2022 Canadian Championship final

2022 Canadian Championship final
	BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia hosted the match.
Event	2022 Canadian Championship
	Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 5–3 on penalties
Date	July 26, 2022
Venue	BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia
Referee	Pierre-Luc Lauzière
Attendance	24,307
Weather	Fair; 26 °C (79 °F); 61% humidity
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Final of 2022 Canadian soccer competition

Football match

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]

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

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	Round	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

July 26

7:30 pm PT
(10:30 pm UTC−4)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1–1	Toronto FC
White 19'	Report	MacNaughton 75'
Penalties
Gauld White Gressel Cubas Blackmon	5–3	Criscito Perruzza Osorio Bernardeschi

BC Place, Vancouver

Attendance: 24,307

Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Vancouver Whitecaps

Toronto FC


GK	55	Cody Cropper
CB	28	Jake Nerwinski
CB	4	Ranko Veselinović
CB	6	Tristan Blackmon
RM	11	Cristian Dájome	62'
CM	31	Russell Teibert (c)	73'
CM	20	Andrés Cubas
LM	27	Ryan Raposo	82'
RW	9	Lucas Cavallini	73'
CF	25	Ryan Gauld
LW	24	Brian White
Substitutes:
GK	60	Isaac Boehmer
DF	2	Marcus Godinho
DF	19	Julian Gressel	62'
DF	23	Javain Brown	82'
MF	33	Michael Baldisimo	73'
MF	45	Pedro Vite
FW	87	Tosaint Ricketts	73'
Manager: Vanni Sartini


GK	25	Alex Bono
RB	47	Kosi Thompson
CB	27	Shane O'Neill		82'
CB	5	Lukas MacNaughton		83'
LB	44	Domenico Criscito
CM	21	Jonathan Osorio
CM	4	Michael Bradley (c)	69'
CM	11	Jayden Nelson		88'
RW	10	Federico Bernardeschi
CF	9	Jesús Jiménez		62'
LW	24	Lorenzo Insigne		88'
Substitutes:
GK	1	Greg Ranjitsingh
DF	7	Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty
DF	15	Doneil Henry		82'
FW	20	Ayo Akinola		62'
DF	23	Chris Mavinga		83'
DF	38	Luca Petrasso		88'
FW	77	Jordan Perruzza		88'
Manager: Bob Bradley

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

References

^ "Weather History for CYVR". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
^ Alter, David (June 22, 2022). "Toronto FC dominate CF Montreal, advance to Canadian Championship final". CBC.ca. Canadian Press. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
^ "Canadian Championship Updates Ahead of 2022 Season". Canadian Soccer Association. March 2, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
^ 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.
^ "The Quarterfinals of the Canadian Championship to kick off on Tuesday, May 24". Canadian Premier League. May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
^ @CanadaSoccerEN (July 26, 2022). "Canada Soccer Referee appointments for tonight's final" (Tweet). Retrieved July 27, 2022 – via Twitter.

[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.