# 2017 Challenge Trophy

The 2017 Challenge Trophy (part of the Toyota National Championships for sponsorship reasons) is the national championship for men's soccer clubs competing at division 4 and below in the Canadian soccer pyramid. It was held in Surrey, British Columbia from October 4–9, 2017.

## Teams

Ten teams were granted entry into the competition; one from each Canadian province. Teams are selected by their provincial soccer associations; most often qualifying by winning provincial leagues or cup championships such as the Ontario Cup.
| Province | Team | Manager | Qualification |
| British Columbia | Vancouver Club Inter FC | Joe Marrello | British Columbia Men's Provincial Cup |
| Alberta | Calgary Callies | Kevin Randall | Alberta Soccer Provincial Championships |
| Saskatchewan | Saskatoon HUSA Alumni | Stewart Gillott | Saskatchewan Shield |
| Nova Scotia | Western Halifax FC | Alan Jazic | Nova Scotia provincial winner |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Holy Cross SC | Jeremy Babstock | NL provincial winner |
| Yukon | Yukon Selects | Jake Hanson | Yukon representative |
| Manitoba | FC Winnipeg Lions | Tony Nocita | Manitoba Cup winners |
| Ontario | Durham Celtic FC | Mike Hadden | Ontario Cup winners |
| Quebec | Celtix Haut-Richelieu | Yannick Rome-Gosselin | Québec LSEQ playoff winners |
| New Brunswick | Fredericton Picaroons Reds | Dave Rouse | New Brunswick provincial winners |

## Venues

Newton Athletic Fields in Surrey will serve as the tournament's main venue.

## Group stage

The ten teams in the competition are divided into two groups of five teams each, which then play a single-game round-robin format. At the end of the group stage, each team faces the equal-ranked team from the other group to determine a final seeding for the tournament.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NS | SK | BC | NL | AB |
| 1 | Western Halifax FC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 10 | Advance to first place match | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Saskatoon HUSA Alumni | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | Advance to third place match | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |
| 3 | Vancouver Club Inter FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | Advance to fifth place match | 1–2 | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Holy Cross SC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | Advance to seventh place match | 1–3 | — | 1–4 | — | — |
| 5 | Calgary Callies | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | Advance to ninth place match | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MB | ON | QC | NB | YT |
| 1 | FC Winnipeg Lions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 10 | Advance to first place match | — | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 7–0 |
| 2 | Durham Celtic FC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 8 | Advance to third place match | — | — | — | 3–3 | 8–0 |
| 3 | Celtix Haut-Richelieu | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | Advance to fifth place match | 1–3 | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| 4 | Fredericton Picaroons Reds | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 4 | Advance to seventh place match | — | — | — | — | 5–2 |
| 5 | Yukon Selects | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 0 | Advance to ninth place match | — | — | — | — | — |

## Final round

The final round consists of one game for each club, where they are paired with their equal-ranked opponent from the opposite group to determine a final ranking for the tournament.

## Tournament ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | Western Halifax FC |
| | FC Winnipeg Lions |
| | Durham Celtic FC |
| 4 | Saskatoon HUSA Alumni |
| 5 | Vancouver Club Inter FC |
| 6 | Celtix Haut-Richelieu |
| 7 | Holy Cross SC |
| 8 | Fredericton Picaroons Reds |
| 9 | Calgary Callies |
| 10 | Yukon Selects |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Joseph Vaz | Durham Celtic FC | 6 |
| 2 | Mark Van Beek | Durham Celtic FC | 5 |
| 2 | Milad Mehrabi | Vancouver Club Inter FC | 5 |
| 2 | Garrett Peters | Saskatoon HUSA Alumni | 5 |
| 5 | Nicholas Beaumont | Celtix Haut-Richelieu | 4 |
| 5 | AJ Naumiuk | FC Winnipeg Lions | 4 |
| 7 | Jhonattan Cordoba | Western Halifax FC | 3 |
| 7 | Brendan Rattai | FC Winnipeg Lions | 3 |
| 7 | Jacob Grant | Holy Cross SC | 3 |
| 10 | (Ten players tied) | (Ten players tied) | 2 |
Source: Archived 2016-09-28 at the Wayback Machine