2018 Challenge Trophy

The 2018 Challenge Trophy (part of the Toyota National Championships for sponsorship reasons) is the national championship for men's soccer clubs competing at the amateur level in the Canadian soccer pyramid. It was held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan from October 4–8, 2018.^[1]

2018 Challenge Trophy

Challenge Cup National Championship
The Challenge Trophy
Tournament details
Country	Canada
Dates	October 4–8, 2018
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Surrey BC Tigers Hurricanes
Runner-up	Caledon SC
← 2017 2019 →

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.

Province	Team	Manager	Qualification
Alberta	Edmonton Scottish	Kevin Poissant	Alberta Soccer Provincial Championships
British Columbia	BC Tigers Hurricanes	Rob Jandric	British Columbia Men's Provincial Cup
Nova Scotia	Western Halifax FC	Alan Jazic	Nova Scotia provincial winner
Manitoba	FC Winnipeg Lions	Tony Nocita	Manitoba Cup winners
New Brunswick	Fredericton Picaroons Reds	Dave Rouse	New Brunswick provincial winners
Newfoundland and Labrador	Holy Cross SC	Noel Stanford	NL Challenge Cup champion
Northwest Territories	Yellowknife Galaxy	Judon Gregory	Northwest Territories Representative
Ontario	Caledon SC	Steven Hill	Ontario Cup winners
Quebec	Royal Select de Beauport	Samir Ghrib	Québec LSEQ playoff winners
Saskatchewan	Saskatoon Revolution	Stewart Gillott	Saskatchewan Shield

Group stage

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.

Final round

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.

Surrey BC Tigers Hurricanes v Caledon SC

October 8, 2018 First place match

Surrey BC Tigers Hurricanes

7–3

Caledon SC

Saskatoon Revolution v Holy Cross FC

October 8, 2018 Third place match

Saskatoon Revolution

1–1 (7–6 p)

Holy Cross FC

Edmonton Scottish SC v Royal-Sélect Beauport

October 8, 2018 Fifth place match

Edmonton Scottish SC

0–0 (4–2 p)

Royal-Sélect Beauport

Western Halifax FC v FC Winnipeg Lions

October 8, 2018 Seventh place match

Western Halifax FC

1–1 (6–5 p)

FC Winnipeg Lions

Fredericton Picaroons Reds v Yellowknife YK Galaxy FC

October 8, 2018 Ninth place match

Fredericton Picaroons Reds

7–0

Yellowknife YK Galaxy FC