The 2009 Canadian Championship (officially the Nutrilite Canadian Championship[1] for sponsorship reasons) was a soccer tournament hosted and organized by the Canadian Soccer Association that took place in the cities of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver in 2009. It is the second Canadian Championship held, after the inaugural competition in 2008.
| 2009 Nutrilite Canadian Championship (in English) Championnat canadien Nutrilite 2009 (in French) | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Country | Canada |
| Teams | 3 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Toronto FC (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 14 (2.33 per match) |
| Attendance | 73,549 (12,258 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Dwayne De Rosario (3 goals) |
| George Gross Memorial Trophy | Dwayne De Rosario |
As in the previous tournament, participating teams were the Montreal Impact, Toronto FC and the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The tournament consisted of a home and away series between each pair of teams for a total of six games.[2] Toronto FC, winners of the tournament, were awarded the Voyageurs Cup and gained entry into the preliminary round of the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League.
Four of the six matches were broadcast in English by Rogers Sportsnet,[3] while Radio Canada broadcast in French two of Montreal Impact's matches at Vancouver and at home against Toronto FC.[4]
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TOR | VAN | MTL | |
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| 1 | Toronto FC (C) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Champions League | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Montreal Impact | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | 1–6 | 0–2 | — |
Source: CanadaSoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points in matches between drawn teams; 3) goal differential; 4) number of goals scored; 5) drawing of lots.[5]
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points in matches between drawn teams; 3) goal differential; 4) number of goals scored; 5) drawing of lots.[5]
(C) Champions
Matches edit
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- Assistant referees
Daniel Belleau Philippe Briere - Fourth official
- Justin Tasev
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- Assistant referees
- Darren Clark Cameron Blair
- Fourth official
- Paul Ward
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–0 | Toronto FC |
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Toure  31', 81' |
Report[permanent dead link] |
Attendance: 5,688
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| Montreal Impact | 1–6 | Toronto FC |
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| Donatelli 24' (pen.) |
Report[permanent dead link] | De Rosario 29', 39', 49' Guevara 69', 90'Barrett 82' |
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- Assistant referees
- Cameron Blair Philippe Brière
- Fourth official
- Dave Gantar
Goalscorers edit
| Player | Team | Goals | Assists |
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 Dwayne De Rosario |
Toronto FC | 3 | 1 |
 Chad Barrett |
Toronto FC | 2 | 2 |
 Amado Guevara |
Toronto FC | 2 | 1 |
 Ansu Toure |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 | 0 |
| Charles Gbeke |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Donatelli |
Montreal Impact | 1 | 0 |
| Ethan Gage |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | 0 |
| Marcus Haber |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Harmse |
Toronto FC | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Brennan |
Toronto FC | 0 | 1 |
| Gordon Chin |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 | 1 |
 Takashi Hirano |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 | 1 |
References edit
- ^ "Association announces title partner for new Nutrilite Canadian Championship". CSA Website. May 23, 2008. Archived from the original on June 21, 2009. Retrieved May 23, 2008.
- ^ "Association announces schedule for 2009 Nutrilite Canadian Championship". CSA Website. February 24, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Sportsnet to broadcast upcoming Nutrilite Canadian Championship". CSA Website. April 1, 2009. Archived from the original on May 10, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
- ^ "Société Radio-Canada to broadcast Nutrilite Canadian Championship". CSA Website. May 13, 2009. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
- ^ "Nutrilite Canadian Championship Tie-Breaker scenarios". CSA Website. June 1, 2009. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
External links edit
- 2010 Champions League Qualifying/Canada[permanent dead link] at official CONCACAF website
- 2009 Nutrilite Canadian Championship at official Canadian Soccer Association website