2020 Canadian Championship
The 2020 Canadian Championship will be the thirteenth edition of Canada's national soccer cup tournament, awarding the Voyageurs Cup and a berth in the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League. It will be held as a final between one representative each from Major League Soccer and the Canadian Premier League, on an unannounced date.[1] Before the COVID-19 pandemic, it was scheduled to be held from June 16 to September 24, 2020 between twelve teams.
| Championnat canadien 2020 | |
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Dates | TBA |
| Teams | 2 (from 2 leagues) |
| Defending champions | Montreal Impact |
← 2019 2021 → | |
The tournament as originally planned included twelve teams: three MLS clubs; seven Canadian Premier League clubs; and the champions of League1 Ontario and Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.[2][3] The city of Ottawa had looked to be absent for the first time since 2013, with Ottawa Fury FC having suspended operations in late 2019, and Atlético Ottawa having joined the Canadian Premier League after the original draw had been finalized.[4]
Format
The tournament will consist solely of a final to be held between the winner of the head-to-head series between a Canadian team from Major League Soccer and the champion of the Canadian Premier League. The format of the final has not been announced.
Original format
The format of the competition was originally changed slightly from the 2019 edition to accommodate the departure of Ottawa Fury FC. Each round of the four-round tournament would be played in a two-legged tie format. The League1 Ontario champion Master's FA, Première Ligue de soccer du Québec champion A.S. Blainville, and six CPL clubs would enter in the qualifying round in June. They would be joined by the three Major League Soccer teams and the remaining CPL club (given bye as the furthest advancing club in the 2019 Canadian Championship) in the quarter-finals in July. The semi-finals would follow in August, and the finals would be in September.[5] Atlético Ottawa were not included in the original format because they joined the CPL after the schedule was announced.
The format was revised in June to exclude the League1 Ontario and Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 2019 champions, who will instead qualify for the 2021 tournament. Atlético Ottawa's inclusion was also confirmed.[6]
Teams
| Team | League | City | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | Major League Soccer | TBD | TBD |
| TBD | Canadian Premier League | TBD | TBD |
Qualification
Major League Soccer
As part of the MLS regular season, Canada's three Major League Soccer clubs will play each other three times from August 18 to September 16. The team with the most points from this series will qualify for the Canadian Championship.[7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montreal Impact | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2020 Canadian Championship Final |
| 2 | Toronto FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goal differential; 8) home goals for 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Canadian Premier League
The winner of the 2020 Canadian Premier League season will qualify for the Canadian Championship. The season is being held from August to September in three stages – a first stage, group stage, and final.
| Round | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First stage |
Updated to match(es) played on August 15, 2020. Source: CanPL.ca | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group stage |
First match(es) will be played on or after September 7, 2020. Source: CanPL.ca | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Final | A1 | v | A2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Final
See also
References
- "Canada Soccer announces format for 2020 Canadian Championship Final". Canada Soccer. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- "Voyageurs Cup creator delighted with addition of CPL clubs to future Canadian Championships". Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- Jacques, John (September 28, 2019). "Master's Futbol Academy Wins League1 Ontario For The First Time". Northern Tribune. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- "Ottawa Fury". www.ottawafuryfc.com. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- "Canada Soccer announces 2020 Canadian Championship schedule". Canada Soccer. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- "Canada Soccer gives 2020 CanChamp update: CPL & MLS clubs only, Atlético Ottawa added to tournament". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- Davidson, Neil (August 13, 2020). "Canada's MLS teams to play each other for next stretch of schedule". Lethbridge News Now. The Canadian Press. Retrieved August 14, 2020.