Voyageurs Cup (women)

Women's Voyageurs Cup
Organising bodyThe Voyageurs
Founded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Abolished2006; 18 years ago (2006)
RegionCanada
Number of teams11
Related competitionsVoyageurs Cup (men's)
USL W-League
Most successful club(s)Vancouver Whitecaps
(4 titles)

The Voyageurs Cup was a competition organized by The Voyageurs supporters' group to determine the best Canadian soccer club playing in the USL W-League between 2004 and 2006.[1] Head-to-head matches between Canadian clubs during the regular season were added to a table, where the top team were awarded the Women's Voyageurs Cup trophies. Because there was no inter-conference play in the regular season, an east and west team were both crowned at the end of each season. In 2006 however, the coincidental meeting between the east and west champion in the playoff finals allowed the Voyageurs to additionally honour a "Super Cup" champion.[2]

The award was short-lived due to the logistics involved, but it was praised for bringing attention to women's soccer in Canada when there was no dedicated league established (such as Project 8).[3]

  1. ^ Canadian Soccer Supporters · The Voyageurs (14 May 2004). "VOYAGEURS ANNOUNCE EXPANDED VOYAGEURS CUP FOR 2004". University of Toronto. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  2. ^ Canadian Soccer Supporters · The Voyageurs. "Women's Voyageurs Super Cup 2006". University of Toronto. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  3. ^ Rollins, Duane (1 May 2013). "The View from the North: Time to bring back the women's Voyageurs Cup – Equalizer Soccer". The Equalizer.