Voyageurs Cup

Founded	2002
Region	Canada (CONCACAF)
Number of teams	3
Current champions	Toronto FC
Most successful club	Montreal Impact (7 times)
Television broadcasters	Sportsnet

The Voyageurs Cup is the only trophy for top-level professional soccer in Canada. From 2002 to 2007, the cup was awarded annually to the Canadian United Soccer Leagues division one team finishing with the best record from regular season matches against other Canadian teams in the USL. From 2008 until at least 2010, the trophy will be awarded to the winner of the Nutrilite Canadian Soccer Championship.

Contents 1 History 2 Nutrilite Canadian Championship 3 For women 4 Past winners 4.1 Women's Voyageurs Cup West 4.2 Women's Voyageurs Cup East 4.3 Women's Voyageurs Super Cup 5 External links 6 Footnotes

[edit] History

Through its history, the cup has been contested by Montreal Impact, Toronto Lynx, Vancouver Whitecaps, Calgary Storm, later renamed Calgary Mustangs, Edmonton Aviators and Toronto FC.

Montreal Impact won the first seven titles, the first six by virtue of their regular-season record in the USL against other Canadian sides. They won the inaugural 2008 Canadian Soccer Championship to retain the trophy, their seventh straight Voyageurs Cup victory. Toronto FC won the 2009 Canadian Soccer Championship to win the Voyageurs Cup for the first time. Calgary Storm had never finished higher than fourth in the competition while the Edmonton Aviators finished third in their lone appearance in the tournament. Both Alberta teams folded after the 2004 season. Toronto Lynx finished as runners up in four of the five years they participated, eventually dropping down to the Premier Development League in 2007 and effectively withdrawing from the competition. As a result, in 2007 the trophy was decided on regular-season USL results between Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps.

The cup is awarded by the Voyageurs, who were founded in 1996 as a national organization of fans of Canada men's national soccer team at all age levels. Until 2008, Costs associated with the cup, such as its engraving, shipping, maintenance, and promotion had been paid for by private donations from individual members of the Voyageurs. In 2008, the trophy was handed over to the Canadian Soccer Association to be presented to the winners of the Nutrilite Canadian Soccer Championship. The terms of the agreement will be reviewed in 2010.^[1]

[edit] Nutrilite Canadian Championship

In 2008, the winner of the first Nutrilite Canadian Soccer Championship was to be awarded the Voyageurs Cup.^[2] The 2008 Canadian Soccer Championship was contested by Montreal Impact, Toronto FC, and Vancouver Whitecaps. Montreal Impact drew 1-1 against Toronto FC in the final game at BMO Field to clinch its 7th consecutive Voyageurs Cup.

[edit] For women

There is also a Voyageurs Cup West for Women and Voyageurs Cup East for Women awarded since 2004. The first Women's Voyageurs Super Cup was contested in 2006.

[edit] Past winners

Prior to 2008, from when it has been awarded to the Canadian Championship winners, the men's title was decided on regular-season matches between Canada's USL First Division sides.

Year	Rank	Teams	Pts	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
2002	1	Montreal Impact	15	6	5	1	0	12	5	+7
	2	Toronto Lynx	13	6	4	1	1	15	6	+9
	3	Vancouver Whitecaps	7	6	2	3	1	8	8	0
	4	Calgary Storm	0	6	0	6	0	4	20	-16
2003	1	Montreal Impact	13	6	4	1	1	12	4	+8
	2	Toronto Lynx	12	6	4	2	0	9	7	+2
	3	Vancouver Whitecaps	10	6	3	2	1	7	5	+2
	4	Calgary Storm	0	6	0	6	0	2	14	-12
2004	1	Montreal Impact	18	8	5	0	3	13	2	+11
	2	Toronto Lynx	13	8	4	3	1	13	12	+1
	3	Edmonton Aviators	11	8	3	3	2	11	14	-3
	4	Vancouver Whitecaps	8	8	2	4	2	8	13	-5
	5	Calgary Mustangs	5	8	1	5	2	10	14	-4
2005	1	Montreal Impact	12	4	4	0	0	5	1	+4
	2	Vancouver Whitecaps	4	4	1	2	1	1	2	-1
	3	Toronto Lynx	1	4	0	3	1	1	4	-3
2006	1	Montreal Impact	6	4	1	0	3	3	2	+1
	2	Toronto Lynx	5	4	1	1	2	3	4	-1
	3	Vancouver Whitecaps	4	4	1	2	1	4	4	0
2007	1	Montreal Impact	4	2	1	0	1	2	0	2
	2	Vancouver Whitecaps	1	2	0	1	1	0	2	-2
2008	1	Montreal Impact	7	4	2	1	1	5	2	+3
	2	Toronto FC	5	4	1	1	2	4	4	0
	3	Vancouver Whitecaps	4	4	1	2	1	3	6	-3
2009	1	Toronto FC	9	4	3	1	0	8	3	+5
	2	Vancouver Whitecaps	9	4	3	1	0	5	1	+4
	3	Montreal Impact	0	4	0	4	0	1	10	-9

[edit] Women's Voyageurs Cup West

Year	Winners
2004	Vancouver Whitecaps Women
2005	Vancouver Whitecaps Women
2006	Vancouver Whitecaps Women

[edit] Women's Voyageurs Cup East

Year	Winners
2004	Ottawa Fury Women
2005	Ottawa Fury Women
2006	Ottawa Fury Women

[edit] Women's Voyageurs Super Cup

2006	Vancouver Whitecaps Women

[edit] External links

• Voyageurs Cup site
• The Voyageurs

[edit] Footnotes