| 2008 Nutrilite Canadian Championship (in English) Championnat Canadien Nutrilite 2008 (in French) | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Country | Canada |
| Teams | 3 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Montreal Impact (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Toronto FC |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 12 (2 per match) |
| Attendance | 70,882 (11,814 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Roberto Brown Rohan Ricketts Eduardo Sebrango (2 goals each) |
| George Gross Memorial Trophy | Matt Jordan |
← (competition preceded by the 2007 Voyageurs Cup)
2009 →
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The 2008 Canadian Championship (officially the Nutrilite Canadian Championship[1] for sponsorship reasons) was the first edition of the Canadian Championship – Canada's domestic cup competition. The soccer tournament took place in the cities of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver from May to July, 2008.
The tournament consisted of a home and away series between each team for a total of six games. Participating teams were the Montreal Impact, Toronto FC, and the Vancouver Whitecaps. The winner of the tournament, Montreal, gained entry into the qualifying round of the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League,[2][3][4][5] where they played against the Nicaraguan representative Real Estelí in a home and away series to determine entrance to the group stages.[6]
The Montreal Impact were awarded the Voyageurs Cup trophy as winners of the tournament, the seventh occasion it had been presented.[7]
The 2008 Canadian Championship was broadcast by the CBC. Games were broadcast on CBC Bold and online at CBC Sports. Nigel Reed and Jason de Vos provided commentary for the games.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MTL | TOR | VAN | |
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| 1 | Montreal Impact (C) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Toronto FC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | |
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — |
| Montreal Impact | 0–1 | Toronto FC |
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| Report | Vélez  72' |
Attendance: 12,083
Referee: Paul Ward
Montreal Impact |
Toronto FC |
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Rocco Placentino / 
Marco Vélez 
Joe Fletcher Amato DeLuca Carol-Anne Chénard | Montreal Impact | 2–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps |
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| Jefferson 25' Gjertsen 35' |
Report |
Attendance: 10,054
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Montreal Impact |
Vancouver Whitecaps |
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Joey Gjertsen / Jason Jordan Pierre Cantave Héctor Vergara Jonathan Lavergne | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0–2 | Montreal Impact |
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| Report | Brown 30' Testo 66' |
Attendance: 4,412
Referee: Domenic Scali
Vancouver Whitecaps |
Montreal Impact |
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Steve Kindel / David Testo Darren Clark Martin Reid Paul Ward | Toronto FC | 0–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps |
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| Report | Nash 36' (pen.) |
Attendance: 18,938
Referee: Steve Depiero
Toronto FC |
Vancouver Whitecaps |
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Carl Robinson / Martin Nash Amato DeLuca Joe Fletcher Silviu Petrescu | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–2 | Toronto FC |
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| Sebrango 43', 87' |
Report | Edu 61' Ricketts 76' |
Attendance: 5,228
Referee: Carol-Ann Chénard
Vancouver Whitecaps |
Toronto FC |
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Eduardo Sebrango / 
Rohan Ricketts Darren Clark Martin Reid Paul Ward | Toronto FC | 1–1 | Montreal Impact |
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| Ricketts 15' |
Report | Brown 26' |
Attendance: 20,107
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Toronto FC |
Montreal Impact |
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Rohan Ricketts / 
Roberto Brown Joe Fletcher Daniel Belleau Steven DePiero |
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