# 2019 Challenge Trophy

The 2019 Challenge Trophy (French: Trophée Challenge 2019, part of the Toyota National Championships for sponsorship reasons) was the 97th edition of the Challenge Trophy, an annual cup competition contested by amateur teams in men's Canadian soccer. Ten teams played in the tournament, which took place from 9–14 October 2019 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Central City Breakers FC won the tournament on their debut, defeating Ottawa St. Anthony SC 2–0 in the final.

## Teams

Each of Canada Soccer's thirteen provincial and territorial associations can send one representative to the Challenge Trophy, with teams generally qualifying through a regional preliminary series such as an open cup or league competition.
For the 2019 tournament, nine provinces and one territory confirmed their participation.
| Province | Team | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament | Previous best performance | Ref. |
| British Columbia | Central City Breakers FC | British Columbia Provincial Championship winners | 0 (debut) | — | |
| Alberta | Edmonton Scottish | Alberta Soccer Challenge Cup winners | 10 (1972, 1979, 1987, 1992, 1996, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018) | Champions (2016) | |
| Saskatchewan | Saskatoon Revolution | Saskatchewan Open Cup winners | 1 (2018) | Third place (2018) | — |
| Manitoba | FC Winnipeg Lions | Manitoba Soccer Provincial Championship winners | 10 (1996, 1998, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) | Champions (2002) | |
| Ontario | Ottawa St. Anthony SC | Ontario Cup winners | 2 (1964, 2006) | Champions (2006) | |
| Quebec | Kodiak de Charlesbourg | Québec LSEQ playoff winners | 0 (debut) | — | — |
| New Brunswick | Fredericton Picaroons Reds | NBPSL Men's League winners | 8 (2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) | Sixth place (2007) | — |
| Nova Scotia | United Dartmouth FC | Nova Scotia Provincial Championship winners | 8 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2014, 2015) | Runners-up (1990) | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Holy Cross FC | Newfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup winners | 19 (1973, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018) | Champions (1988) | |
| Northwest Territories | YK Galaxy FC | Acclaimed | 6 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018) | Tenth place (2018) | — |
    $^1$ Bold indicates champion for that year.
    $^2$ Competed in previous tournaments as Winnipeg Sons of Italy.
    $^3$ Competed in previous tournaments as Ottawa St. Anthony's Italia FC.
    $^4$ Competed in previous tournaments as Dartmouth United Oland.
    $^5$ Competed in previous tournaments as Yellowknife FC.

## Venues

Matches were played at four different venues within the St. John's metropolitan area.
| Conception Bay South | Mount Pearl |
| Topsail Field | Smallwood Field |
| Capacity: 750 | Capacity: 2,500 |
| Topsail FieldSmallwood FieldRainbow Gully ParkKing George V Parkclass=notpageimage| Location of venues for the 2019 Challenge Trophy | |
| Portugal Cove–St. Philip's | St. John's |
| Rainbow Gully Park | King George V Park |
| Capacity: 450 | Capacity: 6,400 |

## Group stage

Competing teams are divided into two groups of five teams, playing against one another in a single round-robin and advancing to the final round based on their group positioning.
* Tie-breaking criteria for group play
* The following criteria shall be used to determine the final standings:
* Most points in all group matches;
* Greater number of points in matches between the teams concerned (head-to-head competition);
* Greater goal difference in all group matches;
* Greater number of goals scored in all group matches;
* Kicks from the penalty mark as per the Laws of the Game, at a time and place decided by the Canada Soccer General Coordinator.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Central City Breakers FC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 | Advance to final | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Edmonton Scottish | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | Advance to third place match | — | — | 1–2 | — | 2–1 |
| 3 | Fredericton Picaroons Reds | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 | Advance to fifth place match | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Holy Cross FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 4 | Advance to seventh place match | — | 2–5 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 |
| 5 | FC Winnipeg Lions | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 1 | Advance to ninth place match | — | — | 3–5 | — | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Ottawa St. Anthony SC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 12 | Advance to final | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 |
| 2 | United Dartmouth FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Advance to third place match | — | — | — | — | 5–0 |
| 3 | Kodiak de Charlesbourg | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 5 | Advance to fifth place match | — | 0–0 | — | — | 8–0 |
| 4 | Saskatoon Revolution | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 4 | Advance to seventh place match | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 10–1 |
| 5 | YK Galaxy FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 0 | Advance to ninth place match | — | — | — | — | — |

## Final round

The final round (known as Teck Finals Day for sponsorship reasons) consists of one game for each team, where they are paired with their equal-ranked opponent from the opposite group to determine a final ranking for the tournament.

## Goalscorers

There were 108 goals scored in 25 matches, for an average of 4.32 goals per match.
9 goals
* Ryan Ramjiawan
5 goals
* Shamir Lubenga
* Nathan Reis
4 goals
* Caleb Clarke
* Milad Mehrabi
* Stuart Hodges
* Marc-Olivier Kouo Dibongue
* Alexandre Perusse
3 goals
* Oshane Hylton
* Krzysztof Szulc
* Isaac Bonisteel
* Adam Miller
* Garrett Peters
2 goals
* Paul Hamilton
* Aaron Hidalgo-Mazzei
* A.J. Naumiuk
* David Itoafa
* Kenny Morrison
* Jacob Grant
* Jake Warren
* Kyle Williams
* Oscar Marshall
* Andrew Serieys
* Trevor Turner
* Jeremy-Nathaniel Tothaud-Mouandza
* David Brown
1 goal
* Sebastian Cabrera
* Sam Lam
* Anoop Sahota
* Milad Rahmati
* Boris Si
* Andrew Aitken
* Hugo Figueiredo
* Zach Harrison
* Anthony Lourenco
* Brendan Rattai
* Eseaka Kanneh
* Yosua Niyonkuru
* Jason Rouse
* Ibrahima Sanoh
* Russell Danso
* Derek Gaudet
* Callum Thompson
* Anthony Kalule
* Marco Natoli
* Ibrahim Soukary
* Pierre-Luc Chiasson
* Yann Gael Le Roy
* Julien Morissette
* Mitchell Bauche
* Sam Whiting
1 own goal
* Ryan Mackinnon (against Central City Breakers FC)
* Harry Carter (against Edmonton Scottish)
* Zach Bauld (against Ottawa St. Anthony SC)