The 2012 Amway Canadian Championship

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The Canadian Soccer Association announced on Thursday that Amway Canada will return as the title sponsor of the Canadian Championship (formerly the Nutrilite Canadian Championship), while also announcing the tournament schedule featuring Vancouver Whitecaps FC against FC Edmonton in one semi-final, and Toronto FC versus Montreal Impact in the other.

The 2012 Amway Canadian Championship (ACC) will again feature a four-team format that will see teams take part in a two-legged home-and-away semi-final, with the winners advancing to a two-legged home-and-away final to determine which club will lift the Voyageurs Cup and earn the right to represent Canada in the 2012-213 CONCACAF Champions League.

Amway Canadian Championship Schedule

SEMI-FINALS

May 2:
Impact Montréal v Toronto FC – in Montréal
FC Edmonton v Vancouver Whitecaps FC – in Edmonton

May 9:
Toronto FC v Impact Montréal – in Toronto
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v FC Edmonton – in Vancouver

FINAL:

May 16:
Winner of Semi-Final 1 v Winner of Semi-Final 2 – Location TBD

May 23:
Winner of Semi-Final 2 v Winner of Semi-Final 1 – Location TBD

http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/01/2012-amway-canadian-championship

Path To 2012/13 CCL Starts Now

Toronto will look to repeat as Canadian champions
a fourth time for Champions League chance

NEW YORK - Three-time defending champion Toronto FC will face Major League Soccer expansion Montreal Impact, and the Vancouver Whitecaps FC will play FC Edmonton in the Amway Canadian Championship.

Both series will begin Wednesday, May 2, with Montreal and Edmonton hosting first legs with the second a week later in Toronto and Vancouver.

Toronto defeated Edmonton in last year's semifinals and then rallied to beat Vancouver in the second leg of the final - a match that had to be replayed after the initial attempt was abandoned due to lightning and torrential rain. Toronto went on to reach the semifinals of the 2011/12 Champions League before being eliminated by Club Santos Laguna of Mexico.

Montreal, which won the title in 2008 under a different structure, is playing as a first-division side for the first time, having elevated its status as MLS' 19th team.

The new year also has brought in a name change in the title sponsor the Canadian club championship, from the Nutrilite brand of health supplements to its parent company Amway.

http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2012/04/path-201213-ccl-starts-may

Amway sucks!

The Eddies need to start playing better, real fast!

I would love to watch a FC Edmonton/FC Toronto match-up--NOT!

ACC Preview:
Whitecaps FC look to advance to
Amway Canadian Championship final


Holding a two-goal advantage from last week’s first leg, Vancouver Whitecaps FC (1W-0L-0D in ACC) host North American Soccer League (NASL) side FC Edmonton (0W-1L-0D in ACC) in the second leg of their 2012 Amway Canadian Championship (ACC) semifinal on Wednesday evening.

Martin Rennie’s side return to Bell Pitch at BC Place just four days after earning a memorable 2-1 victory over Western Conference rivals San Jose Earthquakes in an eventful Major League Soccer clash on Saturday afternoon. Currently on a four-match winning streak, the ‘Caps look to book their ticket into this year’s ACC final by getting past their Western Canadian rivals in Wednesday’s second leg, with the Blue and White hosting The Eddies for the first time in club history.

http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/05/whitecaps-fc-look-advance-amway-canadian-championship-final

ACC:
Late barrage books 'Caps place in final


VANCOUVER, B.C. – It got a bit hairy at times, but the Vancouver Whitecaps are through to the Amway Canadian Championship final mostly thanks to two goals from Sebastien Le Toux.

Vancouver’s 3-1 win over FC Edmonton at BC Place on Wednesday gave the club a 5-1 aggregate win over the two-legged tie.

Yashir Pinto put the scare into the ‘Caps on 54 minutes and put Edmonton within a goal of levelling the tie, before substitute Le Toux beat David Monsalve with a goal in the 75th minute and tallied a second in the 87th minute.

Darren Mattocks, making his return from burn injuries suffered in late March in a cooking accident, scored an insurance goal with the game’s final kick to round out the win.

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/05/10/acc-late-barrage-books-caps-place-final

Really not much of a tournament when you have four teams.

True, but it is the best they can do at the moment. Hopefully after a few years the tournament can be expanded.