CF Montreal defeated Toronto FC 1:0 to win the 2021 Canadian Championship in front of 12,000 fans at Stade Saputo in Montreal, QC. CF Montreal GK Sebastian Breza was named as the recipient of the George Gross Memorial Trophy winner as competition MVP while Toronto FC’s Jacob Shaffleburg received the Best Young Canadian Player Award. For CF Montreal, it marks the fifth time that they’ve hoisted the Voyageurs Cup as Canadian Championship winners. CF Montreal gain direct-entry to the 2022 Concacaf Champions League competition kicking off in April 2022.
“Congratulations to CF Montreal on their Canadian
\u200bChampionship victory and all the best representing Canada in the 2021 Concacaf
\u200bChampions League,” said Dr. Nick Bontis, Canada Soccer President. “Congratulations
\u200bas well to tournament MVP and George Gross Memorial Trophy winner Sebastian
\u200bBreza and Best Young Canadian Award recipient Jacob Shaffelburg, two young
\u200bCanadians who have made a mark on the 2021 Canadian Championship for their respective
\u200bteams.”
CF Montréal earned their place in the 2021 Canadian
\u200bChampionship Final by defeating Forge FC 0:0 (7:8) at Tim Hortons Field on 27
\u200bOctober. The teams finished 0:0 after 90 minutes at it took 11 shooters to
\u200bdetermine the winner with CF Montréal GK Sebastian Breza able to do what Forge
\u200bGK Triston Henry was unable to; score a PK winner to place his team in the 2021
\u200bCanadian Championship Final. Toronto FC advanced after defeating Pacific FC 2:1
\u200bat BMO Field on 3 November. Jozy Altidore and Jacob Shaffelburg gave Toronto FC
\u200ba first half lead that Pacific was unable to overcome despite a late goal by
\u200bAlejandro Diaz.
CF Montréal and Toronto FC, as well as Forge FC entered the
\u200bcompetition in the Quarter-Final Round. Forge FC defeated fellow CPL club Valour
\u200bFC 2:1 to open the round on 15 September. HFX Wanderers FC fell to two late
\u200bgoals by CF Montréal in a 1:3 loss in Halifax. Toronto FC posted a 4:0 victory
\u200bto move past CPL’s York United FC at BMO Field in Toronto, and Pacific FC moved
\u200binto their first Canadian Championship Semi-Final defeating Cavalry FC 0:1 away
\u200bat Spruce Meadows in Calgary to cap off a 22 September Quarter-Final Round
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The 2021 Canadian Championship Preliminary Round opened with
\u200ban all-Alberta affair that saw Cavalry FC defeat Al Classico rivals FC Edmonton
\u200b2:0 at Edmonton’s Clarke Stadium on 15 August. Première ligue de soccer du
\u200bQuébec champions AS Blainville travelled to Halifax, NS to face HFX Wanderers
\u200bFC at Wanderers Grounds on 17 August coming up just short in a 2:1
\u200bloss. League1 Ontario Champions Master’s Futbol Academy fell 5:0 to York
\u200bUnited FC at York Lions Stadium in North York, ON in the first of two Canadian
\u200bChampionship matches on 21 August with hosts Atletico Ottawa falling 3:2 to
\u200bValour FC in the second match at Ottawa’s TD Place. In the final match of the
\u200bPreliminary Round, Pacific FC defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4:3 at
\u200bStarlight Stadium in Langford, BC on 27 August.
The Canadian Championship is the highest domestic club
\u200bcompetition and leads to a direct entry into the 2022 Scotiabank Concacaf
\u200bChampions League with an opportunity to play in the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup.
\u200bThe current champions are CF Montréal who won the 2019 Canadian Championship.
\u200bFans can follow the Canadian Championship across Canada Soccer’s social media
\u200bchannels by following #CanChamp or by visiting the competition website at migmultidev-canada-soccer.pantheonsite.io/canadian-championship
Preliminary Round
15 August FC Edmonton 0:2 Cavalry FC Clarke Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta
\u200b17 August HFX Wanderers FC 2:1 AS Blainville Wanderers Grounds, Halifax, Nova Scotia
\u200b21 August York United 5:0 Master’s Futbol Academy York Lions Stadium, North York, Ontario
\u200b21 August Atletico Ottawa 2:3 Valour FC TD Place, Ottawa, Ontario
\u200b27 August Pacific FC 4:3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Starlight Stadium, Langford, British Columbia
Quarter-Final Round
15 September Forge FC 2:1 Valour FC Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario
\u200b22 September HFX Wanderers FC 1:3 CF Montréal Wanderers Ground, Halifax, Nova Scotia
\u200b22 September Toronto FC 4:0 York United BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
\u200b22 September Cavalry FC 0:1 Pacific FC Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Alberta
Semi-Final Round
27 October Forge FC 0:0 (7:8 pks) CF Montréal Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario
\u200b3 November Toronto FC 2:1 Pacific FC BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
Final
21 November CF Montréal 1:0 Toronto FC Stade Saputo, Montréal, Quebec