2017 Challenge Trophy

The 2017 Challenge Trophy (part of the Toyota National Championships for sponsorship reasons) is the national championship for men's soccer clubs competing at division 4 and below in the Canadian soccer pyramid. It was held in Surrey, British Columbia from October 4–9, 2017.[1]

2017 Challenge Trophy
Challenge Cup
National Championship
The Challenge Trophy
CountryCanada
DatesOctober 4–9, 2017
Teams10
ChampionsWestern Halifax FC
Runners-upFC Winnipeg Lions
Matches played25
Goals scored91 (3.64 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Joseph Vaz 6 goals
2016
2018

Teams

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.

ProvinceTeam ManagerQualification
 British ColumbiaVancouver Club Inter FC Joe MarrelloBritish Columbia Men's Provincial Cup
 AlbertaCalgary Callies Kevin RandallAlberta Soccer Provincial Championships
 SaskatchewanSaskatoon HUSA Alumni Stewart GillottSaskatchewan Shield
 Nova ScotiaWestern Halifax FC Alan JazicNova Scotia provincial winner
 Newfoundland and LabradorHoly Cross SC Jeremy BabstockNL provincial winner
 YukonYukon Selects Jake HansonYukon representative
 ManitobaFC Winnipeg Lions Tony NocitaManitoba Cup winners
 OntarioDurham Celtic FC Mike HaddenOntario Cup winners
 QuebecCeltix Haut-Richelieu Yannick Rome-GosselinQuébec LSEQ playoff winners
 New BrunswickFredericton Picaroons Reds Dave RouseNew Brunswick provincial winners

Venues

Newton Athletic Fields in Surrey will serve as the tournament's main venue.[2]

Group stage

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.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NS SK BC NL AB
1 Western Halifax FC 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 10 Advance to first place match
2 Saskatoon HUSA Alumni 4 2 2 0 6 4 +2 8 Advance to third place match 1–1 1–1 1–0
3 Vancouver Club Inter FC 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3 7 Advance to fifth place match 1–2
4 Holy Cross SC 4 1 0 3 3 8 5 3 Advance to seventh place match 1–3 1–4
5 Calgary Callies 4 0 0 4 3 8 5 0 Advance to ninth place match 0–2 2–3 1–2 0–1
Source: http://www.canadasoccer.com/schedule-results-s15521
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MB ON QC NB YT
1 FC Winnipeg Lions 4 3 1 0 12 2 +10 10 Advance to first place match 0–0 2–1 7–0
2 Durham Celtic FC 4 2 2 0 14 5 +9 8 Advance to third place match 3–3 8–0
3 Celtix Haut-Richelieu 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 6 Advance to fifth place match 1–3 2–3 2–1 2–0
4 Fredericton Picaroons Reds 4 1 1 2 10 9 +1 4 Advance to seventh place match 5–2
5 Yukon Selects 4 0 0 4 2 22 20 0 Advance to ninth place match
Source: http://www.canadasoccer.com/schedule-results-s15521
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference

Final round

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 9, 2017 First place match Western Halifax FC 1–0 FC Winnipeg Lions Newton Athletic Park - Field #1
12:30 pm Macrae  3' Report
October 9, 2017 Third place match Saskatoon HUSA Alumni 1–3 Durham Celtic FC Newton Athletic Park - Field #4
10:00 am Peters  74' Report Van Beek  47', 77'
Murphy  84'
October 9, 2017 Fifth place match Vancouver Club Inter FC 1–1
(4–2 p)
Celtix Haut-Richelieu Newton Athletic Park - Field #2
11:30 am Rahmati  34' Report Beaumont  75'
October 9, 2017 Seventh place match Holy Cross SC 6–1 Fredericton Picaroons Reds Newton Athletic Park - Field #10
10:00 am Grant  13', 74', 80'
Warren  18'
Dolomount  50'
Barry  79'
Report K. Morrison  4'
October 9, 2017 Ninth place match Calgary Callies 4–0 Yukon Selects Newton Athletic Park - Field #2
9:00 am Greedy  42', 45'
Kastrati  58'
Jovica  59'
Report

Tournament ranking

Rank Team
Western Halifax FC
FC Winnipeg Lions
Durham Celtic FC
4 Saskatoon HUSA Alumni
5 Vancouver Club Inter FC
6 Celtix Haut-Richelieu
7 Holy Cross SC
8 Fredericton Picaroons Reds
9 Calgary Callies
10 Yukon Selects

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Joseph Vaz Durham Celtic FC 6
2 Mark Van Beek Durham Celtic FC 5
Milad Mehrabi Vancouver Club Inter FC 5
Garrett Peters Saskatoon HUSA Alumni 5
5 Nicholas Beaumont Celtix Haut-Richelieu 4
AJ Naumiuk FC Winnipeg Lions 4
7 Jhonattan Cordoba Western Halifax FC 3
Brendan Rattai FC Winnipeg Lions 3
Jacob Grant Holy Cross SC 3
10 (Ten players tied) 2

Source:

References

  1. "Challenge Trophy". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. "Journey to Surrey: finalists for the 2017 Challenge Trophy | Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
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