2003 Voyageurs Cup Explained

Voyageurs Cup
Year:2003
Other Titles:2003 Coupe des Voyageurs
Country:Canada
Champions:Montreal Impact (2nd title)
Runner-Up:Toronto Lynx
Num Teams:4
Matches:12
Goals:30
Top Goal Scorer:Ali Gerba
(5 goals)
Prevseason:2002
Nextseason:2004

The 2003 Voyageurs Cup was the second Voyageurs Cup tournament which was started by the Canadian supporters group The Voyageurs.[1] [2] The 2003 Edition of the tournament featured the same four teams as the 2002 tournament: Calgary Storm, Montreal Impact, Toronto Lynx and Vancouver Whitecaps.

The 2003 competition was won by Montreal Impact who led the competition with wins in their first three games. Neither Toronto Lynx nor Vancouver Whitecaps could overcome their lead. However, Montreal did not clinch their second Voyageurs Cup until the last game of the competition against Calgary, on August 31, with a 2–0 win at home.[3]

Format

Each team played two matches (home and away) against each other team. All of these matches are drawn from the USL A-league's 2003 regular season; the final two matches played between each city's team are counted as a Voyageurs Cup 2003 match. In each match, 3 points are awarded for wins (even if it comes in extra time), 1 point is awarded for a draw, and 0 points are awarded for losses (even if it comes in extra time). The four teams are ranked according to the total number of points obtained in all matches.[4]

The team ranked highest after all matches have been played is the champion, and will be awarded the Voyageurs Cup.

Standings

2003-TeamPtsPldWLTGFGAGD
Montreal Impact136411124+8
Toronto Lynx12642097+2
Vancouver Whitecaps10632175+2
Calgary Mustangs06060214−12

Results by round

Schedule

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Champion

Voyageurs Cup:
Montreal Impact
2nd Voyageurs Cup Win

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Ali Gerba5
2 Eduardo Sebrango3
Zé Roberto3
4 Carlo Corazzin2
Sita-Taty Matondo2
Nikola Vignjevic2
Oliver Heald2
8 Mauro Biello1
Sebastian Barclay1
Nico Craveiro1
Nick Dasovic1
Abraham Francois1
Jason Jordan1
Patrick Leduc1
Martin Nash1
Mauricio Vincello1
Shaun Wimble1
Nicolas Zuniga1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Voyageurs Cup Announced For A-League Teams. canadasoccer.com. Matthew. Bin. February 11, 2019. June 22, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180622192641/https://www.canadasoccer.com/voyageurs-cup-announced-for-a-league-teams-p147747%26t%3Dchampionship_article. dead.
  2. Web site: Canadian Championship: The amazing story behind the fan-created trophy awarded to Canada's best . Daniel Squizzato . MLSSoccer.com . August 11, 2015 . February 11, 2019 . August 13, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150813134340/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/08/11/canadian-championship-amazing-story-behind-fan-created-trophy-awarded-canada . dead .
  3. Web site: VOYAGEURS CUP 2003 . voyageurscup.ca . February 11, 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20031121020737/http://www.voyageurscup.ca/ . November 21, 2003 .
  4. Web site: VOYAGEURS CUP 2003 – Format, Tiebreakers . voyageurscup.ca . May 8, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20021127143803/http://www.voyageurscup.ca/ . November 27, 2002 .