2017 Canadian Championship
| 2017 Amway Canadian Championship (English) Championnat Canadien Amway 2017 (French) |
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| Country | Canada | ||
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| Teams | 5 | ||
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The 2017 Canadian Championship (officially the Amway Canadian Championship for sponsorship reasons) is a soccer tournament hosted and organized by the Canadian Soccer Association.
The 2017 edition will see the introduction of a rule that requires three players to be named in the starting eleven of each participating team who are eligible (and have declared their intention, if they have otherwise played for another national team) to play for the Canada men's national soccer team.
Due to the restructuring of the CONCACAF Champions League, the winner of the 2017 Canadian Championship will advance to a playoff against Toronto FC, the winner of the 2016 Canadian Championship, to be hosted by Toronto FC on August 9, 2017, for a place in the 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League. If Toronto FC win the 2017 Canadian Championship, they qualify for the 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League.
Winner qualifies for 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League Phase 2 as the Canadian representative. If Toronto wins the 2017 Canadian Championship, they will qualify automatically and this match will not be necessary.
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