{ "title": "Four CPL teams in hunt for 2020 Canadian Championship Final", "modified_at": "2026-05-04 14:50:39", "published_at": "2020-09-09 16:28:00", "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/four-cpl-teams-in-hunt-for-2020-canadian-championship-final", "short_url": "http://prez.ly/UtEd", "culture": "en", "language": "EN", "subtitle": "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\u2019s Pacific FC, Calgary\u2019s Cavalry FC, Forge FC Hamilton and Halifax\u2019s HFX Wanderers FC have all advanc\u2026", "slug": "four-cpl-teams-in-hunt-for-2020-canadian-championship-final", "body": "

Four Canadian Premier League teams have moved one step
\u200bcloser to the 2020 Canadian Championship Final at the Island Games in
\u200bCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island. From coast to coast, Vancouver Island’s
\u200bPacific FC, Calgary’s Cavalry FC, Forge FC Hamilton and Halifax’s HFX Wanderers
\u200bFC have all advanced into a second round Group Phase from 9-15 September.

From the four-team round robin, the top-two teams will
\u200badvance to the Canadian Premier League Island Games Final. The Canadian Premier
\u200bLeague winner will then advance to the 2020 Canadian Championship Final to face
\u200bthe top Canadian team from Major League Soccer’s first phase of their 2020
\u200brevised regular season schedule.

The Canadian Championship is Canada Soccer’s highest
\u200bdomestic professional soccer competition. This year, 11 professional teams in
\u200bthe Canadian Premier League and Major League Soccer will play combined 44
\u200bleague matches as qualification to the 2020 Canadian Championship Final. From
\u200bthe Canadian Premier League, FC Edmonton, Winnipeg’s Valour FC, York9 FC, and
\u200bAtlético 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
\u200bfeatured 14 different Canadian teams across more than 100 matches. To date,
\u200bToronto FC have won the competition seven times, the Impact de Montréal four
\u200btimes, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC once. From the Canadian Championship, the
\u200bCanadian winner qualifies for Concacaf Champions League, which plays into the
\u200bFIFA Club World Cup. From the list of Canadian champions, both Montréal
\u200b(2014-15) and Toronto (2018) have reached the Concacaf Champions League Grand
\u200bFinal.

Road to the 2020 Canadian Championship Final

Wednesday 9 September
\u200bHFX Wanderers FC v Forge FC Hamilton
\u200bCavalry FC v Pacific FC

Saturday 12 September
\u200bForge FC Hamilton v Pacific FC
\u200bCavalry FC v HFX Wanderers FC

Tuesday 15 September
\u200bCavalry FC v Forge FC
\u200bHFX 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
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\n Paulo Senra\n Chief Communications & Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer\n \n
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