2015 Challenge Trophy (original) (raw)
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2015 Canada Soccer National Championships
 The Challenge Trophy |
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| Tournament details | |
| Country | Canada |
| Defending champions | London Marconi |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | London Marconi (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Edmonton Scottish |
| Awards | |
| Best player | MVP Jovan Ivanovich |
| ← 20142016 → |
The 2015 Canada Soccer National Championships (officially the Sport Chek National Championships for sponsorship reasons) was the 93rd staging of Canada Soccer's amateur football club competition. London Marconi won the Challenge Trophy after they beat Edmonton Scottish in the Canadian Final at the Calgary Soccer Centre in Calgary on 12 October 2015.
Twelve teams qualified to the final week of the 2015 National Championships in Calgary. In the Semifinals, London Marconi beat EDC FC Burnaby while Edmonton Scottish beat Edmonton Green & Gold.
On the road to the National Championships, London Marconi beat Mississauga Portofino in the 2015 Ontario Cup Final.[1]
Twelve teams were granted entry into the competition; one from each Canadian province, as well as one from the Northwest Territories. In addition, as the host province, Alberta is granted a second entry into the competition.[2]
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 | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
 British Columbia |
Estrella de Chile Burnaby | British Columbia Men's Provincial Cup[3] |
 Alberta |
Edmonton Scottish | Alberta Major Soccer League[4] |
| Alberta |
Edmonton Green & Gold | Alberta Major Soccer League[4] |
 Saskatchewan |
HUSA Alumni Saskatoon | Saskatchewan Open Cup[5] |
 Manitoba |
Winnipeg Juventus | Manitoba Soccer Association Cup[6] |
 Ontario |
London Marconi | Ontario Cup[1] |
 Quebec |
Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest | Ligue de soccer élite du Québec Champion[7] |
 New Brunswick |
Fredericton Picaroons | New Brunswick Premier Soccer League[8] |
 Nova Scotia |
Dartmouth United Soccer Club | Nova Scotia Soccer League[9] |
 Prince Edward Island |
P.E.I. FC | Acclaimed[10] |
 Newfoundland and Labrador |
Holy Cross | Newfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup[11] |
 Northwest Territories |
Yellowknife FC | Acclaimed[12] |
The twelve teams in the competition are divided into four groups of three teams each, which then play a single-game round-robin format. The top two teams from each group advance to the knockout round, while the third-placed team enters a relegation tournament.[13]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | London Marconi |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout round | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 3 | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | P.E.I. FC |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 | Classification tournament | — | 0–5 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Edmonton Scottish |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Advance to knockout round | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| 2 | Fredericton Picaroons |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | — | — | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Dartmouth United SC |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | Classification tournament | — | — | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | EDC Burnaby |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout round | — | — | 4–1 | |
| 2 | HUSA Alumni Saskatoon |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 3 | 2–3 | — | 5–0 | ||
| 3 | Yellowknife FC |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | Classification tournament | — | — | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Edmonton Green & Gold |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 | Advance to knockout round | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Holy Cross |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | 0–1 | — | — | ||
| 3 | Winnipeg Juventus |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | Classification tournament | 0–4 | 1–1 | — |
Classification tournament
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Third-placed teams from the group stage are entered into the classification tournament to determine overall rankings at the end of the tournament.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | | | | |
| --- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --- | - | - | - | -- | -- | --- | --- | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1 | P.E.I. FC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 9 | | — | 6–0 | 6–2 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Winnipeg Juventus | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | | | — | | |
| 3 | Dartmouth United SC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 3 | | | 1–2 | — | 8–1 |
| 4 | Yellowknife FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 | | | 0–3 | | — |
Teams placed first and second from each group in the group stage advance to the knockout round. All teams play three matches, as teams that lose in the knockout round still advance to face other losing teams to determine final classifications for 3rd through 8th place.
| Fifth place | Consolation playoffs | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| 1A | London Marconi | 2 | ||||||
| 2D | Holy Cross | 0 | ||||||
| 2D | Holy Cross | 4 | 1A | London Marconi | 2 | |||
| 2B | Fredericton Picaroons | 2 | 1C | EDC Burnaby | 0 | |||
| 1C | EDC Burnaby | 2 | ||||||
| 2B | Fredericton Picaroons | 1 | ||||||
| 2D | Holy Cross | 1 | 1A | London Marconi (aet) | 2 | |||
| 2C | HUSA Alumni Saskatoon | 2 | 1D | Edmonton Scottish | 1 | |||
| 1D | Edmonton Green & Gold | 4 | ||||||
| 2A | Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest | 0 | ||||||
| Seventh place | 2A | Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest | 0 | 1D | Edmonton Green & Gold | 1 | Third place | |
| 2C | HUSA Alumni Saskatoon | 3 | 1B | Edmonton Scottish | 2 | |||
| 2B | Fredericton Picaroons | 0 | 1B | Edmonton Scottish (pen.) | 1 (3) | 1C | EDC Burnaby | 2 |
| 2A | Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest | 1 | 2C | HUSA Alumni Saskatoon | 1 (2) | 1B | Edmonton Green & Gold | 1 |
| Rank | Team |
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London Marconi |
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Edmonton Scottish |
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EDC Burnaby |
| 4 | Edmonton Green & Gold |
| 5 | HUSA Alumni Saskatoon |
| 6 | Holy Cross |
| 7 | Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest |
| 8 | Fredericton Picaroons |
| 9 | P.E.I. FC |
| 10 | Winnipeg Juventus |
| 11 | Dartmouth United SC |
| 12 | Yellowknife FC |
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