The 2019 Challenge Trophy (french: Trophée Challenge 2019, part of the Toyota National Championships for sponsorship reasons) was the 97th edition of the
Challenge Trophy
The Challenge Trophy (french: Trophée Challenge) is a national amateur soccer cup in Canada contested by the champions of individual provincial soccer competitions. It is one of the oldest soccer competitions in Canada, being held since 1913. ...
, an annual cup competition contested by
amateur
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teams in men's
Canadian soccer
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. Ten teams played in the tournament, which took place from 9–14 October 2019 in
St. John's,
Newfoundland and Labrador
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.
Central City Breakers FC won the tournament on their debut, defeating
Ottawa St. Anthony SC 2–0 in the
final
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Teams
Each of
Canada Soccer
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's thirteen provincial and territorial associations can send one representative to the Challenge Trophy, with teams generally qualifying through a regional preliminary series such as an
open cup or
league competition.
For the 2019 tournament, nine provinces and one territory confirmed their participation.
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1 Bold indicates champion for that year.
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2 Competed in previous tournaments as ''Winnipeg Sons of Italy''.
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3 Competed in previous tournaments as ''Ottawa St. Anthony's Italia FC''.
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4 Competed in previous tournaments as ''Dartmouth United Oland''.
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5 Competed in previous tournaments as ''Yellowknife FC''.
Venues
Matches were played at four different venues within the
St. John's metropolitan area.
Group stage
Competing teams are divided into two groups of five teams, playing against one another in a single
round-robin and advancing to the
final round
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based on their group positioning.
Group A
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Group B
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Final round
The final round (known as Teck Finals Day for sponsorship reasons) consists of one game for each team, where they are paired with their equal-ranked opponent from the opposite group to determine a final ranking for the tournament.
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Goalscorers
References
External links
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