2017 Challenge Trophy
Challenge Cup National Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | Canada |
Dates | October 4–9, 2017 |
Teams | 10 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Western Halifax FC |
Runner-up | FC Winnipeg Lions |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 25 |
Goals scored | 91 (3.64 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Joseph Vaz 6 goals |
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The 2017 Challenge Trophy (part of the Toyota National Championships for sponsorship reasons) is the national championship for men's soccer clubs competing at division 4 and below in the Canadian soccer pyramid. It was held in Surrey, British Columbia from October 4–9, 2017.[1]
Teams
Ten teams were granted entry into the competition; one from each Canadian province. Teams are selected by their provincial soccer associations; most often qualifying by winning provincial leagues or cup championships such as the Ontario Cup.
Province | Team | Manager | Qualification |
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![]() | Vancouver Club Inter FC | Joe Marrello | British Columbia Men's Provincial Cup |
![]() | Calgary Callies | Kevin Randall | Alberta Soccer Provincial Championships |
![]() | Saskatoon HUSA Alumni | Stewart Gillott | Saskatchewan Shield |
![]() | Western Halifax FC | Alan Jazic | Nova Scotia provincial winner |
![]() | Holy Cross SC | Jeremy Babstock | NL provincial winner |
![]() | Yukon Selects | Jake Hanson | Yukon representative |
![]() | FC Winnipeg Lions | Tony Nocita | Manitoba Cup winners |
![]() | Durham Celtic FC | Mike Hadden | Ontario Cup winners |
![]() | Celtix Haut-Richelieu | Yannick Rome-Gosselin | Québec LSEQ playoff winners |
![]() | Fredericton Picaroons Reds | Dave Rouse | New Brunswick provincial winners |
Venues
Newton Athletic Fields in Surrey will serve as the tournament's main venue.[2]
Group stage
The ten teams in the competition are divided into two groups of five teams each, which then play a single-game round-robin format. At the end of the group stage, each team faces the equal-ranked team from the other group to determine a final seeding for the tournament.
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NS | SK | BC | NL | AB | |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 10 | Advance to first place match | — | — | — | — | — | |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | Advance to third place match | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | Advance to fifth place match | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | Advance to seventh place match | 1–3 | — | 1–4 | — | — | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | Advance to ninth place match | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MB | ON | QC | NB | YT | |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 10 | Advance to first place match | — | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 7–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 8 | Advance to third place match | — | — | — | 3–3 | 8–0 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | Advance to fifth place match | 1–3 | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 4 | Advance to seventh place match | — | — | — | — | 5–2 | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 0 | Advance to ninth place match | — | — | — | — | — |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference
Final round
The final round consists of one game for each club, where they are paired with their equal-ranked opponent from the opposite group to determine a final ranking for the tournament.
![Nova Scotia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg.png)
![Manitoba](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Flag_of_Manitoba.svg/23px-Flag_of_Manitoba.svg.png)
October 9, 2017 ![]() | Western Halifax FC ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Newton Athletic Park - Field #1 |
12:30 pm | Macrae ![]() | Report |
![Saskatchewan](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Flag_of_Saskatchewan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Saskatchewan.svg.png)
![Ontario](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Ontario.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ontario.svg.png)
October 9, 2017 ![]() | Saskatoon HUSA Alumni ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Newton Athletic Park - Field #4 |
10:00 am | Peters ![]() | Report | Van Beek ![]() Murphy ![]() |
![British Columbia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg/23px-Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg.png)
![Quebec](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Quebec.svg/23px-Flag_of_Quebec.svg.png)
October 9, 2017 Fifth place match | Vancouver Club Inter FC ![]() | 1–1 (4–2 p) | ![]() | Newton Athletic Park - Field #2 |
11:30 am | Rahmati ![]() | Report | Beaumont ![]() |
![Newfoundland and Labrador](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg/23px-Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg.png)
![New Brunswick](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg.png)
October 9, 2017 Seventh place match | Holy Cross SC ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() | Newton Athletic Park - Field #10 |
10:00 am | Grant ![]() Warren ![]() Dolomount ![]() Barry ![]() | Report | K. Morrison ![]() |
![Alberta](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_Alberta.svg/23px-Flag_of_Alberta.svg.png)
![Yukon](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Flag_of_Yukon.svg/23px-Flag_of_Yukon.svg.png)
October 9, 2017 Ninth place match | Calgary Callies ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Newton Athletic Park - Field #2 |
9:00 am | Greedy ![]() Kastrati ![]() Jovica ![]() | Report |
Tournament ranking
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Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Joseph Vaz | Durham Celtic FC | 6 |
2 | Mark Van Beek | Durham Celtic FC | 5 |
Milad Mehrabi | Vancouver Club Inter FC | 5 | |
Garrett Peters | Saskatoon HUSA Alumni | 5 | |
5 | Nicholas Beaumont | Celtix Haut-Richelieu | 4 |
AJ Naumiuk | FC Winnipeg Lions | 4 | |
7 | Jhonattan Cordoba | Western Halifax FC | 3 |
Brendan Rattai | FC Winnipeg Lions | 3 | |
Jacob Grant | Holy Cross SC | 3 | |
10 | (Ten players tied) | 2 |
Source: [1] Archived 2016-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
References
External links
- Canadian Soccer Association National Championships Archived 2016-09-12 at the Wayback Machine
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- Jubilee Trophy
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