2017 Canadian Championship
| Championnat Canadien 2017 (in French) | |
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| File:2017 Canadian Championship Logo (CSA).png | |
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Canada |
| Teams | 5 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Toronto FC (6th title) |
| Runners-up | Montreal Impact |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 27 (3.38 per match) |
| Attendance | 101,856 (12,732 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Sebastian Giovinco (3 goals) |
| Awards | |
| George Gross Memorial Trophy | Sebastian Giovinco |
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The 2017 Canadian Championship was a soccer tournament hosted and organized by the Canadian Soccer Association. It was the tenth edition of the annual Canadian Championship.
The 2017 edition saw the introduction of a rule that required three players to be named in the starting eleven of each participating team who are eligible (and have declared their intention, if they had otherwise played for another national team) to play for the Canada men's national soccer team.[1]
Due to the restructuring of the CONCACAF Champions League, the winner of the 2017 Canadian Championship would have advanced to a playoff against Toronto FC, the winner of the 2016 Canadian Championship, to be played in Toronto on August 9, 2017, for a place in the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League. However, as Toronto FC won the 2017 Canadian Championship, no playoff game was necessary, and Toronto earned a place in the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League automatically.[1]
Tournament bracket
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MLS Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| MLS Montreal Impact | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
MLS Montreal Impact | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
MLS Toronto FC | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
USL Ottawa Fury | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||
NASL FC Edmonton | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
USL Ottawa Fury | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
MLS Toronto FC | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Matches
[edit | edit source]Preliminary round
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| FC Edmonton | 2–3 | Ottawa Fury FC |
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Ottawa Fury FC won 4–2 on aggregate.
Semifinals
[edit | edit source]Toronto FC won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Montreal Impact | 4–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
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Montreal Impact won 5–4 on aggregate.
Final
[edit | edit source]| Montreal Impact | 1–1 | Toronto FC |
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| Mancosu File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' | Report | Altidore File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' |
| Toronto FC | 2–1 | Montreal Impact |
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| Giovinco File:Soccerball shade.svg 53', 90+5' | Report | Tabla File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' |
Toronto FC won 3–2 on aggregate.
Goalscorers
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Own goals
| Rank | Player | Nation | Team | Goals |
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| 1 | Eddie Edward | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | Ottawa Fury | 1 |