whitecaps FC
 Report
Attendance: 13,389
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
Vancouver Whitecaps FC2–0Montreal Impact
 Report
BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia
Attendance: 19,267
Referee: David Barrie

Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

Summary

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Vancouver Whitecaps FC4–7Toronto FC2–22–5

Matches

Vancouver Whitecaps FC2–2Toronto FC
 Report
Attendance: 16,833
Referee: David Gantar
Toronto FC5–2Vancouver Whitecaps FC
 Report
Attendance: 14,994
Referee: Drew Fischer

Toronto FC won 7–4 on aggregate.

Goalscorers

  Team eliminated or did not play in this round.
Rank Player Team Goals By round
1Q1 1Q2 2Q1 2Q2 SF1 SF2 F1 F2
1 United States Jozy Altidore Toronto FC 3 3
Canada Jonathan Osorio Toronto FC 111
Sierra Leone Kei Kamara Vancouver Whitecaps FC 111
4 Canada Diyaeddine Abzi AS Blainville 1 1
United States Ayo Akinola Toronto FC 1
Italy Sebastian Giovinco Toronto FC 1
Canada Jordan Hamilton Toronto FC 1
Canada Carl Haworth Ottawa Fury FC 1
United States Erik Hurtado Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1
Canada Pierre-Rudolph Mayard AS Blainville 1
Canada Anthony Novak Oakville Blue Devils 1
Peru Yordy Reyna Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1
Canada Tosaint Ricketts Toronto FC 1
United States Brek Shea Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1
Uruguay Alejandro Silva Montreal Impact 1
Canada Mitchell Syla AS Blainville 1
Panama Tony Taylor Ottawa Fury FC 1

References

  1. ↑ "Oakville Blue Devils qualifies for Canadian Championship - Canada Soccer". Canada Soccer. Archived from the original on October 27, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  2. ↑ "AS Blainville qualifies for Canadian Championship - Canada Soccer". Canada Soccer. Archived from the original on October 27, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ "About the Canadian Championship". Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.