2008 professional soccer tournament
Football tournament season
The 2008 Canadian Championship (officially the Nutrilite Canadian Championship[1] for sponsorship reasons) was the first edition of the Canadian Championship – Canada's domestic cup competition. The soccer tournament took place in the cities of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver from May to July, 2008.
The tournament consisted of a home and away series between each team for a total of six games. Participating teams were the Montreal Impact, Toronto FC, and the Vancouver Whitecaps. The winner of the tournament, Montreal, gained entry into the qualifying round of the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League,[2][3][4][5] where they played against the Nicaraguan representative Real Estelí in a home and away series to determine entrance to the group stages.[6]
The Montreal Impact were awarded the Voyageurs Cup trophy as winners of the tournament, the seventh occasion it had been presented.[7]
Media coverage
The 2008 Canadian Championship was broadcast by the CBC. Games were broadcast on CBC Bold and online at CBC Sports. Nigel Reed and Jason de Vos provided commentary for the games.
Standings
Schedule
- Man of the Match
- Rocco Placentino / Marco Vélez
- Assistant referees
- Joe Fletcher
Amato DeLuca - Fourth official
- Carol-Anne Chénard
- Man of the Match
- Joey Gjertsen / Jason Jordan
- Assistant referees
- Pierre Cantave
Héctor Vergara - Fourth official
- Jonathan Lavergne
- Man of the Match
- Steve Kindel / David Testo
- Assistant referees
- Darren Clark
Martin Reid - Fourth official
- Paul Ward
- Man of the Match
- Carl Robinson / Martin Nash
- Assistant referees
- Amato DeLuca
Joe Fletcher - Fourth official
- Silviu Petrescu
- Man of the Match
- Eduardo Sebrango / Rohan Ricketts
- Assistant referees
- Darren Clark
Martin Reid - Fourth official
- Paul Ward
- Man of the Match
- Rohan Ricketts / Roberto Brown
- Assistant referees
- Joe Fletcher
Daniel Belleau - Fourth official
- Steven DePiero
Top goalscorers
References
- ^ "Association announces title partner for new Nutrilite Canadian Championship". CSA Website. May 23, 2008. Archived from the original on June 21, 2009. Retrieved May 23, 2008.
- ^ "Canada to create new club championship". Canadian Soccer Association. January 31, 2008. Archived from the original on February 29, 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2008.
- ^ "Canadian soccer on its way to qualifying for FIFA". Vancouver Sun. January 28, 2008. Archived from the original on January 30, 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2008.
- ^ "Canada's soccer teams unveil details for CONCACAF Champions League". Toronto FC Media Relations. March 26, 2008. Archived from the original on May 26, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
- ^ "Canadian qualification for CONCACAF Champions League". Canadian Soccer Association. March 26, 2008. Archived from the original on April 7, 2008. Retrieved March 27, 2008.
- ^ "Preliminary round match-ups unveiled for 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League". CONCACAF. June 11, 2008. Archived from the original on June 14, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2008.
- ^ "The Impact will face the Toronto FC in the Nutrilite Canadian Champion League". Montreal Impact. May 23, 2008. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2008.
- ^ "Canadian qualification for CONCACAF Champions League". canadasoccer.com. March 26, 2008. Archived from the original on April 7, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2008.