The 2022 Canadian Championship Final was an

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match played between

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and

Toronto FC Toronto Football Club (commonly known as Toronto FC or TFC) is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matches at BM ...

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on July 26, 2022. The match determined the winner of the

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, Canada's primary men's domestic cup competition. Vancouver Whitecaps won their second title in a 5–3

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victory following a 1–1 draw, qualifying them for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.

Teams

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

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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.

received a bye in the preliminary round for being a finalist of the 2021 tournament.

Match details

References

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