Voyageurs Cup
Competition |
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Awarded for | Winning the professional national club championship of Canadian soccer |
Presented by |
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First award | 2002 |
Editions | 22 |
First winner | Montreal Impact |
Most wins | CF Montréal (11 titles) |
Most recent | Vancouver Whitecaps FC (3rd title) |
The Voyageurs Cup (French: Coupe des Voyageurs) is the domestic trophy for professional soccer in Canada, awarded to the best men's and women's clubs in the country.
The Cup was conceived and commissioned by fans of the
History
The Voyageurs Cup was first conceived in March 2002 by fans of the
The group agreed to award the cup to whichever of the four Canadian clubs in the
Prior to the start of the
Following the creation of the Canadian Championship, a separate tournament that would include the two remaining Canadian clubs from the USL First Division, and Toronto FC of Major League Soccer, the trophy was handed over to the Canadian Soccer Association in 2008 to be presented to the Canadian Championship winners. The terms of the agreement were to be reviewed in 2010.[2][3]
The
There was also a Voyageurs Cup West for Women and Voyageurs Cup East for Women awarded since 2004. The first and only Women's Voyageurs Super Cup was contested in 2006.
Format
2002–2007: USL era
Prior to 2008, the men's title was decided on regular-season matches between Canada's
2008–2010: Canadian Championship, round robin format
The inaugural Canadian Championship was held in 2008, with the three Canadian teams spread across MLS (Toronto FC) and the USL First Division (Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps) each playing four non-League games in a round robin format.
2011–present: Canadian Championship, knockout format
Beginning with the 2011 tournament, the format was different from previous editions. In 2011, with four teams involved, the tournament was changed to be a home-and-away semi-final round and a similar final round between the winners. Toronto, as reigning champions, were assigned the top seed and were matched with Edmonton, which was assigned the fourth seed as newcomers to the tournament. The two remaining teams, Montreal and Vancouver, faced off in the other semi-final.[5][6]
Champions
Year-by-year
- ^ Due to pandemic-related difficulties, the 2020 tournament consisted of a single match held on June 4, 2022. It was contested between one team from Major League Soccer and one from the Canadian Premier League. In total, 11 teams were eligible to qualify.
Titles by club
Rank | Club | Winner | Runner up | Appearances | Years won |
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1 | Montreal Impact/CF Montréal
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11 | 3 | 21 | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2021 |
2 | Toronto FC | 8 | 5 | 16 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 |
3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 | 9 | 21 | 2015, 2022, 2023 |
4 | Toronto Lynx* | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
5 | Forge FC | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
6 | FC Edmonton* | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
7 | Ottawa Fury FC* | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
8 | Cavalry FC | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
9 | HFX Wanderers FC | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
10 | Pacific FC | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
11 | Valour FC | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
12 | York United FC | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
13 | AS Blainville | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
14 | Atlético Ottawa | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
15 | Calgary Storm/Mustangs* | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
16 | Vaughan Azzurri | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
17 | Blue Devils FC | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
18 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
19 | Edmonton Aviators* | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
20 | FC Laval | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
21 | Guelph United FC | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
22 | Master's FA | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
23 | TSS FC Rovers | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
24 | Vancouver FC | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- * denotes team is no longer in operation.
- Bolded teams currently contest the Voyageurs Cup in the annual 2023 Canadian Championship.
- Statistics for CF Montréal include the original Montreal Impactof the USL and NASL, who contested the trophy from 2002 to 2011, before being replaced by a new MLS franchise of the same name and ownership.
- Statistics for Vancouver Whitecapsof the USL, who contested the trophy from 2002 to 2010, before being replaced by a new MLS franchise of the same name and ownership.
Top goalscorers
- As of June 8, 2023
Rank | Player | Club(s) | Nationality | Goals |
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1 | Eduardo Sebrango | Vancouver Whitecaps/Montreal Impact
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Cuba | 11 |
2 | Ze Roberto
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Montreal Impact | Brazil | 10 |
3 | Ali Gerba | Toronto Lynx/Montreal Impact | Canada | 9 |
4 | Jonathan Osorio | Toronto FC | Canada | 7 |
4 | Charles Gbeke | Vancouver Whitecaps
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Canada | 6 |
Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto FC | Italy | ||
Ignacio Piatti | Montreal Impact
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Argentina | ||
Jozy Altidore | Toronto FC | United States | ||
Sunusi Ibrahim | CF Montréal | Nigeria | ||
8 | Tomi Ameobi | FC Edmonton | England | 5 |
Sita-Taty Matondo | Vancouver Whitecaps
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Canada |
Bolded players are still active players with a Canadian team.
Women's Voyageurs Cup
From 2004 to 2006, The Voyageurs also awarded a trophy to the best Canadian club in the Western and Eastern Conferences of the USL W-League. In the event that the western and eastern champions met at any point during the post-season championship, they would additionally be recognized as the Voyageurs Super Cup champion.
Year | Teams (west-east) | West winner | East winner | West runner-up | East runner-up | Super Cup winner |
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2004 | 7 (3-4) | Vancouver Whitecaps
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Ottawa Fury | Edmonton Aviators | Montreal Xtreme | Not held |
2005 | 5 (2-3) | Vancouver Whitecaps
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Ottawa Fury | London Gryphons | Toronto Lady Lynx | |
2006 | 7 (2-5) | Vancouver Whitecaps
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Ottawa Fury | London Gryphons | Toronto Lady Lynx | Vancouver Whitecaps
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See also
Notes
References
- ^ a b Daniel Squizzato (August 11, 2015). "Canadian Championship: The amazing story behind the fan-created trophy awarded to Canada's best". MLSSoccer.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ "Association announces partners for new Nutrilite Canadian Champions League". Canadian Soccer Association (Press release). May 23, 2008. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ "Here's the name". forum post by Winnipeg Fury. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
- ^ "Captain Bernier clutch PK sends Impact to Amway Canadian Championship final". Canada Soccer. May 14, 2014. Archived from the original on August 25, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ Rollins, Duane (December 12, 2010). "Format of Canadian Championship may change". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
- ^ Jones, Terry (February 17, 2011). "Early test for FC Edmonton". Toronto Sun. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
External links
- Official website (archived)
- Canadian Championship on the Canadian Soccer Association website