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2011 Canadian Championship

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2011 Canadian Championship
2011 Nutrilite Canadian Championship (in English)
Championnat Canadien Nutrilite 2011 (in French)
Tournament details
CountryCanada
DateApril 27 – July 2
Teams4 (from 2 leagues)
Final positions
ChampionsToronto FC (3rd title)
Runners-upVancouver Whitecaps FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored12 (2 per match)
Attendance82,463 (13,744 per match)
Top goal scorerMaicon Santos (3 goals)
Awards
George Gross Memorial TrophyJoao Plata
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The 2011 Canadian Championship (officially the Nutrilite Canadian Championship[1]) was a soccer tournament hosted and organized by the Canadian Soccer Association that took place in the cities of Edmonton, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver in 2011. As in previous tournaments, participating teams included the Montreal Impact, Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC, the latter participating for the first time since succeeding the previous iteration of the team. FC Edmonton also participated in this year's competition for the first time. Toronto FC won the tournament, claiming the Voyageurs Cup and Canada's entry into the preliminary round of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League. The tournament has been held annually since 2008.

The format of the 2011 tournament was different from previous editions. In 2011, with four teams involved, the tournament was changed to be a home-and-away semi-final round and a similar final round between the winners. Toronto, as reigning champions, were assigned the top seed and were matched with Edmonton, who were assigned the fourth seed as newcomers to the tournament. The two remaining teams, Montreal and Vancouver, faced off in the other semi-final.[2][3]

Bracket

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Seeding

Semi-finals Final
          
NASL Montreal Impact 0 1 1
MLS Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 1 2
MLS Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 1 2
MLS Toronto FC 1 2 3
NASL FC Edmonton 0 0 0
MLS Toronto FC 3 1 4

Matches

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Semi-finals

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Montreal Impact0–1Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Report
Attendance: 8,412
Vancouver Whitecaps FC1–1 (a.e.t.)Montreal Impact
 Report
Empire Field, Vancouver, British Columbia
Attendance: 16,611
Referee: David Gantar

Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 2–1 on aggregate.

FC Edmonton0–3Toronto FC
Report
Attendance: 5,781
Referee: Paul Ward
Toronto FC1–0FC Edmonton
 Report
BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 17,937

Toronto FC won 4–0 on aggregate.

Final

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC1–1Toronto FC
 Report
Empire Field, Vancouver, British Columbia
Attendance: 15,474
Toronto FCAbandonedVancouver Whitecaps FC
Report
BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
Referee: David Gantar

Match abandoned in the 60th minute due to lightning and unplayable field conditions.[4] Originally scheduled to be replayed on May 26, 11:00 am EDT, but was rescheduled as weather conditions prevented the match from being played. The second leg was eventually replayed on July 2, 12:30 pm EDT, in its entirety starting from 0–0 according to the rules of the tournament.[5]

Toronto FC2–1Vancouver Whitecaps FC
 Report
BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 18,212
Referee: David Gantar

Toronto FC won 3–2 on aggregate.

Goalscorers

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Rank Player Team Goals
1 Brazil Maicon SantosToronto FC 3
2 United States Alan GordonToronto FC 2
3 France Mouloud AkloulVancouver Whitecaps FC 1
Brazil CamiloVancouver Whitecaps FC
Canada Terry DunfieldVancouver Whitecaps FC
France Eric HassliVancouver Whitecaps FC
Canada Ali GerbaMontreal Impact
Ecuador Joao PlataToronto FC
Belgium Mikael YourassowskyToronto FC

References

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  1. ↑ "Association confirms 2011 Nutrilite Canadian Championship schedule". Canadian Soccer Association. February 18, 2011. Archived from the original on February 28, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
  2. ↑ Rollins, Duane (December 12, 2010). "Format of Canadian Championship may change". Major League Soccer. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
  3. ↑ Jones, Terry (February 17, 2011). "Early test for FC Edmonton". Toronto Sun. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
  4. ↑ Championship replay: match abandoned, rescheduled for Thursday
  5. ↑ Championship final rescheduled for 2 July
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