The 2002 Voyageurs Cup was the inaugural Voyageurs Cup tournament which was started by the Canadian supporters group The Voyageurs.[1][2] The 2002 Edition of the tournament saw four participating teams: Calgary Storm, Montreal Impact, Toronto Lynx and Vancouver Whitecaps.
| 2002 Coupe des Voyageurs (in French) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Canada |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Montreal Impact (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Toronto Lynx |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 39 (3.25 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Nikola Budalic Eduardo Sebrango (4 goals each) |
The 2002 competition was dominated by the Toronto Lynx and Montreal Impact. Calgary was not competitive in the competition, and Vancouver lost two close games in July to Toronto and Montreal putting them too far behind the two frontrunners. Toronto led the competition with thirteen of a possible fifteen points after five of their six games. In Toronto's last game at home against Montreal Impact, they only need a draw to win the first Voyageurs Cup. Montreal, however, jumped out to an early 0–2 lead after seven minutes and held on for the win. Montreal Impact won their last three games of the competition, including 1–2 over Toronto, to overcome Toronto's lead and win the augural competition.[3]
Format edit
Each team played two matches (home and away) against each other team. All of these matches are drawn from the USL A-league's 2002 regular season; the final match played between each pair of teams in each city is counted as a Voyageurs Cup 2002 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). There are no bonus points awarded as there are in the A-league.[4] In 2002 the A-League points system was 4 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss + 1 bonus point when scoring three or more goals in a game.[5] The four teams are ranked according to the total number of points obtained in all Voyageurs Cup 2002 matches.
The team ranked highest after all matches have been played is the champion, and will be awarded the Voyageurs Cup.
Tiebreakers edit
If two or more teams are tied on points then they are ranked relative to each other by applying the following tiebreakers:[6]
- Number of points obtained in the Voyageurs Cup 2002 matches between the tied teams.
- Goal difference in the Voyageurs Cup 2002 matches between the tied teams.
- Number of goals scored in the Voyageurs Cup 2002 matches between the tied teams.
- Number of away goals scored in the Voyageurs Cup 2002 matches between the tied teams.
- Goal difference in all Voyageurs Cup 2002 matches.
- Number of goals scored in all Voyageurs Cup 2002 matches.
- Number of away goals scored in all Voyageurs Cup 2002 matches.
- If exactly two teams are tied: Number of points obtained in all A-league 2002 regular season matches between the tied teams using the Voyageurs Cup 2002 point-scoring system.
- If exactly two teams are tied: Goal difference in all A-league 2002 regular season matches between the tied teams.
- If exactly two teams are tied: Number of away goals scored in all A-league 2002 regular season matches between the tied teams.
- Number of points obtained in all A-league 2002 regular season matches using the A-league 2002 point-scoring system (4 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss, 1 bonus point for each match in which 3 or more goals are scored).
- Goal difference in all A-league 2002 regular season matches.
- Number of goals scored in all A-league 2002 regular season matches.
- Number of away goals scored in all A-league 2002 regular season matches.
- Stage reached in the A-league 2002 playoffs.
- Goal difference in the furthest A-league 2002 playoff stage reached.
- Number of goals scored in the furthest A-league 2002 playoff stage reached.
- Number of away goals scored in the furthest A-league 2002 playoff stage reached.
Standings edit
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Impact | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 |
| Toronto Lynx | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Calgary Storm | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 20 | −16 |
Results by round edit
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Schedule edit
| Toronto Lynx | 4–2 | Calgary Storm |
|---|---|---|
Kojic  10' Vincello 55' Budalic 66' Budalic 74' |
Report Report |
Heidler 3' Pavicic 14' |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 4–0 | Calgary Storm |
|---|---|---|
| Kindel 33' Thompson 45' Clarke 49' Thompson 68' |
| Montreal Impact | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps |
|---|---|---|
| Biello 20' DiTullio 56' |
Lyall 36' |
| Calgary Storm | 0–6 | Toronto Lynx |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Faria 7' Budalic 24' Budalic 37' Aristodemo 45+2' Thomas 53' Serioux 69' |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 1–1 | Toronto Lynx |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan 22' |
Lucas 48' |
Vancouver, British Columbia
| Montreal Impact | 1–2 | Toronto Lynx |
|---|---|---|
| Gervais 57' |
Report | Lucas 73' Penalillo 110' |
| Calgary Storm | 1–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps |
|---|---|---|
| Dutra 16' |
Thompson 46' Heald 66' |
Calgary, Alberta
| Toronto Lynx | 1–2 | Montreal Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Lucas 15' |
Report Report |
Sebrango 3' Zé Roberto 7' |
| Calgary Storm | 1–3 | Montreal Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Lemire 48' |
Sebrango 48' Zé Roberto 90+5' DeSantis 90+7' |
Calgary, Alberta
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 0–3 | Montreal Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Zé Roberto 27' Bernier 62' Sebrango 80' |
Vancouver, British Columbia
Champion edit
| Voyageurs Cup: Montreal Impact 1st Voyageurs Cup Win |
Top scorers edit
References edit
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- ^ Adamsky, Tyler. "Voyageurs Cup 2002: A Review". voyageurscup.ca. Archived from the original on November 27, 2002. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ^ "Voyageurs Cup 2002 – Format, Tiebreakers". voyageurscup.ca. Archived from the original on November 27, 2002. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ^ Litterer, David (February 14, 2010). "United Soccer Leagues Statistical History, Part 4 (2000–2003)". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on January 8, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ^ "Voyageurs Cup 2002 – Format, Tiebreakers". voyageurscup.ca. Archived from the original on November 27, 2002. Retrieved May 8, 2014.