2023 U Sports Men's Soccer Championship
Football tournament season
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| 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) |
| Championship MVP | Owen Sheppard (CBU Capers) |
| All statistics correct as of 12 November 2023. | |
← 2022 2024 → | |
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
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
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
| Team | Qualified | Last appearance | Last win[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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.[5]
| 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 |
Updated to match(es) played on 4 November 2023. Source: Standings
(H) Host
(H) Host
Bracket
| 5th place match | Consolation semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mount Royal Cougars | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | York Lions | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | York Lions (p) | 0 (4) | 1 | Mount Royal Cougars | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UQTR Patriotes | 0 (3) | 5 | CBU Capers | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UQTR Patriotes | 2 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | CBU Capers (p) | 2 (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | York Lions | 3 | 5 | CBU Capers | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | St. Francis Xavier X-Men | 1 | 6 | Montreal Carabins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | St. Francis Xavier X-Men | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | UBC Thunderbirds | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | St. Francis Xavier X-Men | 2 | 7 | UBC Thunderbirds | 0 | 3rd place match | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Carleton Ravens | 1 | 6 | Montreal Carabins | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Carleton Ravens | 1 (4) | 1 | Mount Royal Cougars | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Montreal Carabins (p) | 1 (5) | 7 | UBC Thunderbirds | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Results
Day 1
Quarter-finals
Mount Royal Cougars v York Lions
| November 9th Match A | Mount Royal Cougars | 1–0 | York Lions | Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| 7:30pm |
| Report | Stadium: Cape Breton University Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Mario Al-Ayass |
CBU Capers v UQTR Patriotes
| November 9th Match B | CBU Capers | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | UQTR Patriotes | Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| 5:00pm |
| Report |
| Stadium: Cape Breton University Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Niko Jecanski |
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St. Francis Xavier X-Men v UBC Thunderbirds
| November 9th Match C | St. Francis Xavier X-Men | 1–2 | UBC Thunderbirds | Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| 1:30pm |
| Report |
| Stadium: Cape Breton University Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Seb Noshinravari |
Carleton Ravens v Montreal Carabins
| November 9th Match D | Carleton Ravens | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Montreal Carabins | Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| 11:00am |
| Report |
| Stadium: Cape Breton University Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Ryan Schwenger |
| Penalties | ||||
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Day 2
Consolation Semi-finals
York Lions v UQTR Patriotes
| November 10th Match E | York Lions | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | UQTR Patriotes | Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| 1:30pm | Report | Stadium: Cape Breton University Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Ryan Schwenger | ||
| Penalties | ||||
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St. Francis Xavier X-Men v Carleton Ravens
| November 10th Match F | St. Francis Xavier X-Men | 2–1 | Carleton Ravens | Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| 11:00am |
| Report |
| Stadium: Cape Breton University Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Scott Decker |
Semi-finals
CBU Capers v Mount Royal Cougars
| November 10th Match G | CBU Capers | 1–0 | Mount Royal Cougars | Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| 6:30pm |
| Report | Stadium: Cape Breton University Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Mario Al-Ayass |
UBC Thunderbirds v Montreal Carabins
| November 10th Match H | UBC Thunderbirds | 0–2 | Montreal Carabins | Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| 4:00pm | Report |
| Stadium: Cape Breton University Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Niko Jecanski |
Day 3
5th place match
York Lions v St. Francis Xavier X-Men
| November 11th Match I | York Lions | 3–1 | St. Francis Xavier X-Men | Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| 1:00pm |
| Report |
| Stadium: Cape Breton University Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Scott Decker |
Day 4
3rd place match
Mount Royal Cougars v UBC Thunderbirds
| November 12th Match J | Mount Royal Cougars | 0–1 | UBC Thunderbirds | Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| 11:00am |
| Report |
| Stadium: Cape Breton University Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Seb. Noshinravari |
Final
CBU Capers v Montreal Carabins
| November 12th Match K | CBU Capers | 1–0 | Montreal Carabins | Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| 2:00pm |
| Report | Stadium: Cape Breton University Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Mario Al-Ayass |
Statistics
Goalscorers
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
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Match report claims that there were 0 spectators in attendance, however, spectators were clearly visible in live streams broadcast by the CBC.
- ^ "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 2023-11-08.
- ^ "U Sports men's soccer championship", Wikipedia, 2023-11-14, retrieved 2023-11-16
- ^ "PLAYING REGULATIONS – MEN'S SOCCER" (PDF). U Sports. August 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
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