Open Canada Cup
Founded | 1998 |
---|---|
Abolished | 2007 |
Region | Canada |
Most successful club(s) | Toronto Olympians (3 titles) |
The Open Canada Cup was an annual
Further reforms consisted of
Canadian Soccer League teams dominated the competition throughout its history; the only non-CSL champion was
Competition format
Originally, the format of the competition was organized into a
When the competition expanded westward, British Columbia teams held separate qualifying matches through the
History
Historically, attempts at organizing a national
In 1998, the
In 2002, the competition received financial aid from the
As the restrictions on eligibility were lifted for the
The tournament continued to expand, and in 2004 attracted a record amount of 24 participants throughout Ontario.
In 2008, the CSL increased the prize money to $25,000 with the top amateur club receiving $10,000, but shortly after the creation of the Canadian Championship the competition was disbanded.[43]
Finals
Season | Final | Winner | Result | Runner-up | Location |
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CPSL League Cup | |||||
September 27 | Toronto Olympians |
3–0 | St. Catharines Roma Wolves | Toronto, Ontario
| |
September 26 | Toronto Olympians |
3–0 | Toronto Croatia | Toronto, Ontario
| |
September 24 | Toronto Olympians |
1–0 | St. Catharines Roma Wolves | Toronto, Ontario
| |
September 30 | Ottawa Wizards | 1–0 | Toronto Supra |
Ottawa, Ontario
| |
September 29 | Ottawa Wizards | 1–0 | Toronto Croatia | London, Ontario | |
Open Canada Cup | |||||
September 1 | London City SC |
1–1 (4–2 p) | Metro Lions |
London, Ontario | |
September 6 | Windsor Border Stars |
1–1 (4–3 p) | Ottawa St. Anthony Italia | London, Ontario | |
September 5 | Windsor Border Stars |
3–0 | London City SC |
London, Ontario | |
September 24 | Ottawa St. Anthony Italia | 2–0 | Toronto Lynx | Toronto, Ontario
| |
September 3 | Trois-Rivières Attak | 3–0 | Columbus Clan F.C. |
London, Ontario |
Performance by Club
Club | Winners | Runner-up | Winning Years |
---|---|---|---|
Toronto Olympians | 3 | - | 1998, 1999, 2000 |
Ottawa Wizards | 2 | - | 2001, 2002 |
Windsor Border Stars
|
2 | - | 2004, 2005 |
London City
|
1 | 1 | 2003 |
Ottawa St. Anthony Italia | 1 | 1 | 2006 |
Trois-Rivières Attak | 1 | - | 2007 |
St. Catharines Wolves
|
- | 2 | - |
Toronto Croatia | - | 2 | - |
Toronto Supra
|
- | 1 | - |
Metro Lions
|
- | 1 | - |
Toronto Lynx | - | 1 | - |
Columbus Clan FC
|
- | 1 | - |
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