# 2018 Canadian Championship final

The 2018 Canadian Championship Final was the deciding series of the 2018 Canadian Championship. The series was contested by rivals Toronto FC and the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer. It was the fourth final series to be played between Vancouver and Toronto, with Toronto having won all previous encounters. Toronto FC successfully defended their 2017 title with a 7–4 aggregate victory over Vancouver, obtaining their seventh national championship title and qualifying for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.

## Teams

| Team | League | City | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | MLS (West) | Vancouver, British Columbia | 5 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016) |
| Toronto FC | MLS (East) | Toronto, Ontario | 5 (2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017) |

## Path to the final
### Vancouver Whitecaps FC

The Whitecaps had a bye into the semi-finals where they met fellow MLS side Montreal Impact. After losing their first match in Montreal by one goal, Vancouver would make a comeback in the second leg with an early goal from Yordy Reyna and winning penalty kick from Kei Kamara.

### Toronto FC

As the defending champions, Toronto FC gained a bye to the semi-finals where they would have to play the winner of the second qualifying round. In the semi-finals, they cruised past the Ottawa Fury FC winning both legs of the series. However, Toronto FC were forced to terminate the status of their Inebriatti supporters' group for setting fire to TD Place Stadium during the away match.

### Results summary

| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Round | Toronto FC | Toronto FC | Toronto FC | Toronto FC |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Round | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | First qualifying round | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Second qualifying round | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Montreal Impact | 2–1 | 0–1 (A) | 2–0 (H) | Semifinals | Ottawa Fury FC | 4–0 | 1–0 (A) | 3–0 (H) |

## Match details
### First leg

| Whitecaps FC | Toronto FC |
Starters: :
| GK | 1 | Stefan Marinovic |
| RB | 28 | Jake Nerwinski |
| CB | 4 | Kendall Waston (c) |
| CB | 2 | Doneil Henry |
| LB | 17 | Marcel de Jong |
| RM | 13 | Cristian Techera | 46' |
| CM | 31 | Russell Teibert |
| CM | 8 | Felipe Martins | 45+1' |
| LM | 67 | Alphonso Davies | 87' |
| FW | 29 | Yordy Reyna |
| FW | 23 | Kei Kamara | 67' |
| Substitutes: |||
| MF | 20 | Brek Shea | 87' |
| MF | 66 | Ali Ghazal | 46' |
| FW | 19 | Erik Hurtado | 67' |
| FW | 11 | Nicolás Mezquida |
| DF | 3 | Sean Franklin |
| FW | 9 | Anthony Blondell |
| GK | 12 | Brian Rowe |
| Manager: Carl Robinson |||
Starters: :
| GK | 1 | Clint Irwin |
| RB | 13 | Eriq Zavaleta |
| CB | 6 | Nick Hagglund |
| LB | 23 | Chris Mavinga | | 46' |
| RM | 96 | Auro Jr. | | 64' |
| LCM | 18 | Marky Delgado |
| CM | 4 | Michael Bradley (c) |
| RCM | 21 | Jonathan Osorio |
| LM | 5 | Ashtone Morgan | | 71' |
| FW | 87 | Tosaint Ricketts |
| FW | 17 | Jozy Altidore |
| Substitutes: |||
| DF | 2 | Justin Morrow | 78' | 46' |
| MF | 54 | Ryan Telfer | | 64' |
| DF | 12 | Jason Hernandez | | 71' |
| FW | 22 | Jordan Hamilton |
| GK | 25 | Alex Bono |
| MF | 27 | Liam Fraser |
| FW | 11 | Jon Bakero |
| Manager: Greg Vanney |||

### Second leg

| Toronto FC | Whitecaps FC |
Starters: :
| GK | 1 | Clint Irwin |
| RB | 2 | Justin Morrow |
| CB | 13 | Eriq Zavaleta |
| CB | 23 | Chris Mavinga | 63' |
| LB | 5 | Ashtone Morgan |
| RM | 14 | Jay Chapman |
| CM | 4 | Michael Bradley (c) |
| LM | 21 | Jonathan Osorio | 78' |
| AM | 18 | Marky Delgado |
| FW | 10 | Sebastian Giovinco | 67' |
| FW | 17 | Jozy Altidore |
| Substitutes: |||
| DF | 6 | Nick Hagglund | 63' |
| MF | 54 | Ryan Telfer | 67' |
| FW | 87 | Tosaint Ricketts | 78' |
| GK | 25 | Alex Bono |
| MF | 46 | Tsubasa Endoh |
| DF | 9 | Gregory van der Wiel |
| Manager: Greg Vanney |||
Starters: :
| GK | 1 | Stefan Marinovic |
| RB | 28 | Jake Nerwinski |
| CB | 4 | Kendall Waston (c) |
| CB | 2 | Doneil Henry |
| LB | 17 | Marcel de Jong |
| RM | 13 | Cristian Techera | 51' |
| CM | 66 | Ali Ghazal |
| CM | 31 | Russell Teibert |
| LM | 67 | Alphonso Davies | 51' |
| FW | 29 | Yordy Reyna |
| FW | 23 | Kei Kamara | 63' |
| Substitutes: |||
| MF | 20 | Brek Shea | 51' |
| FW | 11 | Nicolás Mezquida | 51' |
| FW | 19 | Erik Hurtado | 63' |
| GK | 12 | Brian Rowe |
| MF | 6 | Efrain Juarez |
| DF | 3 | Sean Franklin |
| FW | 9 | Anthony Blondell |
| Manager: Carl Robinson |||