2008 Canadian Championship

2008 Canadian Championship
2008 Nutrilite Canadian Championship (English)
Championnat canadien Nutrilite 2008 (French)
Country Canada
Champions Montreal Impact
Matches played 6
Goals scored 12 (2 per match)
Attendance 70,882 (11,814 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Roberto Brown Rohan Ricketts Eduardo Sebrango (2 goals each)
Best player Matt Jordan
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The 2008 Canadian Championship (officially the Nutrilite Canadian Championship[1] for sponsorship reasons) was a soccer tournament that took place in the cities of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver in 2008.

Participating teams were the Montreal Impact, Toronto FC, and the Vancouver Whitecaps. The tournament consisted of a home and away series between each team for a total of six games. The winner of the tournament, Montreal, gained entry into the qualifying round of the CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09,[2][3][4][5] where they played against the Nicaraguan representative Real Estelí in a home and away series to determine entrance to the group stages.[6]

The Montreal Impact were awarded the Voyageurs Cup trophy as winners of the tournament.[7]

Contents

Media coverage

The 2008 Nutrilite Canadian Championship was broadcast by the CBC. Games were broadcast on CBC Bold and online at CBC Sports. Nigel Reed and Jason de Vos provided commentary for the games.

Tie-breaking procedures

If teams are tied on points after four games, the following tie-breaking criteria will be used:[8]

  1. Goal Differential
  2. Most Goals Scored
  3. Most Away Goals
  4. Drawing of Lots

Standings

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Montreal Impact 7 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3
Toronto FC 5 4 1 2 1 4 4 0
Vancouver Whitecaps 4 4 1 1 2 3 6 -3
Team qualified for Champions League qualifying round.

Schedule

2008-05-27
19:30 EDT
 Montreal Impact 0 – 1 Toronto FC Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Quebec
Attendance: 12,083
Referee: Paul Ward
Report Vélez  72'
Montreal Impact
Toronto FC
GK 1 Matt Jordan
DF 15 Patrick Leduc (c)
DF 16 Stefano Pesoli 37'  52'
DF 24 Simon Gatti
DF 33 Adam Braz
MF 7 David Testo
MF 17 Joey Gjertsen
MF 18 Leonardo Di Lorenzo 24'
MF 19 Pato Aguilera 59'
FW 9 Rocco Placentino 58'
FW 11 Dwight Barnett 79'
Substitutes
MF 23 Antonio Ribeiro 24'
DF 6 Alex Surprenant 58'
FW 11 Severino Jefferson 79'
Manager
Nick De Santis
GK 1 Greg Sutton
DF 4 Marco Vélez
DF 11 Jim Brennan (c) 32'
DF 16 Marvell Wynne
DF 28 Olivier Tebily
MF 5 Kevin Harmse 50'
MF 10 Rohan Ricketts
MF 32 Laurent Robert
MF 33 Carl Robinson
FW 9 Danny Dichio 41'
FW 96 Jeff Cunningham
Substitutes
FW 14 Jarrod Smith 41'
Manager
John Carver
Man of the Match
Rocco Placentino / Marco Vélez
Assistant referees
Joe Fletcher
Amato DeLuca
Fourth official
Carol-Anne Chénard
2008-06-17
19:30 EDT
 Montreal Impact 2 – 0 Vancouver Whitecaps Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Quebec
Attendance: 10,054
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Jefferson  25'
Gjertsen  35'		 Report
Montreal Impact
Vancouver Whitecaps
GK 1 Matt Jordan
DF 5 Nevio Pizzolito
DF 24 Simon Gatti
DF 26 Cédric Joqueviel 77'
DF 33 Adam Braz
MF 7 David Testo
MF 9 Rocco Placentino 46'
MF 15 Patrick Leduc (c)
MF 17 Joey Gjertsen 59'
MF 20 Mauro Biello
FW 11 Severino Jefferson
Substitutes
MF 18 Leonardo Di Lorenzo 46'
FW 14 Sita-Taty Matondo 59'
DF 2 Davy Uwimana 77'
Manager
John Limniatis
GK 1 Jay Nolly
DF 8 Steve Kindel
DF 15 Omar Jarun 23'
DF 19 Chris Pozniak
DF 24 Lyle Martin
MF 7 Martin Nash
MF 9 Alfredo Valente 60'
MF 22 Takashi Hirano 77'
MF 25 Justin Moose
FW 3 Nick Webb 46'
FW 26 Jason Jordan
Substitutes
MF 14 Tony Donatelli 46'
DF 28 Diaz Kambere 60'
MF 29 Admir Salihović 77'
Manager
Teitur Thordarson
Man of the Match
Joey Gjertsen / Jason Jordan
Assistant referees
Pierre Cantave
Héctor Vergara
Fourth official
Jonathan Lavergne
2008-06-25
20:00 PDT
 Vancouver Whitecaps 0 – 2 Montreal Impact Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia
Attendance: 4,412
Referee: Domenic Scali
Report Brown  30'
Testo  66'
Vancouver Whitecaps
Montreal Impact
GK 1 Jay Nolly
DF 2 Jeff Clarke
DF 4 Adrian Cann 40'
DF 19 Chris Pozniak 46'
DF 24 Lyle Martin
MF 7 Martin Nash
MF 8 Steve Kindel
MF 22 Takashi Hirano
MF 25 Justin Moose 75'
FW 11 Nicholas Addlery 75'
FW 16 Eduardo Sebrango
Substitutes
DF 28 Diaz Kambere 45'
MF 9 Alfredo Valente 75'
FW 26 Jason Jordan 75'
Manager
Teitur Thordarson
GK 1 Matt Jordan
DF 5 Nevio Pizzolitto
DF 16 Stefano Pesoli
DF 24 Simon Gatti
DF 33 Adam Braz
MF 7 David Testo 38'
MF 9 Rocco Placentino 83'
MF 15 Patrick Leduc 58'
MF 18 Leonardo Di Lorenzo 33'
FW 10 Roberto Brown 54' 67'
FW 11 Severino Jefferson 55'
Substitutes
DF 17 Joey Gjertsen 55'
MF 8 Gabriel Gervais 67'
FW 14 Sita-Taty Matondo 83'
Manager
John Limniatis
Man of the Match
Steve Kindel / David Testo
Assistant referees
Darren Clark
Martin Reid
Fourth official
Paul Ward
2008-07-01
16:00 EDT
 Toronto FC 0 – 1 Vancouver Whitecaps BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 18,938
Referee: Steve Depiero
Report Nash  36' (pen.)
Toronto FC
Vancouver Whitecaps
GK 1 Greg Sutton
DF 4 Marco Vélez
DF 11 Jim Brennan (c) 11'
DF 14 Tyrone Marshall
DF 16 Marvell Wynne
MF 6 Maurice Edu
MF 10 Rohan Ricketts 46'
MF 33 Carl Robinson
FW 9 Danny Dichio 46'
FW 20 Amado Guevara 23'
FW 32 Laurent Robert 46'
Substitutes
FW 23 Jarrod Smith 46'
DF 3 Julius James 46'
FW 96 Jeff Cunningham 82' 46'
Manager
John Carver
GK 1 Jay Nolly
DF 8 Jeff Clarke
DF 15 Steve Kindel
DF 2 Omar Jarun
DF 24 Lyle Martin
MF 7 Martin Nash 7'
MF 9 Alfredo Valente 74'
MF 22 Takashi Hirano 66'
MF 25 Justin Moose 45+'
FW 11 Nicholas Addlery 88'
FW 16 Eduardo Sebrango 75'
Substitutes
DF 28 Diaz Kambere 66'
MF 23 Vicente Arze 74'
FW 32 Charles Gbeke 75'
Manager
Teitur Thordarson
Man of the Match
Carl Robinson / Martin Nash
Assistant referees
Amato DeLuca
Joe Fletcher
Fourth official
Silviu Petrescu
2008-07-09
19:30 PDT
 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 – 2 Toronto FC Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia
Attendance: 5,228
Referee: Carol-Ann Chénard
Sebrango 43'  87' Report Edu  61'
Ricketts 76'
Vancouver Whitecaps
Toronto FC
GK 1 Jay Nolly
DF 2 Jeff Clarke
DF 15 Omar Jarun
DF 22 Takashi Hirano
DF 24 Lyle Martin
MF 7 Martin Nash
MF 8 Steve Kindel 63'
MF 9 Alfredo Valente 75'
MF 25 Justin Moose 72'
FW 11 Nicholas Addlery 72'
FW 16 Eduardo Sebrango
Substitutes
DF 28 Diaz Kambere 72'
FW 26 Jason Jordan 72'
MF 23 Vicente Arze 75'
Manager
Teitur Thordarson
GK 1 Greg Sutton
DF 3 Julius James
DF 4 Marco Vélez 66' 85'
DF 14 Tyrone Marshall
DF 16 Marvell Wynne
MF 6 Maurice Edu
MF 10 Rohan Ricketts
MF 32 Laurent Robert 80'
MF 33 Carl Robinson
FW 20 Amado Guevara
FW 96 Jeff Cunningham
Substitutes
FW 14 Jarrod Smith 80'
MF 5 Kevin Harmse 85'
Manager
John Carver
Man of the Match
Eduardo Sebrango / Rohan Ricketts
Assistant referees
Darren Clark
Martin Reid
Fourth official
Paul Ward
2008-07-22
19:00 EDT
 Toronto FC 1 – 1 Montreal Impact BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 20,107
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Ricketts 15' Report Brown  26'
Toronto FC
Montreal Impact
GK 1 Greg Sutton
DF 4 Marco Vélez 86'
DF 11 Jim Brennan (c)
DF 14 Tyrone Marshall
DF 16 Marvell Wynne
MF 6 Maurice Edu
MF 10 Rohan Ricketts
MF 20 Amado Guevara
MF 32 Laurent Robert
MF 33 Carl Robinson
FW 7 Abdus Ibrahim 68'
Substitutes
FW 96 Jeff Cunningham 68'
DF 3 Julius James 86'
Manager
John Carver
GK 1 Matt Jordan 73'
DF 5 Nevio Pizzolitto
DF 16 Stefano Pesoli
DF 24 Simon Gatti 38'
DF 33 Adam Braz 53' 73'
MF 7 David Testo
MF 9 Rocco Placentino 40' 64'
MF 15 Patrick Leduc
MF 17 Joey Gjertsen 84'
MF 18 Leonardo Di Lorenzo
FW 10 Roberto Brown 92'
Substitutes
FW 14 Sita-Taty Matondo 64'
MF 26 Cedric Joqueviel 73'
MF 23 Antonio Ribeiro 84'
Manager
John Limniatis
Man of the Match
Rohan Ricketts / Roberto Brown
Assistant referees
Joe Fletcher
Daniel Belleau
Fourth official
Steven DePiero

Top goalscorers

Pos Name Club Goals
1 Eduardo Sebrango Vancouver Whitecaps 2
Roberto Brown Montreal Impact
Rohan Ricketts Toronto FC
4 Maurice Edu Toronto FC 1
Joey Gjertsen Montreal Impact
Severino Jefferson Montreal Impact
Martin Nash Vancouver Whitecaps
David Testo Montreal Impact
Marco Vélez Toronto FC

References

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  2. ^ "Canada to create new club championship". Canadian Soccer Association. 2008-01-31. Archived from the original on 2008-02-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20080229013205/http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=3026. Retrieved 2008-02-11. 
  3. ^ "Canadian soccer on its way to qualifying for FIFA". Vancouver Sun. 2008-01-28. http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=4dd88dfc-04b3-4aba-af61-0fb5dad9c113&k=99763. Retrieved 2008-02-11. 
  4. ^ "Canada's soccer teams unveil details for CONCACAF Champions League". Toronto FC Media Relations. 2008-03-26. http://www.mlsnet.com//news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080326&content_id=145420&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280. Retrieved 2008-03-26. 
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  6. ^ "Preliminary Round match-ups unveiled for 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League". CONCACAF. 2008-06-11. http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4209. Retrieved 2008-06-13. 
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