2018 Canadian Championship

2018 Canadian Championship
Championnat Canadien 2018 (in French)
Tournament details
CountryCanada
DatesJune 6 – August 15, 2018
Teams6 (from 4 leagues)
Final positions
ChampionsToronto FC (7th title)
Runner-upVancouver Whitecaps FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored24 (2.4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Jozy Altidore
Kei Kamara
Jonathan Osorio
(3 goals each)
George Gross Memorial TrophyJonathan Osorio
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The 2018 Canadian Championship was a soccer tournament hosted and organized by the Canadian Soccer Association. It was the eleventh edition of the annual Canadian Championship. Toronto FC won the competition for the third consecutive year and qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.

The 2018 edition saw the invitation of the champions of League1 Ontario (L1O) and Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (PLSQ). FC Edmonton suspended operations and did not take part in the Championship this year. As a result, a new format was adopted which saw the L1O and PLSQ champions, the Oakville Blue Devils and A.S. Blainville, enter in a new first qualifying round.[1][2] As winners of the first qualifying round, AS Blainville played Ottawa Fury FC in the second qualifying round, and the winner of that match, Ottawa Fury, joined the MLS teams in the semi-final round.[3] With six teams, the 2018 edition was the largest edition of the championship to date.

  1. ^ "Oakville Blue Devils qualifies for Canadian Championship - Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "AS Blainville qualifies for Canadian Championship - Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  3. ^ "About the Canadian Championship". Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.