The 2017 Canadian Championship was a soccer tournament hosted and organized by the Canadian Soccer Association. It was the tenth edition of the annual Canadian Championship.
The 2017 edition saw the introduction of a rule that required three players to be named in the starting eleven of each participating team who are eligible (and have declared their intention, if they had otherwise played for another national team) to play for the Canada men's national soccer team.
Due to the restructuring of the CONCACAF Champions League, the winner of the 2017 Canadian Championship would have advanced to a playoff against Toronto FC, the winner of the 2016 Canadian Championship, to be played in Toronto on August 9, 2017, for a place in the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League. However, as Toronto FC won the 2017 Canadian Championship, no playoff game was necessary, and Toronto earned a place in the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League automatically.
Tournament bracket
Matches
Preliminary round
Ottawa Fury FC won 4–2 on aggregate.
Semifinals
Toronto FC won 5–2 on aggregate.
Montreal Impact won 5–4 on aggregate.
Final
Toronto FC won 3–2 on aggregate.
Goalscorers Rank Player Nation Team Goals 1 Sebastian Giovinco Toronto FC32 Alphonso Davies Vancouver Whitecaps FC2 Steevan Dos Santos Ottawa Fury Ignacio Piatti Montreal Impact Sito Seoane Ottawa Fury Ryan Williams Ottawa Fury7 Jozy Altidore Toronto FC1 Benoît Cheyrou Toronto FC David Choinière Montreal Impact Marco Delgado Toronto FC Blerim Džemaili Montreal Impact Tsubasa Endoh Toronto FC Kyle Greig Vancouver Whitecaps FC Anthony Jackson-Hamel Montreal Impact Jake Keegan FC Edmonton Matteo Mancosu Montreal Impact Nicolás Mezquida Vancouver Whitecaps Sainey Nyassi FC Edmonton Ballou Tabla Montreal Impact
Own goals Rank Player Nation Team Goals 1 Eddie Edward Ottawa Fury1
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