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2018 Canadian Championship final

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2018 Canadian Championship Final
Event2018 Canadian Championship
On aggregate
First leg
DateAugust 8, 2018
VenueBC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia
Attendance16,833
Second leg
DateAugust 15, 2018
VenueBMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance14,994
2017
2019

The 2018 Canadian Championship Final was the deciding series of the 2018 Canadian Championship. The series was contested by rivals Toronto FC and the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer.[1] It was the fourth final series to be played between Vancouver and Toronto, with Toronto having won all previous encounters. Toronto FC successfully defended their 2017 title with a 7–4 aggregate victory over Vancouver, obtaining their seventh national championship title and qualifying for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.[2]

Teams

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Team League City Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS (West) Vancouver, British Columbia 5 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016)
Toronto FC MLS (East) Toronto, Ontario 5 (2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017)

Path to the final

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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The Whitecaps had a bye into the semi-finals where they met fellow MLS side Montreal Impact. After losing their first match in Montreal by one goal, Vancouver would make a comeback in the second leg with an early goal from Yordy Reyna and winning penalty kick from Kei Kamara.[3]

Toronto FC

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As the defending champions, Toronto FC gained a bye to the semi-finals where they would have to play the winner of the second qualifying round. In the semi-finals, they cruised past the Ottawa Fury FC winning both legs of the series. However, Toronto FC were forced to terminate the status of their Inebriatti supporters' group for setting fire to TD Place Stadium during the away match.[4]

Results summary

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC Round Toronto FC
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye First qualifying round Bye
Bye Second qualifying round Bye
Montreal Impact 2–1 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H) Semifinals Ottawa Fury FC 4–0 1–0 (A) 3–0 (H)

Match details

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First leg

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC2–2Toronto FC
Report
Whitecaps FC
Toronto FC
Starters:
GK 1 Australia Stefan Marinovic
RB 28 United States Jake Nerwinski
CB 4 Costa Rica Kendall Waston (c)
CB 2 Canada Doneil Henry
LB 17 Canada Marcel de Jong
RM 13 Uruguay Cristian Techera downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 31 Canada Russell Teibert
CM 8 Brazil Felipe Martins Red card 45+1'
LM 67 Canada Alphonso Davies downward-facing red arrow 87'
FW 29 Peru Yordy Reyna
FW 23 Sierra Leone Kei Kamara downward-facing red arrow 67'
Substitutes:
MF 20 United States Brek Shea upward-facing green arrow 87'
MF 66 Egypt Ali Ghazal upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 19 United States Erik Hurtado upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW 11 Uruguay Nicolás Mezquida
DF 3 United States Sean Franklin
FW 9 Venezuela Anthony Blondell
GK 12 United States Brian Rowe
Manager:
Wales Carl Robinson
Starters:
GK 1 United States Clint Irwin
RB 13 United States Eriq Zavaleta
CB 6 United States Nick Hagglund
LB 23 Democratic Republic of the Congo Chris Mavinga downward-facing red arrow 46'
RM 96 Brazil Auro Jr. downward-facing red arrow 64'
LCM 18 United States Marky Delgado
CM 4 United States Michael Bradley (c)
RCM 21 Canada Jonathan Osorio
LM 5 Canada Ashtone Morgan downward-facing red arrow 71'
FW 87 Canada Tosaint Ricketts
FW 17 United States Jozy Altidore
Substitutes:
DF 2 United States Justin Morrow Yellow card 78' upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 54 Trinidad and Tobago Ryan Telfer upward-facing green arrow 64'
DF 12 Cuba Jason Hernandez upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 22 Canada Jordan Hamilton
GK 25 United States Alex Bono
MF 27 Canada Liam Fraser
FW 11 Spain Jon Bakero
Manager:
United States Greg Vanney

Second leg

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Toronto FC5–2Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Report
Attendance: 14,994
Referee: Drew Fischer
Toronto FC
Whitecaps FC
Starters:
GK 1 United States Clint Irwin
RB 2 United States Justin Morrow
CB 13 United States Eriq Zavaleta
CB 23 Democratic Republic of the Congo Chris Mavinga downward-facing red arrow 63'
LB 5 Canada Ashtone Morgan
RM 14 Canada Jay Chapman
CM 4 United States Michael Bradley (c)
LM 21 Canada Jonathan Osorio downward-facing red arrow 78'
AM 18 United States Marky Delgado
FW 10 Italy Sebastian Giovinco downward-facing red arrow 67'
FW 17 United States Jozy Altidore
Substitutes:
DF 6 United States Nick Hagglund upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 54 Trinidad and Tobago Ryan Telfer upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW 87 Canada Tosaint Ricketts upward-facing green arrow 78'
GK 25 United States Alex Bono
MF 46 Japan Tsubasa Endoh
DF 9 Netherlands Gregory van der Wiel
Manager:
United States Greg Vanney
Starters:
GK 1 Australia Stefan Marinovic
RB 28 United States Jake Nerwinski
CB 4 Costa Rica Kendall Waston (c)
CB 2 Canada Doneil Henry
LB 17 Canada Marcel de Jong
RM 13 Uruguay Cristian Techera downward-facing red arrow 51'
CM 66 Egypt Ali Ghazal
CM 31 Canada Russell Teibert
LM 67 Canada Alphonso Davies downward-facing red arrow 51'
FW 29 Peru Yordy Reyna
FW 23 Sierra Leone Kei Kamara downward-facing red arrow 63'
Substitutes:
MF 20 United States Brek Shea upward-facing green arrow 51'
FW 11 Uruguay Nicolás Mezquida upward-facing green arrow 51'
FW 19 United States Erik Hurtado upward-facing green arrow 63'
GK 12 United States Brian Rowe
MF 6 Mexico Efrain Juarez
DF 3 United States Sean Franklin
FW 9 Venezuela Anthony Blondell
Manager:
Wales Carl Robinson

References

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  1. ^ "Toronto to Face Vancouver in 2018 Canadian Championship Final Round". Canada Soccer. July 26, 2018.
  2. ^ Neil Davidson (August 15, 2018). "Altidore hits hat trick as TFC thump Vancouver to win Canadian Championship". CTV News. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "Vancouver 2–0 Montreal: Match Summary". Major League Soccer. July 7, 2018.
  4. ^ "TFC terminates Inebriatti's supporters group status". sportsnet.ca. 23 August 2018.
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