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The Challenge Trophy Founded 1912 Region 
Canada (CONCACAF)Number of teams 10 Current champions Churchill Arms FC Most successful club Westminster Royals (8 times) Website Canada Soccer 
2010
The Challenge Trophy
The Challenge Trophy is a national amateur football (soccer) cup in Canada contested by the champions of individual provincial soccer competitions. It is one of the oldest football competitions in Canada, being held since 1913. It is run by the Canadian Soccer Association.
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History
On May 24, 1912, the Amateur Athletic Union met in Toronto to determine a competition to crown a Canadian national champion.[1] That year, the executive of the Dominion of Canada Football Association invited the Duke of Connaught to become the Patron of the Association. The Duke donated the Connaught Cup to the FA, which became the championship of Canadian soccer. In 1926, the English FA donated a new trophy to replace it as the national championship named the Challenge Trophy.[2]
The inaugural competition in 1913 and the 1914 edition both featured four teams in a league format; both were won by Manitoba side Norwood Wanderers. From 1915 to 1955, the final was generally played as a best-of-three series between the champions of the west and the champions of the east.[1][3] The single-game final used today was first implemented in 1956.
In 1927, the previously amateur-only tournament opened to professional teams. Prior to 1940, fifteen finals were played at Carruthers Park in Winnipeg, (roughly halfway across the country) five in Toronto and one each in Vancouver and Montreal.[1]
From 1954 to 1961, the trophy was replaced by the Carling Cup. The original Challenge Trophy is now retired and on display at The Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum in Vaughan, Ontario.[3]
The tournament acted as a men's national championship at the highest level in Canadian soccer in its early years, however, professional and semi-professional tournaments have taken on more importance in recent decades, including the Nutrilite Canadian Championship.
Qualifying competitions and paticipants
Provincial championships determine the teams competing in The Challenge Trophy:
- British Columbia: B.C. Provincial Championship
- Alberta: Alberta Major Soccer League
- Saskatchewan: Saskatchewan Premier Soccer League official site
- Manitoba: MSA Cup
- Ontario: Ontario Cup
- Quebec: Quebec Cup [4]
- New Brunswick:
- Prince Edward Island:PEI Senior Men's Challenge Cup
- Nova Scotia: Nova Scotia Soccer League
- Newfoundland & Labrador: Newfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup [5]
- Yukon:
Past winners
Year Host Final Third Place Match Winner Score Runner-up 3rd Place Score 4th Place 1913
leagueFort William, Ontario 
Norwood Wanderers
St. Boniface
Lachine
Montreal
Fort William C.P.R.
Toronto Old Country1914
leagueWinnipeg, Manitoba
Norwood Wanderers
St. Boniface
Fort William C.P.R.
Toronto Eatonians
Lachine
Montreal1915
east v. westToronto, ON
Winnipeg Scottish[6]0-0
6-1
Toronto Lancashire1916
1917
1918No Competition 1919 Montreal, QC
Grand Trunk
Montreal2-1
1-0
Winnipeg War Veterans1920
detailsHamilton, ON
Toronto, ON
Westinghouse
Hamilton0-0
2-1
Winnipeg Britannia1921 Toronto, ON
Toronto Scottish
Ladysmith1922 Toronto, ON 
Hillhurst
Calgary
Toronto Ulster United1923 Carruthers Park
Winnipeg, MB
Nanaimo Wanderers
Montreal C.P.R.1924 Carruthers Park
Winnipeg, MB
United Weston
Winnipeg
Canadian Explosives
Beloeil1925 Carruthers Park
Winnipeg, MB
Toronto Ulster United
Nanaimo Wanderers1926 Carruthers Park
Winnipeg, MB
United Weston
Winnipeg
Canadian Collieries
Cumberland1927 Carruthers Park
Winnipeg, MB
Nanaimo Wanderers
Fort William Legion1928
detailsCarruthers Park
Winnipeg, MB
Westminster Royals[7]3-2
1-2
6-1
Montreal C.N.R.1929
detailsCarruthers Park
Winnipeg, MB
Canadian National
Montreal
United Weston
Winnipeg1930
detailsCarruthers Park
Winnipeg, MB
Westminster Royals
Montreal C.N.R.1931 Carruthers Park
Winnipeg, MB
Westminster Royals
Toronto Scottish1932 Toronto, ON
Toronto Scottish [8]
Vancouver North Shore1933 Carruthers Park
Winnipeg, MB
Toronto Scottish[9]
Prince Albert City Reds1934 Carruthers Park
Winnipeg, MB
Verdun Park
Prince Albert City Reds1935 Carruthers Park
Winnipeg, MB
Aldred Building
Montreal
Nanaimo Wanderers1936 Vancouver, BC
Westminster Royals
United Weston
Winnipeg1937 Carruthers Park
Winnipeg, MB
Johnston Nationals
VancouverToronto Ulster United1938
5 gamesCarruthers Park
Winnipeg, MB
Vancouver North ShoreT-T
L-W
W-L
T-T
6-2
Dome Mines
Timmins1939 Carruthers Park
Winnipeg, MB
Radials
Vancouver2-2
2-3
2-0
3-1
Carsteel
Montreal1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945No Competition 1946
Toronto Ulster United
Fort William Combines1947
St. Andrew's
Vancouver
Winnipeg Combines1948
Carsteel
Montreal
St. Andrew's
Vancouver1949 [10]
Vancouver North Shorebest of 3
Westinghouse
Hamilton1950
details [11]
Vancouver City
Winnipeg Scottish1951
Toronto Ulster United
St. Andrew's
Vancouver1952
Stelco
Montreal
Westminster Royals1953
Westminster Royals
Montreal Hakoah1954
A.N. & A.F. Scottish
Winnipeg[12]
Vancouver North Shore1955
Westminster Royals
Montreal Ukraina1956
Halecos
Vancouver5-1
Winnipeg Germania1957
Montreal Ukraina2-1
Vancouver North Shore1958
Westminster Royals2-0
Winnipeg Scottish1959
Montreal Alouettes3-2
Westminster Royals1960
Westminster Royals4-0
Golden Mile
Toronto1961
detailsFaillon Stadium
Montreal, QC
Montreal Concordia1-0
Vancouver Firefighters1962
Winnipeg Scottish6-0
Edmonton Edelweiss1963 No Competition 1964
details
Vancouver Columbus4-0
Italian Flyers
Sudbury1965
Vancouver Firefighters3-0
Oshawa Italians1966
detailsAlexander Park in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Vancouver Under 23 All Stars2-0 1967 Calgary, Alberta
Balymena United
Toronto1-0
Buffalo Kickers
Calgary1968 Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Royals2-1
Vancouver Columbus1969 Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver Columbus10-0
Montreal Ukraina1970 and beyond
Year Host Final Third Place Match Winner Score Runner-up 3rd Place Score 4th Place 1970 no competition[13]
Manitoba Selects1971 Vancouver, British Columbia [14]
Vancouver Eintracht3-1
Windsor Maple Leafs [15]1972 York Stadium in Toronto, Ontario
New Westminster Blues3-0
Toronto San Fili1973 St. John's, Newfoundland
Vancouver Firefighters2-0
Toronto West Indies United1974 St. John's, Newfoundland
Calgary Springer Kickers2-1
Windsor Italia1975 Calgary, Alberta
London Boxing Club of Victoria3-1 
St. Lawrence Laurentians1976 Winnipeg, Manitoba
Victoria West Soccer Club3-2
Winnipeg Fort Rouge1977 St. Lawrence, Newfoundland
Vancouver Columbus1-0
St. Lawrence Laurentians1978 Kitchener, Ontario
Vancouver Columbus3-1
Montreal Elio Blues1979 Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria West Soccer Club6-2
La Salle Olympics1980 Halifax, Nova Scotia 
Saint John Drydock3-2
Ottawa Maple Leaf Almrausch1981 Calgary, Alberta
Toronto Ciociaro2-1
Calgary Kickers
Holy Cross1-0[16] 1982 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Victoria West Soccer Club4-0
Saskatoon United1983 Thunder Bay, Ontario
Vancouver Firefighters2-1
Windsor Croatia1984 Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria West Soccer Club1-0
Dundas United1985 Clarke Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta
Vancouver Croatia3-0
Montreal Elio Blues1986 Rock Forest, Quebec
Hamilton Steelers1-0
Vancouver Croatia1987
detailsWinnipeg, Manitoba
Winnipeg Lucania FC1-0
New Westminster Q.P.R.
Edmonton Scottish
Dartmouth United1988
detailsSaskatoon, Saskatchewan
Holy Cross
St. John's2-0
Edmonton Ital-Canadians1989 St. John's, Newfoundland
Scarborough Azurri Soccer Club3-2
Holy Cross
St. John's
Winnipeg Lucania FC1990
detailsBeazley Field in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Vancouver Firefighters1-0
Dartmouth United1991
detailsSaskatoon, Saskatchewan
Norvan ANAF
Vancouver3-2(pk)
Scarborough Azzuri
Winnipeg Lucania FC1992
detailsBurnaby, British Columbia
Norvan ANAF
Vancouver1-0
Edmonton Scottish
Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis1993
detailsCentennial Stadium in Etobicoke, Ontario
Westside Rino
Vancouver1-0
Calommiers de Longueuil1994
detailsEdmonton, Alberta
Edmonton Ital-Canadians1-0
Scarborough Azzuri "A"1995
detailsWinnipeg, Manitoba
Mistral Estrie1-0
King of Donair
Halifax1996
detailsNew Minas, Nova Scotia
Westside C.I.B.C.2-1
Cosmos de LaSalle
Sons of Italy Lions SC1997
detailsCalgary, Alberta
Edmonton Ital Canadians3-1
North Shore Pegasus
Vancouver
Winnipeg Lucania FC1998
detailsFredericton, New Brunswick
RDP Concordes Quebec1-0
Hamilton Serbians
Calgary Dinosaurs
Vancouver Firefighters1999
detailsChilliwack, British Columbia
Calgary Celtic SFC1-0
[17]
Coquitlam Metro Ford Wolves
St. Lawrence Laurentians4-3
Halifax Dunbrack SC[18]2000
detailsSaskatoon, Saskatchewan
Winnipeg Lucania FC2-0
Westside Rinos "A"
Vancouver
Woodbridge Azzuri3-2
Calgary Celtic2001
details
referenceEtobicoke, Ontario
King of Donair
Halifax4-1
Victoria Gorge FC
Aurora Hearts1-0
Winnipeg Lucania FC2002
detailsSt. John's, Newfoundland
Sons of Italy Lions SC1-0
(et)[19]
St. Lawrence Laurentians2-0 2003
detailsQuebec City, Quebec[20]
Calgary Callies
SC Panellinios Montréal
Surrey United
Sokol2004
detailsCharlottetown[21]
Pegasus FC
Surrey0-0
(4-3 pens)
Ottawa Royals
SC Panellinios Montréal2-0
Saskatoon Arsenal2005
detailsCalgary, Alberta
Scarborough G.S. United3-2
Edmonton Green & Gold
Calgary Dinosaurs2 - 0
SC Panellinios Montréal2006
detailsBritish Columbia
Ottawa St. Anthony Italia1 - 0
Calgary Callies
Quebec Select Trois-Rivieres3 - 1
Scotia2007
detailsHalifax, Nova Scotia[22]
Calgary Callies5 - 0
Columbus Clan F.C.
St. Lawrence Laurentians2 - 1
Halifax City S.C.2008
detailsNewfoundland and Labrador[23]
Calgary Callies3-1
Corfinium AFA Saint-Léonard
Avondale Islanders3-2
Victoria Gorge FC2009
detailsSaskatoon, Saskatchewan
SC Hellas1-0
Beauport
Avondale Islanders0-0 (4-3)pk
Calgary Callies2010
detailsCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Churchill Arms F.C.2-0
Gorge F.C.2011
detailsQuebec 2012
detailsManitoba 2013
detailsNova Scotia 2014
detailsOntario 2015
detailsAlberta Most titles
By Provincial Association
Rank Province Titles 1 British Columbia39 2 Ontario15 T-3 Quebec11 T-3 Manitoba11 5 Alberta8 6 Saskatchewan1 1 
Newfoundland1 Nova Scotia1 Prince Edward Island1 By club
Rank Club Champions Runners-up 1 Westminster Royals8 2 Vancouver Columbus4 2 Vancouver Firefighters4 Victoria West Soccer Club4 5 Toronto Scottish3 1 Toronto Ulster United3 Calgary Callies3 8 St. Lawrence Lauretians2 Edmonton Ital Canadians2 Lucania Soccer Club2 Nanaimo Wanderers2 Norwood Wanderers2 United Weston2 Vancouver North Shore2 Norvan ANAF2 Winnipeg Scottish2 17 A.N. & A.F. Scottish1 Aldred Building1 Balymena1 Calgary Celtic SFC1 Calgary Springer Kickers1 Canadian National1 Carsteel1 Grand Trunk1 Halecos1 King of Donair1 Hamilton Steelers1 Hillhurst1 Holy Cross1 1 Johnston Nationals1 London Boxing Club of Victoria1 Manitoba Selects1 Mistral Estrie1 Montreal Alouettes1 Montreal Concordia1 Montreal Ukraina1 New Westminster Blues1 Ottawa St. Anthony1 Pegasus F.C.1 Radials1 RDP Concordes Quebec1 Saint John Drydock1 Scarborough Azurri Soccer Club1 Scarborough G.S. United1 Sons of Italy Lions SC1 Vancouver St. Andrew's1 Stelco1 Toronto Ciociaro Soccer Club1 Toronto Royals1 Vancouver City1 Vancouver Croatia1 Vancouver Eintracht1 Vancouver Under 23 All Stars1 Verdun Park1 Westinghouse1 Westside C.I.B.C.1 Westside Rino1 SC Hellas1 Churchill Arms F.C.1 See also
References
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- ^ "The Challenge Trophy"
- ^ a b "National Challenge Trophy"
- ^ 2011 guide to the Quebec Cup
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- Canadian Club Championships 1984-2008
- Canadian National Challenge Cup 1913-1920
- Soccer @ Culture.ca
- CSA Yearbook 2008
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