2008 Canadian Championship

The 2008 Canadian Championship (officially the Nutrilite Canadian Championship[1] for sponsorship reasons) was the inaugural Canadian Championship soccer tournament that took place in the cities of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver in 2008.

2008 Canadian Championship
2008 Nutrilite Canadian Championship (in English)
Championnat Canadien Nutrilite 2008 (in French)
CountryCanada
Teams3
ChampionsMontreal Impact (1st title)
(7th Voyageurs Cup)
Runners-upToronto FC
Matches played6
Goals scored12 (2 per match)
Attendance70,882 (11,814 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Roberto Brown
Rohan Ricketts
Eduardo Sebrango
(2 goals each)
George Gross Memorial TrophyMatt Jordan
← (competition preceded by the 2007 Voyageurs Cup)
2009 →

Participating teams were the Montreal Impact, Toronto FC, and the Vancouver Whitecaps. The tournament consisted of a home and away series between each team for a total of six games. The winner of the tournament, Montreal, gained entry into the qualifying round of the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League,[2][3][4][5] where they played against the Nicaraguan representative Real Estelí in a home and away series to determine entrance to the group stages.[6]

The Montreal Impact were awarded the Voyageurs Cup trophy as winners of the tournament, the seventh occasion it had been presented.[7]

Media coverage

The 2008 Nutrilite Canadian Championship was broadcast by the CBC. Games were broadcast on CBC Bold and online at CBC Sports. Nigel Reed and Jason de Vos provided commentary for the games.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts MTL TOR VAN
1 Montreal Impact (C) 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3 7 — 0–1 2–0
2 Toronto FC 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5 1–1 — 0–1
3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4 0–2 2–2 —
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) number of goals scored; 4) drawing of lots.[8]
(C) Champion and qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League qualifying round.

Schedule
Montreal Impact0–1Toronto FC
Report Vélez  72'
Attendance: 12,083
Referee: Paul Ward
Montreal Impact
Toronto FC
GK1 Matt Jordan
DF15 Patrick Leduc (c)
DF16 Stefano Pesoli 37'  52' 
DF24 Simon Gatti
DF33 Adam Braz
MF7 David Testo
MF17 Joey Gjertsen
MF18 Leonardo Di Lorenzo 24'
MF19 Pato Aguilera 59'
FW9 Rocco Placentino 58'
FW21 Dwight Barnett 79'
Substitutes
MF 23 Antonio Ribeiro  24'
DF 6 Alex Surprenant  58'
FW 11 Severino Jefferson  79'
Manager
Nick De Santis
GK1 Greg Sutton
DF4 Marco Vélez
DF11 Jim Brennan (c) 32'
DF16 Marvell Wynne
DF28 Olivier Tebily
MF5 Kevin Harmse 50'
MF10 Rohan Ricketts
MF32 Laurent Robert
MF33 Carl Robinson
FW9 Danny Dichio 41'
FW96 Jeff Cunningham
Substitutes
FW 23 Jarrod Smith  41'
Manager
John Carver
Man of the Match
Rocco Placentino / Marco Vélez
Assistant referees
Joe Fletcher
Amato DeLuca
Fourth official
Carol-Anne Chénard
Montreal Impact2–0Vancouver Whitecaps
Jefferson  25'
Gjertsen  35'		 Report
Attendance: 10,054
Montreal Impact
Vancouver Whitecaps
GK1 Matt Jordan
DF5 Nevio Pizzolito
DF24 Simon Gatti
DF26 Cédric Joqueviel 77'
DF33 Adam Braz
MF7 David Testo
MF9 Rocco Placentino 46'
MF15 Patrick Leduc (c)
MF17 Joey Gjertsen 59'
MF20 Mauro Biello
FW11 Severino Jefferson
Substitutes
MF 18 Leonardo Di Lorenzo  46'
FW 14 Sita-Taty Matondo  59'
DF 2 Davy Uwimana  77'
Manager
John Limniatis
GK1 Jay Nolly
DF8 Steve Kindel
DF15 Omar Jarun 23'
DF19 Chris Pozniak
DF24 Lyle Martin
MF7 Martin Nash
MF9 Alfredo Valente 60'
MF22 Takashi Hirano 77'
MF25 Justin Moose
FW3 Nick Webb 46'
FW26 Jason Jordan
Substitutes
MF 14 Tony Donatelli  46'
DF 28 Diaz Kambere  60'
MF 29 Admir Salihović  77'
Manager
Teitur Thordarson
Man of the Match
Joey Gjertsen / Jason Jordan
Assistant referees
Pierre Cantave
Héctor Vergara
Fourth official
Jonathan Lavergne
Vancouver Whitecaps0–2Montreal Impact
Report Brown  30'
Testo  66'
Attendance: 4,412
Referee: Domenic Scali
Vancouver Whitecaps
Montreal Impact
GK1 Jay Nolly
DF2 Jeff Clarke
DF4 Adrian Cann 40'
DF19 Chris Pozniak 46'
DF24 Lyle Martin
MF7 Martin Nash
MF8 Steve Kindel
MF22 Takashi Hirano
MF25 Justin Moose 75'
FW11 Nicholas Addlery 75'
FW16 Eduardo Sebrango
Substitutes
DF 28 Diaz Kambere  45'
MF 9 Alfredo Valente  75'
FW 26 Jason Jordan  75'
Manager
Teitur Thordarson
GK1 Matt Jordan
DF5 Nevio Pizzolitto
DF16 Stefano Pesoli
DF24 Simon Gatti
DF33 Adam Braz
MF7 David Testo 38'
MF9 Rocco Placentino 83'
MF15 Patrick Leduc 58'
MF18 Leonardo Di Lorenzo 33'
FW10 Roberto Brown 54' 67'
FW11 Severino Jefferson 55'
Substitutes
DF 17 Joey Gjertsen  55'
MF 8 Gabriel Gervais  67'
FW 14 Sita-Taty Matondo  83'
Manager
John Limniatis
Man of the Match
Steve Kindel / David Testo
Assistant referees
Darren Clark
Martin Reid
Fourth official
Paul Ward
Toronto FC0–1Vancouver Whitecaps
Report Nash  36' (pen.)
Attendance: 18,938
Referee: Steve Depiero
Toronto FC
Vancouver Whitecaps
GK1 Greg Sutton
DF4 Marco Vélez
DF11 Jim Brennan (c) 11'
DF14 Tyrone Marshall
DF16 Marvell Wynne
MF6 Maurice Edu
MF10 Rohan Ricketts 46'
MF33 Carl Robinson
FW9 Danny Dichio 46'
FW20 Amado Guevara 23'
FW32 Laurent Robert 46'
Substitutes
FW 23 Jarrod Smith  46'
DF 3 Julius James  46'
FW 96 Jeff Cunningham  82'  46'
Manager
John Carver
GK1 Jay Nolly
DF8 Jeff Clarke
DF15 Steve Kindel
DF2 Omar Jarun
DF24 Lyle Martin
MF7 Martin Nash 7'
MF9 Alfredo Valente 74'
MF22 Takashi Hirano 66'
MF25 Justin Moose 45+'
FW11 Nicholas Addlery 88'
FW16 Eduardo Sebrango 75'
Substitutes
DF 28 Diaz Kambere  66'
MF 23 Vicente Arze  74'
FW 32 Charles Gbeke  75'
Manager
Teitur Thordarson
Man of the Match
Carl Robinson / Martin Nash
Assistant referees
Amato DeLuca
Joe Fletcher
Fourth official
Silviu Petrescu
Vancouver Whitecaps2–2Toronto FC
Sebrango  43', 87' Report Edu  61'
Ricketts  76'
Attendance: 5,228
Referee: Carol-Ann Chénard
Vancouver Whitecaps
Toronto FC
GK1 Jay Nolly
DF2 Jeff Clarke
DF15 Omar Jarun
DF22 Takashi Hirano
DF24 Lyle Martin
MF7 Martin Nash
MF8 Steve Kindel 63'
MF9 Alfredo Valente 75'
MF25 Justin Moose 72'
FW11 Nicholas Addlery 72'
FW16 Eduardo Sebrango
Substitutes
DF 28 Diaz Kambere  72'
FW 26 Jason Jordan  72'
MF 23 Vicente Arze  75'
Manager
Teitur Thordarson
GK1 Greg Sutton
DF3 Julius James
DF4 Marco Vélez 66' 85'
DF14 Tyrone Marshall
DF16 Marvell Wynne
MF6 Maurice Edu
MF10 Rohan Ricketts
MF32 Laurent Robert 80'
MF33 Carl Robinson
FW20 Amado Guevara
FW96 Jeff Cunningham
Substitutes
FW 14 Jarrod Smith  80'
MF 5 Kevin Harmse  85'
Manager
John Carver
Man of the Match
Eduardo Sebrango / Rohan Ricketts
Assistant referees
Darren Clark
Martin Reid
Fourth official
Paul Ward
Toronto FC1–1Montreal Impact
Ricketts  15' Report Brown  26'
Attendance: 20,107
Toronto FC
Montreal Impact
GK1 Greg Sutton
DF4 Marco Vélez 86'
DF11 Jim Brennan (c)
DF14 Tyrone Marshall
DF16 Marvell Wynne
MF6 Maurice Edu
MF10 Rohan Ricketts
MF20 Amado Guevara
MF32 Laurent Robert
MF33 Carl Robinson
FW7 Abdus Ibrahim 68'
Substitutes
FW 96 Jeff Cunningham  68'
DF 3 Julius James  86'
Manager
John Carver
GK1 Matt Jordan 73'
DF5 Nevio Pizzolitto
DF16 Stefano Pesoli
DF24 Simon Gatti 38'
DF33 Adam Braz 53' 73'
MF7 David Testo
MF9 Rocco Placentino 40' 64'
MF15 Patrick Leduc
MF17 Joey Gjertsen 84'
MF18 Leonardo Di Lorenzo
FW10 Roberto Brown 92'
Substitutes
FW 14 Sita-Taty Matondo  64'
MF 26 Cedric Joqueviel  73'
MF 23 Antonio Ribeiro  84'
Manager
John Limniatis
Man of the Match
Rohan Ricketts / Roberto Brown
Assistant referees
Joe Fletcher
Daniel Belleau
Fourth official
Steven DePiero

Top goalscorers
Pos Name Club Goals
1 Eduardo SebrangoVancouver Whitecaps 2
Roberto BrownMontreal Impact
Rohan RickettsToronto FC
4 Maurice EduToronto FC 1
Joey GjertsenMontreal Impact
Severino JeffersonMontreal Impact
Martin NashVancouver Whitecaps
David TestoMontreal Impact
Marco VélezToronto FC

References
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  2. "Canada to create new club championship". Canadian Soccer Association. January 31, 2008. Archived from the original on February 29, 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2008.
  3. "Canadian soccer on its way to qualifying for FIFA". Vancouver Sun. January 28, 2008. Archived from the original on January 30, 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2008.
  4. "Canada's soccer teams unveil details for CONCACAF Champions League". Toronto FC Media Relations. March 26, 2008. Archived from the original on May 26, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
  5. "Canadian qualification for CONCACAF Champions League". Canadian Soccer Association. March 26, 2008. Archived from the original on April 7, 2008. Retrieved March 27, 2008.
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