The Canadian Soccer Association confirmed the format and the fixtures for the Voyageurs Cup today.
Clubs were seeded based on their 2011 league results in MLS and NASL respectively and the two legged semi and final format remains for now.
Toronto FC (1) will face the Montreal Impact (4) on May. 2 and May 9, with the Vancouver Whitecaps (2) and FC Edmonton (3) squaring off in the other semi.
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The highest seed will have the option to start or finish the two-legged final at home.
The CSA also announced that it is renaming the Canadian Championship the Amway Canadian Championship*
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SEMI-FINALS
2 May:
Impact Montréal v Toronto FC – in Montréal
FC Edmonton v Vancouver Whitecaps FC – in Edmonton
9 May:
Toronto FC v Impact Montréal – in Toronto
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v FC Edmonton – in Vancouver
FINAL:
16 May:
Winner of Semi-Final 1 v Winner of Semi-Final 2 – Location TBD
23 May:
Winner of Semi-Final 2 v Winner of Semi-Final 1 – Location TBD
* - Coincidently, or perhaps not, CSN released a similar press release at the exact same time re-affirming its commitment to ignoring silly titles and calling the tournament by its rightful title: The Voyageurs Cup.