2009 Canadian Championship Explained

Canadian Championship
Year:2009
Other Titles:2009 Nutrilite Canadian Championship
Championnat canadien Nutrilite 2009
Country:Canada
Champions:Toronto FC (1st title)
Runner-Up:Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Num Teams:3
Matches:6
Goals:14
Top Goal Scorer:Dwayne De Rosario
(3 goals)
Player:Dwayne De Rosario
Player Label:George Gross
Memorial Trophy
Prevseason:2008
Nextseason:2010

The 2009 Canadian Championship (officially the Nutrilite Canadian Championship[1] for sponsorship reasons) was a soccer tournament hosted and organized by the Canadian Soccer Association that took place in the cities of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver in 2009. It is the second Canadian Championship held, after the inaugural competition in 2008.

As in the previous tournament, participating teams were the Montreal Impact, Toronto FC and the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The tournament consisted of a home and away series between each pair of teams for a total of six games.[2] Toronto FC, winners of the tournament, were awarded the Voyageurs Cup and gained entry into the preliminary round of the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League.

Four of the six matches were broadcast in English by Rogers Sportsnet,[3] while Radio Canada broadcast in French two of Montreal Impact's matches at Vancouver and at home against Toronto FC.[4]

Standings

Matches

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See main article: Miracle in Montreal.

Goalscorers

PlayerTeamGoalsAssists
Dwayne De RosarioToronto FC31
Chad BarrettToronto FC22
Amado GuevaraToronto FC21
Ansu ToureVancouver Whitecaps FC20
Charles GbekeVancouver Whitecaps FC11
Tony DonatelliMontreal Impact10
Ethan GageVancouver Whitecaps FC10
Marcus HaberVancouver Whitecaps FC10
Kevin HarmseToronto FC10
Jim BrennanToronto FC01
Gordon ChinVancouver Whitecaps FC01
Takashi HiranoVancouver Whitecaps FC01

External links

Notes and References

  1. 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 .
  2. News: Association announces schedule for 2009 Nutrilite Canadian Championship. CSA Website. February 24, 2009. February 24, 2009.
  3. News: Sportsnet to broadcast upcoming Nutrilite Canadian Championship . CSA Website . April 1, 2009 . April 1, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090510005843/http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=3571 . May 10, 2009 . dead . mdy-all.
  4. News: Société Radio-Canada to broadcast Nutrilite Canadian Championship . CSA Website . May 13, 2009 . May 15, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101121124751/http://canadasoccer.com/news/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=3625 . November 21, 2010 . live.