1961 Canadian National Challenge Cup
The 1961 Canadian National Challenge Cup, also known as the Dominion Cup, was won by Montreal Concordia (also National League champions). They beat Vancouver Firefighters 1-0 in a rain soaked game in Montreal.
Format
The eastern Canada based National Soccer League held a round robin series to determine a winner to play against the winner of the Eastern Professional Soccer League. The winner of that series would then face the western Canada representative.[1]
Squad lists
The following are some of the players from the games found in the news reports.
Montreal Concordia
- Olivio Lacerda (centre forward)
- Hector Dadderio (outside right)
- Emilio Svitch (GK)
Vancouver Firfighters
- Ken Pears (GK)
- Art Hughes (centre-forward)
- Art Bennett (forward)
Matches
| Final 22 July 1961 | Montreal Concordia | 1-0 | Vancouver Firefighters | Montreal, Quebec | ||
| Olivio Lacerda Template:Goals | Stadium: Faillon Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Harry Sadler | |||||
References
- ↑ "Concordia Blanks Ulster". The Montreal Gazette. 13 May 1961. Retrieved 12 June 2011.