2022 Canadian Championship final

2022 Canadian Championship Final
BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia hosted the match.
Event2022 Canadian Championship
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Toronto FC
1 1
Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 5–3 on penalties
DateJuly 26, 2022
VenueBC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia
RefereePierre-Luc Lauzière
Attendance24,307
WeatherFair
26 °C (79 °F)
61% humidity[1]
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The 2022 Canadian Championship Final was a soccer match played between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Toronto FC at BC Place on July 26, 2022. The match determined the winner of the 2022 Canadian Championship, Canada's primary men's domestic cup competition.[2][3]

Vancouver Whitecaps won their second title in a 5–3 penalty shoot-out victory following a 1–1 draw, qualifying them for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.[4]

Teams

Team League City Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Major League Soccer Vancouver, British Columbia 6 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018)
Toronto FC Major League Soccer Toronto, Ontario 9 (2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)

Background

This was the fifth time Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Toronto FC faced each other in the Canadian Championship final with Toronto FC having won all previous ties. The most recent finals meeting took place in 2018 when Toronto FC won 7–4 on aggregate.

Path to the final

Further information: 2022 Canadian Championship § Bracket

Each tie of the four-round tournament was played as a single-leg fixture. Toronto FC received a bye in the preliminary round for being a finalist of the 2021 tournament.[5]

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Round Toronto FC
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Valour FC (H) 2–0 Preliminary round Bye
Cavalry FC (A) 1–1
(5–3 p) 		Quarter-finals HFX Wanderers FC (A) 2–1
York United FC (H) 2–1 Semi-finals CF Montréal (H) 4–0

Match details

Vancouver Whitecaps FC1–1Toronto FC
  • White 19'
 Report
Penalties
 5–3
Attendance: 24,307
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
Vancouver Whitecaps
Toronto FC
GK 55 United States Cody Cropper
CB 28 United States Jake Nerwinski
CB 4 Serbia Ranko Veselinović
CB 6 United States Tristan Blackmon
RM 11 Colombia Cristian Dájome downward-facing red arrow 62'
CM 31 Canada Russell Teibert (c) downward-facing red arrow 73'
CM 20 Paraguay Andrés Cubas
LM 27 Canada Ryan Raposo downward-facing red arrow 82'
RW 9 Canada Lucas Cavallini downward-facing red arrow 73'
CF 25 Scotland Ryan Gauld
LW 24 United States Brian White
Substitutes:
GK 60 Canada Isaac Boehmer
DF 2 Canada Marcus Godinho
DF 19 Germany Julian Gressel upward-facing green arrow 62'
DF 23 Jamaica Javain Brown upward-facing green arrow 82'
MF 33 Canada Michael Baldisimo upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 45 Ecuador Pedro Vite
FW 87 Canada Tosaint Ricketts upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Italy Vanni Sartini
GK 25 United States Alex Bono
RB 47 Canada Kosi Thompson
CB 27 United States Shane O'Neill downward-facing red arrow 82'
CB 5 Canada Lukas MacNaughton downward-facing red arrow 83'
LB 44 Italy Domenico Criscito
CM 21 Canada Jonathan Osorio
CM 4 United States Michael Bradley (c) Yellow card 69'
CM 11 Canada Jayden Nelson downward-facing red arrow 88'
RW 10 Italy Federico Bernardeschi
CF 9 Spain Jesús Jiménez downward-facing red arrow 62'
LW 24 Italy Lorenzo Insigne downward-facing red arrow 88'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Trinidad and Tobago Greg Ranjitsingh
DF 7 Canada Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty
DF 15 Canada Doneil Henry upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW 20 Canada Ayo Akinola upward-facing green arrow 62'
DF 23 Democratic Republic of the Congo Chris Mavinga upward-facing green arrow 83'
DF 38 Canada Luca Petrasso upward-facing green arrow 88'
FW 77 Canada Jordan Perruzza upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
United States Bob Bradley

Assistant referees:
Chris Wattam
Michael Barwegen
Fourth official:
Drew Fischer
Fifth official:
Stefan Tanaka-Freundt[6]

References

  1. ^ "Weather History for CYVR". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  2. ^ Alter, David (June 22, 2022). "Toronto FC dominate CF Montreal, advance to Canadian Championship final". CBC.ca. Canadian Press. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Canadian Championship Updates Ahead of 2022 Season". Canadian Soccer Association. March 2, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  4. ^ Karstens-Smith, Gemma (July 26, 2022). "Whitecaps win Voyageurs Cup beating Toronto FC in penalty shootout". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "The Quarterfinals of the Canadian Championship to kick off on Tuesday, May 24". Canadian Premier League. May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  6. ^ @CanadaSoccerEN (July 26, 2022). "Canada Soccer Referee appointments for tonight's final" (Tweet). Retrieved July 27, 2022 – via Twitter.