2012 Canadian Championship

2012 professional soccer tournament Canadian Championship 2012 2012 Amway Canadian Championship enChampionnat Canadien Amway 2012 fr Amway Canadian Championship logo 2012.svg 200px Canada May 2–23 4 (from 2 leagues) Toronto FC (4th title) Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6 11 Eric HassliRyan JohnsonReggie LambeSébastien Le Toux(2 goals each) Ryan Johnson George Gross Memorial Trophy 2011 2013 The 2012 Canadian Championship (officially the Amway Canadian Championship for sponsorship reasons) was a soccer tournament hosted and organized by the Canadian Soccer Association that took place in the cities of Edmonton, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver in 2012. As in the previous tournament, participating teams included FC Edmonton, the Montreal Impact (making a first appearance since succeeding the team's previous iteration), Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. It was won by Toronto FC, who defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 2–1 on aggregate in the final round. As the winner, Toronto took the Voyageurs Cup and Canada's entry into the group stage of the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League. It was the fifth edition of the annual Canadian Championship.2012 Amway Canadian Championship http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/01/2012-amway-canadian-championship January 27, 2012 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Teams Team 2011 league position AppearanceToronto FC16th in MLS5thVancouver Whitecaps FC18th in MLS2ndFC Edmonton5th in NASL2ndMontreal Impact7th in NASL (previous iteration)1st Bracket The teams were seeded based on 2011 league results, with the Major League Soccer teams receiving the first and second seeds, and the North American Soccer League teams receiving the third and fourth seeds. Each round was a two-legged series. y y 2 y y 170 Semi-finals Final NASL FC Edmonton 0 1 1 MLS Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 3 5 MLS Montreal Impact 0 0 0 MLS Toronto FC 0 2 2 MLS Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 0 1 MLS Toronto FC 1 1 2 Matches Semi-finals Canadian Classique May 2 8:00 pm EDT Montreal Impact Toronto FC Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec https://canadasoccer.com/match/1628/ 0–0 13,405 Paul Ward May 9 8:00 pm EDT Toronto FC Montreal Impact BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario https://canadasoccer.com/match/1630/ 2–0 Lambe 2 Johnson 38 15,016 David Gantar Toronto FC won 2–0 on aggregate. May 2 8:00 pm MDT FC Edmonton Vancouver Whitecaps FC Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta https://canadasoccer.com/match/1625/ 0–2 Hassli 18 Harris 41 3,777 Carol Anne Chénard May 9 8:00 pm PDT Vancouver Whitecaps FC FC Edmonton BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia https://canadasoccer.com/match/1627/ 3–1 Le Toux 75 88 Mattocks 90+3 Pinto 54 15,011 Geoff Gamble Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 5–1 on aggregate. Final May 16 7:00 pm PDT Vancouver Whitecaps FC Toronto FC BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia https://canadasoccer.com/match/1629/ 1–1 Hassli 90+1 Johnson 66 14,878 Drew Fischer May 23 8:00 pm EDT Toronto FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario https://canadasoccer.com/match/1626/ 1–0 Lambe 83 13,777 Silviu Petrescu Toronto FC won 2–1 on aggregate. Goalscorers silver Team eliminated or did not play in this round. RankPlayerTeamGoalsBy roundSF1 Semi-finals 1st legSF2 Semi-finals 2nd leg F1 Final 1st leg F2 Final 2nd leg 1FRA Eric HassliVancouver Whitecaps FC211JAM Ryan JohnsonToronto FC11BER Reggie LambeToronto FC11FRA Sébastien Le TouxVancouver Whitecaps FC25SKN Atiba HarrisVancouver Whitecaps FC11JAM Darren MattocksVancouver Whitecaps FC1CHI PintoFC Edmonton1 References Category:2012 in domestic association football leagues Category:2012 in Canadian soccer 2012 Category:2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League