Impact Will Face Vancouver in Nutrilite Canadian Championship
Published on February 18, 2011 under North American Soccer League (NASL)
Montreal Impact News Release
MONTREAL ¬" The Canadian Soccer Association unveiled the new format and schedule for the 2011 Nutrilite Canadian Championship.
For the first time, the tournament will have four teams with the addition of FC Edmonton, a NASL expansion team. The previous round tournament will be replaced by two semi-final home-and-away games and a home-and-away championship series, both based on aggregate scores.
The Montreal Impact will play the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, which has joined Major League Soccer (MLS) for the 2011 season, on April 27 at Saputo Stadium, at 8 pm. The return match will be held in Vancouver on May 4.
The other semi-final sees the Toronto FC host Edmonton on April 27, with the return leg set for Alberta on May 4.
The matchups were decided based on the clubs ¬â¢ 2010 regular season standings in the MLS and the USSF Second division, with the seating as follows: Toronto (1), Vancouver (2), Montreal (3) and Edmonton (4).
The final series will be played on May 18 and 25. The highest seated qualifying team will decide what date it prefers to play its home game.
The winner of the Nutrilite Canadian Championship will qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League tournament.
The Impact won the inaugural edition of this Canadian tournament back in 2008, then qualifying for the quarterfinal round of the CONCACAF Champions League against Mexican club Santos Laguna. The Impact played in front of 55,571 spectators at the Olympic Stadium on February 25, 2009.
The Toronto FC went on to win the 2009 and 2010 editions of the tournament.
Tickets for the game against Vancouver on April 27 are included in the season ticket packages. Tickets for the 2011 season are now on sale and can be purchased by visiting impactmontreal.com or by contacting the club ¬â¢s ticket office at 514-328-3668. All season ticket holders for the 2011 season will have the first right of refusal on their seats for the team ¬â¢s inaugural Major League Soccer (MLS) season in 2012.
2011 CANADIAN NUTRILITE CHAMPIONSHIPS
SEMI-FINAL
April 27, 2011
Montreal Impact (3) vs Vancouver Whitecaps at Saputo Stadium
FC Edmonton (4) vs Toronto FC (1) at Commonwealth Stadium
May 4, 2011
Toronto FC (1) vs FC Edmonton (4) at BMO Field
Vancouver Whitecaps (2) vs Montreal Impact (3) at Empire Stadium
FINAL
May 18 and 25, 2011
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