2023 U Sports Men's Soccer Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Venue(s) | Ness Timmons Field Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Dates | 9–12 November 2023 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | CBU Capers (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Montreal Carabins |
| Third place | UBC Thunderbirds |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 22 (2 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Owen Sheppard, Tyler Attardo (3 each) |
| Awards | |
| Championship MVP | Owen Sheppard (CBU Capers) |
The 2023 U Sports Men's Soccer Championship was the 51st edition of the U Sports men's soccer championship, a postseason tournament to determine the national champion of the 2023 U Sports men's soccer season. The tournament started on November 9 and ended with the bronze-medal and championship games being played on November 12 at Cape Breton University. It was the fourth tournament to be held in Nova Scotia.[1]
Thompson Rivers WolfPack were the defending champions following their victory in 2022, however, they failed the qualify for the 2023 tournament following a quarterfinal elimination in the Canada West playoffs.[2]
Host
[edit ]The tournament was held at Ness Timmons Field, on the grounds of Cape Breton University. CBU were hosting the tournament for the first time in 51 years.[3]
Qualified teams
[edit ]The championship consisted of an eight-team single-elimination tournament. Four teams automatically qualified for the tournament as one of the winners of the four conferences, three qualified as the runners-ups, and one qualified as the host.
Participating teams
[edit ]| Team | Qualified | Last appearance | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBU Capers | Host | 2022 | 2017 |
| St. Francis Xavier X-Men | AUS champions | 2022 | Never |
| Carleton Ravens | OUA champions | 2021 | Never |
| York Lions | OUA finalists | 2019 | 2015 |
| Montréal Carabins | RSEQ champions | 2022 | 2021 |
| UQTR Patriotes | RSEQ finalists | 2022 | 2019 |
| Mount Royal Cougars | Canada West champions | None | Never |
| UBC Thunderbirds | Canada West finalists | 2022 | 2013 |
Seeding
[edit ]The conference champions were allocated seeds 1 through 4, with the additional teams (conference runners-up or host team) allocated seeds 5 through 8. Ideally, seed 1 plays seed 8, seed 2 plays seed 7, seed 3 plays seed 6, and seed 4 plays seed 5, however, the bracket may be adjusted in the interest of avoiding an intra-conference matchup in the first round.[4]
| Pos | Conf. | Team | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CW | Mount Royal Cougars | 11–2–1 | 3–0–0 |
| 2 | AUS | St. Francis Xavier X-Men | 9–2–1 | 2–0–0 |
| 3 | OUS | Carleton Ravens | 10–1–1 | 2–0–1 |
| 4 | RSEQ | UQTR Patriotes | 6–5–1 | 2–0–0 |
| 5 | AUS | CBU Capers (H) | 9–0–3 | 1–1–0 |
| 6 | RSEQ | Montreal Carabins | 9–0–3 | 1–1–0 |
| 7 | CW | UBC Thunderbirds | 13–1–2 | 2–1–0 |
| 8 | OUS | York Lions | 7–2–3 | 1–1–1 |
Bracket
[edit ]Results
[edit ]Day 1
[edit ]Quarter-finals
[edit ]- Miguel Da Rocha 89'
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Mario Al-Ayass
- Owen Sheppard 21', 32'
- Vincent Lamy 77'
- Mahdi Abbassi 90+'
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Niko Jecanski
- Jason Hartill soccer ball with check mark
- Jamie Nicholson soccer ball with check mark
- Owen Sheppard soccer ball with check mark
- Benjamin Fortuin soccer ball with check mark
- soccer ball with red X Vincent Lamy
- soccer ball with check mark Emile Boivin
- soccer ball with check mark Thomas Sire
- soccer ball with red X Samuel Laplante
- Lewis Dye 74'
- Sebastian Dzikowski 45'
- Luke Norman 52'
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Seb Noshinravari
- Jordan Tisseur Red card 57'
- Daniel Assaf 59'
- Quentin Paumier 33'
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Ryan Schwenger
- Raphael Garcia soccer ball with check mark
- Daniel Assaf soccer ball with red X
- Luca Piccioli soccer ball with check mark
- Eric Yoseke soccer ball with check mark
- Tareq Hamad soccer ball with red X
- Kevin Kaba soccer ball with check mark
- Yusuf Osman soccer ball with red X
- soccer ball with red X Kareem Sow
- soccer ball with check mark Quentin Paumier
- soccer ball with check mark Paul Mortas
- soccer ball with check mark Julien Bruce
- soccer ball with red X Adam Benmoussa
- soccer ball with check mark Theo O'Poulin
- soccer ball with check mark Olivier Dianson
Day 2
[edit ]Consolation Semi-finals
[edit ]- Isaac Bradbury soccer ball with check mark
- Chris Melino soccer ball with red X
- Christian Zeppieri soccer ball with check mark
- Tyler Attardo soccer ball with check mark
- Gabe Poles soccer ball with check mark
- Siméon Laland soccer ball with check mark
- Etienne Bertrand soccer ball with check mark
- Thomas Sire soccer ball with check mark
- Vincent Lamy soccer ball with red X
- Nicolas Desjardins soccer ball with red X
- Samuel Barrowcliffe 1'
- Blake Fenton 88'
- Brady Curkovic 90'
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Scott Decker
Semi-finals
[edit ]- Owen Sheppard 71'
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Mario Al-Ayass
- Yohan Le bourhis 80'
- Sami McDuff 81'
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Niko Jecanski
Day 3
[edit ]5th place match
[edit ]- Tyler Attardo 34', 86', 90'
- Logan Rieck 39'
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Scott Decker
Day 4
[edit ]3rd place match
[edit ]- Sjard Strauss Red card 90'
- Luke Norman 26'
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Seb. Noshinravari
Final
[edit ]- Jacob Spizzirri 45'
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Mario Al-Ayass
Statistics
[edit ]Goalscorers
[edit ]There have been 22 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.
3 goals
- Tyler Attardo – York
- Owen Sheppard – Cape Breton
2 goals
- Luke Norman – UBC
1 goal
- Miguel Da Rocha – Mount Royal
- Vincent Lamy – UQTR
- Mahdi Abbassi – UQTR
- Lewis Dye – St. Francis Xavier
- Sebastian Dzikowski – UBC
- Daniel Asaff – Carleton
- Quentin Paumier – Montreal
- Samuel Barrowcliffe – St. Francis Xavier
- Blake Fenton – St. Francis Xavier
- Brady Curkovic – Carleton
- Yohan Le Bourhis – Montreal
- Sami McDuff – Montreal
- Logan Rieck – St. Francis Xavier
- Jacob Spizzirri – Cape Breton
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "2023 U SPORTS Men's Soccer Championship". U Sports . 25 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "2023 Men's Soccer Championship". Canada West Universities Athletic Association . Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ Fraser, Jeremy. "NATIONAL PREVIEW: Eight teams set sights on Cape Breton for U Sports Men's Soccer Championship this week | SaltWire". www.saltwire.com. Retrieved 2023年11月08日.
- ^ "PLAYING REGULATIONS – MEN'S SOCCER" (PDF). U Sports. August 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ https://usports.ca/en/sports/soccer/m/standing