2013 Amway Canadian Championship starts 24 April, live on Sportsnet

The opening leg of the 2013 Amway Canadian Championship semi-final stage kicks off on Wednesday 24 April in Toronto, ON and Edmonton, AB. The four Canadian professional clubs, Toronto FC, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, FC Edmonton and Impact Montréal, will battle it out for the right to represent Canada in the 2013-2014 CONCACAF Champions League.

The Amway Canadian Championship will again this year feature six matches over four Wednesday nights, with the semi-final series on 24 April and 1 May, and the championship final series on 15 and 29 May.

As part of a new three-year agreement between the Canadian Soccer Association and Sportsnet for the Amway Canadian Championship, all 2013 matches will be broadcast live on Sportsnet. In addition, the 24 April and 1 May matches featuring Impact Montréal will be broadcast on TVA Sports.

In addition to the Championship website at migmultidev-canada-soccer.pantheonsite.io/championship that will provide updated information throughout the competition, fans can also follow via Canada Soccer’s platforms (Twitter @CanadaSoccerEN, facebook.com/canadasoccer, YouTube/CanadaSoccerTV and flickr.com/canadasoccer) as well as the four clubs various media.

In the first of the semi-final stage, four-time defending champion Toronto FC will host Impact Montréal, the one other national winner in the Championship’s short history (2008), in a repeat of last year’s Eastern semi-final. Leg one of this semi-final will be played at BMO Field on 24 April (kickoff at 19.45 local, broadcast starting at 19.30 ET / 16.30 PT on Sportsnet East, Ontario, West and Pacific). The two clubs will resume their semi-final in Montreal on 1 May (kickoff at 19.45 local).

Vancouver Whitecaps FC will once again this year travel to FC Edmonton, the lone NASL club in this year’s Championship, for the other semi-final. The first leg of their semi-final will be held on 24 April at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, AB with a 19.45 local kickoff (broadcast starting at 21.30 ET / 18.30 PT on Sportsnet East, Ontario, West and Pacific). The two clubs will meet again in Vancouver on 1 May (kickoff at 19.15 local) in the second leg of their semi-final.

The home-and-away Championship final will be played on 15 and 29 May.

2013 AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP

SEMI-FINAL SERIES:

1st Leg on 24 April 2013
Montréal Impact at Toronto FC – BMO Field, Toronto, ON – 19.45 local (19.45 ET / 16.45 PT) – Sportsnet East, Ontario, West and Pacific; TVA Sports
Vancouver Whitecaps FC at FC Edmonton – Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, AB – 19.45 local (21.45 ET / 18.45 PT) – Sportsnet East, Ontario, West and Pacific

2nd Leg on 1 May 2013
Toronto FC at Montréal Impact – Stade Saputo, Montréal, QC – 19.45 local (19.45 ET / 16.45 PT) – Sportsnet One; TVA Sports
FC Edmonton at Vancouver Whitecaps FC – BC Place, Vancouver, BC – 19.15 local (22.15 ET / 19.15 PT) – Sportsnet One

FINAL SERIES:

1st Leg on 15 May 2013
2nd Leg on 29 May 2013