The 2010 Canada Soccer National Championships (officially the BMO National Championships for sponsorship reasons) was the 88th staging of Canada Soccer's amateur football club competition. PEI FC (Avondale Islanders) won the Challenge Trophy after they beat Victoria Gorge FC in the Canadian Final at UPEI Field in Charlottetown on 11 October 2010.[1]
Ten teams qualified to the final week of the 2010 National Championships in Charlottetown. Each team played four group matches before the medal and ranking matches on the last day.
On the road to the National Championships, PEI FC beat PEI Selects (Charlottetown Abbies SC) in the 2010 PEI Final.
Defending champion Hellas SC of Manitoba failed to qualify as they lost to Lucania SC in the semi-final round in the Manitoba play down.
Seeding
The seeding is based on the results from the previous year. New Brunswick did not send a team this year, so the host gained a second entry.
Manitoba
Quebec
Prince Edward Island
Alberta
British Columbia
Newfoundland Labrador
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Prince Edward Island 2 (Guest team)
Teams
Group 1
1. Winnipeg Lucania FC
4. Calgary Dinosaurs
5. Victoria Gorge FC
8. Huskie Alumni
9. AEK London FC
tba (ON) Final scheduled for 19-Sep-2010 Official Site
tba (NL) There are six team playing for the right to represent NL – Holy Cross, St. Lawrence Laurentians, Mt. Pearl, Feildians, CB Auto Strikers FC, Western United FC.
In the provincial final, Karpati's squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
The following are details of each of the provincial finals that will determine each representative. New Brunswick is serving a suspension [citation needed], so PEI as host will get 2 teams. List of Challenge Trophy 2010 teams
Fredericton Picaroons Reds v Fredericton Wanderers
15-Aug-2010 Senior A Championship
Fredericton Picaroons Reds
6-0
Fredericton Wanderers
Fredericton, NB
Karel Prickett30'70' Calen Smith44' Jon Crossland50'70+' Pete Kelly55'
News
Chris James (gk) 45' - Marcus Hallett45'
Stadium: Chapman Field
References
Notes
^Dheensaw, Cleve (2010-05-16). "Gorge FC regains B.C. men's soccer title". Times Colonist. Archived from the original on May 22, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
^"Dunbrack falls to 1-1". Metro News. 2010. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
^Mosher, Monty (15 Aug 2010). "Suburban tops Cape Breton for spot in championship match". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
^"Dunbrack takes men's Premiership | Metro". Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
General
Challenge Trophy Schedule
Alberta Qualifier
News Preview
News Preview
Strong start for PEI at soccer nationals
Dunbrack men open with win at soccer nationals
References
Official site; fixtures and results at CanadaSoccer.com