The 2018 Canadian Championship was a soccer tournament hosted and organized by the Canadian Soccer Association. It was the eleventh edition of the annual Canadian Championship. Toronto FC won the competition for the third consecutive year and qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.
The 2018 edition saw the invitation of the champions of League1 Ontario (L1O) and Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (PLSQ). FC Edmonton suspended operations and did not take part in the Championship this year. As a result, a new format was adopted which saw the L1O and PLSQ champions, the Oakville Blue Devils and A.S. Blainville, enter in a new first qualifying round. As winners of the first qualifying round, AS Blainville played Ottawa Fury FC in the second qualifying round, and the winner of that match, Ottawa Fury, joined the MLS teams in the semi-final round. With six teams, the 2018 edition was the largest edition of the championship at that time.
Qualified clubs Club Location League Previous best Prior appearances A.S. Blainville Blainville, Quebec N/A 0 Montreal Impact Montreal, Quebec 10 Oakville Blue Devils Oakville, Ontario N/A 0 Ottawa Fury Ottawa, Ontario 4 Toronto FC Toronto, Ontario 10 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver, British Columbia 10
Statistics include previous incarnations of the Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps.
Distribution + Distribution of teams for 2018 Canadian Championship Round Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round First qualifying round(2 teams) 1 champion of League1 Ontario 1 champion of Première ligue de soccer du Québec Second qualifying round(2 teams) 1 United Soccer League team 1 winner from the first qualifying round Semifinals(4 teams) 3 Major League Soccer teams 1 winner from the second qualifying round Final(2 teams) 2 winners from the semifinals
Tournament bracket
Matches First qualifying round
A.S. Blainville won 3–1 on aggregate.
Second qualifying round
Ottawa Fury FC won 2–0 on aggregate.
Semifinals
Toronto FC won 4–0 on aggregate.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
Toronto FC won 7–4 on aggregate.
Goalscorers
RankPlayerTeamGoalsBy round 1 Jozy AltidoreToronto FC3 3 Jonathan OsorioToronto FC111 Kei KamaraVancouver Whitecaps FC 1114 Diyaeddine AbziA.S. Blainville1 1 Ayo AkinolaToronto FC 1 Sebastian GiovincoToronto FC 1 Jordan HamiltonToronto FC 1 Carl HaworthOttawa Fury 1 Erik HurtadoVancouver Whitecaps FC 1 Pierre-Rudolph MayardA.S. Blainville1 Anthony NovakOakville Blue Devils1 Yordy ReynaVancouver Whitecaps FC 1 Tosaint RickettsToronto FC 1 Brek SheaVancouver Whitecaps FC 1 Alejandro SilvaMontreal Impact1 Mitchell SylaA.S. Blainville1 Tony TaylorOttawa Fury1
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