Ten teams qualified to the final week of the 2009 National Championships in Saskatoon. Each team played four group matches before the medal and ranking matches on the last day. After a heavy snowstorm interrupted the schedule on 8 October, all matches were moved indoors and shortened to just 60 minutes each.[1]
On the road to the National Championships, Winnipeg Hellas SC beat Winnipeg Lucania FC in the 2009 Manitoba Cup Final.
Teams and rosters
The Nationals are seeded based on last seasons performance. For 2009 the seedings are:[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
The Mike Traficante Challenge Cup will be held in Edmonton from 4 Sep to 7 Sep, 2009.info The teams will be seeded from the Alberta Major Soccer League. The groups will be S1, N2 and N3 in one and N1, S2 and S3 in the other. Seeds S3 and N3 are open to challenge from any district. This year, the teams in the AMSL include:
The Manitoba representative will be determined through the MSA 2009 Senior Provincial Championship. This cup competition will take place in August as the team entry's are due 4 August 2009.[7] Watch for teams in the Manitoba Major Soccer League to be entered. Seeding is determined by 15 July 2009.
Hellas SC of Manitoba qualified after a 1-0 extra time win over Lucania.
Ontario
The Ontario representative is determined by the Ontario Cup. This is a single knock-out tournament with the finals scheduled for 20-Sep-2009 at 8:00pm at the Soccer Centre in Vaughan. This year's event features 62 teams entering the bracket at various levels determined by geography. Before the First round is a Preliminary round and an Extra Preliminary round for some regions.[8]
The AAA Quebec Cup (aka Coupe du Québec Saputo AAA) is the cup competition that determines the Quebec representative at the Canadian Club Nationals.[10] The first 2 rounds are home and away matches, while the last 3 rounds are single matches. Results Site
