The 2025 Canadian Championship final was the deciding match of the 2025 Canadian Championship and was played on October 1, 2025. For the fourth year in a row, it was hosted at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, by three-time defending champions Vancouver Whitecaps FC, who faced first-time finalists Vancouver FC. This marked the first ever meeting between the two professional teams from the Greater Vancouver area.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC won a 4–2 victory, earning their fourth consecutive title. This was the second time in event history that a team won four times in a row, after Toronto FC from 2009 to 2012. As winners, the Whitecaps qualified for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup; after the Whitecaps qualified for the tournament through MLS, the berth was transferred to Vancouver FC.
Teams TeamLeagueCityPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)Vancouver Whitecaps FCMajor League SoccerVancouver, British Columbia8 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024)Vancouver FCCanadian Premier LeagueLangley, British Columbia0
Background This was the first ever meeting between the two clubs.
Path to the final
Vancouver Whitecaps FCRound Vancouver FC Opponent Result Opponent ResultBye Pacific FC 1–1(4–2 p)(away) Valour FC 4–3 agg. Cavalry FC 2–2 agg.(5–4 p) Forge FC 6–2 agg. Atlético Ottawa 3–2 agg.
Match details
GK 32 Isaac Boehmer RB 18 Édier Ocampo CB 12 Belal Halbouni CB 2 Mathías Laborda LB 28 Tate Johnson CM 16 Sebastian Berhalter CM 20 Andrés Cubas RW 11 Emmanuel Sabbi AM 13 Thomas Müller (c) LW 22 Ali Ahmed CF 75 Rayan Elloumi Substitutes: GK 1 Yohei Takaoka MF 6 Ralph Priso FW 7 Jayden Nelson MF 17 Kenji Cabrera MF 25 Ryan Gauld MF 26 J.C. Ngando DF 27 Giuseppe Bovalina DF 53 Mark O'Neill MF 59 Jeevan BadwalManager: Jesper Sørensen GK 1 Callum Irving (c) RB 3 Kunle Dada-Luke CB 5 Matteo Campagna CB 15 Aidan O'Connor LB 2 Paris Gee CM 6 Vasco Fry CM 16 Michel Cavalcante CM 20 Nicolás Mezquida RW 14 Terran Campbell CF 9 Hugo Mbongue LW 7 Thierno Bah Substitutes: GK 31 Jakob Frank DF 4 Allan Enyou DF 12 Tyler Crawford DF 13 David Norman Jr. MF 17 Emrick Fotsing MF 18 Thomas Powell MF 23 Abdoulaye Ouattara FW 25 Ndiaye Pathé FW 29 Kevin PodgorniManager: Martin Nash
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