2009 Challenge Trophy

2009 Challenge Trophy
Tournament details
CountryCanada
Teams10
Final positions
ChampionsHellas SC
Runner-upRoyal-Sélect de Beauport
← 2008
2010 →

The 2009 Challenge Trophy was contested for in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan from October 7 to 12, 2009. The round robin group seedings were based on last years performance.

  • Group A : Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
  • Group B : Quebec, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland Labrador, Yukon

Day 2 saw extreme snow and wind which forced organizers to adjust the schedule to the SaskTel Indoor pitch. Games were also shortened to 60 minutes.[1]

Teams and rosters

[edit]

The Nationals are seeded based on last seasons performance. For 2009 the seedings are:[2]

  1. AB - Alberta Calgary Callies
  2. QC - Quebec Royal-Sélect de Beauport
  3. PE - Prince Edward Island Avondale Islanders
  4. BC - British Columbia West Van SC
  5. ON - Ontario Real Toronto
  6. NS - Nova Scotia Halifax City SC
  7. NL - Newfoundland and Labrador Holy Cross Crusaders
  8. MB - Manitoba Hellas SC
  9. SK - Saskatchewan Huskie Alumni
  10. YT - Yukon Yukon Selects

Hellas SC

[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF Italy ITA Fabio Capone
19 FW Greece GRE Justin Castalanos
14 FW Canada CAN Ulrick Disna
6 DF Greece GRE Bill Economou
27 DF Canada CAN Vinny Ferlaino
28 MF Canada CAN Tom Findlay
15 MF Canada CAN Tom Foderaro
27 FW Paraguay PAR Andry Giesbrecht
4 MF Canada CAN Jordan Goetting
16 MF Canada CAN Dimitri Ifandis
1 GK Canada CAN Kyle Kilcup
No. Pos. Nation Player
5 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Edin Kurbegovic
21 MF El Salvador SLV Jorge Mendez
3 DF Canada CAN Tim Mullen
11 FW Canada CAN Chris Musto
29 GK Canada CAN Dylan O'Connor
10 DF Canada CAN Trevor Perrault
3 DF Italy ITA Phillip Porpiglia
8 MF Greece GRE Yiannis Tsalatsidis
17 DF Colombia COL Jeff Valdivia

Royal-Sélect de Beauport

[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF Canada CAN Alexandre Lévesque-Tremblay
18 FW Togo TOG Boris I Gervais Salou
15 FW Canada CAN David Chapdelaine-Miller
8 DF Argentina ARG Édouardo Davalos
2 FW France FRA Francois Ouellet
20 DF Cameroon CMR Nyam A Well Garba
17 MF France FRA Jean-Philippe Grenon
5 DF France FRA Julien Meunier
14 MF Republic of the Congo CGO Michael Mana Nga
3 DF Canada CAN Marc-Olier Boudreau-Daigle
12 FW Canada CAN Mathieu-François
No. Pos. Nation Player
7 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Nihad Nedzibovic
6 DF Canada CAN Olivier Brett
16 DF Italy ITA Pascal Bragagnolo
13 DF Canada CAN Pierre-Henri Poudré
10 DF Morocco MAR Samir El Akkati
11 DF France FRA Samuel Georget
22 GK Canada CAN Vincent Dubé

Calgary Callies

[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   Dave Harrison
3 DF   Drew Milne
4 MF   Cenek Patik
5 DF   Andre Duberry
6 DF   Eric Roa
7 MF   Nic Reyes
8 DF   Jamie Auvigne
9 FW   Mark Slade
10 MF   Fran Miron
11 FW   Greg Perez
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF   Liam deSilva
13 FW   Felix Napuri
14 FW   Scott McCorkill
15 MF   Alex Strbac
17 DF   Brett Colvin
18 DF   Neto Miguel
19 FW   Milan Timotjevic
10 MF   Chris Kooy
21 DF   Allen Jovica
22 GK   Will Langford

Results

[edit]

Group stage

[edit]
Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Manitoba Hellas SC 4 3 0 1 5 4 +1 9
2 Alberta Calgary Callies 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 9
3 British Columbia West Van FC 4 2 0 2 4 5 −1 6
4 Saskatchewan Huskies Alumni 4 1 1 2 5 4 +1 4
5 Ontario Real Toronto 4 0 1 3 3 8 −5 1
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Quebec Royal-Sélect de Beauport 4 2 2 0 7 2 +5 8
2 Prince Edward Island Avondale Islanders 4 2 1 1 8 3 +5 7
3 Newfoundland and Labrador Holy Cross 4 1 3 0 7 2 +5 6
4 Nova Scotia Halifax City SC 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5
5 Yukon Yukon Selects 4 0 0 4 1 16 −15 0
Source: [citation needed]
7 October 2009 West Van SC British Columbia 1-2 Ontario Real Toronto Saskatoon, SK
16:00 Stadium: Umea East
7 October 2009 Calgary Callies Alberta 1-2 Manitoba Hellas SC Saskatoon, SK
16:00 Stadium: Sasktel Sports Centre West
7 October 2009 Avondale Islanders Prince Edward Island 4-1 Nova Scotia Halifax City SC Saskatoon, SK
18:00 Stadium: Umea West
7 October 2009 Royal-Sélect de Beauport Quebec 1-1 Newfoundland and Labrador Holy Cross Saskatoon, SK
18:00 Stadium: Sasktel East
8 October 2009 Calgary Callies Alberta 1-0 Saskatchewan Huskie Alumni Saskatoon, SK
14:00 Felix Napuri Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre
8 October 2009 West Van SC British Columbia 0-1 Manitoba Hellas SC Saskatoon, SK
14:00 Tom Findlay Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre
8 October 2009 Royal-Sélect de Beauport Quebec 5-1 Yukon Yukon Selects Saskatoon, SK
16:00 Ammon Hoefs Boris
Gervais Salou (x3)
Jean-Philippe Grenon
Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre
8 October 2009 Avondale Islanders Prince Edward Island 0-0 Newfoundland and Labrador Holy Cross Saskatoon, SK
16:00 Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre
9 October 2009 Calgary Callies Alberta 3-1 British Columbia West Van SC Saskatoon, SK
12:00 Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre
9 October 2009 Real Toronto Ontario 2-2 Saskatchewan Huskie Alumni Saskatoon, SK
12:00 Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre
9 October 2009 Royal-Sélect de Beauport Quebec 2-0 Prince Edward Island Avondale Islanders Saskatoon, SK
14:00 Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre
9 October 2009 Halifax City SC Nova Scotia 3-0 Yukon Yukon Selects Saskatoon, SK
14:00 Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre
10 October 2009 Calgary Callies Alberta 2-0 Ontario Real Toronto Saskatoon, SK
16:00 Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre
10 October 2009 Hellas SC Manitoba 0-3 Saskatchewan Huskie Alumni Saskatoon, SK
18:00 Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre
10 October 2009 Royal-Sélect de Beauport Quebec 0-0 Nova Scotia Halifax City SC Saskatoon, SK
18:00 Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre
10 October 2009 Holy Cross Newfoundland and Labrador 5-0 Yukon Yukon Selects Saskatoon, SK
18:00 Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre
11 October 2009 West Van SC British Columbia 1-0 Saskatchewan Huskie Alumni Saskatoon, SK
12:00 Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre
11 October 2009 Real Toronto Ontario 0-2 Manitoba Hellas SC Saskatoon, SK
12:00 Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre
11 October 2009 Avondale Islanders Prince Edward Island 4-0 Yukon Yukon Selects Saskatoon, SK
14:00 Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre
11 October 2009 Halifax City SC Nova Scotia 1-1 Newfoundland and Labrador Holy Cross Saskatoon, SK
14:00 Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre

Finals

[edit]
12 October 2009 Real Toronto (A5) Ontario 1-3 (pks) Yukon Yukon Selects (B5) Saskatoon, SK
08:00 Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre
12 October 2009 Huskie Alumni (A4) Saskatchewan 3-4 (pks) Nova Scotia Halifax City SC (B4) Saskatoon, SK
08:00 Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre
12 October 2009 West Van FC (A3) British Columbia 6-5 (pks) Newfoundland and Labrador Holy Cross (B3) Saskatoon, SK
10:00 Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre
12 October 2009 Calgary Callies (A2) Alberta 3-4 (pks) Prince Edward Island Avondale Islanders (B2) Saskatoon, SK
12:30 Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre
12 October 2009 Hellas SC (A1) Manitoba 1-0 QuebecRoyal-Sélect de Beauport (B1) Saskatoon, SK
12:30 Chris Musto Report Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre
Referee: Dave Gantar

Final standings

[edit]
Pos Club
1 Manitoba Hellas SC
2 Quebec Royal-Sélect de Beauport
3 Prince Edward Island Avondale Islanders
4 Alberta Calgary Callies
5 British Columbia West Van FC
6 Newfoundland and Labrador Holy Cross
7 Nova Scotia Halifax City SC
8 Saskatchewan Huskies Alumni
9 Yukon Yukon Selects
10 Ontario Real Toronto

[3]

Qualified teams

[edit]

British Columbia

[edit]

The BC Provincial Cup is held in the spring of the season. This year's event went from April 4 to May 16.[4]

Sixteenth-final Eight-final Quarter-final Semi-final Final
               
Langley United 0
Croatia FC 1
Croatia FC 0
CMF Wolves 2
CMF Wolves 7
Peace Arch SC 5
Peace Arch SC 0
ICSF Inter 0
CMF Wolves 0
West Van SC 2
West Van SC 7
Westside FC 0
West Van SC 2
Surrey United 0
Surrey United 3
Columbus Clan FC 2
Columbus Clan FC 2
Abbotsford Mariners 0
West Van SC 1
Victoria Gorge FC 0
Bays United 1
Nanaimo 0
Bays United 3
Athletic Club of BC 2
Athletic Club of BC 2
NorVan Eagles 1
NorVan Eagles 2
Sooke Celtic 1
Bays United 0
Victoria Gorge FC 5
Victoria Gorge FC 4
PoCo City FC 0
Victoria Gorge FC 2
RCIU Legends 0
RCIU Legends 2
Gordon Head 1
Kamloops Excel 1
Gordon Head 5

Alberta

[edit]

The Mike Traficante Challenge Cup will be held in Edmonton from 4 Sep to 7 Sep, 2009.info The teams will be seeded from the Alberta Major Soccer League. The groups will be S1, N2 and N3 in one and N1, S2 and S3 in the other. Seeds S3 and N3 are open to challenge from any district. This year, the teams in the AMSL include:

North:

South:

AMSL Site

Saskatchewan

[edit]

The Saskatchewan representative shall be determined through the Saskatchewan Premier Soccer League.[5] Six teams will compete this season including:

  • Yorkton United
  • ACFC Milan
  • SK Canada Games
  • Huskie Alumni
  • Saskatoon Hose and Hydrant
  • Colo Colo

Standings as of 9 July 2009

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Huskie Alumni 7 5 2 0 21 1 +20 17
ACFC Milan 7 5 1 1 14 5 +9 16
Yorkton United 8 5 0 3 22 10 +12 15
Saskatoon Hose and Hydrant 6 1 1 4 5 12 −7 4
Sk Canada Games 4 0 1 3 4 19 −15 1
Colo Colo 6 0 1 5 3 22 −19 1
Source: [citation needed]

The Saskatchewan Huskie Alumni have qualified[6]

Manitoba

[edit]

The Manitoba representative will be determined through the MSA 2009 Senior Provincial Championship. This cup competition will take place in August as the team entry's are due 4 August 2009.[7] Watch for teams in the Manitoba Major Soccer League to be entered. Seeding is determined by 15 July 2009.

Hellas SC of Manitoba qualified after a 1-0 extra time win over Lucania.

Ontario

[edit]

The Ontario representative is determined by the Ontario Cup. This is a single knock-out tournament with the finals scheduled for 20-Sep-2009 at 8:00pm at the Soccer Centre in Vaughan. This year's event features 62 teams entering the bracket at various levels determined by geography. Before the First round is a Preliminary round and an Extra Preliminary round for some regions.[8]

The final match saw a repeat of 2008 between London AEK and Real Toronto.[9]

Extra Round
10 May 2009
Preliminary Round 7
24 May 2009
Hamilton Boca Juniors 0
Hamilton Glasgow United 3
Extra Round
10 May 2009
Preliminary Round 8
24 May 2009
Barrie Spirit 2
Richmond Hill Raiders Madrid FC 1
Extra Round
10 May 2009
Preliminary Round 15
24 May 2009
Mississauga Portofino 2
Alliston Arsenal 0 Cambridge Aurora Lodge 1
Cambridge Aurora Lodge 2
Extra Round
10 May 2009
Preliminary Round 16
24 May 2009
Toronto FC Hitmen 0
Malton Steeda Bulls 4
Extra Round
10 May 2009
Preliminary Round 23
24 May 2009
Brampton Ebony Jrs 0 (2)
Toronto Blues FC 0 (4)
Extra Round
10 May 2009
Preliminary Round 24
24 May 2009
Toronto Blackstar FC 2
Brantford Vicano 4
Extra Round
10 May 2009
Preliminary Round 31
24 May 2009
Kitchener Al's Motors 1
Welland Youngs Insurance 2 Welland Youngs Insurance 2
Erin Mills Eagles 0
Extra Round
10 May 2009
Preliminary Round 32
24 May 2009
Kitchener Hrvat 5
Brampton United FC 0
Extra Round
10 May 2009
Preliminary Round 35
24 May 2009
London/St.Thomas Croatia 3
Tecumseh Warriors 0
Extra Round
10 May 2009
Preliminary Round 39
24 May 2009
Sonny's Waterloo FC 2
Weston Wolves 3
Extra Round
10 May 2009
Preliminary Round 40
24 May 2009
East Hamilton 76 2
Real Toronto 9
Extra Round
10 May 2009
Preliminary Round 59
24 May 2009
Toronto Peniche 4
Niagara Falls Club Italia Juventus 3 Niagara Falls Club Italia Juventus 1
Toronto Celtic 0
Extra Round
10 May 2009
Preliminary Round 60
24 May 2009
Woodbridge Veneto Lions 0
Aurora Hearts 1

Ontario Cup proper

[edit]
First Round
7 June 2009
Second Round
21 June 2009
Third Round
5 July 2009
Quarter-finals
16 August 2009
Semi-finals
Centennial Stadium
Toronto
30 August 2009
Final
The Soccer Centre
Vaughan
20 September 2009
                  
bye
bye
Sudbury Croatia Adria 2 (3)
Sudbury Panhellenic 2 (2)
bye
bye
Sudbury Croatia Adria 1
Hamilton Serbians 4
bye
bye
Hamilton Serbians 0 (4)
Hamilton Glasgow United 0 (3)
Hamilton Glasgow United 2
Barrie Spirit 0
Hamilton Serbians 2
Scarborough Ulster Thistle 1
bye
bye
Scarboro Azzurri 2
Ottawa Capital United Premier 0
Ottawa Capital United Premier 1
Ottawa Royals 0
Scarboro Azzurri 2
Scarborough Ulster Thistle 4
bye
bye
Scarborough Ulster Thistle 9
Malton Steeda Bulls 0
Mississauga Portofino 1 (2)
Malton Steeda Bulls 1 (4)
Hamilton Serbians 1
A.E.K. London FC 1 *4-3pk
bye
bye
Caledon Celtic 1
A.E.K. London FC 2
bye
bye
A.E.K. London FC 10
Toronto Blues FC 0
bye
bye
Brampton Boavista FC 1 (2)
Toronto Blues FC 1 (4)
Toronto Blues FC 3
Brantford Vicano 2
A.E.K. London FC 2
London Portuguese 1
London Portuguese 3
Windsor Caboto F.C. 0
London Portuguese 1
London Benfica 0
London Marconi 3
London Benfica 3 (pk)
London Portuguese 1
Kitchener Hvart 0
bye
bye
Oakville Italia 3 (2)
Kitchener Hvart 3 (4)
Welland Youngs Insurance 1
Kitchener Hvart 4
A.E.K. London FC 1
Real Toronto 2
HNSC Croatia Windsor 2
St. Thomas "A" 0
HNSC Croatia Windsor 1 *
London/St.Thomas Croatia 1
London/St.Thomas Croatia 3
Strathroy Portuguese 0
HNSC Croatia Windsor 3
Real Toronto 6
bye
bye
Scarborough G.S. United 1
Real Toronto 2
Weston Wolves 3
Real Toronto 6
Real Toronto 1
Oakville Wisla United 0
bye
bye
Oakville Wisla United 4
Peterborough City 2
bye
bye
Oakville Wisla United 3
Windsor Hellenic 1
Sarnia Fury 3
London White Eagles 0
Sarnia Fury 1
Windsor Hellenic 4
Windsor A.E. United 0
Windsor Hellenic 8
Real Toronto 4
Croatia Hamilton 1
bye
bye
Mississauga A.C. Soccer Diavoli 4
Vaughan Shooters 0
bye
bye
Mississauga A.C. Soccer Diavoli 1
Ottawa St. Anthony Italia 2
Ottawa South United 5
Ottawa Rockers 4
Ottawa South United 0
Ottawa St. Anthony Italia 6
Ottawa St. Anthony Italia 2
Ottawa Eagles 0
Ottawa St. Anthony Italia 1
Croatia Hamilton 4
bye
bye
Croatia Hamilton 2
Toronto Peniche 1
Toronto Peniche 1
Aurora Hearts 0
Croatia Hamilton 0 *
Thunder Bay Italia Juventus 0
bye
bye
bye
bye
bye
bye

Québec

[edit]

The AAA Quebec Cup (aka Coupe du Québec Saputo AAA) is the cup competition that determines the Quebec representative at the Canadian Club Nationals.[10] The first 2 rounds are home and away matches, while the last 3 rounds are single matches. Results Site

First Round
4/5 June 2009
4/5 July 2009
Eighth-finals
11/12 July 2009
1/2 August 2009
          
Verts de Sherbrooke 4 0 4
FC Trois-Rivières AA 0 1 1
Verts de Sherbrooke 1 2 3
Corfinium St-Léonard 2 3 5
bye
bye
First Round
4/5 June 2009
4/5 July 2009
Eighth-finals
11/12 July 2009
1/2 August 2009
          
Chomedey 1 2 3
Longueuil 2 3 3 6
Longueuil 2 1 - 1
Lachine SC 0 - 0
Lachine SC 2 2 4
Casalciprano Anjou AA 1 0 1
First Round
4/5 June 2009
4/5 July 2009
Eighth-finals
11/12 July 2009
1/2 August 2009
          
Hull 5 4 9
Cosmos de Granby 1 0 1
Hull 2 4 6
Dollard Red Star 1 0 1
bye
bye
First Round
4/5 June 2009
4/5 July 2009
Eighth-finals
11/12 July 2009
1/2 August 2009
          
Rimouski 0 1 1
Casalciprano Anjou 2 2 4
Casalciprano Anjou 1
Association trifluvienne 0
Longueuil 1 1 0 1
Association trifluvienne 3 7 10
First Round
4/5 June 2009
4/5 July 2009
Eighth-finals
11/12 July 2009
1/2 August 2009
          
SC Panellinios Montréal 5 6 11
TerreBonne 0 0 0
SC Panellinios Montréal 3 3 6
Beauport 5 2 7
bye
bye
First Round
4/5 June 2009
4/5 July 2009
Eighth-finals
11/12 July 2009
1/2 August 2009
          
CS Mont-Royal Outremont 1 0 1
Blainville AA 1 3 4
Blainville AA 1 - 1
Lasalle-Lakeshore United 0 - 0
Rivière-des-Prairies 2 1 3
Lasalle-Lakeshore United 0 3 3
First Round
4/5 June 2009
4/5 July 2009
Eighth-finals
11/12 July 2009
1/2 August 2009
          
Drummondville AA 1 6 7
St-Hubert 1 2 3
Drummondville AA 1 1 2
Vallée-du-Richelieu 1 2 3
bye
bye
First Round
4/5 June 2009
4/5 July 2009
Eighth-finals
11/12 July 2009
1/2 August 2009
          
FS Salaberry AA 3 1 4
Brossard 0 0 0
FS Salaberry AA 2 - 2
Celtix du Haut-Richelieu 4 - 4
Charlesbourg 0 2 2
Celtix du Haut-Richelieu 1 3 4
Quarter-finals
15/16 August 2009
Semi-finals
5 September 2009
Quebec City
Final
6 September 2009
Quebec City
         
Corfinium St-Léonard 3
Longueuil 2 1
Corfinium St-Léonard
Casalciprano Anjou
Hull 1
Casalciprano Anjou 2
 
Beauport
Beauport 4
Blainville AA 1
Beauport
Celtix du Haut-Richelieu
Vallée-du-Richelieu 0
Celtix du Haut-Richelieu 3

New Brunswick

[edit]

Did not send a team in 2008 and so are unranked for 2009. Deadline for teams to register is 15-July-2009.[11]

Prince Edward Island

[edit]

The Avondale Islanders seen to be the only team competing at a high enough level and will probably represent PEI again.

Nova Scotia

[edit]

The winner of the Nova Scotia Soccer League will represent the province at the National Challenge Trophy. This year's competition will include:

standings as of 22-July-2009

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Halifax Dunbrack 10 10 0 0 36 4 +32 30
Halifax City 10 5 3 2 18 11 +7 18
Valley Kings Arms 10 5 2 3 14 14 0 17
Scotia 10 4 1 5 17 17 0 13
NS Canada Games* 10 3 2 5 17 17 0 11
Cape Breton United 10 2 3 5 11 22 −11 9
Halifax County United Molson Canadian 10 2 2 6 16 23 −7 8
Dartmouth United 10 2 1 7 10 31 −21 7
Source: [citation needed]

Newfoundland Labrador

[edit]

2009 Newfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup

Yukon

[edit]

Selects Team

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Day 2 - Snow Day!". Canadian Soccer Association. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
  2. ^ "2009 Challenge Trophy Stats" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Soccer Canada- 2009 Challenge Trophy Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  4. ^ "Official Bracket". BC Soccer. Retrieved 2009-05-25.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Saskatchewan Premier Soccer League". Archived from the original on 17 June 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
  6. ^ "Soccer Championships in Saskatoon". SaskatoonHomepage.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  7. ^ "2009 PROVINCIAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS". Manitoba Soccer Association. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2009.