2022 U Sports Men's Soccer Championship

2022 U Sports Men's Soccer Championship
Tournament details
Country	Canada
Venue(s)	Hillside Stadium; Kamloops, British Columbia
Dates	10–13 November 2022
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Thompson Rivers (1st title)
Runner-up	UBC
Third place	Montréal Carabins
	← 2021 2023 →; 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

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

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

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

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

References

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

[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.

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