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    "title": "Canada Soccer announces schedule for Preliminary Round of the Canadian Championship",
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    "published_at": "2022-03-23 17:23:00",
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    "subtitle": "Canada Soccer\u2019s top domestic club competition, the Canadian Championship, will kick off with a triple-header on Tuesday 10 May as the journey to lift the Voyageurs Cup begins.The opening match day of the 2022 Canadian Championship will see League1 Ontario Champion Guelph United FC make their debut i\u2026",
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    "body": "<p>Canada Soccer&rsquo;s top domestic club competition, the Canadian Championship, will kick off with a triple-header on Tuesday 10 May as the journey to lift the Voyageurs Cup begins.<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThe opening match day of the 2022 Canadian Championship will see League1 Ontario Champion Guelph United FC make their debut in the competition hosting Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers, while a pair of Provincial Canadian Premier League rivalries will feature Atletico Ottawa hosting York United FC and Cavalry FC hosting FC Edmonton. The Preliminary Round will conclude with two more matches on Wednesday 11 May as the Canadian Premier League&rsquo;s Forge FC host Premi&egrave;re ligue de soccer du Qu&eacute;bec champions CS Mont-Royal Outremont and Major League Soccer&rsquo;s Vancouver Whitecaps FC host Valour FC of the Canadian Premier league.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<strong>Complete Preliminary Round Schedule</strong><br>\u200b<br>\u200b<em>Tuesday 10 May</em><br>\u200bGuelph United FC v HFX Wanderers FC 19.00 Local (19.00 ET) Alumni Stadium at the University of Guelph, Guelph ON<br>\u200bAtletico Ottawa v York United FC 19.00 Local (19.00 ET) TD Place, Ottawa ON<br>\u200bCavalry FC v FC Edmonton 19:30 Local (21:30 ET) Spruce Meadows ATCO Field, Calgary AB</p><p><em>Wednesday 11 May</em><br>\u200bForge FC v CS Mont-Royal Outremont 19:00 Local (19.00 ET) Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton ON<br>\u200bVancouver Whitecaps FC v Valour FC 19:00 Local (22.00 ET) BC Place, Vancouver BC<br>\u200b<br>\u200bAll Canadian Championship matches will air on OneSoccer, available as a linear channel on Telus&rsquo;s Optik TV (Channel 980) as well as online at <a href=\"http://onesoccer.ca/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OneSoccer.ca</a>, through the OneSoccer app and on the fuboTV Canada platform. Fans will find extended coverage for the Canadian Championship across Canada Soccer&rsquo;s digital channels on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube featuring the hashtag #CanChamp.<br>\u200b<br>\u200bAcross the four rounds of the 2022 Canadian Championship, the Preliminary Round will be scheduled from 10-11 May, the Quarterfinals will be scheduled from 24-26 May, the Semifinals will be scheduled from 21-23 June, and the Final will be scheduled in July.<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanada Soccer&rsquo;s Canadian Championship, also known as the Battle of the North, is the nation&rsquo;s highest men&rsquo;s domestic competition featuring clubs from coast to coast across the country, notably professional teams in Major League Soccer and the Canadian Premier League as well as league winners in both League1 Ontario and Qu&eacute;bec&rsquo;s PLSQ (Premi&egrave;re ligue de soccer du Qu&eacute;bec). Winners of the 2022 Canadian Championship lift the Voyageurs Cup and qualify to the annual international competition, Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League. Winners of the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League then qualify to the FIFA Club World Cup.</p><div class=\"release-content-contact\" id=\"contact-e64dc714-5f8e-470a-96a3-802e89f45b7d\">\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__details\">\n        <strong class=\"release-content-contact__name\">Paulo Senra</strong>\n        <em class=\"release-content-contact__description\">Chief Communications &amp; Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer</em>\n        <ul class=\"release-content-contact__details-list\"><li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"mailto:psenra@canadasoccer.com\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"psenra@canadasoccer.com\"><svg class=\"icon icon-paper-plane release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-paper-plane\"></use>\n            </svg>psenra@canadasoccer.com</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"tel:(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"><svg class=\"icon icon-mobile release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-mobile\"></use>\n            </svg>(416)&nbsp;882-7919</a></li></ul>\n    </div>\n</div>",
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