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.
Impact de Montréal
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.
