TORONTO, August 25, 2004 - The only two teams still in contention for the
2004 Voyageurs Cup square off in the biggest match of the competition when
the Montreal Impact host Edmonton FC on Wednesday evening.
Montreal need only a draw against Edmonton to claim their third consecutive
Voyageurs Cup title, while Edmonton need a win over Montreal and then a draw
against the Toronto Lynx in the final match of the competition on Thursday
to win the trophy in their inaugural year.
Montreal had an opportunity to pull further ahead at the top of the
Voyageurs Cup standings and put more pressure on Edmonton when they hosted
the Vancouver Whitecaps on August 6, but could earn only one point in a
scoreless draw. Nevertheless, Montreal could still have clinched the title a
few days later had the Calgary Mustangs defeated hosts Edmonton in the final
Alberta derby of the season on August 10, but Edmonton pulled out a dramatic
3-2 extra time victory after the visitors had led by two early goals.
So with only two matches remaining in the competition, Montreal continue to
lead the Voyageurs Cup standings with 15 points while Edmonton remain within
reach at 11 points. Toronto are in third place with 10 points and can still
finish second with a win over Edmonton on Thursday should Edmonton fail to
win in Montreal on Wednesday.
RECENT AND UPCOMING MATCHES
First team listed is the home team. All times are local.
August 6 - Men - Montreal 0 Vancouver 0
August 7 - Men - Toronto 2 Vancouver 0
August 10 - Men - Edmonton 3 Calgary 2
August 25 - Men - Montreal vs. Edmonton (Claude Robillard Sports Complex, 7:30 PM)
August 26 - Men - Toronto vs. Edmonton (Centennial Park Stadium, 7:30 PM)
ABOUT THE VOYAGEURS CUP
The Voyageurs Cup, inaugurated in 2002, is awarded annually to the most
successful Canadian A-League team based on league points earned in matches
between these teams. The teams participating in 2004 are the Calgary
Mustangs, Edmonton FC, Montreal Impact, Toronto Lynx and Vancouver
Whitecaps. The Montreal Impact won the first two editions of the competition
in 2002 and 2003.
The Women's Voyageurs Cup East and Women's Voyageurs Cup West, inaugurated
in 2004, are awarded to the most successful Canadian team in each of the
Eastern and Western conferences of the W-League, respectively, based on
league points earned in matches between these teams. The teams that
participated in 2004 were the Ottawa Fury, Montreal Xtreme, Sudbury
Canadians and Toronto Inferno in the East, and the Calgary Wildfire,
Edmonton Aviators and Vancouver Whitecaps in the West. The inaugural titles
were won by Ottawa and Vancouver.
The entire cost of all Voyageurs Cup competitions has been borne entirely by
private donations from individual Voyageurs.
Match schedules, results and standings for all Voyageurs Cup competitions
are provided at www.voyageurscup.ca.
ABOUT THE VOYAGEURS
The Voyageurs soccer fan club was founded in 1996 as a national group of
fans of Canada's men's World Cup team. Since then, they have been a visible
presence at Canadian national team games both in Canada and abroad, at all
age levels, for both the men's and women's teams. The Voyageurs host the
most active Canadian soccer site and forum on the Internet at
www.canadian-soccer.com.
CONTACTING THE VOYAGEURS
Matthew Bin
Director of Communications, Voyageurs Cup
125 Cyrus St
Cambridge, Ontario N3H 1H2
519-729-8432
info@voyageurscup.ca
