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The 2017 Canada Soccer National Championships (officially the Toyota National Championships for sponsorship reasons) was the 95th staging of Canada Soccer's amateur football club competition. Western Halifax FC won the Challenge Trophy after they beat FC Winnipeg Lions in the Canadian Final at the Newton Athletic Park in Surrey on 9 October 2017.
Ten teams qualified to the final week of the 2017 National Championships in Surrey. Each team played four group matches before the medal and ranking matches on the last day. This was the first year that Canada Soccer's National Championships featured Toyota as the title sponsor.[1]
On the road to the National Championships, Western Halifax FC beat Halifax City SC in the 2017 Nova Scotia Final.[2]
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Teams
Ten teams were granted entry into the competition; one from each Canadian province. Teams are selected by their provincial soccer associations; most often qualifying by winning provincial leagues or cup championships such as the Ontario Cup.
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Venues
Newton Athletic Fields in Surrey will serve as the tournament's main venue.[3]
Group stage
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The ten teams in the competition are divided into two groups of five teams each, which then play a single-game round-robin format. At the end of the group stage, each team faces the equal-ranked team from the other group to determine a final seeding for the tournament.
Group A
Source: http://www.canadasoccer.com/schedule-results-s15521
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference
Group B
Source: http://www.canadasoccer.com/schedule-results-s15521
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference
Final round
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The final round consists of one game for each club, where they are paired with their equal-ranked opponent from the opposite group to determine a final ranking for the tournament.
October 9, 2017  First place match | Western Halifax FC  | 1–0 |  FC Winnipeg Lions | Newton Athletic Park - Field #1 |
| 12:30 pm | Macrae  3' |
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October 9, 2017  Third place match | Saskatoon HUSA Alumni  | 1–3 |  Durham Celtic FC | Newton Athletic Park - Field #4 |
| 10:00 am | Peters 74' |
Report | Van Beek 47', 77' Murphy 84' |
| October 9, 2017 Fifth place match | Vancouver Club Inter FC  | 1–1 (4–2 p) |  Celtix Haut-Richelieu | Newton Athletic Park - Field #2 |
| 11:30 am | Rahmati 34' |
Report | Beaumont 75' |
| October 9, 2017 Seventh place match | Holy Cross SC  | 6–1 |  Fredericton Picaroons Reds | Newton Athletic Park - Field #10 |
| 10:00 am | Grant 13', 74', 80' Warren 18'Dolomount 50'Barry 79' |
Report | K. Morrison 4' |
| October 9, 2017 Ninth place match | Calgary Callies  | 4–0 |  Yukon Selects | Newton Athletic Park - Field #2 |
| 9:00 am | Greedy 42', 45' Kastrati 58'Jovica 59' |
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Tournament ranking
Top goalscorers
Source: Archived 2016-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
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