2004 Open Canada Cup
The 2004 Open Canada Cup was the 7th edition of the Canadian Professional Soccer League's open league cup tournament running from late May through early September. Windsor Border Stars defeated Ottawa St. Anthony Italia 4-3 in a penalty shootout in the final played at Cove Road Stadium, London, Ontario.[1][2] The victory marked Windsor's first piece of silverware and became the second expansion club to win the open tournament in their debut season. Ottawa also recorded a milestone by becoming the first amateur team to reach the finals. The tournament expanded to include a record amount of 24 clubs throughout Ontario.[3][4]
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Teams | 24 |
| Champions | Windsor Border Stars (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Ottawa St. Anthony Italia |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 70 (2.92 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) |  |
← 2003 2005 → | |
The Ontario amateur clubs began the tournament in the preliminary rounds while the CPSL clubs received an automatic bye to the second round. For the third straight year London City were granted the hosting rights to the finals which granted them a wild card match if they were defeated in the earlier rounds.[5] Toronto Croatia decided for the first time to opt out of the tournament in order to compete in the annual Croatian-North American Soccer Tournament, while the rest of the CPSL clubs competed in the competition.
Qualification
| Enter in Preliminary Round | Enter in Second Round |
| OSL/OCSL/WOSL 8 teams/4 teams/2 teams |
CPSL 10 teams |
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First round
| May 21, 2004 | Real Vaughan (OSL) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Ottawa Royals (OCSL) | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 8:00 ET | Rag Assamd 39' Jeff Gonselves 104' |
(Report) | Dan Cheney 63' | Stadium: The Soccer Centre |
| May 21, 2004 | Woodbridge Sora (OSL) | 0–3 | AEK London (WOSL) | London, Ontario |
| 8:40 ET | (Report) | Terry Peak 11' Martin Painter 70' Selam Kaddory 89' |
Stadium: Cove Road Stadium |
| May 22, 2004 | 777 SC (OSL) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Capital United (OCSL) | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 6:00 ET | Sergio Rivadeneira 15' Carlos Dias 70' Kyle Jones 96' |
(Report) | Morris Richard 45' Julien Holdrinet 79' |
Stadium: The Soccer Centre |
| May 23, 2004 | GS United (OSL) | 6–0 | Brampton Dynamic Kickers (OSL) | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 2:00 ET | Tom Kouzmanis Tom Kouzmanis Gary DeLeon Gary DeLeon Vaughan Ward Neill Mair |
(Report) | Stadium: The Soccer Centre |
| May 23, 2004 | Capital City Ambassadors (OCSL) | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Toronto Benfica (OSL) | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 4:30 ET | (Report) | Stadium: The Soccer Centre |
| May 24, 2004 | Hearts SC (OSL) | 1–2 (3–5 p) | Peniche (OSL) | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 4:00 ET | Pedram Eynolhagh 10' | (Report) | Ricky Da Ponte 45' | Stadium: The Soccer Centre |
| July 3, 2004 | 777 Soccer Club (OSL) | 3–2 | Peniche S. C. (OSL) | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 8:38 ET | Sergio Rivardeneira 28' Kyle Jones 44' Alex Lopez 82' |
(Report) | Des Mpenza 56' Tony Tavares 94' |
Stadium: The Soccer Centre |
| July 3, 2004 | Ottawa St. Anthony Italia (OCSL) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | London Portuguese (WOSL) | London, Ontario |
| 4:30 ET | Alain Njima 6' Urbain Some 82' Alain Njima 114' |
(Report) | Erald Pope 56' Erald Pope 74' |
Stadium: Cove Road Stadium |
Second round
| July 1, 2004 | St. Catharines Wolves (CPSL) | 0–1 | Windsor Border Stars (CPSL) | St. Catharines, Ontario |
| 8:15 ET | (Report) | Mike Vonella 49' | Stadium: Club Roma Stadium |
| July 1, 2004 | Durham Storm (CPSL) | 0–2 | AEK London (WOSL) | London, Ontario |
| 8:38 ET | (Report) | Martin Painter 26' Kim Balatouka 88' |
Stadium: Cove Road Stadium |
| July 2, 2004 | Brampton Hitmen (CPSL) | 1–2 | North York Astros (CPSL) | London, Ontario |
| 5:00 ET | Kurt Mella 62' | Boris Krimus 7' Alex Braletic 90' |
Stadium: Cove Road Stadium |
| July 2, 2004 | London City (CPSL) | 1–0 | Hamilton Thunder (CPSL) | London, Ontario |
| 8:38 ET | Paul Munster 93' | (Report) | Stadium: Cove Road Stadium |
| July 3, 2004 | Capital City Ambassadors (OCSL) | 2–1 | 777 S.C. (OSL) | London, Ontario |
| 3:00 ET | Mili Ombasic 21' Twmde Temidire 44' |
(Report) | Alex Lopez 70' | Stadium: Cove Road Stadium |
| July 4, 2004 | Toronto Supra (CPSL) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Ottawa St. Anthony Italia (OCSL) | London, Ontario |
| 5:30 ET | Michael Diluca 76' Michael Diluca 84' |
(Report) | Huffman Eja-Tabe 23' Urbain Some 93' Johnny Schieda 95' |
Stadium: Cove Road Stadium |
| July 4, 2004 | Real Vaughan (OSL) | 1–2 | Metro Lions (CPSL) | London, Ontario |
| 8:38 ET | Rob Black 6' | (Report) | Aaron Benjamin 59' Hayden Fitzwilliams 63' |
Stadium: Cove Road Stadium |
| July 22, 2004 | Vaughan Shooters (CPSL) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p) | GS United (OSL) | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 8:00 ET | Matthew Palleschi 3' Joey Todaro 45' |
(Report) | Phang Nguyen 26' Shawn Long 88' |
Stadium: The Soccer Centre |
Quarter-final
| July 30, 2004 | London City (CPSL) | 4–5 | Windsor Border Stars (CPSL) | London, Ontario |
| 8:38 ET | Eris Tafaj Kadian Lecky Erik Elmauer Paul Munster |
(Report) | Aaron Byrd Aaron Byrd Josh Back Tati Errecalde Steve Wonsch |
Stadium: Cove Road Stadium |
| July 31, 2004 | North York Astros (CPSL) | 2–6 | Ottawa St. Anthony Italia (OCSL) | Kitchener, Ontario |
| 8:00 ET | Alex Braletic Alex Braletic |
(Report) | Abraham Osman Abraham Osman Richard Furano Huffman Eja-Tabe |
Stadium: Centennial Stadium |
| August 1, 2004 | Capital City Ambassadors (OCSL) | 2–1 | G.S. United (OSL) | London, Ontario |
| 5:00 ET | Justin Dasah 8' Justin Dasah 12' |
(Report) | Peter Firebrace 43' | Stadium: Cove Road Stadium |
| August 1, 2004 | AEK London (WOSL) | 1–2 | Metro Lions (CPSL) | London, Ontario |
| 8:38 ET | Martin Painter 85' | (Report) | Hayden Fitzwilliams 23' Hayden Fitzwilliams 25' |
Stadium: Cove Road Stadium |
Wild Card Game
| September 3, 2004 | London City (CPSL) | 1–2 | Metro Lions (CPSL) | London, Ontario |
| 8:38 ET | Tonino Commisso 79' | (Report) | Gabriel Pop 28' Maxim Dorneval 77' |
Stadium: Cove Road Stadium |
Semi-final
| September 5, 2004 | Windsor Border Stars (CPSL) | 5–1 | Capital City Ambassadors (OCSL) | London, Ontario |
| 5:18 ET | Tati Errecalde 35' Steve Wonsch 42' Jeremy Harkins 82' Tati Errecalde 85' Mike Vonella 89' |
(Report) | Sa Brahima Traore 30' | Stadium: Cove Road Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Michael Reikhan (Ontario) |
| September 5, 2004 | Metro Lions (CPSL) | 1–3 | Ottawa St. Anthony Italia (OCSL) | London, Ontario |
| 8:18 ET | Kareem Reynolds 72' | (Report) | Allan Popazzi 40' Huffman Eja-Tabe 69' Abraham Osman 86' |
Stadium: Cove Road Stadium Attendance: 75 Referee: Mike Lambert (Ontario) |
Final
| Ottawa St. Anthony Italia | 1–1 | Windsor Border Stars |
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Edgar Soglo  |
Report | Tati Errecalde |
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Johnny Schieda  Marc Labrom  Abraham Osman Huffman Eja-Tabe Richard Furano |
3 – 4 | Tati Errecalde Aaron Byrd John Roma Filip Rocca |
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Top scorers
| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Tati Errecalde | Windsor Border Stars | 4 |
| 2 | Alex Braletic | North York Astros | 3 |
| Huffman Eja-Tabe | Ottawa St. Anthony Italia | 3 | |
| Hayden Fitzwilliams | Metro Lions | 3 | |
| Abraham Osman | Ottawa St. Anthony Italia | 3 | |
| Martin Painter | AEK London | 3 |
References
- "September 6, 2004 CPSL Open Canada Cup final Windsor Border Stars vs Ottawa St Anthony Italia (from CPSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- "Border Stars win Open Canada Cup". Newspapers.com. Windsor Star. September 7, 2004. p. 32. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- "May 10, 2004 CPSL News: Open Canada Cup Round 1 Draw". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- "June 26, 2004 CPSL Canada Cup Canada Day weekend (from CPSL site)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- "August 16, 2004 CPSL Canada Cup final weekend preview (from CPSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
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