Open Canada Cup
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The Open Canada Cup is a Canadian soccer competition, similar in concept (but not in prestige) to tournaments such as the FA Cup, the Coppa Italia, and the US Open Cup. The competition has been held since the CSL's first season in 1998.
The competition is open to all professional and amateur soccer teams in Canada. Prior to 2007, it had generally been entered only by the teams of the Canadian Soccer League (formerly the Canadian Professional Soccer League) and a handful of amateur teams from Ontario. A notable exception was the 2006 entry of the Toronto Lynx, then of the USL First Division.
Since 2007, teams from British Columbia have also participated in the event. The British Columbia teams have their own regional qualifying matches with the overall provincial winner travelling to meet its central Canadian adversaries in the tournament's final weekend.
In central Canada, cup ties are played on a one-game knock out basis and are held over the Victoria Day, Canada Day, Civic Holiday and Labour Day long weekends. The British Columbia regional games are held in early August with the winner participating in the Labour Day tournament finale. Drawn matches go directly to extra time, and if necessary, a penalty shootout.
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[edit] 2008 Cup Cancelled
On April 29, 2008 it was announced that the 2008 edition of the Open Canada Cup will not take place as originally scheduled.[1] The CSL is evaluating the relevance of the competition in light of the creation of the Canadian Championship. The Open Canada Cup may resume in 2009.
[edit] List of winners
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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| 1998 | Toronto Olympians Gus Kouzmanis  44', 66'Eddy Berdusco 66' |
3-0 | St. Catharines Wolves |
| 1999 | Toronto Olympians Chris Handsor 40'Elvis Thomas 62', 66' |
3-0 | Toronto Croatia |
| 2000 | Toronto Olympians Elvis Thomas 4' |
1-0 | St. Catharines Wolves |
| 2001 | Ottawa Wizards Abraham Osman 9' |
1-0 | Toronto Supra |
| 2002 | Ottawa Wizards Kevin Nelson 66' |
2-0 | Toronto Croatia |
| 2003 | London City Eris Tafas 30' |
1-1 aet 4-2 on penalty shootout |
Metro Lions Craig Patton 84' |
| 2004 | Windsor Border Stars Tati Errecalde 25' |
1-1 aet 4-2 on penalty shootout |
Ottawa St. Anthony Italia Egar Soigo 11' |
| 2005 | Windsor Border Stars Radek Papiez 49', 51'Aaron Byrd 82' |
3-0 | London City |
| 2006 | Ottawa St. Anthony Italia Abraham Osman 55', 81' |
2-0 | Toronto Lynx |
| 2007 Details |
Trois-Rivières Attak Nicolas Lesage 53'Danny Anderson 74', 81' |
3-0 | ColumbusClan FC |
[edit] Performance by Club
| Club | Winners | Runner-Up | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Olympians | 3 | 1998, 1999, 2000 | |
| Ottawa Wizards | 2 | 2001, 2002 | |
| Windsor Border Stars | 2 | 0 | 2004, 2005 |
| London City | 1 | 1 | 2003 |
| Ottawa St. Anthony Italia | 1 | 1 | 2006 |
| Trois-Rivières Attak | 1 | 0 | 2007 |
| St. Catharines Wolves | 0 | 2 | - |
| Toronto Croatia | 0 | 2 | - |
| Toronto Supra | 0 | 1 | - |
| Metro Lions | 0 | 1 | - |
| Toronto Lynx | 0 | 1 | - |
| ColumbusClan FC | 0 | 1 | - |
[edit] References
1. http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/news2.php?news_id=89208 (retrieved on April 30, 2008)
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