2007 Open Canada Cup

Open Canada Cup 2007 Canada 14 Trois-Rivières Attak (1st title) Columbus Clan F.C. 14 74 USA Aaron Byrd (3 goals) 2006 The 2007 Open Canada Cup was the 10th edition of the Canadian Soccer League's open league cup tournament, running from July through early September. Trois-Rivières Attak defeated Columbus Clan F.C. 3-0 in the final played at Cove Road Stadium, London, Ontario.http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports07/07csl111.htm September 3, 2007 CSL Open Canada Cup Final Columbus Clan vs Trois Rivieres Attak (from CSL media release) www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com 2016-10-27 It was the Attak's first Open Canada Cup title and marked the first time in the tournament's history that a Quebec club won. The 2007 tournament was significant as it featured, for the first time professional and amateur teams from Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia.http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports07/07csl010.htm May 2, 2007 CSL--Open Canada Cup Expands (from CSL website) www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com 2016-10-27 The British Columbia teams had their own regional qualifying matches, with the winner of the British Columbia Provincial Soccer Championship, the Columbus Clan F.C., receiving a bye to the semi-finals.http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports07/07csl099.htm August 16, 2007 CSL Open Canada Cup Finals draw (from CSL media release) www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com 2016-10-27 All CSL clubs competed in the competition except Toronto Croatia, which opted out in order to compete in the Croatian World Club Championship and the annual Croatian-North American Soccer Tournament. The remaining Ontario clubs were from the Ontario Soccer League, Ottawa Carleton Soccer League, and the Western Ontario Soccer League. With the exception of Trois-Rivières the remaining Quebec club Jean-Talon 2007 represented the Concordia Regional Soccer League. London City were awarded the hosting rights to the semi-final, and final. As the host club London City were given a wild card match if they were defeated in the earlier rounds. Qualification Enter in preliminary round Enter in Second Round Enter in Third Round Enter in Semi-final OSL/CRSL/OCSL/WOSL1 teams/1 team/1 team/1 team CSL9 teams VMSL1 teamOntario Soccer League Scarborough GS United Concordia Regional Soccer League Jean-Talon 2007 Ottawa Carleton Soccer League Capital City Ambassadors Western Ontario Soccer League AEK LondonCanadian Soccer League Canadian Lions Italia Shooters North York Astros Portuguese Supra Serbian White Eagles St. Catharines Wolves Trois-Rivières Attak Windsor Border StarsCanadian Soccer League London CityVancouver Metro Soccer League Columbus Clan F.C. Open Canada Cup bracket main 5 no high 1-9;11-13;15-18;24-25 yes yes font-size:85%; white-space:nowrap First Round Second Round Third Round Semifinals Final GS United 1 (3) AEK London 1 (0) Jean-Talon 2007 5 Capital City Ambassadors 1 Portuguese Supra 2 Canadian Lions 1 St. Catharines Wolves 1 Windsor Border Stars 2 Italia Shooters 2 GS United 0 Serbian White Eagles 3 (4) North York Astros 3 (5) Trois-Rivières Attak 3 Jean-Talon 2007 1 Portuguese Supra 0 Windsor Border Stars 4 Italia ShootersHad to play in Wildcard match despite winning 1 North York Astros 0 Trois-Rivières Attak 6 London CityQualified for Wildcard match due to hosting rights 0 September 1 – London, ON Columbus Clan FC 4 Windsor Border Stars 3 September 1 – London, ON Italia Shooters 0 Trois-Rivieres Attak 1 September 3 – London, ON Columbus Clan FC 0 Trois-Rivieres Attak 3 N8 white-space:nowrap yes high no 1-6 yes yes omit_label omit_label Wildcard August 31 – London, ON London City 2 Italia Shooters 4 Preliminary round (amateur teams) July 1, 2007 10:00 ET Jean-Talon 2007 (CRSL) 5–1 (Report) Capital City Ambassadors (OCSL) Paul Daccobert 9' Karl Stephen 65' Leo Incollingo 78' Jacob Jacques 87' Karl Stephen 90' Ali Al-Hajari 6' Jeanne-Mance Park Le Plateau-Mont-Royal July 2, 2007 2:00 ET GS United (OSL) 1–1 yes (Report) AEK London (WOSL) Gus Kouzmanis 36' Mike Pereira 22' Victoria Park Stadium Brampton, Ontario 3–0 Second round June 29, 2007 8:15 ET St. Catharines Wolves (CSL) 1–2 yes (Report) Windsor Border Stars (CSL) Antonio Stranges 30' Filip Rocca 62' Aaron Byrd 95' Club Roma Stadium St. Catharines, Ontario July 12, 2007 8:30 ET Portuguese Supra (CSL) 2–1 (Report) Canadian Lions (CSL) Helio Pereira 63' Yami Williams 86' Evan Milward 30' The Soccer Centre Vaughan, Ontario 45 Mike Winstanley (Ontario) July 25, 2007 8:45 ET Italia Shooters (CSL) 2–0 (Report) GS United (OSL) Jason De Thomasis 44' Desmond Humphrey 77' The Soccer Centre Vaughan, Ontario July 25, 2007 8:45 ET Serbian White Eagles (CSL) 3–3 yes (Report)(Report) North York Astros (CSL) Saša Viciknez 76' Saša Viciknez 80' Mirko Medić 115' Selvin Lammie 78' Paulo Astorga 82' Paulo Astorga 95' Birchmount Stadium Scarborough, Toronto Joe Fletcher (Ontario) 4–5 July 27, 2007 9:00 ET Trois-Rivières Attak (CSL) 3–1 (Report) Jean-Talon 2007 (CRSL) Darko Kolic 14' Nicolas Lesage 34' Elkana Mayard 80' Leo Incollingo 63' Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard Montreal, Quebec Third round August 4, 2007 4:00 ET Trois-Rivieres Attak (CSL) 6–0 (Report) London City (CSL) Darko Kolic 5' Jean-Louis Besse 20' Francois Boivin 64' Boubacar Coulibaly 67' Cedric Joqueviel 73' Francois Boivin 86' Stade de l'UQTR Trois-Rivières, Quebec August 6, 2007 4:00 ET Portuguese Supra (CSL) 0–4 (Report) Windsor Border Stars (CSL) Aaron Byrd 24' Aaron Byrd 30' Gino Berardi 39' Robbie Nelson 66' Centennial Park Stadium Toronto, Ontario 50 Isaac Raymond (Ontario) August 6, 2007 7:00 ET Italia Shooters (CSL) 1–0 (Report) North York Astros (CSL) Joshua Jaramillo 46' The Soccer Centre Vaughan, Ontario 100 David Barrie (Ontario) Wild Card August 31, 2007 8:38 ET London City (CSL) 2–4 (Report) Italia Shooters (CSL) Garson Hazel 36' Roy Beishuizen 80' Kadian Lecky 31' Joshua Jaramilo 75' Geron Duporte 78' Chris Turner 81' Cove Road Stadium London, Ontario Semifinals September 1, 2007 5:00 ET Columbus Clan FC (VMSL) 4–3 (Report) Windsor Border Stars (CSL) Jonathan Poli 11' Tiarnan King 21' Steve De Blasio 75' Jonathan Poli 93' Worteh Sampson 12' Radek Papiez 14' Radek Papiez 55' Cove Road Stadium London, Ontario 100 Steve DePierro (Ontario) September 1, 2007 8:38 ET Italia Shooters (CSL) 1–2 (Report) Trois-Rivieres Attak (CSL) Chris Turner 16' Mohammed Nafe 42' Boubacar Coulibaly 48' Cove Road Stadium London, Ontario 100 Justin Tasev (Ontario) Finals September 3 4:00 ET Columbus Clan F.C. 0–3 Report Lesage 60 Anderson 74 82 Trois-Rivières Attak Cove Road Stadium London, Ontario 50 Joe Fletcher (Ontario) GK 1CAN Geoff Ayi-Bonte 74RB 6CAN Blair RobertsonCB 5 CAN Tony Gaita (c)CB 4CAN Jonathan PoliLB 7CAN Frank Mollica 78RM 19 CAN Carmen D'Onofrio 78CM 23CAN Craig RichardsCM 17CAN Tiarnan King LM 9 CAN Steve Deblasio 86ST 21CAN Tino Cucca 82ST 18CAN Joe Scigliano Substitutes:GK 0CAN Carlo Bertelli 74MF 10 CAN Gino Gaita 78DF 12CAN Devin Mathews 78DF 14CAN Rob Mascitti MF 16 CAN Sal Cuccione 82FW 20CAN Paul Jordan 86Manager:CAN Carmen D'Onofrio GK 22CAN Jon Paul Piques 1 84RB 2 CAN Peter EustacheCB 5 FRA Cedric JoquevielCB 3Morocco Hicham Aaboubou LB 4 CAN Alex Surprenant 81RM 19 Guinea Alpha Ibrahim Bah 88CM 17CAN Joe Di Buono 93CM 6Mali Boubacar Coulibaly (c)LM 20England Danny Anderson 74CF 8Ivory Coast Jean-Louis Besse 85CF 7 CAN Ibrahim Baldeh 51Substitutes:GK 24CAN Vincent Cournoyer 85FW 12CAN Nicolas Lesage 51MF 14CAN Guillaume Barrette 93MF 15CAN Philippe Armand Kamdem 88MF 27CAN Francois Boivin 81Manager:CAN Marc Dos Santos Assistant referees: Jon Oliva Geoff Gamble Fourth official: Kyle McIntosh Top scorers Position Player Club Goals 1 Aaron Byrd Windsor Border Stars 3 2 Nicolas Lesage Trois-Rivières Attak 2 Darko Kolić Trois-Rivières Attak 2 Leo Incollingo Jean-Talon 2007 2 Saša Viciknez Serbian White Eagles 2 Boubacar Coulibaly Trois-Rivières Attak 2 Jonathan Poli Columbus Clan F.C. 2 Radek Papiez Windsor Border Stars 2 References Category:Open Canada Cup Category:2007 in domestic association football cups Category:2007 in Canadian soccer