Voyageurs Cup

Voyageurs Cup

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Founded	2002
Region	Canada (CONCACAF)
Number of teams	3
Current champions	Montreal Impact
Most successful club(s)	Montreal Impact (6 times)
Television broadcasters	CBC Sports, CBC Bold, GOLTV
2008 Canadian Championship

The Voyageurs Cup is the only trophy for top-level professional soccer in Canada. From 2002 to 2007, the cup was awarded annually to the Canadian United Soccer Leagues division one team finishing with the best record from regular season matches against other Canadian teams in the USL. From 2008 until at least 2010, the trophy will be awarded to the winner of the Canadian Championship.

History

Montreal Impact have won all six titles to date by virtue of their regular-season record against other Canadian sides. Calgary had never finished higher than fourth in the competition until their departure from the USL while Edmonton Aviators finished third in their lone appearance in the tournament. Both Alberta teams folded after the 2004 season. Toronto Lynx finished as runners up in four of the five years they participated, eventually dropping down to the Premier Development League in 2007 and effectively withdrawing from the Voyageurs Cup. As a result, in 2007 the trophy was decided on regular-season USL results between Montreal and Vancouver.

The cup is awarded by the Voyageurs, who were founded in 1996 as a national organization of fans of Canadian national teams at all age levels. Costs associated with the cup, such as its engraving, shipping, maintenance, and promotion have been paid for by private donations from individual members of the Voyageurs. In 2008, the trophy was handed over to the CSA to be presented to the winners of the Canadian Championship. The terms of the agreement will be reviewed in 2010.^[1]

The cup has been contested by Montreal Impact, Toronto Lynx, Vancouver Whitecaps, Calgary Storm (later renamed the Calgary Mustangs), Edmonton Aviators and Toronto FC.

Canadian Championship

In 2008, the winner of the Canadian Championship will be awarded the Voyageurs Cup.^[2] The 2008 edition is to be contested by Montreal Impact, Toronto FC, and Vancouver Whitecaps.

For women

There is also a Voyageurs Cup West for Women and Voyageurs Cup East for Women awarded since 2004. The first Women's Voyageurs Super Cup was contested in 2006.

Past winners

Prior to 2008, when it became a stand-alone tournament, the men's title was decided on regular-season matches between Canada's USL First Division sides.

Year	Rank	Teams	Pts	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
2002	1	Montreal Impact	15	6	5	1	0	12	5	+7
	2	Toronto Lynx	13	6	4	1	1	15	6	+9
	3	Vancouver Whitecaps	7	6	2	3	1	8	8	0
	4	Calgary Storm	0	6	0	6	0	4	20	-16
2003	1	Montreal Impact	13	6	4	1	1	12	4	+8
	2	Toronto Lynx	12	6	4	2	0	9	7	+2
	3	Vancouver Whitecaps	10	6	3	2	1	7	5	+2
	4	Calgary Storm	0	6	0	6	0	2	14	-12
2004	1	Montreal Impact	18	8	5	0	3	13	2	+11
	2	Toronto Lynx	13	8	4	3	1	13	12	+1
	3	Edmonton Aviators	11	8	3	3	2	11	14	-3
	4	Vancouver Whitecaps	8	8	2	4	2	8	13	-5
	5	Calgary Mustangs	5	8	1	5	2	10	14	-4
2005	1	Montreal Impact	12	4	4	0	0	5	1	+4
	2	Vancouver Whitecaps	4	4	1	2	1	1	2	-1
	3	Toronto Lynx	1	4	0	3	1	1	4	-3
2006	1	Montreal Impact	6	4	1	0	3	3	2	+1
	2	Toronto Lynx	5	4	1	1	2	3	4	-1
	3	Vancouver Whitecaps	4	4	1	2	1	4	4	0
2007	1	Montreal Impact	4	2	1	0	1	2	0	2
	2	Vancouver Whitecaps	1	2	0	1	1	0	2	-2
2008	1
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Women's Voyageurs Cup West

• 2006 Vancouver Whitecaps
• 2005 Vancouver Whitecaps
• 2004 Vancouver Whitecaps

Women's Voyageurs Cup East

• 2006 Ottawa Fury
• 2005 Ottawa Fury
• 2004 Ottawa Fury

Women's Voyageurs Super Cup

• 2006 Vancouver Whitecaps

External links

• Voyageurs Cup site
• The Voyageurs

Footnotes

1. ^ "Association announces partners for new Nutrilite Canadian Champions League". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved May 25. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
2. ^ "Here's the name". forum post by Winnipeg Fury. Retrieved May 25. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)