2007 Open Canada Cup

The 2007 Open Canada Cup was the 10th edition of the Canadian Soccer League's open league cup tournament running from July through early September. Trois-Rivières Attak defeated Columbus Clan F.C. 3-0 in the final played at Cove Road Stadium, London, Ontario.[1] It was the Attak's first Open Canada Cup title and marked the first time in the tournament's history where a Quebec club won. The 2007 tournament was significant as it featured for the first time professional and amateur teams from Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia.[2]

2007 Open Canada Cup
CountryCanada
Teams14
ChampionsTrois-Rivières Attak (1st title)
Runners-upColumbus Clan F.C.
Matches played14
Goals scored74 (5.29 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Aaron Byrd (3 goals)
← 2006

The British Columbia teams had their own regional qualifying matches with the winner of the British Columbia Provincial Soccer Championship the Columbus Clan F.C. receiving a bye to the semi-finals.[3] All CSL clubs competed in the competition with the exception of Toronto Croatia which opted out in order to compete in the Croatian World Club Championship and the annual Croatian-North American Soccer Tournament. The remaining Ontario club were from the Ontario Soccer League, Ottawa Carleton Soccer League, and the Western Ontario Soccer League. With the exception of Trois-Rivières the remaining Quebec club Jean-Talon 2007 represented the Concordia Regional Soccer League. London City were awarded the hosting rights to the semi-final, and final. As the host club London City were given a wild card match if they were defeated in the earlier rounds.

Qualification
Enter in Preliminary Round Enter in Second Round Enter in Semi-final
OSL/CRSL/OCSL/WOSL
1 teams/1 team/1 team/1 team		 CSL
9 teams		 VMSL
1 team
Ontario Soccer League
  • Scarborough GS United
Concordia Regional Soccer League
  • Jean-Talon 2007
Ottawa Carleton Soccer League
  • Capital City Ambassadors
Western Ontario Soccer League
  • AEK London
Canadian Soccer League
Vancouver Metro Soccer League
  • Columbus Clan F.C.

Open Canada Cup bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket

First Round
July 1
   
CRSL Jean-Talon 2007 5
OCSL Capital City Ambassadors 1
Finals
   
OSL GS United (AET/PSO) 1 (3)
OSL AEK London 1 (0)
Second Round/Wildcard match Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
        
St. Catharines Wolves 1
Windsor Border Stars 2
Portuguese Supra 0
Windsor Border Stars 4
Portuguese Supra 2
Canadian Lions 1
Columbus Clan FC 4
Windsor Border Stars 3
Italia Shooters 2
GS United 0
Italia Shooters 1
North York Astros 0
Serbian White Eagles 3 (4)
North York Astros (p) 3 (5)
Columbus Clan FC 0
Trois-Rivieres Attak 1
Trois-Rivières Attak 3
Jean-Talon 2007 1
Trois-Rivières Attak 6
London City 0
London City
Bye to the quarterfinal
Italia Shooters 0
Trois-Rivieres Attak 1
 
 
 
 
 
 

Preliminary Round (amateur teams)
July 1, 2007 Jean-Talon 2007 (CRSL)5–1Capital City Ambassadors (OCSL)Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
10:00 ET Paul Daccobert 9'
Karl Stephen 65'
Leo Incollingo 78'
Jacob Jacques 87'
Karl Stephen 90'		 (Report) Ali Al-Hajari 6' Stadium: Jeanne-Mance Park
July 2, 2007 GS United (OSL)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)		AEK London (WOSL)Brampton, Ontario
2:00 ET Gus Kouzmanis 36' (Report) Mike Pereira 22' Stadium: Victoria Park Stadium

Second round
June 29, 2007 St. Catharines Wolves (CSL)1–2 (a.e.t.)Windsor Border Stars (CSL)St. Catharines, Ontario
8:15 ET Antonio Stranges 30' (Report) Filip Rocca 62'
Aaron Byrd 95'		 Stadium: Club Roma Stadium
July 12, 2007 Portuguese Supra (CSL)2–1Canadian Lions (CSL)Vaughan, Ontario
8:30 ET Helio Pereira 63'
Yami Williams 86'		 (Report) Evan Milward 30' Stadium: The Soccer Centre
Attendance: 45
Referee: Mike Winstanley (Ontario)
July 25, 2007 Italia Shooters (CSL)2–0GS United (OSL)Vaughan, Ontario
8:45 ET Jason De Thomasis 44'
Desmond Humphrey 77'		 (Report) Stadium: The Soccer Centre
July 25, 2007 Serbian White Eagles (CSL)3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		North York Astros (CSL)Scarborough, Toronto
8:45 ET Saša Viciknez 76'
Saša Viciknez 80'
Mirko Medić 115'		 (Report)
(Report)		 Selvin Lammie 78'
Paulo Astorga 82'
Paulo Astorga 95'		 Stadium: Birchmount Stadium
Referee: Joe Fletcher (Ontario)
July 27, 2007 Trois-Rivières Attak (CSL)3–1Jean-Talon 2007 (CRSL)Montreal, Quebec
9:00 ET Darko Kolic 14'
Nicolas Lesage 34'
Elkana Mayard 80'		 (Report) Leo Incollingo 63' Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard

Third round
August 4, 2007 Trois-Rivieres Attak (CSL)6–0London City (CSL)Trois-Rivières, Quebec
4:00 ET Darko Kolic 5'
Jean-Louis Besse 20'
Francois Boivin 64'
Boubacar Coulibaly 67'
Cedric Joqueviel 73'
Francois Boivin 86'		 (Report) Stadium: Stade de l'UQTR
August 6, 2007 Portuguese Supra (CSL)0–4Windsor Border Stars (CSL)Toronto, Ontario
4:00 ET (Report) Aaron Byrd 24'
Aaron Byrd 30'
Gino Berardi 39'
Robbie Nelson 66'		 Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Isaac Raymond (Ontario)
August 6, 2007 Italia Shooters (CSL)1–0North York Astros (CSL)Vaughan, Ontario
7:00 ET Joshua Jaramillo 46' (Report) Stadium: The Soccer Centre
Attendance: 100
Referee: David Barrie (Ontario)

Wild Card
August 31, 2007 London City (CSL)2–4Italia Shooters (CSL)London, Ontario
8:38 ET Garson Hazel 36'
Roy Beishuizen 80'		 (Report) Kadian Lecky 31'
Joshua Jaramilo 75'
Geron Duporte 78'
Chris Turner 81'		 Stadium: Cove Road Stadium

Semifinals
September 1, 2007 Columbus Clan FC (VMSL)4–3Windsor Border Stars (CSL)London, Ontario
5:00 ET Jonathan Poli 11'
Tiarnan King 21'
Steve De Blasio 75'
Jonathan Poli 93'		 (Report) Worteh Sampson 12'
Radek Papiez 14'
Radek Papiez 55'		 Stadium: Cove Road Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Steve DePierro (Ontario)
September 1, 2007 Italia Shooters (CSL)1–2Trois-Rivieres Attak (CSL)London, Ontario
8:38 ET Chris Turner 16' (Report) Mohammed Nafe 42'
Boubacar Coulibaly 48'		 Stadium: Cove Road Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Justin Tasev (Ontario)

Finals
Columbus Clan F.C.0–3Trois-Rivières Attak
Report Lesage  60'
Anderson  74'
Anderson  82'
Cove Road Stadium, London, Ontario
Attendance: 50
GK1 Geoff Ayi-Bonte 74'
RB6 Blair Robertson
CB5 Tony Gaita (c)
CB4 Jonathan Poli
LB7 Frank Mollica 78'
RM19 Carmen D'Onofrio 78'
CM23 Craig Richards
CM17 Tiarnan King
LM9 Steve Deblasio 86'
ST21 Tino Cucca 82'
ST18 Joe Scigliano
Substitutes:
GK0 Carlo Bertelli 74'
MF10 Gino Gaita 78'
DF12 Devin Mathews 78'
DF14 Rob Mascitti
MF16 Sal Cuccione 82'
FW20 Paul Jordan 86'
Manager:
Carmen D'Onofrio
GK22 Jon Paul Piques 84' 
RB2 Peter Eustache
CB5 Cedric Joqueviel
CB3 Hicham Aaboubou
LB4 Alex Surprenant 81'
RM19 Alpha Ibrahim Bah 88'
CM17 Joe Di Buono 93'
CM6 Boubacar Coulibaly (c)
LM20 Danny Anderson 74'
CF8 Jean-Louis Besse 85'
CF7 Ibrahim Baldeh 51'
Substitutes:
GK24 Vincent Cournoyer 85'
FW12 Nicolas Lesage 51'
MF14 Guillaume Barrette 93'
MF15 Philippe Armand Kamdem 88'
MF27 Francois Boivin 81'
Manager:
Marc Dos Santos

Assistant referees:
Jon Oliva
Geoff Gamble
Fourth official:
Kyle McIntosh

Top scorers
Position Player Club Goals
1 Aaron Byrd Windsor Border Stars 3
2 Nicolas Lesage Trois-Rivières Attak 2
Darko Kolić Trois-Rivières Attak 2
Leo Incollingo Jean-Talon 2007 2
Saša Viciknez Serbian White Eagles 2
Boubacar Coulibaly Trois-Rivières Attak 2
Jonathan Poli Columbus Clan F.C. 2
Radek Papiez Windsor Border Stars 2
gollark: Except mine, naturally.
gollark: Everyone knows quicksort is better.
gollark: Unless it is, naturally.
gollark: My strategy this round was just to mess things up subtly so my entry *isn't even there to be guessed*.
gollark: (Coltrans knew this, but wanted to appear somewhat naÏve about C to obfuscate their entry)

References
  1. "September 3, 2007 CSL Open Canada Cup Final Columbus Clan vs Trois Rivieres Attak (from CSL media release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  2. "May 2, 2007 CSL--Open Canada Cup Expands (from CSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  3. "August 16, 2007 CSL Open Canada Cup Finals draw (from CSL media release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
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