The 2022 Canadian Championship was the fifteenth edition of Canada's national soccer cup tournament, awarding the Voyageurs Cup. It took place from May 10 to July 26, 2022. The winners of the tournament, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, were awarded the Voyageurs Cup and earned a berth in the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.
Format
The competition followed a similar format to the 2021 edition with ten teams starting in the preliminary round and three teams receiving byes to the quarter-finals. CF Montréal and Toronto FC received byes for being the finalists of the 2021 tournament and Pacific FC received a bye for winning the 2021 Canadian Premier League season. Each tie of the four round tournament was played as a single-leg fixture.
Distribution + Distribution of teams for 2022 Canadian Championship Round Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round Preliminary round(10 teams) 1 champion of 2021 League1 Ontario season 1 champion of 2021 Première ligue de soccer du Québec season 7 Canadian Premier League teams 1 Major League Soccer team Quarter-finals(8 teams) 1 winner of the 2021 Canadian Premier League season 2 finalists of the 2021 Canadian Championship 5 winners from the preliminary round Semi-finals(4 teams) 4 winners from the quarter-finals Final(2 teams) 2 winners from the semi-finals
Qualified clubs Qualification to the Canadian Championship for 2022 was automatic for Canadian teams within Major League Soccer and for all teams within the Canadian Premier League, Canada's tier-one national league. The champions from Canada's two regional pro-am leagues (League1 Ontario and PLSQ) also qualified.
Club Location League Round of entry Previous best Prior appearances Atlético Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario Canadian Premier League Preliminary round 1 Cavalry FC Foothills County, Alberta Canadian Premier League Preliminary round 2 FC Edmonton Edmonton, Alberta Canadian Premier League Preliminary round 9 Forge FC Hamilton, Ontario Canadian Premier League Preliminary round 3 Guelph United FC Guelph, Ontario League1 Ontario Preliminary round first appearance 0 HFX Wanderers FC Halifax, Nova Scotia Canadian Premier League Preliminary round 2 CF Montréal Montreal, Quebec Major League Soccer Quarter-finals 13 CS Mont-Royal Outremont Mount Royal, Quebec Québec Premier League Preliminary round first appearance 0 Pacific FC Langford, British Columbia Canadian Premier League Quarter-finals 2 Toronto FC Toronto, Ontario Major League Soccer Quarter-finals 14 Valour FC Winnipeg, Manitoba Canadian Premier League Preliminary round 2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver, British Columbia Major League Soccer Preliminary round 13 York United FC Toronto, Ontario Canadian Premier League Preliminary round 2 Note Statistics include previous incarnations of FC Edmonton, Montreal Impact, and Vancouver Whitecaps Results from the 2020 Canadian Championship are included for Toronto FC and Forge FC even though the championship was played after the start of the 2022 edition
Schedule and draw Teams were divided into four geographical pots for the draw. In the preliminary round, teams in pot 1 were drawn with teams in pot 1 while teams in pot 2 were drawn with a team in pot 2 or pot 3. For the quarter-finals, the winners from pot 1 faced off while the winners from pot 2 and 3 were drawn against teams from pot 4. The draw also determined hosting rights for all four rounds.
Pot 1 (West) Pot 2 (East) Pot 3 (East) Pot 4 (Bye)Vancouver Whitecaps FCCavalry FCFC EdmontonValour FCForge FCYork United FCAtlético OttawaHFX Wanderers FCGuelph United F.C.CS Mont-Royal OutremontPacific FCToronto FCCF Montréal
+ScheduleRoundDateFirst roundMay 10–11Quarter-finalsMay 24–25Semi-finalsJune 21FinalJuly 26
Bracket The draw for the Canadian Championship was streamed live on OneSoccer on March 9, 2022.
Preliminary round
Summary The preliminary round matches were played on May 10 and 11, 2022.
Matches
Quarter-finals
Summary The quarter-final matches were played on May 24 and 25, 2022.
Matches
Semi-finals
Summary The semi-final matches were played on June 22, 2022.
Matches
Final
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerTeamGoalsBy round 1 Myer BevanCavalry FC321 Sunusi IbrahimCF Montréal3 Brian WhiteVancouver Whitecaps FC 214 Ayo AkinolaToronto FC2 2 Amer ĐidićPacific FC26 Diyaeddine AbziYork United11 Michael BradleyToronto FC1 Terran CampbellForge FC1 Aidan DanielsHFX Wanderers1 Osaze De RosarioYork United 1 Akeem GarciaHFX Wanderers1 Jesús JiménezToronto FC 1 Isaiah JohnstonYork United 1 Woobens PaciusForge FC1 Alejandro PozueloToronto FC 1 Ryan RaposoVancouver Whitecaps FC1 Samuel SalterHFX Wanderers 1 Malcolm ShawAtlético Ottawa1 Russell TeibertVancouver Whitecaps FC1 Roger ThompsonYork United 1 Tobias WarschewskiFC Edmonton1-->
Own goals 1 own goal - Daan Klomp
Awards George Gross Memorial Trophy: Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) Best Young Canadian Player Award: Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
Discipline Cautions
RankPlayerTeamCautionsBy round 1 Alessandro HojabrpourForge FC211 Chrisnovic N'saYork United FC11YCA Aboubacar SissokoForge FC11 Cédric ToussaintYork United FC11 Charlie TraffordCavalry FC116 Ayo AkinolaToronto FC11 Michael BradleyToronto FC1 Javain BrownVancouver Whitecaps FC1 Michael BaldisimoVancouver Whitecaps FC1 Sebastian BerhalterVancouver Whitecaps FC1 Zachary Brault-GuillardCF Montréal1 Rudy CamachoCF Montréal1 Lucas CavalliniVancouver Whitecaps FC1 Nikolaos GiantsopoulosYork United FC1 Sebastián GutiérrezYork United FC1 Mateo HernándezYork United FC1 Isaiah JohnstonYork United FC1 Matko MiljevicCF Montréal1 Shane O'NeillToronto FC1 Ralph Priso-MbongueToronto FC1 Joaquín TorresCF Montréal1 Noah VerhoevenYork United FC1 Ranko VeselinovićVancouver Whitecaps FC1 Jordan WilsonYork United FC1 Dominick ZatorYork United FC1 Miguel AcostaAtlético Ottawa1 Ollie BassettAtlético Ottawa1 Sebastian CastelloForge FC1 Aidan DanielsHFX Wanderers FC1 Djenairo DanielsPacific FC1 Evan DickGuelph United FC1 Amer ĐidićPacific FC1 Lucas DorosGuelph United FC1 Daryl FordyceValour FC1 Carl HaworthAtlético Ottawa1 Josh HeardPacific FC1 Nyal HigginsFC Edmonton1 Daan KlompCavalry FC1 Reggie LaryeaGuelph United FC1 Cale LoughreyFC Edmonton1 Vladimir MoragregaAtlético Ottawa1 Chris NancoForge FC1 Maxime OliveriCS Mont-Royal Outremont1 Mouad OuzaneCS Mont-Royal Outremont1 Andre RampersadHFX Wanderers FC1 Marcus SimmonsFC Edmonton1 Tomasz SkublakGuelph United FC1 Emery WelshmanForge FC1 Marcel ZajacGuelph United1 Note: Players receive a one-match ban for yellow card accumulation based on two cautions in Canadian Championship.
Sending offs No.DatePlayerClubOffense1 May 10 Camilo Benzi York United FC Violent conduct
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