The 2022 Challenge Trophy (, part of the Toyota National Championships for sponsorship reasons) was the 98th edition of the

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, an annual cup competition contested by

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teams in men's Canadian soccer. Nine teams played in the tournament, which took place in

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, from 5–10 October 2022. Ottawa Gloucester Celtic won their second Challenge Trophy, defeating Edmonton Green & Gol
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2–0 in the final.

Teams

Each of

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's thirteen provincial and territorial associations can send one representative to the Challenge Trophy, with teams generally qualifying through a regional preliminary series such as an open cup or league competition. For the 2022 tournament, ten provincial associations confirmed their participation.

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's Fredericton Picaroons withdrew from the tournament in September 2022, leaving nine provincial representatives. :

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year.

² Competed in previous tournaments as ''Central City Breakers FC''.

³ Replaced

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as Quebec representatives.

⁴ Withdrew from the tournament in September 2022.

⁵ Replaced Suburban FC as Nova Scotia representatives.

⁶ Replaced Sherwood-Parkdale Rangers as Prince Edward Island representatives.

Venues

Matches were played at two different venues in the

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and Woodbridge subdivisions of

Group stage

Competing teams are divided into two groups, playing against one another in a single round-robin and advancing to the

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based on their group positioning. The preliminary schedule was announced by Canada Soccer on 9 August 2022 without kick-off times, and were later confirmed on 29 September 2022.

Group A

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Group B

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Final round

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Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Bezick Evraire, Ottawa Gloucester Celtic FC

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Challenge Trophy, 2022 2022 in Canadian soccer

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