2022 Canadian Championship final

The 2022 Canadian Championship Final was a soccer match played between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Toronto FC at BC Place on July 26, 2022. The match determined the winner of the 2022 Canadian Championship, Canada's primary men's domestic cup competition.[2][3]

2022 Canadian Championship Final
BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia hosted the match.
Event2022 Canadian Championship
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Toronto FC
1 1
Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 5–3 on penalties
DateJuly 26, 2022
VenueBC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia
RefereePierre-Luc Lauzière
Attendance24,307
WeatherFair
26 °C (79 °F)
61% humidity[1]

Vancouver Whitecaps won their second title in a 5–3 penalty shoot-out victory following a 1–1 draw, qualifying them for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.[4]

Teams
Team League City Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Major League Soccer Vancouver, British Columbia 6 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018)
Toronto FC Major League Soccer Toronto, Ontario 9 (2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)

Background

This was the fifth time Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Toronto FC faced each other in the Canadian Championship final with Toronto FC having won all previous ties. The most recent finals meeting took place in 2018 when Toronto FC won 7–4 on aggregate.

Path to the final
Further information: 2022 Canadian Championship § Bracket

Each tie of the four-round tournament was played as a single-leg fixture. Toronto FC received a bye in the preliminary round for being a finalist of the 2021 tournament.[5]

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Round Toronto FC
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Valour FC (H) 2–0 Preliminary round Bye
Cavalry FC (A) 1–1
(5–3 p)		 Quarter-finals HFX Wanderers FC (A) 2–1
York United FC (H) 2–1 Semi-finals CF Montréal (H) 4–0

Match details
Vancouver Whitecaps FC1–1Toronto FC
  • White 19'
 Report
Penalties
 5–3
Attendance: 24,307
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
Vancouver Whitecaps
Toronto FC
GK55 Cody Cropper
CB28 Jake Nerwinski
CB4 Ranko Veselinović
CB6 Tristan Blackmon
RM11 Cristian Dájome 62'
CM31 Russell Teibert (c) 73'
CM20 Andrés Cubas
LM27 Ryan Raposo 82'
RW9 Lucas Cavallini 73'
CF25 Ryan Gauld
LW24 Brian White
Substitutes:
GK60 Isaac Boehmer
DF2 Marcus Godinho
DF19 Julian Gressel 62'
DF23 Javain Brown 82'
MF33 Michael Baldisimo 73'
MF45 Pedro Vite
FW87 Tosaint Ricketts 73'
Manager:
Vanni Sartini
GK25 Alex Bono
RB47 Kosi Thompson
CB27 Shane O'Neill 82'
CB5 Lukas MacNaughton 83'
LB44 Domenico Criscito
CM21 Jonathan Osorio
CM4 Michael Bradley (c) 69'
CM11 Jayden Nelson 88'
RW10 Federico Bernardeschi
CF9 Jesús Jiménez 62'
LW24 Lorenzo Insigne 88'
Substitutes:
GK1 Greg Ranjitsingh
DF7 Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty
DF15 Doneil Henry 82'
FW20 Ayo Akinola 62'
DF23 Chris Mavinga 83'
DF38 Luca Petrasso 88'
FW77 Jordan Perruzza 88'
Manager:
Bob Bradley

Assistant referees:
Chris Wattam
Michael Barwegen
Fourth official:
Drew Fischer
Fifth official:
Stefan Tanaka-Freundt[6]

References
  1. "Weather History for CYVR". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  2. Alter, David (June 22, 2022). "Toronto FC dominate CF Montreal, advance to Canadian Championship final". CBC.ca. Canadian Press. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  3. "Canadian Championship Updates Ahead of 2022 Season". Canadian Soccer Association. March 2, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  4. Karstens-Smith, Gemma (July 26, 2022). "Whitecaps win Voyageurs Cup beating Toronto FC in penalty shootout". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  5. "The Quarterfinals of the Canadian Championship to kick off on Tuesday, May 24". Canadian Premier League. May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  6. @CanadaSoccerEN (July 26, 2022). "Canada Soccer Referee appointments for tonight's final" (Tweet). Retrieved July 27, 2022 – via Twitter.
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