2025 Challenge Trophy
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Dates | 8–13 October 2025 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Holy Cross FC (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Gloucester Celtic FC |
| Third place |  CS Rivière-des-Prairies |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 51 (3.19 per match) |
| Attendance | 5,687 (355 per match) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | MVP Harry Carter |
All statistics correct as of 16 February 2026. Goals scored in penalty kicks are excluded from statistics. | |
The 2025 Canada Soccer National Championships was the 101st staging of Canada Soccer's amateur football club competition. Holy Cross FC won the Challenge Trophy after they beat Gloucester Celtic FC in the Canadian Final at King George V Park in St. Johns on 13 October 2025.
Newfoundland and Labrador's Holy Cross FC won 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 tie in regular time in the Canadian Final to lift the Challenge Trophy for the second time in their history.
Eight teams qualified to the final week of the 2025 National Championships in St. Johns. Each team played three group matches before advancing to a one game playoff based on their group position. An Ontario team reached the Canadian Final for the sixth consecutive year, and tying the longest streak held by British Columbia who had their teams make six straight final appearances between 1982 and 1987.
The Canadian Soccer Association decided to host the 2025 Challenge Trophy and Jubilee Trophy in St. Johns due to King George V Park being the stadium where Canada first qualified for a world cup after winning the 1985 CONCACAF Championship.
