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Canada Soccer Announces Details For 2017 Amway Canadian Championship
FC Edmonton will square off against Ottawa Fury FC in qualifying round
Canada Soccer Staff | Mar 9, 2017
| The 10th edition of the Canadian Championship will kick off on May 3 when Ottawa Fury FC host FC Edmonton in a head-to-head elimination series. The two-match qualifying round sets the Battle of the North in motion, which sets itself apart as the only all-Canada competition that leads to the international stage. The qualifying round winner will join the three MLS teams for home and away Semifinal series. The home and away Final round will follow with the final match on June 27 when the winner will be crowned 2017 Canadian Champion and raise the Voyageurs Cup. New to the Canadian Championship in 2017, Canada Soccer has added a Canadian Content rule ensuring that at least three Canadians are included on every starting lineup throughout the competition. 2017 Qualifying Round May 3 Ottawa Fury FC v FC Edmonton May 10 FC Edmonton v Ottawa Fury FC 2017 Semifinal Rounds May 23 (Qualifying Round winner) v Toronto FC May 23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Impact Montréal FC May 30 Impact Montréal FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC May 31 Toronto FC v (Qualifying Round winner) 2017 Championship Final June 20/21 First leg between Semi-Final winners * Should Montreal make the Final this match will be played on June 21 June 27 Second leg between Semi-Final winners The 2017 Canadian Championship features five clubs across three rounds and serves as a conduit to CONCACAF Champions League, the path by which Canadian teams have a chance to play the best clubs in the world at the FIFA Club World Cup, such as reigning champions CF Real Madrid. In line with the launch of the new CONCACAF Champions League format which places the Canadian representative in Phase II beginning in March 2018, a special one-match Canadian playoff between last year's winners Toronto FC (unless Toronto FC repeats as Canadian winners) and the 2017 winners will be played on 9 August in Toronto to determine who will advance. Looking ahead to 2018, Canada Soccer has also confirmed plans to expand the Canadian Championship to include winning teams from both League1 Ontario and Première Ligue de soccer du Québec. |
