Four CPL teams in hunt for 2020 Canadian Championship Final

Four Canadian Premier League teams have moved one step
​closer to the 2020 Canadian Championship Final at the Island Games in
​Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. From coast to coast, Vancouver Island’s
​Pacific FC, Calgary’s Cavalry FC, Forge FC Hamilton and Halifax’s HFX Wanderers
​FC have all advanced into a second round Group Phase from 9-15 September.

From the four-team round robin, the top-two teams will
​advance to the Canadian Premier League Island Games Final. The Canadian Premier
​League winner will then advance to the 2020 Canadian Championship Final to face
​the top Canadian team from Major League Soccer’s first phase of their 2020
​revised regular season schedule.

The Canadian Championship is Canada Soccer’s highest
​domestic professional soccer competition. This year, 11 professional teams in
​the Canadian Premier League and Major League Soccer will play combined 44
​league matches as qualification to the 2020 Canadian Championship Final. From
​the Canadian Premier League, FC Edmonton, Winnipeg’s Valour FC, York9 FC, and
​Atlético Ottawa were all eliminated in the first phase of the Island Games.

This year, the eight Canadian Premier League teams included more than 125 Canadian professional soccer players in their lineups at the Island Games, with more than 40% of that group aged 23 or younger. The Island Games has also featured a group of 19 referees and assessors from Canada Soccer’s Referee Program.

Sunday's road to the 2020 Canadian Championship Final:HFX Wanderers FC advance to the next round with a 2:0 win over OttawaPacific FC advance to the next round with a 2:1 win over FC Edmonton#CanChamp ? https://t.co/P6fdqddbft pic.twitter.com/QCjLYltwAx — Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) September 6, 2020

Since 2008, Canada Soccer’s Canadian Championship has
​featured 14 different Canadian teams across more than 100 matches. To date,
​Toronto FC have won the competition seven times, the Impact de Montréal four
​times, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC once. From the Canadian Championship, the
​Canadian winner qualifies for Concacaf Champions League, which plays into the
​FIFA Club World Cup. From the list of Canadian champions, both Montréal
​(2014-15) and Toronto (2018) have reached the Concacaf Champions League Grand
​Final.

Road to the 2020 Canadian Championship Final

Wednesday 9 September
​HFX Wanderers FC v Forge FC Hamilton
​Cavalry FC v Pacific FC

Saturday 12 September
​Forge FC Hamilton v Pacific FC
​Cavalry FC v HFX Wanderers FC

Tuesday 15 September
​Cavalry FC v Forge FC
​HFX Wanderers FC v Pacific FC

The road to the 2020 Canadian Championship Final is underway. ??#CanChamp pic.twitter.com/x92pvQzq7r — Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) September 15, 2020