The 2012 Canadian Championship (officially the Amway Canadian Championship for sponsorship reasons) was a soccer tournament hosted and organized by the Canadian Soccer Association that took place in the cities of Edmonton, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver in 2012. As in the previous tournament, participating teams included FC Edmonton, Montreal Impact, Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. It was won by Toronto FC, who defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 on aggregate in the final round. As the winner, Toronto FC took the Voyageurs Cup and Canada's entry into the Group Stage of the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League. It was the fifth edition of the annual Canadian Championship.[1]
| 2012 Amway Canadian Championship (in English) Championnat Canadien Amway 2012 (in French) | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Country | Canada |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Toronto FC (4th title) |
| Runner-up | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 11 (1.83 per match) |
| Attendance | 75,789 (12,632 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Eric Hassli Ryan Johnson Reggie Lambe Sébastien Le Toux (2 goals each) |
| George Gross Memorial Trophy | Ryan Johnson |
Qualified teams edit
| Team | League | Position | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto FC | MLS | 16th | 5th |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | MLS | 18th | 5th |
| FC Edmonton | NASL | 5th | 2nd |
| Montreal Impact | NASL | 7th | 5th |
Matches edit
Bracket edit
The teams were seeded based on 2011 league results, with the Major League Soccer teams receiving the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, and the North American Soccer League teams receiving the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds.[1]
- Each round is a two-game aggregate goal series.
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 3 | FC Edmonton | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1 | Toronto FC | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | Montreal Impact | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 | Toronto FC | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
Semifinals edit
| Toronto FC | 2–0 | Montreal Impact |
|---|---|---|
Lambe  2'Johnson 38' |
Report |
Toronto FC won 2–0 on aggregate.
| FC Edmonton | 0–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hassli 18' Harris 41' |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–1 | FC Edmonton |
|---|---|---|
| Le Toux 75', 88' Mattocks 90+3' |
Report | Pinto 54' |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 5–1 on aggregate.
Final edit
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–1 | Toronto FC |
|---|---|---|
| Hassli 90+1' |
Report | Johnson 66' |
Toronto FC won 2–1 on aggregate.
References edit
- ^ a b "2012 Amway Canadian Championship". Retrieved January 27, 2012.