2017 Canadian Championship

The 2017 Canadian Championship was a soccer tournament hosted and organized by the Canadian Soccer Association. It was the tenth time this yearly event took place.

In 2017, a new rule was added. Each team had to start with three players who could play for the Canada men's national soccer team. This helped make sure Canadian players had chances to show their skills.

Because of changes in another soccer tournament called the CONCACAF Champions League, the winner of the 2017 Canadian Championship was supposed to play a extra game against Toronto FC, the winner from 2016, to earn a spot in the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League. But since Toronto FC won the 2017 championship too, they got to go straight to the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League without any extra game.

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The 2017 Canadian Championship was a soccer tournament organized by the Canadian Soccer Association. It was the tenth time this annual tournament was held.

One new rule was introduced this year: each team had to include three players in their starting lineup who could play for the Canada men's national soccer team.

Matches

Preliminary round

On May 3, 2017, a match took place at 7:30 pm ET at TD Place Stadium in Ottawa. The attendance was 2,567 people, and the referee was Juan Marquez. Another match happened on May 10, 2017, at 7:00 pm MT at Clarke Stadium in Edmonton. This match had 2,591 attendees, and the referee was David Barrie. Ottawa Fury FC won with a total score of 4–2.

Semifinals

On May 23, 2017, at 7:00 pm ET, a match was held at TD Place Stadium in Ottawa, with 7,611 people attending and Pierre-Luc Lauziere as the referee. The next day, on May 31, 2017, at 7:00 pm ET, another match took place at BMO Field in Toronto, with 15,175 attendees and Geoff Gamble as the referee. Toronto FC won with a total score of 5–2.

Also on May 23, 2017, at 7:00 pm PT, a match occurred at BC Place in Vancouver, attended by 16,831 people and refereed by Drew Fischer. On May 30, 2017, at 7:30 pm ET, another match was played at Saputo Stadium in Montreal, with 15,213 attendees and David Barrie as the referee. Montreal Impact won with a total score of 5–4.

Final

The final matches were held on June 21, 2017, at 7:30 pm ET at Saputo Stadium in Montreal, with 14,329 people attending and Silviu Petrescu as the referee. The second final match took place on June 27, 2017, at 7:30 pm ET at BMO Field in Toronto, with 26,539 attendees and David Gantar as the referee. Toronto FC won with a total score of 3–2.

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