2025 TELUS Canadian Championship Official Draw Results
Largest field ever; two new entries; Vancouver Whitecaps FC attempt to become only second team to achieve a four-peat
On 12 December 2024, Canada Soccer conducted the Official Draw for the 2025 TELUS Canadian Championship, hosted by OneSoccer’s Kristian Jack, with participation from Jordan Wilson, Richard Scott and Canadian soccer legend Craig Forrest. The Official Draw determined the Preliminary Round matchups as well as the pathway through the Quarter-Final stage of the competition
This year’s TELUS Canadian Championship features the biggest-ever field of clubs, with teams reaching from coast to coast. The annual “Battle of the North” will feature 15 clubs including reigning winners Vancouver Whitecaps FC and first-time participants Edmonton Scottish United SC (League1 Alberta) and Milton’s Scrosoppi FC (League1 Ontario).
QUALIFYING ROUND RESULTS
The Qualifying Round has served up some fascinating matchups, including a west-coast showdown, a new twist to the Battle of Alberta, and a juggernaut at BMO Field as Montreal head to Toronto for a major league clash.
The following will be a single knockout match to be played in April/May:
Match 1: TSS FC Rovers @ Valour FC
Match 2: Vancouver FC @ Pacific FC
Match 3: Edmonton Scottish @ Cavalry FC
Match 4: Scrosoppi FC @ Atlético Ottawa
Match 5: FC Laval @ York United FC
Match 6: CF Montréal @ Toronto FC
Match 7: Halifax Wanderers FC @ Forge FC
A secondary draw will be completed at a later date to determine the Semi-Final matchups as well as the pathway to hosting the competition final.
RELIVE THE 2024 TOURNAMENT:
This past year, and for the first time in the history of the tournament, Canada Soccer launched a four-part docuseries titled Battle of the North, presented by TELUS, chronically the tremendous passion and exhilarating storylines across our country from this past year.
- Episode 1: Marquer L’histoire
- Episode 2: Into the Final Four
- Episode 3: The Semi-Finals
- Episode 4: The Final
About the TELUS Canadian Championship
Canada Soccer’s Canadian Championship, also known as the Battle of the North, is the nation’s highest men’s domestic competition featuring clubs from coast-to-coast-to-coast, notably professional teams in Major League Soccer and the Canadian Premier League as well as league winners in League1 BC, League1 Alberta, League1 Ontario and Ligue1 Québec. Winners of the 2025 TELUS Canadian Championship lift the Voyageurs Cup and qualify to the annual international competition, the Concacaf Champions Cup. Winners of the Concacaf Champions Cup qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup.
Paulo Senra