| 2016 Amway Canadian Championship (in English) Championnat Canadien Amway 2016 (in French) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Canada |
| Dates | May 11 – June 29, 2016 |
| Teams | 5 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Toronto FC (5th title) |
| Runner-up | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 20 (2.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 114,360 (14,295 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Jordan Hamilton Nicolás Mezquida Jonathan Osorio (2 goals each) |
| George Gross Memorial Trophy | Benoît Cheyrou |
The 2016 Canadian Championship (officially the Amway Canadian Championship for sponsorship reasons) was a soccer tournament hosted and organized by the Canadian Soccer Association. It was the ninth edition of the annual Canadian Championship, and took place in the cities of Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver in 2016. The participating teams were Ottawa Fury FC and FC Edmonton of the second-division North American Soccer League, and the Montreal Impact, Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer, the first-level of Canadian club soccer. The Vancouver Whitecaps were the reigning champions; having won their first title in the 2015 competition.
The winner, Toronto FC, was awarded the Voyageurs Cup and was supposed to become Canada's sole entry into the group stage of the 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League. However, due to that tournament's restructuring, it was later announced that the Canadian representative at the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League would be determined by a playoff match between Toronto FC and the 2017 Canadian Championship winner.[1] Toronto FC went on to win the 2017 edition, however, and qualified without the need for a playoff.