2017 Canadian Championship

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.

2017 Canadian Championship
Championnat Canadien 2017 (in French)
Tournament details
CountryCanada
Teams5
Final positions
ChampionsToronto FC (6th title)
Runner-upMontreal Impact
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored27 (3.38 per match)
Attendance101,856 (12,732 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Sebastian Giovinco
(3 goals)
George Gross Memorial TrophySebastian Giovinco
← 2016
2018 →

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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Preliminary roundSemifinalsFinal
                
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

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Preliminary round

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Ottawa Fury FC1–0FC Edmonton
Williams   89' Report
Attendance: 2,567
Referee: Juan Marquez
FC Edmonton2–3Ottawa Fury FC
Report
Attendance: 2,591
Referee: David Barrie

Ottawa Fury FC won 4–2 on aggregate.


Semifinals

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Ottawa Fury FC2–1Toronto FC
Report Cheyrou   35'
Attendance: 7,611
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
Toronto FC4–0Ottawa Fury FC
Report
Attendance: 15,175
Referee: Geoff Gamble

Toronto FC won 5–2 on aggregate.


Vancouver Whitecaps FC2–1Montreal Impact
Report Choinière   62'
Attendance: 16,831
Referee: Drew Fischer
Montreal Impact4–2Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Report
Attendance: 15,213
Referee: David Barrie

Montreal Impact won 5–4 on aggregate.


Final

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Montreal Impact1–1Toronto FC
Mancosu   19' Report Altidore   30'
Attendance: 14,329
Toronto FC2–1Montreal Impact
Giovinco   53', 90+5' Report Tabla   36'
Attendance: 26,539
Referee: David Gantar

Toronto FC won 3–2 on aggregate.


Goalscorers

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Rank Player Nation Team Goals
1 Sebastian Giovinco   Italy Toronto FC 3
2 Alphonso Davies   Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
Steevan Dos Santos   Cape Verde Ottawa Fury
Ignacio Piatti   Argentina Montreal Impact
Sito Seoane   United States Ottawa Fury
Ryan Williams   England Ottawa Fury
7 Jozy Altidore   United States Toronto FC 1
Benoît Cheyrou   France Toronto FC
David Choinière   Canada Montreal Impact
Marco Delgado   United States Toronto FC
Blerim Džemaili    Switzerland Montreal Impact
Tsubasa Endoh   Japan Toronto FC
Kyle Greig   United States Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Anthony Jackson-Hamel   Canada Montreal Impact
Jake Keegan   United States FC Edmonton
Matteo Mancosu   Italy Montreal Impact
Nicolás Mezquida   Uruguay Vancouver Whitecaps
Sainey Nyassi   Gambia FC Edmonton
Ballou Tabla   Canada Montreal Impact

Own goals

Rank Player Nation Team Goals
1 Eddie Edward   Canada Ottawa Fury 1

References

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  1. ^ a b "Canadian Championship Kicks off 10th Edition in May with more Canadian Content - Canada Soccer". Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.