2022 Canadian Championship#Preliminary round

The competition followed a similar format to the 2021 edition with ten teams starting in the preliminary round and three teams receiving byes to the quarter-finals. CF Montréal and Toronto FC received byes for being the finalists of the 2021 tournament and Pacific FC received a bye for winning the 2021 Canadian Premier League season.{{Cite web|title=The Quarterfinals of the Canadian Championship to kick off on Tuesday, May 24|url=https://canpl.ca/article/the-quarterfinals-of-the-canadian-championship-to-kick-off-on-tuesday-may-24|publisher=Canadian Premier League|date=May 13, 2022|access-date=May 31, 2022}} Each tie of the four round tournament was played as a single-leg fixture.

Qualification to the Canadian Championship for 2022 was automatic for Canadian teams within Major League Soccer and for all teams within the Canadian Premier League, Canada's tier-one national league. The champions from Canada's two regional pro-am leagues (League1 Ontario and PLSQ) also qualified.

{{CSS crop

|Location=center |bSize=550 |cWidth=550 |cHeight=235 |oLeft=0 |oTop=230 |Description=Montreal area clubs: 7px CF Montréal; 7px CS Mont-Royal Outremont
Toronto area clubs: 7px Toronto FC; 7px York United

7px Canadian Premier League 7px Major League Soccer 7px Other

|Content=

{{Location map+ |Canada |float=center |width=550 |places=

{{Location map~ |Canada |lat=43.5351|long=-80.2267|label=Guelph|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Canada |lat=43.2500|long=-79.8667|label=Forge FC|mark=Green pog.svg|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Canada |lat=51.044270|long=-114.062019|label=Cavalry FC|mark=Green pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |Canada |lat= 45.3982|long=-75.6835|label=Atlético Ottawa|mark=Green pog.svg|}}

{{Location map~ |Canada |lat= 45.5623|long=-73.5530|label=Montréal|mark=Black pog.svg|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Canada |lat= 49.2768|long=-123.1120|label=Vancouver Whitecaps FC|mark=Red pog.svg|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Canada |lat=48.443056|long=-123.519444|label=Pacific FC|mark=Green pog.svg|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Canada |lat=44.651070|long=-63.582687|label=HFX Wanderers|mark=Green pog.svg|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Canada |lat= 43.6532 |long=-79.3832 |label=Toronto|mark=Black pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |Canada |lat=49.8969|long=-97.1564|label=Valour FC|mark=Green pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |Canada |lat=53.6316|long=-113.3239|label=FC Edmonton|mark=Green pog.svg|position=top}}}}

}}

Note

• Statistics include previous incarnations of FC Edmonton, Montreal Impact, and Vancouver Whitecaps
• Results from the 2020 Canadian Championship are included for Toronto FC and Forge FC even though the championship was played after the start of the 2022 edition

Teams were divided into four geographical pots for the draw. In the preliminary round, teams in pot 1 were drawn with teams in pot 1 while teams in pot 2 were drawn with a team in pot 2 or pot 3.{{cite web |publisher=The Canadian Press |title=Pandemic-delayed 2020 Voyageurs Cup set for June - TSN.ca |url=https://www.tsn.ca/pandemic-delayed-2020-voyageurs-cup-set-for-june-1.1765653 |website=TSN |access-date=3 March 2022 |date=2 March 2022}} For the quarter-finals, the winners from pot 1 faced off while the winners from pot 2 and 3 were drawn against teams from pot 4. The draw also determined hosting rights for all four rounds.

The draw for the Canadian Championship was streamed live on OneSoccer on March 9, 2022.{{cite web |title=CanChamp Draw: Matchups for 2022 Canadian Championship Preliminary Round determined |url=https://canpl.ca/article/canchamp-draw-matchups-for-2022-canadian-championship-preliminary-round-determined |publisher=Canadian Premier League |first=Charlie |last=O'Connor Clarke |date=March 9, 2022 |access-date=March 9, 2022}}{{cite episode|title=Canadian Championship Draw|url=https://watch.onesoccer.ca/player/vod/622964f00d8b050475787b23/3009/canadian-championship-draw-1646425375612|url-access=subscription|network=OneSoccer|series=Canadian Championship|date=March 9, 2022|access-date=May 31, 2022}}

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4|3rdplace=no|bold_winner=high

|style=font-size:85%; white-space:nowrap

| RD1=Preliminary round
May 10–11

| RD2=Quarter-finals
May 24–25

| RD3=Semi-finals
June 22

| RD4=Final
July 26

|skipmatch =3;6-7

|omit_blanks=yes

|flex_tree=no

|Foothills County, AB|Cavalry FC|2|FC Edmonton|1

|Vancouver, BC|Vancouver Whitecaps FC|2|Valour FC|0

|Ottawa, ON|Atlético Ottawa|1 (6)|York United {{pso}}|1 (7)

|Guelph, ON|Guelph United|0|HFX Wanderers|2

|Hamilton, ON|Forge FC|2|Mont-Royal Outremont|0

|Foothills County, AB|Cavalry FC|1 (3)| Vancouver Whitecaps FC {{pso}}|1 (5)

|Langford, BC|Pacific FC|2 (3)|York United {{pso}}|2 (4)

|Halifax, NS|HFX Wanderers|1|Toronto FC|2

|Montreal, QC|CF Montréal|3|Forge FC|0

|Vancouver, BC|Vancouver Whitecaps FC|2|York United|1

|Toronto, ON|Toronto FC|4|CF Montréal|0

|Vancouver, BC|Vancouver Whitecaps FC {{pso}}|1 (5)|Toronto FC|1 (3)

}}

The preliminary round matches were played on May 10 and 11, 2022.

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Guelph United||0–2|HFX Wanderers FC}}

{{OneLegResult|Atlético Ottawa||1–1 {{pso|6–7}}|York United}}

{{OneLegResult|Cavalry FC||2–1|FC Edmonton}}

{{OneLegResult|Forge FC||2–0|Mont-Royal Outremont}}

{{OneLegResult|Vancouver Whitecaps FC||2–0|Valour FC}}

|}

{{Football box

|id=Guelph v Wanderers

|date= May 10

|time= 7:00 pm ET

|team1=Guelph United

|score= 0–2

|report= https://www.canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match/?matchId=3214

|team2=HFX Wanderers

|goals1=

|goals2=

• Garcia {{goal|22|pen.}}
• Daniels {{goal|61}}

|stadium=Alumni Stadium

|location=Guelph

|attendance= 1,728

|referee= Filip Dujic

}}

----

{{Football box

|id=Ottawa v York

|date= May 10

|time= 7:00 pm ET

|team1=Atlético Ottawa

|score= 1–1

|report= https://www.canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match/?matchId=3212

|team2=York United

|goals1=

• Shaw {{goal|61}}

|goals2=

• Abzi {{goal|31}}

|penaltyscore= 6–7

|penalties1=

• Haworth {{pengoal}}
• Wright {{penmiss}}
• Shaw {{pengoal}}
• Alemán {{pengoal}}
• Bassett {{pengoal}}
• Sissoko {{pengoal}}
• Beckie {{pengoal}}
• McKendry {{penmiss}}

|penalties2=

• {{penmiss}} De Rosario
• {{pengoal}} Abzi
• {{pengoal}} Zator
• {{pengoal}} Wilson
• {{pengoal}} Hernández
• {{pengoal}} Johnston
• {{pengoal}} Jesus
• {{pengoal}} Toussaint

|stadium=TD Place Stadium

|location=Ottawa

|attendance= 1,893

|referee= Pierre-Luc Lauzière

}}

----

{{see also|Cavalry FC–FC Edmonton rivalry}}

{{Football box

|id=Cavalry v Edmonton

|date= May 10

|time= 7:30 pm MT
{{small|(9:30 pm UTC−4)}}

|team1=Cavalry FC

|score= 2–1

|report= https://www.canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-live/?matchId=3211

|team2=FC Edmonton

|goals1=

• Bevan {{goal|17||36|pen.}}

|goals2=

• Warschewski {{goal|55|pen.}}

|stadium=ATCO Field

|location=Foothills County

|attendance= 2,229

|referee= Juan Marquez

}}

----

{{Football box

|id=Forge v Mont-Royal

|date= May 11

|time= 7:00 pm ET

|team1=Forge FC

|score= 2–0

|report= https://www.canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-upcoming/?matchId=3213

|team2=Mont-Royal Outremont

|goals1=

• Campbell {{goal|34}}
• Pacius {{goal|90+2}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Tim Hortons Field

|location=Hamilton

|attendance= 2,213

|referee= Yusri Rudolf

}}

----

{{Football box

|id=Vancouver v Valour

|date= May 11

|time= 7:00 pm PT
{{small|(10:00 pm UTC−4)}}

|team1=Vancouver Whitecaps FC

|score= 2–0

|report= https://www.canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-upcoming/?matchId=3210

|team2=Valour FC

|goals1=

• Teibert {{goal|19}}
• Raposo {{goal|22}}

|goals2=

|stadium=BC Place

|location=Vancouver

|attendance= 7,803

|referee= Alain Ruch

}}

The quarter-final matches were played on May 24 and 25, 2022.

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Cavalry FC||1–1 {{pso|3–5}}|Vancouver Whitecaps FC}}

{{OneLegResult|Pacific FC||2–2 {{pso|3–4}}|York United}}

{{OneLegResult|CF Montréal||3–0|Forge FC}}

{{OneLegResult|HFX Wanderers||1–2|Toronto FC}}

|}

{{Football box

|id=QF4

|date= May 24

|time= 7:00 pm AT
{{small|(6:00 pm UTC−4)}}

|team1=HFX Wanderers

|score= 1–2

|report= https://www.canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-upcoming/?matchId=3218

|team2=Toronto FC

|goals1=

• Salter {{goal|69}}

|goals2=

• Bradley {{goal|55}}
• Osorio {{goal|87}}

|stadium=Wanderers Grounds

|location=Halifax

|attendance= 6,507

|referee= Juan Marquez

}}

----

{{Football box

|id=QF2

|date= May 24

|time= 7:00 pm PT
{{small|(10:00 pm UTC−4)}}

|team1=Pacific FC

|score= 2–2

|report= https://www.canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-upcoming/?matchId=3216

|team2=York United

|goals1=

• Đidić {{goal|12||90+6}}

|goals2=

• Thompson {{goal|26}}
• De Rosario {{goal|31}}

|penaltyscore= 3–4

|penalties1=

• Díaz {{penmiss}}
• Meilleur-Giguère {{pengoal}}
• Dos Santos {{pengoal}}
• Daniels {{pengoal}}
• Bustos {{penmiss}}

|penalties2=

• {{pengoal}} Abzi
• {{pengoal}} Zator
• {{pengoal}} Hernández
• {{penmiss}} Jesus
• {{pengoal}} Wilson

|stadium=Starlight Stadium

|location=Langford

|attendance= 1,462

|referee= Filip Dujic

}}

----

{{Football box

|id=QF3

|date= May 25

|time= 7:00 pm ET

|team1=CF Montréal

|score= 3–0

|report= https://www.canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-upcoming/?matchId=3217

|team2=Forge FC

|goals1=

• Ibrahim {{goal|14||22||49}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Saputo Stadium

|location=Montreal

|attendance= 10,107

|referee= Pierre-Luc Lauzière

}}

----

{{Football box

|id=QF1

|date= May 25

|time= 7:00 pm MT
{{small|(9:00 pm UTC−4)}}

|team1=Cavalry FC

|score= 1–1

|report= https://www.canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-upcoming/?matchId=3215

|team2=Vancouver Whitecaps FC

|goals1=

• Bevan {{goal|72}}

|goals2=

• Klomp {{goal|80|o.g.}}

|penaltyscore= 3–5

|penalties1=

• Bevan {{pengoal}}
• Escalante {{pengoal}}
• Simmons {{pengoal}}
• Musse {{penmiss}}

|penalties2=

• {{pengoal}} Cavallini
• {{pengoal}} Caicedo
• {{pengoal}} Dájome
• {{pengoal}} Owusu
• {{pengoal}} Gutiérrez

|stadium=ATCO Field

|location=Foothills County

|attendance= 3,197

|referee= Yusri Rudolf

}}

The semi-final matches were played on June 22, 2022.

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Vancouver Whitecaps FC||2–1|York United}}

{{OneLegResult|Toronto FC||4–0|CF Montréal}}

|}

{{see also|Canadian Classique}}

{{Football box

|id=SF2

|date= June 22

|time= 7:00 pm ET

|team1=Toronto FC

|score= 4–0

|report= https://www.canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-upcoming/?matchId=3220

|team2=CF Montréal

|goals1=

• Akinola {{goal|40||54}}
• Jiménez {{goal|75}}
• Pozuelo {{goal|78}}

|goals2=

|stadium=BMO Field

|location=Toronto

|attendance= 18,133

|referee= Yusri Rudolf

}}

----

{{Football box

| id = SF1

| date = June 22

| time = 7:00 pm PT
{{small|(10:00 pm UTC−4)}}

| team1 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC

| score = 2–1

| report = https://www.canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-upcoming/?matchId=3219

| team2 = York United

| goals1 = *White {{goal|53||74}}

| goals2 = *Johnston {{goal|84}}

| stadium = BC Place

| location = Vancouver

| attendance = 10,503

| referee = Juan Márquez

| event =

| round =

| score1 = 2

| score2 = 1

}}

{{main|2022 Canadian Championship final}}

{{:2022 Canadian Championship final}}

{{legend|silver|Team eliminated or did not play in this round.}}

Note: Players receive a one-match ban for yellow card accumulation based on two cautions in Canadian Championship.

{{notelist}}

{{reflist}}

{{Canadian Championship}}

{{2021–22 in North and Central America, and Caribbean football (CONCACAF)}}

{{2022–23 in North and Central America, and Caribbean football (CONCACAF)}}

{{2022 in Canadian soccer}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Canadian Championship, 2022}}

2022

Category:2022 in Canadian soccer

Category:2022 domestic association football cups

Category:2022 North American domestic association football cups