February 12, 2019...Canadian Championship: Cavalry, Pacific square off as HFX, York 9 learn fates (from york9fc.canplca.ca)

Canadian Championship: Cavalry, Pacific square off as HFX, York9 learn fates 
2019-02-12 
by 
CanPL.ca Staff

The expanded 13-team, 24-match 2019 Canadian Championship schedule is now complete after a draw 
conducted by Canada Soccer.

Across five rounds featuring home and away matches, the Battle of the North will kick off May 15 
with three matches featuring three teams playing in three different leagues across three 
different provinces.

Opening round matches will take place  in Vaughan, Ont.,  Calgary, Alta., and Laval, Que. as teams 
look to hoist the Voyageurs Cup and move closer to a chance to earn a first-ever Canadian berth 
in the FIFA Club World Cup.

“The Canadian Championship has provided a tremendous springboard for Canadian players and Canada’s 
professional teams to gain invaluable experience in international competition with Toronto FC, 
Montreal Impact FC, and the Vancouver Whitecaps having advanced deep into the Scotiabank Concacaf 
Champions League,” Canada Soccer General Secretary Peter Montopoli said. “The opening round matchups 
kick off a unique coast-to-coast competition with Canadian Championship matches hosted in five 
different Canada Soccer Member Association provinces.”

Here are the fixtures from Qualifying Round 1, with the first team hosting May 15, and the second 
team hosting on May 22:

Vaughan Azzurri (L1O) vs. HFX Wanderers FC (CPL)

Cavalry FC (CPL) vs. Pacific FC (CPL)

AS Blainville (PLSQ) vs. York9 FC (CPL)




The path to the Voyageurs Cup final. (Canada Soccer).

In Qualifying Round 2, the winners of Matches 1-3 will face Canadian Premier League clubs 
FC Edmonton, Forge FC, and Valour FC, who enter the competition in this round. The opening 
leg will take place on June 5 with the return leg going June 12.

Major League Soccer clubs Montreal Impact FC, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, and United Soccer League’s 
(USL) Ottawa Fury FC are set to kick off their Canadian Championship in Qualifying Round 3 when 
they’ll meet the winners of matches 4 through 6 away on July 10, returning home for the second 
leg on July 24.

The Semi-Final Round will see Toronto FC (MLS) join the competition as they travel to meet the 
Match 7 winner on Aug. 7, along with the winners of Matches 8 and 9 competing in the second 
semi-final. The higher seed of the winners of Match 7 and 8 will host the second leg in the 
Semi-Final Round scheduled for 14 August.

The 2019 Canadian Championship winner and Canada 1 entrant into the 2020 Scotiabank Concacaf 
Champions League will be determined over two legs on Sept. 18 and 25.

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