1961 Canadian National Challenge Cup Explained

Dominion Championship
Year:1961
Other Titles:Canadian National Challenge Cup
Country:Canada
Prev Season:1960
Next Season:1962

In soccer, the 1961 Canadian National Challenge Cup, also known as the Dominion Cup, was won by Montreal Concordia (also National League champions). They beat the Vancouver Firefighters 1-0 in a rain–soaked game in Montreal.[1]

Format

The eastern Canada based National Soccer League held a round robin series to determine a winner to play against the winner of the Eastern Professional Soccer League. The winner of that series would then face the western Canada representative.[2]

Squad lists

The following are some of the players from the games found in the news reports.

Montreal Concordia

Vancouver Firfighters

Notes and References

  1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=R2ZkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c3wNAAAAIBAJ&dq=montreal%20soccer%20dominion&pg=942%2C5696395 Calgary Herald news report
  2. News: Concordia Blanks Ulster. 12 June 2011. The Montreal Gazette. 13 May 1961.