December 13, 2024...York United FC drawn to face FC Laval in 2025 TELUS Canadian Championship Preliminary Round
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York United FC drawn to face FC Laval in 2025 TELUS Canadian Championship Preliminary Round
For the first time in club history, The Nine Stripes will meet the Ligue1 Quebec side.
MAGIC OF THE CUP
York United FC have been drawn to face Ligue1 Quebec side FC Laval in the Preliminary Round of the 2025 TELUS
Canadian Championship.
The single-game clash will be the very first meeting between the sides and will take place at York Lions Stadium
in April/May of next year, with the winner of the tie progressing to take on either provincial CPL rivals
Atletico Ottawa or League1 Ontario's Scrossopi FC in the quarter-final.
The draw was conducted on OneSoccer and hosted by Kristian Jack, with contributions and analysis from former
York United defender/midfielder Jordan Wilson and Canadian soccer legend Craig Forrest.
York United have enjoyed some memorable moments in the Canadian Championship throughout the past number of years,
beginning in 2019 with a pair of aggregate wins over A.S Blainville and FC Edmonton led to an absorbing two-legged
clash with MLS heavyweights CF Montreal, which saw a thrilling 2-2 draw take place at an electric YLS.
In 2021, the side reached the quarter-finals before bowing it after a defeat to city rivals Toronto FC at BMO Field
while their best-ever run came the following season. Tricky away assignments in Ottawa and Victoria saw superb
shootout victories in both before a semi-final trip to BC Place to take on the Vancouver Whitecaps. Despite the squad
being decimated through injury, The Nine Stripes delivered an excellent performance and were narrowly pipped
in a 2-1 result.
This year’s TELUS Canadian Championship features 15 clubs including reigning winners Vancouver Whitecaps FC
and first-time participants Edmonton Scottish United SC (League1 Alberta) and Milton’s Scrosoppi FC (League1 Ontario).
About the TELUS Canadian Championship
Canada Soccer’s Canadian Championship, also known as the Battle of the North, is the nation’s highest men’s domestic
competition featuring clubs from coast-to-coast-to-coast, notably professional teams in Major League Soccer
and the Canadian Premier League as well as league winners in League1 BC, League1 Alberta, League1 Ontario
and Ligue1 Québec. Winners of the 2025 TELUS Canadian Championship lift the Voyageurs Cup and qualify to the annual
international competition, Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League. Winners of the Concacaf Champions Cup qualify
for the FIFA Club World Cup.
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