2015 Canadian Championship
The 2015 Canadian Championship (officially the Amway Canadian Championship for sponsorship reasons) was a soccer tournament hosted and organized by the Canadian Soccer Association. It was the eighth edition of the annual Canadian Championship, and took place in the cities of Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver in 2015. The participating teams were Ottawa Fury FC and FC Edmonton of the North American Soccer League, the second-level of the Canadian Soccer Pyramid, and Montreal Impact, Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer, the first-level of Canadian club soccer. Montreal Impact were the two-time defending champions.
| 2015 Amway Canadian Championship (in English) Championnat Canadien Amway 2015 (in French) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Canada |
| Dates | April 22 – August 26, 2015 |
| Teams | 5 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Vancouver Whitecaps FC (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Montreal Impact |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 25 (3.13 per match) |
| Attendance | 88,844 (11,106 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Tomi Ameobi (4 goals) |
| George Gross Memorial Trophy | Russell Teibert |
The winner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, were awarded the Voyageurs Cup and will become Canada's entry into the Group stage of the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League. This is a permanent change from procedure used in the past, where the Canadian Champion qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League beginning the same year (in this case, 2015–16).
The tournament moved to an April–August timeframe from its usual April–June timeframe to accommodate the schedule of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup held in Canada. It was permanently moved to a June/July timeframe in 2016.