2018 Canadian Championship
# 2018 Canadian Championship

The 2018 Canadian Championship was a soccer tournament hosted and organized by the Canadian Soccer Association. It was the eleventh edition of the annual Canadian Championship. Toronto FC won the competition for the third consecutive year and qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.

The 2018 edition saw the invitation of the champions of League1 Ontario (L1O) and Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (PLSQ). FC Edmonton suspended operations and did not take part in the Championship this year. As a result, a new format was adopted which saw the L1O and PLSQ champions, the Oakville Blue Devils and A.S. Blainville, enter in a new first qualifying round. As winners of the first qualifying round, AS Blainville played Ottawa Fury FC in the second qualifying round, and the winner of that match, Ottawa Fury, joined the MLS teams in the semi-final round. With six teams, the 2018 edition was the largest edition of the championship to date.

## Qualified clubs

| Club | Location | League | Previous best | Prior appearances |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| A.S. Blainville | Blainville, Quebec | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | N/A | 0 |
| Montreal Impact | Montreal, Quebec | Major League Soccer | Champions: 3 | 10 |
| Oakville Blue Devils | Oakville, Ontario | League1 Ontario | N/A | 0 |
| Ottawa Fury | Ottawa, Ontario | United Soccer League | Semi-finals: 2 | 4 |
| Toronto FC | Toronto, Ontario | Major League Soccer | Champions: 6 | 10 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Vancouver, British Columbia | Major League Soccer | Champions: 1 | 10 |

Statistics include previous incarnations of the Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps.

### Distribution

Distribution of teams for 2018 Canadian Championship :

| Round | Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from previous round |
| - | - | - |
| First qualifying round (2 teams) | 1 champion of League1 Ontario 1 champion of Première ligue de soccer du Québec | |
| Second qualifying round (2 teams) | 1 United Soccer League team | 1 winner from the first qualifying round |
| Semifinals (4 teams) | 3 Major League Soccer teams | 1 winner from the second qualifying round |
| Final (2 teams) | | 2 winners from the semifinals |

## Tournament bracket

| First Qualifying Round June 6–13 | First Qualifying Round June 6–13 | First Qualifying Round June 6–13 | First Qualifying Round June 6–13 | Second Qualifying Round June 20–27 | Second Qualifying Round June 20–27 | Second Qualifying Round June 20–27 | Second Qualifying Round June 20–27 | Semifinals July 18–25 | Semifinals July 18–25 | Semifinals July 18–25 | Semifinals July 18–25 | Final August 8–15 | Final August 8–15 | Final August 8–15 | Final August 8–15 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | | | | Toronto FC | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | Ottawa Fury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | Ottawa Fury | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | A.S. Blainville | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Oakville Blue Devils | 1 | 0 | 1 | A.S. Blainville | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| A.S. Blainville | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A.S. Blainville | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Toronto FC | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Montreal Impact | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Matches

### First qualifying round

A.S. Blainville won 3–1 on aggregate.

### Second qualifying round

Ottawa Fury FC won 2–0 on aggregate.

### Semifinals

Toronto FC won 4–0 on aggregate.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 2–1 on aggregate.

### Final

Toronto FC won 7–4 on aggregate.

## Goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | By round | By round | By round | By round | By round | By round | By round | By round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | 1Q1 | 1Q2 | 2Q1 | 2Q2 | SF1 | SF2 | F1 | F2 |
| 1 | Jozy Altidore | Toronto FC | 3 | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 1 | Jonathan Osorio | Toronto FC | 3 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1 | Kei Kamara | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Diyaeddine Abzi | A.S. Blainville | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ayo Akinola | Toronto FC | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 4 | Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto FC | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 4 | Jordan Hamilton | Toronto FC | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 4 | Carl Haworth | Ottawa Fury | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | Erik Hurtado | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | |
| 4 | Pierre-Rudolph Mayard | A.S. Blainville | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Anthony Novak | Oakville Blue Devils | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Yordy Reyna | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 4 | Tosaint Ricketts | Toronto FC | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 4 | Brek Shea | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 4 | Alejandro Silva | Montreal Impact | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Mitchell Syla | A.S. Blainville | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Tony Taylor | Ottawa Fury | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | |
