2021 professional soccer tournament
Football tournament season
2021 Canadian ChampionshipChampionnat canadien 2021 |
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Tournament details |
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Country | Canada |
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Dates | August 15 – November 21, 2021 |
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Teams | 13 (from 4 leagues) |
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Final positions |
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Champions | CF Montréal (5th title) |
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Runner-up | Toronto FC |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 12 |
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Goals scored | 38 (3.17 per match) |
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Attendance | 51,738 (4,312 per match) |
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Top goal scorer(s) | Austin Ricci (3 goals) |
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George Gross Memorial Trophy | Sebastian Breza |
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Best young player | Jacob Shaffelburg |
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The 2021 Canadian Championship was the fourteenth edition of the Canadian Championship, contested from August 15 to November 21, 2021.[1] The winners of the tournament, CF Montréal, were awarded the Voyageurs Cup and earned a berth in the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.
The competition followed a similar format to the originally proposed 2020 edition with four rounds and regional pairings in the first two rounds. For the first time in the Canadian Championship, each tie was played as a single-leg fixture. CF Montréal, Forge FC, and Toronto FC entered the tournament in the quarter-finals due to their placements in the 2019 and 2020 editions of the competition. All other teams entered in the preliminary round of the tournament.
A.S. Blainville and Master's FA were originally supposed to participate in the 2020 edition of the competition, as they won the 2019 editions of the Première ligue de soccer du Québec and League1 Ontario, respectively. As the format of the 2020 edition was revised, their participation was postponed to the 2021 tournament.
Distribution
Distribution of teams for 2021 Canadian Championship Round | Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from previous round |
Preliminary round (10 teams) | | |
Quarter-finals (8 teams) | - 1 winner of the 2019 Canadian Championship
- 2 finalists of the 2020 Canadian Championship
| - 5 winners from the preliminary round
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Semi-finals (4 teams) | | - 4 winners from the quarter-finals
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Final (2 teams) | | - 2 winners from the semi-finals
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Qualified clubs
2021 Canadian Championship (Canada)
Club | Location | League | Round of entry | Previous best | Prior appearances |
A.S. Blainville | Blainville, Quebec | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | Preliminary round | Second qualifying round: 1 | 2 |
Atlético Ottawa | Ottawa, Ontario | Canadian Premier League | Preliminary round | N/A | 0 |
Cavalry FC | Foothills County, Alberta | Canadian Premier League | Preliminary round | Semi-finals: 1 | 1 |
FC Edmonton | Edmonton, Alberta | Canadian Premier League | Preliminary round | Semi-finals: 5 | 8 |
Forge FC | Hamilton, Ontario | Canadian Premier League | Quarter-finals | Second qualifying round: 1 | 1 |
HFX Wanderers | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Canadian Premier League | Preliminary round | Third qualifying round: 1 | 1 |
Master's FA | Toronto, Ontario | League1 Ontario | Preliminary round | N/A | 0 |
CF Montréal | Montreal, Quebec | Major League Soccer | Quarter-finals | Champions: 4 | 12 |
Pacific FC | Langford, British Columbia | Canadian Premier League | Preliminary round | First qualifying round: 1 | 1 |
Toronto FC | Toronto, Ontario | Major League Soccer | Quarter-finals | Champions: 7 | 12 |
Valour FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Canadian Premier League | Preliminary round | Second qualifying round: 1 | 1 |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Vancouver, British Columbia | Major League Soccer | Preliminary round | Champions: 1 | 12 |
York United FC | Toronto, Ontario | Canadian Premier League | Preliminary round | Third qualifying round: 1 | 1 |
Note
- Statistics include previous incarnations of FC Edmonton, Montreal Impact, and Vancouver Whitecaps
- Appearances in the 2020 Canadian Championship are not included for Toronto FC and Forge FC because it was not played until 2022
Schedule
Round | Dates | Teams |
Preliminary round | August 15–26 | 10 (Atlético Ottawa, A.S. Blainville, Cavalry FC, FC Edmonton, HFX Wanderers, Master's FA, Pacific FC, Valour FC, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, York United) |
Quarter-finals | September 14–22 | 8 (Cavalry FC, CF Montréal, Forge FC, HFX Wanderers, Pacific FC, Toronto FC, Valour FC, York United) |
Semi-finals | October 27 – November 3 (originally September 28–29) | 4 (CF Montréal, Forge FC, Pacific FC, Toronto FC) |
Final | November 21 (originally October 19–27) | 2 (CF Montréal, Toronto FC) |
Bracket
The bracket was announced on July 19, 2021.[2]
Preliminary round
Summary
The preliminary round matches were held between August 15 and 26, 2021.[1]
Matches
Attendance: 1,189
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
Attendance: 3,780
Referee: Ben Hoskins
Attendance: 1,102
Referee: Scott Bowman
Attendance: 2,881
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
Attendance: 4,997
Referee: Juan Márquez
Quarter-finals
Summary
Matches
Attendance: 6,413
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
Attendance: 3,651
Referee: Juan Marquez
Attendance: 2,525
Referee: Alain Ruch
Semi-finals
Summary
Matches
Attendance: 5,388
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
Attendance: 5,131
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
Final
Match
Top goalscorers
Team eliminated or did not play in this round.
Awards
References
- ^ a b "Canada Soccer announces 2021 Canadian Championship format and schedule". Canada Soccer. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Canada Soccer announces 2021 Canadian Championship format and schedule". Canada Soccer. July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Montreal beats Toronto FC 1-0 to win Canadian Championship Voyageurs Cup". CTV News. November 21, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ "L'Impact de Montréal remporte le Championnat canadien". Retrieved November 28, 2021.
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Seasons | Round-robin format | |
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Knockout format | |
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Finals | |
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Leagues | |
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Awards | |
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Miscellaneous | |
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Domestic leagues | |
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Domestic cups | - Aruba
- Barbados '20 '21
- Bermuda
- British Virgin Islands
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- El Salvador
- French Guiana
- Guadeloupe '20 '21
- Guatemala
- Honduras '20
- Martinique '20 '21
- Nicaragua
- Panama
Puerto Rico - Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia '20 '21
Suriname Trinidad and Tobago United States '20 (Final) (Qualification) '21 (Final) (Qualification) |
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League cups | Canada–Mexico–United States |
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Super cups | |
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CONCACAF competitions | |
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International competitions | |
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Domestic leagues | |
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Domestic cups | - Aruba
Bahamas Barbados - Bermuda
- British Virgin Islands
- Canada '21 '20 '22
- Cayman Islands
- El Salvador
- French Guiana
- Guadeloupe '21 '22
- Guatemala
- Honduras '21
- Martinique '21 '22
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Puerto Rico '21 '22
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia '21 '22
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United States
'21 (Qualification) '22 (Final) (Qualification) |
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League cups | |
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Super cups | - Campeones Cup '21 '22
- Honduras
- Mexico
- Suriname
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CONCACAF competitions | |
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International competitions | |
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Men's leagues | |
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Women's leagues | |
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Cups | - Canadian Championship (Final)
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Other | |
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International | Club competitions | |
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National teams | |
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