For the first time, the Canadian Championship featured four teams from four provinces after the addition of FC Edmonton. The four teams were divided into two, two-match, total goals, semi-final series. The semi-final winners then squared off in the Canadian final, which was another two-match, total goals affair. Reigning champions Toronto FC went undefeated across four matches to win their third-straight Voyageurs Cup. After beating FC Edmonton 4-0 in the semi-finals, they beat Vancouver Whitecaps 3-2 in the final.
Toronto FC
The TELUS Canadian Championship is Canada Soccer's highest domestic professional soccer competition and serves as a qualification route for Canadian professional clubs into Concacaf Champions Cup and onto the FIFA Club World Cup.
Dubbed the Battle of the North, the Championship sets itself apart from all North American professional sports competitions that operate on both sides of the border as the only one to hold an all-Canadian competition that leads to the international stage.
The Voyageurs Cup has been awarded to the Canadian Championship winner since 2008. Created by the Voyageurs Canadian Supporters group, the trophy represents Canadian fans' commitment to the game in our country.
