# 2025 Canadian Championship

The 2025 Canadian Championship (French: Championnat canadien 2025) will be the eighteenth edition of the Canadian Championship, the premier men's domestic cup competition in Canadian soccer, and the 24th competition staged to determine the winner of the Voyageurs Cup. It will feature all eleven professional men's soccer teams in Canada, from Major League Soccer and the Canadian Premier League, along with the champions of the four semi-professional League1 Canada competitions: Edmonton Scottish, FC Laval, TSS FC Rovers, and Scrosoppi FC. This tournament will mark the first Voyageurs Cup campaign for Edmonton Scottish and Scrosoppi FC.

## Format

The tournament will consist of four rounds with the quarter-finals and semi-finals being two legs, and the preliminary round and the finals being single legs. The winner of the 2024 Canadian Championship, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, received a bye to the quarter-finals; the remaining fourteen teams will begin the competition in the preliminary round. Hosting privileges up to the semi-finals are determined based on the Canadian Championship ranking index.

### Dates

| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| Preliminary round | December 12 | April 29 – May 7 | April 29 – May 7 |
| Quarter-finals | December 12 | May | July |
| Semi-finals | TBA | August | September |
| Final | TBA | October 1 | October 1 |

### Teams

Canadian Premier League Major League Soccer League1 Canada
| Rank | League | Team | Location | Entry round | App. | Previous best (last) |
| 1 | Major League Soccer | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Vancouver, BC | Quarter-finals | 17th | Winners (2024) |
| 2 | Major League Soccer | Toronto FC | Toronto, Ontario | Preliminary round | 18th | Winners (2020) |
| 3 | Major League Soccer | CF Montréal | Montreal, Quebec | Preliminary round | 17th | Winners (2021) |
| 4 | Canadian Premier League | Forge FC | Hamilton, Ontario | Preliminary round | 7th | Runners-up (2020) |
| 5 | Canadian Premier League | Pacific FC | Langford, BC | Preliminary round | 6th | Semi-finals (2024) |
| 6 | Canadian Premier League | York United FC | Toronto, Ontario | Preliminary round | 6th | Semi-finals (2022) |
| 7 | Canadian Premier League | Cavalry FC | Foothills County, Alberta | Preliminary round | 6th | Semi-finals (2019) |
| 8 | Canadian Premier League | Atlético Ottawa | Ottawa, Ontario | Preliminary round | 5th | Quarter-finals (2024) |
| 9 | Canadian Premier League | HFX Wanderers FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Preliminary round | 6th | Quarter-finals (2022) |
| 10 | Canadian Premier League | Valour FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Preliminary round | 6th | Quarter-finals (2021) |
| 11 | Canadian Premier League | Vancouver FC | Langley, BC | Preliminary round | 3rd | Preliminary round (2024) |
| 12 | League1 Canada (division champions) | TSS FC Rovers (L1BC) | Burnaby, BC | Preliminary round | 3rd | Quarter-finals (2023) |
| 13 | League1 Canada (division champions) | FC Laval (L1Q) | Laval, Quebec | Preliminary round | 2nd | Preliminary round (2023) |
| 14 | League1 Canada (division champions) | Scrosoppi FC (L1O) | Milton, Ontario | Preliminary round | 1st | — |
| 15 | League1 Canada (division champions) | Edmonton Scottish (L1AB) | Edmonton, Alberta | Preliminary round | 1st | — |

## Draw

Canada Soccer will conduct two draws to determine the matchups of the tournament: one draw to determine the preliminary round and quarter-final matchups, and another to determine the semi-final and final rounds.

### First draw

The first draw to determine preliminary round matchups and the pathway through the quarter-finals was conducted on December 12, 2024. Teams were separated into east and west regions for the draw, and semi-pro teams could not be drawn against each other in the preliminary round. Vancouver Whitecaps FC were given a bye to the quarter-finals as 2024 champions.
| West | West semi-pro | East | East semi-pro | Bye |
| Cavalry FCPacific FCValour FCVancouver FC | Edmonton ScottishTSS FC Rovers | Atlético OttawaCF MontréalForge FCHFX Wanderers FCToronto FCYork United FC | FC LavalScrosoppi FC | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |

## Bracket

For two-legged ties, the team listed above in the bracket will host the second match.
| Preliminary roundsingle match | Preliminary roundsingle match | Preliminary roundsingle match | Preliminary roundsingle match | Quarter-finalstwo-legged tie | Quarter-finalstwo-legged tie | Finalsingle match |
| | | | | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | |
| Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg, MB | | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Valour FC | Valour FC | Valour FC | 0 | | |
| TSS FC Rovers | TSS FC Rovers | TSS FC Rovers | | | |
| Langford, BC | Langford, BC | Langford, BC | Langford, BC | | |
| Pacific FC | Pacific FC | Pacific FC | 0 | | |
| Vancouver FC | Vancouver FC | Vancouver FC | | | |
| Foothills County, AB | Foothills County, AB | Foothills County, AB | Foothills County, AB | | |
| Cavalry FC | Cavalry FC | Cavalry FC | 0 | | |
| Edmonton Scottish | Edmonton Scottish | Edmonton Scottish | | | | |
| Edmonton Scottish | Edmonton Scottish | Edmonton Scottish | | | | 0 |
| Ottawa, ON | Ottawa, ON | Ottawa, ON | Ottawa, ON | | | | 0 |
| Atlético Ottawa | Atlético Ottawa | Atlético Ottawa | 0 | | | |
| Scrosoppi FC | Scrosoppi FC | Scrosoppi FC | | | | |
| Toronto, ON | Toronto, ON | Toronto, ON | Toronto, ON | | | | |
| York United FC | York United FC | York United FC | 0 | | | |
| FC Laval | FC Laval | FC Laval | | | | |
| Toronto, ON | Toronto, ON | Toronto, ON | Toronto, ON | | | | |
| Toronto FC | Toronto FC | Toronto FC | 0 | | |
| CF Montréal | CF Montréal | CF Montréal | | | |
| Hamilton, ON | Hamilton, ON | Hamilton, ON | Hamilton, ON | | |
| Forge FC | Forge FC | Forge FC | 0 | | |
| HFX Wanderers FC | HFX Wanderers FC | HFX Wanderers FC | | | |

## Preliminary round
### Summary

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Valour FC | Match 1 | TSS FC Rovers |
| Pacific FC | Match 2 | Vancouver FC |
| Cavalry FC | Match 3 | Edmonton Scottish |
| Atlético Ottawa | Match 4 | Scrosoppi FC |
| York United FC | Match 5 | FC Laval |
| Toronto FC | Match 6 | CF Montréal |
| Forge FC | Match 7 | HFX Wanderers FC |

### Matches
## Quarter-finals
### Summary

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Series 1 | Winner match 1 | – | – |
| Winner match 2 | Series 2 | Winner match 3 | – | – |
| Winner match 4 | Series 3 | Winner match 5 | – | – |
| Winner match 6 | Series 4 | Winner match 7 | – | – |

## Semi-finals
### Summary

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Redrawn team | Series 5 | Redrawn team | – | – |
| Redrawn team | Series 6 | Redrawn team | – | – |