2017 Challenge Trophy

{{Infobox football tournament season

| title = Challenge Trophy

| year = 2017

| other_titles = Challenge Cup
National Championship

| image = The Challenge Trophy.jpg

| imagesize = 200px

| caption = The Challenge Trophy

| country = Canada

| dates = October 4–9, 2017

| num_teams = 10

| champions = Western Halifax FC

| runner-up = FC Winnipeg Lions

| continentalcup1 =

| continentalcup1 qualifiers =

| matches = 25

| goals = 91

| attendance =

| top goal scorer = Joseph Vaz 6 goals

| player =

| prevseason = 2016

| nextseason = 2018

}}

The 2017 Challenge Trophy (part of the Toyota National Championships for sponsorship reasons) is the national championship for men's soccer clubs competing at division 4 and below in the Canadian soccer pyramid. It was held in Surrey, British Columbia from October 4–9, 2017.{{cite web|title=Challenge Trophy|url=http://www.canadasoccer.com/journey-to-surrey-finalists-for-the-2017-challenge-trophy-p161154&t=nationals_article&site=15493|website=canadasoccer.com|publisher=Canadian Soccer Association|accessdate=1 October 2017}}

Teams

Ten teams were granted entry into the competition; one from each Canadian province. Teams are selected by their provincial soccer associations; most often qualifying by winning provincial leagues or cup championships such as the Ontario Cup.

class="wikitable"
ProvinceTeam

! Manager

Qualification
{{flag|British Columbia}}Vancouver Club Inter FC

|Joe Marrello

British Columbia Men's Provincial Cup
{{flag|Alberta}}Calgary Callies

|Kevin Randall

Alberta Soccer Provincial Championships
{{flag|Saskatchewan}}Saskatoon HUSA Alumni

|Stewart Gillott

Saskatchewan Shield
{{flag|Nova Scotia}}Western Halifax FC

|Alan Jazic

Nova Scotia provincial winner
{{flag|Newfoundland and Labrador}}Holy Cross SC

|Jeremy Babstock

NL provincial winner
{{flag|Yukon}}Yukon Selects

|Jake Hanson

Yukon representative
{{flag|Manitoba}}FC Winnipeg Lions

|Tony Nocita

Manitoba Cup winners
{{flag|Ontario}}Durham Celtic FC

|Mike Hadden

Ontario Cup winners
{{flag|Quebec}}Celtix Haut-Richelieu

|Yannick Rome-Gosselin

Québec LSEQ playoff winners
{{flag|New Brunswick}}Fredericton Picaroons Reds

|Dave Rouse

New Brunswick provincial winners

Venues

Newton Athletic Fields in Surrey will serve as the tournament's main venue.{{Cite web|url=http://www.canadasoccer.com/journey-to-surrey-finalists-for-the-2017-challenge-trophy-p161154&t=nationals_article&site=15493|title=Journey to Surrey: finalists for the 2017 Challenge Trophy {{!}} Canada Soccer|website=www.canadasoccer.com|access-date=2017-10-01}}

Group stage

The ten teams in the competition are divided into two groups of five teams each, which then play a single-game round-robin format. At the end of the group stage, each team faces the equal-ranked team from the other group to determine a final seeding for the tournament.

= Group A =

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= Group B =

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|team4=NB |win_NB=1 |draw_NB=1 |loss_NB=2 |gf_NB=10 |ga_NB=9 |short_NB=NB |name_NB={{flagicon|New Brunswick}} Fredericton Picaroons Reds

|team5=YT |win_YT=0 |draw_YT=0 |loss_YT=4 |gf_YT=2 |ga_YT=22 |short_YT=YT |name_YT={{flagicon|Yukon Territory}} Yukon Selects

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Final round

The final round consists of one game for each club, where they are paired with their equal-ranked opponent from the opposite group to determine a final ranking for the tournament.

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| round = {{gold1}} First place match

| date = October 9, 2017

| time = 12:30 pm

| team1 = Western Halifax FC {{flagicon|Nova Scotia}}

| score = 1–0

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| team2 = {{flagicon|Manitoba}} FC Winnipeg Lions

| goals1 = Macrae {{goal|3}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Newton Athletic Park - Field #1

| location =

| format = 1.1

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| round = {{bronze3}} Third place match

| date = October 9, 2017

| time = 10:00 am

| team1 = Saskatoon HUSA Alumni {{flagicon|Saskatchewan}}

| score = 1–3

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| team2 = {{flagicon|Ontario}} Durham Celtic FC

| goals1 = Peters {{goal|74}}

| goals2 = Van Beek {{goal|47||77}}
Murphy {{goal|84}}

| stadium = Newton Athletic Park - Field #4

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| round = Fifth place match

| date = October 9, 2017

| time = 11:30 am

| team1 = Vancouver Club Inter FC {{flagicon|British Columbia}}

| score = 1–1

| penaltyscore = 4–2

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| team2 = {{flagicon|Quebec}} Celtix Haut-Richelieu

| goals1 = Rahmati {{goal|34}}

| goals2 = Beaumont {{goal|75}}

| stadium = Newton Athletic Park - Field #2

| location =

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| round = Seventh place match

| date = October 9, 2017

| time = 10:00 am

| team1 = Holy Cross SC {{flagicon|Newfoundland and Labrador}}

| score = 6–1

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| team2 = {{flagicon|New Brunswick}} Fredericton Picaroons Reds

| goals1 = Grant {{goal|13||74||80}}
Warren {{goal|18}}
Dolomount {{goal|50}}
Barry {{goal|79}}

| goals2 = K. Morrison {{goal|4}}

| stadium = Newton Athletic Park - Field #10

| location =

| format = 1.1

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| round = Ninth place match

| date = October 9, 2017

| time = 9:00 am

| team1 = Calgary Callies {{flagicon|Alberta}}

| score = 4–0

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| team2 = {{flagicon|Yukon}} Yukon Selects

| goals1 = Greedy {{goal|42||45}}
Kastrati {{goal|58}}
Jovica {{goal|59}}

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Tournament ranking

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Rank

! Team

align=center | {{gold1}}{{flagicon|Nova Scotia}} Western Halifax FC
align=center | {{silver2}}{{flagicon|Manitoba}} FC Winnipeg Lions
align=center | {{bronze3}}{{flagicon|Ontario}} Durham Celtic FC
align=center | 4{{flagicon|Saskatchewan}} Saskatoon HUSA Alumni
align=center | 5{{flagicon|British Columbia}} Vancouver Club Inter FC
align=center | 6{{flagicon|Quebec}} Celtix Haut-Richelieu
align=center | 7{{flagicon|Newfoundland and Labrador}} Holy Cross SC
align=center | 8{{flagicon|New Brunswick}} Fredericton Picaroons Reds
align=center | 9{{flagicon|Alberta}} Calgary Callies
align=center | 10{{flagicon|Yukon Territory}} Yukon Selects

Top goalscorers

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Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

align=center | 1

| Joseph Vaz

| Durham Celtic FC

| align=center | 6

align=center rowspan=3 | 2

| Mark Van Beek

| Durham Celtic FC

| align=center | 5

Milad Mehrabi

| Vancouver Club Inter FC

| align=center | 5

Garrett Peters

| Saskatoon HUSA Alumni

| align=center | 5

align=center rowspan=2 | 5

| Nicholas Beaumont

| Celtix Haut-Richelieu

| align=center | 4

AJ Naumiuk

| FC Winnipeg Lions

| align=center | 4

align=center rowspan=3 | 7

| Jhonattan Cordoba

| Western Halifax FC

| align=center | 3

Brendan Rattai

| FC Winnipeg Lions

| align=center | 3

Jacob Grant

| Holy Cross SC

| align=center | 3

align=center | 10

| colspan=2 align=center | (Ten players tied)

| align=center | 2

Source: [http://www.canadasoccer.com/schedule-results-s15521] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928010603/http://www.canadasoccer.com/schedule-results-s15521 |date=2016-09-28 }}

References

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