2007 Open Canada Cup

Country

Canada

Teams

Champions

Trois-Rivières Attak (1st title)

Runners-up

Columbus Clan F.C.

Matches played

Goals scored

74 (5.29 per match)

Top goal scorer(s)

Aaron Byrd (3 goals)

← 2006

The 2007 Open Canada Cup was the 10th edition of the Canadian Soccer League's open cup tournament running from July through early September. Trois-Rivières Attak defeated Columbus Clan F.C. 3-0 in the final played at Cove Road Stadium, London, Ontario.^[1] It was the Attak's first Open Canada Cup title and marked the first time in the tournament's history where a Quebec club won. The 2007 tournament was significant as it featured for the first time professional and amateur teams from Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia.^[2]

The British Columbia teams had their own regional qualifying matches with the winner of the British Columbia Provincial Soccer Championship the Columbus Clan F.C. receiving a bye to the semi-finals.^[3] All CSL clubs competed in the competition with the exception of Toronto Croatia which opted out in order to compete in the Croatian World Club Championship and the annual Croatian-North American Soccer Tournament. The remaining Ontario club were from the Ontario Soccer League, Ottawa Carleton Soccer League, and the Western Ontario Soccer League. With the exception of Trois-Rivières the remaining Quebec club Jean-Talon 2007 represented the Concordia Regional Soccer League. London City were awarded the hosting rights to the semi-final, and final. As the host club London City were given a wild card match if they were defeated in the earlier rounds.

Qualification

Enter in Preliminary Round	Enter in Second Round	Enter in Semi-final
OSL/CRSL/OCSL/WOSL 1 teams/1 team/1 team/1 team	CSL 9 teams	VMSL 1 team
Ontario Soccer League Scarborough GS United Concordia Regional Soccer League Jean-Talon 2007 Ottawa Carleton Soccer League Capital City Ambassadors Western Ontario Soccer League AEK London	Canadian Soccer League Canadian Lions Italia Shooters London City North York Astros Portuguese Supra Serbian White Eagles St. Catharines Wolves Trois-Rivières Attak Windsor Border Stars	Vancouver Metro Soccer League Columbus Clan F.C.

Open Canada Cup bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket

First Round July 1


CRSL	Jean-Talon 2007	5

OCSL	Capital City Ambassadors	1

Finals


OSL	GS United (AET/PSO)	1 (3)

OSL	AEK London	1 (0)

Second Round/Wildcard match		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final


St. Catharines Wolves	1

Windsor Border Stars	2
		Portuguese Supra	0

		Windsor Border Stars	4
Portuguese Supra	2

Canadian Lions	1
				Columbus Clan FC	4

				Windsor Border Stars	3
Italia Shooters	2

GS United	0
		Italia Shooters	1

		North York Astros	0
Serbian White Eagles	3 (4)

North York Astros (p)	3 (5)
						Columbus Clan FC	0

						Trois-Rivieres Attak	1
Trois-Rivières Attak	3

Jean-Talon 2007	1
		Trois-Rivières Attak	6

		London City	0
London City

Bye to the quarterfinal
				Italia Shooters	0

				Trois-Rivieres Attak	1

Preliminary Round (amateur teams)

July 1, 2007	Jean-Talon 2007 (CRSL)	5–1	Capital City Ambassadors (OCSL)	Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
10:00 ET	Paul Daccobert 9' Karl Stephen 65' Leo Incollingo 78' Jacob Jacques 87' Karl Stephen 90'	(Report)	Ali Al-Hajari 6'	Stadium: Jeanne-Mance Park

July 2, 2007	GS United (OSL)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p)	AEK London (WOSL)	Brampton, Ontario
2:00 ET	Gus Kouzmanis 36'	(Report)	Mike Pereira 22'	Stadium: Victoria Park Stadium

Second round

June 29, 2007	St. Catharines Wolves (CSL)	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Windsor Border Stars (CSL)	St. Catharines, Ontario
8:15 ET	Antonio Stranges 30'	(Report)	Filip Rocca 62' Aaron Byrd 95'	Stadium: Club Roma Stadium

July 12, 2007	Portuguese Supra (CSL)	2–1	Canadian Lions (CSL)	Vaughan, Ontario
8:30 ET	Helio Pereira 63' Yami Williams 86'	(Report)	Evan Milward 30'	Stadium: The Soccer Centre Attendance: 45 Referee: Mike Winstanley (Ontario)

July 25, 2007	Italia Shooters (CSL)	2–0	GS United (OSL)	Vaughan, Ontario
8:45 ET	Jason De Thomasis 44' Desmond Humphrey 77'	(Report)		Stadium: The Soccer Centre

July 25, 2007	Serbian White Eagles (CSL)	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	North York Astros (CSL)	Scarborough, Toronto
8:45 ET	Sasa Viciknez 76' Sasa Viciknez 80' Mirko Medic 115'	(Report)	Selvin Lammie 78' Paulo Astorga 82' Paulo Astorga 95'	Stadium: Birchmount Stadium Referee: Joe Fletcher (Ontario)

July 27, 2007	Trois-Rivières Attak (CSL)	3–1	Jean-Talon 2007 (CRSL)	Montreal, Quebec
9:00 ET	Darko Kolic 14' Nicolas Lesage 34' Elkana Mayard 80'	(Report)	Leo Incollingo 63'	Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard

Third round

August 4, 2007	Trois-Rivieres Attak (CSL)	6–0	London City (CSL)	Trois-Rivières, Quebec
4:00 ET	Darko Kolic 5' Jean-Louis Besse 20' Francois Boivin 64' Boubacar Coulibaly 67' Cedric Joqueviel 73' Francois Boivin 86'	(Report)		Stadium: Stade de l'UQTR

August 6, 2007	Portuguese Supra (CSL)	0–4	Windsor Border Stars (CSL)	Toronto, Ontario
4:00 ET		(Report)	Aaron Byrd 24' Aaron Byrd 30' Gino Berardi 39' Robbie Nelson 66'	Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Isaac Raymond (Ontario)

August 6, 2007	Italia Shooters (CSL)	1–0	North York Astros (CSL)	Vaughan, Ontario
7:00 ET	Joshua Jaramillo 46'	(Report)		Stadium: The Soccer Centre Attendance: 100 Referee: David Barrie (Ontario)

Wild Card

August 31, 2007	London City (CSL)	2–4	Italia Shooters (CSL)	London, Ontario
8:38 ET	Garson Hazel 36' Roy Beishuizen 80'	(Report)	Kadian Lecky 31' Joshua Jaramilo 75' Geron Duporte 78' Chris Turner 81'	Stadium: Cove Road Stadium

Semifinals

September 1, 2007	Columbus Clan FC (VMSL)	4–3	Windsor Border Stars (CSL)	London, Ontario
5:00 ET	Jonathan Poli 11' Tiarnan King 21' Steve De Blasio 75' Jonathan Poli 93'	(Report)	Worteh Sampson 12' Radek Papiez 14' Radek Papiez 55'	Stadium: Cove Road Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Steve DePierro (Ontario)

September 1, 2007	Italia Shooters (CSL)	1–2	Trois-Rivieres Attak (CSL)	London, Ontario
8:38 ET	Chris Turner 16'	(Report)	Mohammed Nafe 42' Boubacar Coulibaly 48'	Stadium: Cove Road Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Justin Tasev (Ontario)

Finals

September 3
4:00 ET

Columbus Clan F.C.	0–3	Trois-Rivières Attak
	Report	Lesage 60' Anderson 74' Anderson 82'

Cove Road Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Joe Fletcher (Ontario)


GK	1	Geoff Ayi-Bonte	74'
RB	6	Blair Robertson
CB	5	Tony Gaita (c)
CB	4	Jonathan Poli
LB	7	Frank Mollica	78'
RM	19	Carmen D'Onofrio	78'
CM	23	Craig Richards
CM	17	Tiarnan King
LM	9	Steve Deblasio	86'
ST	21	Tino Cucca	82'
ST	18	Joe Scigliano
Substitutes:
GK	0	Carlo Bertelli	74'
MF	10	Gino Gaita	78'
DF	12	Devin Mathews	78'
DF	14	Rob Mascitti
MF	16	Sal Cuccione	82'
FW	20	Paul Jordan	86'
Manager:
Carmen D'Onofrio


GK	22	Jon Paul Piques	84'
RB	2	Peter Eustache
CB	5	Cedric Joqueviel
CB	3	Hicham Aaboubou
LB	4	Alex Surprenant	81'
RM	19	Alpha Ibrahim Bah	88'
CM	17	Joe Di Buono	93'
CM	6	Boubacar Coulibaly (c)
LM	20	Danny Anderson	74'
CF	8	Jean-Louis Besse	85'
CF	7	Ibrahim Baldeh	51'
Substitutes:
GK	24	Vincent Cournoyer	85'
FW	12	Nicolas Lesage	51'
MF	14	Guillaume Barrette	93'
MF	15	Philippe Armand Kamdem	88'
MF	27	Francois Boivin	81'
Manager:
Marc Dos Santos

Assistant referees:
Jon Oliva
Geoff Gamble
Fourth official:
Kyle McIntosh

Top scorers

Position	Player	Club	Goals
1	Aaron Byrd	Windsor Border Stars	3
2	Nicolas Lesage	Trois-Rivières Attak	2
	Darko Kolić	Trois-Rivières Attak	2
	Leo Incollingo	Jean-Talon 2007	2
	Saša Viciknez	Serbian White Eagles	2
	Boubacar Coulibaly	Trois-Rivières Attak	2
	Jonathan Poli	Columbus Clan F.C.	2
	Radek Papiez	Windsor Border Stars	2

References

↑ "September 3, 2007 CSL Open Canada Cup Final Columbus Clan vs Trois Rivieres Attak (from CSL media release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
↑ "May 2, 2007 CSL--Open Canada Cup Expands (from CSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
↑ "August 16, 2007 CSL Open Canada Cup Finals draw (from CSL media release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.

Canadian Soccer League
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Former teams	Mississauga Eagles Vaughan Sun Devils Durham Flames Ottawa Wizards Durham Storm Hamilton Thunder Brampton Stallions Caribbean Selects Laval Dynamites Trois-Rivières Attak Hamilton Croatia Milltown Capital City SC Toronto Mississauga Eagles FC Montreal Impact Academy TFC Academy St. Catharines Wolves Windsor Stars Kingston North York Astros Brampton United Niagara United Toronto Croatia Hamilton City Toronto Atomic FC
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Competitions	Givova Cup Open Canada Cup 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Other awards	Canadian Soccer League Awards CSL Golden Boot

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