The 2025 Canadian Championship () was the eighteenth edition of the Canadian Championship, the premier men's domestic cup competition in Canadian soccer, and the 24th competition staged to determine the winner of the Voyageurs Cup.
It featured all eleven professional men's soccer teams in Canada, three from Major League Soccer and eight from the Canadian Premier League, along with the champions of the four semi-professional League1 Canada competitions: Edmonton Scottish, FC Laval, TSS FC Rovers, and Scrosoppi FC. This tournament marked the first Voyageurs Cup campaign for Edmonton Scottish and Scrosoppi FC. Edmonton Scottish were the first ever representatives of League1 Alberta in the Canadian Championship's history.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC earned their fourth consecutive title after defeating Vancouver FC 4–2 in the final, held at BC Place in Vancouver. As winners, they qualified for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
Format The tournament consisted of four rounds. The preliminary round consisted of single matches; ties were decided by a penalty shoot-out. The quarter-finals and semi-finals were two-legged ties; if the aggregate score was level, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out. The final was a single leg; if tied, the champion would have been decided by extra time and, if required, a penalty shoot-out.
The winner of the 2024 Canadian Championship, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, received a bye to the quarter-finals; the remaining fourteen teams began the competition in the preliminary round. Hosting privileges up to the semi-finals were determined based on the Canadian Championship ranking index; for two-legged ties, the team with the higher ranking hosted the second match.
Dates Round Draw date First leg Second leg Preliminary round December 12 April 29 – May 7 Quarter-finals May 20–21 & June 11 July 8–9 Semi-finals July 9 August 13 September 16 & 18 Final October 1
Teams
LeagueTeamLocationEntry roundPrevious best (last) 1Major League Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver, BC Quarter-finals 17th Winners (2024) 2 Toronto FC Toronto, Ontario Preliminary round 18th Winners (2020) 3 CF Montréal Montreal, Quebec 17th Winners (2021) 4Canadian Premier League Forge FC Hamilton, Ontario 7th Runners-up (2020) 5 Pacific FC Langford, BC 6th Semi-finals (2024) 6 York United FC Toronto, Ontario 6th Semi-finals (2022) 7 Cavalry FC Foothills County, Alberta 6th Semi-finals (2019) 8 Atlético Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario 5th Quarter-finals (2024) 9 HFX Wanderers FC Halifax, Nova Scotia 6th Quarter-finals (2022) 10 Valour FC Winnipeg, Manitoba 6th Quarter-finals (2021) 11 Vancouver FC Langley, BC 3rd Preliminary round (2024) 12League1 Canada(division champions) TSS FC Rovers Burnaby, BC 3rd Quarter-finals (2023) 13 FC Laval Laval, Quebec 2nd Preliminary round (2023) 14 Scrosoppi FC Milton, Ontario 1st 15 Edmonton Scottish Edmonton, Alberta 1st
Draw There were two draws to determine the matchups of the tournament: one draw to determine the preliminary round and quarter-final matchups, and another to determine the semi-final and final rounds.
First draw The first draw to determine preliminary round matchups and the pathway through the quarter-finals was conducted on December 12, 2024. Teams were separated into east and west regions for the draw, and semi-pro teams could not be drawn against each other in the preliminary round. Vancouver Whitecaps FC were given a bye to the quarter-finals as 2024 champions.
West West semi-pro East East semi-pro Bye
Second draw The second draw was held at half-time of the last quarter-final match between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Valour FC on July 9. The draw resulted in Forge FC against Vancouver Whitecaps FC, with the winner also hosting the final. In the other semi-final, Atlético Ottawa was matched up with Vancouver FC.
Bracket
Preliminary round Summary
Matches
Quarter-finals Summary
Matches
Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 4–3 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Vancouver FC won 5–4 on penalties.
Atlético Ottawa won 6–4 on aggregate.
Forge FC won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals Summary
Matches
Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 6–2 on aggregate.
Vancouver FC won 3–2 on aggregate.
Final
The winner qualified for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
Top goalscorers Source: FotMob, CanPL RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Julian AltobelliYork United FC4 Samuel SalterAtlético Ottawa3 Ali AhmedVancouver Whitecaps FC3 Nicolás MezquidaVancouver FC David RodríguezAtlético Ottawa6 Molham BabouliForge FC2 Tristan BlackmonVancouver Whitecaps FC Massimo FerrinYork United FC Prince OwusuCF Montréal Tobias WarschewskiCavalry FC Brian WrightForge FC
References
External links Canadian Championship at Canada Soccer