2022 Canadian Championship final

The 2022 Canadian Championship Final was a soccer match played between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Toronto FC at BC Place on July 26, 2022. The match determined the winner of the 2022 Canadian Championship, Canada's primary men's domestic cup competition.[2][3]

2022 Canadian Championship Final
BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia hosted the match.
Event2022 Canadian Championship
Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 5–3 on penalties
DateJuly 26, 2022
VenueBC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia
RefereePierre-Luc Lauzière
Attendance24,307
WeatherFair
26 °C (79 °F)
61% humidity[1]
2021
2023

Vancouver Whitecaps won their second title in a 5–3 penalty shoot-out victory following a 1–1 draw, qualifying them for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.[4]

Teams edit

Team League City Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Major League Soccer Vancouver, British Columbia 6 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018)
Toronto FC Major League Soccer Toronto, Ontario 9 (2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)

Background edit

This was the fifth time Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Toronto FC faced each other in the Canadian Championship final with Toronto FC having won all previous ties. The most recent finals meeting took place in 2018 when Toronto FC won 7–4 on aggregate.

Path to the final edit

Each tie of the four-round tournament was played as a single-leg fixture. Toronto FC received a bye in the preliminary round for being a finalist of the 2021 tournament.[5]

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Round Toronto FC
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Valour FC (H) 2–0 Preliminary round Bye
Cavalry FC (A) 1–1
(5–3 p)
Quarter-finals HFX Wanderers FC (A) 2–1
York United FC (H) 2–1 Semi-finals CF Montréal (H) 4–0

Match details edit

Vancouver Whitecaps FC1–1Toronto FC
  • White   19'
Report
Penalties
5–3
Attendance: 24,307
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vancouver Whitecaps
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Toronto FC
GK 55   Cody Cropper
CB 28   Jake Nerwinski
CB 4   Ranko Veselinović
CB 6   Tristan Blackmon
RM 11   Cristian Dájome   62'
CM 31   Russell Teibert (c)   73'
CM 20   Andrés Cubas
LM 27   Ryan Raposo   82'
RW 9   Lucas Cavallini   73'
CF 25   Ryan Gauld
LW 24   Brian White
Substitutes:
GK 60   Isaac Boehmer
DF 2   Marcus Godinho
DF 19   Julian Gressel   62'
DF 23   Javain Brown   82'
MF 33   Michael Baldisimo   73'
MF 45   Pedro Vite
FW 87   Tosaint Ricketts   73'
Manager:
  Vanni Sartini
GK 25   Alex Bono
RB 47   Kosi Thompson
CB 27   Shane O'Neill   82'
CB 5   Lukas MacNaughton   83'
LB 44   Domenico Criscito
CM 21   Jonathan Osorio
CM 4   Michael Bradley (c)   69'
CM 11   Jayden Nelson   88'
RW 10   Federico Bernardeschi
CF 9   Jesús Jiménez   62'
LW 24   Lorenzo Insigne   88'
Substitutes:
GK 1   Greg Ranjitsingh
DF 7   Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty
DF 15   Doneil Henry   82'
FW 20   Ayo Akinola   62'
DF 23   Chris Mavinga   83'
DF 38   Luca Petrasso   88'
FW 77   Jordan Perruzza   88'
Manager:
  Bob Bradley

Assistant referees:
Chris Wattam
Michael Barwegen
Fourth official:
Drew Fischer
Fifth official:
Stefan Tanaka-Freundt[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Weather History for CYVR". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  2. ^ Alter, David (June 22, 2022). "Toronto FC dominate CF Montreal, advance to Canadian Championship final". CBC.ca. Canadian Press. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Canadian Championship Updates Ahead of 2022 Season". Canadian Soccer Association. March 2, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  4. ^ Karstens-Smith, Gemma (July 26, 2022). "Whitecaps win Voyageurs Cup beating Toronto FC in penalty shootout". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "The Quarterfinals of the Canadian Championship to kick off on Tuesday, May 24". Canadian Premier League. May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  6. ^ @CanadaSoccerEN (July 26, 2022). "Canada Soccer Referee appointments for tonight's final" (Tweet). Retrieved July 27, 2022 – via Twitter.