2016 Challenge Trophy

2016 Challenge Trophy
Challenge Cup
National Championship
The Challenge Trophy
Tournament details
CountryCanada
DatesOctober 5–10, 2016
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsEdmonton Scottish
Runner-upRoyal-Sélect de Beauport
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored93 (3.1 per match)
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The 2016 Challenge Trophy is the national championship for men's soccer clubs competing at division 4 and below in the Canadian soccer pyramid. It will be held in St. John's, Newfoundland from October 5–10, 2016.[1]

Teams

Twelve teams were granted entry into the competition; one from each Canadian province. In addition, as the host province, Newfoundland and Labrador was granted a second entry into the competition, while Alberta was also granted a second entry after the withdrawal of the Northwest Territories.[2]

Teams are selected by their provincial soccer associations; most often qualifying by winning provincial leagues or cup championships such as the Ontario Cup.

Province Team Manager[3] Qualification
 British Columbia Surrey Pegasus FC Paul Bahia British Columbia Men's Provincial Cup[4]
 Alberta Edmonton Scottish Kevin Poissant Alberta Soccer Provincial Championships[5]
 Alberta Edmonton Green & Gold Martin Andersen Alberta Soccer Provincial Championships[5]
 Saskatchewan Saskatoon HUSA Alumni Stewart Gillott Saskatchewan Shield[6]
 Manitoba FC Winnipeg Lions Tony Nocita Manitoba Soccer Association Cup[7]
 Ontario Gloucester Celtic Matt Williams Ontario Cup[8]
 Quebec Royal-Sélect de Beauport Samir Ghrib Ligue de soccer élite du Québec Playoff Champion[9]
 New Brunswick Fredericton Picaroons Reds Dave Rouse New Brunswick Premier Soccer League[10]
 Nova Scotia Western Halifax FC Alan Jazic Nova Scotia Soccer League Premiership Cup[11]
 Prince Edward Island PEI FC John Diamond & Bruce Norton Acclaimed[12]
 Newfoundland and Labrador St. Lawrence Laurentians Derek Strang Newfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup[13]
 Newfoundland and Labrador Mount Pearl Andrew Murphy Newfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup[13]

Venues

King George V Park in St. John's will serve as the tournament's main venue, with Topsail Field in Conception Bay South and the Mount Pearl Soccer Complex in Mount Pearl serving as secondary venues. The Feildian Grounds in St. John's and Diane Whelan Soccer Complex in Paradise will host some consolation round games.[14]

Group stage

The twelve teams in the competition are divided into four groups of three teams each, which then play a single-game round-robin format. The top two teams from each group advance to the knockout round, while the third-placed team enters a relegation tournament.[15]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Ontario Manitoba Prince Edward Island
1 Ontario Gloucester Celtic 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 6 Advance to knockout round — 4–0 4–1
2 Manitoba FC Winnipeg Lions 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 3 — — —
3 Prince Edward Island PEI FC 2 0 0 2 2 7 −5 0 Classification tournament — 1–3 —
Source: canadasoccer.com

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Alberta New Brunswick Nova Scotia
1 Alberta Edmonton Scottish 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Advance to knockout round — 3–0 1–0
2 New Brunswick Fredericton Picaroons Reds 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 3 — — 1–0
3 Nova Scotia Western Halifax FC 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0 Classification tournament — — —
Source: canadasoccer.com

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Quebec Alberta British Columbia
1 Quebec Royal-Sélect de Beauport 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 Advance to knockout round — 0–0 —
2 Alberta Edmonton Green and Gold 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 — — —
3 British Columbia Surrey Pegasus FC 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1 Classification tournament 0–1 0–0 —
Source: canadasoccer.com

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Saskatchewan Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador
1 Saskatchewan Saskatoon HUSA Alumni 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6 Advance to knockout round — 1–0 1–0
2 Newfoundland and Labrador St. Lawrence Laurentians 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 — — 1–0
3 Newfoundland and Labrador Mount Pearl 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0 Classification tournament — — —
Source: canadasoccer.com

Classification tournament

Third-placed teams from the group stage are entered into the classification tournament to determine overall rankings at the end of the tournament.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts British Columbia Prince Edward Island Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia
1 British Columbia Surrey Pegasus FC 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 6 — 2–3
2 Prince Edward Island PEI FC 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4 1–3 — 1–1 3–2
3 Newfoundland and Labrador Mount Pearl 3 1 1 1 4 7 −3 4 —
4 Nova Scotia Western Halifax FC 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 3 1–4 4–0 —
Source: canadasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal differential

Knockout round

Teams placed first and second from each group in the group stage advance to the knockout round. All teams play three matches, as teams that lose in the knockout round still advance to face other losing teams to determine final classifications for 3rd through 8th place.

Fifth placeConsolation playoffsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1AGloucester Celtic6
2DSt. Lawrence Laurentians1
2DSt. Lawrence Laurentians21AGloucester Celtic0
2BFredericton Picaroons Reds11CRoyal-Sélect de Beauport1
1CRoyal-Sélect de Beauport (p)1 (5)
2BFredericton Picaroons Reds1 (4)
2DSt. Lawrence Laurentians21CRoyal-Sélect de Beauport0
2CEdmonton Green and Gold41BEdmonton Scottish1
1DSaskatoon HUSA Alumni3
2AFC Winnipeg Lions1
Seventh place2AFC Winnipeg Lions21DSaskatoon HUSA Alumni0Third place
2CEdmonton Green and Gold31BEdmonton Scottish2
2BFredericton Picaroons Reds11BEdmonton Scottish21AGloucester Celtic5
2AFC Winnipeg Lions52CEdmonton Green and Gold01DSaskatoon HUSA Alumni2

Quarter-finals

October 8, 2016 Quarterfinal Gloucester Celtic Ontario 6–1 Newfoundland and Labrador St. Lawrence Laurentians King George V Stadium
12:00 pm Evraire
Kewin
De Couvreur
Lauzon 		Report Pittman
October 8, 2016 Quarter-final Royal-Sélect de Beauport Quebec 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 New Brunswick Fredericton Picaroons Reds Topsail Field
12:00 pm Papa Dione Report
Report		 Morrison
October 8, 2016 Quarter-final Saskatoon HUSA Alumni Saskatchewan 3–1 Manitoba FC Winnipeg Lions Mt. Pearl Soccer Complex
2:30 pm Peters
Tomchuk 		Report Alberti
October 8, 2016 Quarter-final Edmonton Scottish Alberta 2–0 Alberta Edmonton Green and Gold Mt. Pearl Soccer Complex
5:00 pm Report

Semi-finals

October 9, 2016 Semi-final Gloucester Celtic Ontario 0–1 Quebec Royal-Sélect de Beauport King George V Stadium
9:30 am Report Grant-Gignac
October 9, 2016 Semi-final Saskatoon HUSA Alumni Saskatchewan 0–2 Alberta Edmonton Scottish King George V Stadium
12:00 pm Report Gazic
Johnstone
October 9, 2016 Consolation play-off St. Lawrence Laurentians Newfoundland and Labrador 2–1 New Brunswick Fredericton Picaroons Reds Mt. Pearl Soccer Complex
2:30 pm J. Slaney
Hennebury 		Report K. Morrison
October 9, 2016 Consolation play-off FC Winnipeg Lions Manitoba 2–3 Alberta Edmonton Green and Gold Mt. Pearl Soccer Complex
12:00 pm Alberti
Rattai 		Report Graham
Ongaro
Barker-Rothschild

Final

October 10, 2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place match Royal-Sélect de Beauport Quebec 0–1 Alberta Edmonton Scottish King George V Stadium
12:00 pm Report Wheeler 93'
October 10, 2016 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place match Gloucester Celtic Ontario 5–2 Saskatchewan Saskatoon HUSA Alumni Mt. Pearl Soccer Complex
11:15 am De Couvreur
El-Asmar
Murphy
Babineau
Caceros 		Report Mylymok
Reis
October 10, 2016 5th place match St. Lawrence Laurentians Newfoundland and Labrador 2–4 Alberta Edmonton Green and Gold Mt. Pearl Soccer Complex
8:30 am Gregory
Slaney 		Report Graham
Hersche
Ongaro
Shah
October 10, 2016 7th place match Fredericton Picaroons Reds New Brunswick 1–5 Manitoba FC Winnipeg Lions Paradise Field
11:15 am K. Morrison Report Alberti
Naumiuk
Kumagai

Tournament ranking

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Alberta Edmonton Scottish
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Quebec Royal-Sélect de Beauport
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ontario Gloucester Celtic
4 Saskatchewan Saskatoon HUSA Alumni
5 Alberta Edmonton Green and Gold
6 Newfoundland and Labrador St. Lawrence Laurentians
7 Manitoba FC Winnipeg Lions
8 New Brunswick Fredericton Picaroons Reds
9 British Columbia Surrey Pegasus FC
10 Prince Edward Island PEI FC
11 Newfoundland and Labrador Mount Pearl
12 Nova Scotia Western Halifax FC

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