The 2008 Canadian Championship (officially the Nutrilite Canadian Championship[1] for sponsorship reasons) was the first edition of the
Canadian Championship – Canada's domestic cup competition. The
soccer tournament took place in the cities of
Montreal,
Toronto and
Vancouver from May to July, 2008.
The tournament consisted of a home and away series between each team for a total of six games. Participating teams were the
Montreal Impact,
Toronto FC, and the
Vancouver Whitecaps. The winner of the tournament, Montreal, gained entry into the qualifying round of the
2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League,[2][3][4][5] where they played against the
Nicaraguan representative
Real Estelí in a home and away series to determine entrance to the group stages.[6]
The Montreal Impact were awarded the
Voyageurs Cup trophy as winners of the tournament, the seventh occasion it had been presented.[7]
Media coverage
The 2008 Canadian Championship was broadcast by the
CBC. Games were broadcast on CBC
Bold and online at
CBC Sports.
Nigel Reed and
Jason de Vos provided commentary for the games.
Source: [citation needed] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) number of goals scored; 4) drawing of lots.[8] (C) Champion and qualification for the
Champions League qualifying round
The 2008 Canadian Championship (officially the Nutrilite Canadian Championship[1] for sponsorship reasons) was the first edition of the
Canadian Championship – Canada's domestic cup competition. The
soccer tournament took place in the cities of
Montreal,
Toronto and
Vancouver from May to July, 2008.
The tournament consisted of a home and away series between each team for a total of six games. Participating teams were the
Montreal Impact,
Toronto FC, and the
Vancouver Whitecaps. The winner of the tournament, Montreal, gained entry into the qualifying round of the
2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League,[2][3][4][5] where they played against the
Nicaraguan representative
Real Estelí in a home and away series to determine entrance to the group stages.[6]
The Montreal Impact were awarded the
Voyageurs Cup trophy as winners of the tournament, the seventh occasion it had been presented.[7]
Media coverage
The 2008 Canadian Championship was broadcast by the
CBC. Games were broadcast on CBC
Bold and online at
CBC Sports.
Nigel Reed and
Jason de Vos provided commentary for the games.
Source: [citation needed] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) number of goals scored; 4) drawing of lots.[8] (C) Champion and qualification for the
Champions League qualifying round