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Football tournament season
2007 Open Canada Cup
Tournament details
CountryCanada
Teams14
Final positions
ChampionsTrois-Rivières Attak (1st title)
Runner-upColumbus Clan F.C.
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored74 (5.29 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)United States Aaron Byrd (3 goals)
← 2006

The 2007 Open Canada Cup was the 10th edition of the Canadian Soccer League's open league cup tournament running from July through early September. Trois-Rivières Attak defeated Columbus Clan F.C. 3-0 in the final played at Cove Road Stadium, London, Ontario. It was the Attak's first Open Canada Cup title and marked the first time in the tournament's history where a Quebec club won. The 2007 tournament was significant as it featured for the first time professional and amateur teams from Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia.

The British Columbia teams had their own regional qualifying matches with the winner of the British Columbia Provincial Soccer Championship the Columbus Clan F.C. receiving a bye to the semi-finals. All CSL clubs competed in the competition with the exception of Toronto Croatia which opted out in order to compete in the Croatian World Club Championship and the annual Croatian-North American Soccer Tournament. The remaining Ontario club were from the Ontario Soccer League, Ottawa Carleton Soccer League, and the Western Ontario Soccer League. With the exception of Trois-Rivières the remaining Quebec club Jean-Talon 2007 represented the Concordia Regional Soccer League. London City were awarded the hosting rights to the semi-final, and final. As the host club London City were given a wild card match if they were defeated in the earlier rounds.

Qualification

Enter in preliminary round Enter in Second Round Enter in Third Round Enter in Semi-final
OSL/CRSL/OCSL/WOSL
1 teams/1 team/1 team/1 team 		CSL
9 teams 		VMSL
1 team
Ontario Soccer League
  • Scarborough GS United
Concordia Regional Soccer League
  • Jean-Talon 2007
Ottawa Carleton Soccer League
  • Capital City Ambassadors
Western Ontario Soccer League
  • AEK London
Canadian Soccer League
Canadian Soccer League
Vancouver Metro Soccer League

Open Canada Cup bracket

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundSemifinalsFinal
                  
September 1 – London, ON
Columbus Clan FC4
Windsor Border Stars3
Portuguese Supra2
Canadian Lions1
Portuguese Supra0
Windsor Border Stars4
St. Catharines Wolves1
Windsor Border Stars2
September 3 – London, ON
Columbus Clan FC0
Trois-Rivieres Attak3
Italia Shooters2
GS United0
GS United (p)1 (3)
AEK London1 (0)
Italia Shooters1
North York Astros0
Serbian White Eagles3 (4)
North York Astros (p)3 (5)
September 1 – London, ON
Italia Shooters0
Trois-Rivieres Attak1
Trois-Rivières Attak3
Jean-Talon 20071
Jean-Talon 20075
Capital City Ambassadors1
Trois-Rivières Attak6
London City0
Wildcard
          
August 31 – London, ON
London City2
Italia Shooters4
  1. Had to play in Wildcard match despite winning
  2. Qualified for Wildcard match due to hosting rights

Preliminary round (amateur teams)

Jean-Talon 2007 (CRSL) v Capital City Ambassadors (OCSL)
July 1, 2007 Jean-Talon 2007 (CRSL) 5–1 Capital City Ambassadors (OCSL) Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
10:00 ET Paul Daccobert 9'
Karl Stephen 65'
Leo Incollingo 78'
Jacob Jacques 87'
Karl Stephen 90'		 (Report) Ali Al-Hajari 6' Stadium: Jeanne-Mance Park
GS United (OSL) v AEK London (WOSL)
July 2, 2007 GS United (OSL) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)		 AEK London (WOSL) Brampton, Ontario
2:00 ET Gus Kouzmanis 36' (Report) Mike Pereira 22' Stadium: Victoria Park Stadium

Second round

St. Catharines Wolves (CSL) v Windsor Border Stars (CSL)
June 29, 2007 St. Catharines Wolves (CSL) 1–2 (a.e.t.) Windsor Border Stars (CSL) St. Catharines, Ontario
8:15 ET Antonio Stranges 30' (Report) Filip Rocca 62'
Aaron Byrd 95'		 Stadium: Club Roma Stadium
Portuguese Supra (CSL) v Canadian Lions (CSL)
July 12, 2007 Portuguese Supra (CSL) 2–1 Canadian Lions (CSL) Vaughan, Ontario
8:30 ET Helio Pereira 63'
Yami Williams 86'		 (Report) Evan Milward 30' Stadium: The Soccer Centre
Attendance: 45
Referee: Mike Winstanley (Ontario)
Italia Shooters (CSL) v GS United (OSL)
July 25, 2007 Italia Shooters (CSL) 2–0 GS United (OSL) Vaughan, Ontario
8:45 ET Jason De Thomasis 44'
Desmond Humphrey 77'		 (Report) Stadium: The Soccer Centre
Serbian White Eagles (CSL) v North York Astros (CSL)
July 25, 2007 Serbian White Eagles (CSL) 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 North York Astros (CSL) Scarborough, Toronto
8:45 ET Saša Viciknez 76'
Saša Viciknez 80'
Mirko Medić 115'		 (Report)
(Report)		 Selvin Lammie 78'
Paulo Astorga 82'
Paulo Astorga 95'		 Stadium: Birchmount Stadium
Referee: Joe Fletcher (Ontario)
Trois-Rivières Attak (CSL) v Jean-Talon 2007 (CRSL)
July 27, 2007 Trois-Rivières Attak (CSL) 3–1 Jean-Talon 2007 (CRSL) Montreal, Quebec
9:00 ET Darko Kolic 14'
Nicolas Lesage 34'
Elkana Mayard 80'		 (Report) Leo Incollingo 63' Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard

Third round

Trois-Rivieres Attak (CSL) v London City (CSL)
August 4, 2007 Trois-Rivieres Attak (CSL) 6–0 London City (CSL) Trois-Rivières, Quebec
4:00 ET Darko Kolic 5'
Jean-Louis Besse 20'
Francois Boivin 64'
Boubacar Coulibaly 67'
Cedric Joqueviel 73'
Francois Boivin 86'		 (Report) Stadium: Stade de l'UQTR
Portuguese Supra (CSL) v Windsor Border Stars (CSL)
August 6, 2007 Portuguese Supra (CSL) 0–4 Windsor Border Stars (CSL) Toronto, Ontario
4:00 ET (Report) Aaron Byrd 24'
Aaron Byrd 30'
Gino Berardi 39'
Robbie Nelson 66'		 Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Isaac Raymond (Ontario)
Italia Shooters (CSL) v North York Astros (CSL)
August 6, 2007 Italia Shooters (CSL) 1–0 North York Astros (CSL) Vaughan, Ontario
7:00 ET Joshua Jaramillo 46' (Report) Stadium: The Soccer Centre
Attendance: 100
Referee: David Barrie (Ontario)

Wild Card

London City (CSL) v Italia Shooters (CSL)
August 31, 2007 London City (CSL) 2–4 Italia Shooters (CSL) London, Ontario
8:38 ET Garson Hazel 36'
Roy Beishuizen 80'		 (Report) Kadian Lecky 31'
Joshua Jaramilo 75'
Geron Duporte 78'
Chris Turner 81'		 Stadium: Cove Road Stadium

Semifinals

Columbus Clan FC (VMSL) v Windsor Border Stars (CSL)
September 1, 2007 Columbus Clan FC (VMSL) 4–3 Windsor Border Stars (CSL) London, Ontario
5:00 ET Jonathan Poli 11'
Tiarnan King 21'
Steve De Blasio 75'
Jonathan Poli 93'		 (Report) Worteh Sampson 12'
Radek Papiez 14'
Radek Papiez 55'		 Stadium: Cove Road Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Steve DePierro (Ontario)
Italia Shooters (CSL) v Trois-Rivieres Attak (CSL)
September 1, 2007 Italia Shooters (CSL) 1–2 Trois-Rivieres Attak (CSL) London, Ontario
8:38 ET Chris Turner 16' (Report) Mohammed Nafe 42'
Boubacar Coulibaly 48'		 Stadium: Cove Road Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Justin Tasev (Ontario)

Finals

Columbus Clan F.C.0–3Trois-Rivières Attak
Report Lesage 60'
Anderson 74', 82'
Cove Road Stadium, London, OntarioAttendance: 50Referee: Joe Fletcher (Ontario)
GK 1 Canada Geoff Ayi-Bonte downward-facing red arrow 74'
RB 6 Canada Blair Robertson
CB 5 Canada Tony Gaita (c)
CB 4 Canada Jonathan Poli
LB 7 Canada Frank Mollica downward-facing red arrow 78'
RM 19 Canada Carmen D'Onofrio downward-facing red arrow 78'
CM 23 Canada Craig Richards
CM 17 Canada Tiarnan King
LM 9 Canada Steve Deblasio downward-facing red arrow 86'
ST 21 Canada Tino Cucca downward-facing red arrow 82'
ST 18 Canada Joe Scigliano
Substitutes:
GK 0 Canada Carlo Bertelli upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 10 Canada Gino Gaita upward-facing green arrow 78'
DF 12 Canada Devin Mathews upward-facing green arrow 78'
DF 14 Canada Rob Mascitti
MF 16 Canada Sal Cuccione upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW 20 Canada Paul Jordan upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Canada Carmen D'Onofrio
GK 22 Canada Jon Paul Piques Yellow card 84' Red card
RB 2 Canada Peter Eustache
CB 5 France Cedric Joqueviel
CB 3 Morocco Hicham Aaboubou
LB 4 Canada Alex Surprenant downward-facing red arrow 81'
RM 19 Guinea Alpha Ibrahim Bah downward-facing red arrow 88'
CM 17 Canada Joe Di Buono downward-facing red arrow 93'
CM 6 Mali Boubacar Coulibaly (c)
LM 20 England Danny Anderson downward-facing red arrow 74'
CF 8 Ivory Coast Jean-Louis Besse downward-facing red arrow 85'
CF 7 Canada Ibrahim Baldeh downward-facing red arrow 51'
Substitutes:
GK 24 Canada Vincent Cournoyer upward-facing green arrow 85'
FW 12 Canada Nicolas Lesage upward-facing green arrow 51'
MF 14 Canada Guillaume Barrette upward-facing green arrow 93'
MF 15 Canada Philippe Armand Kamdem upward-facing green arrow 88'
MF 27 Canada Francois Boivin upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Canada Marc Dos Santos

Assistant referees:
Jon Oliva
Geoff Gamble
Fourth official:
Kyle McIntosh

Top scorers

Position Player Club Goals
1 Aaron Byrd Windsor Border Stars 3
2 Nicolas Lesage Trois-Rivières Attak 2
Darko Kolić Trois-Rivières Attak 2
Leo Incollingo Jean-Talon 2007 2
Saša Viciknez Serbian White Eagles 2
Boubacar Coulibaly Trois-Rivières Attak 2
Jonathan Poli Columbus Clan F.C. 2
Radek Papiez Windsor Border Stars 2

References

  1. "September 3, 2007 CSL Open Canada Cup Final Columbus Clan vs Trois Rivieres Attak (from CSL media release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  2. "May 2, 2007 CSL--Open Canada Cup Expands (from CSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  3. "August 16, 2007 CSL Open Canada Cup Finals draw (from CSL media release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
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