The 2023 Canadian Championship Final was the deciding match of the

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and was played on June 7, 2023. For the second year in a row, it was hosted at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia by defending champions Vancouver Whitecaps FC, who played

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. This was the third final played between Vancouver and Montreal, with the clubs having met in the

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and

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finals. This was also the first final since 2015 to not involve Toronto FC. Vancouver Whitecaps won their third title following a 2–1 victory, qualifying them for the

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Teams

Background

This was the third time Vancouver Whitecaps FC and CF Montréal faced each other in the Canadian Championship final, with CF Montréal (then Montréal Impact) winning in

and Vancouver Whitecaps FC winning in

. In their most recent fixture earlier in 2023, Vancouver Whitecaps FC defeated CF Montréal 5–0 in the MLS regular season.

Path to the final

Each tie of the four-round tournament was played as a single-leg fixture. Vancouver Whitecaps FC received a bye in the preliminary round for being a finalist of the 2022 tournament.

Match details

Post-match

Following the match, Vancouver Whitecaps FC's Ali Ahmed was presented with the Best Young Canadian Player Award and Julian Gressel with the

George Gross Memorial Trophy The George Gross Memorial Trophy is awarded to the most valuable player of the Canadian Championship. It is named after George Gross, a highly respected sports journalist who covered soccer for the ''Toronto Telegram'' and ''Toronto Sun''. Th ...

as the

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of the Canadian Championship. Ahmed missed the final as he continued to recover from a concussion suffered in the tournament's semifinal. By scoring in the final, CF Montréal's

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became the top goal scorer of the tournament with three goals.

Notes

References

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