The 2022 U Sports Men's Soccer Championship was the 50th edition of the U Sports men's soccer championship, a postseason tournament to determine the national champion of the 2022 U Sports men's soccer season. The tournament started on November 10 and ended with the bronze-medal and championship games being played on November 13 in Kamloops, British Columbia.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Venue(s) | Hillside Stadium Kamloops, British Columbia |
| Dates | 10–13 November 2022 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Thompson Rivers (1st title) |
| Runner-up | UBC |
| Third place | Montréal Carabins |
All statistics correct as of 13 November 2022. | |
Venue
editThe tournament was held at Hillside Stadium, on the grounds of Thompson Rivers University.[1] TRU last hosted the tournament in 2017, when they defeated perennial rival UBC on penalty kicks.[2]
Qualification
editThe championship consisted of an eight-team single-elimination tournament. Four teams automatically qualified for the tournament as one of the winners of the four conferences, three qualified as the runners-ups, and one qualified as the host.
Participating teams
edit| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CBU Capers | AUS champions | 10–0–2[3] |
| 2 | Montréal Carabins | RSEQ champions | 9–1–2 |
| 3 | UBC Thunderbirds | Canada West champions | 9–3–3[4] |
| 4 | McMaster Marauders | OUA champions | 8–3–1 |
| 5 | Thompson Rivers WolfPack | Host | 7–3–5[5] |
| 6 | TMU Bold | OUA finalists | 9–3–0[6] |
| 7 | St. Francis Xavier X-Men | AUS finalists | 7–3–2 |
| 8 | UQTR Patriotes | RSEQ finalists | 7–3–2 |
Bracket
editThe bracket was announced on Sunday, November 6, 2022.[7]
| First Round: November 10 | Semi-Finals: November 11 | Championship Game: November 12 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | CBU | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | UQTR | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | CBU | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Thompson Rivers (p) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | McMaster | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Thompson Rivers | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UBC | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Thompson Rivers (p) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Montreal | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | STFX | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Montreal | 0 | Bronze-Medal Game: November 12 | |||||||||||
| 3 | UBC | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UBC | 4 | 1 | CBU | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | TMU | 0 | 2 | Montreal | 3 | |||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Donnelly, Adam. "Thompson Rivers University set to host 2022 USPORTs Men's National Soccer Championships in November". CFJC Today Kamloops. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ "History - Men's Soccer". U Sports. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ "Cape Breton Athletics". Cape Breton Athletics. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Men's Soccer Cumulative Statistics". University of British Columbia Athletics. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Men's Soccer Cumulative Statistics". Thompson Rivers University. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Soccer (M) Cumulative Statistics". TMU Athletics & Recreation. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ "Draw and bracket announced for 2022 U SPORTS Men's Soccer championship presented by RBC". usports.ca. U Sports. Retrieved November 6, 2022.