Four home-and-away matchups begin next week
At the conclusion of the tournament’s Preliminary Round, six teams have advanced to join Major Soccer League (MLS) sides, CF Montréal and Vancouver Whitecaps FC, as the quarterfinalists of the 2024 TELUS Canadian Championship. Set to begin next week across the country, Toronto FC, Cavalry FC, Forge FC, Atlético Ottawa, Pacific FC, and CS Saint-Laurent remain in contention as four new home-and-away matchups have been determined.
This year’s quarterfinals will consist of a total of four Canadian Premier League (CPL) teams, Canada’s three MLS teams, and one Ligue1 Québec side, beginning 7 May 2024 in Hamilton, ON and will conclude on 29 May 2024 in Langford, BC.
Cavalry FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Atlético Ottawa v Pacific FC
Forge FC v CF Montréal
CS Saint-Laurent v Toronto FC
The preliminary round saw a total of 23 goals scored, including Atlético Ottawa’s tournament record setting seven goal victory (7-0). The start of the 2024 TELUS Canadian Championship was one of the most exciting preliminary rounds in tournament history, with two of the matches decided in penalty kicks. A combined 25,088 fans were in attendance nationally.
All four Quarter-Final Round series will be broadcast live on OneSoccer, available online at OneSoccer.ca and via the OneSoccer app, on the fuboTV Canada platform, and as a linear channel on Telus’s Optik TV (Channel 980).
About the TELUS Canadian Championship
Canada Soccer’s TELUS Canadian Championship, also known as the Battle of the North, is the nation’s highest men’s domestic competition featuring clubs from coast to coast across the country, notably professional teams in Major League Soccer and the Canadian Premier League as well a representative in League1 BC, League1 Ontario and Ligue1 Québec. Winners of the 2024 TELUS Canadian Championship lift the Voyageurs Cup and qualify to the annual international competition, Concacaf Champions Cup. Winners of the Concacaf Champions Cup qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup.