2018 Challenge Trophy
 The Challenge Trophy | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Dates | 3-8 October 2018 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Defending champions | Western Halifax FC |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Surrey BC Tigers Hurricanes (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Caledon SC |
| Awards | |
| Best player | MVP Nick Soolsma |
The 2018 Canada Soccer National Championships (officially the Toyota National Championships for sponsorship reasons) was the 96th staging of Canada Soccer's amateur football club competition. Surrey BC Tigers Hurricanes won the Challenge Trophy after they beat Caledon SC in the Canadian Final at Umea Field in Saskatoon on 8 October 2018.
Ten teams qualified to the final week of the 2018 National Championships in Saskatoon. Each team played four group matches before the medal and ranking matches on the last day.[1]
On the road to the National Championships, Surrey BC Tigers Hurricanes beat Langley United in the 2018 BC Province Cup Final.
Teams
[edit]Ten teams were granted entry into the competition; one from each Canadian province. Teams are selected by their provincial soccer associations; most often qualifying by winning provincial leagues or cup championships such as the Ontario Cup.
| Province | Team | Manager | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
 Alberta
|
Edmonton Scottish | Kevin Poissant | Alberta Soccer Provincial Championships |
 British Columbia
|
BC Tigers Hurricanes | Rob Jandric | British Columbia Men's Provincial Cup |
 Nova Scotia
|
Western Halifax FC | Alan Jazic | Nova Scotia provincial winner |
 Manitoba
|
FC Winnipeg Lions | Tony Nocita | Manitoba Cup winners |
 New Brunswick
|
Fredericton Picaroons Reds | Dave Rouse | New Brunswick provincial winners |
 Newfoundland and Labrador
|
Holy Cross SC | Noel Stanford | NL Challenge Cup champion |
 Northwest Territories
|
Yellowknife Galaxy | Judon Gregory | Northwest Territories Representative |
 Ontario
|
Caledon SC | Steven Hill | Ontario Cup winners |
 Quebec
|
Royal Select de Beauport | Samir Ghrib | Québec LSEQ playoff winners |
 Saskatchewan
|
Saskatoon Revolution | Stewart Gillott | Saskatchewan Shield |
Group stage
[edit]The ten teams in the competition are divided into two groups of five teams each, which then play a single-game round-robin format. At the end of the group stage, each team faces the equal-ranked team from the other group to determine a final seeding for the tournament.
Final round
[edit]The final round consists of one game for each club, where they are paired with their equal-ranked opponent from the opposite group to determine a final ranking for the tournament.
October 8, 2018  First place match | Surrey BC Tigers Hurricanes | 7–3 | Caledon SC |
October 8, 2018  Third place match | Saskatoon Revolution | 1–1 (7–6 p) | Holy Cross FC |
| October 8, 2018 Fifth place match | Edmonton Scottish SC | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Royal-Sélect Beauport |
| October 8, 2018 Seventh place match | Western Halifax FC | 1–1 (6–5 p) | FC Winnipeg Lions |
| October 8, 2018 Ninth place match | Fredericton Picaroons Reds | 7–0 | Yellowknife YK Galaxy FC |
References
[edit]- Official site; fixtures and results at CanadaSoccer.com
- ^ "Challenge Trophy". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved May 31, 2019.