2021 Canadian Championship

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2021 Canadian Championship
Championnat canadien 2021
Country Canada
Dates August 15 – November 21, 2021
Teams 13 (from 4 leagues)
Champions CF Montréal
Runners-up Toronto FC
Matches played 12
Goals scored 38 (3.17 per match)
Attendance 37,213 (3,101 per match)
George Gross Memorial Trophy Sebastian Breza
← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 Canadian Championship was the fourteenth edition of the Canadian Championship, contested from August 15 to November 21, 2021.[1] The winners of the tournament, CF Montréal, were awarded the Voyageurs Cup and earned a berth in the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.

Format

The competition followed a similar format to the originally proposed 2020 edition with four rounds and regional pairings in the first two rounds. For the first time in the Canadian Championship, each tie was played as a single-leg fixture. CF Montréal, Forge FC, and Toronto FC entered the tournament in the quarter-finals due to their placements in the 2019 and 2020 editions of the competition. All other teams entered in the preliminary round of the tournament.

A.S. Blainville and Master's FA were originally supposed to participate in the 2020 edition of the competition, as they won the 2019 editions of the Première ligue de soccer du Québec and League1 Ontario, respectively. As the format of the 2020 edition was revised, their participation was postponed to the 2021 tournament.

Distribution

Distribution of teams for 2021 Canadian Championship
Round Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
Preliminary round
(10 teams)
Quarter-finals
(8 teams)
  • 1 winner of the 2019 Canadian Championship
  • 2 finalists of the 2020 Canadian Championship
  • 5 winners from the preliminary round
Semi-finals
(4 teams)
  • 4 winners from the quarter-finals
Final
(2 teams)
  • 2 winners from the semi-finals

Qualified clubs

Montréal area clubs: Blue pog.svg A.S. Blainville; Red pog.svg CF Montréal
Toronto area clubs: Red pog.svg Toronto FC; Blue pog.svg Master's FA; Green pog.svg York United

Green pog.svg Canadian Premier League Red pog.svg Major League Soccer Blue pog.svg Other

Club Location League Round of entry Previous best Prior appearances
A.S. Blainville Blainville, Quebec Première ligue de soccer du Québec Preliminary round Second qualifying round: 1 2
Atlético Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario Canadian Premier League Preliminary round N/A 0
Cavalry FC Foothills County, Alberta Canadian Premier League Preliminary round Semi-finals: 1 1
FC Edmonton Edmonton, Alberta Canadian Premier League Preliminary round Semi-finals: 5 8
Forge FC Hamilton, Ontario Canadian Premier League Quarter-finals Second qualifying round: 1 1
HFX Wanderers Halifax, Nova Scotia Canadian Premier League Preliminary round Third qualifying round: 1 1
Master's FA Toronto, Ontario League1 Ontario Preliminary round N/A 0
CF Montréal Montreal, Quebec Major League Soccer Quarter-finals Champions: 4 12
Pacific FC Langford, British Columbia Canadian Premier League Preliminary round First qualifying round: 1 1
Toronto FC Toronto, Ontario Major League Soccer Quarter-finals Champions: 7 12
Valour FC Winnipeg, Manitoba Canadian Premier League Preliminary round Second qualifying round: 1 1
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver, British Columbia Major League Soccer Preliminary round Champions: 1 12
York United FC Toronto, Ontario Canadian Premier League Preliminary round Third qualifying round: 1 1

Note

  • Statistics include previous incarnations of FC Edmonton, Montreal Impact, and Vancouver Whitecaps
  • Appearances in the 2020 Canadian Championship are not included for Toronto FC and Forge FC because it was not played until 2022

Schedule

Round Dates Teams
Preliminary round August 15–26 10 (Atlético Ottawa, A.S. Blainville, Cavalry FC, FC Edmonton, HFX Wanderers, Master's FA, Pacific FC, Valour FC, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, York United)
Quarter-finals September 14–22 8 (Cavalry FC, CF Montréal, Forge FC, HFX Wanderers, Pacific FC, Toronto FC, Valour FC, York United)
Semi-finals October 27 – November 3 (originally September 28–29) 4 (CF Montréal, Forge FC, Pacific FC, Toronto FC)
Final November 21 (originally October 19–27) 2 (CF Montréal, Toronto FC)

Bracket

The bracket was announced on July 19, 2021.[2]

Preliminary round
August 15–26		 Quarter-finals
September 15–22		 Semi-finals
October 27 – November 3		 Final
November 21
                           
September 15
Forge FC 2
August 21
Valour FC 1
Atlético Ottawa 2
October 27
Valour FC 3
Forge FC 0 (7)
August 17
CF Montréal (p) 0 (8)
HFX Wanderers 2
September 22
A.S. Blainville 1
HFX Wanderers 1
CF Montréal 3
November 21
CF Montréal 1
Toronto FC 0
September 22
Toronto FC 4
August 21
York United 0
York United 5
November 3
Master's FA 0
Toronto FC 2
August 15
Pacific FC 1
FC Edmonton 0
September 22
Cavalry FC 2
Cavalry FC 0
August 26
Pacific FC 1
Pacific FC 4
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3

Preliminary round

Summary

The preliminary round matches were held between August 15 and 26, 2021.[1]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Edmonton 0–2 Cavalry FC
HFX Wanderers 2–1 A.S. Blainville
York United 5–0 Master's FA
Atlético Ottawa 2–3 Valour FC
Pacific FC 4–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Matches

August 15
3:00 pm MT
FC Edmonton 0–2 Cavalry FC
https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-live/?matchId=3161
Clarke Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 1,189
Referee: Yusri Rudolf

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See also: Cavalry FC–FC Edmonton rivalry

August 17
7:00 pm AT
HFX Wanderers 2–1 A.S. Blainville
https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match/?matchId=3164
  • Essomé Penda Goal 52' (pen.)
Wanderers Grounds, Halifax
Attendance: 3,780
Referee: Ben Hoskins

August 21
3:00 pm ET
York United 5–0 Master's FA
https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-live/?matchId=3163
York Lions Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 1,102
Referee: Scott Bowman

August 21
7:00 pm ET
Atlético Ottawa 2–3 Valour FC
https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-live/?matchId=3165
TD Place Stadium, Ottawa
Attendance: 2,881
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

August 26
7:00 pm PT
Pacific FC 4–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-live/?matchId=3162
Starlight Stadium, Langford
Attendance: 4,997
Referee: Juan Márquez

Quarter-finals

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Forge FC 2–1 Valour FC
HFX Wanderers 1–3 CF Montréal
Toronto FC 4–0 York United
Cavalry FC 0–1 Pacific FC

Matches

September 15
7:30 pm ET
Forge FC 2–1 Valour FC
https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-live/?matchId=3168
Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton
Attendance: 2,681
Referee: David Barrie

September 22
6:00 pm AT
HFX Wanderers 1–3 CF Montréal
https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-live/?matchId=3169
Wanderers Grounds, Halifax
Attendance: 6,413
Referee: Yusri Rudolf

September 22
7:30 pm ET
Toronto FC 4–0 York United
https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-live/?matchId=3166
BMO Field, Toronto
Attendance: 3,651
Referee: Juan Marquez

September 22
8:00 pm MT
Cavalry FC 0–1 Pacific FC
https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-live/?matchId=3167
ATCO Field, Foothills County
Referee: Alain Ruch

Semi-finals

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Forge FC 0–0 (7–8 p) CF Montréal
Toronto FC 2–1 Pacific FC

Matches

October 27
7:30 pm ET
Forge FC 0–0 CF Montréal
https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match/?matchId=3171
  Penalties  
*Babouli Penalty missed 7–8 *Penalty scored Lappalainen
Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton
Attendance: 5,388
Referee: Yusri Rudolf

November 3
7:30 pm ET
Toronto FC 2–1 Pacific FC
https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-live/?matchId=3170
BMO Field, Toronto
Attendance: 5,131
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Final

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Main article: 2021 Canadian Championship final

Match

November 21
1:00 pm ET
CF Montréal 1–0 Toronto FC
https://www.canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-upcoming/?matchId=3172
Saputo Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: David Gantar

Top goalscorers

  Team eliminated or did not play in this round.
Rank Player Team Goals By round
PR QF SF  F 
1 Canada Austin Ricci Valour FC 3 2 1
2 England Cory Bent HFX Wanderers 2 1 1
Canada Terran Campbell Pacific FC 1 1
Mexico Alejandro Díaz Pacific FC 1 1
Scotland Ryan Gauld Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
Canada Ballou Tabla CF Montréal 2
Germany Julian Ulbricht York United 2

Awards

References

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