Toronto FC have advanced to the 2020 Canadian Championship Final for the fifth consecutive season after finishing first among three Canadian teams in the first phase of Major League Soccer’s revised league schedule. Toronto FC finished with 12 points from six matches, three better than runners up Impact de Montréal who were the defending Canadian champions from 2019.
Toronto FC will face the winner of the 2020 Canadian Premier
\u200bLeague’s Island Games, which will be decided on Saturday 19 September between
\u200bForge FC Hamilton and Halifax’s HFX Wanderers FC. The single-match final for
\u200bthe North Star Shield will be broadcast on OneSoccer and CBC at 14.00 ET /
\u200b11.00 PT, kicking off live from UPEI Field in Charlottetown, Prince Edward
\u200bIsland (15.00 local).
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. The
\u200bdate and location for the 2020 Canadian Championship Final will be announced at
\u200ba later time.
Toronto FC posted four wins across six matches against
\u200bImpact de Montreal and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. They started with back-to-back
\u200bwins at home against Vancouver followed by an away win in Montreal. After a
\u200bhome loss to Montreal and an away loss Vancouver, Toronto FC wrapped up their
\u200bsix-match series with an away 2:1 win over Montreal.
Across the nine Major League Soccer matches from 18 August
\u200bto 16 September, 26 different Canadians dressed for the three teams including
\u200bgoalscorers Theo Bair, Michael Baldisimo and Lucas Cavallini from Vancouver
\u200bWhitecaps FC, Richie Laryea and Jonathan Osorio from Toronto FC, and Samuel
\u200bPiette from Impact de Montréal.
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.
FINAL STANDINGS:
\u200b1. Toronto FC : 4-0-2 (W W W L L W)
\u200b2. Impact de Montréal : 3-0-3 (W L W L W W)
\u200b3. Vancouver Whitecaps FC : 2-0-4 (L L L W L W)
The road to the 2020 Canadian Championship Final is underway. ??#CanChamp pic.twitter.com/x92pvQzq7r — Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) September 15, 2020
Toronto FC qualify for the 2020 Canadian Championship Final after finishing 1\u20e3st with 12 points from six matches.Toronto FC : 4-0-2 (W W W L L W)Impact de Montréal : 3-0-3 (W L W L W W)Vancouver Whitecaps FC : 2-0-4 (L L L W L W)#CanChamp ? https://t.co/DeSRw6UX2R https://t.co/Cvy0BiUWKj pic.twitter.com/xWIulaMJMU — Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) September 17, 2020