2009 Canadian Championship
2009 professional soccer tournament
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The 2009 Canadian Championship (officially the Nutrilite Canadian Championship[1] for sponsorship reasons) was a soccer tournament hosted and organized by the Canadian Soccer Association that took place in the cities of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver in 2009. It is the second Canadian Championship held, after the inaugural competition in 2008.
| 2009 Nutrilite Canadian Championship (in English) Championnat canadien Nutrilite 2009 (in French) | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Country | Canada |
| Teams | 3 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Toronto FC (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 14 (2.33 per match) |
| Attendance | 73,549 (12,258 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Dwayne De Rosario (3 goals) |
| Awards | |
| George Gross Memorial Trophy | Dwayne De Rosario |
As in the previous tournament, participating teams were the Montreal Impact, Toronto FC and the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The tournament consisted of a home and away series between each pair of teams for a total of six games.[2] Toronto FC, winners of the tournament, were awarded the Voyageurs Cup and gained entry into the preliminary round of the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League.
Four of the six matches were broadcast in English by Rogers Sportsnet,[3] while Radio Canada broadcast in French two of Montreal Impact's matches at Vancouver and at home against Toronto FC.[4]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TOR | VAN | MTL | |
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| 1 | Toronto FC (C) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Champions League | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Montreal Impact | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | 1–6 | 0–2 | — |
Source: CanadaSoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points in matches between drawn teams; 3) goal differential; 4) number of goals scored; 5) drawing of lots.[5]
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points in matches between drawn teams; 3) goal differential; 4) number of goals scored; 5) drawing of lots.[5]
(C) Champions
Matches
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- Assistant referees
Daniel Belleau Philippe Briere - Fourth official
- Justin Tasev
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- Assistant referees
- Darren Clark Cameron Blair
- Fourth official
- Paul Ward
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–0 | Toronto FC |
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Toure  31', 81' |
Report[permanent dead link] |
Attendance: 5,688
Vancouver Whitecaps
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Toronto FC
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| Montreal Impact | 1–6 | Toronto FC |
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| Donatelli 24' (pen.) |
Report[permanent dead link] | De Rosario 29', 39', 49' Guevara 69', 90'Barrett 82' |
Montreal Impact
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Toronto FC
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- Assistant referees
- Cameron Blair Philippe Brière
- Fourth official
- Dave Gantar