2012 Canadian Championship

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2012 Canadian Championship
2012 Amway Canadian Championship (in English)
Championnat Canadien Amway 2012 (in French)
Ryan Johnson

The 2012

Montreal Impact, Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. It was won by Toronto FC, who defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 on aggregate in the final round. As the winner, Toronto FC took the Voyageurs Cup and Canada's entry into the Group Stage of the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League. It was the fifth edition of the annual Canadian Championship.[1]

Qualified teams

Team League Position Appearance
Toronto FC MLS 16th 5th
Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS 18th 5th
FC Edmonton NASL 5th 2nd
Montreal Impact NASL 7th 5th

Matches

Bracket

The teams were seeded based on 2011 league results, with the Major League Soccer teams receiving the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, and the North American Soccer League teams receiving the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds.[1]

Each round is a two-game aggregate goal series.
Semifinals Final
          
3 FC Edmonton 0 1 1
2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC   2 3 5
2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC   1 0 1
1 Toronto FC 1 1 2
4
Montreal Impact
0 0 0
1 Toronto FC 0 2 2

Semifinals

Montreal Impact
0–0Toronto FC
Report
Attendance: 13,405
Referee: Paul Ward
Montreal Impact
Johnson
38'
Report
Dave Gantar

Toronto FC won 2–0 on aggregate.


Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 5–1 on aggregate.


Final

Vancouver Whitecaps FC1–1Toronto FC
Hassli 90+1' Report
Johnson
66'
Attendance: 14,878
Referee: Drew Fischer
Toronto FC1–0Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Lambe 83' Report
Attendance: 13,777

Toronto FC won 2–1 on aggregate.

References

  1. ^ a b "2012 Amway Canadian Championship". Retrieved January 27, 2012.