The 2017 Canadian Championship was a soccer tournament hosted and organized by the Canadian Soccer Association. It was the tenth edition of the annual Canadian Championship.
| Championnat Canadien 2017 (in French) | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Country | Canada |
| Teams | 5 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Toronto FC (6th title) |
| Runner-up | Montreal Impact |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 27 (3.38 per match) |
| Attendance | 101,856 (12,732 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Sebastian Giovinco (3 goals) |
| George Gross Memorial Trophy | Sebastian Giovinco |
The 2017 edition saw the introduction of a rule that required three players to be named in the starting eleven of each participating team who are eligible (and have declared their intention, if they had otherwise played for another national team) to play for the Canada men's national soccer team.[1]
Due to the restructuring of the CONCACAF Champions League, the winner of the 2017 Canadian Championship would have advanced to a playoff against Toronto FC, the winner of the 2016 Canadian Championship, to be played in Toronto on August 9, 2017, for a place in the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League. However, as Toronto FC won the 2017 Canadian Championship, no playoff game was necessary, and Toronto earned a place in the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League automatically.[1]
Tournament bracket
| Preliminary round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
MLS Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| MLS Montreal Impact | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
MLS Montreal Impact | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
MLS Toronto FC | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
USL Ottawa Fury | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||
NASL FC Edmonton | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
USL Ottawa Fury | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
MLS Toronto FC | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Matches
Preliminary round
| FC Edmonton | 2–3 | Ottawa Fury FC |
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| Report |
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Ottawa Fury FC won 4–2 on aggregate.
Semifinals
Toronto FC won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Montreal Impact | 4–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
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| Report |
Montreal Impact won 5–4 on aggregate.
Final
| Toronto FC | 2–1 | Montreal Impact |
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Giovinco  53', 90+5' | Report | Tabla 36' |
Toronto FC won 3–2 on aggregate.
Goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Nation | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Giovinco |  Italy | Toronto FC | 3 |
| 2 | Alphonso Davies |  Canada | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 |
| Steevan Dos Santos |  Cape Verde | Ottawa Fury | ||
| Ignacio Piatti |  Argentina | Montreal Impact | ||
| Sito Seoane |  United States | Ottawa Fury | ||
| Ryan Williams |  England | Ottawa Fury | ||
| 7 | Jozy Altidore | United States | Toronto FC | 1 |
| Benoît Cheyrou |  France | Toronto FC | ||
| David Choinière | Canada | Montreal Impact | ||
| Marco Delgado | United States | Toronto FC | ||
| Blerim Džemaili |  Switzerland | Montreal Impact | ||
| Tsubasa Endoh |  Japan | Toronto FC | ||
| Kyle Greig | United States | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Anthony Jackson-Hamel | Canada | Montreal Impact | ||
| Jake Keegan | United States | FC Edmonton | ||
| Matteo Mancosu | Italy | Montreal Impact | ||
| Nicolás Mezquida |  Uruguay | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
| Sainey Nyassi |  Gambia | FC Edmonton | ||
| Ballou Tabla | Canada | Montreal Impact |
Own goals
| Rank | Player | Nation | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Edward | Canada | Ottawa Fury | 1 |