1961 Canadian National Challenge Cup
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| title = Dominion Championship
| year = 1961
| other_titles = Canadian National Challenge Cup
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In soccer, the 1961 Canadian National Challenge Cup, also known as the Dominion Cup, was won by Montreal Concordia (also National League champions). They beat the Vancouver Firefighters 1-0 in a rain–soaked game in Montreal.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=R2ZkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c3wNAAAAIBAJ&dq=montreal%20soccer%20dominion&pg=942%2C5696395 Calgary Herald news report]
Format
The eastern Canada based National Soccer League held a round robin series to determine a winner to play against the winner of the Eastern Professional Soccer League. The winner of that series would then face the western Canada representative.{{cite news|title=Concordia Blanks Ulster|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v40tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F50FAAAAIBAJ&dq=montreal%20soccer%20dominion&pg=5449%2C2671055|accessdate=12 June 2011|newspaper=The Montreal Gazette|date=13 May 1961}}
Squad lists
The following are some of the players from the games found in the news reports.
= Montreal Concordia =
- Olivio Lacerda (centre forward)
- Hector Dadderio (outside right)
- Emilio Svitch (GK)
= Vancouver Firfighters =
- Ken Pears (GK)
- Art Hughes (centre-forward)
- Art Bennett (forward)
Matches
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|date = {{Start date|1961|07|22|df=y}}
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|round = Final
|team1 = Montreal Concordia
|score = 1-0
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|team2 = Vancouver Firefighters
|goals1 = Olivio Lacerda {{goal}}
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|stadium = Faillon Stadium
|attendance = 4,000
|referee = Harry Sadler
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{Canadian Challenge Trophy}}
Category:Canadian National Challenge Cup