2008 Canadian Championship

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2008 Canadian Championship
2008 Nutrilite Canadian Championship (English)
Championnat canadien Nutrilite 2008 (French)
Country Canada
Teams 3
Defending champions None
Champions Montreal Impact
Matches played 6
Goals scored 12 (average 2 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Flag of Panama Roberto Brown
Flag of England Rohan Ricketts
Flag of Cuba Eduardo Sebrango (2 goals)
Best player Flag of the United States Matt Jordan
For the 2008 Canadian championship in figure skating, see 2008 Canadian Figure Skating Championships.

The 2008 Canadian Championship (officially the Nutrilite Canadian Championship[1] for sponsorship reasons) was a soccer tournament that took place in the cities of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver in 2008.

Participating teams were the Montreal Impact, Toronto FC and the Vancouver Whitecaps. The tournament consisted of a home and away series between each team for a total of six games. The winner of the tournament, Montreal, gained entry into the qualifying round of the CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09,[2][3][4][5] where they will play against the Nicaraguan representative Real Esteli in a home and away series to determine entrance to the group stages.[6]

The Montreal Impact were awarded the Voyageurs Cup trophy as winners of the tournament.[7]

Contents

[edit] Media coverage

The 2008 Nutrilite Canadian Championship was broadcast by the CBC. Games were broadcast on CBC Bold and online at CBC Sports. Nigel Reed and Jason de Vos provided commentary for the games.

[edit] Tie-breaking procedures

If teams are tied on points after four games, the following tie-breaking criteria will be used:[8]

  1. Goal Differential
  2. Most Goals Scored
  3. Most Away Goals
  4. Drawing of Lots

[edit] Standings

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Montreal Impact 7 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3
Toronto FC 5 4 1 2 1 4 4 0
Vancouver Whitecaps 4 4 1 1 2 3 6 -3
Team qualified for Champions League qualifying round.
Team did not qualify for Champions League qualifying round

[edit] Schedule

2008-05-27
19:30 EDT
 Montreal Impact 0 – 1 Toronto FC Stade Saputo
Montreal, Canada
Attendance: 12,083
Referee: Paul Ward (Canada)
(Report) Vélez Goal 72'
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Montreal Impact
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Toronto FC
MONTREAL IMPACT:
GK 1 Flag of the United States Matt Jordan
DF 15 Flag of Canada Patrick Leduc (c)
DF 16 Flag of Italy Stefano Pesoli Booked in the 37th minute 37' Booked in the 52nd minuteSent off in the 52nd minute 52'
DF 24 Flag of Canada Simon Gatti
DF 33 Flag of Canada Adam Braz
MF 7 Flag of the United States David Testo
MF 17 Flag of the United States Joey Gjertsen
MF 18 Flag of Argentina Leonardo Di Lorenzo Substituted off in the 24th minute 24'
MF 19 Flag of Bolivia Pato Aguilera Booked in the 59th minute 59'
FW 9 Flag of Canada Rocco Placentino Substituted off in the 58th minute 58'
FW 11 Flag of the United States Dwight Barnett Substituted off in the 79th minute 79'
Substitutions:
MF 23 Flag of Canada Antonio Ribeiro Substituted on in the 24th minute 24'
DF 6 Flag of Canada Alex Surprenant Substituted on in the 58th minute 58'
FW 11 Flag of Brazil Severino Jefferson Substituted on in the 79th minute 79'
Manager:
Flag of Canada Nick De Santis
Toronto FC:
GK 1 Flag of Canada Greg Sutton
DF 4 Flag of Puerto Rico Marco Velez
DF 11 Flag of Canada Jim Brennan (c) Booked in the 32nd minute 32'
DF 16 Flag of the United States Marvell Wynne
DF 28 Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Olivier Tebily
MF 5 Flag of Canada Kevin Harmse Booked in the 50th minute 50'
MF 10 Flag of England Rohan Ricketts
MF 32 Flag of France Laurent Robert
MF 33 Flag of Wales Carl Robinson
FW 9 Flag of England Danny Dichio Substituted off in the 41st minute 41'
FW 96 Flag of the United States Jeff Cunningham
Substitutions:
FW 14 Flag of New Zealand Jarrod Smith Substituted on in the 41st minute 41'
Manager:
Flag of England John Carver

Man of the Match:
Flag of Canada Rocco Placentino / Flag of Puerto Rico Marco Velez

Assistant referees:
Flag of Canada Joe Fletcher
Flag of Canada Amato DeLuca
Fourth official:
Flag of Canada Carol-Ann Chenard
2008-06-17
19:30 EDT
 Montreal Impact 2 – 0 Vancouver Whitecaps Stade Saputo
Montreal, Quebec
Attendance: 10,054
Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada)
Jefferson Goal 25'
Gjertsen Goal 35'		 (report)
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Montreal Impact
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Vancouver Whitecaps
MONTREAL IMPACT:
GK 1 Flag of the United States Matt Jordan
DF 5 Flag of Canada Nevio Pizzolito
DF 24 Flag of Canada Simon Gatti
DF 26 Flag of France Cédric Joqueviel Substituted off in the 77th minute 77'
DF 33 Flag of Canada Adam Braz
MF 7 Flag of the United States David Testo
MF 9 Flag of Canada Rocco Placentino Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
MF 15 Flag of Canada Patrick Leduc (c)
MF 17 Flag of the United States Joey Gjertsen Substituted off in the 59th minute 59'
MF 20 Flag of Canada Mauro Biello
FW 11 Flag of Brazil Severino Jefferson
Substitutions:
MF 18 Flag of Argentina Leonardo Di Lorenzo Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 14 Flag of Canada Sita-Taty Matondo Substituted on in the 59th minute 59'
DF 2 Flag of Burundi Davy Uwimana Substituted on in the 77th minute 77'
Manager:
Flag of Canada John Limniatis
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS:
GK 1 Flag of the United States Jay Nolly
DF 8 Flag of Canada Steve Kindel
DF 15 Palestinian flag Omar Jarun Booked in the 23rd minute 23'
DF 19 Flag of Canada Chris Pozniak
DF 24 Flag of the United States Lyle Martin
MF 7 Flag of Canada Martin Nash
MF 9 Flag of Canada Alfredo Valente Substituted off in the 60th minute 60'
MF 22 Flag of Japan Takashi Hirano Substituted off in the 77th minute 77'
MF 25 Flag of the United States Justin Moose
FW 3 Flag of the United States Nick Webb Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
FW 26 Flag of Canada Jason Jordan
Substitutions:
MF 14 Flag of the United States Tony Donatelli Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
DF 28 Flag of Canada Diaz Kambere Substituted on in the 60th minute 60'
MF 29 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Admir Salihovic Substituted on in the 77th minute 77'
Manager:
Flag of Iceland Teitur Þórðarson

Man of the Match:
Flag of the United States Joey Gjertsen / Flag of Canada Jason Jordan

Assistant referees:
Flag of Canada Pierre Cantave
Flag of Canada Héctor Vergara
Fourth official:
Flag of Canada Jonathan Lavergne
2008-06-25
20:00 PDT
 Vancouver Whitecaps 0 – 2 Montreal Impact Swangard Stadium
Vancouver, Canada
Attendance: 4,412
Referee: Domenic Scali
(report) Brown Goal 30'
Testo Goal 66'
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Vancouver Whitecaps
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Montreal Impact
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS:
GK 1 Flag of the United States Jay Nolly
DF 2 Flag of Canada Jeff Clarke
DF 4 Flag of Canada Adrian Cann Booked in the 40th minute 40'
DF 19 Flag of Canada Chris Pozniak Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
DF 24 Flag of the United States Lyle Martin
MF 7 Flag of Canada Martin Nash
MF 8 Flag of Canada Steve Kindel
MF 22 Flag of Japan Takashi Hirano
MF 25 Flag of the United States Justin Moose Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
FW 11 Flag of Jamaica Nicholas Addlery Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
FW 16 Flag of Cuba Eduardo Sebrango
Substitutions:
DF 28 Flag of Canada Diaz Kambere Substituted on in the 45th minute 45'
MF 9 Flag of Canada Alfredo Valente Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
FW 26 Flag of Canada Jason Jordan Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
Manager:
Flag of Iceland Teitur Þórðarson
MONTREAL IMPACT:
GK 1 Flag of the United States Matt Jordan
DF 5 Flag of Canada Nevio Pizzolitto
DF 16 Flag of Italy Stefano Pesoli
DF 24 Flag of Canada Simon Gatti
DF 33 Flag of Canada Adam Braz
MF 7 Flag of the United States David Testo Booked in the 38th minute 38'
MF 9 Flag of Canada Rocco Placentino Substituted off in the 83rd minute 83'
MF 15 Flag of Canada Patrick Leduc Booked in the 58th minute 58'
MF 18 Flag of Argentina Leonardo Di Lorenzo Booked in the 33rd minute 33'
FW 10 Flag of Panama Roberto Brown Booked in the 54th minute 54' Substituted off in the 67th minute 67'
FW 11 Flag of Brazil Severino Jefferson Substituted off in the 55th minute 55'
Substitutions:
DF 17 Flag of the United States Joey Gjertsen Substituted on in the 55th minute 55'
MF 8 Flag of Canada Gabriel Gervais Substituted on in the 67th minute 67'
FW 14 Flag of Canada Sita-Taty Matondo Substituted on in the 83rd minute 83'
Manager:
Flag of Canada John Limniatis

Man of the Match:
Flag of Canada Steve Kindel / Flag of the United States David Testo

Assistant referees:
Flag of Canada Darren Clark
Flag of Canada Martin Reid
Fourth official:
Flag of Canada Paul Ward
2008-07-01
16:00 EDT
 Toronto FC 0 – 1 Vancouver Whitecaps BMO Field
Toronto, Canada
Attendance: 18,938
Referee: Steve Depiero (Canada)
(report) Nash Goal 36' (pen.)
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Toronto FC
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Vancouver Whitecaps
TORONTO FC:
GK 1 Flag of Canada Greg Sutton
DF 4 Flag of Puerto Rico Marco Vélez
DF 11 Flag of Canada Jim Brennan (c) Booked in the 11th minute 11'
DF 14 Flag of Jamaica Tyrone Marshall
DF 16 Flag of the United States Marvell Wynne
MF 6 Flag of the United States Maurice Edu
MF 10 Flag of England Rohan Ricketts Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
MF 33 Flag of Wales Carl Robinson
FW 9 Flag of England Danny Dichio Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
FW 20 Flag of Honduras Amado Guevara Booked in the 23rd minute 23'
FW 32 Flag of France Laurent Robert Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
Substitutions:
FW 23 Flag of New Zealand Jarrod Smith Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
DF 3 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Julius James Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 96 Flag of the United States Jeff Cunningham Booked in the 82nd minute 82' Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
Manager:
Flag of England John Carver
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS:
GK 1 Flag of the United States Jay Nolly
DF 8 Flag of Canada Jeff Clarke
DF 15 Flag of Canada Steve Kindel
DF 2 Palestinian flag Omar Jarun
DF 24 Flag of the United States Lyle Martin
MF 7 Flag of Canada Martin Nash Booked in the 7th minute 7'
MF 9 Flag of Canada Alfredo Valente Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
MF 22 Flag of Japan Takashi Hirano Substituted off in the 66th minute 66'
MF 25 Flag of the United States Justin Moose Booked in the 45+th minute 45+'
FW 11 Flag of Jamaica Nicholas Addlery Booked in the 88th minute 88'
FW 16 Flag of Cuba Eduardo Sebrango Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
Substitutions:
DF 28 Flag of Canada Diaz Kambere Substituted on in the 66th minute 66'
MF 23 Flag of Bolivia Vicente Arze Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
FW 32 Flag of Canada Charles Gbeke Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
Manager:
Flag of Iceland Teitur Þórðarson

Man of the Match:
Flag of Wales Carl Robinson / Flag of Canada Martin Nash

Assistant referees:
Flag of Canada Amato DeLuca
Flag of Canada Joe Fletcher
Fourth official:
Flag of Canada Silviu Petrescu
2008-07-09
19:00 PDT
 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 – 2 Toronto FC Swangard Stadium
Vancouver, Canada
Attendance: 5,228
Referee: Carol-Ann Chenard
SebrangoGoal 43' Goal 87' (report) Edu Goal 61'
RickettsGoal 76'
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Vancouver Whitecaps
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Toronto FC
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS:
GK 1 Flag of the United States Jay Nolly
DF 2 Flag of Canada Jeff Clarke
DF 15 Palestinian flag Omar Jarun
DF 22 Flag of Japan Takashi Hirano
DF 24 Flag of the United States Lyle Martin
MF 7 Flag of Canada Martin Nash
MF 8 Flag of Canada Steve Kindel Booked in the 63rd minute 63'
MF 9 Flag of Canada Alfredo Valente Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
MF 25 Flag of the United States Justin Moose Substituted off in the 72nd minute 72'
FW 11 Flag of Jamaica Nicholas Addlery Substituted off in the 72nd minute 72'
FW 16 Flag of Cuba Eduardo Sebrango
Substitutions:
DF 28 Flag of Canada Diaz Kambere Substituted on in the 72nd minute 72'
FW 26 Flag of Canada Jason Jordan Substituted on in the 72nd minute 72'
MF 23 Flag of Bolivia Vicente Arze Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
Manager:
Flag of Iceland Teitur Þórðarson
Toronto FC:
GK 1 Flag of Canada Greg Sutton
DF 3 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Julius James
DF 4 Flag of Puerto Rico Marco Velez Booked in the 66th minute 66' Substituted off in the 85th minute 85'
DF 14 Flag of Jamaica Tyrone Marshall
DF 16 Flag of the United States Marvell Wynne
MF 6 Flag of the United States Maurice Edu
MF 10 Flag of England Rohan Ricketts
MF 32 Flag of France Laurent Robert Substituted off in the 80th minute 80'
MF 33 Flag of Wales Carl Robinson
FW 20 Flag of Honduras Amado Guevara
FW 96 Flag of the United States Jeff Cunningham
Substitutions:
FW 14 Flag of New Zealand Jarrod Smith Substituted on in the 80th minute 80'
MF 5 Flag of Canada Kevin Harmse Substituted on in the 85th minute 85'
Manager:
Flag of England John Carver

Man of the Match:
Flag of Cuba Eduardo Sebrango / Flag of England Rohan Ricketts

Assistant referees:
Flag of Canada Darren Clark
Flag of Canada Martin Reid
Fourth official:
Flag of Canada Paul Ward
2008-07-22
19:00 EDT
 Toronto FC 1 – 1 Montreal Impact BMO Field
Toronto, Canada
Attendance: 20,107
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
RickettsGoal 15' (Report) Brown Goal 26'
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Toronto FC
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Montreal Impact
TORONTO FC:
GK 1 Flag of Canada Greg Sutton
DF 4 Flag of Puerto Rico Marco Vélez Substituted off in the 86th minute 86'
DF 11 Flag of Canada Jim Brennan (c)
DF 14 Flag of Jamaica Tyrone Marshall
DF 16 Flag of the United States Marvell Wynne
MF 6 Flag of the United States Maurice Edu
MF 10 Flag of England Rohan Ricketts
MF 20 Flag of Honduras Amado Guevara
MF 32 Flag of France Laurent Robert
MF 33 Flag of Wales Carl Robinson
FW 7 Flag of the United States Abdus Ibrahim Substituted off in the 68th minute 68'
Substitutions:
FW 96 Flag of the United States Jeff Cunningham Substituted on in the 68th minute 68'
DF 3 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Julius James Substituted on in the 86th minute 86'
Manager:
Flag of England John Carver
MONTREAL IMPACT:
GK 1 Flag of the United States Matt Jordan Booked in the 73rd minute 73'
DF 5 Flag of Canada Nevio Pizzolitto
DF 16 Flag of Italy Stefano Pesoli
DF 24 Flag of Canada Simon Gatti Booked in the 38th minute 38'
DF 33 Flag of Canada Adam Braz Booked in the 53rd minute 53' Substituted off in the 73rd minute 73'
MF 7 Flag of the United States David Testo
MF 9 Flag of Canada Rocco Placentino Booked in the 40th minute 40' Substituted off in the 64th minute 64'
MF 15 Flag of Canada Patrick Leduc
MF 17 Flag of the United States Joey Gjertsen Substituted off in the 84th minute 84'
MF 18 Flag of Argentina Leonardo Di Lorenzo
FW 10 Flag of Panama Roberto Brown Booked in the 92nd minute 92'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Flag of Canada Sita-Taty Matondo Substituted on in the 64th minute 64'
MF 26 Flag of France Cedric Joqueviel Substituted on in the 73rd minute 73'
MF 23 Flag of Canada Antonio Ribeiro Substituted on in the 84th minute 84'
Manager:
Flag of Canada John Limniatis

Man of the Match:
Flag of England Rohan Ricketts / Flag of Panama Roberto Brown

Assistant referees:
Flag of Canada Joe Fletcher
Flag of Canada Daniel Belleau
Fourth official:
Flag of Canada Steven DePiero

[edit] Top scorers

Player Team Goals
Flag of Cuba Eduardo Sebrango Vancouver Whitecaps 2
Flag of Panama Roberto Brown Montreal Impact 2
Flag of England Rohan Ricketts Toronto FC 2
Flag of the United States Maurice Edu Toronto FC 1
Flag of the United States Joey Gjertsen Montreal Impact 1
Flag of Brazil Severino Jefferson Montreal Impact 1
Flag of Canada Martin Nash Vancouver Whitecaps 1
Flag of the United States David Testo Montreal Impact 1
Flag of Puerto Rico Marco Vélez Toronto FC 1

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Association announces title partner for new Nutrilite Canadian Championship" (in English). CSA Website. 2008-05-23. http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=3190. Retrieved on 2008-05-23. 
  2. ^ "Canada to create new club championship" (in English). Canadian Soccer Association. 2008-01-31. http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=3026. Retrieved on 2008-02-11. 
  3. ^ "Canadian soccer on its way to qualifying for FIFA" (in English). Vancouver Sun. 2008-01-28. http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=4dd88dfc-04b3-4aba-af61-0fb5dad9c113&k=99763. Retrieved on 2008-02-11. 
  4. ^ "Canada's soccer teams unveil details for CONCACAF Champions League" (in English). Toronto FC Media Relations. 2008-03-26. http://www.mlsnet.com//news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080326&content_id=145420&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280. Retrieved on 2008-03-26. 
  5. ^ "Canadian qualification for CONCACAF Champions League" (in English). Canadian Soccer Association. 2008-03-26. http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=3107. Retrieved on 2008-03-27. 
  6. ^ "Preliminary Round match-ups unveiled for 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League" (in English). CONCACAF. 2008-06-11. http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4209. Retrieved on 2008-06-13. 
  7. ^ "The Impact will face the Toronto FC in the Nutrilite Canadian Champion League" (in English). Montreal Impact. 2008-05-23. http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=894&Focus=0. Retrieved on 2008-05-23. 
  8. ^ "Canadian qualification for CONCACAF Champions League". canadasoccer.com. March 26, 2008. http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=3107. Retrieved on 2008-07-23. 


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