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2008 Canadian Championship
2008 Nutrilite Canadian Championship (English)
Championnat canadien Nutrilite 2008 (French)
Country Canada
Champions Montreal Impact
Matches played 6
Goals scored 12 (2 per match)
Attendance 70,882 (11,814 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Roberto Brown Rohan Ricketts Eduardo Sebrango (2 goals each)
Best player Matt Jordan

The 2008 Canadian Championship (officially the Nutrilite Canadian Championship[1] for sponsorship reasons) was a soccer tournament that took place in the cities of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver in 2008.

Participating teams were the Montreal Impact, Toronto FC, and the Vancouver Whitecaps. The tournament consisted of a home and away series between each team for a total of six games. The winner of the tournament, Montreal, gained entry into the qualifying round of the CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09,[2][3][4][5] where they played against the Nicaraguan representative Real Estelí in a home and away series to determine entrance to the group stages.[6]

The Montreal Impact were awarded the Voyageurs Cup trophy as winners of the tournament.[7]

Contents

Media coverage

The 2008 Nutrilite Canadian Championship was broadcast by the CBC. Games were broadcast on CBC Bold and online at CBC Sports. Nigel Reed and Jason de Vos provided commentary for the games.

Tie-breaking procedures

If teams are tied on points after four games, the following tie-breaking criteria will be used:[8]

  1. Goal Differential
  2. Most Goals Scored
  3. Most Away Goals
  4. Drawing of Lots

Standings

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Montreal Impact 7 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3
Toronto FC 5 4 1 2 1 4 4 0
Vancouver Whitecaps 4 4 1 1 2 3 6 -3
Team qualified for Champions League qualifying round.

Schedule

2008-05-27
19:30 EDT
Montreal Impact 0 – 1 Toronto FC Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Quebec
Attendance: 12,083
Referee: Paul Ward
Report Vélez Goal 72'
Montreal Impact
Toronto FC
GK 1 United States Matt Jordan
DF 15 Canada Patrick Leduc (c)
DF 16 Italy Stefano Pesoli Booked in the 37th minute 37' Yellow cardRed card 52'
DF 24 Canada Simon Gatti
DF 33 Canada Adam Braz
MF 7 United States David Testo
MF 17 United States Joey Gjertsen
MF 18 Argentina Leonardo Di Lorenzo Substituted off in the 24th minute 24'
MF 19 Bolivia Pato Aguilera Booked in the 59th minute 59'
FW 9 Canada Rocco Placentino Substituted off in the 58th minute 58'
FW 11 United States Dwight Barnett Substituted off in the 79th minute 79'
Substitutes
MF 23 Canada Antonio Ribeiro Substituted on in the 24th minute 24'
DF 6 Canada Alex Surprenant Substituted on in the 58th minute 58'
FW 11 Brazil Severino Jefferson Substituted on in the 79th minute 79'
Manager
Canada Nick De Santis
GK 1 Canada Greg Sutton
DF 4 Puerto Rico Marco Vélez
DF 11 Canada Jim Brennan (c) Booked in the 32nd minute 32'
DF 16 United States Marvell Wynne
DF 28 Côte d'Ivoire Olivier Tebily
MF 5 Canada Kevin Harmse Booked in the 50th minute 50'
MF 10 England Rohan Ricketts
MF 32 France Laurent Robert
MF 33 Wales Carl Robinson
FW 9 England Danny Dichio Substituted off in the 41st minute 41'
FW 96 United States Jeff Cunningham
Substitutes
FW 14 New Zealand Jarrod Smith Substituted on in the 41st minute 41'
Manager
England John Carver
Man of the Match
Canada Rocco Placentino / Puerto Rico Marco Vélez
Assistant referees
Joe Fletcher
Amato DeLuca
Fourth official
Carol-Anne Chénard

2008-06-17
19:30 EDT
Montreal Impact 2 – 0 Vancouver Whitecaps Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Quebec
Attendance: 10,054
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Jefferson Goal 25'
Gjertsen Goal 35'
Report
Montreal Impact
Vancouver Whitecaps
GK 1 United States Matt Jordan
DF 5 Canada Nevio Pizzolito
DF 24 Canada Simon Gatti
DF 26 France Cédric Joqueviel Substituted off in the 77th minute 77'
DF 33 Canada Adam Braz
MF 7 United States David Testo
MF 9 Canada Rocco Placentino Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
MF 15 Canada Patrick Leduc (c)
MF 17 United States Joey Gjertsen Substituted off in the 59th minute 59'
MF 20 Canada Mauro Biello
FW 11 Brazil Severino Jefferson
Substitutes
MF 18 Argentina Leonardo Di Lorenzo Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 14 Canada Sita-Taty Matondo Substituted on in the 59th minute 59'
DF 2 Burundi Davy Uwimana Substituted on in the 77th minute 77'
Manager
Canada John Limniatis
GK 1 United States Jay Nolly
DF 8 Canada Steve Kindel
DF 15 Palestinian territories Omar Jarun Booked in the 23rd minute 23'
DF 19 Canada Chris Pozniak
DF 24 United States Lyle Martin
MF 7 Canada Martin Nash
MF 9 Canada Alfredo Valente Substituted off in the 60th minute 60'
MF 22 Japan Takashi Hirano Substituted off in the 77th minute 77'
MF 25 United States Justin Moose
FW 3 United States Nick Webb Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
FW 26 Canada Jason Jordan
Substitutes
MF 14 United States Tony Donatelli Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
DF 28 Canada Diaz Kambere Substituted on in the 60th minute 60'
MF 29 Bosnia and Herzegovina Admir Salihović Substituted on in the 77th minute 77'
Manager
Iceland Teitur Thordarson
Man of the Match
United States Joey Gjertsen / Canada Jason Jordan
Assistant referees
Pierre Cantave
Héctor Vergara
Fourth official
Jonathan Lavergne

2008-06-25
20:00 PDT
Vancouver Whitecaps 0 – 2 Montreal Impact Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia
Attendance: 4,412
Referee: Domenic Scali
Report Brown Goal 30'
Testo Goal 66'
Vancouver Whitecaps
Montreal Impact
GK 1 United States Jay Nolly
DF 2 Canada Jeff Clarke
DF 4 Canada Adrian Cann Booked in the 40th minute 40'
DF 19 Canada Chris Pozniak Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
DF 24 United States Lyle Martin
MF 7 Canada Martin Nash
MF 8 Canada Steve Kindel
MF 22 Japan Takashi Hirano
MF 25 United States Justin Moose Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
FW 11 Jamaica Nicholas Addlery Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
FW 16 Cuba Eduardo Sebrango
Substitutes
DF 28 Canada Diaz Kambere Substituted on in the 45th minute 45'
MF 9 Canada Alfredo Valente Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
FW 26 Canada Jason Jordan Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
Manager
Iceland Teitur Thordarson
GK 1 United States Matt Jordan
DF 5 Canada Nevio Pizzolitto
DF 16 Italy Stefano Pesoli
DF 24 Canada Simon Gatti
DF 33 Canada Adam Braz
MF 7 United States David Testo Booked in the 38th minute 38'
MF 9 Canada Rocco Placentino Substituted off in the 83rd minute 83'
MF 15 Canada Patrick Leduc Booked in the 58th minute 58'
MF 18 Argentina Leonardo Di Lorenzo Booked in the 33rd minute 33'
FW 10 Panama Roberto Brown Booked in the 54th minute 54' Substituted off in the 67th minute 67'
FW 11 Brazil Severino Jefferson Substituted off in the 55th minute 55'
Substitutes
DF 17 United States Joey Gjertsen Substituted on in the 55th minute 55'
MF 8 Canada Gabriel Gervais Substituted on in the 67th minute 67'
FW 14 Canada Sita-Taty Matondo Substituted on in the 83rd minute 83'
Manager
Canada John Limniatis
Man of the Match
Canada Steve Kindel / United States David Testo
Assistant referees
Darren Clark
Martin Reid
Fourth official
Paul Ward

2008-07-01
16:00 EDT
Toronto FC 0 – 1 Vancouver Whitecaps BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 18,938
Referee: Steve Depiero
Report Nash Goal 36' (pen.)
Toronto FC
Vancouver Whitecaps
GK 1 Canada Greg Sutton
DF 4 Puerto Rico Marco Vélez
DF 11 Canada Jim Brennan (c) Booked in the 11th minute 11'
DF 14 Jamaica Tyrone Marshall
DF 16 United States Marvell Wynne
MF 6 United States Maurice Edu
MF 10 England Rohan Ricketts Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
MF 33 Wales Carl Robinson
FW 9 England Danny Dichio Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
FW 20 Honduras Amado Guevara Booked in the 23rd minute 23'
FW 32 France Laurent Robert Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
Substitutes
FW 23 New Zealand Jarrod Smith Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
DF 3 Trinidad and Tobago Julius James Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 96 United States Jeff Cunningham Booked in the 82nd minute 82' Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
Manager
England John Carver
GK 1 United States Jay Nolly
DF 8 Canada Jeff Clarke
DF 15 Canada Steve Kindel
DF 2 Palestinian territories Omar Jarun
DF 24 United States Lyle Martin
MF 7 Canada Martin Nash Booked in the 7th minute 7'
MF 9 Canada Alfredo Valente Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
MF 22 Japan Takashi Hirano Substituted off in the 66th minute 66'
MF 25 United States Justin Moose Booked in the 45+th minute 45+'
FW 11 Jamaica Nicholas Addlery Booked in the 88th minute 88'
FW 16 Cuba Eduardo Sebrango Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
Substitutes
DF 28 Canada Diaz Kambere Substituted on in the 66th minute 66'
MF 23 Bolivia Vicente Arze Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
FW 32 Canada Charles Gbeke Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
Manager
Iceland Teitur Thordarson
Man of the Match
Wales Carl Robinson / Canada Martin Nash
Assistant referees
Amato DeLuca
Joe Fletcher
Fourth official
Silviu Petrescu

2008-07-09
19:30 PDT
Vancouver Whitecaps 2 – 2 Toronto FC Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia
Attendance: 5,228
Referee: Carol-Ann Chénard
SebrangoGoal 43' Goal 87' Report Edu Goal 61'
RickettsGoal 76'
Vancouver Whitecaps
Toronto FC
GK 1 United States Jay Nolly
DF 2 Canada Jeff Clarke
DF 15 Palestinian territories Omar Jarun
DF 22 Japan Takashi Hirano
DF 24 United States Lyle Martin
MF 7 Canada Martin Nash
MF 8 Canada Steve Kindel Booked in the 63rd minute 63'
MF 9 Canada Alfredo Valente Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
MF 25 United States Justin Moose Substituted off in the 72nd minute 72'
FW 11 Jamaica Nicholas Addlery Substituted off in the 72nd minute 72'
FW 16 Cuba Eduardo Sebrango
Substitutes
DF 28 Canada Diaz Kambere Substituted on in the 72nd minute 72'
FW 26 Canada Jason Jordan Substituted on in the 72nd minute 72'
MF 23 Bolivia Vicente Arze Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
Manager
Iceland Teitur Thordarson
GK 1 Canada Greg Sutton
DF 3 Trinidad and Tobago Julius James
DF 4 Puerto Rico Marco Vélez Booked in the 66th minute 66' Substituted off in the 85th minute 85'
DF 14 Jamaica Tyrone Marshall
DF 16 United States Marvell Wynne
MF 6 United States Maurice Edu
MF 10 England Rohan Ricketts
MF 32 France Laurent Robert Substituted off in the 80th minute 80'
MF 33 Wales Carl Robinson
FW 20 Honduras Amado Guevara
FW 96 United States Jeff Cunningham
Substitutes
FW 14 New Zealand Jarrod Smith Substituted on in the 80th minute 80'
MF 5 Canada Kevin Harmse Substituted on in the 85th minute 85'
Manager
England John Carver
Man of the Match
Cuba Eduardo Sebrango / England Rohan Ricketts
Assistant referees
Darren Clark
Martin Reid
Fourth official
Paul Ward

2008-07-22
19:00 EDT
Toronto FC 1 – 1 Montreal Impact BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 20,107
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
RickettsGoal 15' Report Brown Goal 26'
Toronto FC
Montreal Impact
GK 1 Canada Greg Sutton
DF 4 Puerto Rico Marco Vélez Substituted off in the 86th minute 86'
DF 11 Canada Jim Brennan (c)
DF 14 Jamaica Tyrone Marshall
DF 16 United States Marvell Wynne
MF 6 United States Maurice Edu
MF 10 England Rohan Ricketts
MF 20 Honduras Amado Guevara
MF 32 France Laurent Robert
MF 33 Wales Carl Robinson
FW 7 United States Abdus Ibrahim Substituted off in the 68th minute 68'
Substitutes
FW 96 United States Jeff Cunningham Substituted on in the 68th minute 68'
DF 3 Trinidad and Tobago Julius James Substituted on in the 86th minute 86'
Manager
England John Carver
GK 1 United States Matt Jordan Booked in the 73rd minute 73'
DF 5 Canada Nevio Pizzolitto
DF 16 Italy Stefano Pesoli
DF 24 Canada Simon Gatti Booked in the 38th minute 38'
DF 33 Canada Adam Braz Booked in the 53rd minute 53' Substituted off in the 73rd minute 73'
MF 7 United States David Testo
MF 9 Canada Rocco Placentino Booked in the 40th minute 40' Substituted off in the 64th minute 64'
MF 15 Canada Patrick Leduc
MF 17 United States Joey Gjertsen Substituted off in the 84th minute 84'
MF 18 Argentina Leonardo Di Lorenzo
FW 10 Panama Roberto Brown Booked in the 92nd minute 92'
Substitutes
FW 14 Canada Sita-Taty Matondo Substituted on in the 64th minute 64'
MF 26 France Cedric Joqueviel Substituted on in the 73rd minute 73'
MF 23 Canada Antonio Ribeiro Substituted on in the 84th minute 84'
Manager
Canada John Limniatis
Man of the Match
England Rohan Ricketts / Panama Roberto Brown
Assistant referees
Joe Fletcher
Daniel Belleau
Fourth official
Steven DePiero

Top goalscorers

Pos Name Club Goals
1 Cuba Eduardo Sebrango Vancouver Whitecaps 2
Panama Roberto Brown Montreal Impact
England Rohan Ricketts Toronto FC
4 United States Maurice Edu Toronto FC 1
United States Joey Gjertsen Montreal Impact
Brazil Severino Jefferson Montreal Impact
Canada Martin Nash Vancouver Whitecaps
United States David Testo Montreal Impact
Puerto Rico Marco Vélez Toronto FC

References

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