2003 Voyageurs Cup

2003 Voyageurs Cup
2003 Coupe des Voyageurs (in French)
Tournament details
CountryCanada
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsMontreal Impact (2nd title)
Runner-upToronto Lynx
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored30 (2.5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Ali Gerba
(5 goals)
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The 2003 Voyageurs Cup was the second Voyageurs Cup tournament which was started by the Canadian supporters group The Voyageurs.[1][2] The 2003 Edition of the tournament featured the same four teams as the 2002 tournament: Calgary Storm, Montreal Impact, Toronto Lynx and Vancouver Whitecaps.

The 2003 competition was won by Montreal Impact who led the competition with wins in their first three games. Neither Toronto Lynx nor Vancouver Whitecaps could overcome their lead. However, Montreal did not clinch their second Voyageurs Cup until the last game of the competition against Calgary, on August 31, with a 2–0 win at home.[3]

Format

Each team played two matches (home and away) against each other team. All of these matches are drawn from the USL A-league's 2003 regular season; the final two matches played between each city's team are counted as a Voyageurs Cup 2003 match. In each match, 3 points are awarded for wins (even if it comes in extra time), 1 point is awarded for a draw, and 0 points are awarded for losses (even if it comes in extra time). The four teams are ranked according to the total number of points obtained in all matches.[4]

The team ranked highest after all matches have been played is the champion, and will be awarded the Voyageurs Cup.

Standings

2003-Team Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD
Montreal Impact 13 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8
Toronto Lynx 12 6 4 2 0 9 7 +2
Vancouver Whitecaps 10 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2
Calgary Mustangs 0 6 0 6 0 2 14 −12

Results by round

Montreal Impact
Round123456
GroundAAAHHH
ResultWWWLDW
Source: Voyageurs.ca
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Toronto Lynx
Round123456
GroundHAAAHH
ResultLWWWLW
Source: Voyageurs.ca
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Vancouver Whitecaps
Round123456
GroundHHHAAH
ResultLLWWDW
Source: Voyageurs.ca
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Calgary Storm
Round123456
GroundHHAHAA
ResultLLLLLL
Source: Voyageurs.ca
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Schedule

Toronto Lynx0–2Montreal Impact
Report
Report		 Zé Roberto 30'
Zé Roberto 52'
Attendance: 2,555
Vancouver Whitecaps0–1Montreal Impact
Francois 76'
Calgary Storm0–4Montreal Impact
Biello 19'
Matondo 29'
Clarke 30'
Sebrango 82'
Vancouver Whitecaps1–2Toronto Lynx
Heald 33' Gerba 39'
Gerba 43'
Swangard Stadium
Vancouver, British Columbia
Calgary Storm0–2Toronto Lynx
Report Gerba 6'
Vignjevic 17'
McMahon Stadium
Calgary, Alberta
Attendance: 1,500
Montreal Impact2–3Toronto Lynx
Sebrango 33'
Matondo 72'		 Report
Report		 Vignjevic 49'
Gerba 90'
Gerba 102'
Attendance: 8,237
Referee: Ryan Feron
Vancouver Whitecaps2–0Calgary Storm
Craveiro 8'
Heald 37'
Calgary Storm1–2Vancouver Whitecaps
Zuniga 21' Jordan 79'
Corazzin 81'
McMahon Stadium
Calgary, Alberta
Montreal Impact1–1Vancouver Whitecaps
Zé Roberto 15' Dasovic 77'
Toronto Lynx0–1Vancouver Whitecaps
Report
Report		 Corazzin 58'
Centennial Park Stadium
Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 2,364
Referee: Tiger Liu
Toronto Lynx2–1Calgary Storm
Barclay 16'
Vincello 63'		 Report Wimble 65'
Centennial Park Stadium
Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 3, 216
Referee: Angelo Gertsakis
Montreal Impact2–0Calgary Storm
Leduc 5'
Nash 25'

Champion

Voyageurs Cup:
Montreal Impact
2nd Voyageurs Cup Win

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Canada Ali Gerba Toronto Lynx 5
2 Cuba Eduardo Sebrango Montreal Impact 3
Brazil Zé Roberto Montreal Impact 3
4 Canada Carlo Corazzin Vancouver Whitecaps 2
Canada Sita-Taty Matondo Montreal Impact 2
Serbia Nikola Vignjevic Toronto Lynx 2
Canada Oliver Heald Vancouver Whitecaps 2
8 Canada Mauro Biello Montreal Impact 1
Argentina Sebastian Barclay Toronto Lynx 1
Canada Nico Craveiro Vancouver Whitecaps 1
Canada Nick Dasovic Vancouver Whitecaps 1
Canada Abraham Francois Montreal Impact 1
Canada Jason Jordan Vancouver Whitecaps 1
Canada Patrick Leduc Montreal Impact 1
Canada Martin Nash Montreal Impact 1
Argentina Mauricio Vincello Toronto Lynx 1
England Shaun Wimble Calgary Storm 1
Canada Nicolas Zuniga Calgary Storm 1

References

  1. ^ Bin, Matthew. "Voyageurs Cup Announced For A-League Teams". canadasoccer.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  2. ^ Daniel Squizzato (August 11, 2015). "Canadian Championship: The amazing story behind the fan-created trophy awarded to Canada's best". MLSSoccer.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "VOYAGEURS CUP 2003". voyageurscup.ca. Archived from the original on November 21, 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  4. ^ "VOYAGEURS CUP 2003 – Format, Tiebreakers". voyageurscup.ca. Archived from the original on November 27, 2002. Retrieved May 8, 2014.