2011 Canadian Championship
The 2011 Canadian Championship (officially the Nutrilite Canadian Championship[1]) was a soccer tournament hosted and organized by the Canadian Soccer Association that took place in the cities of Edmonton, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver in 2011. As in previous tournaments, participating teams included the Montreal Impact, Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. FC Edmonton participated in this year's competition for the first time. Toronto FC won the tournament, claiming the Voyageurs Cup and Canada's entry into the preliminary round of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League. The tournament has been held annually since 2008.
| 2011 Nutrilite Canadian Championship (in English) Championnat Canadien Nutrilite 2011 (in French) | |
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| Country | Canada |
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| Teams | 4 |
| Champions | Toronto FC (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 12 (2 per match) |
| Attendance | 82,463 (13,744 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Maicon Santos (3 goals) |
| George Gross Memorial Trophy | Joao Plata |
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The format of the 2011 tournament was different from previous editions. In 2011, with four teams involved, the tournament was changed to be a home-and-away semifinal round and a similar final round between the winners. Toronto, as reigning champions, were assigned the top seed and were matched with Edmonton, who were assigned the fourth seed as newcomers to the tournament. The two remaining teams, Montreal and Vancouver, faced off in the other semifinal.[2][3]
Matches
Bracket
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| 1 | Toronto FC | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
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| 4 | FC Edmonton | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | Toronto FC | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | Montreal Impact | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
First leg
        Montreal Impact
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     Vancouver Whitecaps FC
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- Assistant referees
Daniel Belleau Philippe Brière - Fourth official
- John Oliva
| FC Edmonton | 0–3 | Toronto FC |
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| Report | Santos  35', 61'Gordon 47' |
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- Assistant referees
- Darren Clark Kevin Duliba
- Fourth official
- Drew Fischer
Second leg
| Toronto FC | 1–0 | FC Edmonton |
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| Gordon 21' |
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- Assistant referees
- Héctor Vergara Bedik Charchafian
- Fourth official
- Justin Tasev
Toronto FC won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Montreal Impact |
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| Akloul 113' |
Report | Gerba 83' (pen.) |
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Montreal Impact
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- Assistant referees
- Joe Fletcher Marco Arruda
- Fourth official
- Alain Ruch
Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 2–1 on aggregate.
First leg
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–1 | Toronto FC |
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| Hassli 64' |
Report | Santos 73' |
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- Assistant referees
- Darren Clark Kevin Duliba
- Fourth official
- Drew Fischer
Second leg
| Toronto FC | abandoned | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
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| Hassli 17' |
Match abandoned in the 60th minute due to lightning and unplayable field conditions.[4] Originally scheduled to be replayed on May 26, 11:00 EDT, but was rescheduled as weather conditions prevented the match from being played. The second leg was eventually replayed on July 2, 12:30 EDT, in its entirety starting from 0–0 according to the rules of the tournament.[5]
| Toronto FC | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
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| Plata 51' (pen.) Yourassowsky 61' |
Camilo 21' |
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- Assistant referees
- Joe Fletcher Daniel Belleau
- Fourth official
- Geoff Gamble
Toronto FC won 3–2 on aggregate.
Top goalscorers
| Pos | Name | Nationality | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Maicon Santos |  Brazil | Toronto FC | 3 |
| 2 | Alan Gordon |  United States | Toronto FC | 2 |
| 3 | Mouloud Akloul |  France | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 |
| Camilo | Brazil | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Terry Dunfield | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Eric Hassli | France | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Ali Gerba | Canada | Montreal Impact | ||
| Joao Plata |  Ecuador | Toronto FC | ||
| Mikael Yourassowsky | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | Toronto FC |
References
- "Association confirms 2011 Nutrilite Canadian Championship schedule". CSA Website. 2011-02-18. Archived from the original on 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- Rollins, Duane (2010-12-12). "Format of Canadian Championship may change". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
- Jones, Terry (2011-02-17). "Early test for FC Edmonton". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
- Championship replay: match abandoned, rescheduled for Thursday
- Championship final rescheduled for 2 July
External links
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