2019 Canadian Championship

The 2019 Canadian Championship was the twelfth edition of the Canadian Championship, contested from May 15 to September 25, 2019. Montreal Impact won their fourth Canadian Championship title (their tenth Voyageurs Cup) and earned a berth in the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League.

2019 Canadian Championship
Championnat Canadien 2019
CountryCanada
DatesMay 15 – September 25, 2019
Teams13 (from 5 leagues)
ChampionsMontreal Impact (4th title)
Runners-upToronto FC
Matches played24
Goals scored55 (2.29 per match)
Attendance156,268 (6,511 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Ignacio Piatti
(4 goals)
George Gross Memorial TrophyIgnacio Piatti
← 2018
2020 →

The competition expanded to thirteen teams with the introduction of the seven Canadian Premier League (CPL) clubs, the most in the competition's history. The 2019 tournament also marked the first time that clubs from Manitoba and Nova Scotia were represented in the Canadian Championship, and the return of clubs from Alberta after none participated in 2018.

Cavalry FC's 2–1 aggregate defeat of Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the tournament's third qualifying round marked the first time in the history of the Canadian Championship that an MLS team was defeated by a non-MLS team in a home-and-away series.

Ignacio Piatti was the tournament's top scorer with four goals and won the George Gross Memorial Trophy, while Zachary Brault-Guillard received the inaugural Best Young Canadian Player award for the best Canadian player of the tournament aged 21 or younger.[1]

Format

The format of the competition was changed to include the seven CPL clubs, and consisted of three qualifying rounds before semi-finals and a final. All rounds were played in a two-legged tie format. In the first qualifying round, the League1 Ontario champion Vaughan Azzurri, Première Ligue de soccer du Québec champion A.S. Blainville, and four CPL clubs entered the competition. They were joined by the remaining three CPL clubs (given byes due to previously competing or being sanctioned earlier than the other clubs)[2] in the second qualifying round. In the third qualifying round, Ottawa Fury FC and two Major League Soccer teams entered. The previous year's champion, Toronto FC, received a bye to the semi-final.[3]

Distribution
Distribution of teams for 2019 Canadian Championship
Round Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
First qualifying round
(6 teams)
Second qualifying round
(6 teams)
  • 3 Canadian Premier League "inaugural teams"
  • 3 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round
(6 teams)
  • 1 USL Championship team
  • 2 Major League Soccer teams
  • 3 winners from the second qualifying round
Semi-finals
(4 teams)
  • 1 champion of 2018 Canadian Championship
  • 3 winners from the third qualifying round
Final
(2 teams)
  • 2 winners from the semi-finals

Qualified clubs
Toronto area clubs: Toronto FC; Vaughan Azzurri; York9 FC
Montreal area clubs: A.S. Blainville; Montreal Impact
Canadian Premier League Major League Soccer Other
Club Location League Previous best Prior appearances
A.S. Blainville Blainville, Quebec Première Ligue de soccer du Québec Second qualifying round: 1 1
Cavalry FC Foothills County, Alberta Canadian Premier League N/A 0
FC Edmonton Edmonton, Alberta Canadian Premier League Semi-finals: 5 7
Forge FC Hamilton, Ontario Canadian Premier League N/A 0
HFX Wanderers Halifax, Nova Scotia Canadian Premier League N/A 0
Montreal Impact Montreal, Quebec Major League Soccer Champions: 3 11
Ottawa Fury Ottawa, Ontario USL Championship Semi-finals: 3 5
Pacific FC Langford, British Columbia Canadian Premier League N/A 0
Toronto FC Toronto, Ontario Major League Soccer Champions: 7 11
Valour FC Winnipeg, Manitoba Canadian Premier League N/A 0
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver, British Columbia Major League Soccer Champions: 1 11
Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan, Ontario League1 Ontario N/A 0
York9 FC Toronto, Ontario Canadian Premier League N/A 0

Note

  • Statistics include previous incarnations of FC Edmonton, Montreal Impact, and Vancouver Whitecaps

Schedule
Round First leg date Second leg date Teams entering
First qualifying round May 15 May 22 6 (A.S. Blainville, Cavalry FC, HFX Wanderers, Pacific FC, Vaughan Azzurri, York9 FC)
Second qualifying round June 4/5 June 11/12 3 (FC Edmonton, Forge FC, Valour FC)
Third qualifying round July 10 July 24 3 (Montreal Impact, Ottawa Fury, Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
Semi-finals August 7 August 14 1 (Toronto FC)
Final September 18 September 25 N/A

Bracket

The draw was held on February 12, 2019.[4]

First qualifying round
May 15 & 22		Second qualifying round
June 4–5 & 11–12		Third qualifying round
July 10 & 24		Semi-finals
August 7 & 14		Final
September 18 & 25
                            
A.S. Blainville000
York9011
York9303
FC Edmonton112
York9202
Montreal Impact213
Montreal Impact213
Cavalry FC101
Forge FC112
Cavalry FC123
Pacific FC011
Cavalry FC224
Cavalry FC022
Vancouver Whitecaps FC011
Montreal Impact (p)101 (3)
Toronto FC011 (1)
Vaughan Azzurri213
HFX Wanderers (a)303
HFX Wanderers224
Valour FC101
HFX Wanderers224
Ottawa Fury325
Ottawa Fury000
Toronto FC235

First qualifying round

Summary

The first legs were held on May 15, and the second legs on May 22, 2019.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vaughan Azzurri 3–3 (a) HFX Wanderers 2–3 1–0
Pacific FC 1–4[upper-alpha 1] Cavalry FC 0–2 1–2
A.S. Blainville 0–1 York9 FC 0–0 0–1

Notes

  1. Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Matches
Vaughan Azzurri2–3HFX Wanderers
 Report
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Serge Topalian
HFX Wanderers0–1Vaughan Azzurri
Report
Attendance: 5,532

3–3 on aggregate. HFX Wanderers won on away goals.

Pacific FC0–2Cavalry FC
Report
Attendance: 2,294
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
Cavalry FC2–1Pacific FC
 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Juan Marquez

Cavalry FC won 4–1 on aggregate.

A.S. Blainville0–0York9 FC
Report
Blainville Equestrian Park, Blainville
Attendance: 1,503
Referee: Filip Dujic
York9 FC1–0A.S. Blainville
 Report
Attendance: 1,723
Referee: Mathieu Souare

York9 won 1–0 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round

Summary

The first legs were held on June 4 and 5, and the second legs were held on June 11 and 12, 2019.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
York9 FC 3–2 FC Edmonton 3–1 0–1
Forge FC 2–3[upper-alpha 1] Cavalry FC 1–1 1–2
HFX Wanderers 4–1 Valour FC 2–1 2–0

Notes

  1. Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Matches
York9 FC3–1FC Edmonton
 Report
Attendance: 728
Referee: Serge Topalian
FC Edmonton1–0York9 FC
 Report
Attendance: 2,076
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla

York9 FC won 3–2 on aggregate.

Forge FC1–1Cavalry FC
 Report
Attendance: 5,174
Referee: David Barrie
Cavalry FC2–1Forge FC
 Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Cavalry FC won 3–2 on aggregate.

HFX Wanderers2–1Valour FC
 Report
Attendance: 3,854
Referee: Juan Marquez
Valour FC0–2HFX Wanderers
Report
Attendance: 4,373
Referee: Yusri Rudolf

HFX Wanderers won 4–1 on aggregate.

Third qualifying round

Summary

The first legs were held on July 10, and the second legs were held on July 24, 2019.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
HFX Wanderers 4–5 Ottawa Fury 2–3 2–2
York9 FC 2–3 Montreal Impact 2–2 0–1
Cavalry FC 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 2–1

Matches
HFX Wanderers2–3Ottawa Fury
 Report
Attendance: 6,213
Ottawa Fury2–2HFX Wanderers
 Report
Attendance: 4,443
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Ottawa Fury won 5–4 on aggregate.

York9 FC2–2Montreal Impact
 Report
Attendance: 5,252
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
Montreal Impact1–0York9 FC
 Report
Attendance: 14,723
Referee: David Barrie

Montreal Impact won 3–2 on aggregate.

Cavalry FC0–0Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Report
Attendance: 5,129
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
Vancouver Whitecaps FC1–2Cavalry FC
 Report
Attendance: 16,089
Referee: Alain Ruch

Cavalry FC won 2–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Summary

The first legs were held on August 7, and the second legs were held on August 14, 2019.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ottawa Fury 0–5 Toronto FC 0–2 0–3
Montreal Impact 3–1[upper-alpha 1] Cavalry FC 2–1 1–0

Notes

  1. Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Matches
Ottawa Fury0–2Toronto FC
Report
Attendance: 5,809
Referee: David Barrie
Toronto FC3–0Ottawa Fury
 Report
Attendance: 12,683
Referee: David Gantar

Toronto FC won 5–0 on aggregate.

Montreal Impact2–1Cavalry FC
 Report
Attendance: 12,665
Cavalry FC0–1Montreal Impact
Report
Attendance: 5,633
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Montreal Impact won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 2019 Canadian Championship Final

Summary

The first leg was held on September 18, and the second leg was held on September 25, 2019.The higher-seeded team in the final, Toronto FC, chose to play the first leg away.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Montreal Impact 1–1 (3–1 p) Toronto FC 1–0 0–1

Matches
Montreal Impact1–0Toronto FC
 Report
Attendance: 10,807
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
Toronto FC1–0Montreal Impact
 Report
Penalties
 1–3
Attendance: 21,365
Referee: Drew Fischer

1–1 on aggregate. Montreal Impact won 3–1 on penalties.

Goalscorers
  Team eliminated or did not play in this round.
Rank Player Team Goals By round
1Q1 1Q2 2Q1 2Q2 3Q1 3Q2 SF1 SF2  F1   F2 
1 Ignacio Piatti Montreal Impact 4 121
2 Mohamed Kourouma HFX Wanderers 3 111
Tomasz Skublak HFX Wanderers 111
4 Sergio Camargo Cavalry FC 2 11
Thiago De Freitas Ottawa Fury 2
Nick DeLeon Toronto FC 2
Tsubasa Endoh Toronto FC 11
Rodrigo Gattas York9 11
Dominique Malonga Cavalry FC 11
Luis Perea HFX Wanderers 11
Ryan Telfer York9 11
Dominick Zator Cavalry FC 11

References
  1. "Impact wins Voyageurs Cup in Toronto". Montreal Impact. September 25, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  2. Sandor, Steven (January 10, 2019). "Three CanPL sides get first-round byes in new Canadian Championship format". the11.ca. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  3. "Battle of the North: Canadian Premier League squads learn paths to 2019 Canadian Championship". Canadian Premier League. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  4. "Canada Soccer continues to provide expanded international opportunities with two spots on the path to Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League". Canada Soccer. February 12, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
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