2022 Canadian Championship

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This article is about the Canadian national championship for the 2022 season. For the postponed tournament played in 2022, see 2020 Canadian Championship.
2022 Canadian Championship
Championnat Canadien 2022
Tournament details
Country Canada
Date May 10 – July 26, 2022
Teams 13 (from 4 leagues)
Final positions
Champions Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2nd title)
Runner-up Toronto FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played 12
Goals scored 32 (2.67 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Myer Bevan
Sunusi Ibrahim
Brian White
(3 goals each)
George Gross
Memorial Trophy		 Ryan Gauld
Best young player Ryan Raposo
← 2021
2023 →

The 2022 Canadian Championship was the fifteenth edition of Canada's national soccer cup tournament, awarding the Voyageurs Cup. It took place from May 10 to July 26, 2022. The winners of the tournament, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, were awarded the Voyageurs Cup and earned a berth in the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.[1]

Format

The competition followed a similar format to the 2021 edition with ten teams starting in the preliminary round and three teams receiving byes to the quarter-finals.[1] CF Montréal and Toronto FC received byes for being the finalists of the 2021 tournament and Pacific FC received a bye for winning the 2021 Canadian Premier League season.[2] Each tie of the four round tournament was played as a single-leg fixture.

Distribution

Distribution of teams for 2022 Canadian Championship
Round Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
Preliminary round
(10 teams)
Quarter-finals
(8 teams)
  • 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

Qualified clubs

Qualification to the Canadian Championship for 2022 was automatic for Canadian teams within Major League Soccer and for all teams within the Canadian Premier League, Canada's tier-one national league. The champions from Canada's two regional pro-am leagues (League1 Ontario and PLSQ) also qualified.[1]

Montreal area clubs: Red pog.svg CF Montréal; Blue pog.svg CS Mont-Royal Outremont
Toronto area clubs: Red pog.svg Toronto FC; Green pog.svg York United

Green pog.svg Canadian Premier League Red pog.svg Major League Soccer Blue pog.svg Other

Club Location League Round of entry Previous best Prior appearances
Atlético Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario Canadian Premier League Preliminary round Preliminary round: 1 1
Cavalry FC Foothills County, Alberta Canadian Premier League Preliminary round Semi-finals: 1 2
FC Edmonton Edmonton, Alberta Canadian Premier League Preliminary round Semi-finals: 5 9
Forge FC Hamilton, Ontario Canadian Premier League Preliminary round Runner-up: 1 3
Guelph United FC Guelph, Ontario League1 Ontario Preliminary round first appearance 0
HFX Wanderers FC Halifax, Nova Scotia Canadian Premier League Preliminary round Quarter-finals: 1 2
CF Montréal Montreal, Quebec Major League Soccer Quarter-finals Champions: 5 13
CS Mont-Royal Outremont Mount Royal, Quebec Québec Premier League Preliminary round first appearance 0
Pacific FC Langford, British Columbia Canadian Premier League Quarter-finals Semi-finals: 1 2
Toronto FC Toronto, Ontario Major League Soccer Quarter-finals Champions: 8 14
Valour FC Winnipeg, Manitoba Canadian Premier League Preliminary round Quarter-finals: 1 2
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver, British Columbia Major League Soccer Preliminary round Champions: 1 13
York United FC Toronto, Ontario Canadian Premier League Preliminary round Quarter-finals: 1 2

Note

  • Statistics include previous incarnations of FC Edmonton, Montreal Impact, and Vancouver Whitecaps
  • Results from the 2020 Canadian Championship are included for Toronto FC and Forge FC even though the championship was played after the start of the 2022 edition

Schedule and draw

Teams were divided into four geographical pots for the draw. In the preliminary round, teams in pot 1 were drawn with teams in pot 1 while teams in pot 2 were drawn with a team in pot 2 or pot 3.[3] For the quarter-finals, the winners from pot 1 faced off while the winners from pot 2 and 3 were drawn against teams from pot 4. The draw also determined hosting rights for all four rounds.[4]

Pot 1 (West) Pot 2 (East) Pot 3 (East) Pot 4 (Bye)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Cavalry FC
FC Edmonton
Valour FC		 Forge FC
York United FC
Atlético Ottawa
HFX Wanderers FC		 Guelph United F.C.
CS Mont-Royal Outremont		 Pacific FC
Toronto FC
CF Montréal
Schedule
Round Date
First round May 10–11
Quarter-finals May 24–25
Semi-finals June 21
Final July 26

Bracket

The draw for the Canadian Championship was streamed live on OneSoccer on March 9, 2022.[5][4]

 
 Preliminary round
May 10–11		 Quarter-finals
May 24–25		 Semi-finals
June 22		 Final
July 26
 
                            
 
 Foothills County, AB
 
 
 Cavalry FC 2
 
 Foothills County, AB
 
 FC Edmonton 1
 
 Cavalry FC 1 (3)
 
 Vancouver, BC
 
 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (p) 1 (5)
 
 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
 
 Vancouver, BC
 
 Valour FC 0
 
 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
 
 
 York United 1
 
 
 Langford, BC
 
 
 Pacific FC 2 (3)
 
 Ottawa, ON
 
 York United (p) 2 (4)
 
 Atlético Ottawa 1 (6)
 
 Vancouver, BC
 
 York United (p) 1 (7)
 
 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (p) 1 (5)
 
 Guelph, ON
 
 Toronto FC 1 (3)
 
 Guelph United 0
 
 Halifax, NS
 
 HFX Wanderers 2
 
 HFX Wanderers 1
 
 
Toronto FC 2
 
 
 Toronto, ON
 
 
 Toronto FC 4
 
 
 CF Montréal 0
 
 
 Montreal, QC
 
 
 CF Montréal 3
 
 Hamilton, ON
 
 Forge FC 0
 
 Forge FC 2
 
 
 Mont-Royal Outremont 0
 

Preliminary round

Summary

The preliminary round matches were played on May 10 and 11, 2022.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Guelph United 0–2 HFX Wanderers FC
Atlético Ottawa 1–1 (6–7 p) York United
Cavalry FC 2–1 FC Edmonton
Forge FC 2–0 Mont-Royal Outremont
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Valour FC

Matches

May 10
7:00 pm ET
Guelph United 0–2 HFX Wanderers
https://www.canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match/?matchId=3214
Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 1,728
Referee: Filip Dujic

May 10
7:00 pm ET
Atlético Ottawa 1–1 York United
https://www.canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match/?matchId=3212
  Penalties  
*Haworth Penalty scored 6–7 *Penalty missed De Rosario
TD Place Stadium
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

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See also: Cavalry FC–FC Edmonton rivalry

May 10
7:30 pm MT
(9:30 pm UTC−4)
Cavalry FC 2–1 FC Edmonton
https://www.canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-live/?matchId=3211
ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,229
Referee: Juan Marquez

May 11
7:00 pm ET
Forge FC 2–0 Mont-Royal Outremont
https://www.canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-upcoming/?matchId=3213
Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 2,213
Referee: Yusri Rudolf

May 11
7:00 pm PT
(10:00 pm UTC−4)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Valour FC
https://www.canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-upcoming/?matchId=3210
BC Place
Attendance: 7,803
Referee: Alain Ruch

Quarter-finals

Summary

The quarter-final matches were played on May 24 and 25, 2022.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cavalry FC 1–1 (3–5 p) Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Pacific FC 2–2 (3–4 p) York United
CF Montréal 3–0 Forge FC
HFX Wanderers 1–2 Toronto FC

Matches

May 24
7:00 pm AT
(6:00 pm UTC−4)
HFX Wanderers 1–2 Toronto FC
https://www.canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-upcoming/?matchId=3218
Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,507
Referee: Juan Marquez

May 24
7:00 pm PT
(10:00 pm UTC−4)
Pacific FC 2–2 York United
https://www.canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-upcoming/?matchId=3216
  Penalties  
*Díaz Penalty missed 3–4 *Penalty scored Abzi
Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 1,462
Referee: Filip Dujic

May 25
7:00 pm ET
CF Montréal 3–0 Forge FC
https://www.canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-upcoming/?matchId=3217
Saputo Stadium
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

May 25
7:00 pm MT
(9:00 pm UTC−4)
Cavalry FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
https://www.canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-upcoming/?matchId=3215
  Penalties  
*Bevan Penalty scored 3–5 *Penalty scored Cavallini
ATCO Field
Referee: Yusri Rudolf

Semi-finals

Summary

The semi-final matches were played on June 22, 2022.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 York United
Toronto FC 4–0 CF Montréal

Matches

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See also: Canadian Classique

June 22
7:00 pm ET
Toronto FC 4–0 CF Montréal
https://www.canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-upcoming/?matchId=3220
BMO Field
Attendance: 18,133
Referee: Yusri Rudolf

June 22
7:00 pm PT
(10:00 pm UTC−4)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 York United
https://www.canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-upcoming/?matchId=3219
BC Place
Attendance: 10,503
Referee: Juan Márquez

Final

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July 26
7:30 pm PT
(10:30 pm UTC−4)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Toronto FC
https://www.canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-upcoming/?matchId=3221
  Penalties  
*Gauld Penalty scored 5–3 *Penalty scored Criscito
BC Place
Attendance: 24,307
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Top goalscorers

  Team eliminated or did not play in this round.
Rank Player Team Goals By round
PR QF SF  F 
1 New Zealand Myer Bevan Cavalry FC 3 2 1
Nigeria Sunusi Ibrahim CF Montréal 3
United States Brian White Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 1
4 Canada Ayo Akinola Toronto FC 2 2
Canada Amer Đidić Pacific FC 2

Awards

Discipline

Cautions

  Team eliminated or did not play in specific round
  Suspension due to yellow card accumulation
  Suspension due to red card
Rank Player Team Cautions By round
PR QF SF  F 
1 Canada Alessandro Hojabrpour Forge FC 2 1 1
Canada Chrisnovic N'sa York United FC 1 1 YCA
Mali Aboubacar Sissoko Forge FC 1 1
Canada Cédric Toussaint York United FC 1 1
Canada Charlie Trafford Cavalry FC 1 1
6 Canada Ayo Akinola Toronto FC 1 1
United States Michael Bradley Toronto FC 1
Jamaica Javain Brown Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1
Canada Michael Baldisimo Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1
United States Sebastian Berhalter Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1
Canada Zachary Brault-Guillard CF Montréal 1
France Rudy Camacho CF Montréal 1
Canada Lucas Cavallini Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1
Canada Nikolaos Giantsopoulos York United FC 1
Colombia Sebastián Gutiérrez York United FC 1
Argentina Mateo Hernández York United FC 1
Canada Isaiah Johnston York United FC 1
Argentina Matko Miljevic CF Montréal 1
Republic of Ireland Shane O'Neill Toronto FC 1
Canada Ralph Priso-Mbongue Toronto FC 1
Argentina Joaquín Torres CF Montréal 1
Canada Noah Verhoeven York United FC 1
Serbia Ranko Veselinović Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1
Canada Jordan Wilson York United FC 1
Canada Dominick Zator York United FC 1

Note: Players receive a one-match ban for yellow card accumulation based on two cautions in Canadian Championship.

Sending offs

No. Date Player Club Offense
1 May 10 Canada Camilo Benzi[lower-alpha 1] York United FC Violent conduct

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