2017 Challenge Trophy
Challenge Cup National Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Land | Kanada |
Dates | October 4–9, 2017 |
Teams | 10 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Western Halifax FC |
Runner-up | FC Winnipeg Lions |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 25 |
Goals scored | 91 (3.64 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Joseph Vaz 6 goals |
The 2017 Challenge Trophy (part of the Toyota National Championships for sponsorship reasons) is the national championship for men's soccer clubs competing at division 4 and below in the Canadian soccer pyramid. It was held in Surrey, British Columbia from October 4–9, 2017.[1]
Teams
[edit]Ten teams were granted entry into the competition; one from each Canadian province. 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 | Qualification |
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Vancouver Club Inter FC | Joe Marrello | British Columbia Men's Provincial Cup |
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Calgary Callies | Kevin Randall | Alberta Soccer Provincial Championships |
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Saskatoon HUSA Alumni | Stewart Gillott | Saskatchewan Shield |
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Western Halifax FC | Alan Jazic | Nova Scotia provincial winner |
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Holy Cross SC | Jeremy Babstock | NL provincial winner |
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Yukon Selects | Jake Hanson | Yukon representative |
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FC Winnipeg Lions | Tony Nocita | Manitoba Cup winners |
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Durham Celtic FC | Mike Hadden | Ontario Cup winners |
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Celtix Haut-Richelieu | Yannick Rome-Gosselin | Québec LSEQ playoff winners |
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Fredericton Picaroons Reds | Dave Rouse | New Brunswick provincial winners |
Venues
[edit]Newton Athletic Fields in Surrey will serve as the tournament's main venue.[2]
Group stage
[edit]The ten teams in the competition are divided into two groups of five teams each, which then play a single-game round-robin format. At the end of the group stage, each team faces the equal-ranked team from the other group to determine a final seeding for the tournament.
Group A
[edit]Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference
Group B
[edit]Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference
Final round
[edit]The final round consists of one game for each club, where they are paired with their equal-ranked opponent from the opposite group to determine a final ranking for the tournament.
October 9, 2017 ![]() | Western Halifax FC ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Newton Athletic Park - Field #1 |
12:30 pm | Macrae ![]() |
Bericht |
October 9, 2017 ![]() | Saskatoon HUSA Alumni ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Newton Athletic Park - Field #4 |
10:00 am | Peters ![]() |
Bericht | Van Beek ![]() Murphy ![]() |
October 9, 2017 Fifth place match | Vancouver Club Inter FC ![]() | 1–1 (4–2 p) | ![]() | Newton Athletic Park - Field #2 |
11:30 am | Rahmati ![]() |
Bericht | Beaumont ![]() |
October 9, 2017 Seventh place match | Holy Cross SC ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() | Newton Athletic Park - Field #10 |
10:00 am | Grant ![]() Warren ![]() Dolomount ![]() Barry ![]() |
Bericht | K. Morrison ![]() |
October 9, 2017 Ninth place match | Calgary Callies ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Newton Athletic Park - Field #2 |
9:00 am | Greedy ![]() Kastrati ![]() Jovica ![]() |
Bericht |
Tournament ranking
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Joseph Vaz | Durham Celtic FC | 6 |
2 | Mark Van Beek | Durham Celtic FC | 5 |
Milad Mehrabi | Vancouver Club Inter FC | 5 | |
Garrett Peters | Saskatoon HUSA Alumni | 5 | |
5 | Nicholas Beaumont | Celtix Haut-Richelieu | 4 |
AJ Naumiuk | FC Winnipeg Lions | 4 | |
7 | Jhonattan Cordoba | Western Halifax FC | 3 |
Brendan Rattai | FC Winnipeg Lions | 3 | |
Jacob Grant | Holy Cross SC | 3 | |
10 | (Ten players tied) | 2 |
Source: [1] Archived 2016-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
References
[edit]- ^ "Challenge Trophy". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Journey to Surrey: finalists for the 2017 Challenge Trophy | Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
External links
[edit]- Canadian Soccer Association National Championships Archived 2016-09-12 at the Wayback Machine