The 2022 Canada Soccer National Championships (officially the Toyota National Championships for sponsorship reasons) was the 98th staging of Canada Soccer's amateur football club competition. Gloucester Celtic FC won the Challenge Trophy after they beat Edmonton Green and Gold in the Canadian Final at North Maple Field in Vaughan on 10 October 2022.
Nine teams qualified to the final week of the 2022 National Championships in Vaughan. Teams played either three or four group matches before the medal and ranking matches on the last day.
On the road to the National Championships, Gloucester Celtic FC beat Caledon SC in the 2022 Ontario Cup Final.
Teams Each of Canada Soccer's thirteen provincial and territorial associations can send one representative to the Challenge Trophy, with teams generally qualifying through a regional preliminary series such as an open cup or league competition.
For the 2022 tournament, ten provincial associations confirmed their participation. New Brunswick's Fredericton Picaroons withdrew from the tournament in September 2022, leaving nine provincial representatives.
ProvinceTeamQualified asPrevious appearances in tournament1Previous best performance Surrey BB5 United2 British Columbia Provincial Championship winners 1 (2019) (2019) Edmonton Green & Gold Alberta Soccer Challenge Cup winners 4 (2005, 2011, 2015, 2016) (2005) SK Classicos Acclaimed 0 (debut) — SC Hellas Manitoba Soccer Provincial Championship winners 3 (2008, 2009, 2012) (2009) Ottawa Gloucester Celtic Ontario Cup winners 2 (2013, 2016) (2013) Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest Coupe du Québec runners-up3 0 (debut) Fredericton Picaroons Reds4 NBPSL Men's League winners 9 (2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) (2007, 2019) Halifax Dunbrack SC Nova Scotia Provincial Championship runners-up5 5 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2013) (2010) Holy Cross FC Newfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup winners 20 (1973, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019) (1988) Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals PEISA Men's League runners-up6 1 (2013) (2013) 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. 2 Competed in previous tournaments as Central City Breakers FC. 3 Replaced Royal-Sélect de Beauport as Quebec representatives. 4 Withdrew from the tournament in September 2022. 5 Replaced Suburban FC as Nova Scotia representatives. 6 Replaced Sherwood-Parkdale Rangers as Prince Edward Island representatives.
Venues Matches were played at two different venues in the Maple and Woodbridge subdivisions of Vaughan.
Maple Woodbridge North Maple Regional Park Vaughan Grove Sports Park Capacity: 2,000 Capacity: 1,000
Group stage Competing teams are divided into two groups, playing against one another in a single round-robin and advancing to the final round based on their group positioning.
The preliminary schedule was announced by Canada Soccer on 9 August 2022 without kick-off times, and were later confirmed on 29 September 2022.
Tie-breaking criteria for group playThe following criteria shall be used to determine the final standings:
Most points in all group matches; Greater number of points in matches between the teams concerned (head-to-head competition); Greater goal difference in all group matches; Greater number of goals scored in all group matches; Kicks from the penalty mark as per the Laws of the Game, at a time and place decided by the Canada Soccer General Coordinator.
Group A
Group B
Final round The final round (known as Teck Finals Day for sponsorship reasons) pairs equally-ranked opponents from opposite groups to determine a final ranking for the tournament.
Awards Most Valuable Player: Bezick Evraire, Ottawa Gloucester Celtic FC
References Official site; fixtures and results at CanadaSoccer.com
External links List of champions