2023 Challenge Trophy
French: Trophée Challenge 2023
2023 Toyota National Championships
French: Championnats nationaux Toyota 2023
Tournament details
CountryCanada
Dates4–9 October 2023
Teams10
Defending championsOntario Soccer Association Ottawa Gloucester Celtic
Final positions
ChampionsOntario Soccer Association West Ottawa Warriors
Runner-upSoccer Nova Scotia Western Halifax FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored90 (3.6 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Surrey BB5 United Farivar Torabi
FC Winnipeg Lions Montassar Trimech
(4 goals)
Best playerWest Ottawa Warriors Javane Henry

The 2023 Challenge Trophy (French: Trophée Challenge 2023, part of the Toyota National Championships for sponsorship reasons) was the 99th edition of the Challenge Trophy, an annual cup competition contested by amateur teams in men's Canadian soccer. Ten teams participated in the tournament, which took place in Halifax, Nova Scotia from 4–9 October 2023.[1]

The West Ottawa Warriors won the Challenge Trophy on their debut, defeating host team Western Halifax FC 1–0 in the final.[2]

Teams

Each of Canada Soccer'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.[3]

For the 2023 tournament, nine provincial associations confirmed their participation, with Nova Scotia fielding two teams as the host.

Province Team Qualified as Previous appearances in tournament1 Previous best performance Ref.
British Columbia Soccer Association British Columbia Surrey BB5 United2 BC Soccer Adult A Cup winners 2 (2019, 2022) Champions (2019) [4]
Alberta Soccer Association Alberta Edmonton Scottish Alberta Soccer Challenge Cup winners 11 (1972, 1979, 1987, 1992, 1996, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019) Champions (2016) [5]
Manitoba Soccer Association Manitoba FC Winnipeg Lions3 Manitoba Soccer Provincial Championship winners 11 (1996, 1998, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) Champions (2002) [6]
Ontario Soccer Association Ontario West Ottawa Warriors MilkUP Ontario Cup winners 0 (debut) — [7]
Soccer Quebec Quebec Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest LSEQ league winners 1 (2022) Eighth place (2022) [8]
Soccer New Brunswick New Brunswick Fredericton Picaroons Reds NBPSL Challenge Cup Final winners 9 (2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) Sixth place (2007, 2019) [9]
Soccer Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Suburban FC of Fall River Soccer Nova Scotia AAA Cup winners 1 (2011) Fifth place (2011) [10]
Western Halifax FC Soccer Nova Scotia AAA Cup runners-up 2 (2016, 2017) Champions (2017)
Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association Newfoundland and Labrador Feildians AA of St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup winners 2 (1969, 2008) Third place (1969) [11]
PEI Soccer Association Prince Edward Island Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals PEISA league runners-up4 1 (2022) Seventh place (2022) —
1 Bold indicates champion for that year.
2 Competed in previous tournaments as Central City Breakers FC.
3 Competed in previous tournaments as Winnipeg Sons of Italy.
4 Replaced Stratford SC as Prince Edward Island representatives.

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held in August 2023, with the 10 teams drawn into two groups of five. For the draw, the teams were seeded into five pots of two teams, based on the final positions of representative provinces at the 2022 Challenge Trophy.

Pots

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5

Ontario Soccer Association Ontario (1)
Alberta Soccer Association Alberta (2)

Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association Newfoundland and Labrador (3)
British Columbia Soccer Association British Columbia (4)

Manitoba Soccer Association Manitoba (5)
Soccer Nova Scotia Nova Scotia A (6)

PEI Soccer Association Prince Edward Island (7)
Soccer Quebec Quebec (8)

Soccer New Brunswick New Brunswick (9)
Soccer Nova Scotia Nova Scotia B (10)

Final draw

The two groups were formed randomly, selecting one team from each of the five pots.

Group A Group B
Ontario Soccer Association Ontario Alberta Soccer Association Alberta
British Columbia Soccer Association British Columbia Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association Newfoundland and Labrador
Manitoba Soccer Association Manitoba Soccer Nova Scotia Nova Scotia A
Soccer Quebec Quebec PEI Soccer Association Prince Edward Island
Soccer New Brunswick New Brunswick Soccer Nova Scotia Nova Scotia B

Venues

Matches took place at three different venues within the Halifax Regional Municipality.

Bedford Dartmouth Halifax
Bedford-Hammond Plains Harbour East Field Mainland Common Field
Capacity: 400 Capacity: 400 Capacity: 400

Group stage

Competing teams were divided into two groups of five teams, playing against one another in a single round-robin and advancing to the final round based on their group positioning.

The preliminary schedule was released by Canada Soccer in August 2023 without locations or kick-off times, which were later confirmed on 15 September.[12] Teams were given bye days based on the pot they were drawn from, with pot 1 teams receiving byes on the 5th day of the group stage, pot 2 teams receiving byes on the 4th day of the group stage, etc.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification West Ottawa Warriors Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest Surrey BB5 United FC Winnipeg Lions Fredericton Picaroons Reds
1 Ontario Soccer Association West Ottawa Warriors 4 3 0 1 12 4 +8 9[lower-alpha 1] Advance to first place match — 2–1 1–0 1–3 8–0
2 Soccer Quebec Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest 4 3 0 1 10 4 +6 9[lower-alpha 1] Advance to third place match — — — — 6–1
3 British Columbia Soccer Association Surrey BB5 United 4 2 0 2 9 5 +4 6[lower-alpha 2] Advance to fifth place match — 1–2 — 2–1 6–1
4 Manitoba Soccer Association FC Winnipeg Lions 4 2 0 2 10 4 +6 6[lower-alpha 2] Advance to seventh place match — 0–1 — — 6–0
5 Soccer New Brunswick Fredericton Picaroons Reds 4 0 0 4 2 26 −24 0 Advance to ninth place match — — — — —
Source: Canada Soccer
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Advance to first place match on criteria 2.1 with 2–1 win over Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest (head to head competition)
  2. 1 2 Advance to fifth place match on criteria 2.1 with 2–1 win over FC Winnipeg Lions (head to head competition)
Surrey BB5 United British Columbia Soccer Association2–1Manitoba Soccer Association FC Winnipeg Lions
  • de Jong 32'
  • MacMillan 42'
  • Morello Yellow card 74'
  • O'Shea Yellow card 90'
 Report
  • Figueiredo Yellow card 22' Yellow-red card 45+2'
  • Hodges Yellow card 24'
  • Hidalgo-Mazzei 37' (pen.)
Mainland Common Field, Halifax
Referee: Mazen Hassanin
West Ottawa Warriors Ontario Soccer Association2–1Soccer Quebec Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest
  • Rodriguez Yellow card 31'
  • Comba 35'
  • Henry 51', Yellow card 80'
 Report
  • Mathieu Yellow card 10'
  • Aussems Yellow card 63'
  • Assouyat 72', Yellow card 90+2'
  • N'Guessan Yellow card 88'
  • Turgeon Yellow card 90+1'
Mainland Common Field, Halifax
Attendance: Mario Al-Ayass
West Ottawa Warriors Ontario Soccer Association1–0British Columbia Soccer Association Surrey BB5 United
  • Henry Yellow card 6'
  • Curkovic 18'
  • El-Shafei Yellow card 86'
  • Bastianelli Yellow card 90'
 Report
  • Hodut Yellow card 22'
  • Essa Yellow card 42' Yellow-red card 90+2'
  • Rostant Yellow card 63'
  • de Graaf Yellow card 64'
  • MacMillan Yellow card 69'
  • Smychenko Yellow card 71' Yellow-red card 90+5'
Mainland Common Field, Halifax
Referee: Mo Mohseni
FC Winnipeg Lions Manitoba Soccer Association6–0Soccer New Brunswick Fredericton Picaroons Reds
  • Nadeau 1'
  • Law 8' (o.g.)
  • Hidalgo-Mazzei 52'
  • dos Anjos Aquino 56'
  • Kabamba 70'
  • Hodges 90+1'
 Report
  • Morrison Yellow card 36'
Mainland Common Field, Halifax
Referee: Mazzen Black
West Ottawa Warriors Ontario Soccer Association8–0Soccer New Brunswick Fredericton Picaroons Reds
  • Belhaj 3', 5', 27'
  • Bastianelli 20', 46'
  • McKee 26'
  • Markus 73', 84'
 Report
Mainland Common Field, Halifax
Referee: Aubrey Kotelko
Surrey BB5 United British Columbia Soccer Association1–2Soccer Quebec Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest
 Report
  • Roy-Madore 25'
  • Mathieu Yellow card 32'
  • Levasseur Yellow card 37'
  • N'Guessan Yellow card 56'
  • Chaouki 86'
Mainland Common Field, Halifax
Referee: Robert D'Alesio
West Ottawa Warriors Ontario Soccer Association1–3Manitoba Soccer Association FC Winnipeg Lions
  • Pensom Red card 8'
  • Natoli 61'
  • Johnson Yellow card 70'
  • Mohasar Yellow card 90'
 Report
  • Budhoo Yellow card 17', 51'
  • Wood Yellow card 32'
  • Trimech 56', 74'
  • Moraldo Yellow card 79'
Mainland Common Field, Halifax
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest Soccer Quebec6–1Soccer New Brunswick Fredericton Picaroons Reds
  • Morin 11', 61' (pen.)
  • Jeanneau Yellow card 32'
  • Lamontagne 44'
  • Chaouki 46'
  • Aussems 82'
  • Levasseur 84'
 Report
  • Itoafa 32' (pen.)
  • Law Yellow card 41'
  • Morrison Yellow card 52' Yellow-red card 90+4'
  • Padilha Yellow card 71'
Mainland Common Field, Halifax
Referee: Simon Gomez
Surrey BB5 United British Columbia Soccer Association6–1Soccer New Brunswick Fredericton Picaroons Reds
  • Gindo 29'
  • Torabi 33', 71', 89'
  • Morello 41'
  • Bruk 49'
 Report
  • Pinsent Yellow card 32'
  • Choudhary 85'
Mainland Common Field, Halifax
Referee: Scott Decker
FC Winnipeg Lions Manitoba Soccer Association0–1Soccer Quebec Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest
  • Naumiuk Yellow card 35'
  • Appler Yellow card 45+2' Yellow-red card 72'
  • Hidalgo-Mazzei Yellow card 90'
 Report
  • N'Guessan Yellow card 28'
  • Kabamba 37' (o.g.)
  • Roy-Madore Yellow card 46'
  • Turgeon Yellow card 59'
  • Attia Yellow card 69' Yellow-red card 89'
  • Misol Rodriguez Yellow card 86'
Mainland Common Field, Halifax
Referee: Mo Mohseni

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Western Halifax FC Suburban FC of Fall River Edmonton Scottish Feildians AA of St. John's Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals
1 Soccer Nova Scotia Western Halifax FC (H) 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5 10 Advance to first place match — — — — —
2 Soccer Nova Scotia Suburban FC of Fall River (H) 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 7[lower-alpha 1] Advance to third place match 0–1 — — — 2–1
3 Alberta Soccer Association Edmonton Scottish 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7[lower-alpha 1] Advance to fifth place match 0–0 0–1 — 2–1 3–1
4 Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association Feildians AA of St. John's 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 4 Advance to seventh place match 1–3 0–0 — — 2–1
5 PEI Soccer Association Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals 4 0 0 4 3 9 −6 0 Advance to ninth place match 0–2 — — — —
Source: Canada Soccer
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Advance to third place match on criteria 2.1 with 0–1 win over Edmonton Scottish (head to head competition)
Edmonton Scottish Alberta Soccer Association3–1PEI Soccer Association Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals
  • Gajic 27'
  • MacLachlan 42'
  • MacDonald 56'
  • Borrett Yellow card 66'
 Report
  • Maund 23'
Mainland Common Field, Halifax
Referee: David Schmidt-Schweda
Feildians AA of St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association0–0Soccer Nova Scotia Suburban FC of Fall River
  • Exley Yellow card 26'
  • Power Yellow card 88'
 Report
Mainland Common Field, Halifax
Referee: Robert D'Alesio
Edmonton Scottish Alberta Soccer Association2–1Newfoundland and Labrador Feildians AA of St. John's
  • MacDonald 20'
  • Graham 31'
  • Gazic Yellow card 82'
  • McCormick Yellow card 82'
  • S. Lam Yellow card 90+3'
 Report
  • Neil Yellow card 39'
  • Dolo 51'
  • Opuoro Yellow card 78'
  • Courage Red card 82'
  • Jones Yellow card 85'
Mainland Common Field, Halifax
Referee: Darcy Bristol
Suburban FC of Fall River Soccer Nova Scotia0–1Soccer Nova Scotia Western Halifax FC
 Report
  • Ndopedro 3', Yellow card 76'
  • Bekkers Yellow card 37'
  • Bruce Yellow card 62'
  • Kodejs Yellow card 77'
Mainland Common Field, Halifax
Referee: Mazen Hassanin
Edmonton Scottish Alberta Soccer Association0–0Soccer Nova Scotia Western Halifax FC
  • Demers Yellow card 90+2'
 Report
  • Ndopedro Yellow card 16'
  • Iatrou Yellow card 44'
  • Rodriguez Yellow card 51'
Mainland Common Field, Halifax
Referee: Rayan Bouhlel
Feildians AA of St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association2–1PEI Soccer Association Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals
  • Exley 9'
  • Davis Yellow card 13'
  • Gamba Yellow card 54'
  • Dolo 74'
  • Harvey Yellow card 90+2' Red card 90+3'
 Report
  • Hunter Yellow card 29', 90+7'
  • Lasia Yellow card 30'
  • VanWiechen Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 60'
Mainland Common Field, Halifax
Referee: Isabelle Duclos
Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals PEI Soccer Association0–2Soccer Nova Scotia Western Halifax FC
Report
  • Iatrou 13'
  • Pike Yellow card 44'
  • MacEachern 64' (o.g.)
  • Bekkers Yellow card 74'
Mainland Common Field, Halifax
Referee: Mario Al-Ayass
Edmonton Scottish Alberta Soccer Association0–1Soccer Nova Scotia Suburban FC of Fall River
  • Prochnau Yellow card 90+1'
 Report
  • Jaber Yellow card 11', 25'
  • Mellema Yellow card 67'
  • Veinot Yellow card 90+4'
Mainland Common Field, Halifax
Referee: Mo Mohseni
Feildians AA of St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association1–3Soccer Nova Scotia Western Halifax FC
  • Dolo 27'
  • Nunes Yellow card 50'
  • Nakonieczny Yellow card 86'
  • Gamba Yellow card 87'
  • Osmond Yellow card 90+2'
 Report
  • Thompson 43'
  • Hawley Yellow card 45+1'
  • Kodejs 47'
  • Geyer Yellow card 55', 80'
  • Ndopedro Yellow card 57'
Mainland Common Field, Halifax
Referee: David Schmidt-Schweda
Suburban FC of Fall River Soccer Nova Scotia2–1PEI Soccer Association Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals
  • Warren 9'
  • Sanchez 36'
  • Mercer Yellow card 40'
 Report
  • Tweel 13'
  • Sanchez Yellow card 26'
  • Smiley Yellow card 81'
  • VanWiechen Yellow card 90+6'
Mainland Common Field, Halifax
Referee: Mazzen Black

Final round

The final round (known as Teck Finals Day for sponsorship reasons) paired equally-ranked opponents from opposite groups to determine a final ranking for the tournament.

Ninth place match
Fredericton Picaroons Reds Soccer New Brunswick2–6PEI Soccer Association Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals
  • Morrison 38'
  • Cotton Yellow card 58' Red card 85'
  • Law 70'
  • Reddick-Stevens 9', 35'
  • Tweel 25', 77'
  • Smiley 54'
  • Stewart 64'
BMO Soccer Centre, Halifax
Referee: Mazen Hassanin
Seventh place match
FC Winnipeg Lions Manitoba Soccer Association7–2Newfoundland and Labrador Feildians AA of St. John's
  • dos Anjos Aquino 5'
  • Peddle 20'
  • Hodges 37'
  • Budhoo 45'
  • Figueiredo 53', Yellow card 57'
  • Trimech 65', 79'
  • Nakonieczny Yellow card 26'
  • Nunes 29'
  • Gamba Yellow card 67'
  • Jones 90+2'
Harbour East Field, Dartmouth
Referee: Mazzen Black
Fifth place match
Surrey BB5 United British Columbia Soccer Association3–2Alberta Soccer Association Edmonton Scottish
  • Torabi 51'
  • Essa 54', Yellow card 81'
  • Morello 76'
  • Gazic 48', 59'
  • MacLachlan Yellow card 74'
Harbour East Field, Dartmouth
Referee: David Schmidt-Schweda
Third place match
Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest Soccer Quebec2–1Soccer Nova Scotia Suburban FC of Fall River
  • Roy-Madore 23'
  • Chaouki 56'
  • Misol Rodriguez Yellow card 70'
  • Lamontagne Yellow card 85'
 Report
  • Larsen Yellow card 24'
  • Greedy 53'
  • Warren Yellow card 55'
  • Veinot Yellow card 56'
  • Taylor Yellow card 72'
  • Bain Yellow card 90+6'
Mainland Common Field, Halifax
Referee: Robert D'Alesio
Final
West Ottawa Warriors Ontario Soccer Association1–0Soccer Nova Scotia Western Halifax FC
  • Henry Yellow card 19'
  • El-Shafei 41', Yellow card 42'
  • Rodriguez Yellow card 72'
  • Mohasar Yellow card 84'
 Report
  • Geyer Yellow card 46'
  • Ellis Yellow card 63'
  • Gorski Yellow card 90+1'
Mainland Common Field, Halifax
Referee: Mario Al-Ayass

Statistics

Classification

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final position
1 A Ontario Soccer Association West Ottawa Warriors 5 4 0 1 13 4 +9 12 Champions
2 B Soccer Nova Scotia Western Halifax FC (H) 5 3 1 1 6 2 +4 10 Runners-up
3 A Soccer Quebec Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest 5 4 0 1 12 5 +7 12 Third place
4 B Soccer Nova Scotia Suburban FC of Fall River (H) 5 2 1 2 4 4 0 7
5 A British Columbia Soccer Association Surrey BB5 United 5 3 0 2 12 7 +5 9
6 B Alberta Soccer Association Edmonton Scottish 5 2 1 2 7 6 +1 7
7 A Manitoba Soccer Association FC Winnipeg Lions 5 3 0 2 17 6 +11 9
8 B Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association Feildians AA of St. John's 5 1 1 3 6 13 −7 4
9 B PEI Soccer Association Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals 5 1 0 4 9 11 −2 3
10 A Soccer New Brunswick Fredericton Picaroons Reds 5 0 0 5 4 32 −28 0
Source: Canada Soccer
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 90 goals scored in 25 matches, for an average of 3.6 goals per match.

4 goals

  • Surrey BB5 United Farivar Torabi
  • FC Winnipeg Lions Montassar Trimech

3 goals

  • Feildians AA of St. John's Emmanuel Dolo
  • West Ottawa Warriors Malek Belhaj
  • Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals Jacob Tweel
  • Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest Wassim Chaouki

2 goals

  • Edmonton Scottish Almir Gazic
  • Edmonton Scottish Conor MacDonald
  • Surrey BB5 United Connor MacMillan
  • Surrey BB5 United Nicolas Morello
  • FC Winnipeg Lions Caelan Budhoo
  • FC Winnipeg Lions Matheus dos Anjos Aquino
  • FC Winnipeg Lions Aaron Hidalgo-Mazzei
  • FC Winnipeg Lions Stuart Hodges
  • West Ottawa Warriors Michael Bastianelli
  • West Ottawa Warriors Matias Markus
  • Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals Cohen Reddick-Stevens
  • Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest Jeremy Morin
  • Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest Julien Roy-Madore

1 goal

  • Edmonton Scottish Stefan Gajic
  • Edmonton Scottish Morgan Graham
  • Edmonton Scottish Dexter MacLachlan
  • Surrey BB5 United Yigal Bruk
  • Surrey BB5 United Marcel de Jong
  • Surrey BB5 United Yassin Essa
  • Surrey BB5 United Elie Gindo
  • FC Winnipeg Lions Hugo Figueiredo
  • FC Winnipeg Lions Balex Kabamba
  • FC Winnipeg Lions Nicolas Nadeau
  • FC Winnipeg Lions Elliott Peddle
  • Fredericton Picaroons Reds Shreyansh Choudhary
  • Fredericton Picaroons Reds David Itoafa
  • Fredericton Picaroons Reds Benjamin Law
  • Fredericton Picaroons Reds Kenneth Morrison
  • Feildians AA of St. John's Taj Exley
  • Feildians AA of St. John's Nicholas Jones
  • Feildians AA of St. John's Alexandre Nunes
  • Suburban FC of Fall River Ian Greedy
  • Suburban FC of Fall River Moe Jaber
  • Suburban FC of Fall River Ignacio Sanchez
  • Suburban FC of Fall River William Warren
  • Western Halifax FC Isaac Geyer
  • Western Halifax FC Joseph Iatrou
  • Western Halifax FC Shawn Kodejs
  • Western Halifax FC Jared Ndopedro
  • Western Halifax FC Benjamin Thompson
  • West Ottawa Warriors Ricky Comba
  • West Ottawa Warriors Braden Curkovic
  • West Ottawa Warriors Javane Henry
  • West Ottawa Warriors Owen McKee
  • West Ottawa Warriors Marco Natoli
  • West Ottawa Warriors Zach El-Shafei
  • Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals Charlie Hunter
  • Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals Max Maund
  • Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals Sam Smiley
  • Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals Andrew Stewart
  • Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest Francis Assouyat
  • Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest Bastien Aussems
  • Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest Christophe Lamontagne
  • Rapides de Chaudière-Ouest Gabriel Levasseur

1 own goal

References

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  3. 1 2 "Competition Regulations for the National Club Championships 2021" (PDF). canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. pp. 2, 10–11. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
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  8. ↑ "Les Rapides atteignent les championnats canadiens" [Rapids reach the Canadian Championships]. Le Journal de Lévis (in French). August 29, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023. Avec cette victoire par la marque de 4 à 1, les Lévisiens ont assuré leur place au championnat canadien, qui aura lieu en octobre. [With their 4–1 victory, the Lévisiens secured their place in the Canadian Championships, which will take place in October.]
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  11. ↑ Cleary, Ben (August 14, 2023). "Holy Cross and Fieldians claim women's and men's provincial senior soccer titles". Newfoundland Television. Retrieved August 14, 2023. Feildians Athletic Association are the new champions of the Johnson Insurance Challenge Cup. Feildians defeated Holy Cross 1-0 in overtime Sunday afternoon at Topsail Field. The game was scoreless through 90 minutes of regulation time, which triggered 30 minutes of overtime. Finley Manning of Feildians got the game winner near the end of the first 15 minutes, and the team held the lead through the remainder of the game. Feildians goalkeeper Sam Hawco received the Gerard Quirke Award as MVP of the playoffs. Both teams will now represent the province at the Toyota National Challenge Trophy championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia over the Thanksgiving weekend.
  12. ↑ "Challenge Trophy: Teams and Schedule for the 2023 Toyota National Championships". Canada Soccer. September 15, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023. Ten men's adult teams will compete at Canada Soccer's 2023 Toyota National Championships for the Challenge Trophy in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The 10 teams will play 25 matches from 4 to 9 October 2023 with most of the matches played at Halifax Commons. The men's Final will be played Monday 9 October at Mainland Commons 2 with a 12.30 local kick off (11.30 ET / 08.30 PT).
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