2022 Canadian Championship


The 2022 Canadian Championship was the fifteenth edition of Canada's national soccer cup tournament, awarding the Voyageurs Cup. It took place from May 10 to July 26, 2022. The winners of the tournament, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, were awarded the Voyageurs Cup and earned a berth in the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.

Format

The competition followed a similar format to the 2021 edition with ten teams starting in the preliminary round and three teams receiving byes to the quarter-finals. CF Montréal and Toronto FC received byes for being the finalists of the 2021 tournament and Pacific FC received a bye for winning the 2021 Canadian Premier League season. Each tie of the four round tournament was played as a single-leg fixture.

Distribution

Qualified clubs

Qualification to the Canadian Championship for 2022 was automatic for Canadian teams within Major League Soccer and for all teams within the Canadian Premier League, Canada's tier-one national league. The champions from Canada's two regional pro-am leagues also qualified.
ClubLocationLeagueRound of entryPrevious bestPrior appearances
Atlético OttawaOttawa, OntarioCanadian Premier LeaguePreliminary round1
Cavalry FCFoothills County, AlbertaCanadian Premier LeaguePreliminary round2
FC EdmontonEdmonton, AlbertaCanadian Premier LeaguePreliminary round9
Forge FCHamilton, OntarioCanadian Premier LeaguePreliminary round3
Guelph United FCGuelph, OntarioLeague1 OntarioPreliminary roundfirst appearance0
HFX Wanderers FCHalifax, Nova ScotiaCanadian Premier LeaguePreliminary round2
CF MontréalMontreal, QuebecMajor League SoccerQuarter-finals'13
CS Mont-Royal OutremontMount Royal, QuebecQuébec Premier LeaguePreliminary roundfirst appearance0
Pacific FCLangford, British ColumbiaCanadian Premier LeagueQuarter-finals2
Toronto FCToronto, OntarioMajor League SoccerQuarter-finals'14
Valour FCWinnipeg, ManitobaCanadian Premier LeaguePreliminary round2
Vancouver Whitecaps FCVancouver, British ColumbiaMajor League SoccerPreliminary round13
York United FCToronto, OntarioCanadian Premier LeaguePreliminary round2

Note
Teams were divided into four geographical pots for the draw. In the preliminary round, teams in pot 1 were drawn with teams in pot 1 while teams in pot 2 were drawn with a team in pot 2 or pot 3. For the quarter-finals, the winners from pot 1 faced off while the winners from pot 2 and 3 were drawn against teams from pot 4. The draw also determined hosting rights for all four rounds.
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Cavalry FC
FC Edmonton
Valour FC
Forge FC
York United FC
Atlético Ottawa
HFX Wanderers FC
Guelph United F.C.
CS Mont-Royal Outremont
Pacific FC
Toronto FC
CF Montréal

RoundDate
First roundMay 10–11
Quarter-finalsMay 24–25
Semi-finalsJune 21
FinalJuly 26

Bracket

The draw for the Canadian Championship was streamed live on OneSoccer on March 9, 2022.

Preliminary round

Summary

The preliminary round matches were played on May 10 and 11, 2022.

Matches

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Quarter-finals

Summary

The quarter-final matches were played on May 24 and 25, 2022.

Matches

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Semi-finals

Summary

The semi-final matches were played on June 22, 2022.

Matches

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Final

Top goalscorers

Own goals

Cautions

Note: Players receive a one-match ban for yellow card accumulation based on two cautions in Canadian Championship.

Sending offs