# 2008 CIS Men's Soccer Championship

The 2008 CIS Men's Soccer Championship Finals were held from the 6-9 November, 2008 at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario. It consisted of 8 teams from the various conferences under the Canadian Interuniversity Sport. The breakdown was host (Carleton), 2 from the OUA, 2 from QSSF, 2 from Canada West and 1 from the AUS.

## All-Canadians

First Team(1-11) and Second Team(12-22) with school and hometown.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CAN | Gerardo Argento (Montreal - Montreal, QC) |
| 2 | DF | FRA | Augustin Nechad (Montreal - Rueil Malmaison, France) |
| 3 | DF | CAN | Graham Smith (UBC - Abbotsford, BC) |
| 4 | DF | CAN | Jonathan McNeil (Saint Mary's - Halifax, N.S.) |
| 5 | MF | CAN | Gerard Ladiyou (York - Burlington, Ont) |
| 6 | MF | CAN | Francesco Bruno (York - Toronto, Ont.) |
| 7 | MF | CAN | Olivier Babineau (Moncton - Dieppe, N.B.) |
| 8 | MF | CAN | Nick Poole (UBC - Mission, B.C.) |
| 9 | FW | CAN | Yannick Rome-Gosselin (Sherbrooke - St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.) |
| 10 | FW | CAN | Cole McFarlane (Victoria - Calgary, Alta.) |
| 11 | FW | CAN | Matthew D'Angelo (Carleton - 5 - Ottawa, Ont.) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | GK | CAN | Srdjan Djekanovic (UBC - Vancouver, B.C.) |
| 13 | DF | CAN | Nicholas Persichino (Carleton - Thunder Bay, Ont.) |
| 14 | DF | CAN | Paul Hamilton (Trinity Western - Calgary, Alta.) |
| 15 | DF | CAN | Alex Lévesque-Tremblay (Laval - Baie-Saint-Paul, Que) |
| 16 | MF | FRA | Wandrille Lefevre (Montreal - Chartres, France) |
| 17 | MF | CAN | Ross Hagen (Dalhousie - Calgary, Alta.) |
| 18 | MF | CAN | James Scholefield (McGill - Senneville, Que.) |
| 19 | FW | CAN | Ken Morrison (UNB - Fredericton, N.B.) |
| 20 | FW | CAN | Paul Craig (UPEI - Charlottetown, P.E.I.) |
| 21 | FW | CAN | Brett Colvin (Alberta - Calgary, Alta.) |
| 22 | FW | CAN | Pat Mroczek (Western - St. Catharines, Ont.) |

## Nationals

| Consolation Final 8-November-2008 | Consolation Final 8-November-2008 | Consolation Final 8-November-2008 | Consolation Semi-final 7-November-2008 | Consolation Semi-final 7-November-2008 | Consolation Semi-final 7-November-2008 | Quarter-finals 6-November-2008 | Quarter-finals 6-November-2008 | Quarter-finals 6-November-2008 | | Semi-finals 8-November-2008 | Semi-finals 8-November-2008 | Semi-finals 8-November-2008 | | | Final 9-November-2008 | Final 9-November-2008 | Final 9-November-2008 |
| | | | | | | Victoria Vikes | Victoria Vikes | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | York Lions | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Victoria Vikes | Victoria Vikes | 1 | | | | York Lions | York Lions | 1 | | | | |
| | | | Dalhousie Tigers | Dalhousie Tigers | 2 | | | | | Montreal Carabins | Montreal Carabins | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | Dalhousie Tigers | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Montreal Carabins | Montreal Carabins | | | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Dalhousie Tigers | Dalhousie Tigers | 0 | | | | | | | | York Lions | York Lions | | | | 1 |
| Carleton Ravens | Carleton Ravens | 3 | | | | | | | | York Lions | | | | | Trinity Western Spartans | Trinity Western Spartans | 0 |
| | | | | | | Laurier Golden Hawks | Laurier Golden Hawks | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Trinity Western Spartans | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Laurier Golden Hawks | Laurier Golden Hawks | 1 | | | | Trinity Western Spartans | Trinity Western Spartans | 2 | Third place | Third place | Third place | | |
| | | | Carleton Ravens | Carleton Ravens | 2 | | | | | Laval Rouge et Or | Laval Rouge et Or | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Laval Rouge et Or | Laval Rouge et Or | | | 4 | | | | Montreal Carabins | Montreal Carabins | 2 |
| | | | | | | Carleton Ravens | Carleton Ravens | 1 | | | | | | | Laval Rouge et Or | 1 |

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### Tournament XI

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CAN | Andrew Kowan ((Richmond, BC)Trinity Western) |
| 2 | DF | CAN | Paul Hamilton ((Calgary, AB)Trinity Western) |
| 3 | DF | MAR | Hicham Aâboubou ((Morocco)Montreal) |
| 4 | DF | CAN | Alexandre Lévesque-Tremblay ((Baie-Saint-Paul, QC), Laval) |
| 5 | MF | CAN | Gerard Ladiyou ((Burlington, Ont.), York) |
| 6 | MF | CAN | Francesco Bruno ((Toronto), York) |
| 7 | MF | CAN | Philip Rivers ((Toronto), York) |
| 8 | MF | CAN | Douglas Sereti ((Toronto), York) |
| 9 | MF | SUI | Nicolas Suter ((Switzerland), Montreal) |
| 10 | FW | CAN | Daniel Lowen ((Langley, B.C.), Trinity Western) |
| 11 | FW | CAN | Peter Mangiras ((Belleville, Ont.), Carleton) |

## Regional Conference play-offs
### Atlantic (AUS)

Top 6 will make the play-offs with 1 and 2 seeds getting a bye to the semi-final round. Hosted this season by Mount Allison. Other qualifiers include UNB, St. Mary's, Dalhousie, Moncton and UPEI.
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | 1 | UNB Varsity Reds | 1 (AET) | | | |
| 4 | Moncton Aigles Bleus | 1 | 5 | UPEI Panters | 0 | | | |
| 5 | UPEI Panthers | 3 | | | | 1 | UNB Varsity Reds | 0 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Dalhousie Tigers | 1 |
| | | | 2 | SMU Huskies | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Dalhousie Tigers | 2 | 3 | Dalhousie Tigers | 2 | | | |
| Host | Mount Allison Mounties | 0 | | | | | | |

### Quebec (QSSF)

Top 4 teams will make the semi-final round. McGill, Montreal and Laval have qualified.
| Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final | Final |
| Laval | Laval | 3 | | | |
| McGill | McGill | 1 | | | |
| McGill | McGill | 1 | Laval | Laval | 0 |
| | | | Montreal | Montreal | 1 |
| Sherbrooke | Sherbrooke | 1 | Montreal | Montreal | 1 |
| Montreal | Montreal | 4 | | | |

### Ontario (OUA)

The OUA play-off will include the top 6 from each of the east and west divisions. The top 2 will get a bye to the quarter-finals with the 1st round being #6 @ #3 and #5 @ #4. In subsequent rounds, the teams will be repositioned so that the higher seed always plays the lowest. Laurier, York, Carleton and Toronto are the top 4 seeds.
| Round 1 - West 22-October-2008 | Round 1 - West 22-October-2008 | Round 1 - West 22-October-2008 | Quarter-final 25-October-2008 | Quarter-final 25-October-2008 | Quarter-final 25-October-2008 |
| 6 | Queen's | | | | |
| 3 | Laurentian | | | | |
| Round 1 - West 22-October-2008 | Round 1 - West 22-October-2008 | Round 1 - West 22-October-2008 | Quarter-final 25-October-2008 | Quarter-final 25-October-2008 | Quarter-final 25-October-2008 |
| 5 | Ryerson | | | | |
| 4 | Trent | | | | |
| Round 1 - East 22-October-2008 | Round 1 - East 22-October-2008 | Round 1 - East 22-October-2008 | Quarter-final 25-October-2008 | Quarter-final 25-October-2008 | Quarter-final 25-October-2008 |
| 5 | Waterloo | | | | |
| 4 | Brock | | | | |
| Round 1 - East 22-October-2008 | Round 1 - East 22-October-2008 | Round 1 - East 22-October-2008 | Quarter-final 25-October-2008 | Quarter-final 25-October-2008 | Quarter-final 25-October-2008 |
| 6 | Guelph | | | | |
| 3 | Western | | | | |
* Semi-final
* 1E
* 2W
* 2E
* 1W

### Canada West (CW)

Top 4 teams make the semi-final round. The final four will be hosted by the top team. Currently UBC, Victoria and Trinity Western have clinched a spot.
| Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final | Final |

## Season Ranking

Top Ten rankings as published by the CIS.
| Date | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 | #9 | #10 |
| 28 October 2008 | Carleton | UBC | Montreal | York | Victoria | Toronto | McGill | UNB | Wilfrid Laurier | St. Mary's |
| 21 October 2008 | Carleton | UBC | Montreal | York | Victoria | Toronto | McGill | UNB | Wilfrid Laurier | St. Mary's |
| 14 October 2008 | Carleton | UBC | Victoria | Montreal | UNB | Toronto | Western Ontario | McGill | York | Dalhousie |
| 7 October 2008 | UBC | Carleton | Montreal | Victoria | UNB | Toronto | Western Ontario | McGill | York | Dalhousie |
| 30 September 2008 | York | UBC | Carleton | Victoria | Montreal | Toronto | UNB | Laval | Western Ontario | Dalhousie |
| 23 September 2008 | York | UBC | Laval | Carleton | Montreal | Victoria | Western Ontario | Toronto | UNB | UPEI |
| 16 September 2008 | York | Carleton | UBC | Laval | Montreal | Victoria | Toronto | Western Ontario | Cape Breton | UNB |
| 9 September 2008 | York | Laval | Trinity Western | Carleton | UBC | Saint Mary's | Toronto | Western Ontario | Montreal | Cape Breton |
| 2 September 2008 | UBC | Laval | Western Ontario | York | Trinity Western | Saint Mary's | Montreal | Cape Breton | Carleton | Victoria |