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2019 Challenge Trophy

The 2019 Challenge Trophy (French: Trophée Challenge 2019, part of the Toyota National Championships for sponsorship reasons) was the 97th edition of the Challenge Trophy, an annual cup competition contested by amateur teams in men's Canadian soccer.[1] Ten teams played in the tournament, which took place from 9–14 October 2019 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[2]

2019 Challenge Trophy
French: Trophée Challenge 2019
2019 Toyota National Championships
French: Championnats nationaux Toyota 2019
Tournament details
CountryCanada
Dates9–14 October 2019
Teams10
Defending championsBritish Columbia Soccer Association Surrey Tigers FC
Final positions
ChampionsBritish Columbia Soccer Association Central City Breakers FC
Runner-upOntario Soccer Association Ottawa St. Anthony SC
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored108 (4.32 per match)
Attendance2,480 (99 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Manitoba Soccer Association Ryan Ramjiawan
(9 goals)
← 2018
2022 →

Central City Breakers FC won the tournament on their debut, defeating Ottawa St. Anthony SC 2–0 in the final.[3][4]

Teams edit

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.[5]

For the 2019 tournament, nine provinces and one territory confirmed their participation.[6]

Province Team Qualified as Previous appearances in tournament1 Previous best performance Ref.
  British Columbia Central City Breakers FC British Columbia Provincial Championship winners 0 (debut) — [7]
  Alberta Edmonton Scottish Alberta Soccer Challenge Cup winners 10 (1972, 1979, 1987, 1992, 1996, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018) Champions (2016) [8]
  Saskatchewan Saskatoon Revolution Saskatchewan Open Cup winners 1 (2018) Third place (2018) —
  Manitoba FC Winnipeg Lions2 Manitoba Soccer Provincial Championship winners 10 (1996, 1998, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) Champions (2002) [9]
  Ontario Ottawa St. Anthony SC3 Ontario Cup winners 2 (1964, 2006) Champions (2006) [10]
  Quebec Kodiak de Charlesbourg Québec LSEQ playoff winners 0 (debut) — —
  New Brunswick Fredericton Picaroons Reds NBPSL Men's League winners 8 (2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) Sixth place (2007) —
  Nova Scotia United Dartmouth FC4 Nova Scotia Provincial Championship winners 8 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2014, 2015) Runners-up (1990) [11]
  Newfoundland and Labrador 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) Champions (1988) [12]
  Northwest Territories YK Galaxy FC5 Acclaimed 6 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018) Tenth place (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 edit

Matches were played at four different venues within the St. John's metropolitan area.[13][14]

Conception Bay South Mount Pearl
Topsail Field Smallwood Field
Capacity: 750 Capacity: 2,500[15]
 
 
Topsail Field
 
Smallwood Field
 
Rainbow Gully Park
 
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Location of venues for the 2019 Challenge Trophy
Portugal Cove–St. Philip's St. John's
Rainbow Gully Park King George V Park
Capacity: 450 Capacity: 6,400[16]

Group stage edit

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.

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification          
1   Central City Breakers FC 4 3 1 0 9 3 +6 10 Advance to final — 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–1
2   Edmonton Scottish 4 2 1 1 9 6 +3 7 Advance to third place match — — 1–2 — 2–1
3   Fredericton Picaroons Reds 4 2 0 2 8 11 −3 6 Advance to fifth place match — — — — —
4   Holy Cross FC 4 1 1 2 7 9 −2 4 Advance to seventh place match — 2–5 3–1 — 1–1
5   FC Winnipeg Lions 4 0 1 3 6 10 −4 1 Advance to ninth place match — — 3–5 — —
Source: Canada Soccer
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
  Central City Breakers FC2–1  FC Winnipeg Lions
  • Mehrabi   64'
  • Clarke   89'
 Report
  • Szulc   55'
Smallwood Field, Mount Pearl
Attendance: 85
Referee: Ben Hoskins
  Holy Cross FC2–5  Edmonton Scottish
  • Williams   30', 41'
 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Juan Marquez
  Edmonton Scottish1–2  Fredericton Picaroons Reds
  • Cabrera   69'
 Report
  • Kanneh   28'
  • Rouse   45'
Smallwood Field, Mount Pearl
Attendance: 25
Referee: Marko Kalic
  Central City Breakers FC2–1  Holy Cross FC
  • Mehrabi   18'
  • Si   58'
 Report
  • Warren   90'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Brad Doubrough
  Central City Breakers FC4–0  Fredericton Picaroons Reds
  • Mehrabi   35'
  • Clarke   48'
  • Rahmati   88'
  • Mackinnon   90+3' (o.g.)
 Report
Topsail Field, Conception Bay South
Attendance: 25
Referee: Nicolas Joubert
  Holy Cross FC1–1  FC Winnipeg Lions
  • Bonisteel   32'
 Report
  • Figueiredo   27'
Topsail Field, Conception Bay South
Attendance: 350
Referee: Serge Topalian
  FC Winnipeg Lions3–5  Fredericton Picaroons Reds
  • Szulc   37'
  • Lourenco   44'
  • Rattai   86'
 Report
  • Itoafa   9', 31'
  • Morrison   21', 60' (pen.)
  • Niyonkuru   73'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Juan Marquez
  Central City Breakers FC1–1  Edmonton Scottish
 Report
  • Hylton   81'
Smallwood Field, Mount Pearl
Attendance: 100
Referee: Sebastian Noshinravani
  Holy Cross FC3–1  Fredericton Picaroons Reds
  • Grant   32'
  • Bonisteel   64'
  • Warren   82'
 Report
Topsail Field, Conception Bay South
Attendance: 150
Referee: Nicolas Joubert
  Edmonton Scottish2–1  FC Winnipeg Lions
  • Lam   31'
  • Hylton   75'
 Report
  • Hidalgo-Mazzei   39'
Smallwood Field, Mount Pearl
Attendance: 35
Referee: Brad Doubrough

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification          
1   Ottawa St. Anthony SC 4 4 0 0 11 1 +10 12 Advance to final — 2–0 1–0 4–1 4–0
2   United Dartmouth FC 4 2 1 1 7 2 +5 7 Advance to third place match — — — — 5–0
3   Kodiak de Charlesbourg 4 1 2 1 9 2 +7 5 Advance to fifth place match — 0–0 — — 8–0
4   Saskatoon Revolution 4 1 1 2 12 8 +4 4 Advance to seventh place match — 0–2 1–1 — 10–1
5   YK Galaxy FC 4 0 0 4 1 27 −26 0 Advance to ninth place match — — — — —
Source: Canada Soccer
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
  Saskatoon Revolution1–1  Kodiak de Charlesbourg
  • Whiting   82'
 Report
  • Le Roy   37'
Smallwood Field, Mount Pearl
Attendance: 40
Referee: Nicolas Joubert
  Ottawa St. Anthony SC2–0  United Dartmouth FC
  • Bauld   81' (o.g.)
  • Lubenga   90'
 Report
Topsail Field, Conception Bay South
Attendance: 20
Referee: Sebastian Noshinravani
  Kodiak de Charlesbourg8–0  YK Galaxy FC
  • Perusse   13', 37', 63', 71'
  • Kouo Dibongue   43', 64'
  • Tothaud-Mouandza   44'
  • Chiasson   75'
 Report
Topsail Field, Conception Bay South
Attendance: 20
Referee: Mohammad Mohseni
  Ottawa St. Anthony SC4–1  Saskatoon Revolution
  • Lubenga   31', 77'
  • Turner   50'
  • Soukary   54'
 Report
  • Reis   57'
Smallwood Field, Mount Pearl
Attendance: 20
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
  Ottawa St. Anthony SC4–0  YK Galaxy FC
  • Kalule   9'
  • Lubenga   43'
  • Natoli   52'
  • Turner   88'
 Report
Attendance: 20
Referee: Richard Kent
  Saskatoon Revolution0–2  United Dartmouth FC
Report
  • Serieys   55'
  • Miller   85'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Ben Hoskins
  United Dartmouth FC5–0  YK Galaxy FC
  • Miller   2', 17'
  • Thompson   42'
  • Marshall   50', 84'
 Report
Rainbow Gully Park, Portugal Cove–St. Philip's
Attendance: 10
Referee: Isabelle Duclos
  Ottawa St. Anthony SC1–0  Kodiak de Charlesbourg
  • Lubenga   79'
 Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
  Kodiak de Charlesbourg0–0  United Dartmouth FC
Report
Rainbow Gully Park, Portugal Cove–St. Philip's
Attendance: 50
Referee: Michael Mund
  Saskatoon Revolution10–1  YK Galaxy FC
  • Peters   3', 23', 41'
  • Reis   6', 11', 19', 42'
  • Bauche   21'
  • Brown   49', 59'
 Report
  • Danso   16'
Topsail Field, Conception Bay South
Attendance: 10
Referee: Shannon Tobin

Final round edit

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.

Ninth place match
  FC Winnipeg Lions19–0  YK Galaxy FC
  • Ramjiawan   4', 6', 22', 39', 47', 62', 68', 76', 82'
  • Aitken   10'
  • Szulc   31'
  • Hodges   35', 65', 71', 75'
  • Hidalgo-Mazzei   60'
  • Harrison   80'
  • Naumiuk   84', 86'
 Report
Rainbow Gully Park, Portugal Cove–St. Philip's
Attendance: 25
Referee: Richard Kent
Seventh place match
  Holy Cross FC2–0  Saskatoon Revolution
  • Grant   16'
  • Bonisteel   37'
 Report
Smallwood Field, Mount Pearl
Attendance: 100
Referee: Michael Mund
Fifth place match
  Fredericton Picaroons Reds0–4  Kodiak de Charlesbourg
Report
  • Kouo Dibongue   30', 41'
  • Morissette   65'
  • Tothaud-Mouandza   87'
Topsail Field, Conception Bay South
Attendance: 25
Referee: Brad Doubrough
Third place match
  Edmonton Scottish0–2  United Dartmouth FC
Report
  • Serieys   28'
  • Gaudet   90+3'
Attendance: 20
Referee: Mohammad Mohseni
Final
  Central City Breakers FC2–0  Ottawa St. Anthony SC
 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Serge Topalian

Goalscorers edit

There were 108 goals scored in 25 matches, for an average of 4.32 goals per match.

9 goals

  •   Ryan Ramjiawan

5 goals

  •   Shamir Lubenga
  •   Nathan Reis

4 goals

3 goals

  •   Oshane Hylton
  •   Krzysztof Szulc
  •   Isaac Bonisteel
  •   Adam Miller
  •   Garrett Peters

2 goals

  •   Paul Hamilton
  •   Aaron Hidalgo-Mazzei
  •   A.J. Naumiuk
  •   David Itoafa
  •   Kenny Morrison
  •   Jacob Grant
  •   Jake Warren
  •   Kyle Williams
  •   Oscar Marshall
  •   Andrew Serieys
  •   Trevor Turner
  •   Jeremy-Nathaniel Tothaud-Mouandza
  •   David Brown

1 goal

  •   Sebastian Cabrera
  •   Sam Lam
  •   Anoop Sahota
  •   Milad Rahmati
  •   Boris Si
  •   Andrew Aitken
  •   Hugo Figueiredo
  •   Zach Harrison
  •   Anthony Lourenco
  •   Brendan Rattai
  •   Eseaka Kanneh
  •   Yosua Niyonkuru
  •   Jason Rouse
  •   Ibrahima Sanoh
  •   Russell Danso
  •   Derek Gaudet
  •   Callum Thompson
  •   Anthony Kalule
  •   Marco Natoli
  •   Ibrahim Soukary
  •   Pierre-Luc Chiasson
  •   Yann Gael Le Roy
  •   Julien Morissette
  •   Mitchell Bauche
  •   Sam Whiting

1 own goal

References edit

  1. ^ "Canada Soccer Introduces New Title Sponsor for National Championships and BC Soccer Announces New Hosting Partner for 2017 Jubilee & Challenge Trophies". bcsoccer.net. British Columbia Soccer Association. Retrieved August 21, 2022. Building on their new partnership, Canada Soccer have introduced Toyota Canada as the title sponsor for the Toyota National Championships, the premier amateur soccer competition that brings together clubs from coast to coast to coast across the country.
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