2023 Challenge Trophy
99th edition of amateur cup competition in Canadian soccer
The 2023 Canada Soccer National Championships (officially the Toyota National Championships for sponsorship reasons) was the 99th staging of Canada Soccer's amateur football club competition. West Ottawa SC won the Challenge Trophy after they beat Western Halifax FC in the Canadian Final at Mainland Commons in Halifax on 9 October 2023.
West Ottawa SC won 1–0 in the Canadian Final with the lone goal scored by Zach El Shafei.
Ten teams qualified to the final week of the 2023 National Championships in Halifax. Each team played four group matches before the medal and ranking matches on the last day.
On the road to the National Championships, West Ottawa SC beat Scarborough GS United in the 2023 Ontario Cup Final.
Teams
Teams were seeded on the basis of their Provincial/Territorial Associations team's final
standing in the previous year's championship.
Teams
Each of Canada Soccer's thirteen provincial and territorial associations can send one representative to the Challenge Trophy, with teams generally qualifying through a regional preliminary series such as an open cup or league competition.
For the 2023 tournament, nine provincial associations confirmed their participation, with Nova Scotia fielding two teams as the host.
Venues
Matches took place at three different venues within the Halifax Regional Municipality.
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