2022 Canadian Championship

This article is about the Canadian national championship for the 2022 season. For the postponed tournament played in 2022, see 2020 Canadian Championship.
2022 Canadian Championship
Championnat Canadien 2022
Tournament details
CountryCanada
DateMay 10 – July 26, 2022
Teams13 (from 4 leagues)
Final positions
ChampionsVancouver Whitecaps FC (2nd title)
Runner-upToronto FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored32 (2.67 per match)
Attendance90,082 (7,507 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Myer Bevan
Sunusi Ibrahim
Brian White
(3 goals each)
George Gross
Memorial Trophy		Ryan Gauld
Best young playerRyan Raposo
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The 2022 Canadian Championship was the fifteenth edition of Canada's national soccer cup tournament, awarding the Voyageurs Cup. It took place from May 10 to July 26, 2022. The winners of the tournament, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, were awarded the Voyageurs Cup and earned a berth in the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.[1]

Format

The competition followed a similar format to the 2021 edition with ten teams starting in the preliminary round and three teams receiving byes to the quarter-finals.[1] CF Montréal and Toronto FC received byes for being the finalists of the 2021 tournament and Pacific FC received a bye for winning the 2021 Canadian Premier League season.[2] Each tie of the four round tournament was played as a single-leg fixture.

Distribution

Distribution of teams for 2022 Canadian Championship
Round Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
Preliminary round
(10 teams)
Quarter-finals
(8 teams)
  • 5 winners from the preliminary round
Semi-finals
(4 teams)
  • 4 winners from the quarter-finals
Final
(2 teams)
  • 2 winners from the semi-finals

Qualified clubs

Qualification to the Canadian Championship for 2022 was automatic for Canadian teams within Major League Soccer and for all teams within the Canadian Premier League, Canada's tier-one national league. The champions from Canada's two regional pro-am leagues (League1 Ontario and PLSQ) also qualified.[1]

Montreal area clubs: CF Montréal; CS Mont-Royal Outremont
Toronto area clubs: Toronto FC; York United

Canadian Premier League Major League Soccer Other

Club Location League Round of entry Previous best Prior appearances
Atlético Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario Canadian Premier League Preliminary round Preliminary round: 1 1
Cavalry FC Foothills County, Alberta Canadian Premier League Preliminary round Semi-finals: 1 2
FC Edmonton Edmonton, Alberta Canadian Premier League Preliminary round Semi-finals: 5 9
Forge FC Hamilton, Ontario Canadian Premier League Preliminary round Runner-up: 1 3
Guelph United FC Guelph, Ontario League1 Ontario Preliminary round first appearance 0
HFX Wanderers FC Halifax, Nova Scotia Canadian Premier League Preliminary round Quarter-finals: 1 2
CF Montréal Montreal, Quebec Major League Soccer Quarter-finals Champions: 5 13
CS Mont-Royal Outremont Mount Royal, Quebec Québec Premier League Preliminary round first appearance 0
Pacific FC Langford, British Columbia Canadian Premier League Quarter-finals Semi-finals: 1 2
Toronto FC Toronto, Ontario Major League Soccer Quarter-finals Champions: 8 14
Valour FC Winnipeg, Manitoba Canadian Premier League Preliminary round Quarter-finals: 1 2
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver, British Columbia Major League Soccer Preliminary round Champions: 1 13
York United FC Toronto, Ontario Canadian Premier League Preliminary round Quarter-finals: 1 2

Note

  • Statistics include previous incarnations of FC Edmonton, Montreal Impact, and Vancouver Whitecaps
  • Results from the 2020 Canadian Championship are included for Toronto FC and Forge FC even though the championship was played after the start of the 2022 edition

Schedule and draw

Teams were divided into four geographical pots for the draw. In the preliminary round, teams in pot 1 were drawn with teams in pot 1 while teams in pot 2 were drawn with a team in pot 2 or pot 3.[3] For the quarter-finals, the winners from pot 1 faced off while the winners from pot 2 and 3 were drawn against teams from pot 4. The draw also determined hosting rights for all four rounds.[4]

Pot 1 (West) Pot 2 (East) Pot 3 (East) Pot 4 (Bye)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Cavalry FC
FC Edmonton
Valour FC 		Forge FC
York United FC
Atlético Ottawa
HFX Wanderers FC 		Guelph United F.C.
CS Mont-Royal Outremont 		Pacific FC
Toronto FC
CF Montréal
Schedule
Round Date
First round May 10–11
Quarter-finals May 24–25
Semi-finals June 21
Final July 26

Bracket

The draw for the Canadian Championship was streamed live on OneSoccer on March 9, 2022.[5][4]

 
Preliminary round
May 10–11		Quarter-finals
May 24–25		Semi-finals
June 22		Final
July 26
 
              
 
Foothills County, AB
 
 
Cavalry FC2
 
Foothills County, AB
 
FC Edmonton1
 
Cavalry FC1 (3)
 
Vancouver, BC
 
 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (p)1 (5)
 
Vancouver Whitecaps FC2
 
Vancouver, BC
 
Valour FC0
 
Vancouver Whitecaps FC2
 
 
York United1
 
 
Langford, BC
 
 
Pacific FC2 (3)
 
Ottawa, ON
 
York United (p)2 (4)
 
Atlético Ottawa1 (6)
 
Vancouver, BC
 
York United (p)1 (7)
 
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (p)1 (5)
 
Guelph, ON
 
Toronto FC1 (3)
 
Guelph United0
 
Halifax, NS
 
HFX Wanderers2
 
HFX Wanderers1
 
 
Toronto FC2
 
 
Toronto, ON
 
 
Toronto FC4
 
 
CF Montréal0
 
 
Montreal, QC
 
 
CF Montréal3
 
Hamilton, ON
 
Forge FC0
 
Forge FC2
 
 
Mont-Royal Outremont0
 

Preliminary round

Summary

The preliminary round matches were played on May 10 and 11, 2022.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Guelph United 0–2 HFX Wanderers FC
Atlético Ottawa 1–1 (6–7 p) York United
Cavalry FC 2–1 FC Edmonton
Forge FC 2–0 Mont-Royal Outremont
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Valour FC

Matches

Guelph United0–2HFX Wanderers
Report
Attendance: 1,728
Referee: Filip Dujic
See also: Cavalry FC–FC Edmonton rivalry
Cavalry FC2–1FC Edmonton
 Report
Attendance: 2,229
Referee: Juan Marquez
Forge FC2–0Mont-Royal Outremont
 Report
Attendance: 2,213
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
Vancouver Whitecaps FC2–0Valour FC
 Report
Attendance: 7,803
Referee: Alain Ruch

Quarter-finals

Summary

The quarter-final matches were played on May 24 and 25, 2022.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cavalry FC 1–1 (3–5 p) Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Pacific FC 2–2 (3–4 p) York United
CF Montréal 3–0 Forge FC
HFX Wanderers 1–2 Toronto FC

Matches

HFX Wanderers1–2Toronto FC
 Report
Attendance: 6,507
Referee: Juan Marquez
CF Montréal3–0Forge FC
 Report
Attendance: 10,107
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Semi-finals

Summary

The semi-final matches were played on June 22, 2022.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 York United
Toronto FC 4–0 CF Montréal

Matches

See also: Canadian Classique
Toronto FC4–0CF Montréal
 Report
Attendance: 18,133
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
Vancouver Whitecaps FC2–1York United
 Report
Attendance: 10,503
Referee: Juan Márquez

Final

Main article: 2022 Canadian Championship final
Vancouver Whitecaps FC1–1Toronto FC
 Report
Penalties
 5–3
Attendance: 24,307
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Top goalscorers

  Team eliminated or did not play in this round.
Rank Player Team Goals By round
PR QF SF  F 
1 New Zealand Myer Bevan Cavalry FC 3 2 1
Nigeria Sunusi Ibrahim CF Montréal 3
United States Brian White Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 1
4 Canada Ayo Akinola Toronto FC 2 2
Canada Amer Đidić Pacific FC 2

Own goals

Awards

Discipline

Cautions

  Team eliminated or did not play in specific round
  Suspension due to yellow card accumulation
  Suspension due to red card
Rank Player Team Cautions By round
PR QF SF  F 
1 Canada Alessandro Hojabrpour Forge FC 2 1 1
Canada Chrisnovic N'sa York United FC 1 1 YCA
Mali Aboubacar Sissoko Forge FC 1 1
Canada Cédric Toussaint York United FC 1 1
Canada Charlie Trafford Cavalry FC 1 1
6 Canada Ayo Akinola Toronto FC 1 1
United States Michael Bradley Toronto FC 1
Jamaica Javain Brown Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1
Canada Michael Baldisimo Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1
United States Sebastian Berhalter Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1
Canada Zachary Brault-Guillard CF Montréal 1
France Rudy Camacho CF Montréal 1
Canada Lucas Cavallini Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1
Canada Nikolaos Giantsopoulos York United FC 1
Colombia Sebastián Gutiérrez York United FC 1
Argentina Mateo Hernández York United FC 1
Canada Isaiah Johnston York United FC 1
Argentina Matko Miljevic CF Montréal 1
Republic of Ireland Shane O'Neill Toronto FC 1
Canada Ralph Priso-Mbongue Toronto FC 1
Argentina Joaquín Torres CF Montréal 1
Canada Noah Verhoeven York United FC 1
Serbia Ranko Veselinović Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1
Canada Jordan Wilson York United FC 1
Canada Dominick Zator York United FC 1

Note: Players receive a one-match ban for yellow card accumulation based on two cautions in Canadian Championship.

Sending offs

No. Date Player Club Offense
1 May 10 Canada Camilo Benzi[a] York United FC Violent conduct
  1. ^ Coaching staff

References

  1. ^ a b c "Canadian Championship updates ahead of 2022 season". Canada Soccer. March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "The Quarterfinals of the Canadian Championship to kick off on Tuesday, May 24". Canadian Premier League. May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  3. ^ "Pandemic-delayed 2020 Voyageurs Cup set for June - TSN.ca". TSN. The Canadian Press. March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Canadian Championship Draw". Canadian Championship. March 9, 2022. OneSoccer. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  5. ^ O'Connor Clarke, Charlie (March 9, 2022). "CanChamp Draw: Matchups for 2022 Canadian Championship Preliminary Round determined". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Vancouver Whitecaps FC win the 2022 Canadian Championship Final". Canada Soccer. July 27, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.