The 2003 Voyageurs Cup was the second Voyageurs Cup tournament which was started by the Canadian supporters group The Voyageurs.[1][2] The 2003 Edition of the tournament featured the same four teams as the 2002 tournament: Calgary Storm, Montreal Impact, Toronto Lynx and Vancouver Whitecaps.

2003 Voyageurs Cup
2003 Coupe des Voyageurs (in French)
Tournament details
CountryCanada
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsMontreal Impact (2nd title)
Runner-upToronto Lynx
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored30 (2.5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Ali Gerba
(5 goals)
← 2002
2004 →

The 2003 competition was won by Montreal Impact who led the competition with wins in their first three games. Neither Toronto Lynx nor Vancouver Whitecaps could overcome their lead. However, Montreal did not clinch their second Voyageurs Cup until the last game of the competition against Calgary, on August 31, with a 2–0 win at home.[3]

Format

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Each team played two matches (home and away) against each other team. All of these matches are drawn from the USL A-league's 2003 regular season; the final two matches played between each city's team are counted as a Voyageurs Cup 2003 match. In each match, 3 points are awarded for wins (even if it comes in extra time), 1 point is awarded for a draw, and 0 points are awarded for losses (even if it comes in extra time). The four teams are ranked according to the total number of points obtained in all matches.[4]

The team ranked highest after all matches have been played is the champion, and will be awarded the Voyageurs Cup.

Standings

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2003-Team Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD
Montreal Impact 13 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8
Toronto Lynx 12 6 4 2 0 9 7 +2
Vancouver Whitecaps 10 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2
Calgary Mustangs 0 6 0 6 0 2 14 −12

Results by round

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Montreal Impact
Round123456
GroundAAAHHH
ResultWWWLDW
Source: Voyageurs.ca
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Toronto Lynx
Round123456
GroundHAAAHH
ResultLWWWLW
Source: Voyageurs.ca
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Vancouver Whitecaps
Round123456
GroundHHHAAH
ResultLLWWDW
Source: Voyageurs.ca
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Calgary Storm
Round123456
GroundHHAHAA
ResultLLLLLL
Source: Voyageurs.ca
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Schedule

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Toronto Lynx0–2Montreal Impact
Report
Report
Zé Roberto   30'
Zé Roberto   52'



Vancouver Whitecaps1–2Toronto Lynx
Heald   33' Gerba   39'
Gerba   43'
Swangard Stadium
Vancouver, British Columbia

Calgary Storm0–2Toronto Lynx
Report Gerba   6'
Vignjevic   17'
McMahon Stadium
Calgary, Alberta
Attendance: 1,500

Montreal Impact2–3Toronto Lynx
Sebrango   33'
Matondo   72'
Report
Report
Vignjevic   49'
Gerba   90'
Gerba   102'
Attendance: 8,237
Referee: Ryan Feron


Calgary Storm1–2Vancouver Whitecaps
Zuniga   21' Jordan   79'
Corazzin   81'
McMahon Stadium
Calgary, Alberta


Toronto Lynx0–1Vancouver Whitecaps
Report
Report
Corazzin   58'
Centennial Park Stadium
Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 2,364
Referee: Tiger Liu

Toronto Lynx2–1Calgary Storm
Barclay   16'
Vincello   63'
Report Wimble   65'
Centennial Park Stadium
Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 3, 216
Referee: Angelo Gertsakis

Montreal Impact2–0Calgary Storm
Leduc   5'
Nash   25'

Champion

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Voyageurs Cup:
Montreal Impact
2nd Voyageurs Cup Win

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Ali Gerba Toronto Lynx 5
2   Eduardo Sebrango Montreal Impact 3
  Zé Roberto Montreal Impact 3
4   Carlo Corazzin Vancouver Whitecaps 2
  Sita-Taty Matondo Montreal Impact 2
  Nikola Vignjevic Toronto Lynx 2
  Oliver Heald Vancouver Whitecaps 2
8   Mauro Biello Montreal Impact 1
  Sebastian Barclay Toronto Lynx 1
  Nico Craveiro Vancouver Whitecaps 1
  Nick Dasovic Vancouver Whitecaps 1
  Abraham Francois Montreal Impact 1
  Jason Jordan Vancouver Whitecaps 1
  Patrick Leduc Montreal Impact 1
  Martin Nash Montreal Impact 1
  Mauricio Vincello Toronto Lynx 1
  Shaun Wimble Calgary Storm 1
  Nicolas Zuniga Calgary Storm 1

References

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  1. ^ Bin, Matthew. "Voyageurs Cup Announced For A-League Teams". canadasoccer.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  2. ^ Daniel Squizzato (August 11, 2015). "Canadian Championship: The amazing story behind the fan-created trophy awarded to Canada's best". MLSSoccer.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "VOYAGEURS CUP 2003". voyageurscup.ca. Archived from the original on November 21, 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  4. ^ "VOYAGEURS CUP 2003 – Format, Tiebreakers". voyageurscup.ca. Archived from the original on November 27, 2002. Retrieved May 8, 2014.