2004 Voyageurs Cup
Football tournament season
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The 2004 Voyageurs Cup was the third Voyageurs Cup tournament which was started by the Canadian supporters group The Voyageurs.[1][2] The 2004 edition of the competition featured the expansion Edmonton Aviators as well as the four 2003 teams: Calgary Storm (now Calgary Mustangs), Montreal Impact, Toronto Lynx and Vancouver Whitecaps.
| 2004 Coupe des Voyageurs (in French) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Canada |
| Teams | 5 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Montreal Impact (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Toronto Lynx |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 55 (2.75 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Charles Gbeke (5 goals) |
Similar to the 2003 Voyageurs Cup competition Montreal Impact built up an early lead with three wins and a draw in the competition's first four games that the other teams could not overcome even though Montreal Impact only clinched their third consecutive Voyageurs Cup in their last match with a 2–0 over Edmonton FC on Aug. 25 (the competition's penultimate match).[3]
Format
The competition was set up on the league principle with each team playing two matches (home and away) against each other team for a total of eight matches per team. The entire competition totaled twenty matches. All matches were part of the 2004 USL A-League regular season with the last home and away matches included when more than two matches were played due to the unbalanced league schedule. In each match, 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 point is awarded for a draw, and 0 points are awarded for a loss. The five teams are ranked according to the total number of points obtained in all matches.[4]
The team ranked highest after all matches have been played was the champion awarded the 2004 Voyageurs Cup.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MTL | TOR | EDM | VAN | CAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montreal Impact | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 18 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Toronto Lynx | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 13 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| 3 | Edmonton Aviators | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 11 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | 3–2 | |
| 4 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 8 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | — | 1–1 | |
| 5 | Calgary Mustangs | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 5 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — |
Schedule
| Toronto Lynx | 0–2 | Montreal Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Frederick Commodore  14', 43' |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 0–3 | Montreal Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Report | António Ribeiro 27' JJ Bailey 44', 79' |
| Calgary Mustangs | 3–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps |
|---|---|---|
| Conrad Smith 18', 41' Mesut Mert 43' |
Report |
| Calgary Mustangs | 1–1 | Edmonton F.C. |
|---|---|---|
| Jaime Auvigne 78' (pen.) |
Report | Nikola Vignjevic 4' |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 3–1 | Toronto Lynx |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny Sulentic 62' Oliver Heald 90' (pen.) Johnny Sulentic 90' |
Report | Charles Gbeke 75' |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–3 | Edmonton F.C. |
|---|---|---|
| Davide Xausa 14' Alfredo Valente 24' |
Report | Sean Fraser 45', 89' Fred Akok 52' |
| Edmonton F.C. | 0–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Davide Xausa 5', 66' |
| Toronto Lynx | 2–1 | Calgary Mustangs |
|---|---|---|
| Andres Arango 53' Ali Gerba 91' |
Report | Walter Otta 10' |
| Calgary Mustangs | 2–3 | Toronto Lynx |
|---|---|---|
| Conrad Smith 16' Geert Brusselers 29' |
Report | Gerba 9', 22' Charles Gbeke 49' |
| Edmonton F.C. | 2–1 | Toronto Lynx |
|---|---|---|
| Sipho Sibiya 38' Chris Devlin 110' |
Report | Charles Gbeke 68' |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 1–1 | Calgary Mustangs |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Jordan 60' |
Report | Steffen Holdt 90' |
| Edmonton F.C. | 3–2 | Calgary Mustangs |
|---|---|---|
| Fred Akok 30' Sean Fraser 45' Nikola Vignjević 110' (pen.) |
Report | Mesut Mert 8' Walter Otta 27' |
| Toronto Lynx | 3–1 | Edmonton F.C. |
|---|---|---|
| Vinicius Brito 27' Charles Gbeke 61' Shawn Faria 67' |
Report | Gordon Chin 75' |
Champion
| Voyageurs Cup: Montreal Impact 3rd Voyageurs Cup Win |
