2014 Challenge Trophy

2014 Canada Soccer National Championships

The Challenge Trophy
Tournament details
Country	Canada
Defending champions	Gloucester Celtic FC
Final positions
Champions	London Marconi (1st title)
Runners-up	Calgary Callies
Awards
Best player	MVP Denver Spearman
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The 2014 Canada Soccer National Championships (officially the Sport Chek National Championships for sponsorship reasons) was the 92nd staging of Canada Soccer's amateur football club competition. London Marconi won the Challenge Trophy after they beat Calgary Callies in the Canadian Final at the Ontario Soccer Centre in Vaughan on 13 October 2014.

Twelve teams qualified to the final week of the 2014 National Championships in Vaughan. In the Semifinals, London Marconi beat FC Winnipeg Lions while Calgary Callies beat Saskatoon HUSA Alumni.

On the road to the National Championships, London Marconi beat Vaughan Azzurri in the 2014 Ontario Cup Final.

Teams

• Croatia SC
• Calgary Callies
• Saskatoon HUSA Alumni
• FC Winnipeg Lions
• London Marconi
• Vaughan Azzurri
• Royal Sélect de Beauport
• Fredericton Picaroons
• Dartmouth United Golden Goal
• P.E.I. FC
• Holy Cross
• Yellowknife FC

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	London Marconi	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
2	Vaughan Azzurri	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
3	P.E.I. FC	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Standings source: [1]

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Croatia SC	2	1	0	1	4	1	+3	3
2	Fredericton Picaroons	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
3	Dartmouth United Golden Goal	2	1	0	1	1	4	−3	3

Source: [2]

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Calgary Callies	2	1	1	0	8	1	+7	4
2	FC Winnipeg Lions	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
3	Yellowknife FC	2	0	0	2	2	10	−8	0

Source: [3]

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Saskatoon HUSA Alumni	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	6
2	Holy Cross	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	3
3	Royal Sélect de Beauport	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2	0

Source: [4]

Relegation tournament

Last placed teams from the group stage were entered into a relegation round-robin tournament to determine overall classifications for 9th through 12th place.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	P.E.I. FC	3	3	0	0	13	2	+11	9
10	Royal Sélect de Beauport	3	2	0	1	14	6	+8	6
11	Dartmouth United Golden Goal	3	1	0	2	7	6	+1	3
12	Yellowknife FC	3	0	0	3	3	23	−20	0

Source: [5]

Knockout round

The top two teams from each group in the group stage advanced to the knockout round. All teams played three matches, as teams that lost in the knockout round still advanced to face other losing teams to determine final classifications for 3rd through 8th place.

Quarter finals

October 11, 2014

10:30am

Croatia SC	0 - 3	Calgary Callies

Soccer Centre

October 11, 2014

11:00am

FC Winnipeg Lions	2 - 1	Fredericton Picaroons

Sonoma

October 11, 2014

3:00pm

London Marconi	2 - 2	Holy Cross
Penalties
	6 - 5

Soccer Centre

October 11, 2014

3:30pm

Saskatoon HUSA Alumni	3 - 3	Vaughan Azzurri
Penalties
	5 - 4

Sonoma

Semifinals

October 12, 2014

10:00am

Winner to 1st place match

London Marconi	1 - 0	FC Winnipeg Lions

Soccer Centre

October 12, 2014

12:30pm

Winner to 1st place match

Saskatoon HUSA Alumni	0 - 0	Calgary Callies
Penalties
	2 - 4

Soccer Centre

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October 12, 2014

1:00pm

Winner to 5th place match

Holy Cross	2 - 0	Fredericton Picaroons

Vaughan Grove

October 12, 2014

1:30pm

Winner to 5th place match

Vaughan Azzurri	0 - 4	Croatia SC

Sonoma

Finals

October 13, 2014

12:00pm

1st place match

London Marconi	0 - 0	Calgary Callies
Penalties
	4 - 2

Soccer Centre

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October 13, 2014

11:00am

3rd place match

FC Winnipeg Lions	0 - 0	Saskatoon HUSA Alumni
Penalties
	0 - 3

Vaughan Grove

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October 13, 2014

10:30am

5th place match

Holy Cross	4 - 4	Croatia SC
Penalties
	4 - 3

Hershey 1

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October 13, 2014

8:00am

7th place match

Fredericton Picaroons	3 - 0	Vaughan Azzurri

Hershey 2

Winning team roster

London Marconi

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 6   Aaron Schneebeli 12   Ahmad Birani 4   Alex Lewis 3   Brandon Mendes 17   Brian Pistor 4   Connor McFall 13   Denver Spearman 18   Geert Remjin 15   Jovan Ivanovich 1 GK   Mark Haynes

No. Pos. Nation Player 22   Matt Catalano 23   Matt Cuthbert 10   Mike Marcoccia 16   Parker Seymour 11   Paul Aronold 2   Ryan Avola 7   Steven Hepton 9   Taso Bujouves 5   Tyler Hemming

Final standings

Rank	Team
	London Marconi
	Calgary Callies
	Saskatoon HUSA Alumni
4	FC Winnipeg Lions
5	Holy Cross
6	Croatia SC
7	Fredericton Picaroons
8	Vaughan Azzurri
9	P.E.I. FC
10	Royal Sélect de Beauport
11	Dartmouth United Golden Goal
12	Yellowknife FC

References

• Official site; fixtures and results at CanadaSoccer.com

External links

• List of champions