The 2022 Canadian Championship final was a soccer match played between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Toronto FC at BC Place on July 26, 2022. The match determined the winner of the 2022 Canadian Championship, Canada's primary men's domestic cup competition.
Vancouver Whitecaps won their second title in a 5–3 penalty shoot-out victory following a 1–1 draw, qualifying them for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.
Teams TeamLeagueCityPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)Vancouver Whitecaps FCMajor League SoccerVancouver, British Columbia6 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018)Toronto FCMajor League SoccerToronto, Ontario9 (2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
Background This was the fifth time Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Toronto FC faced each other in the Canadian Championship final with Toronto FC having won all previous ties. The most recent finals meeting took place in 2018 when Toronto FC won 7–4 on aggregate.
Path to the final
Each tie of the four-round tournament was played as a single-leg fixture. Toronto FC received a bye in the preliminary round for being a finalist of the 2021 tournament.
Vancouver Whitecaps FCRound Toronto FC Opponent Result Opponent Result Valour FC (H) 2–0 Bye Cavalry FC (A) 1–1(5–3 p) HFX Wanderers FC (A) 2–1 York United FC (H) 2–1 CF Montréal (H) 4–0
Match details
GK 55 Cody Cropper CB 28 Jake Nerwinski CB 4 Ranko Veselinović CB 6 Tristan Blackmon RM 11 Cristian Dájome CM 31 Russell Teibert (c) CM 20 Andrés Cubas LM 27 Ryan Raposo RW 9 Lucas Cavallini CF 25 Ryan Gauld LW 24 Brian WhiteSubstitutes: GK 60 Isaac Boehmer DF 2 Marcus Godinho DF 19 Julian Gressel DF 23 Javain Brown MF 33 Michael Baldisimo MF 45 Pedro Vite FW 87 Tosaint Ricketts Manager: Vanni Sartini GK 25 Alex Bono RB 47 Kosi Thompson CB 27 Shane O'Neill CB 5 Lukas MacNaughton LB 44 Domenico Criscito CM 21 Jonathan Osorio CM 4 Michael Bradley (c) CM 11 Jayden Nelson RW 10 Federico Bernardeschi CF 9 Jesús Jiménez LW 24 Lorenzo Insigne Substitutes: GK 1 Greg Ranjitsingh DF 7 Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty DF 15 Doneil Henry FW 20 Ayo Akinola DF 23 Chris Mavinga DF 38 Luca Petrasso FW 77 Jordan Perruzza Manager: Bob Bradley
Assistant referees: Chris Wattam Michael Barwegen Fourth official: Drew Fischer Fifth official: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt
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