The 2016 Canadian Championship (officially the Amway Canadian Championship for sponsorship reasons) was a soccer tournament hosted and organized by the Canadian Soccer Association. It was the ninth edition of the annual Canadian Championship, and took place in the cities of Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver in 2016. The participating teams were Ottawa Fury FC and FC Edmonton of the second-division North American Soccer League, and the Montreal Impact, Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer, the first-level of Canadian club soccer. The Vancouver Whitecaps were the reigning champions; having won their first title in the 2015 competition.
| 2016 Amway Canadian Championship (in English) Championnat Canadien Amway 2016 (in French) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Canada |
| Dates | May 11 – June 29, 2016 |
| Teams | 5 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Toronto FC (5th title) |
| Runner-up | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 20 (2.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 114,360 (14,295 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Jordan Hamilton Nicolás Mezquida Jonathan Osorio (2 goals each) |
| George Gross Memorial Trophy | Benoît Cheyrou |
The winner, Toronto FC, was awarded the Voyageurs Cup and was supposed to become Canada's sole entry into the group stage of the 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League. However, due to that tournament's restructuring, it was later announced that the Canadian representative at the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League would be determined by a playoff match between Toronto FC and the 2017 Canadian Championship winner.[1] Toronto FC went on to win the 2017 edition, however, and qualified without the need for a playoff.
Tournament bracket
editThe three Major League Soccer and two NASL Canadian clubs are seeded according to their final position in 2015 league play, with both NASL clubs playing in the preliminary round, the winner of which advances to the semifinals.[2]
All rounds of the competition are played via a two-leg home-and-away knock-out format. The higher seeded team had the option of deciding which leg it played at home. The team that scores the greater aggregate of goals in the two matches advances. Toronto FC, was declared champion and earns the right to play in the CONCACAF Champions League playoff match.
Each series was a two-game aggregate goal series with the away goals rule.
| Preliminary round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Toronto FC | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Montreal Impact | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Toronto FC (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| FC Edmonton | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ottawa Fury FC | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Ottawa Fury FC | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Matches
editPreliminary round
editFirst leg
edit| FC Edmonton | 0–3 | Ottawa Fury FC |
|---|---|---|
Ledgerwood  60'Fordyce 75' |
Report | Timbó  13'Bailey 31'Haworth 69'Vered 74'Olivera 86' |
Second leg
edit| Ottawa Fury FC | 0–2 | FC Edmonton |
|---|---|---|
| Steele 54' Bailey 55'Timbó 90+1' |
Report | Diakite 15' Corea 26'Watson 38'Eckersley 45' |
Ottawa won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semifinals
editFirst leg
edit| Ottawa Fury FC | 2–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
|---|---|---|
Steele 3'Obasi 16'Paulo Jr. 41'Haworth 63'Eustáquio 90+2' |
Report |
| Toronto FC | 4–2 | Montreal Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Osorio 13', 36' Hamilton 60', 80'Lovitz 84'Irwin 90+2' |
Report | Bernier  45+2'Salazar 86'Drogba 90+1' |
Second leg
edit| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–0 | Ottawa Fury FC |
|---|---|---|
| Morales 3' (pen.) Mezquida 20'Rivero 52'Parker 67' |
Report | Alves 2' de Guzman 73' |
Vancouver won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Montreal Impact | 0–0 | Toronto FC |
|---|---|---|
| Drogba 50' Ontivero 60'Oduro 88' |
Report | Zavaleta 45' |
Toronto won 4–2 on aggregate.
Final
editFirst leg
edit| Toronto FC | 1–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
|---|---|---|
| Giovinco 43' |
Report | Bolaños 88' |
Second leg
edit| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–1 | Toronto FC |
|---|---|---|
| Waston 32' Mezquida 47'Manneh 62'Parker 68' |
Report | Johnson 90+5' |
2–2 on aggregate. Toronto won on away goals.
Goalscorers
edit| Rank | Player | Nation | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Osorio |  CAN |
Toronto FC | 2 |
| Jordan Hamilton | CAN |
Toronto FC | ||
| Nicolás Mezquida |  URU |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| 4 | Dustin Corea |  SLV |
FC Edmonton | 1 |
| Didier Drogba |  CIV |
Montreal Impact | ||
| Adam Eckersley |  ENG |
FC Edmonton | ||
| Sebastian Giovinco |  ITA |
Toronto FC | ||
| Carl Haworth | CAN |
Ottawa Fury | ||
| Will Johnson | CAN |
Toronto FC | ||
| Pedro Morales |  CHI |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Tim Parker |  USA |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Paulo Jr. |  BRA |
Ottawa Fury | ||
| Octavio Rivero | URU |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Michael Salazar |  BLZ |
Montreal Impact | ||
| Jonny Steele |  NIR |
Ottawa Fury | ||
| Fernando Timbó | BRA |
Ottawa Fury | ||
| Idan Vered |  ISR |
Ottawa Fury |
References
edit- ^ "Canadian Championship Kicks off 10th Edition in May with more Canadian Content". CanadaSoccer.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ^ "2016 Amway Canadian Championship schedule announced". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Archived from the original on January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.