2008 Canadian Championship

2008 professional soccer tournament September 2024 September 2024 Canadian Championship 2008 2008 Nutrilite Canadian Championship enChampionnat Canadien Nutrilite 2008 fr Nutrilitecc.jpg Canada May 27 – July 22 Montreal Impact (1st title) Toronto FC Vancouver Whitecaps 3 (from 2 leagues) 6 12 Roberto BrownRohan RickettsEduardo Sebrango(2 goals each) Matt Jordan George Gross Memorial Trophy (competition preceded by the 2007 Voyageurs Cup) 2009 The 2008 Canadian Championship (officially the Nutrilite Canadian ChampionshipAssociation announces title partner for new Nutrilite Canadian Championship http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=3190 Canadian Soccer Association May 23, 2008 May 23, 2008 https://archive.today/20090621052746/http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=3190 June 21, 2009 dead for sponsorship reasons) was the first edition of the Canadian Championship – Canada's domestic cup competition. The soccer tournament took place in the cities of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver from May 27 to July 22, 2008. The tournament consisted of a home and away series between each team for a total of six matches. Participating teams were the Montreal Impact, Toronto FC, and the Vancouver Whitecaps. The winner of the tournament, Montreal, gained entry into the qualifying round of the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League, Canada to create new club championship http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=3026 Canadian Soccer Association January 31, 2008 February 11, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080229013205/http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=3026 February 29, 2008 Canadian soccer on its way to qualifying for FIFA http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=4dd88dfc-04b3-4aba-af61-0fb5dad9c113&k=99763 Vancouver Sun January 28, 2008 February 11, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080130061840/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=4dd88dfc-04b3-4aba-af61-0fb5dad9c113&k=99763 January 30, 2008 dead Canada's soccer teams unveil details for CONCACAF Champions League http://www.mlsnet.com//news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080326&content_id=145420&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280 Major League Soccer March 26, 2008 March 26, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080526083718/http://www.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080326&content_id=145420&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280 May 26, 2008 Canadian qualification for CONCACAF Champions League http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=3107 Canadian Soccer Association March 26, 2008 March 27, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080407110309/http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=3107 April 7, 2008 where they played against the Nicaraguan representative Real Estelí in a home and away series to determine entrance to the group stages. Preliminary round match-ups unveiled for 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4209 CONCACAF June 11, 2008 June 13, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080614000436/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4209 June 14, 2008 dead mdy-all The Montreal Impact were awarded the Voyageurs Cup trophy as winners of the tournament, the seventh occasion it had been presented. The Impact will face the Toronto FC in the Nutrilite Canadian Champion League http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=894&Focus=0 Montreal Impact May 23, 2008 May 23, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20110723194556/http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=894&Focus=0 July 23, 2011 dead mdy-all Media coverage The 2008 Canadian Championship was broadcast by the CBC. Matches were broadcast on CBC Bold and online at CBC Sports. Nigel Reed and Jason de Vos provided commentary for the matches. Standings main WDL standings MTL 2 1 1 5 2 C Montreal Impact TOR 1 2 1 4 4 Toronto FC VAN 1 1 2 3 6 Vancouver Whitecaps Q CCL Gold Champions League 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) number of goals scored; 4) drawing of lots.http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=3107 Canadian qualification for CONCACAF Champions League March 26, 2008 Canadian Soccer Association July 23, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080407110309/http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=3107 April 7, 2008 Canada Soccer complete true 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 Matches Montreal Impact v Toronto FC May 27 7:30 pm EDT Montreal Impact Toronto FC 0–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605042303if_/http://www.canadasoccer.com/documents/Match_trackers/20080527_NCC_MONT_TORO_match.pdf Vélez 72 Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Quebec 12,083 Paul Ward _whitearmpits 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 Montreal Impact _TFC_07a _TFC_07a _TFC_07a _TFC_07a _3_stripes_red FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF C0C0C0 Toronto FC GK 1 USA Matt Jordan DF 15 CAN Patrick Leduc (c) DF 16 ITA Stefano Pesoli 2 37 52 DF 24 CAN Simon Gatti DF 33 CAN Adam Braz MF 7 USA David Testo MF 17 USA Joey Gjertsen MF 18 ARG Leonardo Di Lorenzo 24 MF 19 BOL Pato Aguilera 59 FW 9 CAN Rocco Placentino 58 FW 21 USA Dwight Barnett 79 MF 23 CAN Antonio Ribeiro 24 DF 6 CAN Alex Surprenant 58 FW 11 BRA Severino Jefferson 79 CAN Nick De Santis GK 1 CAN Greg Sutton DF 4 PRI Marco Vélez DF 11 CAN Jim Brennan (c) 32 DF 16 USA Marvell Wynne DF 28 CIV Olivier Tebily MF 5 CAN Kevin Harmse 50 MF 10 ENG Rohan Ricketts MF 32 FRA Laurent Robert MF 33 WAL Carl Robinson FW 9 ENG Danny Dichio 41 FW 96 USA Jeff Cunningham FW 23 NZL Jarrod Smith 41 ENG John Carver CAN Rocco Placentino / PRI Marco Vélez Joe Fletcher Amato DeLuca Carol Anne Chénard Montreal Impact v Vancouver Whitecaps June 17 7:30 pm EDT Montreal Impact Vancouver Whitecaps 2–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605042847if_/http://www.canadasoccer.com/documents/Match_trackers/20080617_NCC_MONT_VANC_match.pdf Jefferson 25 Gjertsen 35 Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Quebec 10,054 Silviu Petrescu _whitearmpits 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 Montreal Impact _horizontalonwhite FFFFFF 214f9c FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Vancouver Whitecaps GK 1 USA Matt Jordan DF 5 CAN Nevio Pizzolito DF 24 CAN Simon Gatti DF 26 FRA Cédric Joqueviel 77 DF 33 CAN Adam Braz MF 7 USA David Testo MF 9 CAN Rocco Placentino 46 MF 15 CAN Patrick Leduc (c) MF 17 USA Joey Gjertsen 59 MF 20 CAN Mauro Biello FW 11 BRA Severino Jefferson MF 18 ARG Leonardo Di Lorenzo 46 FW 14 CAN Sita-Taty Matondo 59 DF 2 BDI Davy Uwimana 77 CAN John Limniatis GK 1 USA Jay Nolly DF 8 CAN Steve Kindel DF 15 PLE Omar Jarun 23 DF 19 CAN Chris Pozniak DF 24 USA Lyle Martin MF 7 CAN Martin Nash MF 9 CAN Alfredo Valente 60 MF 22 JPN Takashi Hirano 77 MF 25 USA Justin Moose FW 3 USA Nick Webb 46 FW 26 CAN Jason Jordan MF 14 USA Tony Donatelli 46 DF 28 CAN Diaz Kambere 60 MF 29 BIH Admir Salihović 77 ISL Teitur Thordarson USA Joey Gjertsen / CAN Jason Jordan Pierre Cantave Héctor Vergara Jonathan Lavergne Vancouver Whitecaps v Montreal Impact June 25 8:00 pm PDT Vancouver Whitecaps Montreal Impact 0–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605043052if_/http://www.canadasoccer.com/documents/Match_trackers/20080625_NCC_VANC_MONT_match.pdf Brown 30 Testo 66 Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia 4,412 Domenic Scali _horizontalonwhite FFFFFF 214f9c FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Vancouver Whitecaps _whitearmpits 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 Montreal Impact GK 1 USA Jay Nolly DF 2 CAN Jeff Clarke DF 4 CAN Adrian Cann 40 DF 19 CAN Chris Pozniak 46 DF 24 USA Lyle Martin MF 7 CAN Martin Nash MF 8 CAN Steve Kindel MF 22 JPN Takashi Hirano MF 25 USA Justin Moose 75 FW 11 JAM Nicholas Addlery 75 FW 16 CUB Eduardo Sebrango DF 28 CAN Diaz Kambere 45 MF 9 CAN Alfredo Valente 75 FW 26 CAN Jason Jordan 75 ISL Teitur Thordarson GK 1 USA Matt Jordan DF 5 CAN Nevio Pizzolitto DF 16 ITA Stefano Pesoli DF 24 CAN Simon Gatti DF 33 CAN Adam Braz MF 7 USA David Testo 38 MF 9 CAN Rocco Placentino 83 MF 15 CAN Patrick Leduc 58 MF 18 ARG Leonardo Di Lorenzo 33 FW 10 PAN Roberto Brown 54 67 FW 11 BRA Severino Jefferson 55 DF 17 USA Joey Gjertsen 55 MF 8 CAN Gabriel Gervais 67 FW 14 CAN Sita-Taty Matondo 83 CAN John Limniatis CAN Steve Kindel / USA David Testo Darren Clark Martin Reid Paul Ward Toronto FC v Vancouver Whitecaps July 1 4:00 pm EDT Toronto FC Vancouver Whitecaps 0–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605043155if_/http://www.canadasoccer.com/documents/Match_trackers/20080701_NCC_TORO_VANC_match.pdf Nash 37 pen. BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario 18,938 Steve Depiero _adidasstripeswhite _TFC_07h _adidasstripeswhite _TFC_07h _3_stripes_white DD0000 FFFFFF DD0000 FFFFFF DD0000 Toronto FC _horizontalonwhite FFFFFF 214f9c FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Vancouver Whitecaps GK 1 CAN Greg Sutton DF 4 PUR Marco Vélez DF 11 CAN Jim Brennan (c) 11 DF 14 JAM Tyrone Marshall DF 16 USA Marvell Wynne MF 6 USA Maurice Edu MF 10 ENG Rohan Ricketts 46 MF 33 WAL Carl Robinson FW 9 ENG Danny Dichio 46 FW 20 HON 1949 Amado Guevara 23 FW 32 FRA Laurent Robert 46 FW 23 NZL Jarrod Smith 46 DF 3 TRI Julius James 46 FW 96 USA Jeff Cunningham 82 46 ENG John Carver GK 1 USA Jay Nolly DF 2 CAN Jeff Clarke DF 8 CAN Steve Kindel DF 15 PLE Omar Jarun DF 24 USA Lyle Martin MF 7 CAN Martin Nash 7 MF 9 CAN Alfredo Valente 74 MF 22 JPN Takashi Hirano 66 MF 25 USA Justin Moose 45+ FW 11 JAM Nicholas Addlery 88 FW 16 CUB Eduardo Sebrango 75 DF 28 CAN Diaz Kambere 66 MF 23 BOL Vicente Arze 74 FW 32 CAN Charles Gbeke 75 ISL Teitur Thordarson WAL Carl Robinson / CAN Martin Nash Amato DeLuca Joe Fletcher Silviu Petrescu Vancouver Whitecaps v Toronto FC July 9 7:30 pm PDT Vancouver Whitecaps Toronto FC 2–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605043205if_/http://www.canadasoccer.com/documents/Match_trackers/20080709_NCC_VANC_TORO_match.pdf Sebrango 43 87 Edu 61 Ricketts 75 Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia 5,228 Carol Anne Chénard _whitehorizontal 214f9c 214f9c 214f9c 214f9c 214f9c Vancouver Whitecaps _TFC_07a _TFC_07a _TFC_07a _TFC_07a _3_stripes_red FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF C0C0C0 Toronto FC GK 1 USA Jay Nolly DF 2 CAN Jeff Clarke DF 15 Palestine Omar Jarun DF 22 JPN Takashi Hirano DF 24 USA Lyle Martin MF 7 CAN Martin Nash MF 8 CAN Steve Kindel 63 MF 9 CAN Alfredo Valente 75 MF 25 USA Justin Moose 72 FW 11 JAM Nicholas Addlery 72 FW 16 CUB Eduardo Sebrango DF 28 CAN Diaz Kambere 72 FW 26 CAN Jason Jordan 72 MF 23 BOL Vicente Arze 75 ISL Teitur Thordarson GK 1 CAN Greg Sutton DF 3 TRI Julius James DF 4 PRI Marco Vélez 66 85 DF 14 JAM Tyrone Marshall DF 16 USA Marvell Wynne MF 6 USA Maurice Edu MF 10 ENG Rohan Ricketts MF 32 FRA Laurent Robert 80 MF 33 WAL Carl Robinson FW 20 HON 1949 Amado Guevara FW 96 USA Jeff Cunningham FW 14 NZL Jarrod Smith 80 MF 5 CAN Kevin Harmse 85 ENG John Carver CUB Eduardo Sebrango / ENG Rohan Ricketts Darren Clark Martin Reid Paul Ward Toronto FC v Montreal Impact July 22 7:00 pm EDT Toronto FC Montreal Impact 1–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605043232if_/http://www.canadasoccer.com/documents/Match_trackers/20080722_NCC_TORO_MONT_match.pdf Ricketts 15 Brown 26 BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario 20,107 Silviu Petrescu _adidasstripeswhite _TFC_07h _adidasstripeswhite _TFC_07h _3_stripes_white DD0000 FFFFFF DD0000 FFFFFF DD0000 Toronto FC FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Montreal Impact GK 1 CAN Greg Sutton DF 4 PUR Marco Vélez 86 DF 11 CAN Jim Brennan (c) DF 14 JAM Tyrone Marshall DF 16 USA Marvell Wynne MF 6 USA Maurice Edu MF 10 ENG Rohan Ricketts MF 20 HON 1949 Amado Guevara MF 32 FRA Laurent Robert MF 33 WAL Carl Robinson FW 7 USA Abdus Ibrahim 68 FW 96 USA Jeff Cunningham 68 DF 3 TRI Julius James 86 ENG John Carver GK 1 USA Matt Jordan 73 DF 5 CAN Nevio Pizzolitto DF 16 ITA Stefano Pesoli DF 24 CAN Simon Gatti 38 DF 33 CAN Adam Braz 53 73 MF 7 USA David Testo MF 9 CAN Rocco Placentino 40 64 MF 15 CAN Patrick Leduc MF 17 USA Joey Gjertsen 84 MF 18 ARG Leonardo Di Lorenzo FW 10 PAN Roberto Brown 90+2 FW 14 CAN Sita-Taty Matondo 64 MF 26 FRA Cedric Joqueviel 73 MF 23 CAN Antonio Ribeiro 84 CAN John Limniatis ENG Rohan Ricketts / PAN Roberto Brown Joe Fletcher Daniel Belleau Steven DePiero Goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1PAN Roberto BrownMontreal Impact2ENG Rohan RickettsToronto FCCUB Eduardo SebrangoVancouver Whitecaps4USA Maurice EduToronto FC1USA Joey GjertsenMontreal ImpactBRA Severino JeffersonMontreal ImpactCAN Martin NashVancouver WhitecapsUSA David TestoMontreal ImpactPUR Marco VélezToronto FC References 2008 Championship Category:2008 in domestic association football cups