The 2016 Canada Soccer National Championships (officially the Sport Chek National Championships for sponsorship reasons) was the 94th staging of Canada Soccer's amateur football club competition. Edmonton Scottish won the Challenge Trophy after they beat Royal-Sélect de Beauport in the Canadian Final at the King George V Park in St. John's on 10 October 2016.
Twelve teams qualified to the final week of the 2016 National Championships in St. John's. In the Semifinals, Edmonton Scottish SC beat Saskatoon HUSA Alumni while Royal-Sélect Beauport beat Gloucester Celtic FC.
On the road to the National Championships, Edmonton Scottish beat Edmonton Green & Gold in the Alberta Cup Final.
Twelve teams were granted entry into the competition; one from each Canadian province. In addition, as the host province, Newfoundland and Labrador was granted a second entry into the competition, while Alberta was also granted a second entry after the withdrawal of the Northwest Territories.[1]
Teams are selected by their provincial soccer associations; most often qualifying by winning provincial leagues or cup championships such as the Ontario Cup.
| Province | Team | Manager[2] | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
 British Columbia |
Surrey Pegasus FC | Paul Bahia | British Columbia Men's Provincial Cup[3] |
 Alberta |
Edmonton Scottish | Kevin Poissant | Alberta Soccer Provincial Championships[4] |
| Alberta |
Edmonton Green & Gold | Martin Andersen | Alberta Soccer Provincial Championships[4] |
 Saskatchewan |
Saskatoon HUSA Alumni | Stewart Gillott | Saskatchewan Shield[5] |
 Manitoba |
FC Winnipeg Lions | Tony Nocita | Manitoba Soccer Association Cup[6] |
 Ontario |
Gloucester Celtic | Matt Williams | Ontario Cup[7] |
 Quebec |
Royal-Sélect de Beauport | Samir Ghrib | Ligue de soccer élite du Québec Playoff Champion[8] |
 New Brunswick |
Fredericton Picaroons Reds | Dave Rouse | New Brunswick Premier Soccer League[9] |
 Nova Scotia |
Western Halifax FC | Alan Jazic | Nova Scotia Soccer League Premiership Cup[10] |
 Prince Edward Island |
PEI FC | John Diamond & Bruce Norton | Acclaimed[11] |
 Newfoundland and Labrador |
St. Lawrence Laurentians | Derek Strang | Newfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup[12] |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
Mount Pearl | Andrew Murphy | Newfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup[12] |
King George V Park in St. John's served as the tournament's main venue, with Topsail Field in Conception Bay South and the Mount Pearl Soccer Complex in Mount Pearl serving as secondary venues. The Feildian Grounds in St. John's and Diane Whelan Soccer Complex in Paradise hosted some consolation round games.[13]
The twelve teams in the competition are divided into four groups of three teams each, which then play a single-game round-robin format. The top two teams from each group advance to the knockout round, while the third-placed team enters a relegation tournament.[14]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Gloucester Celtic
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 | Advance to knockout round | — | 4–0 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | FC Winnipeg Lions
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | PEI FC
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | Classification tournament | — | 1–3 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Edmonton Scottish
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout round | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Fredericton Picaroons Reds
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | — | — | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Western Halifax FC
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | Classification tournament | — | — | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal-Sélect de Beauport
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout round | — | 0–0 | — | |
| 2 | Edmonton Green and Gold
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Surrey Pegasus FC
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | Classification tournament | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Saskatoon HUSA Alumni
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout round | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | St. Lawrence Laurentians
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Mount Pearl
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | Classification tournament | — | — | — |
Third-placed teams from the group stage are entered into the classification tournament to determine overall rankings at the end of the tournament.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Surrey Pegasus FC
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 | — | 2–3 | |||
| 2 | PEI FC
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| 3 | Mount Pearl
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | — | ||||
| 4 | Western Halifax FC
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1–4 | 4–0 | — |
Teams placed first and second from each group in the group stage advance to the knockout round. All teams play three matches, as teams that lose in the knockout round still advance to face other losing teams to determine final classifications for 3rd through 8th place.
| Fifth place | Consolation playoffs | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1A | Gloucester Celtic | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2D | St. Lawrence Laurentians | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2D | St. Lawrence Laurentians | 2 | 1A | Gloucester Celtic | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2B | Fredericton Picaroons Reds | 1 | 1C | Royal-Sélect de Beauport | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1C | Royal-Sélect de Beauport (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2B | Fredericton Picaroons Reds | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2D | St. Lawrence Laurentians | 2 | 1C | Royal-Sélect de Beauport | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2C | Edmonton Green and Gold | 4 | 1B | Edmonton Scottish | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1D | Saskatoon HUSA Alumni | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2A | FC Winnipeg Lions | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | 2A | FC Winnipeg Lions | 2 | 1D | Saskatoon HUSA Alumni | 0 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||
| 2C | Edmonton Green and Gold | 3 | 1B | Edmonton Scottish | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2B | Fredericton Picaroons Reds | 1 | 1B | Edmonton Scottish | 2 | 1A | Gloucester Celtic | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 2A | FC Winnipeg Lions | 5 | 2C | Edmonton Green and Gold | 0 | 1D | Saskatoon HUSA Alumni | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| October 8, 2016 Quarterfinal | Gloucester Celtic | 6–1 | St. Lawrence Laurentians | King George V Stadium |
| 12:00 pm | Evraire  Kewin De Couvreur Lauzon |
Report | Pittman |
| October 8, 2016 Quarter-final | Royal-Sélect de Beauport | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Fredericton Picaroons Reds | Topsail Field |
| 12:00 pm | Papa Dione |
Report Report |
Morrison |
| October 8, 2016 Quarter-final | Saskatoon HUSA Alumni | 3–1 | FC Winnipeg Lions | Mt. Pearl Soccer Complex |
| 2:30 pm | Peters Tomchuk |
Report | Alberti |
| October 8, 2016 Quarter-final | Edmonton Scottish | 2–0 | Edmonton Green and Gold | Mt. Pearl Soccer Complex |
| 5:00 pm | Report |
| October 9, 2016 Semi-final | Gloucester Celtic | 0–1 | Royal-Sélect de Beauport | King George V Stadium |
| 9:30 am | Report | Grant-Gignac |
| October 9, 2016 Semi-final | Saskatoon HUSA Alumni | 0–2 | Edmonton Scottish | King George V Stadium |
| 12:00 pm | Report | Gazic Johnstone |
| October 9, 2016 Consolation play-off | St. Lawrence Laurentians | 2–1 | Fredericton Picaroons Reds | Mt. Pearl Soccer Complex |
| 2:30 pm | J. Slaney Hennebury |
Report | K. Morrison |
| October 9, 2016 Consolation play-off | FC Winnipeg Lions | 2–3 | Edmonton Green and Gold | Mt. Pearl Soccer Complex |
| 12:00 pm | Alberti Rattai |
Report | Graham Ongaro Barker-Rothschild |
October 10, 2016  1st place match | Royal-Sélect de Beauport | 0–1 | Edmonton Scottish | King George V Stadium |
| 12:00 pm | Report | Wheeler 93' |
October 10, 2016  3rd place match | Gloucester Celtic | 5–2 | Saskatoon HUSA Alumni | Mt. Pearl Soccer Complex |
| 11:15 am | De Couvreur El-Asmar Murphy Babineau Caceros |
Report | Mylymok Reis |
| October 10, 2016 5th place match | St. Lawrence Laurentians | 2–4 | Edmonton Green and Gold | Mt. Pearl Soccer Complex |
| 8:30 am | Gregory Slaney |
Report | Graham Hersche Ongaro Shah |
| October 10, 2016 7th place match | Fredericton Picaroons Reds | 1–5 | FC Winnipeg Lions | Paradise Field |
| 11:15 am | K. Morrison |
Report | Alberti Naumiuk Kumagai |
| Rank | Team |
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Edmonton Scottish
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Royal-Sélect de Beauport
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Gloucester Celtic
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| 4 | Saskatoon HUSA Alumni
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| 5 | Edmonton Green and Gold
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| 6 | St. Lawrence Laurentians
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| 7 | FC Winnipeg Lions
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| 8 | Fredericton Picaroons Reds
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| 9 | Surrey Pegasus FC
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| 10 | PEI FC
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| 11 | Mount Pearl
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| 12 | Western Halifax FC
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