The first edition of the Canadian Championship in 2008 featured three teams in a round-robin format that determined Canada’s champion and Concacaf Champions League
representative.
Led by coach John Limniatis, the Impact de Montréal won the first edition of the Canadian Championship with seven points, two better than runners up Toronto FC. Montréal lifted the Voyageurs Cup in front of a packed crowd at BMO Field in Toronto.
Matt Jordan won the George Gross Memorial Trophy as Most Valuable Player of the Tournament.
Impact de Montréal
Canada Soccer’s TELUS Canadian Championship is the nation’s highest domestic knockout tournament featuring clubs from coast to coast competing for the Voyageurs Cup. The Men’s 2026 TELUS Canadian Championship brings together 15 qualified clubs from Major League Soccer, the Canadian Premier League, and Premier Soccer Leagues Canada to determine Canada’s best team in the annual Battle of the North. Winners of the domestic TELUS Canadian Championship qualify for the annual international competition Concacaf Champions Cup on the road to the FIFA Club World Cup.
The Voyageurs Cup has been awarded to the Men’s TELUS Canadian Championship winner since 2008. Created in 2002 by The Voyageurs, the Canadian Soccer Supporters Group, the trophy represents Canadian fans’ commitment to the game in our country.
