2009 Challenge Trophy

The 2009 Canada Soccer National Championships (officially the BMO National Championships for sponsorship reasons) was the 87th staging of Canada Soccer's amateur football club competition. Winnipeg Hellas SC won the Challenge Trophy after they beat Royal-Sélect de Beauport in the Canadian Final at the SaskTel Fieldhouse in Saskatoon on 12 October 2009.

2009 Canada Soccer National Championships

The Challenge Trophy
Tournament details
Country	Canada
Defending champions	Calgary Callies
Final positions
Champions	Winnipeg Hellas SC (1st title)
Runners-up	Royal-Sélect de Beauport
← 2008 2010 →

Ten teams qualified to the final week of the 2009 National Championships in Saskatoon. Each team played four group matches before the medal and ranking matches on the last day. After a heavy snowstorm interrupted the schedule on 8 October, all matches were moved indoors and shortened to just 60 minutes each.^[1]

On the road to the National Championships, Winnipeg Hellas SC beat Winnipeg Lucania FC in the 2009 Manitoba Cup Final.

Teams and rosters

The Nationals are seeded based on last seasons performance. For 2009 the seedings are:^[2]

1. AB - Calgary Callies
2. QC - Royal-Sélect de Beauport
3. PE - Avondale Islanders
4. BC - West Van SC
5. ON - Real Toronto
6. NS - Halifax City SC
7. NL - Holy Cross Crusaders
8. MB - Hellas SC
9. SK - Huskie Alumni
10. YT - Yukon Selects

• Group A : Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
• Group B : Quebec, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland Labrador, Yukon

Hellas SC

Main article: SC Hellas

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 MF  ITA Fabio Capone 19 FW  GRE Justin Castalanos 14 FW  CAN Ulrick Disna 6 DF  GRE Bill Economou 27 DF  CAN Vinny Ferlaino 28 MF  CAN Tom Findlay 15 MF  CAN Tom Foderaro 27 FW  PAR Andry Giesbrecht 4 MF  CAN Jordan Goetting 16 MF  CAN Dimitri Ifandis 1 GK  CAN Kyle Kilcup

No. Pos. Nation Player 5 MF  BIH Edin Kurbegovic 21 MF  SLV Jorge Mendez 3 DF  CAN Tim Mullen 11 FW  CAN Chris Musto 29 GK  CAN Dylan O'Connor 10 DF  CAN Trevor Perrault 3 DF  ITA Phillip Porpiglia 8 MF  GRE Yiannis Tsalatsidis 17 DF  COL Jeff Valdivia

Royal-Sélect de Beauport

Main article: Royal-Sélect de Beauport

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF  CAN Alexandre Lévesque-Tremblay 18 FW  TOG Boris I Gervais Salou 15 FW  CAN David Chapdelaine-Miller 8 DF  ARG Édouardo Davalos 2 FW  FRA Francois Ouellet 20 DF  CMR Nyam A Well Garba 17 MF  FRA Jean-Philippe Grenon 5 DF  FRA Julien Meunier 14 MF  CGO Michael Mana Nga 3 DF  CAN Marc-Olier Boudreau-Daigle 12 FW  CAN Mathieu-François

No. Pos. Nation Player 7 FW  BIH Nihad Nedzibovic 6 DF  CAN Olivier Brett 16 DF  ITA Pascal Bragagnolo 13 DF  CAN Pierre-Henri Poudré 10 DF  MAR Samir El Akkati 11 DF  FRA Samuel Georget 22 GK  CAN Vincent Dubé

Calgary Callies

Main article: Calgary Callies

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   Dave Harrison 3 DF   Drew Milne 4 MF   Cenek Patik 5 DF   Andre Duberry 6 DF   Eric Roa 7 MF   Nic Reyes 8 DF   Jamie Auvigne 9 FW   Mark Slade 10 MF   Fran Miron 11 FW   Greg Perez

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 DF   Liam deSilva 13 FW   Felix Napuri 14 FW   Scott McCorkill 15 MF   Alex Strbac 17 DF   Brett Colvin 18 DF   Neto Miguel 19 FW   Milan Timotjevic 10 MF   Chris Kooy 21 DF   Allen Jovica 22 GK   Will Langford

Results

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Hellas SC	4	3	0	1	5	4	+1	9
2	Calgary Callies	4	3	0	1	7	3	+4	9
3	West Van FC	4	2	0	2	4	5	−1	6
4	Huskies Alumni	4	1	1	2	5	4	+1	4
5	Real Toronto	4	0	1	3	3	8	−5	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Royal-Sélect de Beauport	4	2	2	0	7	2	+5	8
2	Avondale Islanders	4	2	1	1	8	3	+5	7
3	Holy Cross	4	1	3	0	7	2	+5	6
4	Halifax City SC	4	1	2	1	5	5	0	5
5	Yukon Selects	4	0	0	4	1	16	−15	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

West Van SC v Real Toronto

7 October 2009	West Van SC	1-2	Real Toronto	Saskatoon, SK
16:00				Stadium: Umea East

Calgary Callies v Hellas SC

7 October 2009	Calgary Callies	1-2	Hellas SC	Saskatoon, SK
16:00				Stadium: Sasktel Sports Centre West

Avondale Islanders v Halifax City SC

7 October 2009	Avondale Islanders	4-1	Halifax City SC	Saskatoon, SK
18:00				Stadium: Umea West

Royal-Sélect de Beauport v Holy Cross

7 October 2009	Royal-Sélect de Beauport	1-1	Holy Cross	Saskatoon, SK
18:00				Stadium: Sasktel East

Calgary Callies v Huskie Alumni

8 October 2009	Calgary Callies	1-0	Huskie Alumni	Saskatoon, SK
14:00	Felix Napuri			Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre

West Van SC v Hellas SC

8 October 2009	West Van SC	0-1	Hellas SC	Saskatoon, SK
14:00			Tom Findlay	Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre

Royal-Sélect de Beauport v Yukon Selects

8 October 2009	Royal-Sélect de Beauport	5-1	Yukon Selects	Saskatoon, SK
16:00	Ammon Hoefs		Boris Gervais Salou (x3) Jean-Philippe Grenon	Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre

Avondale Islanders v Holy Cross

8 October 2009	Avondale Islanders	0-0	Holy Cross	Saskatoon, SK
16:00				Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre

Calgary Callies v West Van SC

9 October 2009	Calgary Callies	3-1	West Van SC	Saskatoon, SK
12:00				Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre

Real Toronto v Huskie Alumni

9 October 2009	Real Toronto	2-2	Huskie Alumni	Saskatoon, SK
12:00				Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre

Royal-Sélect de Beauport v Avondale Islanders

9 October 2009	Royal-Sélect de Beauport	2-0	Avondale Islanders	Saskatoon, SK
14:00				Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre

Halifax City SC v Yukon Selects

9 October 2009	Halifax City SC	3-0	Yukon Selects	Saskatoon, SK
14:00				Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre

Calgary Callies v Real Toronto

10 October 2009	Calgary Callies	2-0	Real Toronto	Saskatoon, SK
16:00				Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre

Hellas SC v Huskie Alumni

10 October 2009	Hellas SC	0-3	Huskie Alumni	Saskatoon, SK
18:00				Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre

Royal-Sélect de Beauport v Halifax City SC

10 October 2009	Royal-Sélect de Beauport	0-0	Halifax City SC	Saskatoon, SK
18:00				Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre

Holy Cross v Yukon Selects

10 October 2009	Holy Cross	5-0	Yukon Selects	Saskatoon, SK
18:00				Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre

West Van SC v Huskie Alumni

11 October 2009	West Van SC	1-0	Huskie Alumni	Saskatoon, SK
12:00				Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre

Real Toronto v Hellas SC

11 October 2009	Real Toronto	0-2	Hellas SC	Saskatoon, SK
12:00				Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre

Avondale Islanders v Yukon Selects

11 October 2009	Avondale Islanders	4-0	Yukon Selects	Saskatoon, SK
14:00				Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre

Halifax City SC v Holy Cross

11 October 2009	Halifax City SC	1-1	Holy Cross	Saskatoon, SK
14:00				Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre

Finals

Real Toronto (A5) v Yukon Selects (B5)

12 October 2009	Real Toronto (A5)	1-3 (pks)	Yukon Selects (B5)	Saskatoon, SK
08:00				Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre

Huskie Alumni (A4) v Halifax City SC (B4)

12 October 2009	Huskie Alumni (A4)	3-4 (pks)	Halifax City SC (B4)	Saskatoon, SK
08:00				Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre

West Van FC (A3) v Holy Cross (B3)

12 October 2009	West Van FC (A3)	6-5 (pks)	Holy Cross (B3)	Saskatoon, SK
10:00				Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre

Calgary Callies (A2) v Avondale Islanders (B2)

12 October 2009	Calgary Callies (A2)	3-4 (pks)	Avondale Islanders (B2)	Saskatoon, SK
12:30				Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre

Hellas SC (A1) v Royal-Sélect de Beauport (B1)

12 October 2009	Hellas SC (A1)	1-0	Royal-Sélect de Beauport (B1)	Saskatoon, SK
12:30	Chris Musto	Report		Stadium: SaskTel Sports Centre Referee: Dave Gantar

Final standings

Pos	Club
1	Hellas SC
2	Royal-Sélect de Beauport
3	Avondale Islanders
4	Calgary Callies
5	West Van FC
6	Holy Cross
7	Halifax City SC
8	Huskies Alumni
9	Yukon Selects
10	Real Toronto

^[3]

Qualified teams

British Columbia

The BC Provincial Cup is held in the spring of the season. This year's event went from April 4 to May 16.^[4]

	Sixteenth-final					Eight-final					Quarter-final					Semi-final					Final
							Langley United	0
							Croatia FC	1
												Croatia FC	0
												CMF Wolves	2
							CMF Wolves	7
							Peace Arch SC	5
		Peace Arch SC	0
		ICSF Inter	0
																	CMF Wolves	0
																	West Van SC	2
							West Van SC	7
							Westside FC	0
												West Van SC	2
												Surrey United	0
							Surrey United	3
							Columbus Clan FC	2
		Columbus Clan FC	2
		Abbotsford Mariners	0
																						West Van SC	1
																						Victoria Gorge FC	0
							Bays United	1
							Nanaimo	0
												Bays United	3
												Athletic Club of BC	2
							Athletic Club of BC	2
							NorVan Eagles	1
		NorVan Eagles	2
		Sooke Celtic	1
																	Bays United	0
																	Victoria Gorge FC	5
							Victoria Gorge FC	4
							PoCo City FC	0
												Victoria Gorge FC	2
												RCIU Legends	0
							RCIU Legends	2
							Gordon Head	1
		Kamloops Excel	1
		Gordon Head	5

Alberta

The Mike Traficante Challenge Cup will be held in Edmonton from 4 Sep to 7 Sep, 2009.info The teams will be seeded from the Alberta Major Soccer League. The groups will be S1, N2 and N3 in one and N1, S2 and S3 in the other. Seeds S3 and N3 are open to challenge from any district. This year, the teams in the AMSL include:

North:

• Edmonton Green & Gold
• Edmonton Drillers
• Edmonton Scottish
• Edmonton KC Trojans
• Edmonton Victoria

South:

• Calgary Callies
• Calgary Dinos
• Calgary Villains Elite
• Calgary PARS
• Lethbridge FC

AMSL Site

Saskatchewan

The Saskatchewan representative shall be determined through the Saskatchewan Premier Soccer League.^[5] Six teams will compete this season including:

• Yorkton United
• ACFC Milan
• SK Canada Games
• Huskie Alumni
• Saskatoon Hose and Hydrant
• Colo Colo

Standings as of 9 July 2009

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Huskie Alumni	7	5	2	0	21	1	+20	17
ACFC Milan	7	5	1	1	14	5	+9	16
Yorkton United	8	5	0	3	22	10	+12	15
Saskatoon Hose and Hydrant	6	1	1	4	5	12	−7	4
Sk Canada Games	4	0	1	3	4	19	−15	1
Colo Colo	6	0	1	5	3	22	−19	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

The Saskatchewan Huskie Alumni have qualified^[6]

Manitoba

The Manitoba representative will be determined through the MSA 2009 Senior Provincial Championship. This cup competition will take place in August as the team entry's are due 4 August 2009.^[7] Watch for teams in the Manitoba Major Soccer League to be entered. Seeding is determined by 15 July 2009.

Hellas SC of Manitoba qualified after a 1-0 extra time win over Lucania.

Ontario

The Ontario representative is determined by the Ontario Cup. This is a single knock-out tournament with the finals scheduled for 20-Sep-2009 at 8:00pm at the Soccer Centre in Vaughan. This year's event features 62 teams entering the bracket at various levels determined by geography. Before the First round is a Preliminary round and an Extra Preliminary round for some regions.^[8]

The final match saw a repeat of 2008 between London AEK and Real Toronto.^[9]

	Extra Round 10 May 2009					Preliminary Round 7 24 May 2009
						Hamilton Boca Juniors		0
						Hamilton Glasgow United		3

	Extra Round 10 May 2009					Preliminary Round 8 24 May 2009
						Barrie Spirit		2
						Richmond Hill Raiders Madrid FC		1

	Extra Round 10 May 2009					Preliminary Round 15 24 May 2009
						Mississauga Portofino		2
	Alliston Arsenal		0			Cambridge Aurora Lodge		1
	Cambridge Aurora Lodge		2

	Extra Round 10 May 2009					Preliminary Round 16 24 May 2009
						Toronto FC Hitmen		0
						Malton Steeda Bulls		4

	Extra Round 10 May 2009					Preliminary Round 23 24 May 2009
						Brampton Ebony Jrs		0 (2)
						Toronto Blues FC		0 (4)

	Extra Round 10 May 2009					Preliminary Round 24 24 May 2009
						Toronto Blackstar FC		2
						Brantford Vicano		4

	Extra Round 10 May 2009					Preliminary Round 31 24 May 2009
						Kitchener Al's Motors		1
	Welland Youngs Insurance		2			Welland Youngs Insurance		2
	Erin Mills Eagles		0

	Extra Round 10 May 2009					Preliminary Round 32 24 May 2009
						Kitchener Hrvat		5
						Brampton United FC		0

	Extra Round 10 May 2009					Preliminary Round 35 24 May 2009
						London/St.Thomas Croatia		3
						Tecumseh Warriors		0

	Extra Round 10 May 2009					Preliminary Round 39 24 May 2009
						Sonny's Waterloo FC		2
						Weston Wolves		3

	Extra Round 10 May 2009					Preliminary Round 40 24 May 2009
						East Hamilton 76		2
						Real Toronto		9

	Extra Round 10 May 2009					Preliminary Round 59 24 May 2009
						Toronto Peniche		4
	Niagara Falls Club Italia Juventus		3			Niagara Falls Club Italia Juventus		1
	Toronto Celtic		0

	Extra Round 10 May 2009					Preliminary Round 60 24 May 2009
						Woodbridge Veneto Lions		0
						Aurora Hearts		1

Ontario Cup proper

First Round 7 June 2009

Second Round 21 June 2009

Third Round 5 July 2009

Quarter-finals 16 August 2009

Semi-finals Centennial Stadium Toronto 30 August 2009

Final The Soccer Centre Vaughan 20 September 2009

bye

bye

Sudbury Croatia Adria

2 (3)

Sudbury Panhellenic

2 (2)

bye

bye

Sudbury Croatia Adria

1

Hamilton Serbians

4

bye

bye

Hamilton Serbians

0 (4)

Hamilton Glasgow United

0 (3)

Hamilton Glasgow United

2

Barrie Spirit

0

Hamilton Serbians

2

Scarborough Ulster Thistle

1

bye

bye

Scarboro Azzurri

2

Ottawa Capital United Premier

0

Ottawa Capital United Premier

1

Ottawa Royals

0

Scarboro Azzurri

2

Scarborough Ulster Thistle

4

bye

bye

Scarborough Ulster Thistle

9

Malton Steeda Bulls

0

Mississauga Portofino

1 (2)

Malton Steeda Bulls

1 (4)

Hamilton Serbians

1

A.E.K. London FC

1 *4-3pk

bye

bye

Caledon Celtic

1

A.E.K. London FC

2

bye

bye

A.E.K. London FC

10

Toronto Blues FC

0

bye

bye

Brampton Boavista FC

1 (2)

Toronto Blues FC

1 (4)

Toronto Blues FC

3

Brantford Vicano

2

A.E.K. London FC

2

London Portuguese

1

London Portuguese

3

Windsor Caboto F.C.

0

London Portuguese

1

London Benfica

0

London Marconi

3

London Benfica

3 (pk)

London Portuguese

1

Kitchener Hvart

0

bye

bye

Oakville Italia

3 (2)

Kitchener Hvart

3 (4)

Welland Youngs Insurance

1

Kitchener Hvart

4

A.E.K. London FC

1

Real Toronto

2

HNSC Croatia Windsor

2

St. Thomas "A"

0

HNSC Croatia Windsor

1 *

London/St.Thomas Croatia

1

London/St.Thomas Croatia

3

Strathroy Portuguese

0

HNSC Croatia Windsor

3

Real Toronto

6

bye

bye

Scarborough G.S. United

1

Real Toronto

2

Weston Wolves

3

Real Toronto

6

Real Toronto

1

Oakville Wisla United

0

bye

bye

Oakville Wisla United

4

Peterborough City

2

bye

bye

Oakville Wisla United

3

Windsor Hellenic

1

Sarnia Fury

3

London White Eagles

0

Sarnia Fury

1

Windsor Hellenic

4

Windsor A.E. United

0

Windsor Hellenic

8

Real Toronto

4

Croatia Hamilton

1

bye

bye

Mississauga A.C. Soccer Diavoli

4

Vaughan Shooters

0

bye

bye

Mississauga A.C. Soccer Diavoli

1

Ottawa St. Anthony Italia

2

Ottawa South United

5

Ottawa Rockers

4

Ottawa South United

0

Ottawa St. Anthony Italia

6

Ottawa St. Anthony Italia

2

Ottawa Eagles

0

Ottawa St. Anthony Italia

1

Croatia Hamilton

4

bye

bye

Croatia Hamilton

2

Toronto Peniche

1

Toronto Peniche

1

Aurora Hearts

0

Croatia Hamilton

0 *

Thunder Bay Italia Juventus

0

bye

bye

bye

bye

bye

bye

Québec

The AAA Quebec Cup (aka Coupe du Québec Saputo AAA) is the cup competition that determines the Quebec representative at the Canadian Club Nationals.^[10] The first 2 rounds are home and away matches, while the last 3 rounds are single matches. Results Site

	First Round 4/5 June 2009 4/5 July 2009							Eighth-finals 11/12 July 2009 1/2 August 2009
	Verts de Sherbrooke		4	0	4
	FC Trois-Rivières AA		0	1	1
								Verts de Sherbrooke		1	2	3
								Corfinium St-Léonard		2	3	5
	bye
	bye

	First Round 4/5 June 2009 4/5 July 2009							Eighth-finals 11/12 July 2009 1/2 August 2009
	Chomedey		1	2	3
	Longueuil 2		3	3	6
								Longueuil 2		1	-	1
								Lachine SC		0	-	0
	Lachine SC		2	2	4
	Casalciprano Anjou AA		1	0	1

	First Round 4/5 June 2009 4/5 July 2009							Eighth-finals 11/12 July 2009 1/2 August 2009
	Hull		5	4	9
	Cosmos de Granby		1	0	1
								Hull		2	4	6
								Dollard Red Star		1	0	1
	bye
	bye

	First Round 4/5 June 2009 4/5 July 2009							Eighth-finals 11/12 July 2009 1/2 August 2009
	Rimouski		0	1	1
	Casalciprano Anjou		2	2	4
								Casalciprano Anjou		1
								Association trifluvienne		0
	Longueuil 1		1	0	1
	Association trifluvienne		3	7	10

	First Round 4/5 June 2009 4/5 July 2009							Eighth-finals 11/12 July 2009 1/2 August 2009
	SC Panellinios Montréal		5	6	11
	TerreBonne		0	0	0
								SC Panellinios Montréal		3	3	6
								Beauport		5	2	7
	bye
	bye

	First Round 4/5 June 2009 4/5 July 2009							Eighth-finals 11/12 July 2009 1/2 August 2009
	CS Mont-Royal Outremont		1	0	1
	Blainville AA		1	3	4
								Blainville AA		1	-	1
								Lasalle-Lakeshore United		0	-	0
	Rivière-des-Prairies		2	1	3
	Lasalle-Lakeshore United		0	3	3

	First Round 4/5 June 2009 4/5 July 2009							Eighth-finals 11/12 July 2009 1/2 August 2009
	Drummondville AA		1	6	7
	St-Hubert		1	2	3
								Drummondville AA		1	1	2
								Vallée-du-Richelieu		1	2	3
	bye
	bye

	First Round 4/5 June 2009 4/5 July 2009							Eighth-finals 11/12 July 2009 1/2 August 2009
	FS Salaberry AA		3	1	4
	Brossard		0	0	0
								FS Salaberry AA		2	-	2
								Celtix du Haut-Richelieu		4	-	4
	Charlesbourg		0	2	2
	Celtix du Haut-Richelieu		1	3	4

Quarter-finals 15/16 August 2009

Semi-finals 5 September 2009 Quebec City

Final 6 September 2009 Quebec City

Corfinium St-Léonard

3

Longueuil 2

1

Corfinium St-Léonard

Casalciprano Anjou

Hull

1

Casalciprano Anjou

2

Beauport

Beauport

4

Blainville AA

1

Beauport

Celtix du Haut-Richelieu

Vallée-du-Richelieu

0

Celtix du Haut-Richelieu

3

New Brunswick

Did not send a team in 2008 and so are unranked for 2009. Deadline for teams to register is 15-July-2009.^[11]

Prince Edward Island

The Avondale Islanders seen to be the only team competing at a high enough level and will probably represent PEI again.

Nova Scotia

The winner of the Nova Scotia Soccer League will represent the province at the National Challenge Trophy. This year's competition will include:

• Dartmouth United
• Cape Breton United
• Halifax City S.C.
• Halifax County United Molson Canadian
• Halifax Dunbrack Bremner's
• NS Canada Games
• Scotia
• Valley Kings Arms

standings as of 22-July-2009

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Halifax Dunbrack	10	10	0	0	36	4	+32	30
Halifax City	10	5	3	2	18	11	+7	18
Valley Kings Arms	10	5	2	3	14	14	0	17
Scotia	10	4	1	5	17	17	0	13
NS Canada Games*	10	3	2	5	17	17	0	11
Cape Breton United	10	2	3	5	11	22	−11	9
Halifax County United Molson Canadian	10	2	2	6	16	23	−7	8
Dartmouth United	10	2	1	7	10	31	−21	7

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Newfoundland Labrador

2009 Newfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup

Yukon

Selects Team