OTTAWA (CIS) – The schedule and opening-round matchups were announced Monday morning for the 45th CIS men's soccer championship, which gets underway Thursday in Charlottetown.
The eight-team tournament, hosted for the second time by the University of Prince Edward Island, will culminate Sunday with the national final at 1 p.m. Atlantic Time. All 11 games from the event will be webcast live on www.CIS-SIC.tv.
New CIS champions will be crowned in Charlottetown as the UBC Thunderbirds, winners of the last two Sam Davidson Memorial Trophies, fell in the Canada West semifinals over the weekend.
This year's contenders are the host UPEI Panthers, as well as the UNB Varsity Reds (AUS champions), UQAM Citadins (RSEQ champs), York Lions (OUA champs), Saskatchewan Huskies (Canada West champs), Montreal Carabins (RSEQ finalists), McMaster Marauders (OUA finalists) and Alberta Golden Bears (Canada West finalists).
Thursday's quarter-finals at UPEI Turf include McMaster vs. UNB at 11 a.m. Atlantic, Alberta vs. UQAM at 1:30 p.m., Montreal vs. York at 4 p.m., and UPEI vs. Saskatchewan at 7 p.m.
The Golden Bears, who eliminated UBC on Halloween night, are the most decorated program in the field with four CIS titles (1972, 1979, 2003, 2006). The Lions have been crowned three times (1977, 2008, 2010) and the V-Reds once (1980).
UQAM, Saskatchewan, Montreal, McMaster and UPEI all are looking for their first Davidson Trophy triumph.
NOTES: UPEI previously hosted the tournament in 2005... A complete championship preview will follow on Tuesday... The CIS individual awards and all-Canadians will be announced on Wednesday night.
PARTICIPATING TEAMS
UNB Varsity Reds (AUS champions: 11-0-3 regular season / 2-0
playoffs)
UQAM Citadins (RSEQ champions: 9-1-2 regular season / 2-0
playoffs)
York Lions (OUA champions: 14-0-2 regular season / 3-0
playoffs)
Saskatchewan Huskies (Canada West champions: 9-1-2 regular season
/ 3-0 playoffs)
Montreal Carabins (RSEQ silver medallists: 6-2-4 regular season /
1-1 playoffs)
McMaster Marauders (OUA silver medallists: 11-2-3 regular season /
2-1 playoffs)
Alberta Golden Bears (Canada West silver medallists: 6-3-3 regular
season / 2-1 playoffs)
UPEI Panthers (Hosts: 5-2-6 regular season / 1-1 playoffs)
CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE (ATLANTIC TIME)
Wednesday, Nov. 5
18:30 All-Canadian Awards Banquet (Hotel Rodd Royalty)
Thursday, Nov. 6
11:00 Quarter-final 1: McMaster vs. UNB (www.CIS-SIC.tv)
13:30 Quarter-final 2: Alberta vs. UQAM (www.CIS-SIC.tv)
16:00 Quarter-final 3: Montreal vs. York (www.CIS-SIC.tv)
19:00 Quarter-final 4: UPEI vs. Saskatchewan (www.CIS-SIC.tv)
Friday, Nov. 7
11:00 Consolation 1: Loser QF 1 vs. Loser QF 2
(www.CIS-SIC.tv)
13:30 Consolation 2: Loser QF 3 vs. Loser QF 4
(www.CIS-SIC.tv)
16:00 Semifinal 1: Winner QF 1 vs. Winner QF 2
(www.CIS-SIC.tv)
18:30 Semifinal 2: Winner QF 3 vs. Winner QF 4
(www.CIS-SIC.tv)
Saturday, Nov. 8
11:00 5th-place game (www.CIS-SIC.tv)
Sunday, Nov. 9
10:00 Bronze medal (www.CIS-SIC.tv)
13:00 Championship final (www.CIS-SIC.tv)
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