2017 Challenge Trophy

2017 Challenge Trophy
Challenge Cup ; National Championship
	The Challenge Trophy
Tournament details
Country	Canada
Dates	October 4–9, 2017
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Western Halifax FC
Runner-up	FC Winnipeg Lions
Tournament statistics
Matches played	25
Goals scored	91 (3.64 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Joseph Vaz 6 goals
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The 2017 Challenge Trophy (part of the Toyota National Championships for sponsorship reasons) is the national championship for men's soccer clubs competing at division 4 and below in the Canadian soccer pyramid. It was held in Surrey, British Columbia from October 4–9, 2017.^[1]

Teams[edit]

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
British Columbia	Vancouver Club Inter FC	Joe Marrello	British Columbia Men's Provincial Cup
Alberta	Calgary Callies	Kevin Randall	Alberta Soccer Provincial Championships
Saskatchewan	Saskatoon HUSA Alumni	Stewart Gillott	Saskatchewan Shield
Nova Scotia	Western Halifax FC	Alan Jazic	Nova Scotia provincial winner
Newfoundland and Labrador	Holy Cross SC	Jeremy Babstock	NL provincial winner
Yukon	Yukon Selects	Jake Hanson	Yukon representative
Manitoba	FC Winnipeg Lions	Tony Nocita	Manitoba Cup winners
Ontario	Durham Celtic FC	Mike Hadden	Ontario Cup winners
Quebec	Celtix Haut-Richelieu	Yannick Rome-Gosselin	Québec LSEQ playoff winners
New Brunswick	Fredericton Picaroons Reds	Dave Rouse	New Brunswick provincial winners

Venues[edit]

Newton Athletic Fields in Surrey will serve as the tournament's main venue.^[2]

Group stage[edit]

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.

Group A[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	NS	SK	BC	NL	AB
1	Western Halifax FC	4	3	1	0	8	3	+5	10	Advance to first place match	—	—	—	—	—
2	Saskatoon HUSA Alumni	4	2	2	0	6	4	+2	8	Advance to third place match	1–1	—	1–1	1–0	—
3	Vancouver Club Inter FC	4	2	1	1	8	5	+3	7	Advance to fifth place match	1–2	—	—	—	—
4	Holy Cross SC	4	1	0	3	3	8	−5	3	Advance to seventh place match	1–3	—	1–4	—	—
5	Calgary Callies	4	0	0	4	3	8	−5	0	Advance to ninth place match	0–2	2–3	1–2	0–1	—

Source: http://www.canadasoccer.com/schedule-results-s15521
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference

Group B[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MB	ON	QC	NB	YT
1	FC Winnipeg Lions	4	3	1	0	12	2	+10	10	Advance to first place match	—	0–0	—	2–1	7–0
2	Durham Celtic FC	4	2	2	0	14	5	+9	8	Advance to third place match	—	—	—	3–3	8–0
3	Celtix Haut-Richelieu	4	2	0	2	7	7	0	6	Advance to fifth place match	1–3	2–3	—	2–1	2–0
4	Fredericton Picaroons Reds	4	1	1	2	10	9	+1	4	Advance to seventh place match	—	—	—	—	5–2
5	Yukon Selects	4	0	0	4	2	22	−20	0	Advance to ninth place match	—	—	—	—	—

Source: http://www.canadasoccer.com/schedule-results-s15521
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference

Final round[edit]

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 9, 2017 First place match	Western Halifax FC	1–0	FC Winnipeg Lions	Newton Athletic Park - Field #1
12:30 pm	Macrae 3'	Report

October 9, 2017 Third place match	Saskatoon HUSA Alumni	1–3	Durham Celtic FC	Newton Athletic Park - Field #4
10:00 am	Peters 74'	Report	Van Beek 47', 77' Murphy 84'

October 9, 2017 Fifth place match	Vancouver Club Inter FC	1–1 (4–2 p)	Celtix Haut-Richelieu	Newton Athletic Park - Field #2
11:30 am	Rahmati 34'	Report	Beaumont 75'

October 9, 2017 Seventh place match	Holy Cross SC	6–1	Fredericton Picaroons Reds	Newton Athletic Park - Field #10
10:00 am	Grant 13', 74', 80' Warren 18' Dolomount 50' Barry 79'	Report	K. Morrison 4'

October 9, 2017 Ninth place match	Calgary Callies	4–0	Yukon Selects	Newton Athletic Park - Field #2
9:00 am	Greedy 42', 45' Kastrati 58' Jovica 59'	Report

Tournament ranking[edit]

Rank	Team
	Western Halifax FC
	FC Winnipeg Lions
	Durham Celtic FC
4	Saskatoon HUSA Alumni
5	Vancouver Club Inter FC
6	Celtix Haut-Richelieu
7	Holy Cross SC
8	Fredericton Picaroons Reds
9	Calgary Callies
10	Yukon Selects

Top goalscorers[edit]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Joseph Vaz	Durham Celtic FC	6
2	Mark Van Beek	Durham Celtic FC	5
	Milad Mehrabi	Vancouver Club Inter FC	5
	Garrett Peters	Saskatoon HUSA Alumni	5
5	Nicholas Beaumont	Celtix Haut-Richelieu	4
5	AJ Naumiuk	FC Winnipeg Lions	4
7	Jhonattan Cordoba	Western Halifax FC	3
	Brendan Rattai	FC Winnipeg Lions	3
	Jacob Grant	Holy Cross SC	3
10	(Ten players tied)		2

Source: [1] Archived 2016-09-28 at the Wayback Machine

References[edit]

^ "Challenge Trophy". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
^ "Journey to Surrey: finalists for the 2017 Challenge Trophy | Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-10-01.

External links[edit]

Canadian Soccer Association National Championships Archived 2016-09-12 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Challenge Trophy". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 1 October 2017.

[2] "Journey to Surrey: finalists for the 2017 Challenge Trophy | Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-10-01.

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