The 2012 Canadian Championship (officially the Amway Canadian Championship for sponsorship reasons) was a soccer tournament hosted and organized by the Canadian Soccer Association that took place in the cities of Edmonton, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver in 2012. As in the previous tournament, participating teams included FC Edmonton, Montreal Impact, Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. It was won by Toronto FC, who defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 on aggregate in the final round. As the winner, Toronto FC took the Voyageurs Cup and Canada's entry into the Group Stage of the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League. It was the fifth edition of the annual Canadian Championship.
Qualified teams Team League Position AppearanceToronto FCMLS16th5thVancouver Whitecaps FCMLS18th5thFC EdmontonNASL5th2ndMontreal ImpactNASL7th5th
Matches
Bracket The teams were seeded based on 2011 league results, with the Major League Soccer teams receiving the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, and the North American Soccer League teams receiving the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds. Each round is a two-game aggregate goal series.
Semifinals
Toronto FC won 2–0 on aggregate.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 5–1 on aggregate.
Final
Toronto FC won 2–1 on aggregate.
Goalscorers
RankPlayerTeamGoalsBy round 1 Eric HassliVancouver Whitecaps FC211 Ryan JohnsonToronto FC11 Reggie LambeToronto FC11 Sébastien Le TouxVancouver Whitecaps FC25 Atiba HarrisVancouver Whitecaps FC11 Darren MattocksVancouver Whitecaps FC1 PintoFC Edmonton1
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