2003 Voyageurs Cup

The 2003 Voyageurs Cup was the second Voyageurs Cup tournament which was started by the Canadian supporters group The Voyageurs.[1][2] The 2003 Edition of the tournament featured the same four teams as the 2002 tournament: Calgary Storm, Montreal Impact, Toronto Lynx and Vancouver Whitecaps.

2003 Voyageurs Cup
2003 Coupe des Voyageurs (in French)
CountryCanada
Teams4
ChampionsMontreal Impact (2nd title)
Runners-upToronto Lynx
Matches played12
Goals scored30 (2.5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Ali Gerba
(5 goals)
← 2002
2004 →

The 2003 competition was won by Montreal Impact who led the competition with wins in their first three games. Neither Toronto Lynx nor Vancouver Whitecaps could overcome their lead, although, Montreal did not clinch their second Voyageurs Cup until the last game of the competition against Calgary, on August 31, with a 2–0 win at home.[3]

Format

Each team played two matches (home and away) against each other team. All of these matches are drawn from the USL A-league's 2003 regular season; the final two matches played between each city's team is counted as a Voyageurs Cup 2003 match. In each match, 3 points are awarded for wins (even if it comes in extra time), 1 point is awarded for a draw, and 0 points are awarded for losses (even if it comes in extra time). The four teams are ranked according to the total number of points obtained in all matches.[4]

The team ranked highest after all matches have been played is the champion, and will be awarded the Voyageurs Cup.

Standings
2003-Team Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD
Montreal Impact 136411124+8
Toronto Lynx 12642097+2
Vancouver Whitecaps 10632175+2
Calgary Mustangs 06060214−12

Results by round
Montreal Impact
Round123456
GroundAAAHHH
ResultWWWLDW
Source: Voyageurs.ca
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Toronto Lynx
Round123456
GroundHAAAHH
ResultLWWWLW
Source: Voyageurs.ca
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Vancouver Whitecaps
Round123456
GroundHHHAAH
ResultLLWWDW
Source: Voyageurs.ca
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Calgary Storm
Round123456
GroundHHAHAA
ResultLLLLLL
Source: Voyageurs.ca
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Schedule
Toronto Lynx0–2Montreal Impact
Report
Report		 Zé Roberto  30'
Zé Roberto  52'
Attendance: 2,555
Vancouver Whitecaps0–1Montreal Impact
Francois  76'
Calgary Storm0–4Montreal Impact
Biello  19'
Matondo  29'
Clarke  30'
Sebrango  82'
Vancouver Whitecaps1–2Toronto Lynx
Heald  33' Gerba  39'
Gerba  43'
Swangard Stadium
Vancouver, British Columbia
Calgary Storm0–2Toronto Lynx
Report Gerba  6'
Vignjevic  17'
McMahon Stadium
Calgary, Alberta
Attendance: 1,500
Montreal Impact2–3Toronto Lynx
Sebrango  33'
Matondo  72'		 Report
Report		 Vignjevic  49'
Gerba  90'
Gerba  102'
Attendance: 8,237
Referee: Ryan Feron
Vancouver Whitecaps2–0Calgary Storm
Craveiro  8'
Heald  37'
Calgary Storm1–2Vancouver Whitecaps
Zuniga  21' Jordan  79'
Corazzin  81'
McMahon Stadium
Calgary, Alberta
Montreal Impact1–1Vancouver Whitecaps
Zé Roberto  15' Dasovic  77'
Toronto Lynx0–1Vancouver Whitecaps
Report
Report		 Corazzin  58'
Centennial Park Stadium
Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 2,364
Referee: Tiger Liu
Toronto Lynx2–1Calgary Storm
Barclay  16'
Vincello  63'		 Report Wimble  65'
Centennial Park Stadium
Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 3, 216
Referee: Angelo Gertsakis
Montreal Impact2–0Calgary Storm
Leduc  5'
Nash  25'

Champion
Voyageurs Cup:
Montreal Impact
2nd Voyageurs Cup Win

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ali Gerba Toronto Lynx 5
2 Eduardo Sebrango Montreal Impact 3
Zé Roberto Montreal Impact 3
4 Carlo Corazzin Vancouver Whitecaps 2
Sita-Taty Matondo Montreal Impact 2
Nikola Vignjevic Toronto Lynx 2
Oliver Heald Vancouver Whitecaps 2
8 Mauro Biello Montreal Impact 1
Sebastian Barclay Toronto Lynx 1
Nico Craveiro Vancouver Whitecaps 1
Nick Dasovic Vancouver Whitecaps 1
Abraham Francois Montreal Impact 1
Jason Jordan Vancouver Whitecaps 1
Patrick Leduc Montreal Impact 1
Martin Nash Montreal Impact 1
Mauricio Vincello Toronto Lynx 1
Shaun Wimble Calgary Storm 1
Nicolas Zuniga Calgary Storm 1

References
  1. Bin, Matthew. "Voyageurs Cup Announced For A-League Teams". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  2. Daniel Squizzato (August 11, 2015). "Canadian Championship: The amazing story behind the fan-created trophy awarded to Canada's best". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  3. "VOYAGEURS CUP 2003". voyageurscup.ca. Archived from the original on November 21, 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  4. "VOYAGEURS CUP 2003 – Format, Tiebreakers". voyageurscup.ca. Archived from the original on November 27, 2002. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
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