2004 Voyageurs Cup

The 2004 Voyageurs Cup was the third Voyageurs Cup tournament which was started by the Canadian supporters group The Voyageurs.[1][2] The 2004 Edition of the competition featured the expansion Edmonton Aviators as well as the four 2003 teams: Calgary Storm (now Calgary Mustangs), Montreal Impact, Toronto Lynx and Vancouver Whitecaps.

2004 Voyageurs Cup
2004 Coupe des Voyageurs (in French)
CountryCanada
Teams5
ChampionsMontreal Impact (3rd title)
Runners-upToronto Lynx
Matches played20
Goals scored55 (2.75 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Charles Gbeke
(5 goals)
← 2003
2005 →

Similar to the 2003 Voyageurs Cup competition Montreal Impact built up an early lead with three wins and a draw in the competition's first four games that the other teams could not overcome even though Montreal Impact only clinched their third Voyageurs Cup in a row in their last match with a 2–0 over Edmonton FC on Aug. 25 (the competition's penultimate match).[3]

Format

The competition was set up on the league principle with each team playing two matches (home and away) against each other team for a total of eight matches per team. The entire competition totaled twenty matches. All matches were part of the 2004 USL A-League regular season with the last home and away matches included when more than two matches were played due to the unbalanced league schedule. In each match, 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 point is awarded for a draw, and 0 points are awarded for a loss. The five teams are ranked according to the total number of points obtained in all matches.[4]

The team ranked highest after all matches have been played was the champion awarded the 2004 Voyageurs Cup.

Standings
2004-Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Montreal Impact 188530132+11
Toronto Lynx 1384131312+1
Edmonton Aviators 1183231114−3
Vancouver Whitecaps 88224813−5
Calgary Mustangs 581251014−4

Schedule
Toronto Lynx0–2Montreal Impact
Report Frederick Commodore 14'
Frederick Commodore 43'
Attendance: 1,826
Referee: Jose Farias
Vancouver Whitecaps0–3Montreal Impact
Report António Ribeiro 27'
JJ Bailey 44'
JJ Bailey 79'
Attendance: 4,613
Referee: Michael Lambert
Calgary Mustangs0–2Montreal Impact
Report Patrick Leduc 9' (PK)
Frederick Commodore 61'
Attendance: 879
Edmonton F.C.1–1Montreal Impact
Jaime Lopresti 81' Report Darko Kolic 90'
Attendance: 3,823
Referee: Joe Branco
Calgary Mustangs3–0Vancouver Whitecaps
Conrad Smith 18'
Conrad Smith 41'
Mesut Mert 43'		 Report
Attendance: 1,867
Referee: Bernhardssen
Montreal Impact1–1Toronto Lynx
Mauricio Vincello 69' Report Darren Baxter 60'
Attendance: 9,289
Referee: Rob Aritle
Calgary Mustangs1–1Edmonton F.C.
Jaime Auvigne 78' (PK) Report Nikola Vignjevic 4'
Attendance: 3,198
Vancouver Whitecaps1–3Toronto Lynx
Johnny Sulentic 62'
Oliver Heald 90' (PK)
Johnny Sulentic 90'		 Report Charles Gbeke 75'
Attendance: 4,729
Referee: Tiger Lui
Vancouver Whitecaps2–3Edmonton F.C.
Davide Xausa 14'
Alfredo Valente 24'		 Report Sean Fraser 45'
Fred Akok 52'
Sean Fraser 89'
Attendance: 3,837
Referee: Steve Dipiero
Edmonton F.C.0–2Vancouver Whitecaps
Report Davide Xausa 5'
Davide Xausa 66'
Attendance: 1,983
Toronto Lynx2–1Calgary Mustangs
Andres Arango 53'
Ali Gerba 91'		 Report Walter Otta 10'
Attendance: 3,462
Referee: Simon Moreatroyd
Montreal Impact2–0Calgary Mustangs
Eduardo Sebrango 23'
Zé Roberto 44'		 Report
Attendance: 9,752
Referee: Dominic Rossetto
Calgary Mustangs2–3Toronto Lynx
Conrad Smith 16'
Geert Brusselers 29'		 Report Gerba 9'
Gerba 22'
Charles Gbeke 49'
Attendance: 1,736
Edmonton F.C.2–1Toronto Lynx
Sipho Sibiya 38'
Chris Devlin 110'		 Report Charles Gbeke 68'
Attendance: 473
Referee: John De La Cruz
Vancouver Whitecaps1–1Calgary Mustangs
Jason Jordan 60' Report Steffen Holdt 90'
Attendance: 4,853
Referee: David Gantar
Montreal Impact0–0Vancouver Whitecaps
Report
Attendance: 11,019
Referee: Steve DePiero
Toronto Lynx2–0Vancouver Whitecaps
Darren Baxter 28'
Charles Gbeke 89'		 Report
Attendance: 2,358
Referee: Jeff Corrivault
Edmonton F.C.3–2Calgary Mustangs
Fred Akok 30'
Sean Fraser 45'
Nikola Vignjević 110' (PK)		 Report Mesut Mert 8'
Walter Otta 27'
Attendance: 527
Referee: Paul Ward
Montreal Impact2–0Edmonton F.C.
Zé Roberto 21'
Eduardo Sebrango 22'		 Report
Attendance: 10,122
Referee: Jose Farias
Toronto Lynx3–1Edmonton F.C.
Vinicius Brito 27'
Charles Gbeke 61'
Shawn Faria 67'		 Report Gordon Chin 75'
Attendance: 2,075
Referee: Tiger Liu

Champion
Voyageurs Cup:
Montreal Impact
3rd Voyageurs Cup Win

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Charles Gbeke Toronto Lynx 5
2 Frederick Commodore Montreal Impact 3
Ali Gerba Toronto Lynx 3
Sean Fraser Edmonton Aviators 3
Conrad Smith Calgary Mustangs 3
Davide Xausa Vancouver Whitecaps 3
7 Fred Akok Edmonton Aviators 2
Zé Roberto Montreal Impact 2
Eduardo Sebrango Montreal Impact 2
Johnny Sulentic Vancouver Whitecaps 2
Joel John Bailey Montreal Impact 2
Darren Baxter Toronto Lynx 2
Mesut Mert Calgary Mustangs 2
Walter Otta Calgary Mustangs 2
Nikola Vignjevic Edmonton Aviators 2
16 Andres Arango Toronto Lynx 1
Vinicius Brito Toronto Lynx 1
Geert Brusselers Calgary Mustangs 1
Shawn Faria Toronto Lynx 1
Steffen Holdt Calgary Mustangs 1
Jason Jordan Vancouver Whitecaps 1
Patrick Leduc Montreal Impact 1
Gordon Chin Edmonton Aviators 1
Darko Kolic Montreal Impact 1
Chris Devlin Edmonton Aviators 1
António Ribeiro Montreal Impact 1
Sipho Sibiya Edmonton Aviators 1
Alfredo Valente Vancouver Whitecaps 1
Oliver Heald Vancouver Whitecaps 1
Mauricio Vincello Montreal Impact 1
Jamie Auvigne Calgary Mustangs 1
Jaime Lopresti Edmonton Aviators 1

References
  1. Bin, Matthew. "Voyageurs Cup Announced For A-League Teams". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  2. Daniel Squizzato (August 11, 2015). "Canadian Championship: The amazing story behind the fan-created trophy awarded to Canada's best". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  3. "Montreal Impact vs. Edmonton Aviators 2 - 0". Soccerway.com. August 24, 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  4. "VOYAGEURS CUP 2004". voyageurscup.ca. Archived from the original on December 13, 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
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