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The Canadian Championship final is the championship match or two match aggregate series to determine the winner of the Canadian Championship.It was first held in 2011 following Canada Soccer's decision to replace the round-robin format with a knockout competition to reduce fixture congestion for the participating teams.
The winners of the Canadian Championship are awarded the Voyageurs Cup. [20] From 1993 to 2007, there was no domestic competition open to top-tier Canadian professional clubs. From 2002 to 2006, the USL First Division was the highest level in which Canadian men's soccer teams competed.
The Canadian Championship was created in 2008 to be contested by professional clubs from various American leagues to determine a champion of Canada and an entrant to the CONCACAF Champions League. Prior to 2008 there were some notable attempts to declare a national champion of Canada.
The winner of the 2023 Canadian Championship, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, and runner-up, CF Montréal, both received byes to the quarter-finals. The remaining twelve teams began the competition in the preliminary round starting in April. Hosting privileges up to the semi-finals were determined based on a three-year Canadian Championship ranking index.
The winner of the 2024 Canadian Championship, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, received a bye to the quarter-finals; the remaining fourteen teams will begin the competition in the preliminary round. Hosting privileges up to the semi-finals are determined based on the Canadian Championship ranking index. [4] [5]
From 2002 to 2007, the cup was awarded annually to the Canadian team finishing with the best record in the USL First Division, from regular-season matches against other Canadian teams in the league. Since 2008, the trophy has been presented to the winner of the Canadian Championship, which also awards Canada's berth in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
The 2023 Canadian Championship (French: Championnat canadien 2023) was the sixteenth edition of the Canadian Championship, the premier men's domestic cup competition in Canadian soccer, and the 22nd competition staged to determine the winner of the Voyageurs Cup.
The 2022 Canadian Championship Final was a soccer match played between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Toronto FC at BC Place on July 26, 2022. The match determined the winner of the 2022 Canadian Championship, Canada's primary men's domestic cup competition.