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2024 Canadian Championship
Championnat canadien 2024 (French)
Tournament details
CountryCanada
Teams14 (from 5 leagues)
Defending championsVancouver Whitecaps FC
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The 2024 Canadian Championship (French: Championnat canadien 2024) will be the seventeenth edition of the Canadian Championship, the premier men's domestic cup competition in Canadian soccer, and the 23rd competition staged to determine the winner of the Voyageurs Cup. It will feature all eleven professional men's soccer teams in Canada, from Major League Soccer and the Canadian Premier League, along with the champions of the three semi-professional League1 Canada competitions. The tournament will mark the first Voyageurs Cup campaign for CS Saint-Laurent, Simcoe County Rovers FC and Victoria Highlanders FC.

Format

As of January 2024, the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) has not yet announced the tournament format. One report suggests that the CSA is reviewing a Canadian Premier League format proposal that would include a May start date, byes for Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2023 Canadian Championship winners) and Forge FC (2023 Canadian Premier League champions), and replace the draw with set regional matchups.[1][2]

Teams

NOTE: The following information is based on the format of the 2023 Canadian Championship, and is provisional and subject to confirmation by the Canadian Soccer Association.
2024 Canadian Championship (Canada)
Montreal area clubs: CF Montréal; CS Saint-Laurent
Toronto area clubs: Toronto FC; York United
Victoria area clubs: Pacific FC; Victoria Highlanders FC
Vancouver area clubs: Vancouver Whitecaps; Vancouver FC

Canadian Premier League Major League Soccer League1 Canada

League Team Location Entry round App. Previous best performance
Major League Soccer CF Montréal Montreal Quarter-finals as 2023 finalists 16th Winners (5 times; 2008, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2021)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver 16th Winners (3 times; 2015, 2022, 2023)
Toronto FC Toronto Preliminary round 17th Winners (8 times; 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020)
Canadian Premier League Atlético Ottawa Ottawa 4th Quarter-finals (2023)
Cavalry FC Foothills 5th Semi-finals (2019)
Forge FC Hamilton 6th Runners-up (2020)
HFX Wanderers FC Halifax 5th Quarter-finals (3 times; 2019, 2021, 2022)
Pacific FC Langford 5th Semi-finals (2 times; 2021, 2023)
Valour FC Winnipeg 5th Quarter-finals (2021)
Vancouver FC Langley 2nd Preliminary round (2023)
York United FC Toronto 5th Semi-finals (2022)
League1 Canada
(division champions) 		CS Saint-Laurent (L1Q) Saint-Laurent 1st —
Simcoe County Rovers FC (L1O) Barrie 1st —
Victoria Highlanders FC (L1BC) Victoria 1st —

Broadcasting rights

On January 25, 2024, Canada Soccer Business launched legal action against Mediapro, taking back the broadcast rights of several properties including the Canadian Championship.[3] Mediapro had broadcast matches in previous years of the tournament on OneSoccer, its Canadian video streaming service.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Szwarc, Thiago (January 29, 2024). "Exclusive: The CPL's proposal to Canada Soccer for the 2024 Canadian Championship". TrueNorthFoot. Archived from the original on January 30, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  2. ^ Jacques, John (January 29, 2024). "TrueNorthFoot: CPL Pitches CanChamp Format To Canada Soccer". Northern Tribune. Archived from the original on January 30, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  3. ^ Davidson, Neil (January 25, 2024). "Canadian Soccer Business launches legal action against media partner Mediapro". TSN. The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on January 26, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "Important information about your OneSoccer subscription in 2023 and beyond". OneSoccer. March 23, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  5. ^ Nightingale, Tom (March 24, 2023). "Why a government ruling means OneSoccer could soon become a TV channel". Canadian Soccer Daily. Fresh Press Media. Retrieved April 28, 2023.

External links

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2023–24 in North and Central America and Caribbean association football (CONCACAF)
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