2011 professional soccer tournament
Football tournament season
2011 Canadian Championship2011 Nutrilite Canadian Championship (in English) Championnat Canadien Nutrilite 2011 (in French) |
---|
|
Tournament details |
---|
Country | Canada |
---|
Teams | 4 |
---|
Final positions |
---|
Champions | Toronto FC (3rd title) |
---|
Runner-up | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
---|
Tournament statistics |
---|
Matches played | 6 |
---|
Goals scored | 12 (2 per match) |
---|
Attendance | 82,463 (13,744 per match) |
---|
Top goal scorer(s) | Maicon Santos (3 goals) |
---|
George Gross Memorial Trophy | Joao Plata |
---|
|
The 2011 Canadian Championship (officially the Nutrilite Canadian Championship[1]) was a soccer tournament hosted and organized by the Canadian Soccer Association that took place in the cities of Edmonton, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver in 2011. As in previous tournaments, participating teams included the Montreal Impact, Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. FC Edmonton participated in this year's competition for the first time. Toronto FC won the tournament, claiming the Voyageurs Cup and Canada's entry into the preliminary round of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League. The tournament has been held annually since 2008.
The format of the 2011 tournament was different from previous editions. In 2011, with four teams involved, the tournament was changed to be a home-and-away semifinal round and a similar final round between the winners. Toronto, as reigning champions, were assigned the top seed and were matched with Edmonton, who were assigned the fourth seed as newcomers to the tournament. The two remaining teams, Montreal and Vancouver, faced off in the other semifinal.[2][3]
Bracket
Seeding
Matches
Semifinals
Attendance: 8,412
Referee: Carol-Anne Chénard
Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 2–1 on aggregate.
Attendance: 5,781
Referee: Paul Ward
Toronto FC won 4–0 on aggregate.
Final
Match abandoned in the 60th minute due to lightning and unplayable field conditions.[4] Originally scheduled to be replayed on May 26, 11:00 EDT, but was rescheduled as weather conditions prevented the match from being played. The second leg was eventually replayed on July 2, 12:30 EDT, in its entirety starting from 0–0 according to the rules of the tournament.[5]
Toronto FC won 3–2 on aggregate.
Top goalscorers
References
- ^ "Association confirms 2011 Nutrilite Canadian Championship schedule". CSA Website. 2011-02-18. Archived from the original on 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- ^ Rollins, Duane (2010-12-12). "Format of Canadian Championship may change". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
- ^ Jones, Terry (2011-02-17). "Early test for FC Edmonton". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
- ^ Championship replay: match abandoned, rescheduled for Thursday
- ^ Championship final rescheduled for 2 July
External links
- Official tournament website
- Video Highlights
|
Teams | |
---|
Seasons | Round-robin format | |
---|
Knockout format | |
---|
Finals | |
---|
|
---|
Leagues | |
---|
Awards | |
---|
Miscellaneous | |
---|
|
---|
|
Men's Leagues | |
---|
Women's Leagues | |
---|
Cups | |
---|
Other | |
---|
International | |
---|
Club seasons | |
---|
|
---|
« 2009–10 Club tournaments in CONCACAF member countries between July 2010 and June 2011 2011–12 » |
Domestic leagues | |
---|
Domestic cups | |
---|
CONCACAF competitions | |
---|
|
---|
« 2010–11 Club tournaments in CONCACAF member countries between July 2011 and June 2012 2012–13 » |
Domestic leagues | |
---|
Domestic cups | |
---|
CONCACAF competitions | |
---|
Toronto FC matches |
---|
Domestic (CAN) | |
---|
Domestic (USA) | |
---|
Continental | Campeones Cup | |
---|
Champions League Final | |
---|
|
---|
Vancouver Whitecaps FC matches |
---|
Domestic (CSA) | Canadian Championship finals | |
---|
Canadian Soccer League finals | |
---|
|
---|
Domestic (USSF) | NASL Soccer Bowl | |
---|
USL First Division Finals | |
---|
|
---|
Continental | |
---|
Note: includes matches played by the 1974–1984 and 1987–2010 Whitecaps incarnations. |