2022 Canadian Championship final explained

2022 Canadian Championship Final
Event:	2022 Canadian Championship
Team1:	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Team1score:	1
Team2:	Toronto FC
Team2score:	1
Details:	Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 5–3 on penalties
Date:	July 26, 2022
Stadium:	BC Place
City:	Vancouver, British Columbia
Referee:	Pierre-Luc Lauzière
Attendance:	24,307
Weather:	Fair 26°C 61% humidity^[1]
Next:	2023

The 2022 Canadian Championship Final was a soccer match played between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Toronto FC at BC Place on July 26, 2022. The match determined the winner of the 2022 Canadian Championship, Canada's primary men's domestic cup competition.^{[2] [3]}

Vancouver Whitecaps won their second title in a 5–3 penalty shoot-out victory following a 1–1 draw, qualifying them for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.^[4]

Teams

Team	League	City	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Major League Soccer	Vancouver, British Columbia	6 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018)
Toronto FC	Major League Soccer	Toronto, Ontario	9 (2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)

Background

This was the fifth time Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Toronto FC faced each other in the Canadian Championship final with Toronto FC having won all previous ties. The most recent finals meeting took place in 2018 when Toronto FC won 7–4 on aggregate.

Path to the final

Each tie of the four-round tournament was played as a single-leg fixture. Toronto FC received a bye in the preliminary round for being a finalist of the 2021 tournament.^[5]

Vancouver Whitecaps FC		Round	Toronto FC
Opponent	Result		Opponent	Result
Valour FC (H)	2–0		Bye
Cavalry FC (A)	1–1 (5–3 p)		HFX Wanderers FC (A)	2–1
York United FC (H)	2–1		CF Montréal (H)	4–0

Match details

width=25 ! width=25 GK 55 Cody Cropper CB 28 Jake Nerwinski CB 4 Ranko Veselinović CB 6 Tristan Blackmon RM 11 CM 31 Russell Teibert (c) CM 20 Andrés Cubas LM 27 RW 9 CF 25 Ryan Gauld LW 24 Brian White Substitutes: GK 60 Isaac Boehmer DF 2 Marcus Godinho DF 19 DF 23 MF 33 MF 45 Pedro Vite FW 87 Manager: Vanni Sartini

width=25 ! width=25 GK 25 Alex Bono RB 47 Kosi Thompson CB 27 CB 5 LB 44 Domenico Criscito CM 21 Jonathan Osorio CM 4 Michael Bradley (c) CM 11 RW 10 Federico Bernardeschi CF 9 LW 24 Substitutes: GK 1 Greg Ranjitsingh DF 7 Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty DF 15 FW 20 DF 23 DF 38 FW 77 Manager: Bob Bradley

Notes and References

1. Web site: Weather History for CYVR . . . July 26, 2022 . July 26, 2022.
2. News: Toronto FC dominate CF Montreal, advance to Canadian Championship final . David . Alter . . . June 22, 2022 . June 26, 2022 .
3. Web site: Canadian Championship Updates Ahead of 2022 Season . . March 2, 2022 . June 26, 2022 .
4. News: Karstens-Smith . Gemma . July 26, 2022 . Whitecaps win Voyageurs Cup beating Toronto FC in penalty shootout . . . July 26, 2022.
5. Web site: The Quarterfinals of the Canadian Championship to kick off on Tuesday, May 24. Canadian Premier League. May 13, 2022. May 31, 2022.
6. CanadaSoccerEN . Canadian Soccer Association . 1552059348716748800 . Canada Soccer Referee appointments for tonight's final . July 27, 2022.