2008 Canadian Championship Explained

Canadian Championship
Year:	2008
Other Titles:	2008 Nutrilite Canadian Championship Championnat Canadien Nutrilite 2008
Country:	Canada
Champions:	Montreal Impact (1st title)
Runner-Up:	Toronto FC
Num Teams:	3
Matches:	6
Goals:	12
Top Goal Scorer:	Roberto Brown Rohan Ricketts Eduardo Sebrango (2 goals each)
Player:	Matt Jordan
Player Label:	George Gross Memorial Trophy
Prevseason:	(competition preceded by the 2007 Voyageurs Cup)
Nextseason:	2009

The 2008 Canadian Championship (officially the Nutrilite Canadian Championship^[1] for sponsorship reasons) was the first edition of the Canadian Championship – Canada's domestic cup competition. The soccer tournament took place in the cities of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver from May to July, 2008.

The tournament consisted of a home and away series between each team for a total of six games. Participating teams were the Montreal Impact, Toronto FC, and the Vancouver Whitecaps. 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 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

Schedule

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Top goalscorers

Pos	Name	Club	Goals
1	Eduardo Sebrango	Vancouver Whitecaps	2
	Roberto Brown	Montreal Impact
	Rohan Ricketts	Toronto FC
4	Maurice Edu	Toronto FC	1
	Joey Gjertsen	Montreal Impact
	Severino Jefferson	Montreal Impact
	Martin Nash	Vancouver Whitecaps
	David Testo	Montreal Impact
	Marco Vélez	Toronto FC

Notes and References

News: Association announces title partner for new Nutrilite Canadian Championship . CSA Website . May 23, 2008 . May 23, 2008 . https://archive.today/20090621052746/http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=3190 . June 21, 2009 . dead .
News: Canada to create new club championship . Canadian Soccer Association . January 31, 2008 . February 11, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080229013205/http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=3026 . February 29, 2008.
News: Canadian soccer on its way to qualifying for FIFA . Vancouver Sun . January 28, 2008 . February 11, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080130061840/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=4dd88dfc-04b3-4aba-af61-0fb5dad9c113&k=99763. January 30, 2008 . dead.
News: Canada's soccer teams unveil details for CONCACAF Champions League . Toronto FC Media Relations . March 26, 2008 . March 26, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080526083718/http://www.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080326&content_id=145420&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280 . May 26, 2008.
News: Canadian qualification for CONCACAF Champions League . Canadian Soccer Association . March 26, 2008 . March 27, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080407110309/http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=3107 . April 7, 2008.
News: Preliminary round match-ups unveiled for 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League . CONCACAF . June 11, 2008 . June 13, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080614000436/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4209 . June 14, 2008 . dead . mdy-all .
News: The Impact will face the Toronto FC in the Nutrilite Canadian Champion League . Montreal Impact . May 23, 2008 . May 23, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723194556/http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=894&Focus=0 . July 23, 2011 . dead . mdy-all .