2018 Canadian Championship
| Championnat Canadien 2018 (in French) | |
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| Country | Canada |
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| Dates | June 6 – August 15, 2018 |
| Teams | 6 (from 4 leagues) |
| Champions | Toronto FC (7th title) |
| Runners-up | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 24 (2.4 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) |
Jozy Altidore Kei Kamara Jonathan Osorio (3 goals each) |
| 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. The winner is expected to qualify 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 ceased operations and did not take part in the Championship. 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.
Tournament bracket
| First Qualifying Round | Second Qualifying Round | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
MLS Toronto FC | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
USL Ottawa Fury | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
USL Ottawa Fury | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
PLSQ A.S. Blainville | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
L1O Oakville Blue Devils | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
PLSQ A.S. Blainville | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
MLS Toronto FC | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
MLS Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
MLS Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
MLS Montreal Impact | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Matches
First qualifying round
| A.S. Blainville | 2–1 | Oakville Blue Devils |
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| Oakville Blue Devils | 0–1 | A.S. Blainville |
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A.S. Blainville won 3–1 on aggregate.
Second qualifying round
| A.S. Blainville | 0–1 | Ottawa Fury |
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| Ottawa Fury | 1–0 | A.S. Blainville |
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Ottawa Fury FC won 2–0 on aggregate.
Semifinals
| Ottawa Fury | 0–1 | Toronto FC |
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Toronto FC won 4–0 on aggregate.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
Toronto FC won 7–4 on aggregate.
Goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | By round | |||||||
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| 1Q1 | 1Q2 | 2Q1 | 2Q2 | SF1 | SF2 | F1 | F2 | ||||
| 1 |  |
Toronto FC | 3 | 3 | |||||||
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Toronto FC | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
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A.S. Blainville | 1 | 1 | |||||||
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Toronto FC | 1 | |||||||||
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Toronto FC | 1 | |||||||||
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Toronto FC | 1 | |||||||||
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Ottawa Fury | 1 | |||||||||
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | |||||||||
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A.S. Blainville | 1 | |||||||||
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Oakville Blue Devils | 1 | |||||||||
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | |||||||||
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Toronto FC | 1 | |||||||||
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | |||||||||
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Montreal Impact | 1 | |||||||||
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A.S. Blainville | 1 | |||||||||
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Ottawa Fury | 1 | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Oakville Blue Devils qualifies for Canadian Championship - Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ↑ "AS Blainville qualifies for Canadian Championship - Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ↑ "About the Canadian Championship". Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ↑ "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.