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2022 U Sports Men's Soccer Championship

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2022 U Sports Men's Soccer Championship
Tournament details
CountryCanada
Venue(s)Hillside Stadium
Kamloops, British Columbia
Dates10–13 November 2022
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsThompson Rivers (1st title)
Runner-upUBC
Third placeMontréal Carabins
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All statistics correct as of 13 November 2022.

The 2022 U Sports Men's Soccer Championship was the 50th edition of the U Sports men's soccer championship, a postseason tournament to determine the national champion of the 2022 U Sports men's soccer season. The tournament started on November 10 and ended with the bronze-medal and championship games being played on November 13 in Kamloops, British Columbia.

Venue

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The tournament was held at Hillside Stadium, on the grounds of Thompson Rivers University.[1] TRU last hosted the tournament in 2017, when they defeated perennial rival UBC on penalty kicks.[2]

Qualification

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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

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Seed Team Qualified Record
1 CBU Capers AUS champions 10–0–2[3]
2 Montréal Carabins RSEQ champions 9–1–2
3 UBC Thunderbirds Canada West champions 9–3–3[4]
4 McMaster Marauders OUA champions 8–3–1
5 Thompson Rivers WolfPack Host 7–3–5[5]
6 TMU Bold OUA finalists 9–3–0[6]
7 St. Francis Xavier X-Men AUS finalists 7–3–2
8 UQTR Patriotes RSEQ finalists 7–3–2

Bracket

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The bracket was announced on Sunday, November 6, 2022.[7]

First Round: November 10 Semi-Finals: November 11 Championship Game: November 12
         
1 CBU 2
8 UQTR 0
1 CBU 2
5 Thompson Rivers (p) 2
4 McMaster 1
5 Thompson Rivers 2
3 UBC 1
5 Thompson Rivers (p) 1
2 Montreal 3
7 STFX 0
2 Montreal 0 Bronze-Medal Game: November 12
3 UBC 3
3 UBC 4 1 CBU 0
6 TMU 0 2 Montreal 3

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Donnelly, Adam. "Thompson Rivers University set to host 2022 USPORTs Men's National Soccer Championships in November". CFJC Today Kamloops. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "History - Men's Soccer". U Sports. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "Cape Breton Athletics". Cape Breton Athletics. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "2022 Men's Soccer Cumulative Statistics". University of British Columbia Athletics. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022 Men's Soccer Cumulative Statistics". Thompson Rivers University. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  6. ^ "2022 Soccer (M) Cumulative Statistics". TMU Athletics & Recreation. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  7. ^ "Draw and bracket announced for 2022 U SPORTS Men's Soccer championship presented by RBC". usports.ca. U Sports. Retrieved November 6, 2022.