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The 2017 Canada Soccer National Championships (officially the Toyota National Championships for sponsorship reasons) was the 95th staging of Canada Soccer's amateur football club competition. Western Halifax FC won the Challenge Trophy after they beat FC Winnipeg Lions in the Canadian Final at the Newton Athletic Park in Surrey on 9 October 2017.
Ten teams qualified to the final week of the 2017 National Championships in Surrey. Each team played four group matches before the medal and ranking matches on the last day. This was the first year that Canada Soccer's National Championships featured Toyota as the title sponsor.
On the road to the National Championships, Western Halifax FC beat Halifax City SC in the 2017 Nova Scotia Final.
Teams
Ten teams were granted entry into the competition; one from each Canadian province. Teams are selected by their provincial soccer associations; most often qualifying by winning provincial leagues or cup championships such as the Ontario Cup.
Newton Athletic Fields in Surrey will serve as the tournament's main venue.
Group stage
The ten teams in the competition are divided into two groups of five teams each, which then play a single-game round-robin format. At the end of the group stage, each team faces the equal-ranked team from the other group to determine a final seeding for the tournament.
The final round consists of one game for each club, where they are paired with their equal-ranked opponent from the opposite group to determine a final ranking for the tournament.