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BC PLACE - VANCOUVER, BC29 JUNE 2016 - 22.00 ET / 19.00 PT

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On behalf of Canada Soccer, I would like to congratulate the five professional teams on their performances in the ninth edition of the Amway Canadian Championship. I would also like to thank them for making 2016 another successful year for the tournament. We look forward to crowning this year’s George Gross Trophy winner as MVP of the competition and to seeing the 2016 winner lift the Voyageurs Cup on Wednesday 29 June at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia.The quality and intensity of this year’s Amway Canadian Championship is an exciting indication of the clubs’ development as they establish themselves in their respective markets. Equally as important is the development of young, impactful Canadian players that have made their mark in each round of play. The level of play has never been higher and it is clear that the Amway Canadian Championship is a maturing as domestic cup competition, which bodes well for the future growth of the Championship and soccer in Canada.We would also like to thank our partners – title partner Amway, Allstate, Bell and Garnier - for their support in growing the beautiful game in our country. We expect a terrific contest between this year’s finalists from Vancouver and Toronto, with the final match to be broadcast live from BC Place across the nation on all TSN stations. Best of luck to both of this year’s finalists.

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Victor Montagliani President Canada Soccer

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21 JUNE 2016 -TORONTO FC 1:0 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC29 JUNE 2016 - VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC - TORONTO FC

NATIONAL BROADCAST29 JUNE ON TSN AT 22.00 ET / 19.00 PT

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PROGRAMME FOR 29 JUNE 2016BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia

Pre-match warm upsNational anthem

19.09 Kick off

REFEREES FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP FINALDrew Fischer, Daniel Belleau, Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho, Dave Gantar

SCENARIO FOR EXTRA TIMEFor the second leg on 29 June, only a Vancouver 1:0 win can force extra time.

Otherwise, if both teams score the same number of goals over both legs, the team with the most away goals is determined the winner (which could only be Toronto).

If, during extra time, both teams score the same number of goals, the away goals will count as double in favour of the visiting team (Toronto). If no goals are scored during

extra time, then kicks from the penalty mark (in accordance with FIFA Laws of the Game) will be used to determine the winner.

SEQUENCE OF POST-MATCH PRESENTATIONSGeorge Gross Memorial Trophy (Most Valuable Player)

Voyageurs Cup (Winning Team)Champions Photograph (Winning Team)


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The Trail of the Voyageurs Cup

In its short history, the Amway Canadian Championship has delivered plenty of excitement to the national soccer scene. Inaugurated in 2008, the series crowns a Canadian champion that equally qualifies for the confederation’s elite club competition, CONCACAF Champions League.

The Canadian winner also takes home the Voyageurs Cup, a remarkable national trophy that was donated by Canadian supporters, the Voyageurs.

The 2016 winner will be crowned in Vancouver on 29 June, with reigning winners Vancou-ver Whitecaps FC facing four-time champions Toronto FC. This marks the third time these two sides have met in the final, with Toronto winning the match up in both 2011 and 2012.

Before there was a national final, the first three years of the competition featured a round-robin format. In 2008, Toronto were upset on Canada Day by visiting Vancouver, 1:0 win-ners on a Martin Nash penalty. Then after a draw in Vancouver eight days later, Toronto lost the Championship on points after a 1:1 draw with Montréal. Roberto Brown scored the series winner while goalkeeper Matt Jordan collected the George Gross Memorial Trophy as most valuable player of the Championship.

In 2009, Toronto again stumbled against Vancouver, with this time an Ansu Touré brace building a sizeable advantage in goal difference in the standings. With the round-robin format, Vancouver watched from the sidelines as Toronto faced a four-goal challenge in the series finale. Unbelievably, MVP Dwayne De Rosario inspired a 6:1 victory with a hat trick in Montréal as Toronto won their first championship.

In 2010, there was no stumble as Toronto won the title with one match to spare. Inci-dentally, both Toronto and Vancouver completed the Championship undefeated, albeit Vancouver did so without any wins on the table (four straight draws). De Rosario was again MVP of the Championship.

At last in 2011, there was a new entry as FC Edmonton spurred a head-to-head format for the four teams. Edmonton lost their series to Toronto, while Vancouver squeezed by Mon-tréal on a Mouloud Akloul series winner in extra time. The final opened with a 1:1 draw at Empire Stadium, but the return leg was postponed until six weeks later. Vancouver’s Camilo Sanvezzo opened the scoring with a stunning free kick at BMO Field, but then Toronto’s MVP Joao Plata equalised on a penalty and set up Mikael Yourassowsky for the winner in a third-straight Toronto title win.

In 2012, Vancouver eliminated Edmonton in one semi-final series while Toronto beat Montréal in the other. In the final, Toronto opened the scoring at Vancouver’s new home BC Place, but Eric Hassli scored a “rocket” of an equaliser in added time. In the return leg, it was Toronto once again as they won 1:0 and lifted the Voyageurs Cup for a fourth time. Reggie Lambe scored the winner and Ryan Johnson won MVP honours.


In 2013, the same teams met in the semi finals, with Vancouver again beating Edmonton, but Montréal eliminating Toronto on the strength of a Marco Di Vaio brace (coupled with a pair of assists in a 6:0 win). The final started with a 0:0 draw in Montréal, followed by a Camilo free kick beauty in the opening five minutes of the return leg at BC Place. The 2013 final went back and forth, with Montréal ultimately winning the title on a Hassoun Camara header less than six minutes from full time.

In 2014, new entry Ottawa Fury FC joined via a preliminary round, but they were elimi-nated by Edmonton. In the semi finals, captain Patrice Bernier saved Montréal with a last-minute penalty winner against Edmonton, who nearly advanced on the road. After Toronto’s Jermain Defoe and Vancouver’s Pedro Morales kept the other series even on alternate weeks, kicks from the penalty mark were required to determine the series win-ner at BC Place. Toronto came out on top, perfect from the spot while goalkeeper Joe Bendik made one save to help win the series.

In the 2014 final, Toronto took the lead, but Montréal equalised in an away 1:1 draw. In the return leg one week later, Montréal were set to win the title with a scoreless draw, but scored for good measure in the dying moments on a Felipe Martins winner. Montréal were back-to-back champions, with star Justin Mapp the MVP for a second year in a row.

In 2015, Vancouver eliminated FC Edmonton with an added time winner from Matías Laba, while Montréal eliminated Toronto FC in the other series with a Dominic Oduro winner just six minutes from time. In the final, Vancouver built a 2-0 lead on the road, but saw it quickly disappear after Montréal scored two goals just a minute apart. All four goals were scored within a 20-minute span. In the return leg two weeks later, however, Vancou-ver scored two more unanswered, thus winning the series 4-2 and lifting the Voyageurs Cup for the first time in franchise history.

In 2016, Ottawa Fury FC reached the semi finals for the first time, but were eliminated by Vancouver in one series at the start of June. Ottawa won 2:0 at home, but then lost 0:3 on the road at BC Place. In the other series, Toronto FC won the first leg 4:2, then won the series after an 0:0 draw in Montréal.


VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

TRAIL OF THE VOYAGEURS CUP

Vancouver Whitecaps FC won their first Voyageurs Cup in 2015, knocking off Impact Montréal FC to the delight of their home crowd at BC Place. Since the debut of the Amway Canadian Championship in 2008, Vancouver have finished runners up five times, twice as runners up in round-robin action (2009 and 2010 behind Toronto FC) and three times fallen in the final (2011 and 2012 to Toronto; 2013 to Montréal). Building on the momentum of 2015, Whitecaps hope to win a second title in 2016.

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC reached the final in 2016 after defeating Ottawa Fury FC in a two-leg series. Vancouver lost 0:2 on the road, but then won the series after a 3:0 win at home. Ottawa won the first match on goals from Jonny Steele and Paulo Júnior. A week later, Vancouver won at home on goals from their South American contingent, Pedro Morales, Nicolás Mezquida, and Octavio Rivero.


No. Pos. Name Twitter Ht. Nation Age

1 GK David Ousted @David_Ousted 192 DEN 312 FB Jordan Harvey @JordanCHarvey 180 USA 323 FB Samuel Adekugbe @SamAdekugbe 173 CAN 214 CB Kendall Waston @kwaston88 196 CRC 286 FB Jordan Smith 184 CRC 257 M Cristian Bolaños @bolacris7 178 CRC 328 FB Fraser Aird @FraserAird 173 CAN 2111 M Nicolás Mezquida @Nico_Mezquida 172 URU 2413 M Cristian Techera 158 URU 2414 CB Cole Seiler 185 USA 2215 M Matías Laba @matiaslaba 175 ARG 2417 CB Andrew Jacobson @Ajacobson005 188 USA 3019 F Erik Hurtado @Etado19 175 USA 2523 F Kekuta Manneh @kekuta16 175 GAM 2126 CB Tim Parker @tim_parker26 188 USA 2327 F Blas Pérez @superraton7 187 PAN 3529 F Octavio Rivero @octaviorivero29 187 URU 2430 M Ben McKendry @ben_mckendry 180 CAN 2331 M Russell Teibert 170 CAN 2344 CB Pa-Modou Kah @PMKah 184 NOR 3567 M Alphonso Davies @AlphonsoDavies 178 CAN 1570 GK Paolo Tornaghi @paultornaghi 193 ITA 2877 M Pedro Morales 181 CHI 31

1 JUNE 2016 - XIPaolo Tornaghi - Fraser Aird, Cole Seiler, Tim Parker, Samuel Adekugbe; Ben McKendry, Rus-sell Teibert, Kianz Froese, Nicolás Mezquida, Marco Bustos, Erik Hurtado.

8 JUNE 2016 - XIPaolo Tornaghi - Jordan Smith, Andrew Ja-cobson, Tim Parker, Jordan Harvey; Matías Laba, Pedro Morales, Cristian Techera, Nicolás Mezquida, Alphonso Davies, Octavio Rivero.

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COACH CARL ROBINSONThirty-nine year old Carl Robinson is in his third season as head coach of Whitecaps FC. A former Welsh international, he won the Voyageurs Cup as a player in 2009 (Toronto FC) and as a coach in 2015 (Whitecaps FC). Through 21 June 2016, his Championship record is 4W-2D-3L.

1 - GK - DAVID OUSTEDThirty-one year old David Ousted is in his fourth season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC, albeit his second in the Amway Canadian Championship. In the 2015 final, he posted a clean sheet on the night Vancouver lifted the Voyageurs Cup for the first time in franchise history.

2 - FB - JORDAN HARVEYThirty-two year old Jordan Harvey is in his sixth season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC after spending five-plus seasons with Colorado Rapids and Philadelphia Union. He has dressed for five editions of the Amway Canadian Championship, lifting the Voyageurs Cup once in 2015.

3 - FB - SAMUEL ADEKUGBETwenty-one year old Samuel Adekugbe is in his fourth season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC, albeit his second in the Amway Canadian Championship. Before helping Vancouver lift the Voyageurs Cup for the first time, he featured in one match in the semi finals against Edmonton.

4 - CB - KENDALL WASTONTwenty-eight year old Kendall Waston is in his third season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC, albeit his second in the Amway Canadian Championship. He was a Costa Rica Primera División winner before lifting Canada’s Voyageurs Cup with Whitecaps FC in 2015.

6 - FB - JORDAN SMITHTwenty-five year old Jordan Smith is in his second season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC, on loan from Deportivo Saprissa in San José, Costa Rica. A Primera División winner with Saprissa, he lifted Canada’s Voyageurs Cup with Whitecaps FC in 2015 (he dressed but did not feature).



8 -FB - FRASER AIRDTwenty-one year old Fraser Aird is in his first season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC, on loan from Glasgow Rangers FC of Scotland. He made his Championship debut on 1 June in Ottawa. At the international level, he made his debut for Canada in a 2015 friendly match against Ghana.

11 -M - NICOLÁS MEZQUIDATwenty-four year old Nicolás Mezquida is in his third season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He previously played professional soccer in Uruguay and Norway. After lifting the Voyageurs Cup in 2015, he scored his first goal in the Amway Canadian Championship in 2016 at BC Place.

13 - M - CRISTIAN TECHERATwenty-four year old Cristian Techera is in his second season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC, the first of which was on loan from Atlético River Plate Montevideo in Uruguay. In 2015, he helped Vancouver lift the Voyageurs Cup for the first time in franchise history.

14 - CB - COLE SEILERTwenty-two year old Cole Seiler is in his first season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC. In the 2016 Amway Canadian Championship, he earn Vancouver’s player-of-the-match honours in his debut in Ottawa. Before turning pro, he played soccer at Georgetown University in Washington.

7 -M - CRISTIAN BOLAÑOSThirty-two year old Cristian Bolaños is in his first season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He has played professionally in Costa Rica, USA, Denmark, and Qatar. He won the Danish Superliga with FC København and the Costa Rica Primera División with Deportivo Saprissa.

15 - M - MATÍAS LABATwenty-four year old Matías Laba is in his third season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC after spending part of one season with Toronto FC. In the 2015 Amway Canadian Championship, he scored a memorable semi finals series winner six minutes into added time against Edmonton.


17 - CB - ANDREW JACOBSONThirty year old Andrew Jacobson is in his first season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC, having split the previous seven seasons between DC United, Philadelphia Union, FC Dallas, and New York City FC. He has also played professional soccer in France and Norway.

19 - F - ERIK HURTADOTwenty-five year old Erik Hurtado is in his fourth season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC. In the 2014 Amway Canadian Championship, he scored one goal against Toronto at BC Place. Before turning pro, he played at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California.

23 - F - KEKUTA MANNEHTwenty-one year old Kekuta Manneh is in his fourth season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC. In 2014, he scored his first goal in the Amway Canadian Championship against Toronto FC at BMO Field. In 2015, he helped Vancouver lift the Voyageurs Cup for the first time.

26 - CB - TIM PARKERTwenty-three year old Tim Parker is in his second season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC. In the 2015 Amway Canadian Championship, he recorded an assist in the semi finals and scored a goal in the final. Before turning pro, he played at St. John’s University in New York.

27 - F - BLAS PÉREZThirty-five year old Blas Pérez is in his first season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC after four seasons with FC Dallas. He helped Dallas finish first in the MLS Western Conference standings in 2015. He previously played in Panama, Uruguay, Colombia, Spain, Mexico, and UAE.

29 - F - OCTAVIO RIVEROTwenty-four year old Octavio Rivero is in his second season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC after playing in Uruguay and Chile. In 2015, he scored the winning goal in final to help Vancouver lift the Voyageurs Cup for the first time. In the 2016 semi finals, he scored a goal and an assist.



31 - M - RUSSELL TEIBERTTwenty-three year old Russell Teibert is in his sixth season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC, in turn becoming the first player to dress in six seasons of the Amway Canadian Championship. In 2015, he won MVP honours as Vancouver lifted the Voyageurs Cup for the first time.

44 - CB - PA-MODOU KAHThirty-five year old Pa-Modou Kah is in his second season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC after two seasons with Portland Timbers FC. He previously played in Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. Born in Ghana but raised in Norway, he plays international football for Norway.

67 - M - ALPHONSO DAVIESFifteen year old Alphonso Davies is in his first season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC. A year ago, he played for Canada in the 2015 Canada Soccer U-15 Showcase. In 2016, he became the youngest player in Canada Soccer’s pro circuit, the Amway Canadian Championship.

70 - GK - PAOLO TORNAGHITwenty-eight year old Paolo Tornaghi is in his third season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC after two years with the Chicago Fire. After helping Vancouver win the 2015 Amway Canadian Championship, he posted his first Championship clean sheet at BC Place in 2016.

30 - M - BEN MCKENDRYTwenty-three year old Ben McKendry is in his second season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC. A 2015 Canadian Championship winner, he dressed for one match in the semi finals at BC Place in Vancouver. In 2016, he made his Championship debut in the semi finals in Ottawa.

77 - M - PEDRO MORALESThirty-one year old Pedro Morales is in his third season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC after playing professional soccer in Chile, Croatia, and Spain. In 2016, he became the first player to score in three successive seasons of the Amway Canadian Championship (2014, 2015, 2016).


TRAIL OF THE VOYAGEURS CUP

Toronto FC are now four years removed from their last Voyageurs Cup victory in 2012, having missed the final in 2013 and 2015, but also falling to Impact Montréal FC in the 2014 final. After finishing second in the inaugural edition of the Amway Canadian Championship in 2008, Toronto FC finished first in both 2009 and 2010, then won the head-to-head final in 2011 and 2012. From 2009 to 2013, Toronto FC went undefeated in 14 consecu-tive Championship matches.


Toronto FC reached the final in 2016 after defeating Impact Montréal FC in a two-leg series. Toronto won 4:2 at home, then drew 0:0 on the road. Canadians Jonathan Osorio and Jordan Hamilton had given Toronto a 4-0 series lead before Michael Salazar and Didier Drogba cut the lead in the half. Toronto then closed out the series a week later, with Clint Irwin posting his first career clean sheet in the Championship..

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No. Pos. Name Twitter Ht. Nation Age

2 FB Justin Morrow 175 USA 283 CB Drew Moor @drewmoor 183 USA 326 CB Nick Hagglund @nickismyname 185 USA 237 M Will Johnson @WillJohnson04 178 CAN 298 M Benoît Cheyrou 183 FRA 359 W Tsubasa Endoh @tsubasa_endoh 170 JPN 2210 F Sebastian Giovinco 164 ITA 2911 F Molham Babouli @mbabouli16 173 CAN 2313 CB Clément Simonin @cjsimonin 188 FRA 2414 F Jay Chapman 183 CAN 2215 CB Eriq Zavaleta @_air_riq_ 185 USA 2318 M Marky Delgado @markydelgado 173 USA 2119 M Daniel Lovitz @dlovitz11 178 USA 2420 M Chris Mannella @c10mannella 178 CAN 2221 M Jonathan Osorio @OsoJ92 175 CAN 2422 F Jordan Hamilton @jayhams 185 CAN 2023 FB Josh Williams @josh3williams 188 USA 2824 CB Damien Perquis @damienperquis24 185 POL 3225 GK Alex Bono 191 USA 2228 FB Mark Bloom 180 USA 2833 FB Steven Beitashour @SBeitashour 178 IRN 2940 GK Quillan Roberts @QGoalie18 185 CAN 2148 M Raheem Edwards @Rvheem_ 172 CAN 20

1 JUNE 2016 - XIClint Irwin - Steven Beitashour, Nick Hagglund, Eriq Zavaleta, Ashtone Morgan; Daniel Lovitz, Marky Delgado, Benoît Cheyrou, Jonathan Osario, Molham Babouli, Jordan Hamilton.

8 JUNE 2016 - XIClin Irwin - Steven Beitashour, Drew Moor, Eriq Zavaleta, .Ashtone Morgan; Daniel Lovitz, Will Johnson, Benoît Cheyrou, Jonathan Osario, Molham Babouli, Jordan Hamilton.

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TORONTO FC

COACH GREG VANNEYForty-two year old Greg Vanney is in his second season as head coach of Toronto FC. A CONCACAF champion as an American international player, he was also an original member of LA Galaxy in 1996. Through 21 June 2016, his Championship coaching record is 3W-1D-1L.

2- FB- JUSTIN MORROWTwenty-eight year old Justin Morrow is in his third season with Toronto FC after spending four seasons with San Jose Earthquakers. Before turning pro, he played at the University of Notre Dame. At the international level, he made his debut with USA against Canada in 2013.

3- CB- DREW MOORThirty-two year old Drew Moor is in his first season with Toronto FC after splitting the past 11 years between FC Dallas and Colorado Rapids. Incidentally, in 2010 he became an MLS Cup winner with the Colorado Rapids by defeating FC Dallas in the championship match in Toronto.

6- CB- NICK HAGGLUNDTwenty-three year old Nicky Hagglund is in his third season with Toronto FC. As a rookie in 2014, he helped Toronto FC reach the finals of the Amway Canadian Championship. Before turning pro, he spent four seasons at Xavier University in his hometown Cincinnati.

7- M- WILL JOHNSONTwenty-nine year old Will Johnson is in his first season with Toronto FC after spending three seasons with Portland Timbers FC and previously five seasons with Real Salt Lake. In 2010-11, he helped Real Salt Lake reach the Grand Final of CONCACAF Champions League.

8- M- BENOÎT CHEYROUThirty-five year old Cheyrou is in his second season with Toronto FC. He spent seven seasons with Olympique Marseille where he was a Ligue 1 winner and three-time Coupe de la Ligue winner. In 2015, he scored his first Canadian Championship goal at BMO Field.


10- F- SEBASTIAN GIOVINCOTwenty-nine year old Sebastian Giovinco is in his second season with Toronto FC. Before winning MLS MVP honours in 2015, he was a two-time Serie A winner with Juventus in Italy. In 2015, he scored one goal and one assist in the Amway Canadian Championship.

11- F- MOLHAM BABOULITwenty-three year old Molham “Mo” Babouli is in his first season with Toronto FC. In the 2016 Championship semi finals, he recorded one assist in a home win against Montréal. In 2015, he helped Canada come within a victory of qualifying for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. He previously played in League1 Ontario.

13- CB- CLÉMENT SIMONINTwenty-four year old Clément Simonin is in his second season with Toronto FC, although he did not dress in the semi finals of either the 2015 or 2016 Amway Canadian Championship. Before turning pro, he played at both Lander University and North Carolina State University.

14- F- JAY CHAPMANTwenty-two year old Jay Chapman is in his second season with Toronto FC. In May last year, he made his Amway Canadian Championship debut at Stade Saputo in Montréal. In October, he helped Canada come within a victory of qualifying for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

9- F- TSUBASA ENDOHTwenty-two year old Tsubasa Endoh is in his first season with Toronto FC after spending four seasons at the University of Maryland. Before moving to North America, he represented Japan at the youth level. He dressed, but did not feature in the 2016 semi finals at Stade Saputo.

15- CB- ERIQ ZAVALETATwenty-three year old Eriq Zavaleta is in his second season with Toronto FC after spending two seasons with Seattle Sounders FC, with loans to San Antonio Scorpions and Chivas USA in Los Angeles. Before turning pro, he played soccer at Indiana University in Bloomington.


TORONTO FC

18- M- MARKY DELGADOTwenty-one year old Marco “Marky” Delgado is in his second season with Toronto FC after three seasons with Chivas USA in Los Angeles. He originally signed with Chivas USA on 2 April 2012 as an MLS home grown player. In 2015, he represented USA at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

19- M- DANIEL LOVITZTwenty-four year old Daniel Lovitz is in his third season with Toronto FC after spending four years at Elon University. In the 2014 Amway Canadian Championship, he assisted on a Doneil Henry goal in the first leg of the finals at BMO Field against Impact Montréal FC.

20- M- CHRIS MANNELLATwenty-two year old Chris Mannella is in his third season with Toronto FC, although he has yet to make his debut in the MLS. In 2015, he dressed for one Championship match in Montréal. He also helped Canada come within a win of qualifying for the Rio Olympic Games.

21- M- JONATHAN OSORIOTwenty-four year old Jonathan Osorio is in his fourth season with Toronto FC. In the 2016 Amway Canadian Championship semi finals, he scored two goals at BMO Field in Toronto. At the international level, he represented Canada at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

22- F- JORDAN HAMILTONTwenty year old Jordan Hamilton is in his third season with Toronto FC, although he played just three games in his first two seasons as a teenager. After dressing in last year’s semi finals, he made his Amway Canadian Championship debut on 1 June 2016 with a two-goal performance.

23- FB- JOSH WILLIAMSTwenty-eight year old Josh Williams is in his first season with Toronto FC after spending one season with New York City FC and previously five seasons with Columbus Crew. In the 2016 Amway Canadian Championship semi finals, he dressed for one match in Montréal.


25- GK- ALEX BONOTwenty-two year old Alex Bono is in his second season with Toronto FC and his first in the Amway Canadian Championship. He dressed as Clint Irwin’s backup in the 2016 semi finals against Montréal. Before turning pro, he spent three seasons at Syracuse University.

28- FB- MARK BLOOMTwenty-eight year old Mark Bloom is in his fourth season with Toronto FC, having first joined the team on loan from the Atlanta Silverbacks. He played in two matches in the 2014 Amway Canadian Championship, but did not dress in 2015 or during the 2016 semi finals.

33- FB- STEVEN BEITASHOURTwenty-nine year old Steven Beitashour is in his first season with Toronto FC after two seasons with Vancouver Whitecaps FC and previously four seasons with his hometown San Jose Earthquakes. In 2015, he helped Whitecaps FC win the Amway Canadian Championship.

40- GK- QUILLAN ROBERTSTwenty-one year old Quillan Roberts has dressed in three previous editions of the Amway Canadian Championship, although he has yet to feature. In 2012, he dressed in all four matches as Toronto FC captured the Voyageurs Cup. In 2015, he made his international debut with Canada

24- CB- DAMIEN PERQUISThirty-two year old Damien Perquis is in his second season with Toronto FC after playing professional soccer in France and Spain. At the international level, he represented France at the U-21 level before making his debut for Poland at the “A” level.

48- M- RAHEEM EDWARDSTwenty year old Raheem Edwards is in his first season with Toronto FC, although he has yet to make his debut in the Amway Canadian Championship. In 2015, he represented Canada at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. He previously played in League1 Ontario.


“THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING!”

ALLSTATE GOOD HANDS AWARD

The Allstate Good Hands Award is a fan-driven vote to determine the #GoodHands save of the Amway Ca-nadian Championship. The top five saves from the preliminary and semi-final rounds are selected to face off against each other in the week leading up to the second leg of the final series. The save with the most votes will be recognized with the Allstate Good Hands Award at the last match of the Championship.

ERIC HASSLI ROCKET IS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC

“Oh, goodness, Eric Hassli,” bellowed broadcaster Gerry Dobson. “What a rocket to make it 1-1 and it changes everything!” Indeed, it was a goal for the ages, one that prompted colour commentator and former goalkeeper Craig Forrest to respond, “are you kidding me? Absolutely fantastic!”

In the moment, the Hassli goal was an added-time equaliser for Vancouver Whitecaps FC, although Toronto FC ultimately had their revenge a week later in winning the 2012 Amway Canadian Championship. In time, the goal was selected as one of the top-10 goals on the planet in voting for the 2012 Puskás Award.


XI GOALS THAT SHAPED THE CHAMPIONSHIP

2. DE ROSARIO’S GOT THREE!2013-05-29. Dwayne De Rosario’s hat trick triggered the six-goal Miracle in Montréal. He beat the offside trap, strode in alone and then smashed it past the goalkeeper.

3. THE FOLLOW UP BY FELIPE2014-06-04. Felipe Martins scored Montréal’s added-time winner in the 2014 final, following up on the rebound after Marco Di Vaio hit the woodwork.

4. REGGIE LAMBE’S WINNER2012-05-23. Reggie Lambe scored the 2012 winner to help clinch Toronto’s fourth-straight Voyageurs Cup. Ashtone Morgan ignited the play down the left side.

5. LABA’S CRUCIAL GOAL2015-05-20. Nearly eliminated, Matías Laba scored Vancouver’s semi finals winner seven minutes into added time. Vancouver went on to win their first title.

6. MONTRÉAL’S FIRST TITLE2008-07-22. Montréal silenced Toronto’s full house on a Roberto Brown header, a 1:1 draw that clinched first place in the Championship’s first round-robin season.

7. YOURASSOWSKY WINNER2011-07-02. In the first head-to-head fi-nals, Toronto came from behind to win 2-1, with Mikael Yourassowsky knocking in the winner to the delight of the home crowd.

8. CAMARA’S HEADER2013-05-29. With just six minutes to play, Montréal won their first title in five years thanks to Hassoun Camara’s header in the 2013 Championship final.

9. JONNY ON THE SPOT2016-06-01. Jonny Steele scored on a ter-rific left-footed volley that opened Ottawa’s scoring en route to a home win in the 2016 semi finals: their first against a MLS side.

10. NASH ON CANADA DAY2008-07-01. In the first and only Championship match played on Canada Day, Vancouver’s Martin Nash scored the 2008 away goal winner on a penalty.

11. NONNI STEALS A WINNER2014-05-07. After six losses to MLS sides in the Championship, Michael Nonni scored FC Edmonton’s winner one minute into added time of the 2014 semi finals.

1. THE HASSLI ROCKET

2012-05-16. Eric Hassli’s stunning Vancouver volley in the first minute of added time in the 2012 final against Toronto FC... from an Alain Rochat cross, Hassli nailed his shot into to the top right corner of the net.


AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP, 2008 - 2015

YEAR VOYAGEURS CUP WINNERS RUNNERS UP2008 Impact Montréal FC Toronto FC2009 Toronto FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC2010 Toronto FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC2011 Toronto FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC2012 Toronto FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC2013 Impact Montréal FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC2014 Impact Montréal FC Toronto FC2015 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Impact Montréal FC

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2008 IMPACT MONTRÉAL FC

WINNERS

Luis Aguilar, Pato Aguilera, Dwight Barnett, Mauro Biello, Adam Braz, Roberto Brown, Leonardo Di Lorenzo, Simon Gatti, Charles Gbeke, Gabriel Gervais, Joey Gjertsen, Severino Jefferson, Cédric Joqueviel, Matt Jordan, Patrick Leduc, Sita-Taty Matondo, Stefano Pesoli, Nevio Pizzolitto, Rocco Placentino, Antonio Ribeiro, Alex Surprenant, David Testo, Davy Uwimana, Andrew Weber.

CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING GOAL

From a Joey Gjertsen corner kick, Roberto Brown headed home the Montréal equaliser in a 1:1 draw in the final week, securing seven points for Montréal while leaving opposing Toronto with just five points.

MOST VALUABLE PLAYERGEORGE GROSS MEMORIAL TROPHY

Goalkeeper Matt Jordan was Most Valuable Player of the first Championship, posting back-to-back clean sheets against Vancou-ver to set up the dramatic finale against Toronto. He then held Toronto to a 1:1 draw, giving Montréal the title in the final week.


Led by coach John Limniatis, Impact Montréal FC won the first edition of the Canadian Championship with seven points, finishing two points ahead of runners up Toronto FC. Montréal lifted the Voyageurs Cup in front of a packed crowd at BMO Field in Toronto.

DATE LOCATION HOME FINAL AWAY ATT.2008-05-27 Montréal, QC, CAN Impact Montréal FC 0:1 Toronto FC 12,083 2008-06-17 Montréal, QC, CAN Impact Montréal FC 2:0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10,054 2008-06-25 Burnaby, BC, CAN Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0:2 Impact Montréal FC 4,412 2008-07-01 Toronto, ON, CAN Toronto FC 0:1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 18,938 2008-07-09 Burnaby, BC, CAN Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2:2 Toronto FC 5,228 2008-07-22 Toronto, ON, CAN Toronto FC 1:1 Impact Montréal FC 20,107 Winners: Impact Montréal FC MVP: Matt Jordan

KEY MOMENTSWEEK ONE. Forever rivals Montréal and Toronto opened the Nutrilite Canadian Champi-onship, with away side Toronto collecting three points on the Marco Velez winner.

WEEK FOUR. On Canada Day, Toronto FC did everything but score, conceding three points to Vancouver Whitecaps FC thanks to a Martin Nash winner from the penalty spot.

WEEK FIVE. Whitecaps’ Eduardo Sebrango scored a brace at home, including Vancou-ver’s 87th minute equaliser against visiting Toronto FC.

2008-09 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Montréal went on an impressive run in the inaugural edition of CONCACAF Champions League, reaching the quarter finals before bowing out to Santos Laguna. The highlight was a 2:0 win in Montréal, with 55,571 fans in attendance at Stade Olympique. In 10 matches, Montréal posted five wins, three draws and two losses, with Roberto Brown leading the way with four goals. Eduardo Sebrango, who joined in 2009, scored three times in the quarter finals.

2008 NUTRILITE CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP


2009 TORONTO FC

WINNERS

Nana Attakora, Chad Barrett, Jim Brennan, Sam Cronin, Dwayne De Rosario, Danny Dichio, Bri-an Edwards, Stefan Frei, Gabriel Gala, Nick Garcia, Emmanuel Gomez, Amado Guevara, Kevin Harmse, Fuad Ibrahim, Rohan Ricketts, Carl Robinson, Adrian Serioux, Johann Smith, Greg Sutton, Marco Velez, Pablo Vitti, Marvell Wynne.


Chad Barrett completed the improbable ‘Miracle in Montréal’ with seven minutes to spare, separating Toronto FC from runners up Vancouver Whitecaps FC who watched from the stands at Stade Saputo. Toronto added another goal in added time for good measure.


Canadian Dwayne De Rosario scored three goals in the deciding match in Montréal, in-spiring the six-goal outburst at Stade Saputo. He scored two goals before the break, includ-ing his first with a bicycle kick. He made it 3-1 shortly after the break before his teammates scored three more times in the second half.


Led by coach Chris Cummins, Toronto FC won their first national title after an inspiring come-from-behind victory in the final week. With Vancouver sure to win on goal differ-ence, Toronto FC surprised everyone with an away 6:1 victory in the rain in Montréal.

DATE LOCATION HOME FINAL AWAY ATT.2009-05-06 Toronto, ON, CAN Toronto FC 1:0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 19,811 2009-05-13 Toronto, ON, CAN Toronto FC 1:0 Impact Montréal FC 19,872 2009-05-20 Montréal, QC, CAN Impact Montréal FC 0:2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 11,483 2009-05-27 Burnaby, BC, CAN Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1:0 Impact Montréal FC 5,134 2009-06-02 Burnaby, BC, CAN Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2:0 Toronto FC 5,688 2009-06-18 Montréal, QC, CAN Impact Montréal FC 1:6 Toronto FC 11,561 Winners: Toronto FC MVP: Dwayne De Rosario

KEY MOMENTSWEEK ONE. After finishing second in 2008, Toronto FC was all business in the first week of 2009, with Kevin Harmse scoring the lone goal to give the home side three points.

WEEK FOUR. Vancouver defeated Montréal for the second week in a row, with the Ethan Gage winner eliminating defending champions Montréal.

WEEK FIVE. An Ansu Touré brace gave Vancouver nine points and +4 goals difference, leaving Toronto in need of 4+ goals in the final week against Montréal.


Toronto FC’s first run in CONCACAF Champions League last just two matches, with Puerto Rico Islanders winning 1-0 in the two-leg preliminary round series. Toronto lost at home, then drew on the road.



2010 TORONTO FC

WINNERS

Nana Attakora, Chad Barrett, Adrian Cann, Jon Conway, Oscar Cordon, Sam Cronin, Julian de Guz-man, Dwayne De Rosario, Stefan Frei, Gabriel Gala, Nick Garcia, Dan Gargan, Ty Harden, Doneil Henry, Raivis Hščanovičs, Fuad Ibrahim, Milos Kočić, Nick LaBrocca, Nicholas Lindsay, Allando Matheson, Brennan McNicoll, Joseph Nane, Jacob Peterson, Amadou Sanyang, Martin Saric, Matt Stinson, Maksim Usanov, O’Brian White.

CLINCHING THE CHAMPIONSHIP

In week five, Toronto FC clinched the 2010 title after opponents Montréal and Vancouver drew 1:1. Montréal’s Philippe Billy scored the equaliser that won Toronto the title.


In the 2010 Championship, Dwayne De Rosa-rio recorded an assist in the opening match, then scored the lone goal in a 1:0 win at Stade Saputo in the second week. De Rosario was then Toronto’s player of the match in a pair of 0:0 draws in Vancouver and Toronto.


Led by coach Preki, Toronto FC went undefeated in 2010, posting two wins and two draws in the round-robin series, clinching the title with one match to spare. Toronto conceded no goals in four matches. Second-place Vancouver Whitecaps FC were also undefeated, but failed to win any games to finish four points back of Toronto.

DATE LOCATION HOME FINAL AWAY ATT.2010-04-28 Toronto, ON, CAN Toronto FC 2:0 Impact Montréal FC 21,436 2010-05-05 Burnaby, BC, CAN Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1:1 Impact Montréal FC 4,325 2010-05-12 Montréal, QC, CAN Impact Montréal FC 0:1 Toronto FC 10,737 2010-05-19 Burnaby, BC, CAN Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0:0 Toronto FC 4,928 2010-05-26 Montréal, QC, CAN Impact Montréal FC 1:1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10,959 2010-06-02 Toronto, ON, CAN Toronto FC 0:0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 15,176 Winners: Toronto FC MVP: Dwayne De Rosario

KEY MOMENTSWEEK TWO. Young Marcus Haber scored a Vancouver equaliser in the 81st minute, the first of four-straight draws for the Whitecaps in the 2010 Championship.

WEEK FOUR. After back-to-back wins against Montréal, Toronto FC were held scoreless in Burnaby, keeping Whitecaps alive, but eliminating Montréal.

WEEK SIX. One week after they clinched the Championship on account of a Montréal-Vancouver draw, Toronto FC celebrated their national title at home after a 0:0 draw.


In their second CONCACAF Champions League season, Toronto FC were eliminated in the group phase, ending their run with three wins, three draws, and two losses in eight matches. Group opponents Real Salt Lake made it all the way to the Grand Final.



2011 TORONTO FC

WINNERS

Nana Attakora, Danleigh Borman, Adrian Cann, Oscar Cordon, Julian de Guzman, Richard Eckers-ley, Stefan Frei, Dan Gargan, Matt Gold, Alan Gordon, Ty Harden, Doneil Henry, Milos Kočić, Maicon Santos, Javier Martina, Jacob Peterson, Joao Plata, Nick Soolsma, Alen Stevanović, Matt Stinson, Nathan Sturgis, Tony Tchani, Dicoy Williams, Mikael Yourassowsky, Gianluca Zavarise.


Mikael Yourassowsky scored the winning goal just after the one hour mark, knocking in a Joao Plata cross from the left. Yourassowsky had started the play before the centre line before Julian de Guzman knocked it forward to the streaky Plata on the left side.


Joao Plata scored a goal and three assists in the 2011 Amway Canadian Championship, in-cluding both a goal and assist in the final 45 minutes of the national final to turn the series on its head. After scoring the equaliser on a penalty, he assisted on the winning goal by Mi-kael Yourassowsky.


Led by coach Aron Winter, Toronto FC went undefeated to win their third straight title. In the first year of the new format, Toronto eliminated Edmonton and Vancouver.

DATE LOCATION HOME FINAL AWAY ATT.2011-04-27 Montréal, QC, CAN Impact Montréal FC 0:1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 8,412 2011-05-04 Vancouver, BC, CAN Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0:1 Impact Montréal FC 16,611 Semi Finals: Vancouver advances

2011-04-27 Edmonton, AB, CAN FC Edmonton 0:3 Toronto FC 5,781 2011-05-04 Toronto, ON, CAN Toronto FC 1:0 FC Edmonton 17,937 Semi Finals: Toronto advances

2011-05-18 Vancouver, BC, CAN Vancouver Whitecaps 1:1 Toronto FC 15,474 2011-07-02 Toronto, ON, CAN Toronto FC 2:1 Vancouver Whitecaps 18,212 Winners: Toronto FC MVP: Joao Plata

KEY MOMENTSSEMI FINALS. With seven minutes to spare, Ali Gerba scored a Montréal equaliser, only to have it canceled out in extra time by a Mouloud Akloul series winner.

SEMI FINALS. Newcomers FC Edmonton were reduced to 10 minutes after 23 minutes, opening up space for Toronto FC to score three times away in the opening leg.

FINAL. Eric Hassli opened his Championship scoring account with a left-footed curling blast after Davide Chiumiento strode his way down the left side of the pitch.


In their third CONCACAF Champions League season, Toronto FC made it all the way to the semi finals before losing to Santos Laguna. In 12 matches, Toronto posted six wins, three draws, and three losses. Joao Plata was the team’s top scorer with six goals.



2012 TORONTO FC

WINNERS

Miguel Aceval, Eric Avila, Junior Burgos, Adriann Cann, Julian de Guzman, Terry Dunfield, Richard Eckersley, Logan Emory, Torsten Frings, Jeremy Hall, Ty Harden, Doneil Henry, Ryan Johnson, Milos Kočić, Danny Koevermans, Reggie Lambe, Ashtone Morgan, Joao Plata, Quillan Roberts, Luis Silva, Nick Soolsma, Matt Stinson.


Reggie Lambe scored the winner with just seven minutes to play in the second leg, taking down a Nicky Soolsma header after a cross from Ryan Johnson. Young Ashtone Morgan ignited the play, dancing his way down the left side before the Johnson cross.


Jamaican striker Ryan Johnson took home MVP honours after scoring two goals in the Championship, scoring against both Montréal and Vancouver. He was also involved on the Championship winning goal, securing Toronto their fourth consecutive national title.


Led by coach Aron Winter, Toronto FC went undefeated for the third consecutive year, this time posting two wins and two draws to defeat both Montréal and Vancouver.

DATE LOCATION HOME FINAL AWAY ATT.2012-05-02 Montréal, QC, CAN Impact Montréal FC 0:0 Toronto FC 13,405 2012-05-09 Toronto, ON, CAN Toronto FC 2:0 Impact Montréal FC 15,016 Semi Finals: Toronto advances

2012-05-02 Edmonton, AB, CAN FC Edmonton 0:2 Vancouver Whitecaps 3,777 2012-05-09 Vancouver, BC, CAN Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3:1 FC Edmonton 15,011 Semi Finals: Vancouver advances

2012-05-16 Vancouver, BC, CAN Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1:1 Toronto FC 14,878 2012-05-23 Toronto, ON, CAN Toronto FC 1:0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 13,777Winners: Toronto FC MVP: Ryan Johnson

KEY MOMENTSSEMI FINALS. After a 0:0 draw in Montréal, Toronto’s Caribbean connection of Reggie Lambe and Ryan Johnson scored the only goals of the series at BMO Field.

SEMI FINALS. Up 2-1, Vancouver’s Davide Chiumiento assisted on three goals in the last 15 minutes of the series, good enough for a 5-1 victory to eliminate FC Edmonton.

FINAL. Down 0-1, Vancouver’s Eric Hassli scored a wonderful equaliser just one minute into the added time, one-timing an Alain Rochat cross with a right-footed volley that rocketed into the top near corner of the net.


The format changed for the fifth year of CONCACAF Champions League, with Toronto FC facing two opponents in an initial three-team group phase. Toronto FC finished second, with only the group winners Santos Laguna advancing to the knock-out phase.




WINNERS

Davy Arnaud, Patrice Bernier, Jeb Brovsky, Evan Bush, Hassoun Camara, Maxime Crépeau, Marco Di Vaio, Matteo Ferrari, Dennis Iapichino, Wandrille Lefèvre, Calum Mallace, Justin Mapp, Felipe Martins, Alessandro Nesta, Sanna Nyassi, Karl W. Ouimette, Daniele Paponi, Troy Perkins, Andrea Pisanu, Andrés Romero, Blake Smith, Maxim Tissot, Sinisa Ubiparipovic, Collen Warner, Andrew Wenger.


With just six minutes to play, Justin Mapp’s corner kick was headed home by a leaping Hassoun Camara from inside the box, giving Montréal the series lead on away goals.


Midfielder Justin Mapp scored a goal and two assists in four matches, not counting two other goals scored on rebounds from his shots. He helped spark the Impact’s six-goal win over Toronto, then assisted on the Championship winner at BC Place.


Led by coach Marco Schällibaum, Impact Montréal FC posted one win, two draws, and one loss in four matches, ultimately knocking off Vancouver in the national final.

DATE LOCATION HOME FINAL AWAY ATT.2013-04-24 Toronto, ON, CAN Toronto FC 2:0 Impact Montréal FC 11,043 2013-05-01 Montréal, QC, CAN Impact Montréal FC 6:0 Toronto FC 14,931 Semi Finals: Montréal advances

2013-04-24 Edmonton, AB, CAN FC Edmonton 2:3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2,838 2013-05-01 Vancouver, BC, CAN Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2:0 FC Edmonton 14,892 Semi Finals: Vancouver advances

2013-05-15 Montréal, QC, CAN Impact Montréal FC 0:0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 12,016 2013-05-29 Vancouver, BC, CAN Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2:2 Impact Montréal FC 18,183Winners: Impact Montréal FC MVP: Justin Mapp

KEY MOMENTSSEMI FINALS. After Toronto took a 2-0 lead, Montréal stormed back a week later to take the series 6-2 at Stade Saputo, with Marco Di Vaio scoring two goals and two assists.

SEMI FINALS. Down a goal in Edmonton, Camilo sparked the Vancouver comeback with an 82nd minute equaliser in the first leg. Vancouver won the series a week later, 5-2.

FINAL. After a 0:0 draw in Montréal, Camilo opened the scoring for Vancouver in the national final with a screamer from a free kick in the fourth minute. The two-leg national final ended 2-2 on aggregate, but Montréal were the victors on away goals.


While three teams finished equal on points, only group winners San Jose Earthquakes advanced to the knock-out phase. Montréal finished second while CD Heredia of Guate-mala finished in third.




WINNERS

Hernan Bernardello, Patrice Bernier, Jeb Brovsky, Evan Bush, Hassoun Camara, Marco Di Vaio, Matteo Ferrari, Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé, Santiago González, Anthony Jackson-Hamel, Wandrille Lefèvre, Adrian Lopez, Calum Mallace, Justin Mapp, Felipe Martins, Jack McInerney, Amine Meftouh, Victor Ndiaye, Sanna Nyassi, Karl W. Ouimette, Heath Pearce, Troy Perkins, Nelson Rivas, Andrés Romero, Blake Smith, Maxim Tissot, Collen Warner.


With the national final tied 1-1, Felipe Martins scored the series winner two minutes into added time, hitting home his right-footed blast after Marco Di Viao hit the crossbar.


Attacking midfielder Justin Mapp won the George Gross Memorial Trophy for the second year in a row, this time scoring one goal and two assists in three matches for Montréal. In the national final against Toronto, he scored an equaliser in the first leg at BMO Field.


Led by coach Frank Klopas, Impact Montréal FC posted two wins, one draw, and one loss in four matches, ultimately knocking off Toronto FC in the national final.

DATE LOCATION HOME FINAL AWAY ATT.2014-04-23 Ottawa, ON, CAN Ottawa Fury FC 0:0 FC Edmonton 2,411 2014-04-30 Edmonton, AB, CAN FC Edmonton 3:1 Ottawa Fury FC 2,001 Preliminary Series: Edmonton advances2014-05-07 Edmonton, AB, CAN FC Edmonton 2:1 Impact Montréal FC 1,946 2014-05-07 Toronto, ON, CAN Toronto FC 2:1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 22,591 2014-05-14 Montréal, QC, CAN Impact Montréal FC 4:2 FC Edmonton 12,826 2014-05-14 Vancouver, BC, CAN Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2:1 Toronto FC 18,470 Semi Finals: Montréal and Toronto advance

2014-05-28 Toronto, ON, CAN Toronto FC 1:1 Impact Montréal FC 18,269 2014-06-04 Montréal, QC, CAN Impact Montréal FC 1:0 Toronto FC 13,423 Winners: Impact Montréal FC MVP: Justin Mapp

KEY MOMENTSPRELIMINARY SERIES. Ottawa Fury FC became the fifth team to participate in the Championship, opening with a 0:0 draw at home before being eliminated in Edmonton.

SEMI FINALS. Frank Jonke’s brace (67’, 70’) should have been enough for Edmonton to win, but then Patrice Bernier stole the series for Montréal late into added time (90’+7).

SEMI FINALS. After both Toronto and Vancouver won 2:1 at home and then a half hour of extra time proved nothing, Toronto took the series 5-3 on kicks from the penalty mark.


Impact Montréal FC went on a special run in 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League, first knocking off New York Red Bulls and FAS in the group phase, then eliminating CF Pachuca and LD Alajuelense in the knock-out phase. They were finally stopped in the Grand Final by CF América, with 61,004 fans in attendance for the finale in Montréal.



2015 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

WINNERS

Samuel Adekugbe, Steven Beitashour, Marco Carducci, Caleb Clarke, Christian Dean, Robert Earnshaw, Deybi Flores, Kianz Froese, Jordan Harvey, Erik Hurtado, Gershon Koffie, Matías Laba, Kekuta Maneh, Darren Mattocks, Ben McKendry, Nicolás Mezquida, Pedro Morales, David Ousted, Tim Parker, Octavio Rivero, Diego Rodríguez, Mauro Rosales, Ethen Simpson, Jordan Smith, Cris-tian Techera, Russell Teibert, Paolo Tornaghi, Kendall Waston.


Octavio Rivero was on the spot to guide the ball over the line after Cristian Techera intercepted an errant pass and fired a shot that trickled past the Montréal goalkeeper.


Midfielder Russell Teibert helped Vancouver win their first Amway Canadian Championship, a 4-2 victory on aggregate in the two-leg national final. Teibert played in three of the Whitecaps four matches, helping his team eliminate both FC Edmonton and Impact Montréal FC.


Led by coach Carl Robinson, Vancouver Whtecaps FC were undefeated with two wins and two draws in the 2015 Amway Canadian Championship.

DATE LOCATION HOME FINAL AWAY ATT.2015-04-22 Ottawa, ON Ottawa Fury FC 1:3 FC Edmonton 2,402 2015-04-29 Edmonton, AB FC Edmonton 3:1 Ottawa Fury FC 1,858 Preliminary Series: Edmonton advances2015-05-06 Montréal, QC Impact Montréal FC 1:0 Toronto FC 12,518 2015-05-13 Toronto, ON Toronto FC 3:2 Impact Montréal FC 21,069 2015-05-13 Vancouver, BC Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1:1 FC Edmonton 15,283 2015-05-20 Edmonton, AB FC Edmonton 1:2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3,803 Semi Finals: Montréal and Vancouver advance

2015-08-12 Montréal, QC Impact Montréal FC 2:2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 12,395 2015-08-26 Vancouver, BC Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2:0 Impact Montréal FC 19,616 Winners: Vancouver Whitecaps FC MVP: Russell Teibert

KEY MOMENTSSEMI FINALS. Toronto leads 3-2 until Montréal’s Dominic Oduro scores the away series winner less than 10 minutes from the final whistle.

SEMI FINALS. Tomi Ameobi’s 91st-minute Edmonton penalty equaliser was canceled five minutes later by Matías Laba’s Vancouver winner deep into added time.

FINAL. Down 0-2 late in the opening leg, Montréal scored in the 84th and 85th minutes to equalise against Vancouver before the final leg. Vancouver, however, would win the series two weeks later.


Vancouver Whitecaps FC actually made their CONCACAF Champions League debut in 2015-16 (qualified as the top-ranked MLS Canadian club in 2014), then qualified for the 2016-17 edition as the 2015 Amway Canadian Championship winners.



Records do not include match on 2016-06-29.

TOP GOALSCORERSTomi Ameobi, Edmonton 5Dwayne De Rosario, Toronto 4Daryl Fordyce, Edmonton 4Jack McInerney, Montréal 4Pedro Morales, Vancouver 4Camilo Sanvezzo, Vancouver 4Chad Barrett, Toronto 3Eric Hassli, Vancouver 3Doneil Henry, Toronto 3Maicon Santos, Toronto 3Ansu Touré, Vancouver 3

MOST ASSISTSJustin Mapp, Montréal 5Hanson Boakai, Edmonton 4Davide Chiumiento, Vancouver 4Jim Brennan, Toronto 3Lance Laing, Edmonton 3Pedro Morales, Vancouver 3Joao Plata, Toronto 3

MOST CLEAN SHEETSStefan Frei, Toronto 7Jay Nolly, Vancouver 7Milos Kočić, Toronto 4Evan Bush, Montréal 3Brad Knighton, Vancouver 3

MOST MATCHES PLAYEDRussell Teibert, Vancouver 16Jay Nolly, Vancouver 15Gershon Koffie, Vancouver 13Patrice Bernier, Montréal 12Julian de Guzman, Toronto/Ottawa 12Dwayne De Rosario, Toronto 12Leonardo Di Lorenzo, Montréal 12Daryl Fordyce, Edmonton 12Doneil Henry, Toronto 12

MOST MINUTES PLAYEDJay Nolly, Vancouver 1,380Russell Teibert, Vancouver 1,262Gershon Koffie, Vancouver 1,092Doneil Henry, Toronto 1,023

Stefan Frei, Toronto 990Patrice Bernier, Montréal 981Ashtone Morgan, Toronto 979David Testo, Montréal 936Nevio Pizzolitto, Montréal 930Julian de Guzman, Toronto/Ottawa 924Hassoun Camara, Montréal 915

MOST SEASONS*Must have been selected to dress as part of the 18-man roster for at least one match during a Championship season.Russell Teibert, Vancouver 6Patrice Bernier, Montréal 5Evan Bush, Montréal 5Julian de Guzman, Toronto/Ottawa 6Jordan Harvey, Vancouver 5Doneil Henry, Toronto 5Gershon Koffie, Vancouver 5Ashton Morgan, Toronto 5

MOST COACH WINSColin Miller, Edmonton 6Aron Winter, Toronto 5Teitur Thordarson, Vancouver 5Carl Robinson, Vancouver 4Frank Klopas, Montréal 3Greg Vanney, Toronto 3

HIGHEST ATTENDANCE22,591 2014-05-07 in Toronto22,143 2016-06-01 in Toronto21,436 2010-04-28 in Toronto21,069 2015-05-13 in Toronto20,107 2008-07-22 in Toronto

ATTENDANCE FIGURESLargest crowd by venueVancouver (2015-08-26) 19,616Edmonton (2011-04-27) 5,781Toronto (2014-05-07) 22,591Ottawa (2016-06-01) 9,057Montréal (2016-06-08) 18,964All-time totals Total MP Avg.All 56 matches 719,991 (59) 12,203Final Rd., 2011-2015 176,254 (11) 16,0231st Division MLS 580,579 (35) 16,5872nd Division 139,412 (24) 5,809


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