The 2015 Challenge Trophy is the national championship for men's

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clubs competing at division 4 and below in the Canadian soccer pyramid. It will be held in

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from October 7–12, 2015.

Teams

Twelve teams were granted entry into the competition; one from each

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, as well as one from the

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. In addition, as the host province,

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is granted a second entry into the competition. Teams are selected by their provincial soccer associations; most often qualifying by winning provincial leagues or cup championships such as the

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Group stage

The twelve teams in the competition are divided into four groups of three teams each, which then play a single-game round-robin format. The top two teams from each group advance to the knockout round, while the third-placed team enters a relegation tournament.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Classification tournament

Third-placed teams from the group stage are entered into the classification tournament to determine overall rankings at the end of the tournament.

Knockout Round

Teams placed first and second from each group in the group stage advance to the knockout round. All teams play three matches, as teams that lose in the knockout round still advance to face other losing teams to determine final classifications for 3rd through 8th place.

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Tournament ranking

References

External links

Canadian Soccer Association National Championships
{{2015 in Canadian soccer Challenge Challenge Canadian National Challenge Cup 2015 in Calgary October 2015 sports events in Canada