2009 Canadian Challenge Trophy
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The 2009 Canadian Challenge Trophy
will be contested for in Saskatoon, SK from October 7 to 12, 2009. The round robin group seedings are based on last years performance.
Day 2 saw extreme snow and wind which forced organizers to adjust the schedule to the SaskTel Indoor pitch. Games were also shortened to 60 minutes.
Group B
North:
South:
AMSL Site
Standings as of 9 July 2009
The Saskatchewan Huskie Alumni have qualified
Hellas SC of Manitoba qualified after a 1-0 extra time win over Lucania.
. This is a single knock-out tournament with the finals scheduled for 20-Sep-2009 at 8:00pm at the Soccer Centre in Vaughan. This years event features 62 teams entering the bracket at various levels determined by geography. Before the First round is a Preliminary round and an Extra Preliminary round for some regions.
The final match saw a repeat of 2008 between London AEK and Real Toronto.
seen to be the only team competing at a high enough level and will probably represent PEI again.
standings as of 22-July-2009
Canadian National Challenge Cup
The Challenge Trophy is a national amateur football cup in Canada contested by the champions of individual provincial soccer competitions. It is one of the oldest football competitions in Canada, being held since 1913...
will be contested for in Saskatoon, SK from October 7 to 12, 2009. The round robin group seedings are based on last years performance.
- Group A : Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
- Group B : Québec, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland Labrador, Yukon
Day 2 saw extreme snow and wind which forced organizers to adjust the schedule to the SaskTel Indoor pitch. Games were also shortened to 60 minutes.
Teams / Rosters
The Nationals are seeded based on last seasons performance. For 2009 the seedings are:- AB -
Calgary CalliesCalgary CalliesThe Calgary Caledonian Football Club is better known as the Calgary Callies, which plays in the Alberta Major Soccer League.-History:This soccer club was founded in April, 1904. Over the years they have become a dominant club in Alberta and Canadian soccer.In 2007, the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame... - QC -
Royal de Beauport - PE -
Avondale IslandersAvondale IslandersAvondale Islanders is the former name of a senior men's amateur soccer club from Charlottetown, PEI. They were the 2008, 2009 and 2010 representative for Prince Edward Island at the Canadian National Challenge Cup and are now known as Churchill Arms FC.... - BC -
West Van SC - ON -
Real Toronto - NS -
Halifax City SCHalifax City S.C.Halifax City Soccer Club is a Canadian soccer club located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was founded in 2006 as a merger between Halifax City Wanderers and Halifax Celtic.... - NL -
Holy Cross Crusaders - MB -
Hellas SCSC HellasHellas SC is an amateur soccer club based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.The club plays in the Manitoba Major Soccer League.They won the Canadian National Challenge Cup in 2009.-Current Roster:Source: last updated 2011-Oct-17... - SK -
Huskie Alumni - YT -
Yukon Selects
Hellas SCSC HellasHellas SC is an amateur soccer club based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.The club plays in the Manitoba Major Soccer League.They won the Canadian National Challenge Cup in 2009.-Current Roster:Source: last updated 2011-Oct-17...
Royal de Beauport
Calgary CalliesCalgary CalliesThe Calgary Caledonian Football Club is better known as the Calgary Callies, which plays in the Alberta Major Soccer League.-History:This soccer club was founded in April, 1904. Over the years they have become a dominant club in Alberta and Canadian soccer.In 2007, the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame...
Group Stage
Group A| Pos | Club | Matches Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Against | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hellas SC |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Calgary Callies |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | West Van FC |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | Huskies Alumni |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Real Toronto |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Group B
| Pos | Club | Matches Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Against | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal de Beauport |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Avondale Islanders |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Holy Cross |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Halifax City SC |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | Yukon Selects |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
Finals
Final Standings
| Pos | Club |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hellas SC |
| 2 | Royals de Beauport |
| 3 | Avondale Islanders |
| 4 | Calgary Callies |
| 5 | West Van FC |
| 6 | Holy Cross |
| 7 | Halifax City SC |
| 8 | Huskies Alumni |
| 9 | Yukon Selects |
| 10 | Real Toronto |
British Columbia
The BC Provincial Cup is held in the spring of the season. This years event went from April 4 to May 16.Alberta
The Mike Traficante Challenge Cup will be held in Edmonton from 4 Sep to 7 Sep, 2009.info The teams will be seeded from the Alberta Major Soccer League. The groups will be S1, N2 and N3 in one and N1, S2 and S3 in the other. Seeds S3 and N3 are open to challenge from any district. This year, the teams in the AMSL include:North:
- Edmonton Green & Gold
- Edmonton DrillersEdmonton DrillersThe Edmonton Drillers were a North American Soccer League team that played both outdoors and indoors from 1979 to 1982, at the peak of the league's success. The team was brought to Edmonton by local entrepreneur and Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington, after witnessing the strong support for...
- Edmonton ScottishEdmonton scottishEdmonton Scottish Soccer Club is based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The club was founded by Scots that had been settled in the Edmonton area at the turn of the century...
- Edmonton KC Trojans
- Edmonton Victoria
South:
- Calgary CalliesCalgary CalliesThe Calgary Caledonian Football Club is better known as the Calgary Callies, which plays in the Alberta Major Soccer League.-History:This soccer club was founded in April, 1904. Over the years they have become a dominant club in Alberta and Canadian soccer.In 2007, the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame...
- Calgary DinosCalgary DinosThe Calgary Dinos football team has won the Vanier Cup national championship four times, the most out of any of the Canada West teams and most recently in 1995. The Dinos also won in 1983, 1985 and 1988. The team most recently appeared in the 2010 Vanier Cup, but lost to the Laval Rouge et Or...
- Calgary Villains Elite
- Calgary PARS
- Lethbridge FC
AMSL Site
Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan representative shall be determined through the Saskatchewan Premier Soccer League. Six teams will compete this season including:- Yorkton United
- ACFC Milan
- SK Canada Games
- Huskie Alumni
- Saskatoon Hose and Hydrant
- Colo Colo
Standings as of 9 July 2009
| Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | +\- | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huskie Alumni | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 17 |
| ACFC Milan | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| Yorkton United | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
| Saskatoon Hose and Hydrant | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 4 | ||||||||
| Sk Canada Games | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 | ||
| 1 | ||||||||
| Colo Colo | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 22 | -19 | 1 |
The Saskatchewan Huskie Alumni have qualified
Manitoba
The Manitoba representative will be determined through the MSA 2009 Senior Provincial Championship. This cup competition will take place in August as the team entry's are due 4 August 2009. Watch for teams in the Manitoba Major Soccer League to be entered. Seeding is determined by 15 July 2009.Hellas SC of Manitoba qualified after a 1-0 extra time win over Lucania.
Ontario
The Ontario representative is determined by the Ontario CupOntario Cup
The Ontario Cup is a soccer tournament for clubs based in the province of Ontario in Canada. It began play in 1901 under the Canadian Football Association, now known as the Ontario Soccer Association.-History:...
. This is a single knock-out tournament with the finals scheduled for 20-Sep-2009 at 8:00pm at the Soccer Centre in Vaughan. This years event features 62 teams entering the bracket at various levels determined by geography. Before the First round is a Preliminary round and an Extra Preliminary round for some regions.
The final match saw a repeat of 2008 between London AEK and Real Toronto.
Ontario Cup proper
Québec
The AAA Quebec Cup (aka Coupe du Québec Saputo AAA) is the cup competition that determines the Quebec representative at the Canadian Club Nationals. The first 2 rounds are home and away matches, while the last 3 rounds are single matches. Results SiteNew Brunswick
Did not send a team in 2008 and so are unranked for 2009. Deadline for teams to register is 15-July-2009.Prince Edward Island
The Avondale IslandersAvondale Islanders
Avondale Islanders is the former name of a senior men's amateur soccer club from Charlottetown, PEI. They were the 2008, 2009 and 2010 representative for Prince Edward Island at the Canadian National Challenge Cup and are now known as Churchill Arms FC....
seen to be the only team competing at a high enough level and will probably represent PEI again.
Nova Scotia
The winner of the Nova Scotia Soccer League will represent the province at the National Challenge Trophy. This years competition will include:- Dartmouth United
- Cape Breton United
- Halifax City
- Halifax County United Molson Canadian
- Halifax Dunbrack Bremner's
- NS Canada Games
- ScotiaScotiaScotia was originally a Roman name for Ireland, inhabited by the people they called Scoti or Scotii. Use of the name shifted in the Middle Ages to designate the part of the island of Great Britain lying north of the Firth of Forth, the Kingdom of Alba...
- Valley Kings Arms
standings as of 22-July-2009
| Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax Dunbrack | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 30 | |
| Halifax City | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 18 |
| Valley Kings Arms | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Scotia | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 13 |
| NS Canada Games* | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 11 |
| Cape Breton United | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 9 |
| Halifax County United Molson Canadian | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 8 |
| Dartmouth United | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 31 | ||
| 7 |