2018 Canadian Championship

2018 professional soccer tournament

Football tournament season

2018 Canadian ChampionshipChampionnat Canadien 2018 (in French)

Tournament details
Country| Canada
Dates| June 6 – August 15, 2018
Teams| 6 (from 4 leagues)
Final positions
Champions| Toronto FC (7th title)
Runners-up| Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 10
Goals scored| 24 (2.4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)| Jozy Altidore
Kei Kamara
Jonathan Osorio
(3 goals each)
Awards
George Gross Memorial Trophy| Jonathan Osorio

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The 2018 Canadian Championship was a soccer tournament hosted and organized by the Canadian Soccer Association. It was the eleventh edition of the annual Canadian Championship. Toronto FC won the competition for the third consecutive year and qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.

The 2018 edition saw the invitation of the champions of League1 Ontario (L1O) and Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (PLSQ). FC Edmonton suspended operations and did not take part in the Championship this year. As a result, a new format was adopted which saw the L1O and PLSQ champions, the Oakville Blue Devils and A.S. Blainville, enter in a new first qualifying round.[1][2] As winners of the first qualifying round, AS Blainville played Ottawa Fury FC in the second qualifying round, and the winner of that match, Ottawa Fury, joined the MLS teams in the semi-final round.[3] With six teams, the 2018 edition was the largest edition of the championship to date.

## Qualified clubs

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Club  | Location  | League  | Previous best  | Prior appearances

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A.S. Blainville | Blainville, Quebec | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | N/A  | 0
Montreal Impact | Montreal, Quebec | Major League Soccer | Champions: 3 | 10
Oakville Blue Devils | Oakville, Ontario | League1 Ontario | N/A  | 0
Ottawa Fury | Ottawa, Ontario | United Soccer League | Semi-finals: 2 | 4
Toronto FC | Toronto, Ontario | Major League Soccer | Champions: 6 | 10
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Vancouver, British Columbia | Major League Soccer | Champions: 1 | 10

Statistics include previous incarnations of the Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps.

### Distribution

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Distribution of teams for 2018 Canadian Championship  Round  | Teams entering in this round  | Teams advancing from previous round

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First qualifying round
(2 teams)  |

* 1 champion of League1 Ontario
* 1 champion of Première ligue de soccer du Québec

Second qualifying round
(2 teams)  |

* 1 United Soccer League team

* 1 winner from the first qualifying round

Semifinals
(4 teams)  |

* 3 Major League Soccer teams

* 1 winner from the second qualifying round

Final
(2 teams)  |  |

* 2 winners from the semifinals

## Tournament bracket

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| First Qualifying Round
June 6–13| | Second Qualifying Round
June 20–27| | Semifinals
July 18–25| | Final
August 8–15

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| Toronto FC | 1| 3| 4

| | | Ottawa Fury | 0| 0 | 0|
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| Ottawa Fury | 1| 1| 2

| | | A.S. Blainville | 0| 0 | 0|
| Oakville Blue Devils | 1| 0| 1
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| A.S. Blainville | 2| 1 | 3|
| Toronto FC | 2| 5| 7

| | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2| 2 | 4
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| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0| 2| 2

| | | Montreal Impact | 1| 0 | 1|
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## Matches

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### First qualifying round

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June 6, 2018 (2018-06-06)

7:30 pm ET

A.S. Blainville| 2–1| Oakville Blue Devils

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* Syla 26'
* Mayard 90'

| Report |

* Novak 40'

Stade Desjardins, Laval

June 13, 2018 (2018-06-13)

7:30 pm ET

Oakville Blue Devils| 0–1| A.S. Blainville

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| Report |

* Abzi 45'

Ontario Soccer Centre, Vaughan

A.S. Blainville won 3–1 on aggregate.

### Second qualifying round

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June 20, 2018 (2018-06-20)

7:30 pm ET

A.S. Blainville| 0–1| Ottawa Fury

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| Report |

* Taylor 1'

Stade Desjardins, Laval

Referee: Alan Ruch

June 27, 2018 (2018-06-27)

7:30 pm ET

Ottawa Fury| 1–0| A.S. Blainville

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* Haworth 21'

| Report |

TD Place Stadium, Ottawa

Attendance: 3,915[4]

Referee: Juan Marquez

Ottawa Fury FC won 2–0 on aggregate.

### Semifinals

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July 18, 2018 (2018-07-18)

7:30 pm ET

Ottawa Fury| 0–1| Toronto FC

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| Report |

* Osorio 5'

TD Place Stadium, Ottawa

Attendance: 6,057

Referee: Silviu Petrescu

July 25, 2018 (2018-07-25)

7:30 pm ET

Toronto FC| 3–0| Ottawa Fury

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* Akinola 36'
* Hamilton 76'
* Osorio 84'

| Report |

BMO Field, Toronto

Attendance: 18,795

Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Toronto FC won 4–0 on aggregate.

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July 18, 2018 (2018-07-18)

7:30 pm ET

Montreal Impact| 1–0| Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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* Silva 58'

| Report |

Saputo Stadium, Montreal

Attendance: 13,389

Referee: Yusri Rudolf

July 25, 2018 (2018-07-25)

7:00 pm PT

Vancouver Whitecaps FC| 2–0| Montreal Impact

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* Reyna 19'
* Kamara 60' (pen.)

| Report |

BC Place, Vancouver

Attendance: 19,267

Referee: David Barrie

Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 2–1 on aggregate.

### Final

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August 8, 2018 (2018-08-08)

7:00 pm PT

Vancouver Whitecaps FC| 2–2| Toronto FC

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* Kamara 24' (pen.)
* Hurtado 84'

| Report |

* Osorio 26'
* Henry 90+6' (o.g.)

BC Place, Vancouver

Attendance: 16,833

Referee: David Gantar

August 15, 2018 (2018-08-15)

7:30 pm ET

Toronto FC| 5–2| Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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* Altidore 39', 49', 53'
* Giovinco 44'
* Ricketts 80'

| Report |

* Kamara 63'
* Shea 77'

BMO Field, Toronto

Attendance: 14,994

Referee: Drew Fischer

Toronto FC won 7–4 on aggregate.

## Goalscorers

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Team eliminated or did not play in this round.

Rank  | Player  | Team  | Goals  | By round

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1Q1 | 1Q2 | 2Q1 | 2Q2 | SF1 | SF2 | F1 | F2
1  |  Jozy Altidore | Toronto FC | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3
Jonathan Osorio | Toronto FC |  | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Kei Kamara | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1
4  |  Diyaeddine Abzi | A.S. Blainville | 1  |  | 1 |  |  |
Ayo Akinola | Toronto FC |  |  | 1 |  |
Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto FC |  |  |  |  | 1
Jordan Hamilton | Toronto FC |  |  | 1 |  |
Carl Haworth | Ottawa Fury |  |  | 1 |  |  |
Erik Hurtado | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |  |  |  | 1 |
Pierre-Rudolph Mayard | A.S. Blainville | 1 |  |  |  |
Anthony Novak | Oakville Blue Devils | 1 |  |
Yordy Reyna | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |  |  | 1 |  |
Tosaint Ricketts | Toronto FC |  |  |  |  | 1
Brek Shea | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |  |  |  |  | 1
Alejandro Silva | Montreal Impact |  | 1 |  |
Mitchell Syla  | A.S. Blainville | 1 |  |  |  |
Tony Taylor | Ottawa Fury |  | 1 |  |  |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Oakville Blue Devils qualifies for Canadian Championship - Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
2. ^ "AS Blainville qualifies for Canadian Championship - Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
3. ^ "About the Canadian Championship". Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
4. ^ "Fury beat Blainville, advance to semis in Canadian Championship". ottawafuryfc.com. Ottawa Fury FC. June 27, 2018. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.

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