2008 Canadian Championship

Infobox International Football Competition
tourney_name = Canadian Championship
year = 2008
other_titles = Championnat canadien Nutrilite 2008


size = 150px
caption = Nutrilite Canadian Championship official logo
dates = 27 May – 22 July
num_teams = 3
matches = 6
goals = 12
attendance = 70822
top_scorer = Eduardo Sebrango, Rohan Ricketts, Roberto Brown (2 goals)
player = Matt Jordan
updated = 21:09, 22 July 2008 (EDT)

The 2008 Canadian Championship was a soccer tournament that took place in the cities of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver in 2008.

Participating teams were the Montreal Impact, Toronto FC and the Vancouver Whitecaps. The tournament consisted of a home and away series between each team for a total of six games. The winner of the tournament, Montreal, gained entry into the qualifying round of the CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09, [cite news |title = Canada to create new club championship |url = http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=3026 |publisher = Canadian Soccer Association |date = 2008-01-31 |accessdate = 2008-02-11 |language = English ] [cite news |title = Canadian soccer on its way to qualifying for FIFA |url = http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=4dd88dfc-04b3-4aba-af61-0fb5dad9c113&k=99763 |publisher = Vancouver Sun |date = 2008-01-28 |accessdate = 2008-02-11 |language = English ] [cite news |title = Canada's soccer teams unveil details for CONCACAF Champions League |url = http://www.mlsnet.com//news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080326&content_id=145420&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280 |publisher = Toronto FC Media Relations |date = 2008-03-26 |accessdate = 2008-03-26 |language = English ] [cite news |title = Canadian qualification for CONCACAF Champions League |url = http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=3107 |publisher = Canadian Soccer Association |date = 2008-03-26 |accessdate = 2008-03-27 |language = English ] where they will play against the Nicaraguan representative Real Esteli in a home and away series to determine entrance to the group stages. [cite news|title = Preliminary Round match-ups unveiled for 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League™ |url = http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4209 |publisher=CONCACAF |date = 2008-06-11 |accessdate = 2008-06-13|lanugage = English ]

The tournament is currently sponsored by Nutrilite and is known as the Nutrilite Canadian Championship. [cite news |title = Association announces title partner for new Nutrilite Canadian Championship |url = http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=3190|publisher = CSA Website|date = 2008-05-23 |accessdate = 2008-05-23 |language = English ]

The Montreal Impact were awarded the Voyageurs Cup trophy as winners of the tournament. [cite news |title = The Impact will face the Toronto FC in the Nutrilite Canadian Champion League |url = http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=894&Focus=0|publisher = Montreal Impact |date = 2008-05-23 |accessdate = 2008-05-23 |language = English ]

Media coverage

The 2008 Nutrilite Canadian Championship was broadcast by the CBC. Games were broadcast on CBC Bold and online at CBC Sports. Nigel Reed and Jason de Vos provided commentary for the games.

Tie-breaking procedures

If teams are tied on points after four games, the following tie-breaking criteria will be used: [cite web |url=http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=3107 |title=Canadian qualification for CONCACAF Champions League |date=March 26, 2008 |publisher=canadasoccer.com |accessdate=2008-07-23]
# Goal Differential
# Most Goals Scored
# Most Away Goals
# Drawing of Lots

tandings

Football line-up
homenat =
hometeam = MONTREAL IMPACT
home1pos = GK | home1no = 1 | home1player = flagicon|USA Matt Jordan
home2pos = DF | home2no = 15 | home2player = flagicon|CAN Patrick Leduc (c)
home3pos = DF | home3no = 16 | home3player = flagicon|ITA Stefano Pesoli | home3sub = | home3card = yel|37 sent off|1|52
home4pos = DF | home4no = 24 | home4player = flagicon|CAN Simon Gatti
home5pos = DF | home5no = 33 | home5player = flagicon|CAN Adam Braz
home6pos = MF | home6no = 7 | home6player = flagicon|USA David Testo
home7pos = MF | home7no = 17 | home7player = flagicon|USA Joey Gjertsen
home8pos = MF | home8no = 18 | home8player = flagicon|ARG Leonardo Di Lorenzo | home8sub = suboff|24
home9pos = MF | home9no = 19 | home9player = flagicon|BOL Pato Aguilera | home9card = yel|59
home10pos = FW | home10no = 9 | home10player = flagicon|CAN Rocco Placentino | home10sub = suboff|58
home11pos = FW | home11no = 11 | home11player = flagicon|USA Dwight Barnett | home11sub = suboff|79
home12pos = MF | home12no = 23 | home12player = flagicon|CAN Antonio Ribeiro | home12sub = subon|24
home13pos = DF | home13no = 6 | home13player = flagicon|CAN Alex Surprenant | home13sub = subon|58
home14pos = FW | home14no = 11 | home14player = flagicon|BRA Severino Jefferson | home14sub = subon|79
homemannat = CAN | homeman = Nick De Santis


awaynat =
awayteam = Toronto FC
away1pos = GK | away1no = 1 | away1player = flagicon|CAN Greg Sutton
away2pos = DF | away2no = 4 | away2player = flagicon|PRI Marco Velez
away3pos = DF | away3no = 11 | away3player = flagicon|CAN Jim Brennan (c) | away3card = yel|32
away4pos = DF | away4no = 16 | away4player = flagicon|USA Marvell Wynne
away5pos = DF | away5no = 28 | away5player = flagicon|CIV Olivier Tebily
away6pos = MF | away6no = 5 | away6player = flagicon|CAN Kevin Harmse | away6card = yel|50
away7pos = MF | away7no = 10 | away7player = flagicon|ENG Rohan Ricketts | away7sub =
away8pos = MF | away8no = 32 | away8player = flagicon|FRA Laurent Robert | away8sub =
away9pos = MF | away9no = 33 | away9player = flagicon|WAL Carl Robinson
away10pos = FW | away10no = 9 | away10player = flagicon|ENG Danny Dichio | away10sub = suboff|41
away11pos = FW | away11no = 96 | away11player = flagicon|USA Jeff Cunningham
away12pos = FW | away12no = 14 | away12player = flagicon|NZL Jarrod Smith | away12sub = subon|41
awaymannat = ENG | awayman = John Carver
momnat = CAN | manofthematch = Rocco Placentino / flagicon|PRI Marco Velez
assref1nat = CAN | assref1 = Joe Fletcher
assref2nat = CAN | assref2 = Amato DeLuca
4refnat = CAN | 4ref = Carol-Ann Chenard

----footballbox
date = 2008-06-17
time = 19:30 EDT
team1 = Montreal Impact
score = 2 – 0
report= [http://www.canadasoccer.com/documents/Match_trackers/20080617_NCC_MONT_VANC_match.pdf (report)]
team2 = Vancouver Whitecaps
goals1 = Jefferson goal|25
Gjertsen goal|35
goals2 =
stadium = Stade Saputo
Montreal, Quebec
attendance = 10,054
referee = Silviu Petrescu (Canada)Football line-up
homenat =
hometeam = TORONTO FC
home1pos = GK | home1no = 1 | home1player = flagicon|CAN Greg Sutton
home2pos = DF | home2no = 4 | home2player = flagicon|PUR Marco Vélez
home3pos = DF | home3no = 11 | home3player = flagicon|CAN Jim Brennan (c)| home3card = yel|11
home4pos = DF | home4no = 14 | home4player = flagicon|JAM Tyrone Marshall
home5pos = DF | home5no = 16 | home5player = flagicon|USA Marvell Wynne
home6pos = MF | home6no = 6 | home6player = flagicon|USA Maurice Edu
home7pos = MF | home7no = 10 | home7player = flagicon|ENG Rohan Ricketts | home7sub = suboff|46
home8pos = MF | home8no = 33 | home8player = flagicon|WAL Carl Robinson
home9pos = FW | home9no = 9 | home9player = flagicon|ENG Danny Dichio | home9sub = suboff|46
home10pos = FW | home10no = 20 | home10player = flagicon|HON Amado Guevara | home10card = yel|23
home11pos = FW | home11no = 32 | home11player = flagicon|FRA Laurent Robert | home11sub = suboff|46
home12pos = FW | home12no = 23 | home12player = flagicon|NZL Jarrod Smith | home12sub = subon|46
home13pos = DF | home13no = 3 | home13player = flagicon|TRI Julius James | home13sub = subon|46
home14pos = FW | home14no = 96 | home14player = flagicon|USA Jeff Cunningham | home14card = yel|82 | home14sub = subon|46
homemannat = ENG | homeman = John Carver


awaynat =
awayteam = VANCOUVER WHITECAPS
away1pos = GK | away1no = 1 | away1player = flagicon|USA Jay Nolly
away2pos = DF | away4no = 2 | away2player = flagicon|CAN Jeff Clarke
away3pos = DF | away2no = 8 | away3player = flagicon|CAN Steve Kindel
away4pos = DF | away3no = 15 | away4player = flagicon|PLE Omar Jarun
away5pos = DF | away5no = 24 | away5player = flagicon|USA Lyle Martin
away6pos = MF | away6no = 7 | away6player = flagicon|CAN Martin Nash | away6card = yel|7
away7pos = MF | away7no = 9 | away7player = flagicon|CAN Alfredo Valente | away7sub = suboff|74
away8pos = MF | away8no = 22 | away8player = flagicon|JPN Takashi Hirano | away8sub = suboff|66
away9pos = MF | away9no = 25 | away9player = flagicon|USA Justin Moose | away9card = yel|45+
away10pos = FW | away10no = 11 | away10player = flagicon|JAM Nicholas Addlery | away10card = yel|88
away11pos = FW | away11no = 16 | away11player = flagicon|CAN Eduardo Sebrango | away11sub = suboff|75
away12pos = DF | away12no = 28 | away12player = flagicon|CAN Diaz Kambere | away12sub = subon|66
away13pos = MF | away13no = 23 | away13player = flagicon|BOL Vicente Arze | away13sub = subon|74
away14pos = FW | away14no = 32 | away14player = flagicon|CAN Charles Gbeke | away14sub = subon|75
awaymannat = ISL | awayman = Teitur Þórðarson
momnat = WAL | manofthematch = Carl Robinson / flagicon|CAN Martin Nash
assref1nat = CAN | assref1 = Amato DeLuca
assref2nat = CAN | assref2 = Joe Fletcher
4refnat = CAN | 4ref = Silviu Petrescu----footballbox
date = 2008-07-09
time = 19:00 PDT
team1 = Vancouver Whitecaps
score = 2 – 2
report= [http://www.canadasoccer.com/documents/Match_trackers/20080709_NCC_VANC_TORO_match.pdf (report)]
team2 = Toronto FC
goals1 = Sebrangogoal|43 goal|87
goals2 = Edu goal|61
Rickettsgoal|76
stadium = Swangard Stadium
Vancouver, Canada
attendance = 5,228
referee = Carol-Ann Chenard

References

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