2025 Canadian Championship final

Canadian Championship final
BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia hosted the match.
Event2025 Canadian Championship
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver FC
4 2
DateOctober 1, 2025
VenueBC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia
RefereeDrew Fischer
Attendance18,372

The 2025 Canadian Championship final was the deciding match of the 2025 Canadian Championship and was played on October 1, 2025. For the fourth year in a row, was hosted at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, by three-time defending champions Vancouver Whitecaps FC, who faced first-time finalists Vancouver FC.[1][2][3] This marked the first ever meeting between the two professional teams from the Greater Vancouver area.[4]

Vancouver Whitecaps FC won a 4–2 victory, earning their fourth consecutive title. This was the second time in event history that a team won four times in a row, after Toronto FC from 2009 to 2012.[5] As winners, the Whitecaps qualified for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup; after the Whitecaps qualified for the tournament through MLS, the berth was transferred to Vancouver FC.[6]

Teams

Team League City Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Major League Soccer Vancouver, British Columbia 8 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Vancouver FC Canadian Premier League Langley, British Columbia 0

Background

This was the first ever meeting between the two clubs.[7]

Path to the final

Further information: 2025 Canadian Championship § Bracket, 2025 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, and 2025 Vancouver FC season
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Round Vancouver FC
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Bye Preliminary round Pacific FC 1–1
(4–2 p)
(away)
Valour FC 4–3 agg. Quarter-finals Cavalry FC 2–2 agg.
(5–4 p)
Forge FC 6–2 agg. Semi-finals Atlético Ottawa 3–2 agg.

Match details

Vancouver Whitecaps FC4–2Vancouver FC
  • Ahmed 5', 36'
  • Müller 10' (pen.)
  • Gauld 83'
 Report
Attendance: 18,372
Referee: Drew Fischer
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Vancouver FC
GK 32 Canada Isaac Boehmer
RB 18 Colombia Édier Ocampo downward-facing red arrow 85'
CB 12 Syria Belal Halbouni
CB 2 Uruguay Mathías Laborda
LB 28 United States Tate Johnson
CM 16 United States Sebastian Berhalter downward-facing red arrow 86'
CM 20 Paraguay Andrés Cubas
RW 11 United States Emmanuel Sabbi
AM 13 Germany Thomas Müller (c) downward-facing red arrow 79'
LW 22 Canada Ali Ahmed downward-facing red arrow 79'
CF 75 Tunisia Rayan Elloumi downward-facing red arrow 68'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Japan Yohei Takaoka
MF 6 Canada Ralph Priso upward-facing green arrow 86'
FW 7 Canada Jayden Nelson upward-facing green arrow 79'
MF 17 Peru Kenji Cabrera upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 25 Scotland Ryan Gauld upward-facing green arrow 79'
MF 26 Cameroon J.C. Ngando
DF 27 Australia Giuseppe Bovalina upward-facing green arrow 85'
DF 53 United States Mark O'Neill
MF 59 Canada Jeevan Badwal
Manager:
Denmark Jesper Sørensen
GK 1 Canada Callum Irving (c)
RB 3 Canada Kunle Dada-Luke Yellow card 16' downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 5 Canada Matteo Campagna
CB 15 United States Aidan O'Connor
LB 2 Canada Paris Gee
CM 6 Peru Vasco Fry downward-facing red arrow 68'
CM 16 Brazil Michel Cavalcante Yellow card 39' downward-facing red arrow 68'
CM 20 Uruguay Nicolás Mezquida downward-facing red arrow 87'
RW 14 Canada Terran Campbell downward-facing red arrow 56'
CF 9 Canada Hugo Mbongue
LW 7 Canada Thierno Bah Yellow card 48'
Substitutes:
GK 31 Canada Jakob Frank
DF 4 Uganda Allan Enyou upward-facing green arrow 87'
DF 12 Canada Tyler Crawford upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 13 Canada David Norman Jr. upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 17 Canada Emrick Fotsing upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 18 Canada Thomas Powell
MF 23 Ivory Coast Abdoulaye Ouattara
FW 25 Senegal Ndiaye Pathé Yellow card 72' upward-facing green arrow 56'
FW 29 Canada Kevin Podgorni
Manager:
Canada Martin Nash

References

  1. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps cruise past Forge FC to Canadian Championship final". MLSSoccer.com. September 17, 2025.
  2. ^ "Whitecaps FC to host 2025 TELUS Canadian Championship Final" (Press release). Vancouver, BC: Vancouver Whitecaps FC. September 17, 2025. Archived from the original on September 19, 2025. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  3. ^ "Vancouver FC beats Ottawa on aggregate to reach Canadian Championship final". Yahoo Sports. September 18, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  4. ^ "Preview: 'Caps set for first-ever 604 Derby in 2025 TELUS Canadian Championship Final" (Press release). Vancouver, BC: Vancouver Whitecaps FC. September 30, 2025. Archived from the original on October 10, 2025. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  5. ^ Butler, Dylan (October 2, 2025). "FOUR-PEAT: Vancouver Whitecaps retain Canadian Championship title". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  6. ^ "Vancouver FC secures historic spot in CONCACAF Champions Cup". Langley Advance Times. October 16, 2025. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  7. ^ "Vancouver FC reaches Canadian Championship final, setting up showdown with Whitecaps". The Province. September 18, 2025. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
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