2013 Canadian Championship

2013 professional soccer tournament
Football tournament season
2013 Canadian Championship
2013 Amway Canadian Championship (in English)
Championnat Canadien Amway 2013 (in French)
Tournament details
CountryCanada
DatesApril 24 – May 29
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsMontreal Impact (2nd title)
(8th Voyageurs Cup)
Runner-upVancouver Whitecaps FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored19 (3.17 per match)
Attendance73,903 (12,317 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Camilo (3 goals)
George Gross Memorial TrophyJustin Mapp
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The 2013 Canadian Championship (officially the Amway Canadian Championship for sponsorship reasons) 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 2013. As in the previous tournament, participating teams included FC Edmonton, Montreal Impact, Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The Montreal Impact won the Voyageurs Cup and became Canada's entry into the Group Stage of the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League. It was the sixth edition of the annual Canadian Championship.[1]

Teams

Team League League position Appearance
Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS 11th 6th
Montreal Impact MLS 12th 6th
Toronto FC MLS 19th 6th
FC Edmonton NASL 8th 3rd

Matches

Bracket

The teams were seeded based on 2012 league results. The three Major League Soccer teams were seeded No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 based on their final regular season position during the 2012 Major League Soccer season, while the sole North American Soccer League team received the No. 4 seed.[1]

Each round is a two-game aggregate goal series with the away goals rule.
Semifinals Final
          
3 Toronto FC 2 0 2
2 Montreal Impact 0 6 6
2 Montreal Impact (a) 0 2 2
1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 2 2
4 FC Edmonton 2 0 2
1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 2 5

Semifinals

First leg
Toronto FC2−0Montreal Impact
 Report
Attendance: 11,043
Referee: Paul Ward
Second leg
Montreal Impact6−0Toronto FC
 Report
Attendance: 14,931
Referee: Drew Fischer

Montreal Impact won 6−2 on aggregate.

First leg
FC Edmonton2−3Vancouver Whitecaps FC
 Report
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta
Attendance: 2,838
Second leg
Vancouver Whitecaps FC2−0FC Edmonton
 Report
Attendance: 14,892
Referee: Geoff Gamble

Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 5−2 on aggregate.

Final

Montreal Impact0−0Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Report
Attendance: 12,016
Team details
Montreal Impact
Vancouver Whitecaps FC

GK 30 Evan Bush
DF 5 Jeb Brovsky
DF 13 Matteo Ferrari
DF 17 Dennis Iapichino
DF 6 Hassoun Camara Yellow card 25'
MF 21 Justin Mapp
MF 15 Andrés Romero downward-facing red arrow 72'
MF 18 Collen Warner Yellow card 31' downward-facing red arrow 62'
FW 8 Patrice Bernier (c)
FW 9 Marco Di Vaio Yellow card 33'
FW 33 Andrew Wenger downward-facing red arrow 81'
Substitutes
MF 28 Sinisa Ubiparipovic upward-facing green arrow 81'
FW 7 Felipe upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 19 Blake Smith upward-facing green arrow 72'
Manager
Switzerland Marco Schällibaum
GK 18 Brad Knighton
DF 2 Jordan Harvey
DF 40 Andy O'Brien Yellow card 25'
DF 16 Johnny Leveron
DF 3 Brad Rusin
DF 4 Alain Rochat downward-facing red arrow 79'
MF 13 Nigel Reo-Coker
MF 28 Gershon Koffie
MF 8 Matt Watson
MF 31 Russell Teibert
FW 11 Darren Mattocks downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutes
FW 26 Corey Hertzog upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 19 Erik Hurtado upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager
Scotland Martin Rennie

Vancouver Whitecaps FC2–2Montreal Impact
Report
Attendance: 18,183
Referee: Drew Fischer
Team details
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Montreal Impact

GK 18 Brad Knighton
DF 40 Andy O'Brien
DF 12 Lee Young-Pyo
DF 16 Johnny Leveron
DF 4 Alain Rochat
MF 27 Jun Marques Davidson
MF 28 Gershon Koffie downward-facing red arrow 57'
MF 13 Nigel Reo-Coker
FW 9 Kenny Miller
FW 31 Russell Teibert downward-facing red arrow 73'
FW 7 Camilo downward-facing red arrow 82'
Substitutes
FW 11 Darren Mattocks upward-facing green arrow 82'
DF 2 Jordan Harvey upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 14 Daigo Kobayashi upward-facing green arrow 57'
Manager
Scotland Martin Rennie
GK 30 Evan Bush
DF 5 Jeb Brovsky downward-facing red arrow 82'
DF 13 Matteo Ferrari
DF 14 Alessandro Nesta
DF 6 Hassoun Camara Yellow card 6'
MF 21 Justin Mapp
MF 15 Andrés Romero downward-facing red arrow 73'
MF 7 Felipe downward-facing red arrow 88'
MF 8 Patrice Bernier (c)
FW 9 Marco Di Vaio
FW 33 Andrew Wenger
Substitutes
DF 17 Dennis Iapichino upward-facing green arrow 88'
MF 18 Collen Warner upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW 19 Blake Smith upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager
Switzerland Marco Schällibaum
Assistant referees
Canada Daniel Belleau
Canada Richard Gamache
Fourth official
Canada Paul Ward

2–2 on aggregate. Montreal won on away goals.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Brazil Camilo Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3
2 Italy Marco Di Vaio Montreal Impact 2
3 Canada Michael Cox FC Edmonton 1
Guyana Chris Nurse FC Edmonton
United States Justin Mapp Montreal Impact
Italy Daniele Paponi Montreal Impact
Argentina Andrés Romero Montreal Impact
United States Andrew Wenger Montreal Impact
Brazil Felipe Campanholi Martins Montreal Impact
France Hassoun Camara Montreal Impact
Canada Doneil Henry Toronto FC
United States Andrew Wiedeman Toronto FC
United States Tom Heinemann Vancouver Whitecaps FC
United States Corey Hertzog Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Japan Daigo Kobayashi Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Canada Shaun Saiko FC Edmonton (o.g.) against Whitecaps

References

  1. ^ a b "Schedule announced for 2013 Amway Canadian Championship". Retrieved September 28, 2012.
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