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2015 Challenge Trophy

The 2015 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 Calgary, Alberta from October 7–12, 2015.[1]

2015 Challenge Trophy
Challenge Cup
National Championship
Challenge Trophy
Tournament details
CountryCanada
DatesOctober 7–12, 2015
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsLondon Marconi
Runner-upEdmonton Scottish
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored106 (3.53 per match)
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Teams

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Twelve teams were granted entry into the competition; one from each Canadian province, as well as one from the Northwest Territories. In addition, as the host province, Alberta is granted a second entry into the competition.[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 Qualification
  British Columbia Estrella de Chile Burnaby British Columbia Men's Provincial Cup[3]
  Alberta Edmonton Scottish Alberta Major Soccer League[4]
  Alberta Edmonton Green & Gold Alberta Major Soccer League[4]
  Saskatchewan HUSA Alumni Saskatoon Saskatchewan Open Cup[5]
  Manitoba Winnipeg Juventus Manitoba Soccer Association Cup[6]
  Ontario London Marconi Ontario Cup[7]
  Quebec Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest Ligue de soccer élite du Québec Champion[8]
  New Brunswick Fredericton Picaroons New Brunswick Premier Soccer League[9]
  Nova Scotia Dartmouth United Soccer Club Nova Scotia Soccer League[10]
  Prince Edward Island P.E.I. FC Acclaimed[11]
  Newfoundland and Labrador Holy Cross Newfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup[12]
  Northwest Territories Yellowknife FC Acclaimed[13]

Group stage

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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.[14]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification      
1   London Marconi 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 Advance to knockout round — 1–0 2–0
2   Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest 2 1 0 1 5 1 +4 3 — — —
3   P.E.I. FC 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0 Classification tournament — 0–5 —
Source: canadasoccer.com


Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification      
1   Edmonton Scottish 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Advance to knockout round — 2–0 1–1
2   Fredericton Picaroons 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3 — — 2–1
3   Dartmouth United SC 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1 Classification tournament — — —
Source: canadasoccer.com


Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification      
1   EDC Burnaby 2 2 0 0 7 3 +4 6 Advance to knockout round — — 4–1
2   HUSA Alumni Saskatoon 2 1 0 1 7 3 +4 3 2–3 — 5–0
3   Yellowknife FC 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 0 Classification tournament — — —
Source: canadasoccer.com


Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification      
1   Edmonton Green & Gold 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6 Advance to knockout round — — —
2   Holy Cross 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1 0–1 — —
3   Winnipeg Juventus 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 1 Classification tournament 0–4 1–1 —
Source: canadasoccer.com


Classification tournament

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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        
1   P.E.I. FC 3 3 0 0 17 2 +15 9 — 6–0 6–2 5–0
2   Winnipeg Juventus 3 2 0 1 5 7 −2 6 —
3   Dartmouth United SC 3 1 0 2 11 9 +2 3 1–2 — 8–1
4   Yellowknife FC 3 0 0 3 1 16 −15 0 0–3 —
Source: canadasoccer.com

Knockout Round

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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
1ALondon Marconi2
2DHoly Cross0
2DHoly Cross41ALondon Marconi2
2BFredericton Picaroons21CEDC Burnaby0
1CEDC Burnaby2
2BFredericton Picaroons1
2DHoly Cross11ALondon Marconi (aet)2
2CHUSA Alumni Saskatoon21DEdmonton Scottish1
1DEdmonton Green & Gold4
2ARapides de Chaudière-Ouest0
Seventh place2ARapides de Chaudière-Ouest01DEdmonton Green & Gold1Third place
2CHUSA Alumni Saskatoon31BEdmonton Scottish2
2BFredericton Picaroons01BEdmonton Scottish (pen.)1 (3)1CEDC Burnaby2
2ARapides de Chaudière-Ouest12CHUSA Alumni Saskatoon1 (2)1BEdmonton Green & Gold1

Quarterfinals

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October 10, 2015 Quarterfinal London Marconi   2 - 0   Holy Cross Calgary, Alberta
11:00 am Perez  
Ramjin  		 Report Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT2
October 10, 2015 Quarterfinal EDC Burnaby   2 - 1   Fredericton Picaroons Calgary, Alberta
3:00 pm Tchoumi  
Ellis  		 Report Law   Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT2
October 10, 2015 Quarterfinal Edmonton Green & Gold   4 - 0   Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest Calgary, Alberta
1:00 pm Teliani  
Broda   
Cabrera  		 Report Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT2
October 10, 2015 Quarterfinal Edmonton Scottish   1 - 1
(3 - 2 p)		   HUSA Alumni Saskatoon Calgary, Alberta
3:00 pm Johnstone   Report Friesen   Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT2

Semifinals

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October 11, 2015 Semifinal London Marconi   2 - 0   EDC Burnaby Calgary, Alberta
12:00 pm Spearman  
Lewis  		 Report Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT2
October 11, 2015 Semifinal Edmonton Green & Gold   1 - 2   Edmonton Scottish Calgary, Alberta
2:00 pm Gilroy   Report Ongaro  
Johnstone  		 Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT2
October 11, 2015 Consolation playoff Holy Cross   4 - 2   Fredericton Picaroons Calgary, Alberta
11:00 am Pope  
Williams   
Kirby  		 Report Karosan  
Crossland  		 Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT3
October 11, 2015 Consolation playoff Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest   0 - 3   HUSA Alumni Saskatoon Calgary, Alberta
1:00 pm Report Tomchuk  
Reis  
Myrah  		 Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT3

Final

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October 12, 2015   1st place match London Marconi   2 - 1 (a.e.t.)   Edmonton Scottish Calgary, Alberta
1:00 pm Ivanovich   18', 115' (pen.) Lam   82' (pen.) Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT2
October 12, 2015   3rd place match EDC Burnaby   2 - 1   Edmonton Green & Gold Calgary, Alberta
12:00 pm Hardy  
Yassin  		 Report Cabrera   Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT4
October 12, 2015 5th place match Holy Cross   1 - 2   HUSA Alumni Saskatoon Calgary, Alberta
10:00 am Report Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT3
October 12, 2015 7th place match Fredericton Picaroons   0 - 1   Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest Calgary, Alberta
10:00 am Report Tremblay   Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT4

Tournament ranking

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Rank Team
    London Marconi
    Edmonton Scottish
    EDC Burnaby
4   Edmonton Green & Gold
5   HUSA Alumni Saskatoon
6   Holy Cross
7   Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest
8   Fredericton Picaroons
9   P.E.I. FC
10   Winnipeg Juventus
11   Dartmouth United SC
12   Yellowknife FC

References

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  1. ^ "Challenge Trophy and Jubilee Trophy". Canadian Soccer Association. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Teams". Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  3. ^ "First Cup in first try for EDC". Burnaby Now. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b "National Championships". Alberta Soccer Association. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Saskatchewan Open Cup Results". Saskatchewan Soccer Association. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Congratulations to Winnipeg Juventus". Manitoba Major Soccer League. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Marconi cruises in title defence". London Free Press. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Se connecter ‹ Soccer Québec – Clubs — WordPress".
  9. ^ "Congrats to @PicaroonsSoccer". Soccer NB. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Dartmouth United defeats Halifax City 3-2". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  11. ^ "P.E.I. F.C. edges Codiac F.C. to complete season undefeated". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Holy moley, it's Cross again". The Telegram. Archived from the original on 30 November 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  13. ^ "History". Yellowknife FC. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  14. ^ "Schedule & Results". Canadian Soccer Association. Archived from the original on 28 September 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
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