2023 Canadian Championship final

The 2023 Canadian Championship Final was the deciding match of the 2023 Canadian Championship and was played on June 7, 2023.[2] For the second year in a row, it was hosted at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia by defending champions Vancouver Whitecaps FC, who played CF Montréal.[2]

Canadian Championship Final
BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia hosted the match.
Event2023 Canadian Championship
Vancouver Whitecaps FC CF Montréal
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DateJune 7, 2023
VenueBC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia
Player of the MatchRyan Gauld
RefereeFilip Dujic
Attendance20,072
WeatherMostly Cloudy
26 °C (79 °F)
34% humidity[1]

This was the third final played between Vancouver and Montreal, with the clubs having met in the 2013 and 2015 finals. This was also the first final since 2015 to not involve Toronto FC.

Vancouver Whitecaps won their third title following a 2–1 victory, qualifying them for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Teams
Team League City Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Major League Soccer (West) Vancouver, British Columbia 7 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022)
CF Montréal Major League Soccer (East) Montreal, Quebec 6 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)

Background

This was the third time Vancouver Whitecaps FC and CF Montréal faced each other in the Canadian Championship final, with CF Montréal (then Montréal Impact) winning in 2013 and Vancouver Whitecaps FC winning in 2015.

In their most recent fixture earlier in 2023, Vancouver Whitecaps FC defeated CF Montréal 5–0 in the MLS regular season.[3]

Path to the final
Further information: 2023 Canadian Championship § Bracket, 2023 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, and 2023 CF Montréal season

Each tie of the four-round tournament was played as a single-leg fixture. Vancouver Whitecaps FC received a bye in the preliminary round for being a finalist of the 2022 tournament.[4]

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Round CF Montréal
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Bye Preliminary round Vaughan Azzurri 2–0 (H)
York United FC 4–1 (A) Quarter-finals Toronto FC 2–1 (A)
Pacific FC 3–0 (A) Semi-finals Forge FC 2–0 (H)

Match details
Vancouver Whitecaps FC2–1CF Montréal
 Report
Attendance: 20,072
Referee: Filip Dujic
Vancouver
Montreal
GK18 Yohei Takaoka
RB23 Javain Brown
CB6 Tristan Blackmon
CB4 Ranko Veselinović
LB27 Ryan Raposo 59'
RCM19 Julian Gressel 90'
CM31 Russell Teibert (c) 59'
LCM20 Andrés Cubas
RM28 Levonte Johnson 73'
LM25 Ryan Gauld
CF24 Brian White 90'
Substitutes:
GK1 Thomas Hasal
DF14 Luís Martins 59'
MF16 Sebastian Berhalteri 85'i 73'
MF29 Simon Becher
MF45 Pedro Vite 59'
FW7 Déiber Caicedo 90'
FW9 Sergio Córdova 90'
Manager:
Vanni Sartini
GK40 Jonathan Sirois
CB25 Gabriele Corbo 78'
CB4 Rudy Camacho 59'
CB18 Joel Waterman
RM22 Aaron Herrera 67'
CM25 Mathieu Choinière
CM2 Victor Wanyama 67'
LM11 Ariel Lassiter 3'
RF14 Sunusi Ibrahim
CF7 Ahmed Hamdi 67'
LF9 Chinonso Offor 78'
Substitutes:
GK41 James Pantemis
DF15 Zachary Brault-Guillard 67'
DF24 George Campbell
MF10 Bryce Duke 84'
MF19 Nathan-Dylan Saliba 67'
FW13 Mason Toye 78'
FW21 Lassi Lappalainen 67'
Manager:
Hernán Losada

Player of the Match:
Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC)[5]

Assistant referees:
Micheal Barwegen
Lyes Arfa
Fourth official:
Yusri Rudolf
Fifth official:
Michael Hood[6]

Match rules[7]

Post-match

Following the match, Vancouver Whitecaps FC's Ali Ahmed was presented with the Best Young Canadian Player Award and Julian Gressel with the George Gross Memorial Trophy as the most valuable player of the Canadian Championship.[8] Ahmed missed the final as he continued to recover from a concussion suffered in the tournament's semifinal.[8][9]

By scoring in the final, CF Montréal's Sunusi Ibrahim became the top goal scorer of the tournament with three goals.[10]

Notes
  1. Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions excluding substitutions made at half-time.

References
  1. "Weather History for CYVR". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. June 7, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  2. "2023 Canadian Championship Final set for Wednesday 7 June in British Columbia - Canada Soccer". Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  3. Karstens-Smith, Gemma (April 1, 2023). "Whitecaps 5, CF Montreal 0: Youngsters shine in Vancouver's drubbing of Montreal". The Province. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  4. "Canada Soccer prepares for biggest Canadian Championship ever starting in April". Canadian Soccer Association. January 17, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  5. @CanadaSoccerEN (June 7, 2023). "Ryan Gauld puts in the @GatoradeCanada Performance of the Match! 🍁" (Tweet). Retrieved June 8, 2023 – via Twitter.
  6. @CanadaSoccerEN (June 7, 2023). "Canada Soccer Referee appointments for today's #CanChamp Final! 🍁" (Tweet). Retrieved June 8, 2023 – via Twitter.
  7. "14 things to know about the 2023 Canadian Championship". Canadian Soccer Association. January 28, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  8. Wells, Nick (June 7, 2023). "Gauld nets winner as Whitecaps beat CF Montreal to repeat as Canadian champions". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  9. Williams, Rob (May 25, 2023). "Whitecaps thank first responders after scary injury left player hospitalized". Daily Hive. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  10. "Canadian Championship". Canadian Soccer Association. Section: Top Scorers. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
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