2021 Canadian Championship
The 2021 Canadian Championship was the fourteenth edition of the Canadian Championship, contested from August 15 to November 21, 2021. The winners of the tournament, CF Montréal, were awarded the Voyageurs Cup and earned a berth in the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.
Format
The competition followed a similar format to the originally proposed 2020 edition with four rounds and regional pairings in the first two rounds. For the first time in the Canadian Championship, each tie was played as a single-leg fixture. CF Montréal, Forge FC, and Toronto FC entered the tournament in the quarter-finals due to their placements in the 2019 and 2020 editions of the competition. All other teams entered in the preliminary round of the tournament.A.S. Blainville and Master's FA were originally supposed to participate in the 2020 edition of the competition, as they won the 2019 editions of the Première ligue de soccer du Québec and League1 Ontario, respectively. As the format of the 2020 edition was revised, their participation was postponed to the 2021 tournament.
Distribution
Qualified clubs
| Club | Location | League | Round of entry | Previous best | Prior appearances |
| A.S. Blainville | Blainville, Quebec | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | Preliminary round | 2 | |
| Atlético Ottawa | Ottawa, Ontario | Canadian Premier League | Preliminary round | N/A | 0 |
| Cavalry FC | Foothills County, Alberta | Canadian Premier League | Preliminary round | 1 | |
| FC Edmonton | Edmonton, Alberta | Canadian Premier League | Preliminary round | 8 | |
| Forge FC | Hamilton, Ontario | Canadian Premier League | Quarter-finals | 1 | |
| HFX Wanderers | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Canadian Premier League | Preliminary round | 1 | |
| Master's FA | Toronto, Ontario | League1 Ontario | Preliminary round | N/A | 0 |
| CF Montréal | Montreal, Quebec | Major League Soccer | Quarter-finals | 12 | |
| Pacific FC | Langford, British Columbia | Canadian Premier League | Preliminary round | 1 | |
| Toronto FC | Toronto, Ontario | Major League Soccer | Quarter-finals | 12 | |
| Valour FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Canadian Premier League | Preliminary round | 1 | |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Vancouver, British Columbia | Major League Soccer | Preliminary round | 12 | |
| York United FC | Toronto, Ontario | Canadian Premier League | Preliminary round | 1 |
Note
- Statistics include previous incarnations of FC Edmonton, Montreal Impact, and Vancouver Whitecaps
- Appearances in the 2020 Canadian Championship are not included for Toronto FC and Forge FC because it was not played until 2022
Schedule
Bracket
The bracket was announced on July 19, 2021.Preliminary round
Summary
The preliminary round matches were held between August 15 and 26, 2021.Matches
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Quarter-finals
Summary
Matches
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Semi-finals
Summary
Matches
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Match
Top goalscorers
Awards
- George Gross Memorial Trophy: Sebastian Breza
- Best Young Canadian Player Award: Jacob Shaffelburg