| French: Trophée Challenge 2019 | |
|---|---|
 2019 Toyota National Championships French: Championnats nationaux Toyota 2019 | |
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Canada |
| Dates | 9–14 October 2019 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Defending champions |  Surrey Tigers FC |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Central City Breakers FC |
| Runner-up |  Ottawa St. Anthony SC |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 25 |
| Goals scored | 108 (4.32 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,480 (99 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) |  Ryan Ramjiawan(9 goals) |
The 2019 Challenge Trophy (French: Trophée Challenge 2019, part of the Toyota National Championships for sponsorship reasons) was the 97th edition of the Challenge Trophy, an annual cup competition contested by amateur teams in men's Canadian soccer.[1] Ten teams played in the tournament, which took place from 9–14 October 2019 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[2]
Central City Breakers FC won the tournament on their debut, defeating Ottawa St. Anthony SC 2–0 in the final.[3][4]
Teams
Each of Canada Soccer's thirteen provincial and territorial associations can send one representative to the Challenge Trophy, with teams generally qualifying through a regional preliminary series such as an open cup or league competition.[5]
For the 2019 tournament, nine provinces and one territory confirmed their participation.[6]
| Province | Team | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament1 | Previous best performance | Ref. |
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| British Columbia |
Central City Breakers FC | British Columbia Provincial Championship winners | 0 (debut) | — | [7] |
 Alberta |
Edmonton Scottish | Alberta Soccer Challenge Cup winners | 10 (1972, 1979, 1987, 1992, 1996, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018) | Champions (2016) | [8] |
 Saskatchewan |
Saskatoon Revolution | Saskatchewan Open Cup winners | 1 (2018) | Third place (2018) | — |
| Manitoba |
FC Winnipeg Lions2 | Manitoba Soccer Provincial Championship winners | 10 (1996, 1998, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) | Champions (2002) | [9] |
| Ontario |
Ottawa St. Anthony SC3 | Ontario Cup winners | 2 (1964, 2006) | Champions (2006) | [10] |
 Quebec |
Kodiak de Charlesbourg | Québec LSEQ playoff winners | 0 (debut) | — | — |
 New Brunswick |
Fredericton Picaroons Reds | NBPSL Men's League winners | 8 (2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) | Sixth place (2007) | — |
 Nova Scotia |
United Dartmouth FC4 | Nova Scotia Provincial Championship winners | 8 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2014, 2015) | Runners-up (1990) | [11] |
 Newfoundland and Labrador |
Holy Cross FC | Newfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup winners | 19 (1973, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018) | Champions (1988) | [12] |
 Northwest Territories |
YK Galaxy FC5 | Acclaimed | 6 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018) | Tenth place (2018) | — |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year.
- 2 Competed in previous tournaments as Winnipeg Sons of Italy.
- 3 Competed in previous tournaments as Ottawa St. Anthony's Italia FC.
- 4 Competed in previous tournaments as Dartmouth United Oland.
- 5 Competed in previous tournaments as Yellowknife FC.
Venues
Matches were played at four different venues within the St. John's metropolitan area.[13][14]
| Conception Bay South | Mount Pearl |
|---|---|
| Topsail Field | Smallwood Field |
| Capacity: 750 | Capacity: 2,500[15] |
Location of venues for the 2019 Challenge Trophy | |
| Portugal Cove–St. Philip's | St. John's |
| Rainbow Gully Park | King George V Park |
| Capacity: 450 | Capacity: 6,400[16] |
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Group stage
Competing teams are divided into two groups of five teams, playing against one another in a single round-robin and advancing to the final round based on their group positioning.
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Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Central City Breakers FC |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 | Advance to final | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Edmonton Scottish |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | Advance to third place match | — | — | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | |
| 3 | Fredericton Picaroons Reds |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 | Advance to fifth place match | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | Holy Cross FC |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 4 | Advance to seventh place match | — | 2–5 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | |
| 5 | FC Winnipeg Lions |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 1 | Advance to ninth place match | — | — | 3–5 | — | — |
| Central City Breakers FC | 2–1 | FC Winnipeg Lions |
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| Holy Cross FC | 2–5 | Edmonton Scottish |
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| Edmonton Scottish | 1–2 | Fredericton Picaroons Reds |
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| Central City Breakers FC | 4–0 | Fredericton Picaroons Reds |
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| Holy Cross FC | 1–1 | FC Winnipeg Lions |
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| FC Winnipeg Lions | 3–5 | Fredericton Picaroons Reds |
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| Central City Breakers FC | 1–1 | Edmonton Scottish |
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| Edmonton Scottish | 2–1 | FC Winnipeg Lions |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Ottawa St. Anthony SC |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 12 | Advance to final | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | United Dartmouth FC |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Advance to third place match | — | — | — | — | 5–0 | |
| 3 | Kodiak de Charlesbourg |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 5 | Advance to fifth place match | — | 0–0 | — | — | 8–0 | |
| 4 | Saskatoon Revolution |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 4 | Advance to seventh place match | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 10–1 | |
| 5 | YK Galaxy FC |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 0 | Advance to ninth place match | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saskatoon Revolution | 1–1 | Kodiak de Charlesbourg |
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| Ottawa St. Anthony SC | 2–0 | United Dartmouth FC |
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| Kodiak de Charlesbourg | 8–0 | YK Galaxy FC |
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| Ottawa St. Anthony SC | 4–1 | Saskatoon Revolution |
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| Ottawa St. Anthony SC | 4–0 | YK Galaxy FC |
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| Saskatoon Revolution | 0–2 | United Dartmouth FC |
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| United Dartmouth FC | 5–0 | YK Galaxy FC |
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| Ottawa St. Anthony SC | 1–0 | Kodiak de Charlesbourg |
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| Kodiak de Charlesbourg | 0–0 | United Dartmouth FC |
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| Saskatoon Revolution | 10–1 | YK Galaxy FC |
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Final round
The final round (known as Teck Finals Day for sponsorship reasons) consists of one game for each team, where they are paired with their equal-ranked opponent from the opposite group to determine a final ranking for the tournament.
Ninth place match
| FC Winnipeg Lions | 19–0 | YK Galaxy FC |
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Seventh place match
| Holy Cross FC | 2–0 | Saskatoon Revolution |
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Fifth place match
| Fredericton Picaroons Reds | 0–4 | Kodiak de Charlesbourg |
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Third place match
| Edmonton Scottish | 0–2 | United Dartmouth FC |
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| Central City Breakers FC | 2–0 | Ottawa St. Anthony SC |
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Goalscorers
There were 108 goals scored in 25 matches, for an average of 4.32 goals per match.
9 goals
- Ryan Ramjiawan
5 goals
- Shamir Lubenga
- Nathan Reis
4 goals
- Caleb Clarke
- Milad Mehrabi
- Stuart Hodges
- Marc-Olivier Kouo Dibongue
- Alexandre Perusse
3 goals
- Oshane Hylton
- Krzysztof Szulc
- Isaac Bonisteel
- Adam Miller
- Garrett Peters
2 goals
- Paul Hamilton
- Aaron Hidalgo-Mazzei
- A.J. Naumiuk
- David Itoafa
- Kenny Morrison
- Jacob Grant
- Jake Warren
- Kyle Williams
- Oscar Marshall
- Andrew Serieys
- Trevor Turner
- Jeremy-Nathaniel Tothaud-Mouandza
- David Brown
1 goal
- Sebastian Cabrera
- Sam Lam
- Anoop Sahota
- Milad Rahmati
- Boris Si
- Andrew Aitken
- Hugo Figueiredo
- Zach Harrison
- Anthony Lourenco
- Brendan Rattai
- Eseaka Kanneh
- Yosua Niyonkuru
- Jason Rouse
- Ibrahima Sanoh
- Russell Danso
- Derek Gaudet
- Callum Thompson
- Anthony Kalule
- Marco Natoli
- Ibrahim Soukary
- Pierre-Luc Chiasson
- Yann Gael Le Roy
- Julien Morissette
- Mitchell Bauche
- Sam Whiting
1 own goal
- Ryan Mackinnon (against Central City Breakers FC)
- Harry Carter (against Edmonton Scottish)
- Zach Bauld (against Ottawa St. Anthony SC)
References
- ↑ "Canada Soccer Introduces New Title Sponsor for National Championships and BC Soccer Announces New Hosting Partner for 2017 Jubilee & Challenge Trophies". bcsoccer.net. British Columbia Soccer Association. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
Building on their new partnership, Canada Soccer have introduced Toyota Canada as the title sponsor for the Toyota National Championships, the premier amateur soccer competition that brings together clubs from coast to coast to coast across the country.
- ↑ "Canada Soccer confirms schedules for 2019 Toyota National Championships". stepstjohns.ca. Sport Tourism Event Partnership. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
Canada Soccer's premier amateur event – the Toyota National Championships – will kick off on Wednesday 9 October with 153 matches to be played across six competitions in six days across three venues. This year's 2019 Toyota National Championships will be played in St. John's, Newfoundland Labrador (men's Challenge Trophy and women's Jubilee Trophy), Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (U-17 Cup), and Edmonton, Alberta (U-15 Cup).
- ↑ Zillich, Tom (October 14, 2019). "Surrey soccer team wins national title for teammate Bassi, killed in car crash last spring". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
The soccer club's United squad are national champions after a 2-0 win in St. John's on Monday (Oct. 14).
- ↑ "Yearbook of Champions, Records & Results 2022". issuu.com. Canadian Soccer Association. May 17, 2022. p. 78. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
FINAL: Surrey won the Championship / FINALE: Surrey gagne le Championnat.
- 1 2 "Competition Regulations for the National and Regional Championships 2016" (PDF). canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. pp. 3, 21–23. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 14, 2017.
- ↑ "National Cup 2022 Teams". tsisports.ca. TSI Sports Inc. Archived from the original on August 22, 2022.
- ↑ McColl, Michael (May 12, 2019). "CCB stun Rino's Tigers with early offensive blitz to claim first BC Provincial Cup crown". Away From the Numbers. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
The victory caps off a fine season for CCB that could have easily seen them win the double. Now they move on to Newfoundland in October to try and keep the Challenge Trophy in BC at the nationals.
- ↑ "Recap: Senior Soccer Fest 2019". albertasoccer.com. Alberta Soccer Association. September 3, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
Edmonton Scottish will return to Nationals after previously qualifying eight times between 1979 and 2018.
- ↑ Manitoba Soccer [@ManitobaSoccer] (July 28, 2019). "It took 94 minutes, but FC Winnipeg Lions are your 2019 Senior Men's Manitoba Soccer Provincial Champions after defeating Bonivital United by a score of 2:1. They will now represent the province at @CanadaSoccerENNationals in St. John's in October" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Ottawa St. Anthony Wins Men's Ontario Cup Final in Penalty Thriller". ontariosoccer.net. Ontario Soccer Association. August 29, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
With the Ontario Cup win, Ottawa moves to the National Championships to play for the Challenge Trophy, from Oct. 9-14 in St. John's Newfoundland.
- ↑ Canada Soccer [@CanadaSoccerEN] (August 18, 2019). "Congratulations to the @UnitedDFC Senior Men who won the @SoccerNS Senior A Men's Provincial Championship to qualify for the 2019 Toyota National Championships Challenge Trophy competition in St. John's, NL" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ McCarthy, Brendan (September 2, 2019). "Newfoundland Challenge Cup final: The sky was blue, but once again, the winners wore red and gold". SaltWire Network. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
Holy Cross's latest victory means it will represent Newfoundland and Labrador when metro St. John's hosts the 2019 Toyota national championships Oct. 9-14.
- ↑ McCarthy, Brendan (October 9, 2019). "National soccer championships: Both Newfoundland entries in same pool for Jubilee Trophy event". SaltWire Network. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
Action begins today, with eight games in all, played at King George V Park in St. John's, Midde Smallwood pitch in Mount Pearl, Topsail Complex in Conception Bay South and Ranibow Guully Field in Portugal Cove-St. Philip's.
- ↑ "Nationals Soccer Tournament October 9th – 13th at Rainbow Gully Park". pcsp.ca. Town of Portugal Cove-St. Philip's. October 9, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
We are proud to announce that for the first time, we are hosting a National level soccer game at Rainbow Gully Park!
- ↑ "Smallwood Field". destinationstjohns.com. Destination St. John's. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
Facility amenities include lights, electronic scoreboard, ample parking, bleacher seating for 2500 spectators, utility hut, batting cage, covered dugouts, washrooms facilities.
- ↑ "King George V Park". destinationstjohns.com. Destination St. John's. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
King George V Park can operate eight months of the year, has lighting for night contests and can accommodate up to 6,400 spectators.
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