2021 Canadian Championship

2021 Canadian Championship
Championnat canadien 2021
Tournament details
CountryCanada
DatesAugust 15 – November 21
Teams13 (from 4 leagues)
Final positions
ChampionsCF Montréal (4th title)
Runners-upToronto FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored38 (3.17 per match)
Attendance51,738 (4,312 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Austin Ricci
(3 goals)
Awards
George Gross Memorial TrophySebastian Breza
Best young playerJacob Shaffelburg
← 2020
2022 →

The 2021 Canadian Championship was the fourteenth edition of the Canadian Championship, contested from August 15 to November 21, 2021. The winners of the tournament, CF Montréal, were awarded the Voyageurs Cup and earned a berth in the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.

Format

The competition followed a similar format to the originally proposed 2020 edition with four rounds and regional pairings in the first two rounds. For the first time in the Canadian Championship, each tie was played as a single-leg fixture. CF Montréal, Forge FC, and Toronto FC entered the tournament in the quarter-finals due to their placements in the 2019 and 2020 editions of the competition. All other teams entered in the preliminary round of the tournament.

AS Blainville and Master's FA were originally supposed to participate in the 2020 edition of the competition, as they won the 2019 editions of the Première ligue de soccer du Québec and League1 Ontario, respectively. As the format of the 2020 edition was revised, their participation was postponed to the 2021 tournament.

Distribution

Distribution of teams for 2021 Canadian Championship
Round Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
Preliminary round
(10 teams)
Quarter-finals
(8 teams)
  • 1 winner of the 2019 Canadian Championship
  • 2 finalists of the 2020 Canadian Championship
  • 5 winners from the preliminary round
Semi-finals
(4 teams)
  • 4 winners from the quarter-finals
Final
(2 teams)
  • 2 winners from the semi-finals

Teams

Montréal area clubs: AS Blainville; CF Montréal
Toronto area clubs: Toronto FC; Master's FA; York United FC

Canadian Premier League Major League Soccer Other

Team Location League Round of entry Previous best Prior appearances
AS Blainville Blainville, Quebec Première ligue de soccer du Québec Preliminary round Second qualifying round: 1 2
Atlético Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario Canadian Premier League Preliminary round N/A 0
Cavalry FC Foothills County, Alberta Canadian Premier League Preliminary round Semi-finals: 1 1
FC Edmonton Edmonton, Alberta Canadian Premier League Preliminary round Semi-finals: 5 8
Forge FC Hamilton, Ontario Canadian Premier League Quarter-finals Second qualifying round: 1 1
HFX Wanderers FC Halifax, Nova Scotia Canadian Premier League Preliminary round Third qualifying round: 1 1
Master's FA Toronto, Ontario League1 Ontario Preliminary round N/A 0
CF Montréal Montreal, Quebec Major League Soccer Quarter-finals Champions: 4 12
Pacific FC Langford, British Columbia Canadian Premier League Preliminary round First qualifying round: 1 1
Toronto FC Toronto, Ontario Major League Soccer Quarter-finals Champions: 7 12
Valour FC Winnipeg, Manitoba Canadian Premier League Preliminary round Second qualifying round: 1 1
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver, British Columbia Major League Soccer Preliminary round Champions: 1 12
York United FC Toronto, Ontario Canadian Premier League Preliminary round Third qualifying round: 1 1

Note

Schedule

RoundDatesTeams
Preliminary roundAugust 15–26 10 (Atlético Ottawa, AS Blainville, Cavalry FC, FC Edmonton, HFX Wanderers FC, Master's FA, Pacific FC, Valour FC, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, York United FC)
Quarter-finalsSeptember 14–22 8 (Cavalry FC, CF Montréal, Forge FC, HFX Wanderers FC, Pacific FC, Toronto FC, Valour FC, York United FC)
Semi-finalsOctober 27 – November 3 (originally September 28–29) 4 (CF Montréal, Forge FC, Pacific FC, Toronto FC)
FinalNovember 21 (originally October 19–27) 2 (CF Montréal, Toronto FC)

Bracket

The bracket was announced on July 19, 2021.

Preliminary round
August 15–26		Quarter-finals
September 15–22		Semi-finals
October 27 – November 3		Final
November 21
Hamilton, ON
CPLForge FC2
Ottawa, ON
CPLValour FC1
CPLAtlético Ottawa2
Hamilton, ON
CPLValour FC3
CPLForge FC0 (7)
Halifax, NS
MLSCF Montréal (p)0 (8)
CPLHFX Wanderers FC2
Halifax, NS
PLSQAS Blainville1
CPLHFX Wanderers FC1
MLSCF Montréal3
Montreal, QC
MLSCF Montréal1
MLSToronto FC0
Toronto (BMO), ON
MLSToronto FC4
Toronto (York Lions), ON
CPLYork United FC0
CPLYork United FC5
Toronto (BMO), ON
L1OMaster's FA0
MLSToronto FC2
Edmonton, AB
CPLPacific FC1
CPLFC Edmonton0
Foothills County, AB
CPLCavalry FC2
CPLCavalry FC0
Langford, BC
CPLPacific FC1
CPLPacific FC4
MLSVancouver Whitecaps FC3

Preliminary round

Summary

The preliminary round matches were held between August 15 and 26, 2021.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Edmonton 0–2 Cavalry FC
HFX Wanderers 2–1 AS Blainville
York United FC 5–0 Master's FA
Atlético Ottawa 2–3 Valour FC
Pacific FC 4–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Matches

FC Edmonton0–2Cavalry FC
Report
Clarke Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta
Attendance: 1,189
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
HFX Wanderers FC2–1AS Blainville
 Report
  • Essomé Penda 52' (pen.)
Wanderers Grounds, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 3,780
Referee: Ben Hoskins
York United FC5–0Master's FA
 Report
York Lions Stadium, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 1,102
Referee: Scott Bowman
Atlético Ottawa2–3Valour FC
 Report
TD Place Stadium, Ottawa, Ontario
Attendance: 2,881
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
Pacific FC4–3Vancouver Whitecaps FC
 Report
Starlight Stadium, Langford, British Columbia
Attendance: 4,997
Referee: Juan Marquez

Quarter-finals

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Forge FC 2–1 Valour FC
HFX Wanderers FC 1–3 CF Montréal
Toronto FC 4–0 York United FC
Cavalry FC 0–1 Pacific FC

Matches

Forge FC2–1Valour FC
 Report
Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario
Attendance: 2,681
Referee: David Barrie
HFX Wanderers FC1–3CF Montréal
 Report
Wanderers Grounds, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 6,413
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
Toronto FC4–0York United FC
 Report
BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 3,651
Referee: Juan Marquez
Cavalry FC0–1Pacific FC
Report
ATCO Field, Foothills County, Alberta
Attendance: 2,525
Referee: Alain Ruch

Semi-finals

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Forge FC 0–0 (7–8 p) CF Montréal
Toronto FC 2–1 Pacific FC

Matches

Toronto FC2–1Pacific FC
 Report
BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 5,131
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Final

CF Montréal1–0Toronto FC
 Report
Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Quebec
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: David Gantar

Top goalscorers

  Team eliminated or did not play in this round.
Rank Player Team Goals By round
PR QF SF F
1 Canada Austin Ricci Valour FC 3 21
2 England Cory Bent HFX Wanderers FC 2 11
Canada Terran Campbell Pacific FC 11
Mexico Alejandro Díaz Pacific FC 11
Scotland Ryan Gauld Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
Canada Ballou Tabla CF Montréal 2
Germany Julian Ulbricht York United FC 2

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "Canada Soccer announces 2021 Canadian Championship format and schedule". Canada Soccer. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Canada Soccer announces 2021 Canadian Championship format and schedule". Canada Soccer. July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Montreal beats Toronto FC 1-0 to win Canadian Championship Voyageurs Cup". CTV News. November 21, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  4. ↑ "CF Montreal win 2021 Canadian Championship 1:0 over Toronto at Stade Saputo". Canada Soccer. November 21, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.