Jubilee Trophy
{{Short description|Canadian women's amateur soccer tournament}}
{{Infobox football tournament
| title = Jubilee Trophy
| image =
| current =
| logo =
| founded = 1982
| region = Canada (CONCACAF)
| number of teams = 8–10
| current champions = {{flagicon|Newfoundland and Labrador}} Holy Cross FC
(2nd title)
| most successful club = {{flagicon|Alberta}} Edmonton Angels
(9 titles)
| broadcasters = Canada Soccer
| motto =
| website = {{URL|https://canadasoccer.com/events/toyota-national-championships/|canadasoccer.com}}
}}
The Jubilee Trophy ({{langx|fr|Trophée Jubilee}}) is the trophy presented to Canada's women's amateur soccer champions as part of Canada Soccer's annual National Championships. The women's competition was inaugurated in 1982.The Canadian Soccer Association, [https://docplayer.fr/168827487-Contents-canada-soccer-records-results-records-et-resultats-canada-soccer.html Canada Soccer. Records and Results], 2017, p. 80-99.
As part of the same National Championships, the Challenge Trophy is presented annually to the men's amateur soccer champions. The first men's amateur competition took place in 1913. Other amateur divisions in the National Championships are: Boys U-17 Cup; Girls U-17 Cup; Boys U-15 Cup; Girls U-15 Cup.
Eight clubs have won the National Championships women's competition two or more times. Edmonton Angels are the most successful club with nine Jubilee Trophy titles to their credit (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1995, 1999, 2000).
Amateur eligibility
As Canada Soccer's premier amateur competition, only Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons may compete in the National Championships.{{cite web |title=National Championships Regulations|url=https://canadasoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2023-National-Championships-Regulations-EN.pdf |website=Canada Soccer |access-date=4 April 2024}} Only amateur players (including reinstated amateurs) may compete in the competition and they must be assigned to their respective clubs by 31 August of that year (or an earlier date if stipulated by the province or territory).
Format and hosts
The tournament is divided into two stages; a group stage and a classification stage. In the group stage, the eight teams are divided into two groups of four teams, which then play a single-game round robin format.
At the end of the group stage, each team advances to the classification round and plays against the team from the other group with the corresponding ranking to determine overall standings for the tournament.{{cite web|title=Schedule & Results|url=http://www.canadasoccer.com/schedule-results-s15521|website=Canadian Soccer Association|access-date=26 August 2015|archive-date=28 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928010603/http://www.canadasoccer.com/schedule-results-s15521|url-status=dead}}
Canadian communities have the opportunity to bid on hosting the National Championships. As explained by Canada Soccer, "events will be organized and executed by Canada Soccer in collaboration with the Local Organizing Committee."{{cite web |title=National Championships Hosting RFP|url=https://canadasoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CanadaSoccerToyotaNationalChampionships2024_25_RFP-3.pdf |website=Canada Soccer |access-date=13 April 2024}} Bidders are evaluated across nine different categories: Background; Support and partnerships; Facilities; Competition; Finance; Communication, hosting services & activities; Operation Organization; Legacy; and Overall Bid Presentation.
Once a Host City is selected, the hosts set up a Local Organizing Committee that stages the competition. Canada Soccer remains the "rights holder and has the overall responsibility for these events."
=Hosts by province (1982 to 2024)=
Host cities for the women's (Jubilee Trophy) and men's (Challenge Trophy) adult amateur competitions have mostly been the same (1985 to 1991; 1993 to present), with the exception of just a few years (1982, 1983, 1984, 1992).
class="wikitable" |
Rank
!Province !Years Hosted !Host Cities |
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1
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Nova Scotia}} |6 |Lunenburg (1983), Dartmouth (1990), New Minas (1996), Halifax (2007, 2013, 2023) |
rowspan="6"|2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|British Columbia}} |5 |Victoria (1984), Chilliwack (1999), Surrey (2006, 2017, 2024) |
style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Alberta}}
|5 |Calgary (1997, 2005, 2015), Edmonton (1985, 1994) |
style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Saskatchewan}}
|5 |Saskatoon (1988, 1991, 2000, 2009, 2018) |
style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Ontario}}
|5 |Etobicoke (1982, 1993), Vaughan (2001, 2014, 2022) |
style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Quebec|Québec}}
|5 |Ste-Thérèse (1984), Sherbrooke (1986), Dorval (1992), Québec (2003), Brossard (2011) |
style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Newfoundland and Labrador}}
|5 |St. John's (1989, 2002, 2008, 2016, 2019) |
8
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Manitoba}} |3 |Winnipeg (1987, 1995, 2012) |
9
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Prince Edward Island}} |2 |Charlottetown (2004, 2010) |
10
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|New Brunswick}} |1 |Fredericton (1998) |
History and evolution
Canada Soccer planned to launch their first women's National Championship in 1983, but they changed their plans and hosted their first Canadian Final in 1982.{{cite news|title=First Canadian women's soccer final scheduled|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yaMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_O4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2240%2C944372|access-date=April 16, 2024|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|date=November 2, 1982}} That first Final featured the winners of Canada Soccer's Western and Eastern Championships, the Edmonton George's Angels and London Concorde SC, at Centennial Stadium on Saturday 6 November 1982. Edmonton won 4-0 to capture the first Canadian title.
Before women's professional soccer was established in North America, Canada Soccer's National Championships Jubilee Trophy competition featured many of Canada's best players from the 1980s and 1990s. From Canada's first National Team at the 1986 North America Cup,{{cite news|title=1986 North America Cup|url=https://canadasoccer.com/national/camps/?camp_id=270|access-date=April 16, 2024}} 14 of the 16 players featured in at least one National Championships during their career. From Canada's first two FIFA World Cup teams in 1995{{cite news|title=FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995|url=https://canadasoccer.com/national/camps/?camp_id=296|access-date=April 16, 2024}} and 1999,{{cite news|title=FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999|url=https://canadasoccer.com/national/camps/?camp_id=309|access-date=April 16, 2024}} 20 of the 33 players featured in at least one National Championships before they featured at a FIFA World Cup.
With the establishment of the USL W-League and then professional leagues WUSA, WPS and the NWSL, fewer and fewer of Canada's best players have featured at the amateur National Championships. From Canada's next two FIFA World Cup teams in 2003{{cite news|title=FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003|url=https://canadasoccer.com/national/camps/?camp_id=339|access-date=April 16, 2024}} and 2007,{{cite news|title=FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007|url=https://canadasoccer.com/national/camps/?camp_id=369|access-date=April 16, 2024}} 11 of the 29 players featured in at least one National Championships before they featured at a FIFA World Cup (although six of those 11 players were teenagers at the National Championships).
From Canada's most recent FIFA World Cup team in 2023,{{cite news|title=FIFA Women's World Cup Australia New Zealand 2023|url=https://canadasoccer.com/national/camps/?camp_id=369|access-date=April 16, 2024}} only four of the 23 players featured in at least one National Championships, albeit all of them as teenagers before their professional careers (Deanne Rose, Sophie Schmidt, Christine Sinclair and Shelina Zadorsky).
Qualifying competitions
As outlined in the tournament regulations,{{cite web |title=National Championships Regulations|url=https://canadasoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2023-National-Championships-Regulations-EN.pdf |website=Canada Soccer |access-date=4 April 2024}} "Provincial and Territorial Associations must advise Canada Soccer of its qualified teams" for the National Championships. Teams that feature at the National Championships are most often the provincial amateur champions.
Medals and trophy
The top-three teams at the National Championships Challenge Trophy competition are presented medals while the remaining teams are presented participation banners.{{cite web |title=National Championships Regulations|url=https://canadasoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2023-National-Championships-Regulations-EN.pdf |website=Canada Soccer |access-date=4 April 2024}} Along with their medals, the winning team is presented the Jubilee Trophy, although the trophy remains in Canada Soccer's possession.
Winners
class="sortable wikitable" | |
style="text-align: center"| Season
!width=140px |Winners !width=50px |Score !width=140px |Runners-up !Scorers !MVP !Venue | |
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1982
|4–0 |London Concorde |Maria Cuncannon (2), Anita Saiko (2) | | |
1983
|6-0 |Halifax Econo Colour | | |Lunenburg, Nova Scotia | |
1984
|1-0 |James Bay SC | | |Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec | |
1985
|1–0 |Richmond Kornerkicks | | | |
1986
|6-3 |Richmond Kornerkicks | | |Sherbrooke, Quebec, Quebec | |
1987
|Coquitlam United SC |2-2 {{aet}} | | | |
1988
|2-1 |Coquitlam United SC | | |Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |
1989
|Dorval United SC |1-0 | | |St. John's, Newfoundland | |
1990
|Coquitlam Strikers SC |1–0 |Dartmouth City Mazda | | |Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | |
1991
|Surrey Marlins SC |2-0 |Dartmouth City Mazda | | | |
1992
|Surrey Marlins SC |3-0 |Dartmouth City Mazda | | | |
1993
|Surrey Marlins SC |2–0 |Lethbridge Chargers SC | | | |
1994
|Coquitlam SC Metro Ford Strikers |1–0 |Lethbridge Chargers SC | | | |
1995
|5-1 |Victoria Gorge FC | | | |
1996
|Vancouver UBC Alumni |2-1 |Halifax City Mazda | | |New Minas, Nova Scotia | |
1997
|Nepean United |1–0 |Vancouver UBC Alumni | | | |
1998
|Nepean United |2-0 |Vancouver UBC Alumni | | |Fredericton, New Brunswick | |
1999
|3-2 |Vancouver UBC Alumni | | |Chilliwack, British Columbia | |
2000
|3-1 |Vancouver UBC Alumni | | |Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |
2001
|Burnaby Canadians |0-0 {{aet}} |Sackville Scotia Olympics | | | Vaughan, Ontario Vaughan Grove |
2002
|2–1 |Edmonton Victoria SC | | | |
2003
|Halifax Athens United |1-1 {{aet}} |FC Sélect Rive-Sud | | |Quebec City, Quebec | |
2004
|Edmonton Victoria SC |1-0 |Halifax Athens United | | | |
2005
|Edmonton Victoria SC |3-0 |Eliot River | | | |
2006
|2-0 |Coquitlam FC | | |Surrey, British Columbia | |
2007
|Dynamo Québec |3-0 | | |Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
2008
|Halifax City |3-2 |North London Galaxy | | |St. John's, Newfoundland | |
2009
|Edmonton Victoria SC |0-0 | | |Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |
2010
|Halifax Dunbrack |2-1 |Edmonton Victoria SC | | | |
2011
|2-1 | | | |
2012
|North London Galaxy |1-0 | | | |
2013
|Edmonton Victoria SC |1-0 | | |Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
2014
|Edmonton Victoria SC |1-0 | | | |
2015
|Edmonton Victoria SC |2-1 | | | |
2016
|2-0 |Richmond FC | | |St. John's, Newfoundland | |
2017
|Edmonton Victoria SC |(first place) |(no final) | |Surrey, British Columbia | |
2018
|Scarborough GS United |1-0 | | |Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |
2019
|1-0 {{aet}} |Edmonton Northwest United SC |Audrey Genois 112' | |St. John's, Newfoundland | |
2022{{cite web |url=https://canadasoccer.com/news/holy-cross-fc-win-their-first-jubilee-trophy-at-the-2022-toyota-national-championships/ |title=Holy Cross win their first Jubilee Trophy |publisher=Canada Soccer |date=9 October 2022 |access-date=3 March 2024}}
| Holy Cross FC |3-0 |London Alliance FC Galaxy |Lauren Taylor 3', Malorie Harris 20', Connie Lewis 55' |Jane Pope |Vaughan, Ontario | |
2023{{cite web |url=https://canadasoccer.com/news/holy-cross-fc-repeat-as-jubilee-trophy-winners-at-toyota-national-championships/ |title=Holy Cross repeat as champions |publisher=Canada Soccer |date=9 October 2023 |access-date=3 March 2024}}
|Holy Cross FC |2-0 |CS Mont-Royal Outremont |Jessie Noseworthy 5', Emily Bailey 28' |Shannon Galway |Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
2024{{cite web |url=https://canadasoccer.com/news/canada-soccer-announces-hosts-of-the-2022-24-toyota-national-championships/ |title=Canada Soccer announces hosts |publisher=Canada Soccer |date=8 March 2021 |access-date=3 March 2024}}
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Titles
=Most titles by provincial association (1982 to 2023)=
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Rank
!Province !Titles !Years |
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1
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Alberta}} |16 |1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 |
2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|British Columbia}} |10 |1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 |
rowspan="1"|3
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Ontario}} |5 |1997, 1998, 2002, 2012, 2018 |
4
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Quebec}} |4 |1989, 2007, 2016, 2019 |
5
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Nova Scotia}} |3 |2003, 2008, 2010 |
6
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Newfoundland and Labrador}} |2 |2022, 2023 |
rowspan="4"|7
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Saskatchewan}} |0 | |
style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Manitoba}}
|0 | |
style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|New Brunswick}}
|0 | |
style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Prince Edward Island}}
|0 | |
=Most titles by club (all-time winners & runners up, 1982 to 2023)=
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;" | ||
Rank
!Club !Champions !Winning Years !Runners Up !Years as Runners Up | ||
---|---|---|
style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|9 | style="text-align:center;"|1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1995, 1999, 2000
|style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;" rowspan="1"|2
|Edmonton Victoria SC |style="text-align:center;"|7 | style="text-align:center;"|2004, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017
|style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"|2002, 2010 |
style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;" rowspan="1"|3
|Surrey Marlins SC |style="text-align:center;"|3 | style="text-align:center;"|1991, 1992, 1993
|style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;" rowspan="5"|4
|Coquitlam SC Strikers / Coquitlam SC Strikers |style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"|1987, 1990
|style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|1988 |
Nepean United
|style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"|1997, 1998
|style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
Surrey United SC
|style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"|2006, 2011
|style="text-align:center;"|6 | style="text-align:center;"|2007, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018 |
Royal-Sélect Beauport
|style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"|2016, 2019
|style="text-align:center;"|3 | style="text-align:center;"|2011, 2013, 2015 |
St. John's Holy Cross FC
|style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"|2022, 2023
|style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;" rowspan="11"|9
|Dorval United SC |style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|1989
|style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC Strikers
|style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|1994
|style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
Vancouver UBC Alumni
|style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|1996
|style="text-align:center;"|4 | style="text-align:center;"|1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 |
Burnaby Canadians
|style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|2001
|style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
Oakville SC
|style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|2002
|style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"|1987, 1989 |
Halifax Athens United
|style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|2003
|style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|2004 |
Dynamo Québec
|style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|2007
|style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
Halifax City SC
|style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|2008
|style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|1996 |
Halifax Dunbrack SC
|style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|2010
|style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
North London Galaxy
|style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|2012
|style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|2008 |
Scarborough GS United
|style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|2018
|style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;" rowspan="15"|20
|London Concorde SC |style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|1982 |
Halifax Econo Colour
|style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|1983 |
James Bay
|style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|1984 |
Richmond Kornerkicks
|style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"|1985, 1986 |
Dartmouth City Mazda
|style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|3 | style="text-align:center;"|1990, 1991, 1992 |
Lethbridge Chargers SC
|style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"|1993, 1994 |
Victoria Gorge FC
|style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|1995 |
Sackville Scotia Olympics
|style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|2001 |
FC Sélect Rive-Sude
|style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|2003 |
Eliot River
|style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|2005 |
Coquitlam FC
|style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|2006 |
Richmond FC
|style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|2016 |
Edmonton Northwest United SC
|style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|2019 |
London Alliance FC Galaxy
|style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|2022 |
Griffons CS Mont-Royal Outremont
|style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|2023 |
=Most titles by player (1982 to 2023)=
References
{{Reflist}}
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