2019 Challenge Trophy Explained

Challenge Trophy
Year:2019
Country:Canada
Other Title:French: Trophée Challenge 2019
Num Teams:10
Defending Champions: Surrey Tigers FC
Champions: Central City Breakers FC
Runner-Up: Ottawa St. Anthony SC
Matches:25
Goals:108
Attendance:2480
Top Goal Scorer: Ryan Ramjiawan
(9 goals)
Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2022

The 2019 Challenge Trophy (French: Trophée Challenge 2019, part of the Toyota National Championships for sponsorship reasons) was the 97th edition of the Challenge Trophy, an annual cup competition contested by amateur teams in men's Canadian soccer.[1] Ten teams played in the tournament, which took place from 9–14 October 2019 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[2]

Central City Breakers FC won the tournament on their debut, defeating Ottawa St. Anthony SC 2–0 in the final.[3] [4]

Teams

Each of Canada Soccer's thirteen provincial and territorial associations can send one representative to the Challenge Trophy, with teams generally qualifying through a regional preliminary series such as an open cup or league competition.[5]

For the 2019 tournament, nine provinces and one territory confirmed their participation.[6]

width=13%Provincewidth=12%Teamwidth=20% class=unsortableQualified aswidth=32%Previous appearances in tournament1width=20%Previous best performancewidth=3% class=unsortable
Central City Breakers FCBritish Columbia Provincial Championship winners0 (debut)[7]
Edmonton ScottishAlberta Soccer Challenge Cup winners10 (1972, 1979, 1987, 1992, 1996, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018) (2016)[8]
Saskatoon RevolutionSaskatchewan Open Cup winners1 (2018) (2018)—
FC Winnipeg Lions2Manitoba Soccer Provincial Championship winners10 (1996, 1998, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) (2002)[9]
Ottawa St. Anthony SC3Ontario Cup winners2 (1964, 2006) (2006)[10]
Kodiak de CharlesbourgQuébec LSEQ playoff winners0 (debut)—
Fredericton Picaroons RedsNBPSL Men's League winners8 (2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) (2007)—
United Dartmouth FC4Nova Scotia Provincial Championship winners8 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2014, 2015) (1990)[11]
Holy Cross FCNewfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup winners19 (1973, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018) (1988)[12]
YK Galaxy FC5Acclaimed6 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018) (2018)—

1 Bold indicates champion for that year.

2 Competed in previous tournaments as Winnipeg Sons of Italy.

3 Competed in previous tournaments as Ottawa St. Anthony's Italia FC.

4 Competed in previous tournaments as Dartmouth United Oland.

5 Competed in previous tournaments as Yellowknife FC.

Venues

Matches were played at four different venues within the St. John's metropolitan area.[13] [14]

width=50%Conception Bay Southwidth=50%Mount Pearl
Topsail FieldSmallwood Field
Capacity: 750Capacity: 2,500[15]
width=50%Portugal Cove–St. Philip'swidth=50%St. John's
Rainbow Gully ParkKing George V Park
Capacity: 450Capacity: 6,400[16]

Group stage

Competing teams are divided into two groups of five teams, playing against one another in a single round-robin and advancing to the final round based on their group positioning.

Group A

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Group B

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Final round

The final round (known as Teck Finals Day for sponsorship reasons) consists of one game for each team, where they are paired with their equal-ranked opponent from the opposite group to determine a final ranking for the tournament.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canada Soccer Introduces New Title Sponsor for National Championships and BC Soccer Announces New Hosting Partner for 2017 Jubilee & Challenge Trophies. British Columbia Soccer Association. bcsoccer.net. August 21, 2022. "Building on their new partnership, Canada Soccer have introduced Toyota Canada as the title sponsor for the Toyota National Championships, the premier amateur soccer competition that brings together clubs from coast to coast to coast across the country.".
  2. Web site: Canada Soccer confirms schedules for 2019 Toyota National Championships. Sport Tourism Event Partnership. stepstjohns.ca. August 18, 2022. "Canada Soccer's premier amateur event – the Toyota National Championships – will kick off on Wednesday 9 October with 153 matches to be played across six competitions in six days across three venues. This year's 2019 Toyota National Championships will be played in St. John's, Newfoundland Labrador (men's Challenge Trophy and women's Jubilee Trophy), Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (U-17 Cup), and Edmonton, Alberta (U-15 Cup).".
  3. News: October 14, 2019. Surrey soccer team wins national title for teammate Bassi, killed in car crash last spring. Surrey Now-Leader. Zillich. Tom. August 18, 2022. "The soccer club's United squad are national champions after a 2-0 win in St. John's on Monday (Oct. 14).".
  4. Web site: Yearbook of Champions, Records & Results 2022. Canadian Soccer Association. issuu.com. May 17, 2022. August 22, 2022. 78. "FINAL: Surrey won the Championship / FINALE: Surrey gagne le Championnat.".
  5. Web site: Competition Regulations for the National and Regional Championships 2016. Canadian Soccer Association. canadasoccer.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20171014081335/https://www.canadasoccer.com/files/May_9_Final_NatChamp_Regulations.pdf. October 14, 2017. 3, 21–23. dead.
  6. Web site: National Cup 2022 Teams. TSI Sports Inc.. tsisports.ca. https://web.archive.org/web/20220822235159/https://www.tsisports.ca/nationalcup/%28S%28ooif0bs2jxinb5q334ds3swb%29%29/l_teams.aspx. August 22, 2022. live.
  7. News: May 12, 2019. CCB stun Rino's Tigers with early offensive blitz to claim first BC Provincial Cup crown. Away From the Numbers. McColl. Michael. August 18, 2022. "The victory caps off a fine season for CCB that could have easily seen them win the double. Now they move on to Newfoundland in October to try and keep the Challenge Trophy in BC at the nationals.".
  8. Web site: Recap: Senior Soccer Fest 2019. Alberta Soccer Association. albertasoccer.com. September 3, 2019. August 18, 2022. "Edmonton Scottish will return to Nationals after previously qualifying eight times between 1979 and 2018.".
  9. Manitoba Soccer . ManitobaSoccer . 1155302434513833986 . It took 94 minutes, but FC Winnipeg Lions are your 2019 Senior Men's Manitoba Soccer Provincial Champions after defeating Bonivital United by a score of 2:1. They will now represent the province at @CanadaSoccerENNationals in St. John's in October..
  10. Web site: Ottawa St. Anthony Wins Men's Ontario Cup Final in Penalty Thriller. Ontario Soccer Association. ontariosoccer.net. August 29, 2019. August 18, 2022. "With the Ontario Cup win, Ottawa moves to the National Championships to play for the Challenge Trophy, from Oct. 9-14 in St. John's Newfoundland.".
  11. Canada Soccer . CanadaSoccerEN . 1162878351767478272 . Congratulations to the @UnitedDFC Senior Men who won the @SoccerNS Senior A Men's Provincial Championship to qualify for the 2019 Toyota National Championships Challenge Trophy competition in St. John's, NL..
  12. News: September 2, 2019. Newfoundland Challenge Cup final: The sky was blue, but once again, the winners wore red and gold. SaltWire Network. McCarthy. Brendan. August 18, 2022. "Holy Cross's latest victory means it will represent Newfoundland and Labrador when metro St. John's hosts the 2019 Toyota national championships Oct. 9-14.".
  13. News: October 9, 2019. National soccer championships: Both Newfoundland entries in same pool for Jubilee Trophy event. SaltWire Network. McCarthy. Brendan. August 22, 2022. "Action begins today, with eight games in all, played at King George V Park in St. John's, Middle Smallwood pitch in Mount Pearl, Topsail Complex in Conception Bay South and Ranibow Guully Field in Portugal Cove-St. Philip's.".
  14. Web site: Nationals Soccer Tournament October 9th – 13th at Rainbow Gully Park. Town of Portugal Cove-St. Philip's. pcsp.ca. October 9, 2019. August 21, 2022. "We are proud to announce that for the first time, we are hosting a National level soccer game at Rainbow Gully Park!".
  15. Web site: Smallwood Field. Destination St. John's. destinationstjohns.com. August 21, 2022. "Facility amenities include lights, electronic scoreboard, ample parking, bleacher seating for 2500 spectators, utility hut, batting cage, covered dugouts, washrooms facilities.".
  16. Web site: King George V Park. Destination St. John's. destinationstjohns.com. August 21, 2022. "King George V Park can operate eight months of the year, has lighting for night contests and can accommodate up to 6,400 spectators.".

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