# 2007 Open Canada Cup

The 2007 Open Canada Cup was the 10th edition of the Canadian Soccer League's open league cup tournament running from July through early September. Trois-Rivières Attak defeated Columbus Clan F.C. 3-0 in the final played at Cove Road Stadium, London, Ontario. It was the Attak's first Open Canada Cup title and marked the first time in the tournament's history where a Quebec club won. The 2007 tournament was significant as it featured for the first time professional and amateur teams from Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia.
The British Columbia teams had their own regional qualifying matches with the winner of the British Columbia Provincial Soccer Championship the Columbus Clan F.C. receiving a bye to the semi-finals. All CSL clubs competed in the competition with the exception of Toronto Croatia which opted out in order to compete in the Croatian World Club Championship and the annual Croatian-North American Soccer Tournament. The remaining Ontario club were from the Ontario Soccer League, Ottawa Carleton Soccer League, and the Western Ontario Soccer League. With the exception of Trois-Rivières the remaining Quebec club Jean-Talon 2007 represented the Concordia Regional Soccer League. London City were awarded the hosting rights to the semi-final, and final. As the host club London City were given a wild card match if they were defeated in the earlier rounds.

## Qualification

| Enter in preliminary round | Enter in Second Round | Enter in Third Round | Enter in Semi-final |
| OSL/CRSL/OCSL/WOSL 1 teams/1 team/1 team/1 team | CSL 9 teams | CSL 9 teams | VMSL 1 team |
| Ontario Soccer League Scarborough GS United Concordia Regional Soccer League Jean-Talon 2007 Ottawa Carleton Soccer League Capital City Ambassadors Western Ontario Soccer League AEK London | Canadian Soccer League Canadian Lions Italia Shooters North York Astros Portuguese Supra Serbian White Eagles St. Catharines Wolves Trois-Rivières Attak Windsor Border Stars | Canadian Soccer League London City | Vancouver Metro Soccer League Columbus Clan F.C. |

## Open Canada Cup bracket

| First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| | | | | | | September 1 – London, ON | September 1 – London, ON | |
| | | | | | | Columbus Clan FC | 4 |
| | | | | | | Windsor Border Stars | 3 |
| | | Portuguese Supra | 2 | | | | |
| | | Canadian Lions | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Portuguese Supra | 0 | | |
| | | | | Windsor Border Stars | 4 | | |
| | | St. Catharines Wolves | 1 | | | | |
| | | Windsor Border Stars | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | September 3 – London, ON | September 3 – London, ON |
| | | | | | | | | Columbus Clan FC | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | Trois-Rivieres Attak | 3 |
| | | Italia Shooters | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | GS United | 0 | | | | | | |
| GS United (p) | 1 (3) | GS United | 0 | | | | | | |
| AEK London | 1 (0) | | | | | | | | |
| AEK London | 1 (0) | | | Italia Shooters | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | North York Astros | 0 | | | | |
| | | Serbian White Eagles | 3 (4) | | | | | | |
| | | North York Astros (p) | 3 (5) | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | September 1 – London, ON | September 1 – London, ON | | |
| | | | | | | Italia Shooters | 0 | | |
| | | | | | | Trois-Rivieres Attak | 1 |
| | | Trois-Rivières Attak | 3 | | | | |
| | | Jean-Talon 2007 | 1 | | | | |
| Jean-Talon 2007 | 5 | Jean-Talon 2007 | 1 | | | | |
| Capital City Ambassadors | 1 | | | | | | |
| Capital City Ambassadors | 1 | | | Trois-Rivières Attak | 6 | | |
| | | | | London City | 0 | | |
| Wildcard | Wildcard |
| August 31 – London, ON | August 31 – London, ON |
| London City | 2 |
| Italia Shooters | 4 |
* ↑ Had to play in Wildcard match despite winning
* ↑ Qualified for Wildcard match due to hosting rights

## Finals

| GK | 1 | Geoff Ayi-Bonte | 74' |
| RB | 6 | Blair Robertson |
| CB | 5 | Tony Gaita (c) |
| CB | 4 | Jonathan Poli |
| LB | 7 | Frank Mollica | 78' |
| RM | 19 | Carmen D'Onofrio | 78' |
| CM | 23 | Craig Richards |
| CM | 17 | Tiarnan King | |
| LM | 9 | Steve Deblasio | 86' |
| ST | 21 | Tino Cucca | 82' |
| ST | 18 | Joe Scigliano |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 0 | Carlo Bertelli | 74' |
| MF | 10 | Gino Gaita | 78' |
| DF | 12 | Devin Mathews | 78' |
| DF | 14 | Rob Mascitti |
| MF | 16 | Sal Cuccione | 82' |
| FW | 20 | Paul Jordan | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Carmen D'Onofrio ||
| GK | 22 | Jon Paul Piques | 84' |
| RB | 2 | Peter Eustache |
| CB | 5 | Cedric Joqueviel |
| CB | 3 | Hicham Aaboubou |
| LB | 4 | Alex Surprenant | 81' |
| RM | 19 | Alpha Ibrahim Bah | 88' |
| CM | 17 | Joe Di Buono | 93' |
| CM | 6 | Boubacar Coulibaly (c) |
| LM | 20 | Danny Anderson | 74' |
| CF | 8 | Jean-Louis Besse | 85' |
| CF | 7 | Ibrahim Baldeh | 51' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 24 | Vincent Cournoyer | 85' |
| FW | 12 | Nicolas Lesage | 51' |
| MF | 14 | Guillaume Barrette | 93' |
| MF | 15 | Philippe Armand Kamdem | 88' |
| MF | 27 | Francois Boivin | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Marc Dos Santos ||
* Assistant referees:
* Jon Oliva
* Geoff Gamble
* Fourth official:
* Kyle McIntosh

## Top scorers

| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Aaron Byrd | Windsor Border Stars | 3 |
| 2 | Nicolas Lesage | Trois-Rivières Attak | 2 |
| | Darko Kolić | Trois-Rivières Attak | 2 |
| | Leo Incollingo | Jean-Talon 2007 | 2 |
| | Saša Viciknez | Serbian White Eagles | 2 |
| | Boubacar Coulibaly | Trois-Rivières Attak | 2 |
| | Jonathan Poli | Columbus Clan F.C. | 2 |
| | Radek Papiez | Windsor Border Stars | 2 |