The Open Canada Cup was a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 soccer competition, similar in concept to tournaments such as the English FA Cup

FA Cup

The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...

, the Coppa Italia

Coppa Italia

The Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Roma and Juventus lead the way with nine wins. Roma has contested more finals, 16, while Torino and Juventus follow with 13...

, and the US Open Cup. The competition was held starting with the CSL

Canadian Soccer League (current)

The Canadian Soccer League is the top soccer league in Canada and is controlled by the Canadian Soccer Association. It was formerly known as the Canadian Professional Soccer League , and was officially re-branded on May 17, 2006...

's first season in 1998 until 2007.

The competition was open to all professional and amateur soccer teams in Canada. Prior to 2007, it had generally been entered only by the teams of the Canadian Soccer League

Canadian Soccer League (current)

The Canadian Soccer League is the top soccer league in Canada and is controlled by the Canadian Soccer Association. It was formerly known as the Canadian Professional Soccer League , and was officially re-branded on May 17, 2006...

 (formerly the Canadian Professional Soccer League) and a handful of amateur teams from Ontario. A notable exception was the 2006 entry of the Toronto Lynx

Toronto Lynx

Toronto Lynx is a Canadian soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1997, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference....

, then of the USL First Division

USL First Division

The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....

.

In 2007, teams from British Columbia also participated in the event. The British Columbia teams had their own regional qualifying matches with the overall provincial winner travelling to meet its central Canadian adversaries in the tournament's final weekend.

In central Canada, cup ties were played on a one-game knock out basis and were held over the Victoria Day

Victoria Day

Victoria Day is a federal Canadian public holiday celebrated on the last Monday before May 25, in honour of Queen Victoria's birthday. The date is also, simultaneously, that on which the current reigning Canadian sovereign's official birthday is recognized...

, Canada Day

Canada Day

Canada Day , formerly Dominion Day , is the national day of Canada, a federal statutory holiday celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867, enactment of the British North America Act , which united three British colonies into a single country, called Canada, within the British Empire...

, Civic Holiday

Civic Holiday

Civic Holiday is the most widely used name for a public holiday celebrated in parts of Canada on the first Monday in August, though it is only officially known by that term in Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, Prince Edward Island, and Manitoba...

 and Labour Day

Labour Day

Labour Day or Labor Day is an annual holiday to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers. Labour Day has its origins in the labour union movement, specifically the eight-hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for...

 long weekends. The British Columbia regional games were held in early August with the winner participating in the Labour Day tournament finale. Drawn matches went directly to extra time, and if necessary, a penalty shootout.

2008 Cup Cancelled

On April 29, 2008, it was announced that the 2008 edition of the Open Canada Cup would not take place as originally scheduled. The CSL was evaluating the relevance of the competition in light of the creation of the Canadian Soccer Championship.

Cup Lapsed

The announcement that the 2008 edition of the Open Canada Cup had been cancelled also suggested that the Cup might return in 2009. Although no formal announcement has been made, the success of the Canadian Championship

Canadian Championship

The Canadian Championship—known as the Nutrilite Canadian Championship for sponsorship reasons—is an annual soccer tournament contested by premier Canadian professional teams...

 and the fact that no Open Canada Cup competition was held in 2009 suggests that the competition has ended for good.

List of winners

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up
1998

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Eddy Berdusco

Eddy Berdusco

Eddy Berdusco is a retired professional footballer from Canada.-Club career:The son of Italian immigrants, Berdusco was the original Canadian Soccer League's 3rd all-time highest goal scorer with 54 from 1988 through 1992 as a member of North York Rockets...

  || 3-0 || St. Catharines Wolves

St. Catharines Wolves

St. Catharines Wolves, also known as St. Catharines Roma Wolves or simply Roma Wolves, are a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1977. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League.- History :...

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|1999 || Toronto Olympians

Durham Storm

The Durham Storm were a soccer team playing in the Canadian Professional Soccer League. The club changed their name a few times - they were known as the Toronto Olympians from 1998 through 2001 and then the Mississauga Olympians in 2002 and 2003....

Chris Handsor 
Elvis Thomas

Elvis Thomas

Elvis Thomas is a former Canadian soccer player.He spent the majority of his soccer career in North America, primarily playing for clubs in Canada...

 , || 3-0 || Toronto Croatia

Toronto Croatia

C.N.S.C. Toronto Croatia is a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1956. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, the highest level soccer league in Canada, and play in the International Division....

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|2000 || Toronto Olympians

Durham Storm

The Durham Storm were a soccer team playing in the Canadian Professional Soccer League. The club changed their name a few times - they were known as the Toronto Olympians from 1998 through 2001 and then the Mississauga Olympians in 2002 and 2003....

Elvis Thomas

Elvis Thomas

Elvis Thomas is a former Canadian soccer player.He spent the majority of his soccer career in North America, primarily playing for clubs in Canada...

  || 1-0 || St. Catharines Wolves

St. Catharines Wolves

St. Catharines Wolves, also known as St. Catharines Roma Wolves or simply Roma Wolves, are a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1977. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League.- History :...

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|2001 || Ottawa Wizards

Ottawa Wizards

Ottawa Wizards was a soccer team playing in the Canadian Professional Soccer League.-History:The team won three consecutive regular season championships from 2001 to 2003, and took the Rogers Cup once in 2002 with the Turkish head coach Rasim Kara....

Abraham Osman  || 1-0 || Toronto Supra

Portugal FC

SC Toronto is a Canadian soccer team, founded in 2001. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, the third tier of the Canadian soccer pyramid and the largest domestic professional soccer league in Canada...

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|2002 || Ottawa Wizards

Ottawa Wizards

Ottawa Wizards was a soccer team playing in the Canadian Professional Soccer League.-History:The team won three consecutive regular season championships from 2001 to 2003, and took the Rogers Cup once in 2002 with the Turkish head coach Rasim Kara....

Kevin Nelson

Kevin Nelson (soccer)

Kevin Nelson is a former Trinidadian footballer who is currently a full time coach for Parmar Sports Training.-Playing career:Nelson started his career playing at the youth level with St. Clair Football School in Trinidad and Tobago...

 || 2-0 || Toronto Croatia

Toronto Croatia

C.N.S.C. Toronto Croatia is a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1956. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, the highest level soccer league in Canada, and play in the International Division....

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|2003 || London City

London City (soccer club)

London City is a Canadian soccer team founded in 1973. The team is currently a member of the Canadian Soccer League. The team plays home games out of Cove Road Stadium in the city of London, Ontario...

Eris Tafas  || 1-1 aet 
4-2 on penalty shootout ||Metro Lions 
Craig Patton 
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|2004 || Windsor Border Stars
Tati Errecalde  || 1-1 aet 
4-2 on penalty shootout|| Ottawa St. Anthony Italia

Ottawa St. Anthony Italia

The Ottawa St. Anthony Italia is a top amateur soccer club based in Ottawa, Ontario. The club was founded in 1952 as the St. Anthony men's soccer team and played in a local league. In 1959, the team consolidated with another local team known as "Italia" to form Ottawa St. Anthony Italia. In...

 
Egar Soigo 
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|2005
Details || Windsor Border Stars
Radek Papiez , Steve Merker 
Aaron Byrd  || 3-0 || London City

London City (soccer club)

London City is a Canadian soccer team founded in 1973. The team is currently a member of the Canadian Soccer League. The team plays home games out of Cove Road Stadium in the city of London, Ontario...

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|2006
Details

2006 Open Canada Cup

The 2006 Open Canada Cup was a soccer competition. The winner was Ottawa St. Anthony Italia.-Second round:Ottawa St. Anthony Italia 4, Laval Dynamites 2Italia Shooters 2, vs. Oakville Blue Devils 0Brampton Stallions 5, North York Astros 0...

 || Ottawa St. Anthony Italia

Ottawa St. Anthony Italia

The Ottawa St. Anthony Italia is a top amateur soccer club based in Ottawa, Ontario. The club was founded in 1952 as the St. Anthony men's soccer team and played in a local league. In 1959, the team consolidated with another local team known as "Italia" to form Ottawa St. Anthony Italia. In...

Abraham Osman , || 2-0 ||Toronto Lynx

Toronto Lynx

Toronto Lynx is a Canadian soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1997, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference....

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|2007
Details

2007 Open Canada Cup

The 2007 Open Canada Cup was a Canadian association football cup competition. The eventual winner was Trois-Rivières Attak.-Preliminary Round :GS United 2-1 AEK London...

|| Trois-Rivières Attak

Trois-Rivières Attak

Trois-Rivières Attak FC is a Canadian soccer team, taking a sabbatical year from the Canadian Soccer League. They formally served as a reserve/academy team for the USL First Division side Montreal Impact until 2010, when Montreal Impact founded their own academy...

Nicolas Lesage

Nicolas Lesage

Nicolas Lesage is a retired Canadian soccer player who played as a striker.Lesage began his career at the college level during his enrollment at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. Upon his graduation from university, Lesage would sign with the Montreal Impact...

 
Danny Anderson

Danny Anderson

Daniel Anderson is an English-born Canadian soccer player, who works as coach at The West Island Soccer School.-Career:...

 , || 3-0 || Columbus Clan FC
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Performance by Club

Club	Winners	Runner-Up	Winning Years
Toronto Olympians Durham Storm The Durham Storm were a soccer team playing in the Canadian Professional Soccer League. The club changed their name a few times - they were known as the Toronto Olympians from 1998 through 2001 and then the Mississauga Olympians in 2002 and 2003....	3		1998, 1999, 2000
Ottawa Wizards Ottawa Wizards Ottawa Wizards was a soccer team playing in the Canadian Professional Soccer League.-History:The team won three consecutive regular season championships from 2001 to 2003, and took the Rogers Cup once in 2002 with the Turkish head coach Rasim Kara....	2		2001, 2002
Windsor Border Stars	2	0	2004, 2005
London City London City (soccer club) London City is a Canadian soccer team founded in 1973. The team is currently a member of the Canadian Soccer League. The team plays home games out of Cove Road Stadium in the city of London, Ontario...	1	1	2003
Ottawa St. Anthony Italia Ottawa St. Anthony Italia The Ottawa St. Anthony Italia is a top amateur soccer club based in Ottawa, Ontario. The club was founded in 1952 as the St. Anthony men's soccer team and played in a local league. In 1959, the team consolidated with another local team known as "Italia" to form Ottawa St. Anthony Italia. In...	1	1	2006
Trois-Rivières Attak Trois-Rivières Attak Trois-Rivières Attak FC is a Canadian soccer team, taking a sabbatical year from the Canadian Soccer League. They formally served as a reserve/academy team for the USL First Division side Montreal Impact until 2010, when Montreal Impact founded their own academy...	1	0	2007
St. Catharines Wolves St. Catharines Wolves St. Catharines Wolves, also known as St. Catharines Roma Wolves or simply Roma Wolves, are a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1977. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League.- History :...	0	2	-
Toronto Croatia Toronto Croatia C.N.S.C. Toronto Croatia is a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1956. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, the highest level soccer league in Canada, and play in the International Division....	0	2	-
Toronto Supra Portugal FC SC Toronto is a Canadian soccer team, founded in 2001. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, the third tier of the Canadian soccer pyramid and the largest domestic professional soccer league in Canada...	0	1	-
Metro Lions	0	1	-
Toronto Lynx Toronto Lynx Toronto Lynx is a Canadian soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1997, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference....	0	1	-
Columbus Clan FC	0	1	-