2005 Voyageurs Cup Explained

Voyageurs Cup
Year:2005
Other Titles:2005 Coupe des Voyageurs
Country:Canada
Champions:Montreal Impact (4th title)
Runner-Up:Vancouver Whitecaps
Num Teams:3
Matches:6
Goals:7
Top Goal Scorer:Mauro Biello
(3 goals)
Prevseason:2004
Nextseason:2006

The 2005 Voyageurs Cup was the fourth Voyageurs Cup tournament which was started by the Canadian supporters group The Voyageurs.[1] [2] The 2005 Edition of the tournament featured Montreal Impact, Toronto Lynx and Vancouver Whitecaps.[3] Professional soccer teams in Edmonton and Calgary ceased being operated by the league and folded at the end of the 2004 season respectively.

The 2005 Voyageurs Cup was won by Montreal Impact who captured the competition in a dominant fashion going undefeated and clinching the competition on August 31, 2005 in their third of four matches.[4] Montreal Impact not only dominated their Canadian rivals but also the league winning ten points clear of the nearest opposition although the 2005 USL First Division was not a balanced home and away competition where each team played the others an equal number of times.

Format

Each team played two matches (home and away) against each other team. All of these matches are drawn from the USL First Division 2005 regular season; the final two matches played between each city's team is counted as a Voyageurs Cup 2005 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.[5]

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

Standings

Results by round

Schedule

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Champion

Voyageurs Cup:
Montreal Impact
4th Voyageurs Cup Win

Top scorers

Source[6]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Mauro BielloMontreal Impact3
2 Eduardo SebrangoMontreal Impact1
Zé RobertoMontreal Impact1
Joey Gjertsen1
António RibeiroMontreal Impact1
Joe MattacchioneToronto Lynx1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Voyageurs Cup Announced For A-League Teams. canadasoccer.com. Matthew. Bin. May 12, 2014. 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: Fourth Voyageurs Cup Kicks Off. USLFans.com. Matthew . Bin. April 24, 2005. May 12, 2014.
  4. Web site: Montreal Impact vs. Vancouver Whitecaps 1 - 0 . Soccerway.com . August 31, 2005 . February 11, 2019.
  5. Web site: VOYAGEURS CUP 2005 . voyageurscup.ca . May 8, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140518161829/http://voyageurscup.ca/ . May 18, 2014 . mdy-all .
  6. Web site: Voyageurs Cup 2005 Goalscorers. May 12, 2014.