1964 Canadian Nation Challenge Cup Explained

Dominion Championship
Year:1964
Other Titles:Canadian National Challenge Cup
Country:Canada
Prev Season:1963
Next Season:1965

The 1964 Canadian National Challenge Cup was won by Vancouver Columbus who defeated the Sudbury Italian Flyers.

The Canadian National Challenge Cup, also known as The Challenge Trophy, is a national amateur football (soccer) cup in Canada contested by the champions of individual provincial soccer competitions.[1]

In the Eastern Canada Amateur Soccer Championship, the St. Paul Rovers of Montreal and Sudbury Italia Flyers were left in a tie, 2-2, on August 30, 1964,[2] The St. Anthony Italia went on to defeat the Montreal St. Paul Rovers 4–2, in the tie-breaking game in Sudbury on September 12, 1964.

References

  1. https://archive.today/20071224040825/http://www.canadian-soccer.com/forum/topic.asp?topic_id=6995 "The Challenge Trophy"
  2. News: Norman . Gillespie . Sudbury, St. Paul Deadlocked after Four Overtime Periods . 1964-08-31 . Postmedia Network, Inc. . The Montreal Gazette . 30 . 2011-07-17 . St. Paul Rovers of Montreal and Sudbury St. Anthony Italia Flyers battled through 130 minutes of playing time ... in the Eastern Canada Amateur Soccer Championship without a winner being declared. .