2014 Challenge Trophy

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2014 Challenge Trophy
Challenge Cup
Nationals
Tournament details
CountryCanada
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsLondon Marconi
Runner-upCalgary Callies
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The 2014 Challenge Trophy was hosted in Vaughan, Ontario from October 8–13, 2014. It is the Canadian national championship for men's amateur soccer teams on the 4th and 5th levels of the Canadian soccer league system.

Teams[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 London Marconi 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
2 Vaughan Azzurri 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
3 P.E.I. FC 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]

Standings source: [1]

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Croatia SC 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 3
2 Fredericton Picaroons 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
3 Dartmouth United Golden Goal 2 1 0 1 1 4 −3 3
Source: [2]

Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Calgary Callies 2 1 1 0 8 1 +7 4
2 FC Winnipeg Lions 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
3 Yellowknife FC 2 0 0 2 2 10 −8 0
Source: [3]

Group D[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Saskatoon HUSA Alumni 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6
2 Holy Cross 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
3 Royal Sélect de Beauport 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0
Source: [4]

Relegation tournament[edit]

Last placed teams from the group stage were entered into a relegation round-robin tournament to determine overall classifications for 9th through 12th place.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 P.E.I. FC 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9
10 Royal Sélect de Beauport 3 2 0 1 14 6 +8 6
11 Dartmouth United Golden Goal 3 1 0 2 7 6 +1 3
12 Yellowknife FC 3 0 0 3 3 23 −20 0
Source: [5]

Knockout round[edit]

The top two teams from each group in the group stage advanced to the knockout round. All teams played three matches, as teams that lost in the knockout round still advanced to face other losing teams to determine final classifications for 3rd through 8th place.

Quarter finals[edit]

Croatia SC0 - 3Calgary Callies
Soccer Centre
FC Winnipeg Lions2 - 1Fredericton Picaroons
Sonoma
London Marconi2 - 2Holy Cross
Penalties
6 - 5
Soccer Centre
Saskatoon HUSA Alumni3 - 3Vaughan Azzurri
Penalties
5 - 4
Sonoma

Semifinals[edit]

Winner to 1st place match
London Marconi1 - 0FC Winnipeg Lions
Soccer Centre
Winner to 1st place match
Saskatoon HUSA Alumni0 - 0Calgary Callies
Penalties
2 - 4
Soccer Centre

Winner to 5th place match
Holy Cross2 - 0Fredericton Picaroons
Vaughan Grove
Winner to 5th place match
Vaughan Azzurri0 - 4Croatia SC
Sonoma

Finals[edit]

1st place match
London Marconi0 - 0Calgary Callies
Penalties
4 - 2
Soccer Centre

3rd place match
FC Winnipeg Lions0 - 0Saskatoon HUSA Alumni
Penalties
0 - 3
Vaughan Grove

5th place match
Holy Cross4 - 4Croatia SC
Penalties
4 - 3
Hershey 1

7th place match
Fredericton Picaroons3 - 0Vaughan Azzurri
Hershey 2

Winning team roster[edit]

London Marconi[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
6   Aaron Schneebeli
12   Ahmad Birani
4   Alex Lewis
3   Brandon Mendes
17   Brian Pistor
4   Connor McFall
13   Denver Spearman
18   Geert Remjin
15   Jovan Ivanovich
1 GK   Mark Haynes
No. Pos. Nation Player
22   Matt Catalano
23   Matt Cuthbert
10   Mike Marcoccia
16   Parker Seymour
11   Paul Aronold
2   Ryan Avola
7   Steven Hepton
9   Taso Bujouves
5   Tyler Hemming

Final standings[edit]

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ontario London Marconi
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alberta Calgary Callies
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Saskatchewan Saskatoon HUSA Alumni
4 Manitoba FC Winnipeg Lions
5 Newfoundland and Labrador Holy Cross
6 British Columbia Croatia SC
7 New Brunswick Fredericton Picaroons
8 Ontario Vaughan Azzurri
9 Prince Edward Island P.E.I. FC
10 Quebec Royal Sélect de Beauport
11 Nova Scotia Dartmouth United Golden Goal
12 Northwest Territories Yellowknife FC

References[edit]