2008 CIS Men's Soccer Championship

The 2008 CIS Men's Soccer Championship Finals will be held from the 6-9 November, 2008 at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario. It will consist of 8 teams from the various conferences under the Canadian Interuniversity Sport. This year the breakdown is host (Carleton), 2 from the OUA, 2 from QSSF, 2 from Canada West and 1 from the AUS.

All-Canadians

First Team(1-11) and Second Team(12-22) with school and hometown. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  CAN Gerardo Argento (Montreal - Montreal, QC)
2 DF  FRA Augustin Nechad (Montreal - Rueil Malmaison, France)
3 DF  CAN Graham Smith (UBC - Abbotsford, BC)
4 DF  CAN Jonathan McNeil (Saint Mary's - Halifax, N.S.)
5 MF  CAN Gerard Ladiyou (York - Burlington, Ont)
6 MF  CAN Francesco Bruno (York - Toronto, Ont.)
7 MF  CAN Olivier Babineau (Moncton - Dieppe, N.B.)
8 MF  CAN Nick Poole (UBC - Mission, B.C.)
9 FW  CAN Yannick Rome-Gosselin (Sherbrooke - St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.)
10 FW  CAN Cole McFarlane (Victoria - Calgary, Alta.)
11 FW  CAN Matthew D'Angelo (Carleton - 5 - Ottawa, Ont.)
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK  CAN Srdjan Djekanovic (UBC - Vancouver, B.C.)
13 DF  CAN Nicholas Persichino (Carleton - Thunder Bay, Ont.)
14 DF  CAN Paul Hamilton (Trinity Western - Calgary, Alta.)
15 DF  CAN Alex Lévesque-Tremblay (Laval - Baie-Saint-Paul, Que)
16 MF  FRA Wandrille Lefevre (Montreal - Chartres, France)
17 MF  CAN Ross Hagen (Dalhousie - Calgary, Alta.)
18 MF  CAN James Scholefield (McGill - Senneville, Que.)
19 FW  CAN Ken Morrison (UNB - Fredericton, N.B.)
20 FW  CAN Paul Craig (UPEI - Charlottetown, P.E.I.)
21 FW  CAN Brett Colvin (Alberta - Calgary, Alta.)
22 FW  CAN Pat Mroczek (Western - St. Catharines, Ont.)

Nationals
  Quarter-finals
6-November-2008		 Semi-finals
8-November-2008		 Final
9-November-2008
                           
  Victoria Vikes 0  
York Lions 3  
  York Lions 1  
  Montreal Carabins 0  
Dalhousie Tigers 0
  Montreal Carabins 2  
    York Lions 1
  Trinity Western Spartans 0
  Laurier Golden Hawks 0  
Trinity Western Spartans 1  
  Trinity Western Spartans 2 Third place
  Laval Rouge et Or 1  
Laval Rouge et Or 4 Montreal Carabins 2
  Carleton Ravens 1   Laval Rouge et Or 1
Consolation Semi-final
7-November-2008 		Consolation Final
8-November-2008
      
Victoria Vikes 1
Dalhousie Tigers 2
Dalhousie Tigers 0
Carleton Ravens 3
Laurier Golden Hawks 1
Carleton Ravens 2

Final
York Lions1-0Trinity Western Spartans
David Nogaro  83' CIS Report
Ravens' Field
Attendance: 600
York Lions
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Manager
Carmine Isacco
Trinity Western Spartans
GK1Andrew Kowan
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Manager
Alan Alderson

Tournament XI

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  CAN Andrew Kowan ((Richmond, BC)Trinity Western)
2 DF  CAN Paul Hamilton ((Calgary, AB)Trinity Western)
3 DF  MAR Hicham Aâboubou ((Morocco)Montreal)
4 DF  CAN Alexandre Lévesque-Tremblay ((Baie-Saint-Paul, QC), Laval)
5 MF  CAN Gerard Ladiyou ((Burlington, Ont.), York)
6 MF  CAN Francesco Bruno ((Toronto), York)
7 MF  CAN Philip Rivers ((Toronto), York)
8 MF  CAN Douglas Sereti ((Toronto), York)
9 MF   SUI Nicolas Suter ((Switzerland), Montreal)
10 FW  CAN Daniel Lowen ((Langley, B.C.), Trinity Western)
11 FW  CAN Peter Mangiras ((Belleville, Ont.), Carleton)
 

Regional Conference Play-offs

Atlantic (AUS)

Top 6 will make the play-offs with 1 and 2 seeds getting a bye to the semi-final round. Hosted this season by Mount Allison. Other qualifiers include UNB, St. Mary's, Dalhousie, Moncton and UPEI.

  Quarter-finals     Semi-finals     Finals
                           
      1 UNB Varsity Reds 1 (AET)  
  4 Moncton Aigles Bleus 1     5 UPEI Panters 0    
  5 UPEI Panthers 3         1 UNB Varsity Reds 0
      3 Dalhousie Tigers 1
      2 SMU Huskies 1    
  3 Dalhousie Tigers 2     3 Dalhousie Tigers 2  
  Host Mount Allison Mounties 0  

Quebec (QSSF)

Top 4 teams will make the semi-final round. McGill, Montreal and Laval have qualified.

Semi-final Final
      
Laval 3
McGill 1
Laval 0
Montreal 1
Sherbrooke 1
Montreal 4

Ontario (OUA)

The OUA play-off will include the top 6 from each of the east and west divisions. The top 2 will get a bye to the quarter finals with the 1st round being #6 @ #3 and #5 @ #4. In subsequent rounds, the teams will be repositioned so that the higher seed always plays the lowest. Laurier, York, Carleton and Toronto are the top 4 seeds.

  Round 1 - West
22-October-2008		     Quarter-final
25-October-2008
                 
   
  6 Queen's    
  3 Laurentian  
  Round 1 - West
22-October-2008		     Quarter-final
25-October-2008
                 
   
  5 Ryerson    
  4 Trent  
  Round 1 - East
22-October-2008		     Quarter-final
25-October-2008
                 
   
  5 Waterloo    
  4 Brock  
  Round 1 - East
22-October-2008		     Quarter-final
25-October-2008
                 
   
  6 Guelph    
  3 Western  
Semi-final Final
      
1E  
2W  
 
 
2E  
1W  

Canada West (CW)

Top 4 teams make the semi-final round. The final four will be hosted by the top team. Currently UBC, Victoria and Trinity Western have clinched a spot.

Semi-final Final
      
 
 
 
 
 
 

Season Ranking

Top Ten rankings as published by the CIS.

Date #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10
28 October 2008 Carleton UBC Montreal York Victoria Toronto McGill UNB Wilfrid Laurier St. Mary's
21 October 2008 Carleton UBC Montreal York Victoria Toronto McGill UNB Wilfrid Laurier St. Mary's
14 October 2008 Carleton UBC Victoria Montreal UNB Toronto Western Ontario McGill York Dalhousie
7 October 2008 UBC Carleton Montreal Victoria UNB Toronto Western Ontario McGill York Dalhousie
30 September 2008 York UBC Carleton Victoria Montreal Toronto UNB Laval Western Ontario Dalhousie
23 September 2008 York UBC Laval Carleton Montreal Victoria Western Ontario Toronto UNB UPEI
16 September 2008 York Carleton UBC Laval Montreal Victoria Toronto Western Ontario Cape Breton UNB
9 September 2008 York Laval Trinity Western Carleton UBC Saint Mary's Toronto Western Ontario Montreal Cape Breton
2 September 2008 UBC Laval Western Ontario York Trinity Western Saint Mary's Montreal Cape Breton Carleton Victoria
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