Amway Canadian Championship kicks off in May, with five teams in the hunt
TORONTO(AP) _ The Vancouver Whitecaps will begin defence of their Amway Canadian Championship against either FC Edmonton or Ottawa Fury FC.
The two North American Soccer League teams will meet in a home-and-away series May 11 and 18 to determine who advances to play the Whitecaps in June.
Toronto FC faces the Montreal Impact in the other semifinal.
The tournament winner qualifies for the 2017-18 CONCACAF Champions League.
Vancouver defeated Montreal in the two-legged final last year.
The Impact won the event in 2008, 2013 and 2014, advancing all the way to the final of the Champions League in 2015. Toronto won the Canadian crown from 2009 to 2012.
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2016 Amway Canadian Championship
May 11
Preliminary Round
Ottawa Fury FC at FC Edmonton
May 18
FC Edmonton at Ottawa Fury FC
Semifinals
June 1
Vancouver Whitecaps at Ottawa Fury FC/FC Edmonton
Montreal Impact at Toronto FC
June 8
Ottawa Fury FC/FC Edmonton at Vancouver Whitecaps
Toronto FC at Montreal Impact
Final
First Leg
June 21 or 22
Second leg
June 28 or 29
