One game away from the Canadian Championship Final, four clubs will compete in the Semi-Finals this Wednesday at Stade Saputo Montréal in Québec and Starlight Langford Stadium on Vancouver Island. There will be no second chance as two clubs should emerge from this week’s fixtures: 2021 CF Montréal winners against Forge FC in the first game followed by Pacific FC against 2022 winners Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Both matches will be shown live in back-to-back broadcasts on OneSoccer with the first kickoff at 7pm Eastern / 4pm Pacific (7pm local at Stade Saputo) and the second leg kicking off at 10pm East / 7pm Pacific (7pm local at Starlight Stadium). Expanded coverage of both matches was published across Canada Soccer’s digital channels from CanadaSoccer.com to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube featuring the hashtag #CanChamp.

With 14 clubs, the 2023 Canadian Championship featured the largest field ever for the annual Battle of the North. Out of five leagues in four rounds, the 2023 winner will be crowned in early June in a single-match Canadian Championship Final for the Voyageurs Cup.

Canadian Championship – Wednesday 24 May 2023
CF Montreal v Forge FC
Montréal, Québec – Stade Saputo
Kickoff – 19.00 local (19.00 ET / 16.00 PT)

CF Montréal and Forge FC met in the Canadian Championship for the third year in a row. CF Montréal progressed in the first two meetings, winning 8-7 on penalties in the 2021 Semi-Final at Tim Hortons Field and then 3:0 in the 2022 Quarter-Final at Stade Saputo.

Hosts CF Montréal of Major League Soccer have lost back-to-back games in league action, but have posted six straight wins in all previous competitions. Forge FC, meanwhile, are top of the Canadian Premier League table and are unbeaten in all competitions through eight matches this year.

Canadian Championship – Wednesday 24 May 2023
Pacific FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Langford, British Columbia – Starlight Stadium Kickoff
Kickoff – 19.00 local (22.00 ET / 19.00 PT)

The Pacific hosts will meet 2022 champions Vancouver Whitecaps FC in a British Columbia Semi-Final clash. Just two years ago, Pacific FC won 4:3 over visiting team Whitecaps FC at Starlight Stadium in the Preliminary Stage of the 2021 competition.

This year, Pacific FC has started the season in second place behind Forge FC in the Canadian Premier League standings, even with their only loss in all competitions being a 1-0 loss to the league leaders. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, meanwhile, earned a 2:0 home win over the Seattle Sounders at the weekend which took them to seventh place in the Major League Soccer standings.