| Challenge Trophy | |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Other Titles: | Challenge Cup National Championship |
| Country: | Canada |
| Dates: | October 4–9, 2017 |
| Num Teams: | 10 |
| Champions: | Western Halifax FC |
| Runner-Up: | FC Winnipeg Lions |
| Matches: | 25 |
| Goals: | 91 |
| Top Goal Scorer: | Joseph Vaz 6 goals |
| Prevseason: | 2016 |
| Nextseason: | 2018 |
The 2017 Challenge Trophy (part of the Toyota National Championships for sponsorship reasons) is the national championship for men's soccer clubs competing at division 4 and below in the Canadian soccer pyramid. It was held in Surrey, British Columbia from October 4–9, 2017.[1]
Ten teams were granted entry into the competition; one from each Canadian province. Teams are selected by their provincial soccer associations; most often qualifying by winning provincial leagues or cup championships such as the Ontario Cup.
| Province | Team | Manager | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Club Inter FC | Joe Marrello | British Columbia Men's Provincial Cup | ||
| Kevin Randall | Alberta Soccer Provincial Championships | |||
| Saskatoon HUSA Alumni | Stewart Gillott | Saskatchewan Shield | ||
| Western Halifax FC | Alan Jazic | Nova Scotia provincial winner | ||
| Holy Cross SC | Jeremy Babstock | NL provincial winner | ||
| Yukon Selects | Jake Hanson | Yukon representative | ||
| FC Winnipeg Lions | Tony Nocita | Manitoba Cup winners | ||
| Durham Celtic FC | Mike Hadden | Ontario Cup winners | ||
| Celtix Haut-Richelieu | Yannick Rome-Gosselin | Québec LSEQ playoff winners | ||
| Fredericton Picaroons Reds | Dave Rouse | New Brunswick provincial winners |
Newton Athletic Fields in Surrey will serve as the tournament's main venue.[2]
The ten teams in the competition are divided into two groups of five teams each, which then play a single-game round-robin format. At the end of the group stage, each team faces the equal-ranked team from the other group to determine a final seeding for the tournament.
The final round consists of one game for each club, where they are paired with their equal-ranked opponent from the opposite group to determine a final ranking for the tournament.
| Rank | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | Western Halifax FC | ||
| align=center | FC Winnipeg Lions | ||
| align=center | Durham Celtic FC | ||
| align=center | 4 | Saskatoon HUSA Alumni | |
| align=center | 5 | Vancouver Club Inter FC | |
| align=center | 6 | Celtix Haut-Richelieu | |
| align=center | 7 | Holy Cross SC | |
| align=center | 8 | Fredericton Picaroons Reds | |
| align=center | 9 | Calgary Callies | |
| align=center | 10 | Yukon Selects |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | Joseph Vaz | Durham Celtic FC | align=center | 6 |
| align=center rowspan=3 | 2 | Mark Van Beek | Durham Celtic FC | align=center | 5 |
| Milad Mehrabi | Vancouver Club Inter FC | align=center | 5 | ||
| Garrett Peters | Saskatoon HUSA Alumni | align=center | 5 | ||
| align=center rowspan=2 | 5 | Nicholas Beaumont | Celtix Haut-Richelieu | align=center | 4 |
| AJ Naumiuk | FC Winnipeg Lions | align=center | 4 | ||
| align=center rowspan=3 | 7 | Jhonattan Cordoba | Western Halifax FC | align=center | 3 |
| Brendan Rattai | FC Winnipeg Lions | align=center | 3 | ||
| Jacob Grant | Holy Cross SC | align=center | 3 | ||
| align=center | 10 | (Ten players tied) | align=center | 2 |