2017 Challenge Trophy

2017 Challenge Trophy
Challenge Cup
National Championship
The Challenge Trophy
Tournament details
CountryCanada
DatesOctober 4–9, 2017
Teams10
Final positions
ChampionsWestern Halifax FC
Runner-upFC Winnipeg Lions
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored91 (3.64 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Joseph Vaz 6 goals
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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]

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.

Province Team Manager Qualification
 British Columbia Vancouver Club Inter FC Joe Marrello British Columbia Men's Provincial Cup
 Alberta Calgary Callies Kevin Randall Alberta Soccer Provincial Championships
 Saskatchewan Saskatoon HUSA Alumni Stewart Gillott Saskatchewan Shield
 Nova Scotia Western Halifax FC Alan Jazic Nova Scotia provincial winner
 Newfoundland and Labrador Holy Cross SC Jeremy Babstock NL provincial winner
 Yukon Yukon Selects Jake Hanson Yukon representative
 Manitoba FC Winnipeg Lions Tony Nocita Manitoba Cup winners
 Ontario Durham Celtic FC Mike Hadden Ontario Cup winners
 Quebec Celtix Haut-Richelieu Yannick Rome-Gosselin Québec LSEQ playoff winners
 New Brunswick Fredericton Picaroons Reds Dave Rouse New 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 Nova Scotia Western Halifax FC 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 10 Advance to first place match — — — — —
2 Saskatchewan Saskatoon HUSA Alumni 4 2 2 0 6 4 +2 8 Advance to third place match 1–1 — 1–1 1–0 —
3 British Columbia Vancouver Club Inter FC 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3 7 Advance to fifth place match 1–2 — — — —
4 Newfoundland and Labrador Holy Cross SC 4 1 0 3 3 8 −5 3 Advance to seventh place match 1–3 — 1–4 — —
5 Alberta 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 Manitoba FC Winnipeg Lions 4 3 1 0 12 2 +10 10 Advance to first place match — 0–0 — 2–1 7–0
2 Ontario Durham Celtic FC 4 2 2 0 14 5 +9 8 Advance to third place match — — — 3–3 8–0
3 Quebec 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 New Brunswick Fredericton Picaroons Reds 4 1 1 2 10 9 +1 4 Advance to seventh place match — — — — 5–2
5 Yukon 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 1st place, gold medalist(s) First place match Western Halifax FC Nova Scotia 1–0 Manitoba FC Winnipeg Lions Newton Athletic Park - Field #1
12:30 pm Macrae 3' Report
October 9, 2017 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place match Saskatoon HUSA Alumni Saskatchewan 1–3 Ontario 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 British Columbia 1–1
(4–2 p)		 Quebec 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 Newfoundland and Labrador 6–1 New Brunswick 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 Alberta 4–0 Yukon Yukon Selects Newton Athletic Park - Field #2
9:00 am Greedy 42', 45'
Kastrati 58'
Jovica 59'		 Report

Tournament ranking

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Nova Scotia Western Halifax FC
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Manitoba FC Winnipeg Lions
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ontario Durham Celtic FC
4 Saskatchewan Saskatoon HUSA Alumni
5 British Columbia Vancouver Club Inter FC
6 Quebec Celtix Haut-Richelieu
7 Newfoundland and Labrador Holy Cross SC
8 New Brunswick Fredericton Picaroons Reds
9 Alberta Calgary Callies
10 Yukon 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: [1] Archived 2016-09-28 at the Wayback Machine

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.