Canadian Championship

Annual professional soccer tournament

This article is about the soccer championship. For other uses, see Canadian Championships (disambiguation).

Football tournament

Canadian Championship
Championnat canadien

Founded| 2008; 17 years ago (2008)
Region| Canada (CONCACAF)
Number of teams| 15
Current champions| Vancouver Whitecaps FC (4th title)
Most successful club(s)| Toronto FC (8 titles)
Television broadcasters| OneSoccer
Website| canadasoccer.com
2025 Canadian Championship

The Canadian Championship (French: Championnat canadien) is an annual soccer tournament contested by Canadian professional teams. The winner is awarded the Voyageurs Cup and a berth in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.[1] It is contested by Major League Soccer sides Toronto FC, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, and CF Montréal, eight Canadian Premier League sides, and the champions of League1 Ontario, League1 British Columbia, Ligue1 Québec, and League1 Alberta. The tournament is organized by the Canadian Soccer Association[2] and has been broadcast on OneSoccer since 2019.[3]

## History

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The Canadian Championship is a domestic cup competition organized by the Canadian Soccer Association. The championship determines one of Canada's entries in the annual CONCACAF Champions Cup. Until the creation of the Canadian Premier League in 2019, all fully professional Canadian soccer teams played in United States–based leagues. Prior to the creation of the official competition in 2008, there was no domestic competition to determine the best Canadian professional team (as Canada Soccer's Challenge Trophy only crowned the best amateur team). Though a notable attempt was conducted by the Canadian Soccer League through the Open Canada Cup, which ultimately managed to attract professional and amateur clubs from British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec.[4] The tournament was dissolved in 2008 after the creation of the Canadian Championship.

An unofficial Canadian Champion determined in the same manner as 2008–2010, a home-and-away series with the games taken from USL First Division (USL-1) regular season league games, was awarded by the Canadian national teams' supporters group, The Voyageurs. This unofficial Canadian Championship became less legitimate when Toronto was awarded a Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise to start play in 2007 in the USSF Division 1 MLS league above the USSF Division 2 USL-1 league. Toronto's USL-1 team self relegated, while the other two Canadian professional soccer teams did not play meaningful games against the new MLS team in 2007.[5]

For the 2008–09 season, CONCACAF changed their eight team FIFA Club World Cup qualification tournament from a two-legged aggregate goals knockout elimination format, named the CONCACAF Champions Cup, to a format mirroring the UEFA Champions League with a play-in round, a group stage, and lastly a two-leg aggregate score knockout format for the final rounds. The format change for the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League provided the opportunity to expand the number of qualifying teams from different countries, and Canada was awarded a single entry in the play-in round preceding the group stage. The year 2008 was the first time a Canadian entry had been awarded by CONCACAF since 1992, and the first time a Canadian team participated since 1976.[6] To award the new Canadian entry, the CSA created a new competition consisting of a home-and-away round-robin series between the three fully professional Canadian teams: Montreal Impact, Toronto FC and the Vancouver Whitecaps.[7] The 2008 Canadian Championship was contested between May and July 2008 and won by the Montreal Impact. As the Canadian champions, Montreal qualified for the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League.[6][8][9]

The 2009 Canadian Championship's format and participants were the same, contested by the three clubs in May and June 2009. It was closely contended by Toronto and Vancouver and won by the former via goal differential in the tournament's final game against the defending champions, Montreal, giving the Toronto franchise its first ever trophy and a spot in the qualifying round of the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League.[10] Toronto repeated as champions in the 2010 competition, qualifying for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League. Toronto won it for the fourth consecutive season in the 2012 competition.

In 2011, with the start of a fourth fully professional Canadian soccer team, FC Edmonton, the competition was changed from the home-and-away round robin series to a double-leg aggregate score knockout cup format with the two MLS teams seeded first and second, and NASL teams seeded third and fourth based on league standings of the previous year and the USSF tiering of Division 1 and Division 2.[11] This format mitigated competitive concerns regarding already eliminated teams and the number of additional (extra to their regular league) games each team would be required to play during a season.

On June 6, 2016, Canadian Soccer Association general secretary Peter Montopoli told TSN that plans were well under way to expand the tournament to include an access point for any team in Canada. He said that he expected the expansion to take place for 2017. His statement seemed to confirm other reports saying similar.[12][better source needed] On March 9, 2017, Canada Soccer Association announced that from the 2018 edition the winners of the League1 Ontario and Première ligue de soccer du Québec would compete.[13]

In January 2019, a new five-round format was announced to include the seven teams of the newly formed Canadian Premier League, bringing the total number of teams competing to 13.[14] In 2020, with the dissolution of Ottawa Fury FC, a modified four-round tournament was announced featuring 12 teams, the first contraction in the competition's history.[15] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition was instead held between two teams qualified through league play, with the top Canadian MLS team meeting the CPL winners.[16][17]

Beginning in 2023, the league winner of League1 British Columbia joined the tournament as a competitor. They were also joined by new Canadian Premier League club, Vancouver FC.[18]

In the 2023 preliminary round, TSS Rovers of League1 British Columbia became the first semi-pro team to advance in the tournament against a professional team. They defeated Canadian Premier League side Valour FC 3–1 to reach the quarter-finals.[19]

In 2025, the league winner of the nascent League 1 Alberta competition became the fourth semi-pro entrant, joining the three existing League 1 champions from British Columbia, Ontario and (Ligue 1) Quebec, alongside the eleven professional teams, three Canadian Major League Soccer franchises and the eight teams of the Canadian Premier League. The cup format now included a regional element, with and East and West bracket to meet geographical considerations in the early rounds to reduce travel for the semi-pro teams.

## Trophy

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Main article: Voyageurs Cup

The champions are awarded the Voyageurs Cup

The winners of the Canadian Championship are awarded the Voyageurs Cup.[20] From 1993 to 2007, there was no domestic competition open to top-tier Canadian professional clubs. From 2002 to 2006, the USL First Division was the highest level in which Canadian men's soccer teams competed. The Voyageurs, a supporters' group, developed a method of tracking league results between Canadian clubs to determine a professional Canadian champion.

With the introduction of the Canadian Championship as a separate competition, the Voyageurs donated the cup to the Canadian Soccer Association to award to the winners. The trophy is still awarded by a Voyageurs member to the current winning club.[21][22][23]

## Format

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From 2008 to 2010, the tournament consisted of the three professional teams in Canada in a home-and-away series with the top team winning entry into the qualifying stage of the CONCACAF Champions League. These teams competed in the two top US-based professional soccer leagues, which in 2010 was Major League Soccer and the temporary USSF Division 2 Professional League. In 2011, the North American Soccer League received sanctioning as the USSF's new second-division league.

When FC Edmonton joined the NASL in 2011, the tournament was expanded to include all four professional clubs in the country. The tournament consisted of two-legged semifinals and a two-legged final. In the first semifinal of 2011, Toronto, as reigning champions, was assigned the first-place seed and played Edmonton, which was assigned the fourth seed as newcomers to the tournament. The two remaining teams, Montreal and Vancouver, faced off in the other semifinal. This was to be followed by a one-game final to be hosted by the highest remaining seed;[24] but the Canadian Soccer Association decided to go with a two-legged final instead. The format was repeated in subsequent years with the previous year's league placement being used to seed the teams.[2]

Starting with the 2014 competition, due to the introduction of the Ottawa Fury FC to the NASL, the two Canadian NASL teams played in a play-off quarter-final to determine which team made it to the semi-finals, in which the MLS teams were introduced.[25]

Due to scheduling conflicts with the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup,[26] the 2015 edition was held during April, May, and August[27] but did not provide a competitor for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League; instead the best-placed Canadian Major League Soccer team in the 2014 regular season was the country's representative.[26] The Whitecaps qualified for the championship on October 19, 2014.[28] The winner of the 2015 Canadian Championship qualified for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League instead and starting in 2016, the competition will be held in June and July.[26]

Since 2017, competition regulations state that each team must field a minimum of three Canadian starters for each match.[29]

In 2018, following the suspension of operations at FC Edmonton, the format of the Championship was amended once more to allow for the admission of two clubs from the Division 3 provincial leagues: League1 Ontario and Première ligue de soccer du Québec.[30] The two provincial champions meet in a first qualifying round, with the winner progressing to meet the sole Canadian USL team (not including Toronto FC II, which is a department of the MLS side Toronto FC), Ottawa Fury FC in a second qualifying round. The winner of this match joins the three Canadian MLS teams in the semifinals. A.S. Blainville and Oakville Blue Devils qualified to represent the Quebec and Ontario leagues respectively in 2018.[31][32]

The 2019 Canadian Championship was the first to feature teams from the newly created Canadian Premier League. With 13 teams competing, the competition was expanded to include three qualifying rounds along with the semi-finals and final. The first qualifying round began with six teams, with three new teams entering each round until the semi-finals where the previous year's champion entered. All rounds were two-legged match ups.[14]

Since 2021, the tournament has had four rounds consisting of single leg ties.[33] First round matchups have been determined geographically (i.e. east and west) and byes have been awarded to the previous year's tournament finalists. In 2024 the format was altered slightly and now featured two-legged matchups for the quarter-final and semi-final rounds.[34] Starting that year, hosting privileges up to the semifinals are based on performances in the past three editions of the tournament.[34]

## Participants

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Permanent Canadian Championship clubs
Team  | City  | League  | Years

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Atlético Ottawa | Ottawa, Ontario  | Canadian Premier League | 2021–present
Cavalry FC | Calgary, Alberta  | Canadian Premier League  | 2019
2021–present
Forge FC | Hamilton, Ontario  | Canadian Premier League  | 2019–present
HFX Wanderers | Halifax, Nova Scotia  | Canadian Premier League  | 2019
2021–present
CF Montréal | Montreal, Quebec  | Major League Soccer | 2012–2019
2021–present
Pacific FC | Langford, British Columbia  | Canadian Premier League  | 2019
2021–present
Toronto FC | Toronto, Ontario  | Major League Soccer  | 2008–present
Valour FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba  | Canadian Premier League  | 2019
2021–present
Vancouver FC | Langley, British Columbia  | Canadian Premier League  | 2023–present
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Vancouver, British Columbia  | Major League Soccer  | 2011–2019
2021–present
York United FC | Toronto, Ontario  | Canadian Premier League  | 2019
2021–present

2025 League1 Canada qualifiers for the Canadian Championship
Team  | City  | League  | Years

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Edmonton Scottish | Edmonton, Alberta  | League1 Alberta | 2025
FC Laval | Laval, Quebec  | Ligue1 Québec | 2023, 2025
TSS Rovers FC | Burnaby, British Columbia  | League1 British Columbia | 2023–2025
Scrosoppi FC | Milton, Ontario  | League1 Ontario | 2025

Clubs that have previously participated

† – Defunct club
‡ – Defunct club replaced by phoenix club

Team  | City  | League  | Years

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A.S. Blainville | Blainville, Quebec  | Ligue1 Québec | 2018, 2019, 2021
FC Edmonton †  | Edmonton, Alberta  | North American Soccer League, Canadian Premier League | 2011–2017,
2019,
2021–2022
Guelph United F.C. | Guelph, Ontario  | League1 Ontario | 2022
Master's FA | Toronto, Ontario  | League1 Ontario | 2021
CS Mont-Royal Outremont | Mount Royal, Quebec  | Ligue1 Québec | 2022
Montreal Impact ‡  | Montreal, Quebec  | USL First Division, USSF Division 2, North American Soccer League | 2008–2011
Oakville Blue Devils †  | Oakville, Ontario  | League1 Ontario | 2018
Ottawa Fury FC †  | Ottawa, Ontario  | North American Soccer League, USL Championship | 2014–2019
CS Saint-Laurent | Montreal, Quebec  | Ligue1 Québec | 2024
Simcoe County Rovers FC | Barrie, Ontario  | League1 Ontario | 2024
Vancouver Whitecaps ‡  | Vancouver, British Columbia  | USL First Division, USSF Division 2 | 2008–2010
Vaughan Azzurri | Vaughan, Ontario  | League1 Ontario | 2019, 2023

Timeline

## Results

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### By year

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See also: List of Canadian Championship finals

Year  | Winners  | Runners-up  | Teams  | Format

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2008 | Montreal Impact | Toronto FC | 3  | Home and away
round robin
2009 | Toronto FC | Vancouver Whitecaps
2010 | Toronto FC | Vancouver Whitecaps
2011 | Toronto FC | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 4  | Two-legged knock-out
2012 | Toronto FC | Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2013 | Montreal Impact | Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2014 | Montreal Impact | Toronto FC | 5
2015 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Montreal Impact
2016 | Toronto FC | Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2017 | Toronto FC | Montreal Impact
2018 | Toronto FC | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 6
2019 | Montreal Impact | Toronto FC | 13
2020 | Toronto FC | Forge FC | 2[a] | Single match
2021 | CF Montréal | Toronto FC | 13  | Single-leg knock-out
2022 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Toronto FC
2023 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | CF Montréal | 14
2024 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Toronto FC | Mixed knock-out[b]
2025 | TBD  | 15

1. ^ Originally scheduled as a 12-team, two-legged knockout tournament, the 2020 edition was reduced in scope and delayed until 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. ^ Single-leg for the preliminary round and final; two legs for the quarter-final and semi-final rounds.

### By club

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See also: List of soccer clubs in Canada by competitive honours won

Rank  | Club  | Winner  | Runner-up  | Seasons won  | Partici­pations

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1  | Toronto FC | 8 | 6  | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 | 15
2  | CF Montréal | 5 | 3  | 2008, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2021 | 14
3  | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 4 | 7  | 2015, 2022, 2023, 2024 | 14
4  | Forge FC | 0 | 1 |  | 4

### All-time table

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As of July 9, 2025
Rank  | Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Pts

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1  | Toronto FC | 59 | 32 | 15 | 12 | 101 | 49 | +52 | 111
2  | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 57 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 79 | 60 | +19 | 93
3  | CF Montréal | 56 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 66 | 70 | −4 | 70
4  | Cavalry FC | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 33
5  | Forge FC | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 30
6  | Ottawa Fury | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 26
7  | FC Edmonton | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 20
8  | York United FC | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 19
9  | Atlético Ottawa | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 18
10  | HFX Wanderers | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 17
11  | Pacific FC | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 17
12  | A.S. Blainville | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7
13  | Valour FC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 7
14  | TSS Rovers FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4
15  | Vaughan Azzurri | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3
Vancouver FC | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3
17  | CS Saint-Laurent | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1
18 | 8 teams tied | 0

* Statistics for Vancouver Whitecaps FC include the original Vancouver Whitecaps who took part in the tournament in the first three editions from 2008 through 2010. This team ceased operations in 2011 and was replaced by a new MLS franchise of the same name and ownership.
* In 2012 the Montreal Impact of MLS replaced the former Montreal Impact of the NASL in the Canadian Championship. Statistics include data from both iterations of the Impact. They re-branded as CF Montreal in 2021.

## Awards

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### George Gross Memorial Trophy

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Main article: George Gross Memorial Trophy

The George Gross Memorial Trophy was created by the Canadian Soccer Association in 2008 to recognize each tournament's most valuable player.[35] The Trophy was named after the late George Gross, a former soccer administrator and a respected journalist.

Year | Player | Position | Nationality | Team

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2008 | Matt Jordan | Goalkeeper  |  United States  | Montreal Impact
2009 | Dwayne De Rosario | Midfielder  |  Canada  | Toronto FC
2010 | Dwayne De Rosario | Midfielder  |  Canada  | Toronto FC
2011 | Joao Plata | Forward  |  Ecuador  | Toronto FC
2012 | Ryan Johnson | Forward  |  Jamaica  | Toronto FC
2013 | Justin Mapp | Midfielder  |  United States  | Montreal Impact
2014 | Justin Mapp | Midfielder  |  United States  | Montreal Impact
2015 | Russell Teibert | Midfielder  |  Canada  | Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2016 | Benoît Cheyrou | Midfielder  |  France  | Toronto FC
2017 | Sebastian Giovinco | Forward  |  Italy  | Toronto FC
2018 | Jonathan Osorio | Midfielder  |  Canada  | Toronto FC
2019 | Ignacio Piatti | Forward  |  Argentina  | Montreal Impact
2020 | Not awarded[a]
2021 | Sebastian Breza | Goalkeeper  |  Canada  | CF Montréal
2022 | Ryan Gauld | Midfielder  |  Scotland  | Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2023 | Julian Gressel | Defender  |  United States  | Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2024 | Isaac Boehmer | Goalkeeper  |  Canada  | Vancouver Whitecaps FC

1. ^ Although the trophy wasn't awarded at the conclusion of the 2020 Canadian Championship, Canada Soccer named Forge FC's Tristan Borges the performer of the match of the final, the only match played in that year's tournament.[36]

### Best Young Canadian Player award

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The Best Young Canadian Player award was created by the Canadian Soccer Association in 2019 to recognize each tournament's best Canadian under-23 player.[37]

Year | Player | Position | Team

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2019 | Zachary Brault-Guillard | Defender  | Montreal Impact
2020 | Not awarded
2021 | Jacob Shaffelburg | Forward  | Toronto FC
2022 | Ryan Raposo | Forward  | Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2023 | Ali Ahmed | Defender  | Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2024 | Isaac Boehmer | Goalkeeper  | Vancouver Whitecaps FC

### Top Scorer of the Canadian Championship

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The Top Scorer of the Canadian Championship is the player who scores the most goals during the competition. In case two or more players are tied, the first tiebreaker is most assists and the second tiebreaker is fewest minutes played.[38]

Year | Player | Nationality | Team | Total

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2008 | Roberto Brown |  Panama  | Montreal Impact | 2 goals (0 assists, 157 minutes)
2009 | Dwayne De Rosario |  Canada  | Toronto FC | 3 goals
2010 | Dwayne De Rosario |  Canada  | Toronto FC  | 1 goal (1 assist)
2011 | Maicon Santos |  Brazil  | Toronto FC  | 3 goals
2012 | Sebastien Le Toux |  France  | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 goals (0 assists, 168 minutes)
2013 | Camilo Sanvezzo |  Brazil  | Vancouver Whitecaps FC  | 3 goals
2014 | Jack McInerney |  United States  | Montreal Impact | 3 goals
2015 | Tomi Ameobi |  England  | FC Edmonton | 4 goals
2016 | Jordan Hamilton |  Canada  | Toronto FC  | 2 goals (1 assist)
2017 | Sebastian Giovinco |  Italy  | Toronto FC  | 3 goals
2018 | Jonathan Osorio |  Canada  | Toronto FC  | 3 goals (1 assist)
2019 | Ignacio Piatti |  Argentina  | Montreal Impact  | 4 goals
2020 | Tristan Borges |  Canada  | Forge FC | 1 goal (0 assists, 67 minutes)
2021 | Austin Ricci |  Canada  | Valour FC | 3 goals
2022 | Sunusi Ibrahim |  Nigeria  | CF Montréal  | 3 goals (0 assists, 62 minutes)
2023 | Sunusi Ibrahim  |  Nigeria  | CF Montréal  | 3 goals
2024 | Deandre Kerr |  Canada  | Toronto FC  | 5 goals

## Competition records

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### Appearances

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As of April 30, 2025
Rank  | Player  | Club(s)  | Nationality  | Appearances

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1  | Jonathan Osorio | Toronto FC  |  Canada  | 33
2  | Russell Teibert | Vancouver Whitecaps FC  |  Canada  | 32
3  | Ashtone Morgan | Toronto FC, Forge FC  |  Canada  | 24
4  | Kyle Bekker | Toronto FC, Montreal Impact, Forge FC  |  Canada  | 21
5  | Justin Morrow | Toronto FC  |  United States  | 20
6  | Eddie Edward | FC Edmonton, Ottawa Fury  |  Canada  | 18
Doneil Henry | Toronto FC, Vancouver Whitecaps FC  |  Canada
Maxim Tissot | Montreal Impact, Ottawa Fury, Atlético Ottawa  |  Canada
9  | Michael Bradley | Toronto FC  |  United States  | 17
Mark Delgado | Toronto FC  |  United States

### Top goalscorers

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As of July 9, 2025[citation needed]
Rank  | Player  | Club  | Nationality  | Goals

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|
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1  | Jonathan Osorio | Toronto FC |  Canada  | 8
2  | Jozy Altidore | Toronto FC  |  United States  | 6
Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto FC  |  Italy
Sunusi Ibrahim | CF Montréal |  Nigeria
Ignacio Piatti | Montreal Impact |  Argentina
6  | Tomi Ameobi | FC Edmonton |  England  | 5
Ryan Gauld | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |  Scotland
Jordan Hamilton | Toronto FC / Forge FC |  Canada
Deandre Kerr | Toronto FC  |  Canada
Prince Owusu | Toronto FC / CF Montréal  |  Germany
Samuel Salter | HFX Wanderers / Atlético Ottawa |  Canada
Ballou Tabla | CF Montreal / Atlético Ottawa  |  Canada

Bolded players are still active players with a Canadian team.

### Top goalscorers by season

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Season  | Player  | Club  | Nationality  | Goals

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2008 | Roberto Brown | Montreal Impact |  Panama  | 2
Rohan Ricketts | Toronto FC |  England
Eduardo Sebrango | Vancouver Whitecaps |  Cuba
2009 | Dwayne De Rosario | Toronto FC  |  Canada  | 3
2010 | Chad Barrett | Toronto FC  |  United States  | 1
Philippe Billy | Montreal Impact  |  France
Peter Byers | Montreal Impact  |  Antigua and Barbuda
Dwayne De Rosario | Toronto FC  |  Canada
Marcus Haber | Vancouver Whitecaps  |  Canada
Ty Harden | Toronto FC  |  United States
Ansu Toure | Vancouver Whitecaps  |  Liberia
2011 | Maicon Santos | Toronto FC  |  Brazil  | 3
2012 | Eric Hassli | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |  France  | 2
Ryan Johnson | Toronto FC  |  Jamaica
Reggie Lambe | Toronto FC  |  Bermuda
Sébastien Le Toux | Vancouver Whitecaps FC  |  France
2013 | Camilo | Vancouver Whitecaps FC  |  Brazil  | 3
2014 | Jack McInerney | Montreal Impact  |  United States  | 3
2015 | Tomi Ameobi | FC Edmonton |  England  | 4
2016 | Jonathan Osorio | Toronto FC |  Canada  | 2
Jordan Hamilton | Toronto FC |  Canada
Nicolás Mezquida | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |  Uruguay
2017 | Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto FC  |  Italy  | 3
2018 | Jonathan Osorio | Toronto FC |  Canada  | 3
Jozy Altidore | Toronto FC |  United States
Kei Kamara | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |  Sierra Leone
2019 | Ignacio Piatti | Montreal Impact  |  Argentina  | 4
2020 | Tristan Borges | Forge FC |  Canada  | 1
Alejandro Pozuelo | Toronto FC  |  Spain
2021 | Austin Ricci | Valour FC |  Canada  | 3
2022 | Myer Bevan | Cavalry FC |  New Zealand  | 3
Sunusi Ibrahim | CF Montréal  |  Nigeria
Brian White | Vancouver Whitecaps FC  |  United States
2023 | Sunusi Ibrahim | CF Montréal  |  Nigeria  | 3
2024 | Deandre Kerr | Toronto FC  |  Canada  | 5

## See also

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* Canada Soccer's National Championships
* Canadian soccer clubs in international competitions
* Open Canada Cup
* Canada Cup (soccer)

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## External links

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* Official website
* Canada Soccer Records & Results
* Canadian Championship Final Match Program
* Canada - List of Champions, RSSSF.com

* v
* t
* e

Canadian Championship

* Canadian Soccer Association
* Voyageurs Cup
* List of finals

Teams|

| 2025|

* Atlético Ottawa
* Cavalry FC
* Edmonton Scottish
* Forge FC
* HFX Wanderers FC
* FC Laval
* CF Montréal
* Pacific FC
* Scrosoppi FC
* Toronto FC
* TSS FC Rovers
* Valour FC
* Vancouver FC
* Vancouver Whitecaps FC
* York United FC

|

Former|

* A.S. Blainville
* FC Edmonton
* Guelph United FC
* Master's FA
* Montreal Impact (USL)
* CS Mont-Royal Outremont
* Oakville Blue Devils FC
* Ottawa Fury FC
* CS Saint-Laurent
* Simcoe County Rovers FC
* Vancouver Whitecaps (USL)
* Vaughan Azzurri

Seasons|

| Round-robin|

* 2008
* 2009
* 2010

|

Knockout|

* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Finals|

* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Related-leagues|

| Current|

* Major League Soccer
* Canadian Premier League
* League1 Ontario
* Ligue1 Québec
* League1 British Columbia
* League1 Alberta

|

Former|

* USL First Division
* USSF Division 2 Professional League
* North American Soccer League
* USL Championship

Awards|

* George Gross Memorial Trophy (MVP)
* Top Scorer
* Best Young Canadian Player

Miscellaneous|

* CONCACAF Champions Cup
* results
* List of Canadian men's soccer champions
* Miracle in Montreal

* v
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* e

Soccer in Canada

* Canadian Soccer Association
* League system
* Seasons
* Hall of Fame
* Clubs
* Champions
* Club honours
* Stadiums
* Women's soccer in Canada
* Player of the Year award

Men's national teams|

* Senior
* results
* players
* records and statistics
* U-23 (Olympic)
* U-20
* U-17
* Beach soccer
* Futsal

Women's national teams|

* Senior
* results
* players
* U-20
* U-17

Men's outdoor leagues|

| Tier 1|

* Canadian Premier League
* Playoffs
* Finals
* Major League Soccer
* Playoffs
* MLS Cup

|

Tier 3|

* League1 Canada
* Alberta
* British Columbia
* Ontario
* Québec
* MLS Next Pro

Below tier 3|

* Alberta Major Soccer League
* Ligue de soccer élite du Québec
* Manitoba Major Soccer League
* Ontario Soccer League
* Pacific Coast Soccer League
* Vancouver Metro Soccer League

Non-FIFA|

* Canadian Soccer League
* Finals

Women's outdoor leagues|

| Professional|

* Northern Super League

|

Pro-am|

* League1 Canada
* Alberta
* British Columbia
* Ontario
* Québec

Indoor and futsal competitions|

* MASL
* Futsal Canadian Championship

Cup competitions|

| Pro / pro-am|

* Canadian Championship
* Finals
* Voyageurs Cup
* Women's Inter-Provincial Championship

|

Amateur|

* National championships
* Challenge Trophy
* Jubilee Trophy
* Provincial championships
* BC
* NL
* ON

Other competitions|

* Soccer at the Canada Games
* Croatian-North American Soccer Tournament

College and university soccer|

* U Sports men's
* Championship
* U Sports women's
* Championship
* CCAA Soccer National Championship

Defunct Canadian leagues|

* Canadian Professional Soccer League (1983)
* Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992)
* Pacific Coast Soccer League
* National Soccer League
* Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League
* Western Canada Soccer League
* Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League

Defunct American leagues|

* United Soccer Association
* National Professional Soccer League
* North American Soccer League (1968–1984)
* Soccer Bowl
* North American Soccer Football League
* Western Soccer Alliance
* American Professional Soccer League
* USL First Division
* Finals
* USSF Division 2 Professional League
* North American Soccer League (2011–2017)
* Soccer Bowl
* USL W-League

Related American leagues|

* USL Championship
* USL League One
* USL League Two
* United Premier Soccer League
* Women's Premier Soccer League
* United Women's Soccer

Defunct cup competitions|

* Inter-Provincial Cup
* Mainland Cup
* Open Canada Cup
* Victoria Challenge Cup
* WFA Challenge Cup

Other|

* Canadian clubs in American leagues
* Canadian clubs in international competitions

Associations|

* AB
* BC
* MB
* NB
* NL
* NS
* NT
* NU
* ON
* PE
* QC
* SK
* YT
* Historical: DFA (1877–1881)
* WFA (1880–1940)

* v
* t
* e

CONCACAF members national football cups

North America|

* Canada
* Mexico
* United States

Central America|

* Costa Rica
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Honduras
* Nicaragua
* Panama

Caribbean|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Aruba
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Bermuda
* Bonaire
* Cayman Islands
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Grenada
* Guadeloupe
* French Guiana
* Guyana
* Haïti
* Jamaica
* Martinique
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Martin
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago

Links to related articles

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Canadian Championship winners

* 2008: Montreal Impact (season)
* 2009: Toronto FC (season)
* 2010: Toronto FC (season)
* 2011: Toronto FC (season)
* 2012: Toronto FC (season)
* 2013: Montreal Impact (season)
* 2014: Montreal Impact (season)
* 2015: Vancouver Whitecaps FC (season)
* 2016: Toronto FC (season)
* 2017: Toronto FC (season)
* 2018: Toronto FC (season)
* 2019: Montreal Impact (season)
* 2020: Toronto FC (season)1
* 2021: CF Montréal (season)
* 2022: Vancouver Whitecaps FC (season)
* 2023: Vancouver Whitecaps FC (season)
* 2024: Vancouver Whitecaps FC (season)

Notes: ^1 – 2020 edition was delayed unitl 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic.

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Canadian Championship Top Scorer Award

* 2008: Brown
* 2009: De Rosario
* 2010: De Rosario
* 2011: Santos
* 2012: Le Toux
* 2013: Camilo
* 2014: McInerney
* 2015: Ameobi
* 2016: Hamilton
* 2017: Giovinco
* 2018: Osorio
* 2019: Piatti
* 2020: Borges
* 2021: Ricci
* 2022: Ibrahim
* 2023: Ibrahim
* 2024: Kerr

* v
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* e

Canadian Championship winning managers

* 2008: Limniatis
* 2009: Cummins
* 2010: Percovich
* 2011: Winter
* 2012: Winter
* 2013: Schällibaum
* 2014: Klopas
* 2015: Robinson
* 2016: Vanney
* 2017: Vanney
* 2018: Vanney
* 2019: Cabrera
* 2020: Bradley
* 2021: Nancy
* 2022: Sartini
* 2023: Sartini
* 2024: Sartini

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