34-1351: Canadian Championships refers to a number of national-level competition in Canada. It may refer to: Canadian Championship , the national championship tournament for professional soccer Canadian Figure Skating Championships Canadian Professional Figure Skating Championships Canadian Gymnastics Championships Canadian National Tennis Championship Canadian National Badminton Championships Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships Canadian Mixed Curling Championship Canadian Senior Curling Championships Canadian Masters Curling Championships Canadian Amateur Championship , of golf Canadian Tour Championship , of pro-golf Canadian Touring Car Championship Canadian Rally Championship Canadian Superbike Championship Canadian Rugby Championship Rugby Canada National Junior Championship Canadian National Road Race Championships , of cycling Canadian National Time Trial Championships , of cycling Canadian Synchronized Skating Championships Canadian International Heavyweight Championship , of wrestling Canadian International Tag Team Championship , of wrestling Canadian Ultimate Championships , of frisbee Canadian Chess Championship ,
68-617: A professional Canadian champion. With the introduction of the Canadian Championship as a separate competition, the Voyageurs donated the cup to the Canadian Soccer Association to award to the winners. The trophy is still awarded by a Voyageurs member to the current winning club. From 2008 to 2010, the tournament consisted of the three professional teams in Canada in a home-and-away series with
102-532: Is a department of the MLS side Toronto FC), Ottawa Fury FC in a second qualifying round. The winner of this match joins the three Canadian MLS teams in the semifinals. A.S. Blainville and Oakville Blue Devils qualified to represent the Quebec and Ontario leagues respectively in 2018. The 2019 Canadian Championship was the first to feature teams from the newly created Canadian Premier League . With 13 teams competing,
136-603: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Canadian Championship The Canadian Championship ( French : Championnat canadien ) is an annual soccer tournament contested by Canadian professional teams. The winner is awarded the Voyageurs Cup and a berth in the CONCACAF Champions Cup . It is contested by Major League Soccer sides Toronto FC , Vancouver Whitecaps FC , and CF Montréal , eight Canadian Premier League sides, and
170-402: Is most assists and the second tiebreaker is fewest minutes played. Bolded players are still active players with a Canadian team. Canadian Interuniversity Sport women%27s ice hockey championship The U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship , is a Canadian university ice hockey tournament conducted by U Sports , and determines the women's national champion. The tournament involves
204-520: Is when the championship was first contested. Cartwright was the first head coach of the Queen's Gaels women's hockey program in 1971 and led the movement to reinstate women's hockey at the collegiate level in 1960, following a nine-year hiatus. With the completion of the 2022 championship, the Alberta Pandas have won the most national championships, with eight wins in 10 appearances, followed by
238-406: The 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League provided the opportunity to expand the number of qualifying teams from different countries, and Canada was awarded a single entry in the play-in round preceding the group stage. The year 2008 was the first time a Canadian entry had been awarded by CONCACAF since 1992 , and the first time a Canadian team participated since 1976 . To award the new Canadian entry,
272-448: The 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League . Toronto won it for the fourth consecutive season in the 2012 competition . In 2011, with the start of a fourth fully professional Canadian soccer team, FC Edmonton , the competition was changed from the home-and-away round robin series to a double-leg aggregate score knockout cup format with the two MLS teams seeded first and second, and NASL teams seeded third and fourth based on league standings of
306-502: The 2014 regular season was the country's representative. The Whitecaps qualified for the championship on October 19, 2014. The winner of the 2015 Canadian Championship qualified for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League instead and starting in 2016, the competition will be held in June and July. Since 2017, competition regulations state that each team must field a minimum of three Canadian starters for each match. In 2018, following
340-556: The McGill Martlets , with four wins in nine appearances. The Concordia Stingers and Montreal Carabins are next with three and two titles, respectively, followed by six teams with one win each. The 2020 championship tournament was cancelled after two semi-final games had been played due to the COVID-19 pandemic . On 15 October 2020, it was announced that the 2021 national championship was also cancelled. Previously,
374-470: The Open Canada Cup , which ultimately managed to attract professional and amateur clubs from British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec. The tournament was dissolved in 2008 after the creation of the Canadian Championship. An unofficial Canadian Champion determined in the same manner as 2008–2010, a home-and-away series with the games taken from USL First Division (USL-1) regular season league games,
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#1732776895182408-702: The CSA created a new competition consisting of a home-and-away round-robin series between the three fully professional Canadian teams: Montreal Impact , Toronto FC and the Vancouver Whitecaps . The 2008 Canadian Championship was contested between May and July 2008 and won by the Montreal Impact. As the Canadian champions, Montreal qualified for the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League. The 2009 Canadian Championship 's format and participants were
442-546: The champions from each of Canada's four regional sports conferences. The Golden Path Trophy is awarded to the winners. The championship has been competed for in U Sports since 1998, when the sport was established in what was then known as the Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union. Prior to that, only teams from Ontario would compete for a women's ice hockey championship. The trophy was donated by Katherine Cartwright in 1998, which
476-407: The champions of League1 Ontario , League1 British Columbia , and Ligue1 Québec . The tournament is organized by the Canadian Soccer Association and has been broadcast on OneSoccer since 2019. The Canadian Championship is a domestic cup competition organized by the Canadian Soccer Association . The championship determines one of Canada's entries in the annual CONCACAF Champions Cup . Until
510-1256: The closed championship Canadian Open Chess Championship Canadian National Scrabble Championship Mann Cup , the national championship for Senior "A" box lacrosse Memorial Cup , the national championship of the Canadian Hockey League Athletics Canada Championships [ edit ] Canadian Track and Field Championships Canadian Junior Track and Field Championships Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships AC Indoor Open Canadian Marathon Championships Canadian Half Marathon Championships Canadian 10Km Road Race Championships Canadian 5Km Road Race Championships Canadian Cross Country Championships See also [ edit ] Canada Cup (disambiguation) Canadian Open (disambiguation) Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey championship Air Canada Championship (1996-2002), golf Canadian PGA Championship , of pro golf Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Soccer National Championships NWA Canadian Championship (disambiguation) , of pro wrestling [REDACTED] Index of articles associated with
544-485: The competition was expanded to include three qualifying rounds along with the semi-finals and final. The first qualifying round began with six teams, with three new teams entering each round until the semi-finals where the previous year's champion entered. All rounds were two-legged match ups. Since 2021, the tournament has had four rounds consisting of single leg ties. First round matchups have been determined geographically (i.e. east and west) and byes have been awarded to
578-646: The creation of the Canadian Premier League in 2019, all fully professional Canadian soccer teams played in United States–based leagues. Prior to the creation of the official competition in 2008, there was no domestic competition to determine the best Canadian professional team (as Canada Soccer's Challenge Trophy only crowned the best amateur team). Though a notable attempt was conducted by the Canadian Soccer League through
612-410: The late George Gross , a former soccer administrator and a respected journalist. The Best Young Canadian Player award was created by the Canadian Soccer Association in 2019 to recognize each tournament's best Canadian under-23 player. The Top Scorer of the Canadian Championship is the player who scores the most goals during the competition. In case two or more players are tied, the first tiebreaker
646-562: The new MLS team in 2007. For the 2008–09 season, CONCACAF changed their eight team FIFA Club World Cup qualification tournament from a two-legged aggregate goals knockout elimination format, named the CONCACAF Champions Cup, to a format mirroring the UEFA Champions League with a play-in round, a group stage, and lastly a two-leg aggregate score knockout format for the final rounds. The format change for
680-451: The only significant Canadian university women's ice hockey championship was the determination of the champions in the large Ontario associations, as the few non-Ontario teams tended to play against local or regional community teams rather than in organized interuniversity associations. In Ontario, the Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Union (WIAU) existed from 1921–22 to 1970–71, then merged with
714-603: The other semifinal. This was to be followed by a one-game final to be hosted by the highest remaining seed; but the Canadian Soccer Association decided to go with a two-legged final instead. The format was repeated in subsequent years with the previous year's league placement being used to seed the teams. Starting with the 2014 competition, due to the introduction of the Ottawa Fury FC to the NASL,
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#1732776895182748-451: The previous year and the USSF tiering of Division 1 and Division 2. This format mitigated competitive concerns regarding already eliminated teams and the number of additional (extra to their regular league) games each team would be required to play during a season. On June 6, 2016, Canadian Soccer Association general secretary Peter Montopoli told TSN that plans were well under way to expand
782-402: The previous year's tournament finalists. In 2024 the format was altered slightly and now featured two-legged matchups for the quarter-final and semi-final rounds. † – Defunct club ‡ – Defunct club replaced by phoenix club The George Gross Memorial Trophy was created by the Canadian Soccer Association in 2008 to recognize each tournament's most valuable player. The Trophy was named after
816-499: The quarter-finals. The winners of the Canadian Championship are awarded the Voyageurs Cup . From 1993 to 2007, there was no domestic competition open to top-tier Canadian professional clubs. From 2002 to 2006, the USL First Division was the highest level in which Canadian men's soccer teams competed. The Voyageurs , a supporters' group , developed a method of tracking league results between Canadian clubs to determine
850-479: The same name This set index article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names). If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Championships&oldid=1228015821 " Category : Set index articles Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
884-539: The same, contested by the three clubs in May and June 2009. It was closely contended by Toronto and Vancouver and won by the former via goal differential in the tournament's final game against the defending champions, Montreal, giving the Toronto franchise its first ever trophy and a spot in the qualifying round of the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League . Toronto repeated as champions in the 2010 competition , qualifying for
918-521: The suspension of operations at FC Edmonton, the format of the Championship was amended once more to allow for the admission of two clubs from the Division 3 provincial leagues: League1 Ontario and Première ligue de soccer du Québec . The two provincial champions meet in a first qualifying round, with the winner progressing to meet the sole Canadian USL team (not including Toronto FC II , which
952-518: The top Canadian MLS team meeting the CPL winners. Beginning in 2023, the league winner of League1 British Columbia joined the tournament as a competitor. They were also joined by new Canadian Premier League club, Vancouver FC . In the 2023 preliminary round, TSS Rovers of League1 British Columbia became the first semi-pro team to advance in the tournament against a professional team. They defeated Canadian Premier League side Valour FC 3–1 to reach
986-571: The top team winning entry into the qualifying stage of the CONCACAF Champions League. These teams competed in the two top US-based professional soccer leagues, which in 2010 was Major League Soccer and the temporary USSF Division 2 Professional League . In 2011, the North American Soccer League received sanctioning as the USSF's new second-division league. When FC Edmonton joined the NASL in 2011,
1020-474: The tournament to include an access point for any team in Canada. He said that he expected the expansion to take place for 2017. His statement seemed to confirm other reports saying similar. On March 9, 2017, Canada Soccer Association announced that from the 2018 edition the winners of the League1 Ontario and Première ligue de soccer du Québec would compete. In January 2019, a new five-round format
1054-406: The tournament was expanded to include all four professional clubs in the country. The tournament consisted of two-legged semifinals and a two-legged final. In the first semifinal of 2011, Toronto, as reigning champions, was assigned the first-place seed and played Edmonton, which was assigned the fourth seed as newcomers to the tournament. The two remaining teams, Montreal and Vancouver, faced off in
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1088-422: The two Canadian NASL teams played in a play-off quarter-final to determine which team made it to the semi-finals, in which the MLS teams were introduced. Due to scheduling conflicts with the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup , the 2015 edition was held during April, May, and August but did not provide a competitor for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League ; instead the best-placed Canadian Major League Soccer team in
1122-429: Was announced to include the seven teams of the newly formed Canadian Premier League , bringing the total number of teams competing to 13. In 2020, with the dissolution of Ottawa Fury FC, a modified four-round tournament was announced featuring 12 teams, the first contraction in the competition's history. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the 2020 edition was instead held between two teams qualified through league play, with
1156-489: Was awarded by the Canadian national teams' supporters group, The Voyageurs. This unofficial Canadian Championship became less legitimate when Toronto was awarded a Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise to start play in 2007 in the USSF Division 1 MLS league above the USSF Division 2 USL-1 league. Toronto's USL-1 team self relegated, while the other two Canadian professional soccer teams did not play meaningful games against
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