2015 Challenge Trophy

2015 Canada Soccer National Championships
The Challenge Trophy
Tournament details
CountryCanada
Defending championsLondon Marconi
Final positions
ChampionsLondon Marconi (2nd title)
Runners-upEdmonton Scottish
Awards
Best playerMVP Jovan Ivanovich
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The 2015 Canada Soccer National Championships (officially the Sport Chek National Championships for sponsorship reasons) was the 93rd staging of Canada Soccer's amateur football club competition. London Marconi won the Challenge Trophy after they beat Edmonton Scottish in the Canadian Final at the Calgary Soccer Centre in Calgary on 12 October 2015.

Twelve teams qualified to the final week of the 2015 National Championships in Calgary. In the Semifinals, London Marconi beat EDC FC Burnaby while Edmonton Scottish beat Edmonton Green & Gold.

On the road to the National Championships, London Marconi beat Mississauga Portofino in the 2015 Ontario Cup Final.[1]

Teams

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Twelve teams were granted entry into the competition; one from each Canadian province, as well as one from the Northwest Territories. In addition, as the host province, Alberta is granted a second entry into the competition.[2]

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 Qualification
British Columbia Estrella de Chile Burnaby British Columbia Men's Provincial Cup[3]
Alberta Edmonton Scottish Alberta Major Soccer League[4]
Alberta Edmonton Green & Gold Alberta Major Soccer League[4]
Saskatchewan HUSA Alumni Saskatoon Saskatchewan Open Cup[5]
Manitoba Winnipeg Juventus Manitoba Soccer Association Cup[6]
Ontario London Marconi Ontario Cup[1]
Quebec Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest Ligue de soccer élite du Québec Champion[7]
New Brunswick Fredericton Picaroons New Brunswick Premier Soccer League[8]
Nova Scotia Dartmouth United Soccer Club Nova Scotia Soccer League[9]
Prince Edward Island P.E.I. FC Acclaimed[10]
Newfoundland and Labrador Holy Cross Newfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup[11]
Northwest Territories Yellowknife FC Acclaimed[12]

Group stage

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The twelve teams in the competition are divided into four groups of three teams each, which then play a single-game round-robin format. The top two teams from each group advance to the knockout round, while the third-placed team enters a relegation tournament.[13]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Ontario Quebec Prince Edward Island
1 Ontario London Marconi 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 Advance to knockout round — 1–0 2–0
2 Quebec Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest 2 1 0 1 5 1 +4 3 — — —
3 Prince Edward Island P.E.I. FC 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0 Classification tournament — 0–5 —
Source: canadasoccer.com


Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Alberta New Brunswick Nova Scotia
1 Alberta Edmonton Scottish 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Advance to knockout round — 2–0 1–1
2 New Brunswick Fredericton Picaroons 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3 — — 2–1
3 Nova Scotia Dartmouth United SC 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1 Classification tournament — — —
Source: canadasoccer.com


Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification British Columbia Saskatchewan Northwest Territories
1 British Columbia EDC Burnaby 2 2 0 0 7 3 +4 6 Advance to knockout round — — 4–1
2 Saskatchewan HUSA Alumni Saskatoon 2 1 0 1 7 3 +4 3 2–3 — 5–0
3 Northwest Territories Yellowknife FC 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 0 Classification tournament — — —
Source: canadasoccer.com


Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Alberta Newfoundland and Labrador Manitoba
1 Alberta Edmonton Green & Gold 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6 Advance to knockout round — — —
2 Newfoundland and Labrador Holy Cross 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1 0–1 — —
3 Manitoba Winnipeg Juventus 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 1 Classification tournament 0–4 1–1 —
Source: canadasoccer.com


Classification tournament

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Third-placed teams from the group stage are entered into the classification tournament to determine overall rankings at the end of the tournament.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Prince Edward Island Manitoba Nova Scotia Northwest Territories
1 Prince Edward Island P.E.I. FC 3 3 0 0 17 2 +15 9 — 6–0 6–2 5–0
2 Manitoba Winnipeg Juventus 3 2 0 1 5 7 −2 6 —
3 Nova Scotia Dartmouth United SC 3 1 0 2 11 9 +2 3 1–2 — 8–1
4 Northwest Territories Yellowknife FC 3 0 0 3 1 16 −15 0 0–3 —
Source: canadasoccer.com

Knockout Round

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Teams placed first and second from each group in the group stage advance to the knockout round. All teams play three matches, as teams that lose in the knockout round still advance to face other losing teams to determine final classifications for 3rd through 8th place.

Fifth placeConsolation playoffsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1ALondon Marconi2
2DHoly Cross0
2DHoly Cross41ALondon Marconi2
2BFredericton Picaroons21CEDC Burnaby0
1CEDC Burnaby2
2BFredericton Picaroons1
2DHoly Cross11ALondon Marconi (aet)2
2CHUSA Alumni Saskatoon21DEdmonton Scottish1
1DEdmonton Green & Gold4
2ARapides de Chaudière-Ouest0
Seventh place2ARapides de Chaudière-Ouest01DEdmonton Green & Gold1Third place
2CHUSA Alumni Saskatoon31BEdmonton Scottish2
2BFredericton Picaroons01BEdmonton Scottish (pen.)1 (3)1CEDC Burnaby2
2ARapides de Chaudière-Ouest12CHUSA Alumni Saskatoon1 (2)1BEdmonton Green & Gold1

Quarterfinals

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October 10, 2015 Quarterfinal London Marconi Ontario 2 - 0 Newfoundland and Labrador Holy Cross Calgary, Alberta
11:00 am Perez
Ramjin 		Report Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT2
October 10, 2015 Quarterfinal EDC Burnaby British Columbia 2 - 1 New Brunswick Fredericton Picaroons Calgary, Alberta
3:00 pm Tchoumi
Ellis 		Report Law Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT2
October 10, 2015 Quarterfinal Edmonton Green & Gold Alberta 4 - 0 Quebec Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest Calgary, Alberta
1:00 pm Teliani
Broda
Cabrera 		Report Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT2
October 10, 2015 Quarterfinal Edmonton Scottish Alberta 1 - 1
(3 - 2 p)		 Saskatchewan HUSA Alumni Saskatoon Calgary, Alberta
3:00 pm Johnstone Report Friesen Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT2

Semifinals

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October 11, 2015 Semifinal London Marconi Ontario 2 - 0 British Columbia EDC Burnaby Calgary, Alberta
12:00 pm Spearman
Lewis 		Report Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT2
October 11, 2015 Semifinal Edmonton Green & Gold Alberta 1 - 2 Alberta Edmonton Scottish Calgary, Alberta
2:00 pm Gilroy Report Ongaro
Johnstone 		Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT2
October 11, 2015 Consolation playoff Holy Cross Newfoundland and Labrador 4 - 2 New Brunswick Fredericton Picaroons Calgary, Alberta
11:00 am Pope
Williams
Kirby 		Report Karosan
Crossland 		Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT3
October 11, 2015 Consolation playoff Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest Quebec 0 - 3 Saskatchewan HUSA Alumni Saskatoon Calgary, Alberta
1:00 pm Report Tomchuk
Reis
Myrah 		Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT3

Final

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October 12, 2015 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place match London Marconi Ontario 2 - 1 (a.e.t.) Alberta Edmonton Scottish Calgary, Alberta
1:00 pm Ivanovich 18', 115' (pen.) Lam 82' (pen.) Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT2
October 12, 2015 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place match EDC Burnaby British Columbia 2 - 1 Alberta Edmonton Green & Gold Calgary, Alberta
12:00 pm Hardy
Yassin 		Report Cabrera Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT4
October 12, 2015 5th place match Holy Cross Newfoundland and Labrador 1 - 2 Saskatchewan HUSA Alumni Saskatoon Calgary, Alberta
10:00 am Report Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT3
October 12, 2015 7th place match Fredericton Picaroons New Brunswick 0 - 1 Quebec Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest Calgary, Alberta
10:00 am Report Tremblay Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre AT4

Tournament ranking

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Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ontario London Marconi
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alberta Edmonton Scottish
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) British Columbia EDC Burnaby
4 Alberta Edmonton Green & Gold
5 Saskatchewan HUSA Alumni Saskatoon
6 Newfoundland and Labrador Holy Cross
7 Quebec Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest
8 New Brunswick Fredericton Picaroons
9 Prince Edward Island P.E.I. FC
10 Manitoba Winnipeg Juventus
11 Nova Scotia Dartmouth United SC
12 Northwest Territories Yellowknife FC

References

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  2. ^ "Teams". Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  3. ^ "First Cup in first try for EDC". Burnaby Now. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b "National Championships". Alberta Soccer Association. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Saskatchewan Open Cup Results". Saskatchewan Soccer Association. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Congratulations to Winnipeg Juventus". Manitoba Major Soccer League. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Se connecter ‹ Soccer Québec – Clubs — WordPress".
  8. ^ "Congrats to @PicaroonsSoccer". Soccer NB. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Dartmouth United defeats Halifax City 3-2". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  10. ^ "P.E.I. F.C. edges Codiac F.C. to complete season undefeated". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Holy moley, it's Cross again". The Telegram. Archived from the original on 30 November 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  12. ^ "History". Yellowknife FC. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Schedule & Results". Canadian Soccer Association. Archived from the original on 28 September 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
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