2018 Challenge Trophy

The 2018 Challenge Trophy (part of the Toyota National Championships for sponsorship reasons) is the national championship for men's soccer clubs competing at the amateur level in the Canadian soccer pyramid. It was held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan from October 4–8, 2018.[1]

2018 Challenge Trophy
Challenge Cup
National Championship
The Challenge Trophy
CountryCanada
DatesOctober 4–8, 2018
Teams10
ChampionsSurrey BC Tigers Hurricanes
Runners-upCaledon SC
← 2017
2019 →

Teams

Ten teams were granted entry into the competition; one from each Canadian province. Teams are selected by their provincial soccer associations; most often qualifying by winning provincial leagues or cup championships such as the Ontario Cup.

Province Team Manager Qualification
 Alberta Edmonton Scottish Kevin Poissant Alberta Soccer Provincial Championships
 British Columbia BC Tigers Hurricanes Rob Jandric British Columbia Men's Provincial Cup
 Nova Scotia Western Halifax FC Alan Jazic Nova Scotia provincial winner
 Manitoba FC Winnipeg Lions Tony Nocita Manitoba Cup winners
 New Brunswick Fredericton Picaroons Reds Dave Rouse New Brunswick provincial winners
 Newfoundland and Labrador Holy Cross SC Noel Stanford NL Challenge Cup champion
 Northwest Territories Yellowknife Galaxy Judon Gregory Northwest Territories Representative
 Ontario Caledon SC Steven Hill Ontario Cup winners
 Quebec Royal Select de Beauport Samir Ghrib Québec LSEQ playoff winners
 Saskatchewan Saskatoon Revolution Stewart Gillott Saskatchewan Shield

Group stage

The ten teams in the competition are divided into two groups of five teams each, which then play a single-game round-robin format. At the end of the group stage, each team faces the equal-ranked team from the other group to determine a final seeding for the tournament.

Final round

The final round consists of one game for each club, where they are paired with their equal-ranked opponent from the opposite group to determine a final ranking for the tournament.

October 8, 2018 1st place, gold medalist(s) First place match Surrey BC Tigers Hurricanes British Columbia 7–3 Ontario Caledon SC
October 8, 2018 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place match Saskatoon Revolution Saskatchewan 1–1
(7–6 p)		 Newfoundland and Labrador Holy Cross FC
October 8, 2018 Fifth place match Edmonton Scottish SC Alberta 0–0
(4–2 p)		 Quebec Royal-Sélect Beauport
October 8, 2018 Seventh place match Western Halifax FC Nova Scotia 1–1
(6–5 p)		 Manitoba FC Winnipeg Lions
October 8, 2018 Ninth place match Fredericton Picaroons Reds New Brunswick 7–0 Northwest Territories Yellowknife YK Galaxy FC

References
  1. "Challenge Trophy". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
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