VAUGHAN, October 8, 2013 – The quest for gold begins tomorrow as the top club teams from across Canada will compete at the 2013 Sport Chek National Club Championships from October 9-14 in four host cities. Each province/territory has the opportunity to send a provincial/territorial champion to the competition in hopes of emerging victorious.
Ontario’s representatives for the Sport Chek National Club Championships qualified for the competition by winning the Ontario Cup. Provincial Champions representing Ontario at Nationals are:
| Division | Ontario Representative |
| Under 14 Boys | North London Elite |
| Under 14 Girls | Kitchener Spirit |
| Under 16 Boys | Vaughan Azzurri |
| Under 16 Girls | Brams United Bandits |
| Under 18 Boys | Mississauga Falcons |
| Under 18 Girls | Burlington Bayhawks |
| Senior Men | Gloucester Celtic |
| Senior Women | Scarborough G.S. United |
Under 18 representatives come from the Under 17 divisions of the Ontario Cup, as many of the players playing in the U18 divisions attend college or university.
Teams will compete in a Round Robin format in the early days of the competition, finishing with the Final games on Monday, October 14. The Men’s Semi-Finals on Sunday, October 13, and the Men’s and Women’s Finals on Monday, October 14, will be available live by webstream via the CSA website.
At the 2012 National Championships, Ontario won seven medals – four Gold, two Silver, and one Bronze. This year’s representatives will strive to match those impressive results as they go up against Canada’s best.
Every year, four provinces take on the responsibility of hosting a National Club Championships division. Ontario hosts every other year, having held the Under 14s at The Soccer Centre last October. The four hosts for the 2013 competition are listed below:
| Division | Host |
| Under 14 | Lethbridge, Alberta |
| Under 16 | Kamloops, British Columbia |
| Under 18 | St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Senior Open | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
For scheduling and daily results updates please visit the National Club Championships page at www.canadasoccer.com or follow the CSA on Twitter at @CanadaSoccerEN.
For more information contact Ryan Tuske, Competitions and Events Coordinator, The Ontario Soccer Association, Ph: 905-264-9390 ext. 229, Fax: 905-264-9445, Email: rtuske@soccer.on.ca
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