Challenge Trophy
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Founded | 1912 |
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Region | Canada (CONCACAF) |
Number of teams | 10–12 |
Current champions | Central City Breakers FC |
Most successful club(s) | Westminster Royals (8 times) |
Television broadcasters | sportscanada.tv (website) |
Website | www |
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The Challenge Trophy (French: Trophée Challenge) is a national amateur soccer cup in Canada contested by the champions of individual provincial soccer competitions. It is one of the oldest soccer competitions in Canada, being held since 1913. It is run by the Canadian Soccer Association.
History[]
An unofficial Dominion championship for a trophy donated by The People newspaper of London, named the Peoples Shield, was contested from 1906–1912. Teams from all provinces did not enter the competition in each year, and it was contested by Western Canada in its last years.
On May 24, 1912, the Amateur Athletic Union met in Toronto to determine a competition to crown a Canadian national champion.[1] That year, the executive of the Dominion of Canada Football Association invited the Duke of Connaught to become the Patron of the Association. The Duke donated the Connaught Cup to the FA, which became the championship of Canadian soccer. In 1926, the English FA donated a new trophy to replace it as the national championship named the Challenge Trophy.[2]
The inaugural competition in 1913 and the 1914 edition both featured four teams in a league format; both were won by Manitoba side . From 1915 to 1955, the final was generally played as a best-of-three series between the champions of the west and the champions of the east.[1][3] The single-game final used today was first implemented in 1956.
In 1927, the previously amateur-only tournament opened to professional teams. Prior to 1940, fifteen finals were played at Carruthers Park in Winnipeg (1923–1939), (roughly halfway across the country) five in Toronto and one each in Vancouver and Montreal.[1][4]
From 1954 to 1961, the trophy was replaced by the Carling Cup. The original Challenge Trophy is now retired and on display at Canada Soccer House in Ottawa, Ontario.
The tournament acted as a men's national championship at the highest level in Canadian soccer in its early years, however, professional and semi-professional tournaments have taken on more importance in recent decades, including the Canadian Championship.
Qualifying competitions and participants[]
Provincial championships determine the teams competing in The Challenge Trophy:
- British Columbia: B.C. Provincial Championship winners
- Alberta: Alberta Cup winners
- Saskatchewan: winners
- Manitoba: Manitoba Cup winners
- Ontario: Ontario Cup
- Quebec: LSEQ winners
- New Brunswick: winner by acclamation
- Prince Edward Island: no representative in 2018
- Nova Scotia: Nova Scotia Cup winners
- Newfoundland and Labrador: Newfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup[5] winners
- Yukon: no representative in 2018
- Northwest Territories: winner by acclamation
Past winners[]
Year | Host | Final | ||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | ||
1913 league |
Fort William, Ontario | Norwood Wanderers St. Boniface |
Lachine Montreal | |
1914 league |
Winnipeg, Manitoba | Norwood Wanderers St. Boniface |
Fort William C.P.R. | |
1915 east v. west |
Toronto, Ontario | Winnipeg Scottish[6] | 0–0 6–1 |
Toronto Lancashire |
1916 1917 1918 |
No Competition | |||
1919 | Montreal, Quebec | Grand Trunk Montreal |
2–1 1–0 |
Winnipeg War Veterans |
1920 details |
Hamilton, Ontario Toronto, Ontario |
Westinghouse Hamilton |
0–0 2–1 |
Winnipeg Britannia |
1921 | Toronto, Ontario | Ladysmith | ||
1922 | Toronto, Ontario | Hillhurst Calgary |
Toronto Ulster United | |
1923 | Carruthers Park Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Nanaimo Wanderers | Montreal C.P.R. | |
1924 | Carruthers Park Winnipeg, Manitoba |
United Weston Winnipeg |
Canadian Explosives Beloeil | |
1925 | Carruthers Park Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Toronto Ulster United | Nanaimo Wanderers | |
1926 | Carruthers Park Winnipeg, Manitoba |
United Weston Winnipeg |
Canadian Collieries Cumberland | |
1927 | Carruthers Park Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Nanaimo Wanderers | Fort William Legion | |
1928 details |
Carruthers Park Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Westminster Royals[7] | 3–2 1–2 6–1 |
Montreal C.N.R. |
1929 details |
Carruthers Park Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Canadian National Montreal |
United Weston Winnipeg | |
1930 details |
Carruthers Park Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Westminster Royals | Montreal C.N.R. | |
1931 | Carruthers Park Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Westminster Royals | Toronto Scottish | |
1932 | Toronto, Ontario | Toronto Scottish[8] | Vancouver North Shore | |
1933 | Carruthers Park Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Toronto Scottish[8] | Prince Albert City Reds | |
1934 | Carruthers Park Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Verdun Park | Prince Albert City Reds | |
1935 | Carruthers Park Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Aldred Building Montreal |
Nanaimo Wanderers | |
1936 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Westminster Royals | United Weston Winnipeg | |
1937 | Carruthers Park Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Johnston Nationals Vancouver |
Toronto Ulster United | |
1938 5 games |
Carruthers Park Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Vancouver North Shore | T-T L-W W-L T-T 6–2 |
Dome Mines Timmins |
1939 | Carruthers Park Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Radials Vancouver |
2–2 2–3 2–0 3–1 |
Carsteel Montreal |
1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 |
No Competition | |||
1946 | Toronto Ulster United | Fort William Combines | ||
1947[9] | Callister Park Vancouver |
St. Andrew's Vancouver |
5–0 4–0 |
Winnipeg Combines |
1948[10] | Broadview YMCA Toronto, Ontario |
Carsteel Montreal |
4–3 1–3 4–3 |
St. Andrew's Vancouver |
1949 | Mewata Stadium Calgary, Alberta |
North Shore United Vancouver |
4–0[11] 1–2[12] 2–0[13] |
Westinghouse Hamilton |
1950 details[14] |
Callister Park Vancouver |
Vancouver City | 4–1 4–0 |
Winnipeg Scottish |
1951 | Wesetmount Athletic Grounds Montreal, Quebec |
Toronto Ulster United | St. Andrew's Vancouver | |
1952 | Stelco Montreal |
Westminster Royals | ||
1953 | Westminster Royals | Montreal Hakoah | ||
1954 | A.N. & A.F. Scottish Winnipeg[15] |
Vancouver North Shore | ||
1955 | Westminster Royals | Montreal Ukraina | ||
1956 | Vancouver Hale-Co FC |
5–1 | Winnipeg Germania | |
1957 | Montreal Ukraina | 2–1 | Vancouver North Shore | |
1958 | Westminster Royals | 2–0 | Winnipeg Scottish | |
1959 | Montreal Canadian Alouettes | 3–2 | Westminster Royals | |
1960 | Westminster Royals | 4–0 | Golden Mile Toronto | |
1961 details |
Faillon Stadium Montreal, Quebec |
Montreal Concordia FC | 1–0 | Vancouver Firefighters |
1962 | Winnipeg Scottish | 6–0 | Edmonton Edelweiss | |
1963 | No Competition | |||
1964 details |
Vancouver Columbus | 4–0 | Italian Flyers Sudbury | |
1965 | Vancouver Firefighters | 3–0 | Oshawa Italians | |
1966 details |
Alexander Park in Winnipeg, Manitoba | British Columbia Selects | 2–0 | |
1967 | Calgary, Alberta | Ballymena United Toronto |
1–0 | Buffalo Kickers Calgary |
1968 | Toronto, Ontario | Toronto Royals | 2–1 | Vancouver Columbus |
1969 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Vancouver Columbus | 10–0 | Montreal Ukraina |
1970 and beyond[]
Year | Host | Final | Third-place match | ||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||
1970 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Manitoba Selects | 2–1 | Québec Selects | |||
1971 | Vancouver, British Columbia[16] | Vancouver Eintracht | 3–1 | Windsor Maple Leafs[17] | |||
1972 | York Stadium in Toronto, Ontario | New Westminster Blues | 3–0 | Toronto San Fili | |||
1973 | St. John's, Newfoundland | Vancouver Firefighters | 2–0 | Toronto West Indies United | |||
1974 | St. John's, Newfoundland | Calgary Springer Kickers | 2–1 | Windsor Italia | |||
1975 | Calgary, Alberta | London Boxing Club of Victoria | 3–1 | St. Lawrence Laurentians | |||
1976 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Victoria West Soccer Club | 3–2 | Winnipeg Fort Rouge | |||
1977 | St. Lawrence, Newfoundland | Vancouver Columbus | 1–0 | St. Lawrence Laurentians | |||
1978 | Kitchener, Ontario | Vancouver Columbus | 3–1 | Montreal Elio Blues | |||
1979 | Victoria, British Columbia | Victoria West Soccer Club | 6–2 | La Salle Olympics | |||
1980 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Saint John Drydock | 3–2 | Ottawa Maple Leaf Almrausch | |||
1981 | Calgary, Alberta | Toronto Ciociaro | 2–1 | Calgary Kickers | Holy Cross | 1–0[18] | |
1982 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Victoria West Soccer Club | 4–0 | Saskatoon United | |||
1983 | Thunder Bay, Ontario | Vancouver Firefighters | 2–1 | Windsor Croatia | |||
1984 | Victoria, British Columbia | Victoria West Soccer Club | 1–0 | Dundas United | Edmonton Ital Canadians | ||
1985 | Clarke Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta | Vancouver Croatia | 3–0 | Montreal Elio Blues | Edmonton Ital Canadians | ||
1986 | Rock Forest, Quebec | Hamilton Steelers | 1–0 | Vancouver Croatia | Edmonton Ital Canadians | ||
1987 details |
Winnipeg, Manitoba | Winnipeg Lucania FC | 1–0 | New Westminster Q.P.R. | Edmonton Scottish | Dartmouth United | |
1988 details |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Holy Cross St. John's |
2–0 | Edmonton Ital-Canadians | Norvan ANAF | ||
1989 | St. John's, Newfoundland | Scarborough Azzurri Soccer Club | 3–2 | Holy Cross St. John's |
Winnipeg Lucania FC | ||
1990 |
Beazley Field in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | Vancouver Firefighters | 1–0 | Dartmouth United | Windsor Caboto | ||
1991 |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Norvan ANAF Vancouver |
3–2(pk) | Scarborough Azzurri | Winnipeg Lucania FC | ||
1992 |
Burnaby, British Columbia | Norvan ANAF Vancouver |
1–0 | Edmonton Scottish | Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis | ||
1993 |
Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, Ontario | Westside Rino Vancouver |
1–0 | Calommiers de Longueuil | Edmonton Ital Canadians | ||
1994 |
Edmonton, Alberta | Edmonton Ital-Canadians | 1–0 | Scarborough Azzurri "A" | King of Donair Halifax |
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1995 |
Winnipeg, Manitoba | Mistral Estrie | 1–0 | King of Donair Halifax |
North Shore Pegasus Vancouver |
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1996 |
New Minas, Nova Scotia | Westside C.I.B.C. | 2–1 | Cosmos de LaSalle | Sons of Italy Lions SC | ||
1997 |
Calgary, Alberta | Edmonton Ital Canadians | 3–1 | North Shore Pegasus Vancouver |
Winnipeg Lucania FC | ||
1998 |
Fredericton, New Brunswick | RDP Concordes Quebec | 1–0 | Hamilton Serbians | Calgary Dinosaurs | Vancouver Firefighters | |
1999 |
Chilliwack, British Columbia | Calgary Celtic SFC | 1–0[19] | St. Lawrence Laurentians | 4–3 | [20] | |
2000 details |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Winnipeg Lucania FC | 2–0 | Vancouver |
3–2 | Calgary Celtic | |
2001 reference |
Etobicoke, Ontario | King of Donair[21] Halifax |
4–1 | 1–0 | Winnipeg Lucania FC | ||
2002 |
St. John's, Newfoundland | Sons of Italy Lions SC | 1–0(a.e.t.)[22] | St. Lawrence Laurentians | King of Donair Halifax |
2–0 | Calgary Callies |
2003 |
Quebec City, Quebec[23] | Calgary Callies | Surrey United | Sokol | |||
2004 details |
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island[24] | Pegasus FC Surrey |
0–0 (4–3 pens) |
Ottawa Royals | 2–0 | ||
2005 details |
Calgary, Alberta | , Ontario | 3–2 | 2–0 | |||
2006 details |
British Columbia | Ottawa St. Anthony Italia | 1–0 | Calgary Callies | 3–1 | ||
2007 details |
Halifax, Nova Scotia[25] | Calgary Callies | 5–0 | Columbus Clan F.C. | St. Lawrence Laurentians | 2–1 | Halifax City S.C. |
2008 details |
Newfoundland and Labrador[26] | Calgary Callies | 3–1 | Avondale Islanders | 3–2 | ||
2009 details |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | SC Hellas Winnipeg |
1–0 | Royal Select de Beauport | Avondale Islanders | 0–0 (4–3)pk | Calgary Callies |
2010 details |
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | Churchill Arms F.C. | 2–0 | 3–2 | |||
2011 details |
Brossard, Quebec | Saskatoon |
2–0 | 2–2 (pks) | |||
2012 details |
Winnipeg, Manitoba | Royal Select de Beauport | 3–3 (4–2)pks | Edmonton Scottish | Saskatoon |
3–1 | |
2013 details |
Halifax, Nova Scotia | Ottawa |
3–0 | Surrey United Firefighters | FC Winnipeg Lions | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Saskatoon |
2014 details |
Vaughan, Ontario | London Marconi London |
0–0 (a.e.t.) 4–2 (p) |
Calgary Callies Calgary |
Saskatoon |
0–0 (a.e.t.) 3–0 (p) |
FC Winnipeg Lions Winnipeg |
2015 details |
Calgary, Alberta | London Marconi London |
2–1 (a.e.t.) | Edmonton Scottish Edmonton |
Burnaby |
2–1 | Edmonton |
2016 details |
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | Edmonton Scottish Edmonton |
1–0 | Royal Select de Beauport Quebec City |
Ottawa |
5–2 | Saskatoon |
2017 details |
Surrey, British Columbia | Halifax |
1–0 | Winnipeg |
Toronto |
3–1 | Saskatoon |
2018 details |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Surrey |
7–3 | Caledon |
Saskatoon |
1–1 (a.e.t.) 6–5 (p) |
Holy Cross |
2019 | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | Surrey |
2–0 | Ottawa St. Anthony SC Ottawa |
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2020 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | ||||||
2021 | Surrey, British Columbia |
Most titles[]
- By provincial association
Rank | Province | Titles |
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1 | British Columbia | 41 |
2 | Ontario | 18 |
3 | Quebec | 12 |
4 | Manitoba | 11 |
5 | Alberta | 8 |
6 | Nova Scotia | 2 |
7 | Saskatchewan | 1 |
New Brunswick | 1 | |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 1 | |
Prince Edward Island | 1 |
- By club
Rank | Club | Champions | Runners-up |
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1 | Westminster Royals | 8 | 2 |
2 | Vancouver Columbus | 4 | 2 |
Calgary Callies (99' as Celtic) | 4 | 2 | |
Vancouver Firefighters | 4 | 1 | |
Victoria West Soccer Club | 4 | ||
6 | Toronto Scottish | 3 | 1 |
Toronto Ulster United | 3 | ||
8 | Vancouver North Shore | 2 | 3 |
Edmonton Ital Canadians | 2 | ||
Lucania Soccer Club | 2 | ||
Nanaimo Wanderers | 2 | ||
Norwood Wanderers | 2 | ||
United Weston | 2 | ||
Vancouver Hale-Co FC (formerly Vancouver City) | 2 | ||
Norvan ANAF | 2 | ||
Winnipeg Scottish (54' as A.N. & A.F. Scottish) | 2 | ||
Montreal Concordia (formerly Alouettes) | 2 | ||
London Marconi | 2 |
See also[]
- Soccer in Canada
- History of the Canadian Soccer Association
- List of soccer clubs in Canada
References[]
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