The 2019 Canada Soccer National Championships (officially the Toyota National Championships for sponsorship reasons) was the 97th staging of Canada Soccer's amateur football club competition. Central City Breakers FC won the Challenge Trophy after they beat Ottawa St. Anthony SC in the Canadian Final at King George V Park in St. John's on 14 October 2019.

Central City Breakers FC won the tournament on their debut, defeating Ottawa St. Anthony SC 2–0 in the Canadian Final.

Ten teams qualified to the final week of the 2019 National Championships in St. John's. Each team played four group matches before the medal and ranking matches on the last day.

On the road to the National Championships, Central City Breakers FC beat Rino's FC Tigers Vancouver in the 2019 BC Province Cup Final.

Teams

Each of Canada Soccer's thirteen provincial and territorial associations can send one representative to the Challenge Trophy, with teams generally qualifying through a regional preliminary series such as an open cup or league competition.

For the 2019 tournament, nine provinces and one territory confirmed their participation.

ProvinceTeamQualified asPrevious appearances in tournament1Previous best performanceRef.
British Columbia Soccer AssociationBritish ColumbiaCentral City Breakers FCBritish Columbia Provincial Championship winners0 (debut)—
Alberta Soccer AssociationAlbertaEdmonton ScottishAlberta Soccer Challenge Cup winners10 (1972, 1979, 1987, 1992, 1996, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018)Champions (2016)
Saskatchewan Soccer AssociationSaskatchewanSaskatoon RevolutionSaskatchewan Open Cup winners1 (2018)Third place (2018)—
Manitoba Soccer AssociationManitobaFC Winnipeg Lions2Manitoba Soccer Provincial Championship winners10 (1996, 1998, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018)Champions (2002)
Ontario Soccer AssociationOntarioOttawa St. Anthony SC3Ontario Cup winners2 (1964, 2006)Champions (2006)
Soccer QuebecQuebecKodiak de CharlesbourgQuébec LSEQ playoff winners0 (debut)——
New BrunswickFredericton Picaroons RedsNBPSL Men's League winners8 (2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)Sixth place (2007)—
Soccer Nova ScotiaNova ScotiaUnited Dartmouth FC4Nova Scotia Provincial Championship winners8 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2014, 2015)Runners-up (1990)
Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer AssociationNewfoundland and LabradorHoly Cross FCNewfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup winners19 (1973, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018)Champions (1988)
Northwest TerritoriesYK Galaxy FC5Acclaimed6 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018)Tenth place (2018)—

1 Bold indicates champion for that year.

2 Competed in previous tournaments as Winnipeg Sons of Italy.

3 Competed in previous tournaments as Ottawa St. Anthony's Italia FC.

4 Competed in previous tournaments as Dartmouth United Oland.

5 Competed in previous tournaments as Yellowknife FC.

Venues

Matches were played at four different venues within the St. John's metropolitan area.

Conception Bay SouthMount Pearl
Topsail FieldSmallwood Field
Capacity: 750Capacity: 2,500
Topsail FieldSmallwood FieldRainbow Gully ParkKing George V ParkLocation of venues for the 2019 Challenge Trophy
Portugal Cove–St. Philip'sSt. John's
Rainbow Gully ParkKing George V Park
Capacity: 450Capacity: 6,400

Group stage

Competing teams are divided into two groups of five teams, playing against one another in a single round-robin and advancing to the final round based on their group positioning.

Tie-breaking criteria for group play
The following criteria shall be used to determine the final standings: Most points in all group matches; Greater number of points in matches between the teams concerned (head-to-head competition); Greater goal difference in all group matches; Greater number of goals scored in all group matches; Kicks from the penalty mark as per the Laws of the Game, at a time and place decided by the Canada Soccer General Coordinator.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationBritish Columbia Soccer AssociationAlberta Soccer AssociationNewfoundland and Labrador Soccer AssociationManitoba Soccer Association
1British Columbia Soccer Association Central City Breakers FC431093+610Advance to final—1–14–02–12–1
2Alberta Soccer Association Edmonton Scottish421196+37Advance to third place match——1–2—2–1
3Fredericton Picaroons Reds4202811−36Advance to fifth place match—————
4Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association Holy Cross FC411279−24Advance to seventh place match—2–53–1—1–1
5Manitoba Soccer Association FC Winnipeg Lions4013610−41Advance to ninth place match——3–5——
British Columbia Soccer Association Central City Breakers FC2–1Manitoba Soccer Association FC Winnipeg Lions
Mehrabi 64' Clarke 89'Szulc 55'
Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association Holy Cross FC2–5Alberta Soccer Association Edmonton Scottish
Williams 30', 41'Hamilton 13', 90' (pen.) Sahota 15' Carter 80' (o.g.) Hylton 88'
Alberta Soccer Association Edmonton Scottish1–2Fredericton Picaroons Reds
Cabrera 69'Kanneh 28' Rouse 45'
British Columbia Soccer Association Central City Breakers FC2–1Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association Holy Cross FC
Mehrabi 18' Si 58'Warren 90'
British Columbia Soccer Association Central City Breakers FC4–0Fredericton Picaroons Reds
Mehrabi 35' Clarke 48' Rahmati 88' Mackinnon 90+3' (o.g.)
Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association Holy Cross FC1–1Manitoba Soccer Association FC Winnipeg Lions
Bonisteel 32'Figueiredo 27'
Manitoba Soccer Association FC Winnipeg Lions3–5Fredericton Picaroons Reds
Szulc 37' Lourenco 44' Rattai 86'Itoafa 9', 31' Morrison 21', 60' (pen.) Niyonkuru 73'
British Columbia Soccer Association Central City Breakers FC1–1Alberta Soccer Association Edmonton Scottish
Clarke 71'Hylton 81'
Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association Holy Cross FC3–1Fredericton Picaroons Reds
Grant 32' Bonisteel 64' Warren 82'Sanoh 33'
Alberta Soccer Association Edmonton Scottish2–1Manitoba Soccer Association FC Winnipeg Lions
Lam 31' Hylton 75'Hidalgo-Mazzei 39'

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationOntario Soccer AssociationSoccer Nova ScotiaSoccer QuebecSaskatchewan Soccer Association
1Ontario Soccer Association Ottawa St. Anthony SC4400111+1012Advance to final—2–01–04–14–0
2Soccer Nova Scotia United Dartmouth FC421172+57Advance to third place match————5–0
3Soccer Quebec Kodiak de Charlesbourg412192+75Advance to fifth place match—0–0——8–0
4Saskatchewan Soccer Association Saskatoon Revolution4112128+44Advance to seventh place match—0–21–1—10–1
5YK Galaxy FC4004127−260Advance to ninth place match—————
Saskatchewan Soccer Association Saskatoon Revolution1–1Soccer Quebec Kodiak de Charlesbourg
Whiting 82'Le Roy 37'
Ontario Soccer Association Ottawa St. Anthony SC2–0Soccer Nova Scotia United Dartmouth FC
Bauld 81' (o.g.) Lubenga 90'
Soccer Quebec Kodiak de Charlesbourg8–0YK Galaxy FC
Perusse 13', 37', 63', 71' Kouo Dibongue 43', 64' Tothaud-Mouandza 44' Chiasson 75'
Ontario Soccer Association Ottawa St. Anthony SC4–1Saskatchewan Soccer Association Saskatoon Revolution
Lubenga 31', 77' Turner 50' Soukary 54'Reis 57'
Ontario Soccer Association Ottawa St. Anthony SC4–0YK Galaxy FC
Kalule 9' Lubenga 43' Natoli 52' Turner 88'
Saskatchewan Soccer Association Saskatoon Revolution0–2Soccer Nova Scotia United Dartmouth FC
Serieys 55' Miller 85'
Soccer Nova Scotia United Dartmouth FC5–0YK Galaxy FC
Miller 2', 17' Thompson 42' Marshall 50', 84'
Ontario Soccer Association Ottawa St. Anthony SC1–0Soccer Quebec Kodiak de Charlesbourg
Lubenga 79'
Soccer Quebec Kodiak de Charlesbourg0–0Soccer Nova Scotia United Dartmouth FC
Saskatchewan Soccer Association Saskatoon Revolution10–1YK Galaxy FC
Peters 3', 23', 41' Reis 6', 11', 19', 42' Bauche 21' Brown 49', 59'Danso 16'

Final round

The final round (known as Teck Finals Day for sponsorship reasons) consists of one game for each team, where they are paired with their equal-ranked opponent from the opposite group to determine a final ranking for the tournament.

Manitoba Soccer Association FC Winnipeg Lions19–0YK Galaxy FC
Ramjiawan 4', 6', 22', 39', 47', 62', 68', 76', 82' Aitken 10' Szulc 31' Hodges 35', 65', 71', 75' Hidalgo-Mazzei 60' Harrison 80' Naumiuk 84', 86'
Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association Holy Cross FC2–0Saskatchewan Soccer Association Saskatoon Revolution
Grant 16' Bonisteel 37'
Fredericton Picaroons Reds0–4Soccer Quebec Kodiak de Charlesbourg
Kouo Dibongue 30', 41' Morissette 65' Tothaud-Mouandza 87'
Alberta Soccer Association Edmonton Scottish0–2Soccer Nova Scotia United Dartmouth FC
Serieys 28' Gaudet 90+3'
British Columbia Soccer Association Central City Breakers FC2–0Ontario Soccer Association Ottawa St. Anthony SC
Clarke 65' Mehrabi 90'

Goalscorers

There were 108 goals scored in 25 matches, for an average of 4.32 goals per match.

9 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • at CanadaSoccer.com

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