Voyageurs Cup (women)

2006 Women's Voyageurs Cup
2006 Women's Voyageurs Cup
Number of games	6
Number of teams	5
East champions	Ottawa Fury (2nd title)
West champions	Vancouver Whitecaps (2nd title)

2004 Women's Voyageurs Cup
2004 Women's Voyageurs Cup
Number of games	18
Number of teams	7
East champions	Ottawa Fury (1st title)
West champions	Vancouver Whitecaps (1st title)

Women's Voyageurs Cup
Organising body	The Voyageurs
Founded	2004; 20 years ago
Abolished	2006; 18 years ago
Region	Canada
Number of teams	11
Related competitions	Voyageurs Cup (men's); USL W-League
Most successful club(s)	Vancouver Whitecaps; (4 titles)

The Voyageurs Cup was a competition organized by The Voyageurs supporters' group to determine the best Canadian soccer club playing in the USL W-League between 2004 and 2006.^[1] Head-to-head matches between Canadian clubs during the regular season were added to a table, where the top team were awarded the Women's Voyageurs Cup trophies. Because there was no inter-conference play in the regular season, an east and west team were both crowned at the end of each season. In 2006 however, the coincidental meeting between the east and west champion in the playoff finals allowed the Voyageurs to additionally honour a "Super Cup" champion.^[2]

The award was short-lived due to the logistics involved, but it was praised for bringing attention to women's soccer in Canada when there was no dedicated league established (such as Project 8).^[3]

Records

Year by year
Year	Teams (east-west)	East winner	West winner	East runner-up	West runner-up	Super Cup winner
2004	7 (4-3)	Ottawa Fury	Vancouver Whitecaps	Montreal Xtreme	Edmonton Aviators	Not held
2005	5 (3-2)	Ottawa Fury	Vancouver Whitecaps	Toronto Lady Lynx	London Gryphons	Not held
2006	7 (5-2)	Ottawa Fury	Vancouver Whitecaps	Toronto Lady Lynx	London Gryphons	Vancouver Whitecaps

By team
Team	Championships	Runner-up
Vancouver Whitecaps	4	0
Ottawa Fury	3	1
London Gryphons	0	2
Toronto Lady Lynx	0	2
Edmonton Aviators	0	1
Montreal Xtreme	0	1

2004 season

East

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ottawa Fury (C)	6	5	1	31	4	+27	15^[a]
2	Montreal Xtreme	6	5	1	20	5	+15	15^[a]
3	Toronto Inferno	6	2	4	8	16	−8	6
4	Sudbury Canadians	6	0	6	2	36	−34	0

Source: University of Toronto
Rules for classification: tiebreakers
(C) East Champion
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Ottawa and Montreal were tied on total points, head-to-head points, and head-to-head goals. Ottawa won on head-to-head away goals (2–1).

Matches

23 May 2004	Montreal Xtreme	4–1	Toronto Inferno	Lachine, Quebec
	Amy Walsh 3' Véronique Maranda 36' Josée Bélanger 47', 70'	Report	Kate Bazos 76'	Stadium: Catalogna Soccer Plex

29 May 2004	Montreal Xtreme	4–0	Sudbury Canadians	Lachine, Quebec
	Amy Walsh 4', 11' Kelly Hemsley 43' Marie-Ève Nault 55'	Report		Stadium: Catalogna Soccer Plex

30 May 2004	Ottawa Fury Women	11–0	Sudbury Canadians	Ottawa, Ontario
	Kelly Parker 3', 28', 34', 42' Erin Ramsey 6' Hamel 8' Alfa 11', 14', 36' Leah Robinson 20'	Report		Stadium: Keith Harris Stadium

5 June 2004	Sudbury Canadians	0–7	Montreal Xtreme	Sudbury, Ontario
		Report	Amy Walsh 29' (pen.) Melissa Lesage 37', 60' Erin Holland 37' Kelly Hemsley 40' Anne Marie LePalme 45' Melissa Casimir 90'	Stadium: Cambrian College

19 June 2004	Sudbury Canadians	0–7	Ottawa Fury Women	Sudbury, Ontario
		Report	Harper 24', 77' Kelly Parker 31', 44' Abraham 32' Barbosa-Rocha 74', 90'	Stadium: Cambrian College

20 June 2004	Toronto Inferno	0–4	Ottawa Fury Women	Toronto, Ontario
		Report	Kelly Parker 34' Alfa 37' Amy Vermeulen 38' Diana Matheson 90'	Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium

23 June 2004	Ottawa Fury Women	2–1	Montreal Xtreme	Ottawa, Ontario
	Barbosa-Rocha 28' Rhian Wilkinson 62'	Report	Kelly Hemsley 88'	Stadium: Keith Harris Stadium

26 June 2004	Toronto Inferno	3–0	Sudbury Canadians	Vaughan, Ontario
	Katarina Bazos 27', 39' Naomi Eguchi 84'	Report		Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre

3 July 2004	Toronto Inferno	0–1	Montreal Xtreme	Vaughan, Ontario
		Report	Josée Bélanger 69'	Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre

10 July 2004	Sudbury Canadians	2–4	Toronto Inferno	Sudbury, Ontario
	Lauren Podolski 50' Megan Schutt 64'	Report	Katarina Bazos 25' Naomi Eguchi 37' Lisa Collison 77' Kirsten Turner 85'	Stadium: Cambrian College

18 July 2004	Ottawa Fury Women	5–0	Toronto Inferno	Ottawa, Ontario
	Rhian Wilkinson 18' Kelly Parker 36' Leah Robinson 45' Hamel 48' Amy Vermeulen 57'	Report		Stadium: Keith Harris Stadium

21 July 2004	Montreal Xtreme	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Ottawa Fury Women	Lachine, Quebec
	Amy Walsh 54', 105' (pen.) Marie-Emilie Perreault-Morier 68'	Report	Kelly Parker 84' Leah Robinson 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Catalogna Soccer Plex

West

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Vancouver Whitecaps (C)	4	4	0	13	2	+11	12
2	Edmonton Aviators	4	2	2	4	5	−1	6
3	Calgary Wildfire	4	0	4	1	11	−10	0

Source: University of Toronto
(C) West Champion

Matches

14 May 2004	Vancouver Whitecaps Women	5–0	Calgary Wildfire	Burnaby, British Columbia
	Carmelina Moscato 46', 52', 58' Martina Franko 49', 64'			Stadium: Swangard Stadium

23 May 2004	Vancouver Whitecaps Women	2–0	Edmonton Aviators Women	Burnaby, British Columbia
	Martina Franko 8' Amy Apps 43'			Stadium: Swangard Stadium

15 June 2004	Edmonton Aviators Women	1–3	Vancouver Whitecaps Women	Edmonton, Alberta
	Carey Gustafson 77'		Amber Allen 25' Martina Franko 53' Phebe Trotman 81'	Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium

16 June 2004	Calgary Wildfire	1–3	Vancouver Whitecaps Women	Calgary, Alberta
	Jessica Horning 75'		Martina Franko 35' Amber Allen 55' Amy Apps 63'	Stadium: Calgary Rugby Park

1 July 2004	Calgary Wildfire	0–1	Edmonton Aviators Women	Calgary, Alberta
			Kendra Flock 54'	Stadium: Calgary Rugby Par

13 July 2004	Edmonton Aviators Women	2–0	Calgary Wildfire	Edmonton, Alberta
	Kendra Flock 2' Alexandra Ash 53'			Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium

2005 season

Due to the folding of the Calgary Wildfire and Edmonton Aviators, the Voyageurs announced that the western trophy would be contested between the Vancouver Whitecaps and the London Gryphons. Because these teams played in separate divisions, the trophy would be awarded to the team with the best regular season record, as there would be no head-to-head matches between the two teams.^[4]

East

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ottawa Fury (C)	4	4	0	23	1	+22	12
2	Toronto Lady Lynx	4	2	2	7	9	−2	6
3	Sudbury Canadians	4	0	4	1	21	−20	0

Source: University of Toronto
(C) East Champion

Matches

28 May 2005	Sudbury Canadians	0–1	Toronto Lady Lynx	Sudbury, Ontario
		Report	Catherine Marosszeky 90'	Stadium: Cambrian College

11 June 2005	Ottawa Fury Women	8–0	Sudbury Canadians	Ottawa, Ontario
	Kelly Parker 9', 40', 43', 89' Diana Matheson 25' Rhian Wilkinson 53', 66', 83'	Report		Stadium: Keith Harris Stadium

29 June 2005	Ottawa Fury Women	5–0	Toronto Lady Lynx	Ottawa, Ontario
	Annie Hamel 38', 75' Linda Consolante 45' Leah Robinson 55' Amy Vermeulen 83'	Report		Stadium: Keith Harris Stadium

7 July 2005	Toronto Lady Lynx	5–1	Sudbury Canadians	Toronto, Ontario
	Kimberly Warner 3', 25', 30' Holly Lincoln 12', 50'	Report	Cara Smith 6'	Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium

16 July 2005	Sudbury Canadians	0–7	Ottawa Fury Women	Sudbury, Ontario
		Report	Annie Hamel 2', 44' Kelly Parker 36' Amy Vermeulen 37' Marie-Eve Nault 58' Rhian Wilkinson 67', 85'	Stadium: Cambrian College

17 July 2005	Toronto Lady Lynx	1–3	Ottawa Fury Women	Toronto, Ontario
	Julia Ralph 23' (pen.)	Report	Kelly Parker 14' Carmelina Moscato 49' Amy Vermeulen 89'	Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium

West

Standings

No head to head matches played, team with the best overall regular season record was declared the west champion.

Pos	Div	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	WC	Vancouver Whitecaps (C)	14	13	0	1	47	4	+43	40
2	MW	London Gryphons	14	8	4	2	31	18	+13	26

Source: University of Toronto
(C) West Champion

2006 season

2006 Women's Voyageurs Cup
Number of games	21
Number of teams	7
East champions	Ottawa Fury (3rd title)
West champions	Vancouver Whitecaps (3rd title)
Super Cup
Date	August 6, 2006
Venue	Swangard Stadium, Burnaby
Champions	Vancouver Whitecaps (1st title)

According to the tiebreaker rules announced at the beginning of the season, the winner of any post-season match contested by the east and west champion would be considered the Voyageurs Super Cup champions. In 2006, this would occur, as the Vancouver Whitecaps Women and Ottawa Fury Women both reached the 2006 USL W-League Finals, alongside winning their respective Voyageurs Cup titles.^[5]

East

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ottawa Fury (C)	8	6	1	1	24	5	+19	19
2	Toronto Lady Lynx	8	4	1	3	23	4	+19	15
3	Laval Comets	8	3	2	3	20	8	+12	12
4	Hamilton Avalanche	8	3	4	1	10	18	−8	10
5	Sudbury Canadians	8	0	8	0	2	44	−42	0

Source: University of Toronto
(C) East Champion

Matches

20 May 2006 1	Laval Comets	3–0	Hamilton Avalanche	Laval, Quebec
	Myriam Bouchard 4' Amy Walsh 48' Sandra Couture 88'	Report		Stadium: Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne

27 May 2006 2	Ottawa Fury Women	5–0	Hamilton Avalanche	Ottawa, Ontario
	Carrie Kveton 32' Annie Hamel 40' Stacey Stocco 52' Leah Robinson 60' (pen.), 68'	Report		Stadium: Keith Harris Stadium Attendance: 200

28 May 2006 3	Ottawa Fury Women	6–0	Sudbury Canadians	Ottawa, Ontario
	Annie Hamel 25', 65', 71' Leah Robinson 29' (pen.) Rhian Wilkinson 34' Amy Vermeulen 54'	Report		Stadium: Keith Harris Stadium Attendance: 180

31 May 2006 4	Toronto Lady Lynx	4–0	Hamilton Avalanche	Toronto, Ontario
	Sylvia Forbes 1', 25' Deana Everrett 86' Natalie Martineau 87'	Report		Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium

3 June 2005 5	Sudbury Canadians	0–3	Toronto Lady Lynx	Sudbury, Ontario
		Report	Deana Everrett 33' Beddes 37' Chantelle Dugas 51'	Stadium: Cambrian College

4 June 2006 6	Hamilton Avalanche	3–0	Sudbury Canadians	Waterloo, Ontario
	Chiara Greco 42' (pen.) Michelle Edgar 59' Heather MacDougall 63'	Report		Stadium: University Stadium

10 June 2005 7	Sudbury Canadians	1–4	Hamilton Avalanche	Sudbury, Ontario
	Megan Schutt 39'	Report	Heather MacDougall 15' Danya Barsalona 55' Brittany Bisnott 70' Brittany Bisnott 75'	Stadium: Cambrian College

14 June 2006 8	Hamilton Avalanche	0–4	Toronto Lady Lynx	Waterloo, Ontario
		Report	Deana Everrett 30' Amanda Cicchini 37' Sylvia Forbes 50', 65'	Stadium: University Stadium

17 June 2005 9	Sudbury Canadians	1–8	Laval Comets	Sudbury, Ontario
	Claire Miller 87'	Report	Sandra Couture 10', 12', 17' Aimee Legault 18', 40', 45' Virginie Jacques 53' Belier 67'	Stadium: Cambrian College

18 June 2006 10	Toronto Lady Lynx	0–0	Laval Comets	Toronto, Ontario
		Report		Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium

24 June 2006 11	Hamilton Avalanche	1–1	Laval Comets	Waterloo, Ontario
	Danya Barsalona 48'	Report	Virginie Jacques 86'	Stadium: University Stadium

25 June 2006 12	Hamilton Avalanche	2–0	Ottawa Fury Women	Waterloo, Ontario
	Heather MacDougall 85', 90'	Report		Stadium: Brian Timmis Stadium

28 June 2006 13	Laval Comets	1–2	Ottawa Fury Women	Laval, Quebec
	Virginie Jacques 57'	Report	Diana Matheson 7' Kelly Parker 73'	Stadium: Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne

1 July 2006 14	Ottawa Fury Women	2–1	Toronto Lady Lynx	Ottawa, Ontario
	Leah Robinson 10' (pen.) Annie Hamel 19'	Report	Deana Everrett 4'	Stadium: Keith Harris Stadium

9 July 2006 15	Laval Comets	1–1	Toronto Lady Lynx	Laval, Quebec
	Aimee Legault 54'	Report	Natalie Martineau 13'	Stadium: Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne

15 July 2006 16	Toronto Lady Lynx	9–0	Sudbury Canadians	Toronto, Ontario
	Melissa Bigg 2' Own goal 43' Sylvia Forbes 60', 60', 72', 79' Christopoulos 65' Jennifer Williams 77' Allysha Chapman 87'	Report		Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium

16 July 2006 17	Laval Comets	6–0	Sudbury Canadians	Laval, Quebec
	Eloise Vandal 46', 78' Virginie Jacques 50', 87' Aimee Legault 82' Andréanne Gagné 88'	Report		Stadium: Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne

19 July 2006 18	Ottawa Fury Women	3–0	Laval Comets	Ottawa, Ontario
	Annie Hamel 13' Leah Robinson 55' Amy Vermeulen 66'	Report		Stadium: Keith Harris Stadium

22 July 2005 19	Sudbury Canadians	0–5	Ottawa Fury Women	Sudbury, Ontario
		Report	Carrie Kveton 15', 42' Eilish McConville 29', 85' Mallory Outerbridge 73'	Stadium: Cambrian College

23 July 2006 20	Toronto Lady Lynx	1–1	Ottawa Fury Women	Toronto, Ontario
	Sylvia Forbes 30'	Report	Amy Vermeulen 57'	Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium

West

Standings

No head to head matches played, team with the best overall regular season record was declared the west champion.

Pos	Div	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
1	WC	Vancouver Whitecaps (C)	12	11	0	1	38	7	+31	34	2.83
2	MW	London Gryphons	14	4	9	1	28	45	−17	13	0.93

Source: University of Toronto
(C) West Champion

Super cup

Path to Super Cup

Vancouver Whitecaps

Round

Ottawa Fury

Western Conference (one division)
Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Vancouver Whitecaps Women	12	34
2	Seattle Sounders Women	12	18
3	Mile High Edge	12	14
4	Real Colorado Cougars	12	14
5	Fort Collins Force	12	11
6	San Diego Lady Gauchos	12	9

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Qualified for W-League Semifinals (as host)
Qualified for Conference Finals

Regular season

Northern Division (Eastern Conference)
Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Ottawa Fury Women	12	31
2	Toronto Lady Lynx	12	25
3	Laval Comets	12	21
4	Hamilton Avalanche	12	19
5	Vermont Lady Voltage	12	13
6	Rochester Rhinos Women	12	12
7	Sudbury Canadians	12	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Qualified for Divisional Round

Opponent

Score

Conference Playoffs

Opponent

Score

Bye (rounds not held in Western Conference)

Divisional round

Toronto Lady Lynx

3–1 (H)

Conference Semifinals

Western Mass Lady Pioneers

3–0 (N)

Bye (host of W-League Finals)

Conference Finals

New Jersey Wildcats

3–2 (N)

Opponent

Score

W-League Finals

Opponent

Score

Seattle Sounders Women

5–0 (H)

Semifinals

Charlotte Lady Eagles

2–1 (N)

Match

August 6

5:00pm PDT

Vancouver Whitecaps	3–0	Ottawa Fury
Sinclair 33' Franko 45' Andrews 74'	Report (USL) Report (Voyageurs)

Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia

Attendance: 4,218

Referee: Carol-Anne Chenard

Result

Women's Voyageurs Super Cup 2006 Winners
Vancouver Whitecaps Women First title

References

^ Canadian Soccer Supporters · The Voyageurs (14 May 2004). "VOYAGEURS ANNOUNCE EXPANDED VOYAGEURS CUP FOR 2004". University of Toronto. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
^ Canadian Soccer Supporters · The Voyageurs. "Women's Voyageurs Super Cup 2006". University of Toronto. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
^ Rollins, Duane (1 May 2013). "The View from the North: Time to bring back the women's Voyageurs Cup – Equalizer Soccer". The Equalizer.
^ Canadian Soccer Supporters · The Voyageurs (28 May 2005). "WOMEN'S VOYAGEURS CUPS RETURN FOR 2005". University of Toronto. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
^ Canadian Soccer Supporters · The Voyageurs. "Women's Voyageurs Super Cup 2006". University of Toronto. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

[table_hth_OTT0.4655767229691-4] Ottawa and Montreal were tied on total points, head-to-head points, and head-to-head goals. Ottawa won on head-to-head away goals (2–1).

[1] Canadian Soccer Supporters · The Voyageurs (14 May 2004). "VOYAGEURS ANNOUNCE EXPANDED VOYAGEURS CUP FOR 2004". University of Toronto. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

[2] Canadian Soccer Supporters · The Voyageurs. "Women's Voyageurs Super Cup 2006". University of Toronto. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

[3] Rollins, Duane (1 May 2013). "The View from the North: Time to bring back the women's Voyageurs Cup – Equalizer Soccer". The Equalizer.

[5] Canadian Soccer Supporters · The Voyageurs (28 May 2005). "WOMEN'S VOYAGEURS CUPS RETURN FOR 2005". University of Toronto. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

[6] Canadian Soccer Supporters · The Voyageurs. "Women's Voyageurs Super Cup 2006". University of Toronto. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

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