# 2008 Canadian Championship

The 2008 Canadian Championship (officially the Nutrilite Canadian Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the first edition of the Canadian Championship – Canada's domestic cup competition. The soccer tournament took place in the cities of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver from May to July, 2008.
The tournament consisted of a home and away series between each team for a total of six games. Participating teams were the Montreal Impact, Toronto FC, and the Vancouver Whitecaps. The winner of the tournament, Montreal, gained entry into the qualifying round of the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League, where they played against the Nicaraguan representative Real Estelí in a home and away series to determine entrance to the group stages.
The Montreal Impact were awarded the Voyageurs Cup trophy as winners of the tournament, the seventh occasion it had been presented.

## Media coverage

The 2008 Canadian Championship was broadcast by the CBC. Games were broadcast on CBC Bold and online at CBC Sports. Nigel Reed and Jason de Vos provided commentary for the games.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MTL | TOR | VAN |
| 1 | Montreal Impact (C) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Toronto FC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 |
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — |

## Schedule

| Montreal Impact | Toronto FC |
| DF | 15 | Patrick Leduc (c) | | |
| DF | 16 | Stefano Pesoli | 37' 52' | |
| DF | 24 | Simon Gatti | | |
| DF | 33 | Adam Braz | | |
| MF | 7 | David Testo | | |
| MF | 17 | Joey Gjertsen | | |
| MF | 18 | Leonardo Di Lorenzo | | 24' |
| MF | 19 | Pato Aguilera | 59' | |
| FW | 9 | Rocco Placentino | | 58' |
| FW | 21 | Dwight Barnett | | 79' |
| Substitutes ||||
| MF | 23 | Antonio Ribeiro | | 24' |
| DF | 6 | Alex Surprenant | | 58' |
| FW | 11 | Severino Jefferson | | 79' |
| Manager ||||
| Nick De Santis ||||
| DF | 4 | Marco Vélez | | |
| DF | 11 | Jim Brennan (c) | 32' | |
| DF | 16 | Marvell Wynne | | |
| DF | 28 | Olivier Tebily | | |
| MF | 5 | Kevin Harmse | 50' | |
| MF | 10 | Rohan Ricketts | | |
| MF | 32 | Laurent Robert | | |
| MF | 33 | Carl Robinson | | |
| FW | 9 | Danny Dichio | | 41' |
| FW | 96 | Jeff Cunningham | | |
| Substitutes ||||
| FW | 23 | Jarrod Smith | | 41' |
| Manager ||||
| John Carver ||||

### Man of the Match

    Rocco Placentino / Marco Vélez

### Assistant referees

    Joe Fletcher Amato DeLuca

### Fourth official

    Carol-Anne Chénard
| Montreal Impact | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| DF | 5 | Nevio Pizzolito | |
| DF | 24 | Simon Gatti | |
| DF | 26 | Cédric Joqueviel | 77' |
| DF | 33 | Adam Braz | |
| MF | 7 | David Testo | |
| MF | 9 | Rocco Placentino | 46' |
| MF | 15 | Patrick Leduc (c) | |
| MF | 17 | Joey Gjertsen | 59' |
| MF | 20 | Mauro Biello | |
| FW | 11 | Severino Jefferson | |
| Substitutes ||||
| MF | 18 | Leonardo Di Lorenzo | 46' |
| FW | 14 | Sita-Taty Matondo | 59' |
| DF | 2 | Davy Uwimana | 77' |
| Manager ||||
| John Limniatis ||||
| DF | 8 | Steve Kindel | | |
| DF | 15 | Omar Jarun | 23' | |
| DF | 19 | Chris Pozniak | | |
| DF | 24 | Lyle Martin | | |
| MF | 7 | Martin Nash | | |
| MF | 9 | Alfredo Valente | | 60' |
| MF | 22 | Takashi Hirano | | 77' |
| MF | 25 | Justin Moose | | |
| FW | 3 | Nick Webb | | 46' |
| FW | 26 | Jason Jordan | | |
| Substitutes ||||
| MF | 14 | Tony Donatelli | | 46' |
| DF | 28 | Diaz Kambere | | 60' |
| MF | 29 | Admir Salihović | | 77' |
| Manager ||||
| Teitur Thordarson ||||

### Man of the Match

    Joey Gjertsen / Jason Jordan

### Assistant referees

    Pierre Cantave Héctor Vergara

### Fourth official

    Jonathan Lavergne
| Vancouver Whitecaps | Montreal Impact |
| DF | 2 | Jeff Clarke | | |
| DF | 4 | Adrian Cann | 40' | |
| DF | 19 | Chris Pozniak | | 46' |
| DF | 24 | Lyle Martin | | |
| MF | 7 | Martin Nash | | |
| MF | 8 | Steve Kindel | | |
| MF | 22 | Takashi Hirano | | |
| MF | 25 | Justin Moose | | 75' |
| FW | 11 | Nicholas Addlery | | 75' |
| FW | 16 | Eduardo Sebrango | | |
| Substitutes ||||
| DF | 28 | Diaz Kambere | | 45' |
| MF | 9 | Alfredo Valente | | 75' |
| FW | 26 | Jason Jordan | | 75' |
| Manager ||||
| Teitur Thordarson ||||
| DF | 5 | Nevio Pizzolitto | | |
| DF | 16 | Stefano Pesoli | | |
| DF | 24 | Simon Gatti | | |
| DF | 33 | Adam Braz | | |
| MF | 7 | David Testo | 38' | |
| MF | 9 | Rocco Placentino | | 83' |
| MF | 15 | Patrick Leduc | 58' | |
| MF | 18 | Leonardo Di Lorenzo | 33' | |
| FW | 10 | Roberto Brown | 54' | 67' |
| FW | 11 | Severino Jefferson | | 55' |
| Substitutes ||||
| DF | 17 | Joey Gjertsen | | 55' |
| MF | 8 | Gabriel Gervais | | 67' |
| FW | 14 | Sita-Taty Matondo | | 83' |
| Manager ||||
| John Limniatis ||||

### Man of the Match

    Steve Kindel / David Testo

### Assistant referees

    Darren Clark Martin Reid

### Fourth official

    Paul Ward
| Toronto FC | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| DF | 4 | Marco Vélez | | |
| DF | 11 | Jim Brennan (c) | 11' | |
| DF | 14 | Tyrone Marshall | | |
| DF | 16 | Marvell Wynne | | |
| MF | 6 | Maurice Edu | | |
| MF | 10 | Rohan Ricketts | | 46' |
| MF | 33 | Carl Robinson | | |
| FW | 9 | Danny Dichio | | 46' |
| FW | 20 | Amado Guevara | 23' | |
| FW | 32 | Laurent Robert | | 46' |
| Substitutes ||||
| FW | 23 | Jarrod Smith | | 46' |
| DF | 3 | Julius James | | 46' |
| FW | 96 | Jeff Cunningham | 82' | 46' |
| Manager ||||
| John Carver ||||
| DF | 8 | Jeff Clarke | | |
| DF | 15 | Steve Kindel | | |
| DF | 2 | Omar Jarun | | |
| DF | 24 | Lyle Martin | | |
| MF | 7 | Martin Nash | 7' | |
| MF | 9 | Alfredo Valente | | 74' |
| MF | 22 | Takashi Hirano | | 66' |
| MF | 25 | Justin Moose | 45+' | |
| FW | 11 | Nicholas Addlery | 88' | |
| FW | 16 | Eduardo Sebrango | | 75' |
| Substitutes ||||
| DF | 28 | Diaz Kambere | | 66' |
| MF | 23 | Vicente Arze | | 74' |
| FW | 32 | Charles Gbeke | | 75' |
| Manager ||||
| Teitur Thordarson ||||

### Man of the Match

    Carl Robinson / Martin Nash

### Assistant referees

    Amato DeLuca Joe Fletcher

### Fourth official

    Silviu Petrescu
| Vancouver Whitecaps | Toronto FC |
| DF | 2 | Jeff Clarke | | |
| DF | 15 | Omar Jarun | | |
| DF | 22 | Takashi Hirano | | |
| DF | 24 | Lyle Martin | | |
| MF | 7 | Martin Nash | | |
| MF | 8 | Steve Kindel | 63' | |
| MF | 9 | Alfredo Valente | | 75' |
| MF | 25 | Justin Moose | | 72' |
| FW | 11 | Nicholas Addlery | | 72' |
| FW | 16 | Eduardo Sebrango | | |
| Substitutes ||||
| DF | 28 | Diaz Kambere | | 72' |
| FW | 26 | Jason Jordan | | 72' |
| MF | 23 | Vicente Arze | | 75' |
| Manager ||||
| Teitur Thordarson ||||
| DF | 3 | Julius James | | |
| DF | 4 | Marco Vélez | 66' | 85' |
| DF | 14 | Tyrone Marshall | | |
| DF | 16 | Marvell Wynne | | |
| MF | 6 | Maurice Edu | | |
| MF | 10 | Rohan Ricketts | | |
| MF | 32 | Laurent Robert | | 80' |
| MF | 33 | Carl Robinson | | |
| FW | 20 | Amado Guevara | | |
| FW | 96 | Jeff Cunningham | | |
| Substitutes ||||
| FW | 14 | Jarrod Smith | | 80' |
| MF | 5 | Kevin Harmse | | 85' |
| Manager ||||
| John Carver ||||

### Man of the Match

    Eduardo Sebrango / Rohan Ricketts

### Assistant referees

    Darren Clark Martin Reid

### Fourth official

    Paul Ward
| Toronto FC | Montreal Impact |
| DF | 4 | Marco Vélez | 86' |
| DF | 11 | Jim Brennan (c) | |
| DF | 14 | Tyrone Marshall | |
| DF | 16 | Marvell Wynne | |
| MF | 6 | Maurice Edu | |
| MF | 10 | Rohan Ricketts | |
| MF | 20 | Amado Guevara | |
| MF | 32 | Laurent Robert | |
| MF | 33 | Carl Robinson | |
| FW | 7 | Abdus Ibrahim | 68' |
| Substitutes ||||
| FW | 96 | Jeff Cunningham | 68' |
| DF | 3 | Julius James | 86' |
| Manager ||||
| John Carver ||||
| DF | 5 | Nevio Pizzolitto | | |
| DF | 16 | Stefano Pesoli | | |
| DF | 24 | Simon Gatti | 38' | |
| DF | 33 | Adam Braz | 53' | 73' |
| MF | 7 | David Testo | | |
| MF | 9 | Rocco Placentino | 40' | 64' |
| MF | 15 | Patrick Leduc | | |
| MF | 17 | Joey Gjertsen | | 84' |
| MF | 18 | Leonardo Di Lorenzo | | |
| FW | 10 | Roberto Brown | 90+2' | |
| Substitutes ||||
| FW | 14 | Sita-Taty Matondo | | 64' |
| MF | 26 | Cedric Joqueviel | | 73' |
| MF | 23 | Antonio Ribeiro | | 84' |
| Manager ||||
| John Limniatis ||||

### Man of the Match

    Rohan Ricketts / Roberto Brown

### Assistant referees

    Joe Fletcher Daniel Belleau

### Fourth official

    Steven DePiero

## Top goalscorers

| Pos | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Eduardo Sebrango | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 |
| 1 | Roberto Brown | Montreal Impact | 2 |
| 1 | Rohan Ricketts | Toronto FC | 2 |
| 4 | Maurice Edu | Toronto FC | 1 |
| 4 | Joey Gjertsen | Montreal Impact | 1 |
| 4 | Severino Jefferson | Montreal Impact | 1 |
| 4 | Martin Nash | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1 |
| 4 | David Testo | Montreal Impact | 1 |
| 4 | Marco Vélez | Toronto FC | 1 |