2011 Canadian Championship

2011 Canadian Championship
2011 Nutrilite Canadian Championship (in English)
Championnat Canadien Nutrilite 2011 (in French)
Country Canada
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 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.

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

Each round was a two-game aggregate goal series.
  Semifinals Finals
                         
1 Toronto FC 3 1 4  
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  

Semifinals

First leg

Montreal Impact 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Report Dunfield  67'
Attendance: 8,412
Referee: Carol-Anne Chénard
Montreal Impact
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
GK1Puerto Rico Bill Gaudette
DF5Canada Nevio Pizzolitto (c)
DF21France Philippe Billy
DF77Georgia (country) Zourab Tsiskaridze
DF99France Kevin HatchiYellow card 62'
MF7United States David Testo
MF8United States Luke Kreamalmeyer 75'
MF11Argentina Leonardo Di Lorenzo 68'
MF12United States Amir Lowery 75'
FW10Canada Ali Gerba
FW17France Anthony Le Gall
Substitutes
FW 28 France Idriss Ech-Chergui  68'
MF 23 Canada António Ribeiro  75'
MF 30 Canada Pierre-Rudolph Mayard  75'
Manager
Canada Marc Dos Santos
GK18United States Jay Nolly
DF2New Zealand Michael Boxall
DF4Switzerland Alain Rochat
DF19United States Blake Wagner
DF25United States Jonathan Leathers
DF50France Mouloud Akloul
MF7Canada Terry Dunfield (c)
MF20Switzerland Davide Chiumiento 78'
MF31Canada Russell Teibert
FW29France Eric Hassli
FW37Brazil Camilo Sanvezzo 68'
Substitutes
MF 16 Tanzania Nizar Khalfan  68'
MF 22 United States Shea Salinas  78'
Manager
Iceland Teitur Thordarson
Assistant referees
Daniel Belleau
Philippe Brière
Fourth official
John Oliva
FC Edmonton 0–3 Toronto FC
Report Santos  35', 61'
Gordon  47'
Attendance: 5,781
Referee: Paul Ward
FC Edmonton
Toronto FC
GK1Netherlands Rein Baart
DF4Canada Alex Surprenant
DF18Canada Paul Hamilton
DF24Canada Antonio Rago 75'
MF6Canada Shaun SaikoRed card 23'
MF9Canada Chris Lemire 64'
MF13Trinidad and Tobago Conrad Smith
MF20Canada Chris Kooy (c)
MF21Canada Dominic Oppong
MF29Canada Kyle Porter
FW10Canada Kyle Yamada 46'
Substitutes
MF 16 Canada Eddy Sidra Yellow card 90+1'  46'
MF 26 Canada Sam Lam  64'
DF 5 Canada André Duberry  75'
Manager
Netherlands Harry Sinkgraven
GK24Switzerland Stefan Frei
DF19Belgium Mikael Yourassowsky
DF20United States Ty Harden
DF25South Africa Danleigh Borman
DF27England Richard Eckersley 46'
DF31Jamaica Dicoy Williams
MF16Guatemala Oscar Cordon
MF22Cameroon Tony Tchani
MF7Ecuador Joao Plata 64'
FW21United States Alan GordonYellow card 43' 59'
FW29Brazil Maicon Santos (c)Yellow card 68'
Substitutes
DF 8 United States Dan Gargan  46'
MF 23 United States Jacob Peterson  59'
MF 18 Netherlands Nick Soolsma  64'
Manager
Netherlands Aron Winter
Assistant referees
Darren Clark
Kevin Duliba
Fourth official
Drew Fischer

Second leg

Toronto FC 1–0 FC Edmonton
Gordon  21' Report
Attendance: 17,937
Toronto FC
FC Edmonton
GK24Switzerland Stefan Frei (c)
DF12Canada Adrian Cann
DF19Belgium Mikael YourassowskyYellow card 60'
DF20United States Ty Harden
DF25South Africa Danleigh Borman
DF27England Richard Eckersley
MF6Canada Julian de Guzman 72'
MF7Ecuador Joao Plata
MF22Cameroon Tony Tchani 72'
MF23United States Jacob Peterson
FW21United States Alan Gordon 65'
Substitutes
FW 29 Brazil Maicon Santos  65'
MF 18 Netherlands Nick Soolsma  72'
MF 26 Canada Matt Gold  72'
Manager
Netherlands Aron Winter
GK23United States Lance Parker
DF12Canada Niko Saler
DF18Canada Paul Hamilton
DF24Canada Antonio Rago
MF13Trinidad and Tobago Conrad Smith 62'
MF20Canada Chris Kooy (c)
MF21Canada Dominic Oppong 73'
MF26Canada Sam Lam
MF29Canada Kyle Porter
FW10Canada Kyle Yamada
FW22United States Dan Antoniuk 85'
Substitutes
FW 11 Canada Paul Craig  62'
MF 17 Zambia Mutanda Kwesele  73'
MF 15 United States Shawn Chin  85'
Manager
Netherlands Harry Sinkgraven
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
Akloul  113' Report Gerba  83' (pen.)
Attendance: 16,611
Referee: Dave Gantar
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Montreal Impact
GK18United States Jay Nolly
DF4Switzerland Alain Rochat
DF14United States Greg Janicki
DF25United States Jonathan Leathers
DF50France Mouloud Akloul
MF7Canada Terry Dunfield (c)
MF20Switzerland Davide Chiumiento
MF28Ghana Gershon Koffie
MF31Canada Russell Teibert 91'
FW17United States Omar Salgado 69'
FW29France Eric Hassli 46'
Substitutes
FW 37 Brazil Camilo Sanvezzo  46'
MF 22 United States Shea Salinas  69'
MF 16 Tanzania Nizar Khalfan  91'
Manager
Iceland Teitur Thordarson
GK1Puerto Rico Bill Gaudette
DF5Canada Nevio Pizzolitto (c)
DF21France Philippe Billy
DF77Georgia (country) Zourab TsiskaridzeYellow card 59'
DF99France Kevin HatchiYellow card 26'
MF7United States David Testo 75'
MF8United States Luke Kreamalmeyer 80'
MF11Argentina Leonardo Di Lorenzo 75'
MF12United States Amir LoweryYellow card 30'
FW10Canada Ali GerbaYellow card 100'
FW17France Anthony Le Gall
Substitutes
MF 23 Canada António Ribeiro  75'
MF 30 Canada Pierre-Rudolph Mayard  75'
FW 28 France Idriss Ech-Chergui  80'
Manager
Canada Marc Dos Santos
Assistant referees
Joe Fletcher
Marco Arruda
Fourth official
Alain Ruch

Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

First leg

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Toronto FC
Hassli  64' Report Santos  73'
Attendance: 15,474
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Toronto FC
GK18United States Jay Nolly
DF4Switzerland Alain Rochat
DF6United States Jay DeMerit (c)
DF14United States Greg Janicki
DF25United States Jonathan Leathers
MF7Canada Terry DunfieldYellow card 77'
MF20Switzerland Davide Chiumiento
MF22United States Shea Salinas 83'
MF28Ghana Gershon KoffieYellow card 68'
FW29France Eric Hassli 74'
FW37Brazil Camilo Sanvezzo 78'
Substitutes
FW 17 United States Omar Salgado  74'
MF 16 Tanzania Nizar Khalfan  78'
MF 31 Canada Russell Teibert  83'
Manager
Iceland Teitur Thordarson
GK24Switzerland Stefan Frei
DF8United States Dan Gargan
DF12Canada Adrian Cann
DF27England Richard Eckersley
DF31Jamaica Dicoy WilliamsYellow card 52'
MF6Canada Julian de Guzman
MF18Netherlands Nick Soolsma
MF22Cameroon Tony Tchani 46'
MF23United States Jacob Peterson 33'
FW7Ecuador Joao Plata 76'
FW29Brazil Maicon Santos (c)
Substitutes
MF 26 United States Matt Gold  33'
MF 16 Guatemala Oscar Cordon  46'
FW 20 United States Ty Harden  76'
Manager
Netherlands Aron Winter
Assistant referees
Darren Clark
Kevin Duliba
Fourth official
Drew Fischer

Second leg

Toronto FC abandoned Vancouver Whitecaps FC
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
Plata  51' (pen.)
Yourassowsky  61'		 Camilo  21'
Attendance: 18,212
Referee: Dave Gantar
Toronto FC
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
GK24Switzerland Stefan Frei
DF25South Africa Danleigh Borman
DF27England Richard Eckersley
DF20United States Ty Harden 57'
DF8United States Dan Gargan
MF11United States Nathan Sturgis
MF6Canada Julian de Guzman 87'
MF19Belgium Mikael Yourassowsky
MF7Ecuador Joao Plata
FW29Brazil Maicon Santos (c) 33'
FW18Netherlands Nick Soolsma
Substitutes
FW 33 Curaçao Javier Martina Yellow card 56'  33'
MF 32 Cameroon Tony Tchani  57'
DF 4 Canada Doneil Henry  87'
Manager
Netherlands Aron Winter
GK1United States Joe Cannon
DF2New Zealand Michael Boxall
DF4Switzerland Alain Rochat
DF6United States Jay DeMerit (c) 62'
DF7Canada Terry Dunfield
MF12United States Jeb Brovsky 72'
MF22United States Shea Salinas 45'
MF25United States Jonathan Leathers
MF28Ghana Gershon Koffie
FW29France Eric HassliYellow card 50'
FW37Brazil Camilo
Substitutes
MF 31 Canada Russell Teibert Yellow card 72'  45'
DF 19 United States Blake Wagner  62'
MF 16 Tanzania Nizar Khalfan  72'
Manager
United States Tom Soehn
Assistant referees
Joe Fletcher
Daniel Belleau
Fourth official
Geoff Gamble

Toronto FC won 3–2 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers

Pos Name Nationality Club Goals
1 Maicon Santos BrazilToronto FC 3
2 Alan Gordon United StatesToronto FC 2
3 Mouloud Akloul FranceVancouver Whitecaps FC 1
Camilo BrazilVancouver Whitecaps FC
Terry Dunfield CanadaVancouver Whitecaps FC
Eric Hassli FranceVancouver Whitecaps FC
Ali Gerba CanadaMontreal Impact
Joao Plata EcuadorToronto FC
Mikael Yourassowsky BelgiumToronto FC

References

  1. ↑ "Association confirms 2011 Nutrilite Canadian Championship schedule". CSA Website. 2011-02-18. Archived from the original on 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  2. ↑ Rollins, Duane (2010-12-12). "Format of Canadian Championship may change". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
  3. ↑ Jones, Terry (2011-02-17). "Early test for FC Edmonton". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
  4. ↑ Championship replay: match abandoned, rescheduled for Thursday
  5. ↑ Championship final rescheduled for 2 July
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