The 2019 Canada Soccer National Championships (officially the Toyota National Championships for sponsorship reasons) was the 97th staging of Canada Soccer's amateur football club competition. Central City Breakers FC won the Challenge Trophy after they beat Ottawa St. Anthony SC in the Canadian Final at King George V Park in St. John's on 14 October 2019.
Central City Breakers FC won the tournament on their debut, defeating Ottawa St. Anthony SC 2–0 in the Canadian Final.
Ten teams qualified to the final week of the 2019 National Championships in St. John's. Each team played four group matches before the medal and ranking matches on the last day.
On the road to the National Championships, Central City Breakers FC beat Rino's FC Tigers Vancouver in the 2019 BC Province 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 2019 tournament, nine provinces and one territory confirmed their participation.
ProvinceTeamQualified asPrevious appearances in tournament1Previous best performance Central City Breakers FC British Columbia Provincial Championship winners 0 (debut) Edmonton Scottish Alberta Soccer Challenge Cup winners 10 (1972, 1979, 1987, 1992, 1996, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018) (2016) Saskatoon Revolution Saskatchewan Open Cup winners 1 (2018) (2018) — FC Winnipeg Lions2 Manitoba Soccer Provincial Championship winners 10 (1996, 1998, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) (2002) Ottawa St. Anthony SC3 Ontario Cup winners 2 (1964, 2006) (2006) Kodiak de Charlesbourg Québec LSEQ playoff winners 0 (debut) — Fredericton Picaroons Reds NBPSL Men's League winners 8 (2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) (2007) — United Dartmouth FC4 Nova Scotia Provincial Championship winners 8 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2014, 2015) (1990) Holy Cross FC Newfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup winners 19 (1973, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018) (1988) YK Galaxy FC5 Acclaimed 6 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018) (2018) — 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. 2 Competed in previous tournaments as Winnipeg Sons of Italy. 3 Competed in previous tournaments as Ottawa St. Anthony's Italia FC. 4 Competed in previous tournaments as Dartmouth United Oland. 5 Competed in previous tournaments as Yellowknife FC.
Venues Matches were played at four different venues within the St. John's metropolitan area.
Conception Bay South Mount Pearl Topsail Field Smallwood Field Capacity: 750 Capacity: 2,500 Portugal Cove–St. Philip's St. John's Rainbow Gully Park King George V Park Capacity: 450 Capacity: 6,400
Group stage Competing teams are divided into two groups of five teams, playing against one another in a single round-robin and advancing to the final round based on their group positioning.
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) consists of one game for each team, where they are paired with their equal-ranked opponent from the opposite group to determine a final ranking for the tournament.
Goalscorers
References Official site; fixtures and results at CanadaSoccer.com
External links List of champions