# 2022 Canadian Championship

The 2022 Canadian Championship was the fifteenth edition of Canada's national soccer cup tournament, awarding the Voyageurs Cup. It took place from May 10 to July 26, 2022. The winners of the tournament, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, were awarded the Voyageurs Cup and earned a berth in the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.

## Format

The competition followed a similar format to the 2021 edition with ten teams starting in the preliminary round and three teams receiving byes to the quarter-finals. CF Montréal and Toronto FC received byes for being the finalists of the 2021 tournament and Pacific FC received a bye for winning the 2021 Canadian Premier League season. Each tie of the four round tournament was played as a single-leg fixture.

### Distribution

Distribution of teams for 2022 Canadian Championship :
| Round | Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from previous round |
| Preliminary round (10 teams) | 1 champion of 2021 League1 Ontario season 1 champion of 2021 Première ligue de soccer du Québec season 7 Canadian Premier League teams 1 Major League Soccer team | |
| Quarter-finals (8 teams) | 1 winner of the 2021 Canadian Premier League season 2 finalists of the 2021 Canadian Championship | 5 winners from the preliminary round |
| Semi-finals (4 teams) | | 4 winners from the quarter-finals |
| Final (2 teams) | | 2 winners from the semi-finals |

## Qualified clubs

Qualification to the Canadian Championship for 2022 was automatic for Canadian teams within Major League Soccer and for all teams within the Canadian Premier League, Canada's tier-one national league. The champions from Canada's two regional pro-am leagues (League1 Ontario and PLSQ) also qualified.
Canadian Premier League Major League Soccer Other
| Club | Location | League | Round of entry | Previous best | Prior appearances |
| Atlético Ottawa | Ottawa, Ontario | Canadian Premier League | Preliminary round | Preliminary round: 1 | 1 |
| Cavalry FC | Foothills County, Alberta | Canadian Premier League | Preliminary round | Semi-finals: 1 | 2 |
| FC Edmonton | Edmonton, Alberta | Canadian Premier League | Preliminary round | Semi-finals: 5 | 9 |
| Forge FC | Hamilton, Ontario | Canadian Premier League | Preliminary round | Runner-up: 1 | 3 |
| Guelph United FC | Guelph, Ontario | League1 Ontario | Preliminary round | first appearance | 0 |
| HFX Wanderers FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Canadian Premier League | Preliminary round | Quarter-finals: 1 | 2 |
| CF Montréal | Montreal, Quebec | Major League Soccer | Quarter-finals | Champions: 5 | 13 |
| CS Mont-Royal Outremont | Mount Royal, Quebec | Québec Premier League | Preliminary round | first appearance | 0 |
| Pacific FC | Langford, British Columbia | Canadian Premier League | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals: 1 | 2 |
| Toronto FC | Toronto, Ontario | Major League Soccer | Quarter-finals | Champions: 8 | 14 |
| Valour FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Canadian Premier League | Preliminary round | Quarter-finals: 1 | 2 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Vancouver, British Columbia | Major League Soccer | Preliminary round | Champions: 1 | 13 |
| York United FC | Toronto, Ontario | Canadian Premier League | Preliminary round | Quarter-finals: 1 | 2 |
Note
* Statistics include previous incarnations of FC Edmonton, Montreal Impact, and Vancouver Whitecaps
* Results from the 2020 Canadian Championship are included for Toronto FC and Forge FC even though the championship was played after the start of the 2022 edition

## Schedule and draw

Teams were divided into four geographical pots for the draw. In the preliminary round, teams in pot 1 were drawn with teams in pot 1 while teams in pot 2 were drawn with a team in pot 2 or pot 3. For the quarter-finals, the winners from pot 1 faced off while the winners from pot 2 and 3 were drawn against teams from pot 4. The draw also determined hosting rights for all four rounds.
| Pot 1 (West) | Pot 2 (East) | Pot 3 (East) | Pot 4 (Bye) |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC Cavalry FC FC Edmonton Valour FC | Forge FC York United FC Atlético Ottawa HFX Wanderers FC | Guelph United F.C. CS Mont-Royal Outremont | Pacific FC Toronto FC CF Montréal |
Schedule :
| Round | Date |
| First round | May 10–11 |
| Quarter-finals | May 24–25 |
| Semi-finals | June 21 |
| Final | July 26 |

## Bracket

The draw for the Canadian Championship was streamed live on OneSoccer on March 9, 2022.
| Preliminary round May 10–11 | Preliminary round May 10–11 | Quarter-finals May 24–25 | Quarter-finals May 24–25 | | Semi-finals June 22 | Semi-finals June 22 | Final July 26 | Final July 26 |
| Foothills County, AB | Foothills County, AB | | | | | |
| Cavalry FC | 2 | | | | | |
| Cavalry FC | 2 | Foothills County, AB | Foothills County, AB | | | | |
| FC Edmonton | 1 | Foothills County, AB | Foothills County, AB | | | |
| FC Edmonton | 1 | Cavalry FC | 1 (3) | | | |
| Vancouver, BC | Vancouver, BC | | Cavalry FC | 1 (3) | | | |
| Vancouver, BC | Vancouver, BC | Vancouver Whitecaps FC (p) | 1 (5) | | | |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC (p) | 1 (5) | | | |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 | | | | Vancouver, BC | Vancouver, BC | |
| Valour FC | 0 | | | | Vancouver, BC | Vancouver, BC |
| Valour FC | 0 | | | | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 |
| | | | | | York United | 1 |
| | | Langford, BC | Langford, BC | | | | |
| | | Pacific FC | 2 (3) | | | |
| Ottawa, ON | Ottawa, ON | | Pacific FC | 2 (3) | | | |
| Ottawa, ON | Ottawa, ON | York United (p) | 2 (4) | | | |
| Atlético Ottawa | 1 (6) | York United (p) | 2 (4) | | | |
| Atlético Ottawa | 1 (6) | | | | | | Vancouver, BC | Vancouver, BC |
| York United (p) | 1 (7) | | | | | | Vancouver, BC | Vancouver, BC |
| York United (p) | 1 (7) | | | | | | Vancouver Whitecaps FC (p) | 1 (5) |
| Guelph, ON | Guelph, ON | | | | | | | Vancouver Whitecaps FC (p) | 1 (5) |
| Guelph, ON | Guelph, ON | | | | | | Toronto FC | 1 (3) |
| Guelph United | 0 | | | | | | Toronto FC | 1 (3) |
| Guelph United | 0 | Halifax, NS | Halifax, NS | | | | | |
| HFX Wanderers | 2 | Halifax, NS | Halifax, NS | | | | | |
| HFX Wanderers | 2 | HFX Wanderers | 1 | | | | | |
| | | Toronto FC | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Toronto, ON | Toronto, ON | | | |
| | | | | | Toronto FC | 4 | | |
| | | | | | CF Montréal | 0 |
| | | Montreal, QC | Montreal, QC | | | | |
| | | CF Montréal | 3 | | | |
| Hamilton, ON | Hamilton, ON | | CF Montréal | 3 | | | |
| Hamilton, ON | Hamilton, ON | Forge FC | 0 | | | |
| Forge FC | 2 | Forge FC | 0 | | | |
| Mont-Royal Outremont | 0 | | | | | |

## Preliminary round
### Summary

The preliminary round matches were played on May 10 and 11, 2022.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Guelph United | 0–2 | HFX Wanderers FC |
| Atlético Ottawa | 1–1 (6–7 p) | York United |
| Cavalry FC | 2–1 | FC Edmonton |
| Forge FC | 2–0 | Mont-Royal Outremont |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–0 | Valour FC |

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

The quarter-final matches were played on May 24 and 25, 2022.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Cavalry FC | 1–1 (3–5 p) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Pacific FC | 2–2 (3–4 p) | York United |
| CF Montréal | 3–0 | Forge FC |
| HFX Wanderers | 1–2 | Toronto FC |

### Matches
## Semi-finals
### Summary

The semi-final matches were played on June 22, 2022.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–1 | York United |
| Toronto FC | 4–0 | CF Montréal |

### Matches
## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | By round | By round | By round | By round |
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | PR | QF | SF | F |
| 1 | Myer Bevan | Cavalry FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | | |
| 1 | Sunusi Ibrahim | CF Montréal | 3 | | 3 | | |
| 1 | Brian White | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 | | | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Ayo Akinola | Toronto FC | 2 | | | 2 | |
| 4 | Amer Đidić | Pacific FC | 2 | | 2 | | |

### Own goals

* 1 own goal - Daan Klomp

## Awards

* George Gross Memorial Trophy: Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
* Best Young Canadian Player Award: Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC)

## Discipline
### Cautions

| Rank | Player | Team | Cautions | By round | By round | By round | By round |
| Rank | Player | Team | Cautions | PR | QF | SF | F |
| 1 | Alessandro Hojabrpour | Forge FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | | |
| 1 | Chrisnovic N'sa | York United FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | YCA | |
| 1 | Aboubacar Sissoko | Forge FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | | |
| 1 | Cédric Toussaint | York United FC | 2 | 1 | | 1 | |
| 1 | Charlie Trafford | Cavalry FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | | |
| 6 | Ayo Akinola | Toronto FC | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 6 | Michael Bradley | Toronto FC | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 6 | Javain Brown | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 6 | Michael Baldisimo | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 6 | Sebastian Berhalter | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 6 | Zachary Brault-Guillard | CF Montréal | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 6 | Rudy Camacho | CF Montréal | 1 | | | 1 | |
| 6 | Lucas Cavallini | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Nikolaos Giantsopoulos | York United FC | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 6 | Sebastián Gutiérrez | York United FC | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 6 | Mateo Hernández | York United FC | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 6 | Isaiah Johnston | York United FC | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 6 | Matko Miljevic | CF Montréal | 1 | | | 1 | |
| 6 | Shane O'Neill | Toronto FC | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 6 | Ralph Priso-Mbongue | Toronto FC | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 6 | Joaquín Torres | CF Montréal | 1 | | | 1 | |
| 6 | Noah Verhoeven | York United FC | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 6 | Ranko Veselinović | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 6 | Jordan Wilson | York United FC | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Dominick Zator | York United FC | 1 | | 1 | | |
Note: Players receive a one-match ban for yellow card accumulation based on two cautions in Canadian Championship.

### Sending offs

| No. | Date | Player | Club | Offense |
| 1 | May 10 | Camilo Benzi | York United FC | Violent conduct |
* ↑ Coaching staff